Dear students,
Today is the 4th day and first shift of SSC CGL 2017 Exam. The Exam will be conducted by SSC from 5th August to 24th August 2017.We are providing Exam analysis of SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Shift-1, so that all other aspirants can get an overall and clear idea about exam pattern and difficulty level. The SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 is being held in online mode. So dear students, without much ado, let's get straight to the detailed Exam analysis.
Last year the Exam duration was 75 minutes but this time the Exam duration is 60 minutes.
Today is the 4th day and first shift of SSC CGL 2017 Exam. The Exam will be conducted by SSC from 5th August to 24th August 2017.We are providing Exam analysis of SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Shift-1, so that all other aspirants can get an overall and clear idea about exam pattern and difficulty level. The SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 is being held in online mode. So dear students, without much ado, let's get straight to the detailed Exam analysis.
Last year the Exam duration was 75 minutes but this time the Exam duration is 60 minutes.
The important dates for SSC CGL 2017 are:
- SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam: 5th Aug to 24th Aug 2017
- SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam : 10th-11th November 2017
- SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam: 21st January 2018
- Skill Test/Computer Skill Test: February 2018
| Section | Level | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | Moderate-Difficult | 16-19 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 16-21 |
| General Intelligence | Easy | 20-23 |
| General Awareness | Easy-Moderate | 16-19 |
| Overall | Moderate | 74-79 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy as usual. But some questions were difficult which were asked from figure counting and coding-decoding. Students can have a fair idea of what SSC had been upto in terms of these questions. As per the inputs shared by students, this was the easiest among all the other sections.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 1 | Difficult |
| Syllogism | 1 | Moderate |
| Matrix | 1 | Easy |
| Blood Relation & Ranking | 1 | Easy |
| Non-Verbal (Image) | 3-4 | Easy |
| Odd one out | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction Sense Test | - | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 2 | Moderate |
| Series lengthy | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy |
English Language
English Language section again surprised candidates with 1 question from Active/Passive Voice and 1 question from narration. There was no reading comprehension and this was a major shocker for students. This year in this shift there was a cloze test (cloze tests were not seen in CGL Tier I exams in last 2-3 years). Para Jumble was a new introduction in this year's exam. Questions from Antonyms & Synonyms were quite difficult.
Idioms:
Antonym: Nebulous
Idiom: neat and clean , spick and span
Idioms:
Antonym: Nebulous
Idiom: neat and clean , spick and span
Topic of Cloze Test: democracy
Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
Active/Passive Voice
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Narration
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Sentence Improvement
|
3
|
Easy
|
Error Detection
|
3
|
Moderate
|
Idioms/Phrases
|
2
|
Difficult
|
Parajumbles
|
2
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Antonym/ Synonym
|
4
|
Difficult
|
One word substitution
|
2
|
Difficult
|
Spelling check
|
2
|
Easy
|
Cloze test
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
25
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Quantitative Aptitude
Quant in CGL 2017 exam was of moderate level. 5 Questions from Pie chart DI were asked and were very calculative. There were 4-5 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. There were 2-3 from trigonometry which are not of basic level. Questions from algebra were quite easy. Geometry questions are not that easy.
There were 1 DI in the Exam:-PIE CHART, and it was calculative.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Trigonometry | 2-3 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Algebra | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Time and Work | 1 | Moderate |
| Geometry | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Average & Percentage | 1 | Moderate |
| DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate |
General Awareness
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, General Awareness questions were asked from all aspects of GA. Maximum questions were from History (4-5), Polity (4-5) and Science (7-8 questions). The level was easy-moderate. Hardly any question was asked from Static GK.
Some Questions are:
What is the function of kidney ?
who got indian of the year award?
What is cyclone is called in China ?
What is theory of equilibrium ?
Some Questions are:
What is the function of kidney ?
who got indian of the year award?
What is cyclone is called in China ?
What is theory of equilibrium ?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| History | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Geography | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Polity | 4-5 | Easy |
| Economics | 2 | Moderate |
| Science | 7-8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
