SSC CGL- Tier II Exam for 2015 was conducted on October 25, 2015. The paper was slightly more difficult than that of the previous year's.
Paper - I (Quantitative Abilities)
The paper comprised of questions from a variety of areas. A substantial part of the paper was Arithmetic, which had questions from Ratio/Alligation, Profit & Loss, Averages, Time-Speed-Distance, Time & Work and Percentages. Also, a lot of questions were from Number System, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry. A good number of these questions could have been done by looking at the options carefully. Except for some questions in Algebra and Geometry which needed some systematic approach, rest of the questions were typical SSC types. There was, however, 1 question in which none of the given options was correct.
In comparison with QA questions of CGL Tier II, 2014, these questions were more calculation intensive.
The details of the paper are given below:
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number System |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Percentage |
3 |
Easy |
Profit, Loss & Discount |
8 |
Moderate |
SI & CI |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Ratio/Mixture/Alligation |
7 |
Easy |
Time, Speed & Distance |
5 |
Easy |
Time & Work |
7 |
Easy-Moderate |
Average |
5 |
Easy |
Algebra |
11 |
Easy |
Geometry |
12 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration |
13 |
Moderate |
Trigonometry |
10 |
Moderate - Difficult |
DI (Line Graph) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Paper - II (English Language & Comprehension)
This section was dominated by Grammar and Vocabulary. In Vocabulary, there were questions on Synonyms/Antonyms, One word substitution, Wrongly Spelt Words and Idioms. In Grammar, there were questions on Sentence Improvement, Spot the Error, Sentence Completion, Direct/Indirect Speech and Active/Passive Voice. Other than these, there were 6 Reading Comprehension passages followed by five questions each. The RC questions could easily be answered by reading the passage. They were based on both vocabulary and grammar. A few questions on Reading Comprehension and Spot the Error were tricky.
The details of the section are given below:
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Spot the Errors |
20 |
Moderate |
Sentence Completion |
5 |
Easy |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
6 |
Easy |
Wrongly Spelt Words |
3 |
Easy |
Idioms & Phrases |
10 |
Moderate |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Jumbles |
20 |
Moderate - Difficult |
One word substitution |
12 |
Easy |
Active & Passive Voice |
20 |
Easy - Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
22 |
Moderate |
Direct/Indirect Speech |
27 |
Easy |
Cloze Test |
25 |
Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
30 |
Moderate |
Good Attempts and Scores
| Paper | Total Questions |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Good Score |
Quantitative Ability |
Easy-Moderate |
80-85 |
150-160 |
|
English Language & Comprehension |
200 |
Easy-Moderate |
150-160 |
140-150 |
A score in the range 320-330 in Tier II of this examination should be good enough for the aspirants to move to the next round.
Expected cut-off marks (Tier I + Tier II)
For Interview posts (Out of 600 marks)
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
422-432 |
395-405 |
360-370 |
346-356 |
For Non Interview Posts (Out of 600 marks)
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
395-405 |
360-370 |
330-340 |
306-315 |
For Posts of Tax Assistant (Out of 600 marks)
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
405-412 |
370-380 |
335-345 |
315-325 |
For Posts of Statistical Investigator/Compiler (Out of 800 marks)
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
455-470 |
426-438 |
380-395 |
345-360 |
Compared to last year’s SSC CGL Tier II question paper, this year’s Tier II question paper is marginally tougher. Therefore, it is expected that the cut off marks for this year’s Tier II question paper will be 5-6 marks lesser than last year’s. However, it has to be noted that this year’s Tier I was easier compared to last year’s Tier I question paper. So, the cut off marks for this year’s Tier I is 5-6 marks more than last year’s Tier I. So, the overall expected cut off marks of Tier I + Tier II will remain approximately the same as last year’s.
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