SSC CGL 2016 Exam Analysis: 7th September 2016

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SSC CGL examination is the ‘trend’ in the last few days and has thousands of hopes associated with it. It has come up with the best of responses among all other competitive examinations. The SSC CGL examination is held every year and is targeted to recruit candidates for different central civil posts. About 12 lakh candidates appeared the SSC CGL examination which rose to 14 lakh in the year 2014 and then it increased to 17 lakh in the year 2015. The number of candidates appearing for the examination are gradually increasing every year.

All the candidates must be extremely curious to go through the analysis of the SSC CGL examination. In this article, we bring you the complete analysis of the SSC CGL examination held on 7^th September 2016.

Let us take a look at the pattern of SSC CGL examination:

SSC CGL Tier 1: Pattern

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern
Section	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1.General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	75 minutes
2.General Awareness	25	50
3. Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4. English Comprehension	25	50
Total	100	200

Now, let us take a look at the section- wise analysis of SSC CGL Tier 2016 held on 7^th September 2016:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 on 7^th September: Shift 1

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

Overall level of the questions: Easy

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Number Series/ Alphabet series	5- 8	Easy
Picture Diagram	2
Water image / Mirror image	1
Matrix	1
Paper Cutting	1
Analogy	2
Classification	3
Miscellaneous	4

Good attempt: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

Overall level of the questions: Moderate

1. Pankaj Adwani related sport-

2. Pressure measured by which meter-

3. Bauxite used in which industry–

4. Book written by Panini-

5. After corrosion weight of Iron-

6. Ntpc related to which field- 

Good attempt: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude: 

Overall level of the questions: Moderate

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Number Series	2	Easy-Moderate
Pie Chart	5 (Based on people below poverty line)
Geometry	4
Trigonometry	3
Miscellaneous	many

Good attempt in this section: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension:

Overall level of the questions: Easy-Moderate

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Based on story of a magic tree where parrot comes to stay on)	5	Easy- Moderate
Antonyms and Synonyms	3-4
Idioms and Phrases	3
Spelling correction	1
Sentence Improvement	3
One word substitution	3
Error detection	3
Fill in the blanks (Gap fillers)	3

Good attempt in this section: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

The overall level of the Shift 1 was easy. An attempt of 70 percent and above can be a good attempt.

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 on 7^th September: Shift 2

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

Overall level of the questions: Easy

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Number Series/ Alphabet series	5- 8	Easy
Picture Diagram	2
Water image / Mirror image	1
Matrix	1
Paper Cutting	1
Analogy	2
Classification	3
Miscellaneous	4

Good attempt: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

Overall level of the questions: Moderate

1. Who is known as Vatapicaonda, who defeated the Pulkeshin II?

2. Farming with having trees in a row-

3. Disease caused due to deficiency of vitamin B complex-

4. Prince of Wales cup associated with-

5. Heart speed increases due to-

Good attempt: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude: 

Overall level of the questions: Moderate

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Number Series	2	Easy-Moderate
Bar Chart	5 (Based on students scored different marks in the exam)
Geometry	4
Trigonometry	3
Miscellaneous	many

Good attempt in this section: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension:

Overall level of the questions: Easy-Moderate

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Based on learning)	5	Easy- Moderate
Antonyms and Synonyms	3-4
Idioms and Phrases	3
Spelling correction	1
Sentence Improvement	3
One word substitution	3
Error detection	3
Fill in the blanks (Gap fillers)	3

Good attempt in this section: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 on 7^th September: Shift 3

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

Overall level of the questions: Easy

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Number Series/ Alphabet series	5- 8	Easy
Picture Diagram	2
Water image / Mirror image	1
Matrix	1
Paper Cutting	1
Analogy	2
Classification	3
Miscellaneous	4

Good attempt: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

Overall level of the questions: Moderate

1. Asiatic society was found by-

2. Western education started by

3. Red book-

4. Amir Khusro is the court poet of –

5. Water soluble vitamin-

6. River in southern Peninsula with second longest tributary-

7. Film and Television institute at-

Good attempt: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude: 

Overall level of the questions: Moderate

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Number Series	2	Easy-Moderate
Bar Chart	5 (Based on percentage of expenses on printing, compass etc.)
Geometry	4
Trigonometry	3
Miscellaneous	many

Good attempt in this section: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension:

Overall level of the questions: Easy-Moderate

Topics	Number of questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Based on benefits of breakfast in life)	5	Easy- Moderate
Antonyms and Synonyms	3-4
Idioms and Phrases	3
Spelling correction	1
Sentence Improvement	3
One word substitution	3
Error detection	3
Fill in the blanks (Gap fillers)	3

Good attempt in this section: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

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