SSC CGL Tier-II exam for 2017 is scheduled to be conducted from February 17, 2018 to February 22, 2018. The exam was conducted in a Computer Based Test format.
Detailed Analysis of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2017
The overall difficulty level and pattern of the paper-I of SSC CGL Tier-II 2017 was almost similar to that of the previous year. The paper saw a mixture of questions from Advanced Mathematics and Arithmetic. A substantial part of the paper was from the Arithmetic, which had questions from Ratio, Proportion and Partnerships, Mixture/Alligation, Profit, Loss & Discount, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Averages, Time, Speed & Distance, Time & Work and Percentages. Time, Speed & Distance questions were a bit tricky and time consuming as compared to previous years. About 50 questions were from Advanced Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry). Level of Geometry and Mensuration questions, was a bit high as compared to last year.
A smart approach to the paper could have resulted in good attempt of nearly 75-80 questions. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate.
The detailed break-up of Paper-I of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2017 is as follows:
| Topic | Number of Questions (Approx.) |
Level of Difficulty |
Ratio, Proportion and Partnerships |
5 |
Easy |
Number System |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Percentage |
4 |
Moderate |
Profit, Loss & Discount |
5 |
Easy |
SI & CI |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Mixture/Alligation |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Time, Speed & Distance |
7 |
Moderate |
Time & Work |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Average |
5 |
Easy |
Algebra |
15 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Geometry |
15 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Mensuration |
8 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Trigonometry |
12 |
Moderate-Difficult |
DI (Table based) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
The level of this year's English paper was slightly difficult than that of last year. The overall structure and pattern of the paper was same but it offered a couple of surprises to students due to which we put today's paper on a higher note. For example: Most of the questions based on "One word substitution and Idioms" were New and did not belong to the family of previous years' questions. However, the most surprising element among all was that none of the questions were in group except those of RC and Cloze Test; they were scattered throughout the paper due to which it was quite difficult to maintain the required momentum. Rests of the topics were along the same line to that of last years' paper.
A smart approach to the paper could have resulted in a good attempt of nearly 171-180 questions. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate.
The detailed break-up of Paper-II of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2017 is as follows:
Topic |
Number of Questions (Approx.) |
Level of Difficulty |
Spot the Errors |
20 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Sentence Completion |
20 |
Moderate |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
6 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Wrongly Spelt Words |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Idioms & Phrases |
10 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Jumbles |
20 |
Easy - Moderate |
One word substitution |
10 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Active & Passive Voice |
20 |
Easy |
Sentence Improvement |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Direct/Indirect Speech |
25 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
25 |
Moderate |
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