SSC CGL Tier-I Exam 2017 started on August 05, 2017. Today is the 7th day of SSC CGL 2017 Exam. The exam will be conducted till August 24, 2017.
Let's go through the exam analysis of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017, August 11 Slot-III.
SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 is a Computer Based Test (CBT) containing 100 objective type questions to be answered in 60 minutes. There are four sections, namely, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension consisting of 25 questions each. All sections, except the English Comprehension section, are available bilingual i.e. in both Hindi and English mediums. Every correct answer will fetch 2 marks and 0.50 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions.
The pattern of SSC CGL Tier-I Exam 2017 was as follows:
Section |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Approximate time taken (in Minutes) |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
25 |
50 |
Easy |
22 - 24 |
15 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
Moderate |
16 -18 |
10 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
Moderate |
18 - 20 |
20 |
English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
Easy- Moderate |
19 - 21 |
15 |
Total |
100 |
200 |
Moderate |
78 - 85 |
60 |
SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 expected cut-offs (Out of 200 marks))
For All Posts
UR (General) |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
VH |
135 - 138 |
122 - 126 |
113 - 115 |
101 - 104 |
65 - 70 |
Section-wise analysis of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017:
General Intelligence and Reasoning Section of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017
The level of difficulty of this section was easy. The questions in this section were featured from both verbal and non-verbal reasoning. A student with sound strategy could easily eliminate options to reach the correct answer.
The details of the section are as given below-
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Word Formation |
1 |
Easy |
Missing number |
1 |
Moderate |
Mirror Image |
1 |
Easy |
Completion of figure |
1 |
Easy |
Embedded figure |
1 |
Easy |
Counting of figure |
1 |
Moderate |
Paper Folding and Cutting |
1 |
Moderate |
Cubes and Dice |
1 |
Easy |
Arranging in Dictionary word |
1 |
Easy |
Sitting arrangement |
1 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
1 |
Easy |
Matrix |
1 |
Easy |
Odd one out |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Symbol and Notation |
1 |
Easy |
Distance and Direction |
1 |
Easy |
Coding Decoding |
4 |
Moderate |
Analogy |
2 |
Moderate |
Series |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
General Awareness Section of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017
This section was moderate. The section featured a mix of questions from GK and current affairs. The paper was dominated by science, current affairs and history questions.
The details of the section are as given below-
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
History |
5 |
Easy |
Geography |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Polity |
4 |
Moderate |
Economics |
3 |
Moderate |
Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous GK /Current Affairs |
4 |
Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude Section of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017
Quant in SSC CGL 2017 exam was of moderate level. The section comprised questions from a variety of topics, namely, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and DI. The questions in DI were based on tabular DI (various banks and loan given in various years) and were calculation intensive.
The details of the section are as given below-
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Percentage |
1 |
Easy |
Profit, Loss & Discount |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
SI and CI |
1 |
Easy |
Mixture & Alligation |
1 |
Moderate |
Average |
1 |
Easy - Moderate |
Age related |
1 |
Easy |
Trigonometry |
3 |
Easy |
Algebra |
3 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Easy |
Boat and Stream |
1 |
Easy |
Geometry |
4 |
Moderate |
Time and Work |
1 |
Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Table Based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
English Comprehension Section of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017
A majority of the questions in this section can be categorised under Vocabulary and Grammar. There were some changes in this year's paper. There was no reading comprehension. However, there was 1 question each from Active/Passive Voice and narration. Cloze test and Para Jumble were also a new introduction in this year's exam. Overall, the level of difficulty of this year's paper was easy to moderate.
The details of the section are as given below-
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
One Word Substitution |
2 |
Easy |
Error Spotting |
3 |
Moderate |
Direct and Indirect Narration |
1 |
Easy |
Active/Passive Voice |
1 |
Easy |
Sentence Improvement |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Idiom/Phrase Replacement |
2 |
Easy |
Para jumble |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Spellings |
2 |
Easy |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy |
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