SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 30th November 2016 - English Language (Paper II)
The SSC CGL Tier II examination is being conducted By Staff Selection Commission from 30th November 2016 to 2nd December 2016. The candidates who will qualify in the SSC CGL Tier I examination will be able to sit in the examination. The paper I comprised of Quantitative Aptitude/ Arithmetic Abilities of SSC CGL Tier I examination and paper II comprised of English Language. The paper II of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 has come to an end and students are eagerly waiting for the analysis. We bring you the complete analysis of paper II of SSC CGL Tier II 2016:
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Questions Asked in SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam- 30 Nov 2016
SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 30th November 2016: Paper II- English Language
Good Attempts to clear cut – off marks: If you have attended 150-160 number of questions, you can easily clear the cut- off marks.
Difficulty level: The difficulty level of paper II (English Language) was Moderate level.
Qustions asked from Topics in SSC CGL Tier II 2016- Paper II (English Language):
The topics asked in the paper II (English Language) were:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Finding Errors |
20 |
Difficult |
Fill in the blanks |
20 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Synonyms/Antonyms |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Wrongly Spelt Words |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Idioms and Phrases |
12 |
Easy-Moderate |
Para Jumbles |
20-22 |
Difficult |
One word substitution |
10 |
Easy |
Active and Passive Voice |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
20-22 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Direct and Indirect Narration |
22 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Cloze test |
20 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Reading Comprehension |
25 |
Moderate |
SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: Overall analysis of Paper I and Paper II
The table below gives the possible good attempts of Paper I and Paper II of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 exam along with the individual difficulty level:
Paper |
No. of Questions |
Possible good Attempts |
Quantitative Aptitude |
100 |
82-88 |
English Language and Comprehension |
200 |
150-160 |
The difficulty level of paper I (Quantitative Aptitude) was Easy-Modearte and of paper II (English Language and Comprehension) was Modearate.
SSC CGL Tier II 2016: Expected Cut- off Marks (For Tier and Tier II):
The cut- off marks of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 will be declared based on marks scored out of a total of 400 marks in paper I and paper II. Let us look at the expected cut- off marks in SSC CGL Tier II 2016:
Posts |
Expected cut- off marks |
For Tax Assistants |
330- 350 |
For Non-Interview Posts |
335- 355 |
For Interview Posts |
360- 380 |
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