Dear students, Today is the 4th day and THIRD 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-3, 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 | 18-20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 17-21 |
| General Intelligence | Easy | 18-21 |
| General Awareness | Easy | 17-20 |
| Overall | Moderate-difficult | 75-79 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy. But some questions were moderate. Students can have a fair idea of what SSC had been up to in terms of these questions. As per the inputs shared by students, this was average among all the other sections.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 2 | 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.
One word - One who takes revenge- enmity, vindictive (options)
Spelling-Glamorous
idioms- Prodigy, Nemesis (options)
Topic of Cloze Test: Politics Related
Active/Passive: The kids are laughing at the lady.
One word - One who takes revenge- enmity, vindictive (options)
Spelling-Glamorous
idioms- Prodigy, Nemesis (options)
Topic of Cloze Test: Politics Related
Active/Passive: The kids are laughing at the lady.
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
|
3
|
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 Bar Graph DI were asked and were very calculative and easy. There were 6 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. There were 2 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:-BAR GRAPH, Movie Screen Related information.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Trigonometry | 2 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Algebra | 3 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Time and Work | 1 | Moderate |
| Geometry | 3 | 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.
Some Questions are:
1.Ozone is ----- of oxygen?
2. Second fight of Tarain between whom?
3. BOOK- Light of out my window?
4. Who received Padma Shri award 2017 Cooking ?
Some Questions are:
1.Ozone is ----- of oxygen?
2. Second fight of Tarain between whom?
3. BOOK- Light of out my window?
4. Who received Padma Shri award 2017 Cooking ?
| 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/computer | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
