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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Revise Age Limit for CGL 2017 : Check Details Here

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has release a new important notice regarding the age limit for SSC CGL posts for the year 2016.The new Age Limit for SSC CGL will only be implemented from the recruitment process for SSC CGL in 2017. The SSC has decided a revised base date of age calculation of candidates, which is 01.08.2017.

New Age Calculation Date Announced by SSC for CGL 2017

A recent SSC CGL 2017 Notification on the SSC website reads , “The crucial date for reckoning of age calculation for CGLE 2017 would be 01.08.2017 and no change in this date would be made.”

This new date provided by the Staff Selection Commission will be used  or calculating eligibility in terms of Age and Educational Qualifications. Hence, for SSC CGL 2017 Registration, you will have to arrive at your valid eligibilty by taking the date 1st August .2017 into consideration.

SSC CGL 2017 Official Notification

SSC CGL New age limit notice

SSC CGL 2017 Exam Registration - Revised Age Limit

Age limit for SSC CGL 2017 will be reckoned as on 1st August, 2017:

Post wise Age Limit Calculation Criteria
20-27 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1990 & not later than 01.08.1997
18-27 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1990 & not later than 01.08.1999
18-25 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1992 & not later than 01.08.1999
21-27 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1990 & not later than 01.08.1996
20-30 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1987 & not later than 01.08.1997
upto 30 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1987 & not later than 01.08.1999
upto 32 years Born not earlier than 02.08.1985 & not later than 01.08.1999

SSC CGL 2017 - Age Relaxation

Category SC / ST OBC PH PH+ OBC PH + SC / ST Ex- Servicemen
General SC / ST OBC
Age relaxation 5 yrs. 3 yrs. 10 yrs. 13 yrs. 15 yrs. 3 yrs. 6 yrs. 8 yrs.

Registration for SSC CGL 2017 will begin from 11 March and will close on 15 April. We will bring you more updates on SSC and other exams. Till then, Keep Learning!

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SSC CGL Tier II Exam 2nd December 2016: Some important points related to Paper III (Statistics)

Dear Aspirants,

The SSC CGL Tier II 2016 paper III (Statistics) was scheduled in between 10: 00 AM to 12: 00 PM on 2nd December 2016. The paper III (Statistics) received appreciable responses across all the centres. The paper III is not compulsory like Paper I and Paper II as it is an optional paper.

If you are appearing for SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Paper III (Statistics), we have some useful details for you.

The SSC CGL Tier II Paper III (Statistics) was of 200 marks. The paper III (Statistics) is for the posts of ‘Compilers/ Statistical Investigators’. The number of questions asked in this paper will be 100 and the time duration will be of 2 hours.

SSC CGL Tier II 2nd December 2016 Paper III (Statistics): Important topics

Some of the important topics in the SSC CGL Tier II 2016: Paper III (Statistics) are:

  • Measures of Central Tendency
  • Measures of Dispersion
  • Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis
  • Correlation and Regression
  • Probability Theory
  • Random Variable and Probability Distributions
  • Sampling Theory
  • Statistical Inference
  • Variance Analysis
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Index Numbers

SSC CGL Tier II 2nd December 2016 Paper III (Statistics): Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have any queries related to SSC CGL Paper III (Statistics) 2016? Here are some of the frequently asked queries and we have the answers for them:

Q: Is it compulsory to sit for SSC CGL Paper-III (Statistics) exam as I have my name in the list?
A: No, it is not mandatory. You name is in the list because of your preference for ‘Statistical Investigator’ during filling of application form.

Q: What if I don’t qualify in SSC CGL Paper-III (Statistics)?
A: In this case, SSC won’t consider you for the post of ‘Statistical Investigator’ but will consider you for other posts.
 

Q. If I pass in the paper III, Do I need to provide any documents in favour of statistics during interview session/ document verification session?

A: You have to provide your degree/ master level certificates/ mark sheet as an evidence that you have opted for statistics paper in your academics.

The detailed break-up of Paper-III (Statistics) of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam 2016 is as follows:

Topic

Number of Questions (Approx.)

