The candidates should have good knowledge of SSC CGL Exam Pattern as it is very helpful in understanding the division of sections and marking scheme. Candidates can also check the expected cut off for tier 1 of SSC CGL.
Particulars |
SSC CGL Exam Highlights |
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Number of tiers |
4 |
Exam mode |
Tier-I: Online Tier-II: Online Tier-III: Offline Tier-IV: Computer proficiency test/skill test/document verification |
Number of papers/sections |
Tier-I: 4 sections (English Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Comprehension) Tier-II: 4 papers (Quantitative Abilities, English Language and Comprehension, Statistics, General Studies) Tier-III: 1 paper (descriptive paper in English or Hindi) |
Exam duration |
Tier-I: 60 minutes Tier-II: 120 minutes for each paper Tier-III: 60 minutes |
Number of questions |
Tier-I: 100 Tier-II: 500 Tier-III: 1 |
Type of questions |
Tier-I: MCQs Tier-II: MCQs Tier-III: Descriptive |
Total marks |
Tier-I: 200 Tier-II: 800 Tier-III: 100 |
Language of paper |
Tier-I: English and Hindi Tier-II: English and Hindi Tier-III: English and Hindi |
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The Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam is conducted every year for the recruitment of posts like Inspector/ Sub-Inspector, Auditor, Accountant / Junior Accountant, Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division Clerks, Tax Assistant, Upper Division Clerk (UDC), Assistant Section Officer, Junior Statistical Officer, etc. Let’s check out the Subject-wise Exam Analysis of SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 Online Exam.
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Before start to analyze the section-wise difficulty level of the SSC CGL papers, it is necessary to discuss the overall difficulty level of the exam. SSC CGL 2020 Tier I exam was easy to moderately difficult. Find the following table to understand the in-depth knowledge on it:
SSC CGL Exam Dates |
Difficulty Level |
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03-Mar-2020 |
Easy |
04-Mar-2020 |
Easy to Moderate |
05-Mar-2020 |
Easy to Moderate |
06-Mar-2020 |
Easy to Moderate |
07-Mar-2020 |
Easy to Moderate |
09-Mar-2020 |
Easy to Moderate |
Overall |
Easy to Moderate |
In SSC CGL each section contains 25 MCQs for a total of 200 marks. The total number of questions i.e 100 should be completed in a time duration of 1 hour.
SSC CGL Tier-I Subjects |
Questions |
Marks |
Good Attempt in SSC CGL Exam 2020 |
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General Intelligence Reasoning |
25 |
50 |
18-21 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
15-18 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
17-20 |
English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
16-19 |
Total |
100 |
200 |
75-80 |
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SSC CGL paper analysis 2020 Subject wise is given below:
Number of Good Attempts | Quantitative Aptitude | General Intelligence & Reasoning | General Awareness | English Langage and Comprehension | Total |
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15-17 | 19-21 | 19-21 | 17-19 | 77-81 |
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Number of Good Attempts | Quantitative Aptitude | General Intelligence & Reasoning | General Awareness | English Langage and Comprehension | Total |
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17-19 | 19-21 | 19-21 | 17-19 | 78-82 |
Number of Good Attempts | Quantitative Aptitude | General Intelligence & Reasoning | General Awareness | English Langage and Comprehension | Total |
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17-19 | 16-18 | 19-22 | 18-21 | 78-82 |
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Number of Good Attempts | Quantitative Aptitude | General Intelligence & Reasoning | General Awareness | English Langage and Comprehension | Total |
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15-18 | 18-20 | 19-21 | 17-18 | 75-80 |
Number of Good Attempts | Quantitative Aptitude | General Intelligence & Reasoning | General Awareness | English Langage and Comprehension | Total |
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18-21 | 16-19 | 17-19 | 18-20 | 77-83 |
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Number of Good Attempts | Quantitative Aptitude | General Intelligence & Reasoning | General Awareness | English Langage and Comprehension | Total |
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17-20 | 18-20 | 20-22 | 18-20 | 78-82 |
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The major sections of tier 1 are Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness, and Reasoning ability. The section-wise analysis of tier 1 for all the sessions of SSC CGL 2020 is provided below. This analysis will help the candidates to get an idea about the difficulty level of the exam. It will also help the aspiring candidates to prepare well for the upcoming exams.
Maths Section was easy but incorporated a lot of calculations. The below table explains the number of questions asked from each topic and its difficulty level:
Topic | Number of Questions asked | ||||||
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March 3 | March 4 | March 5 | March 6 | March 7 | March 9 | ||
Ratio | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | |
Average | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
Number System | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
Simplification | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Time and Work |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Time, Speed & Distance | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
S.I. & C.I. | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Profit & Loss | 2-3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Coordinate Geometry | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Geometry | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | - | - | - | |
Mensuration | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2-3 | |
Trigonometry | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | - | 2 | 2 | |
Percentage | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3-4 | |
Algebra | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | |
DI (Tabular) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Total Questions | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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Topic | Number of Questions asked | ||||||
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March 3 | March 4 | March 5 | March 6 | March 7 | March 9 | ||
Rearrangement | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Reading Comprehension | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Fillers (single) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3-4 | |
Error Detection | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Idioms and Phrases |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Synonyms | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Antonyms | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Active Passive | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
One word substitution | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Word Correction in the sentence (bold word) | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Narration | 2 | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Cloze test | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Total Questions | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Topic | Number of Questions asked | ||||||
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March 3 | March 4 | March 5 | March 6 | March 7 | March 9 | ||
History | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Polity | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
Geography | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Economics | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Static Awareness |
5 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 3 | |
Biology | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Physics | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Computer | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
Current Affairs | 10 | 12-13 | 12 | 12 | 10-12 | 10 | |
Total Questions | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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Topic | Number of Questions asked | ||||||
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March 3 | March 4 | March 5 | March 6 | March 7 | March 9 | ||
Syllogism | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Odd One Out | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Alphabet Series | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Statement & Conclusions | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Non-Verbal Reasoning |
4-5 | - | - | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | |
Analogy | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Calendar | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
Coding-Decoding | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Mathematical Operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Matrix | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Blood Relation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Mirror Image | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Venn Diagram | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Paper Folding Image | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Missing Term | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
Hidden Figure | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Cube | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Counting Figure | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Complete Figure | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Misc. | 10 | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
Total Questions | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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