SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus 2019-20

Tier-I:

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

SSC CGL Tier-I Exam (Objective) Questions Marks Time
General Intelligence & Reasoning 25 50 60 minutes (Total)
General Awareness 25 50
Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
English Language and Comprehension 25 50
TOTAL 100 200

This section will test the candidates’ mathematical skills and how good he/she is with numbers. For developing proficiency in this section, candidates are required to develop great command over the general mathematical concepts, methods and their applicability. The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. Below are the major topics covered in SSC CGL Tier-I exam under the Quantitative Aptitude Section:

Quantitative Aptitude Topics

S. No. Topics
1 Averages
2 Interest
3 Profit and Loss
4 Discount
5 Partnership Business
6 Trigonometry
7 Bar diagram & Pie chart
8 Geometry and Mensuration
9 Triangle and its various kinds of centers
10 Congruence and similarity of triangles
11 Regular Polygons
12 Right Prism
13 Right Circular Cone
14 Right Circular Cylinder
15 Sphere & Hemispheres
16 Number System
17 Fractions and Decimals
18 Percentage
19 Ratio & Proportion
20 Square roots
21 Mixture and Alligation
22 Time and distance
23 Time & Work
24 Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
25 Graphs of Linear Equations
26 Circle and its chords, tangents
27 Angles subtended by chords of a circle
28 Common tangents to two or more circles
29 Triangle
30 Quadrilaterals
31 Rectangular Parallelepiped
32 Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
33 Degree and Radian Measures
34 Standard Identities
35 Complementary Angles
36 Heights and Distances
37 Histogram
38 Frequency polygon