Level of Difficulty

Measure of Central Tendency & Dispersion

21

Easy-Moderate

Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis

10

Easy-Moderate

Correlation and Regression

6

Moderate

Probability Theory

6

Moderate-Difficult

Random Variable

9

Moderate-Difficult

Sampling Theory

7

Moderate

Statistical Inference

15

Moderate-Difficult

Analysis of Variance

6

Moderate

Time-Series Analysis

5

Easy-Moderate

Index Numbers

7

Moderate

Theory of Attributes

8

Moderate

We hope that this article would be helpful. Stay tuned for more updates. Till then, we wish you good luck!

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SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016-Paper II (English Language)

SSC CGL TIER 2 ENGLISH Exam Analysis : 1st December 2016

The SSC CGL Tier II 2016 exam has successfully completed its paper II of English Language. The Paper- II examination received an appreciable response from candidates all over the country. Moreover, students are all curious to come across the analysis of the Paper 2. To add your preparation process, we bring you the analysis of SSC CGL Tier 2 examination- paper II/ paper 2 (English Language).

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quant) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis - 1st Dec, 2016

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quant) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (English) Paper 2 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016: Paper 2- English Language

Attempts to clear cut- off: If you have made a decent attempt of 155-165 number of questions, you are on your way to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of paper II (English Language) was Easy-Moderate level.

Topics asked in SSC CGL Tier II 2016: 1st December 2016- Paper II/ Paper 2 (English Language):

The topics asked in the SSC CGL Tier II 2016: 1st December 2016: Paper II (English Language) were:

Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Finding Errors

18-20

Moderate-Difficult

Sentence Correction

18-20

Moderate

Synonyms/Antonyms

5-7

Easy

Wrongly Spelt Words

3-5

Easy

Idioms and Phrases

8-10

Moderate-Difficult

Para Jumbles

15-17

Moderate

One word substitution

12-14

Easy

Active and Passive Voice

16-18

Easy-Moderate

Sentence Completion

3-5

Easy

Direct and Indirect Narration

22-25

Easy-Moderate

Cloze test

22-25

Easy-Moderate

Reading Comprehension

27-30

Moderate

SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016: Overall analysis of Paper I and Paper II

Let us go through a summary of ‘possible good attempts of Paper I and paper II of SSC CGL Tier II 2016:

Paper

No. of Questions

Possible good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

100

81-86

English Language and Comprehension

200

155-165


 

SSC CGL Tier II 2016: Expected Cut- off Marks (For Tier and Tier II):

The computation of cut- off marks of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 will depend on marks scored out of 400 marks in paper I and paper II. What can be the tentative cut- off marks of SSC CGL Tier II 2016? Let us find out:

Posts

Expected cut- off marks

For Tax Assistants

325-345

For Non-Interview Posts

340-360

For Interview Posts

365-385

We hope that this article helps you. Stay tuned for more updates, job notifications and exam analysis. Till then, happy learning!


 

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SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis Quantitative Aptitude (Paper 1) :1st December 2016

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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has completed Paper I (Quantitative Aptitude) of the second day i.e. 1st December 2016. Students have come up with good reviews about the examination. After incorporating all of the feedback we received from students, we have come up with the complete analysis of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 conducted on 1st December 2016.

But before that, let us look at the pattern of SSC CGL Tier II 2016:

            

Subjects

            

            

Posts

            

            

No of questions

            

Quantitative Aptitude

            

            

All other posts other than post of SI in CPOs

            

       100 

            
            

            

English Language and Comprehension

            

            

All posts

            

       200

            

            

Statistics

            

            

Compilers/ Statistical Investigators

            

      100 

            


 

            

General Studies

Assistant Audit Officer Post

100 

Note: The time duration is of 2 hours. The marks of each section is 200 marks.
 

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (English) Paper 2 - Exam Analysis - 1st Dec, 2016

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quant) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (English) Paper 2 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016: Paper I- Quantitative Ability

Attempts to clear cut - off: If you attend 81-86 number of questions, you can surely clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty level of this section: The difficulty level of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016 (Paper I- Quantitative Ability) was of Moderate level.

