SSC CGL Tier-II exam for 2016 is scheduled to be conducted on November 30 and December 01, 2016. This year the exam was conducted in a Computer Based Test format.
Detailed Analysis of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2016
Paper - I (Quantitative Abilities)
The overall difficulty level and pattern of the paper-I of SSC CGL Tier-II 2016 was almost similar to that of the previous year. The paper saw a mixture of questions from Advanced Math and Arithmetic. The questions from Advance Math section were easy to moderate. Some questions were directly based on formulas. A lot of questions were asked from Mensuration, Geometry and Trigonometry. Questions from mensuration were easy but time consuming. Questions from Arithmetic section were easy to moderate. Percentage and Time & Work questions were a bit tricky and calculation intensive.
A smart approach to the paper could have resulted in good attempt of nearly 81-90 questions. The overall difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate.
The detailed break-up of Paper-I of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2016 is as follows:
Topic |
Number of Questions (Approx.) |
Level of Difficulty |
Simplification |
2 |
|
Number System |
8 |
Easy-Moderate |
Percentage |
4 |
Moderate |
Profit, Loss & Discount |
4 |
Easy |
SI & CI |
5 |
Easy |
Ratio/Mixture/Alligation |
5 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Time, Speed & Distance |
4 |
Moderate |
Time & Work |
6 |
Moderate |
Average |
5 |
Easy |
Algebra |
16 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Geometry |
13 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Mensuration |
11 |
Easy-Moderate |
Trigonometry |
12 |
Moderate-Difficult |
DI (Pie Chart) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Paper - II (English Language & Comprehension)
The level of this year’s English paper was easy to moderate. The major sections covered were Grammar and Vocabulary. In Vocabulary, questions were asked on Synonyms/Antonyms, One word substitution, wrongly spelt words and Idioms. In Grammar, the usual topics covered were Sentence Improvement, Spot the Error, Sentence Completion, Direct/Indirect Speech and Active/Passive Voice. There were a total of 5 RC passages. The RC passages were easy and the questions were mainly fact based. One passage contained a couple of inference based questions.
A smart approach to the paper could have resulted in good attempt of nearly 171-180 questions. The overall difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate.
The detailed break-up of Paper-II of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2016 is as follows:
Topic |
Number of Questions (Approx.) |
Level of Difficulty |
Spot the Errors |
20 |
Moderate |
Sentence Completion |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Wrongly Spelt Words |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Idioms & Phrases |
10 |
Moderate |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Jumbles |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
One word substitution |
10 |
Easy |
Active & Passive Voice |
20 |
Easy - Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Direct/Indirect Speech |
25 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
25 |
Moderate |
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