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SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I Exam Analysis : 5th August Slot 1

SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 Exam Analysis Slot-1

SSC CGL 2017 Tier-1 Exam is scheduled from 5th August to 24th August 2017. As the first slot of first day of SSC CGL 2017 Tier-1 examination is over, it is time for the much-awaited Exam Analysis of SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Exam. The Exam  Analysis will give candidates a clear idea of the difficulty level of SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam and a fair knowledge of the number of good attempts required to scale SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Exam. The entire Tier-1 exam has to be completed within 60 minutes time frame.

Let’s have a look at SSC CGL 2017 Important Dates:



Serial Number Events Dates
1. SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 5th August to 24th August 2017
2. SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam 10th-11th November 2017
3. SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam 21st January 2018
4. Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test February 2018

The overall level of the first slot of the first day of SSC  CGL 2017 Tier-1 Exam was Moderate with a bit of twist and turn in the English Language Section and Reasoning.

Section Level Good Attempts
English Language Moderate-Difficult 16-18
Quantitative Aptitude Moderate 19-20
General Intelligence Easy 21-22
General Awareness Easy-Moderate 13-15
Overall Moderate 74-78

General Intelligence


In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy. Many questions were from series and analogy.There were no questions from Mathematical Operations and one question from blood relation. 
Topic No of Questions Level
Syllogism 1 Moderate
Matrix 1 Easy
Blood Relation 1 Easy
Non-Verbal (Image) 1 Easy
Odd one out 2-3 Easy-Moderate
Direction Sense Test 1 Easy-Moderate
Analogy 4 Moderate
Series  6 Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous 9 Easy-Moderate
Total 25 Easy

English Language


English Language section again surprised candidates with twisted questions and arduous language. 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 exams in last 2-3 years). Para Jumble was a new introduction in this year’s exam. 

Topic
No of Questions
Level
Sentence Improvement
3
Easy
Error Detection
3
Moderate
Idioms/Phrases
3
Difficult 
Parajumbled 
2
Easy-Moderate
Antonym/ Synonym
3
Difficult
One word substitution
1-2
Difficult
Spelling check
2
Easy
Cloze test
5
Moderate
Total
25
Moderate-Difficult

Quantitative Aptitude


Quant in CGL 2017 exam was of moderate level. Questions from Tabular DI were asked and there were 6 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. There were 2-3 from trigonometry. And 2-3 questions were from Algebra

There were 1 DI in the Exam:-

  1. Tabular
Topic No of Questions Level
S.I, CI, Profit/Loss  6 Easy-Moderate
Mensuration 1 Difficult
Trigonometry 2-3 Moderate-Difficult
Algebra 2-3 Difficult
Time and Work 2 Moderate
Geometry 2 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 (5-6), Polity (5-6) and Science (7-8 questions). The level was easy-moderate.

Topic No of Questions Level
History 5-6 Moderate
Geography 2 Easy-Moderate
Polity 5-6 Difficult 
Economics 2 Moderate
Science 7-8 Easy-Moderate
Current Affairs 3-4 Moderate 
Total 25 Easy-Moderate
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