Questions from Topics asked in SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016 (Paper I- Quantitative Ability) are:

Name of Topics

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Number System

7-9

Easy-Moderate

Percentage

3-5

Easy

Time and Work

5-7

Moderate

Profit, Loss and Discount

10-12

Easy-Moderate

Ratio/Mixture/Allegation

5-7

Easy

Average

5-7

Easy-Moderate

Time, Speed and Distance

3-5

Easy

SI & CI

3-5

Easy-Moderate

Algebra

10-12

Moderate

Mensuration

15-17

Moderate

Geometry

10-12

Moderate-Difficult

Trigonometry

8-10

Moderate-Difficult

Data Interpretation (1 set)

5

Moderate


Stay tuned for more updates on SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 1st December 2016 (Paper II- English Language). Till then, hope for the best!
 

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SSC CGL Tier II Re-Examination 2016 : Read Official Notice Here

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The Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released a notification for re- exam due to malpractice and technical breakdowns reported in 14 centres out of about 351 centres during the SSC CGL Tier II 2016 exam.

Click Here for Official Notice: SSC CGL Tier 2 (Re-Examination) - 12 & 13 Jan 2017

Some of the centres in this category of technical/ server breakdown are:

  • One at Patna
  • One at Greater Noida
  • One at Ranchi
  • Two at Allahabad
  • One at Navi Mumbai
  • Three at Ghaziabad
  • Two at Delhi
  • One at Ahmadabad
  • One venue at Jaipur

Some of the institutes witnessed malpractices by a few candidates:

  • Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Jasola (Sarita Vihar) New Delhi (Batch-I)
  • Anand International College of Engineering (Batch-I &Batch-II) at Jaipur

For the above centres and institutes, SSC CGL Tier II examination was cancelled and re- exam was scheduled in this regard.

You can check the official notification of SSC, you can check here: Check here for Official Notification

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quantitative Aptitude) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis -1st Dec, 2016
 

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quant) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (English) Paper 2 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

The SSC CGL Tier II is conducted successfully from 30th of November 2016 to 3rd December 2016 in 356 exam centres across the country. As per sources, the date of re- exam of SSC CGL Tier II exam will be declared shortly.
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SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2016 : Questions Asked in Quant and English – 30 November 2016

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has successfully conducted the first day of CGL Tier 2 examination.

The first two papers that took place today were - Quantitative Aptitude (10:00 AM - 12:00PM) and English Language (2:00-4:00PM). This was the first time that the SSC CGL exam was conducted in Online mode. Most of the candidates have reported the overall difficulty level of the SSC CGL Quants Exam as Moderate. This article will provide you the exact SSC CGL Tier 2 Questions 30th November 2016, so that you can analyse the level of the paper yourself. However, you can also check the detailed Expert Analysis of Questions asked in SSC CGL Tier II on 30th November 2016, here:

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quantitative Aptitude) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis -1st Dec, 2016
 

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quant) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (English) Paper 2 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

SSC CGL Tier 2 Questions 30th November 2016 – Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability

Below are some of the questions asked in SSC CGL Tier 2 paper held today. 
 

Ques 1. If tan4 Q + tan2Q = 1, then, cos4 Q + cos2 Q= ?

Ques 2. Assume that A2 tan2 x + B2 sec2 x = C2. Now, what would be the valus of sec2 x – tan2 x = ?

Ques 3. If X+1/x = C+1/C, then x=?

Ques 4. An aeroplane that has just took off, makes a 30-degree angle with the runway at the point of take-off. After 15 minutes, it makes a 60-degree angle with the point of take-off. It the distance of the aeroplane is 3km now, what is the speed of the plane.

Ques 5. Difference between CI and SI was given in the question for 3 years, at 10% rate of interest. You had to find the principle.

Ques 6. If p=99, then p(p2 + 3p + 3) =?
Ans. 9,99,999

Ques 7. If x=1+√2+√3, then 2x4 – 4x3 -5x2 +26x – 28 = ?

SSC CGL Tier 2 Questions 30th November 2016 – English Language and Comprehension

Ques 1: Idioms and Phrases:

  • The seamy side.
  • Go to rack and ruin.
  • Too many chiefs and not many Indians
  • Gentleman at large.
  • Bite the dust.

Ques2: Synonyms:

  • Apathy
  • Ineffable
  • Espionage

Ques3:  Antonyms:

  • Mitigate
  • Elegance
  • Theoretical

SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: Safe Attempts

The table shows the possible good attempts of Paper I and Paper II of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 exam along with the difficulty level:

Paper

No. of Questions

Possible good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

100

82-88

English Language and Comprehension

200

150-160

Stay tuned for more updates on SSC CGL 2016. Till then, Happy Learning !

