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SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 Exam Analysis Shift-1
Dear students, Today is the 8th day and first shift of SSC CGL 2017 Exam. The Exam will be conducted by SSC from 5th August to 24th August 2017.We are providing Exam analysis of SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Shift-1, so that all other aspirants can get an overall and clear idea about exam pattern and difficulty level. The SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 is being held in online mode. So dear students, without much ado, let’s get straight to the detailed Exam analysis.
Last year the Exam duration was 75 minutes but this time the Exam duration is 60 minutes.
Last year the Exam duration was 75 minutes but this time the Exam duration is 60 minutes.
The important dates for SSC CGL 2017 are:
- SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam: 5th Aug to 24th Aug 2017
- SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam: 10th-11th November 2017
- SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam: 21st January 2018
- Skill Test/Computer Skill Test: February 2018
| Section | Level | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | Moderate-Difficult | 16-19 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 18-21 |
| General Intelligence | Easy | 21-23 |
| General Awareness | Easy-Moderate | 18-20 |
| Overall | Moderate | 76-79 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy as usual. But some questions were difficult which were asked from figure counting and coding-decoding. Students can have a fair idea of what SSC had been upto in terms of these questions. As per the inputs shared by students, this was the easiest among all the other sections.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 1 | Difficult |
| Syllogism | 1 | Moderate |
| Matrix | 1 | Easy |
| Blood Relation & Ranking | 1 | Easy |
| Non-Verbal (Image) | 5 | Easy |
| Odd one out | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Cube | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 2 | Moderate |
| Series | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy |
English Language
English Language section again surprised candidates with 1 question from Active/Passive Voice and 1 question from narration. There was no reading comprehension and this was a major shocker for students. This year in this shift there was a cloze test (cloze tests were not seen in CGL Tier I exams in last 2-3 years). Para Jumble was a new introduction in this year’s exam and it is time consuming. Questions from Antonyms & Synonyms were quite difficult.
Idiom: To wrangle over an ass’s shadow
One word Substitution: One who study cancer
Topic of Cloze Test: Indian Religions
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Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
|
Active/Passive Voice
|
2
|
Moderate
|
|
Narration
|
1
|
Moderate
|
|
Sentence Improvement
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Error Detection
|
3
|
Moderate
|
|
Idioms/Phrases
|
2
|
Difficult
|
|
Parajumbles
|
2
|
Easy-Moderate
|
|
Antonym/ Synonym
|
3-4
|
Difficult
|
|
One word substitution
|
3
|
Difficult
|
|
Spelling check
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Cloze test
|
5
|
Moderate
|
|
Total
|
25
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Quantitative Aptitude
Quant in CGL 2017 exam was of moderate level. In this shift Quant questions were very calculative. 5 Questions from Pie Chart DI were asked. There were 5 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. Geometry questions are not that easy.Questions from Trigonometry & algebra were of moderate level.
There were 1 DI in the Exam:- Pie Chart (Runs scored by Pujara against various countries were given in %)
Some questions from exam:
Some questions from exam:
- In a triangle ABC, AD is an angle bisector, AB : AC = 3:4. If area of the triangle is 350 square cm, find the area of triangle ADC.
- How many spheres of radius 1cm can be made if a hemisphere of radius 6cm is melted ?
- If the length of incentre of an equilateral triangle is 10 cm , find the length of the circumradius of the same triangle.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 3-4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration | 3-4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Trigonometry | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Algebra | 4 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Time and Work | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Geometry | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Average & Percentage | 1 | Moderate |
| DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate |
General Awareness
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, General Awareness questions were asked from all aspects of GA. Maximum questions were from History (4-5), Polity (4-5) and Science (7-8 questions). The level was easy-moderate.
Some Questions are:
- Who is the author of “Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl”?
- Judicial review borrowed from which country?
- Who killed John Saunders in 1927 ?
- “Quensburry Rule” related to which sport?
- largest gland in the human body?
- Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel started which movement?
- “Dulari Kanya” scheme started by which state?
- Bronze is made up of which of the following?
- Theory of Relativity given by?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| History | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Geography | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Polity | 4-5 | Easy |
| Economics | 2 | Moderate |
| Science | 7-8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
