SSC CGL Tier-I 2016 exam was flagged off on August 27, 2016. The exam is scheduled to be conducted in three time slots. For the first time, the Staff Selection commission (SSC) has introduced a Computer based Test (CBT) of 100 objective type questions to be answered in 75 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 bilingually i.e. in both Hindi and in English. Every correct answer will fetch 2 marks and every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.50 marks. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions.
The pattern of the test was as follows:
| Section | Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Level of difficulty |
Good |
Approximate time taken |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
25 |
50 |
Easy |
20-22 |
15 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
Moderate -Difficult |
12-14 |
10 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
Easy - Moderate |
19-21 |
35 |
English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
Moderate - Difficult |
18-20 |
15 |
Total |
100 |
200 |
Easy - |
69-77 |
75 |
Expected Tier I Cut-offs (Out of 200 Marks)
For All Posts
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
105-115 |
90-95 |
80-85 |
72-77 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning
The level of difficulty of this section was easy. The questions in this section were similar to last year. Answers to some of the questions could be reached by eliminating incorrect options.
The break-down of the section is as follows
| Topic | Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Analogy |
2 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Blood relation |
1 |
Easy |
Dictionary Order |
1 |
Easy |
Directions |
1 |
Easy |
Matrix based |
1 |
Easy |
Meaningful order |
1 |
Easy |
Missing number |
3 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Odd one out |
4 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Series |
3 |
Easy |
Statement-Assumption |
1 |
Easy |
Venn diagram |
1 |
Moderate |
Visual Reasoning (Mirror Image, Embedded Figure, Paper Folding & Number of Triangles) |
4 |
Moderate |
Word formation |
2 |
Easy |
General Awareness
This section was a tad bit difficult. The section saw a mix of questions from history, polity, geography, economics, current affairs, biology and chemistry.
Quantitative Aptitude
The section comprised questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this section was dominated by Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry and DI.
The details of the section are as given below
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number System |
1 |
Easy |
Percentages |
1 |
Easy |
Compound Interest |
1 |
Moderate |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
2 |
Moderate |
Ratio and Proportion |
1 |
Easy |
Averages |
1 |
Easy |
Work & Time |
1 |
Easy |
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Moderate |
Geometry/ Mensuration |
4 |
Moderate |
Trigonometry |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Algebra |
6 |
Easy - Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Bar) |
3 |
Easy |
English Comprehension
This section was dominated by vocabulary and grammar. There was Reading Comprehension passage with 5 questions.
The details of the section are as given below
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
4 |
Difficult |
One Word Substitution |
3 |
Moderate |
Error Spotting |
3 |
Easy |
Sentence Improvement |
3 |
Easy |
Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks) |
3 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Idiom/Phrase Replacement |
3 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Spellings |
1 |
Easy |
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All the best!
Team CL