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. A substantial part of the paper was from the Arithmetic, which had questions from Ratio/Mixture/Alligation, Profit & Loss, Averages, Time-Speed-Distance, Time & Work and Percentages. Percentage and Time & Work questions were a bit tricky and time consuming as compared to previous years. Also, a lot of questions were asked from Number System, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry.
A smart approach to the paper could have resulted in good attempt of nearly 82-88 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 |
Easy |
Number System |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Percentage |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Profit, Loss & Discount |
8 |
Easy |
SI & CI |
3 |
Easy |
Ratio/Mixture/Alligation |
6 |
Easy- Moderate |
Time, Speed & Distance |
5 |
Easy |
Time & Work |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Average |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Algebra |
10 |
Easy- Moderate |
Geometry |
13 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Mensuration |
12 |
Easy-Moderate |
Trigonometry |
11 |
Moderate-Difficult |
DI (Bar Graph) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Paper - II (English Language & Comprehension)
This year’s paper-II of SSC CGL Tier-II 2016 was mainly based on last year’s question paper. However, this year’s question paper was a bit more difficult. This section was dominated by 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 4 RC passages. 1 RC passage was particularly difficult and a few questions on Reading Comprehension were tricky.
A smart approach to the paper could have resulted in good attempt of nearly 160-170 questions. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate to difficult.
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- Difficult |
Sentence Completion |
20 |
Moderate- Difficult |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
6 |
Easy |
Wrongly Spelt Words |
3 |
Easy |
Idioms & Phrases |
12 |
Moderate |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Jumbles |
20 |
Moderate - Difficult |
One word substitution |
10 |
Easy |
Active & Passive Voice |
20 |
Easy - Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
22 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Direct/Indirect Speech |
22 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Cloze Test |
20 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Reading Comprehension |
25 |
Moderate |
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