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SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 30th November 2016 - English Language (Paper II)

SSC CGL Tier 2 English Paper analysis - 30 nov 2016

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:

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quantitative Aptitude) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis -1st Dec, 2016
 


Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quant) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016

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


 

We hope that this analysis is helpful. Stay tuned for more job updates and notifications. Till then, happy learning!
 

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SSC CGL Tier 2 English Paper Analysis 2016 :How was your Attempt?

Hello Everyone,

                    SSC CGL Tier 2 English Language and Comprehension paper (Paper 2) will be held from 2:45 PM to 4:45 PM. Our team of experts will get the feedbacks and reviews from many candidates in order to bring you an accurate analysis of the English paper. 

A huge number of candidates appeared SSC CGL Tier 2 exam today. In our analysis section, we will provide detailed review of topics and number of questions asked in SSC CGL English paper along with difficulty level and good attempts. To get the complete analysis, CLICK HERE

SSC CGL English (Paper 2) Analysis - 30 Nov 2016

SSC CGL Quant (Paper 1) Analysis - 30 Nov 2016

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SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis: 30th November 2016 - Paper I (Quantitative Aptitude)

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the second phase of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam from 30th November 2016 to 2nd December 2016. This examination will be attended by the candidates who will manage to qualify the SSC CGL Tier I 2016 examination. The examination will be conducted in two shifts. The paper I i.e. Quantitative Aptitude of SSC CGL Tier I examination has come to an end. In this article, we bring you the complete analysis of paper I (Quantitative Aptitude):

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (Quantitative Aptitude) Paper 1 - Exam Analysis -1st Dec, 2016
 

Click here for SSC CGL Tier 2 (English) Paper 2 - Exam Analysis - 30th Nov, 2016
 

Questions Asked in SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam-  30 Nov 2016

Before going to the analysis, let us look at the pattern of SSC CGL Tier II 2016:

            

Subjects

            

            

Posts

            

            

No of questions

            

Quantitative Aptitude

            

            

All other posts other than post of SI in CPOs

            

       100 

            
            

            

English Language and Comprehension

            

            

All posts

            

       200

            

            

Statistics

            

            

Compilers/ Statistical Investigators

            

      100 

            


 

            

General Studies

Assistant Audit Officer Post

100 

Note: The time duration for all the papers is of 2 hours and the marks alloted to each paper is 200 marks.

SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Exam Analysis : Paper I- Quantitative Aptitude

Good Attempts to clear cut – off marks: An attempt of 82-88 number of questions may be a great attempt to clear cut- off marks.

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of Paper I (Quantitative Aptitude) of SSC CGL Tier II 2016 was of Easy- Moderate level.

Topics asked in SSC CGL Tier II 2016 Paper I (Quantitative Aptitude): The paper I - Quantitative Aptitude consisted of questions from the following topics:

Name of Topics

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Number System

10

Moderate

Percentage

4-5

Moderate - Difficult

Time and Work

4-6

Moderate - Difficult

Profit & Loss

8-9

Easy

Ratio & Proportion

2-4

Moderate

Average

5-6

Moderate

Time, Speed and Distance

4-6

Easy-Moderate

SI & CI

3-4

Easy

Mixture and Allegation

2-3

Easy

Mensuration

10-13

Easy-Moderate

Geometry

12-13

Moderate - Difficult

Trigonometry

8-11

Moderate - Difficult

Algebra

5

Moderate

DI (Bar Graph based)

5

Easy-Moderate


 

Stay tuned for more updates on SSC CGL Tier II 2016 paper II (English Language). Till then, happy learning!

