SSC CGL 9th Aug 2015 Slot - I (Morning Shift)

Staff Selection Commission (Combined Graduate Level) Tier I Examination 2015 - Afternoon Shift
The pattern of the Staff Selection Commission (Combined Graduate Level) Tier I Examination-2015 conducted on August 09, 2015 was similar to the one conducted last year though the difficulty level of the paper has decreased marginally. The afternoon slot (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) had at least 8 sets, with a single unique question paper. It was noted that the difficulty level of the paper in the afternoon shift was slightly more in comparison to the morning shift.

The pattern of the test was as follows:

Section	Total Questions	Level of difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Approximate time taken (in Minutes)
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	Moderate	30-32	28-30	35
General Awareness	50	Moderate - Difficult	15-18	10-12	20
Quantitative Aptitude	50	Moderate	30-34	27-29	40
English Comprehension	50	Easy	35-38	32- 35	25
Total	200		110-122	102-110	120

 

Expected Tier I Cut-offs (Out of 200)
For All Posts

UR (General)	OBC	SC	ST
96-102	81-85	75-79	69-72

Note: Due to the slight increase in the difficulty level of the question paper in the afternoon slot, we can expect the overall cut-off to be nearer to the lower limit of the expected cut-offs.

General Intelligence and Reasoning
In this section, questions were from an array of topics and most of them had a moderate level of difficulty. As compared to last year, the Visual Reasoning questions were easier and the options could easily be negated to reach the correct answer. A student could have easily attempted approximately 34 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-

Topic	Number of questions	Level of difficulty
Analogy	6	Moderate
Analytical reasoning	4	Moderate
Coding-decoding	4	Difficult
Series	5	Difficult
Directions	3	Easy
Statement-conclusion	2	Moderate
Meaningful order	2	Easy
Word formation	4	Easy
Venn diagram	3	Moderate
Matrix based	1	Easy
Missing number	5	Moderate-Difficult
Odd one out	4	Moderate
Visual Reasoning	7	Moderate-Difficult

General Awareness
This section was on the tougher side in the afternoon shift also. As usual, maximum questions were from Science section (13 in all). These questions were of a high level of difficulty. Miscellaneous GK(Awards, Books & Author, Important Days, etc.) was quantitatively second in number, having 10 questions in all. Economics, History and Geography were on almost equal footage having around 5 questions in every section. Polity had 7 questions in all in this shift. There were 4 questions from Ecology and 2 questions from Computer. There were some tricky questions especially in Science section.

The details of the section are as given below-

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
History	4	Moderate
Geography	5	Moderate-Difficult
Polity	7	Moderate-Difficult
Economics	4	Easy-Moderate
Biology	4	Difficult
Chemistry	5	Difficult
Physics	4	Difficult
Computer	2	Moderate-Difficult
Ecology/Environment	4	Difficult
Miscellaneous GK	11	Moderate-Difficult

 

Quantitative Aptitude
The section comprised questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this year’s section was dominated by Arithmetic and Geometry. Also, the Data Interpretation questions were slightly more difficult in comparison to last year’s paper. A student could have easily attempted approximately 34 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Number System	3	Easy
Percentages	1	Easy
SI/CI	1	Easy
Profit, Loss and Discount	4	Easy
Ratio and Proportion	2	Easy
Averages	2	Easy
Work & Time, Pipes & Cisterns	3	Easy
Time, Speed and Distance	2	Easy-Moderate
Geometry/ Mensuration	12	Easy-Moderate
Trigonometry	7	Easy-Moderate
Algebra	6	Easy
Data Interpretation (Bar, Pie)	7	Easy-Moderate

 

English Comprehension
The section was dominated by Vocabulary and Grammar questions. In Vocabulary, there were questions on Antonyms, Synonyms, One word Substitution, Sentence Correction and Fill in the Blanks. In Grammar, there were questions of Sentence Correction, Spot the Error and Fill in the Blanks. There were 2 Reading Comprehension Passages with 5 questions each. A student could have easily attempted approximately 35 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Vocabulary	21	Easy
Idioms and Phrases	5	Easy-Moderate
Grammar	12	Easy-Moderate
Reading Comprehension	10	Easy
Spellings	2	Easy

 

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