Today is the 4th day and Second 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-2, 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 | Difficult | 15-20 |
| General Awareness | Easy | 17-20 |
| Overall | Moderate-difficult | 72-75 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite difficult . But some questions were difficult. 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 most difficult 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.
Synonyms: Elusive
Topic of Cloze Test: Eyes related
Synonyms: Elusive
Topic of Cloze Test: Eyes related
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 Pie chart DI were asked and were very calculative and lengthy. 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:-PIE CHART, and it was calculative and lengthy. (male , female)
| 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. 5 rs meal scheme
2. Bacteria was discovered by
3. First governor general of Bengal
4. Property of electromagnet waves
5. miss universe
6. computer virus
Some Questions are:
1. 5 rs meal scheme
2. Bacteria was discovered by
3. First governor general of Bengal
4. Property of electromagnet waves
5. miss universe
6. computer virus
| 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 |