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SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2016 - Previous Year Questions and Expected Cut- off Marks

SSC-CGL-Tier-2-Exam-Expected-Cutoff-2016---Qualifying-marks

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Tier II examination is on the way and students are all set to prepare well. The SSC CGL Tier II examination will be held from 30th November 2016 to 3rd December 2016. The exam will be conducted in two slots i.e. Slot 1 will be from 10: 00 AM to 12:00 PM and slot 2 timings would be 2: 45 PM to 4: 45 PM. In order to add to the efforts of the students, we present you questions asked in the previous years along with the expected cut- off. The total number of vacancies of SSC CGL are 8, 624 in the year of 2016. Let us look at the pattern of the SSC CGL Tier II 2016:

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2016: Pattern

The pattern of SSC CGL Tier II is based on the preferences of posts by the candidates:

            

Paper

            

            

Subjects

            

            

Posts

            

            

No of questions

            

Marks

            


 

Time Duration

            

I

            

            

Quantitative Aptitude

            

            

All other posts other than post of SI in CPOs

            

       100 

            
            

 200

            

2 Hours

            

II

            

            

English Language and Comprehension

            

            

All posts

            

       200

            

  200

            

2 Hours

            

III

            

            

Statistics

            

            

Compilers/ Statistical Investigators

            

      100 

            


 

            

200

            

2 Hours

IV

General Studies

Assistant Audit Officer Post

100 

200

2 Hours

Note: Paper I and II are compulsory for all posts whereas paper III and IV are optional based on the post preferred.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2016: Previous Year Questions

The questions asked in previous years are the questions asked in SSC CGL Tier II in years 2014, 2015 etc. We have presented a few previous years questions which will make you aware of the exam pattern and types of questions asked. English language has been of the vital sections which will require attention but numerical abilities will need hard-core preparation. Let us go through some previous years questions of SSC CGL Tier II 2016:

English Language:

English Language has been one of the scoring sections in CGL exams. You may make a good attempt of 55- 60 questions to clear the sectional cut- off.

Q. Spot the errors in the given sentences:

a. He looked upon me eye to eye for a few moments before he spoke.

  1. before he spoke
  2. No error
  3. eye to eye for a few moments
  4. he looked upon me

b. Until you are in the habit of putting off things you cannot ensure yourself of a good future.

  1. you cannot ensure yourself of a good future
  2. the habit of putting off things
  3. until you are in
  4. No error

Q.Direct/ Indirect speech

a. Vipul said, “Alas! How thoughtless I have been!”

  1. Vipul regretted upon my thoughtlessness.
  2. Vipul confessed that he had been thoughtless.
  3. Vipul admitted that he is thoughtless.
  4. Vipul exclaimed how thoughtless I have been

b. The officer said, “Cowards! you shall soon be put to death.”

  1. The officer said that they were cowards and should be put to death soon.
  2. The officer called them cowards and said that they would soon be put to death.
  3. The officer called them cowards and said that they must be put to death soon.
  4. The officer said that they would soon be put to death.        

Numerical Abilities:

Numerical Abilities can be an easy section if you regularly practice questions from the frequently asked topics in SSC CGL exams. If you make a good attempt of 50- 55 questions, you may safely clear the cut – off marks.

Q. If a sum of Rs. 1, 170 were disturbed among A, B and C in the ratio 2: 3: 4, by mistake, in place of 1/ 2 : 1/ 3: 1/4, who was benefited most and by how much?

  1. B, Rs. 270    b. A, Rs. 280    c. B, Rs. 220      d. C, Rs. 250

Q. In two blends of mixed tea, the ratios of Darjeeling and Assam tea are 4: 7 and 2: 5. The ratio in which these two blends should be mixed to get the ratio of Darjeeling and Assam tea in new mixture as 6: 13 is

  1. 35: 78       b. 13: 22               c. 22: 35                       d. 26: 35

Q. Of the three numbers, the first is 4 times the second and 3 times the third. If the average of all the three numbers is 95, what is the third number?

  1. 130            b. 57                      c. 76                              d. 60

Statistics/ Maths/ Economics/ Commerce:

This section is based on careful observation of set of data, relevant interpretation and calculation based on correct formulae. The good attempt for this section to clear cut- off marks may be 52- 58.

Q. Standard error of correlation coefficient with r= 0.5 and n= 9 is

  1. 0.25           b. 0.8                     c. 0.5                            d. 0.75

Q. If, for two mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive events A and B P[B]= 2P[A], then P[A] equals

  1. 2/ 3            b. 3/4                    c. 1/4                           d. 1/3

Q. If which of the sampling schemes the estimate of population mean is not unbiased?

  1. Ratio estimation for simple random sampling
  2. Multistage sampling
  3. Simple random sampling
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SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2016: Expected Cut- off Marks

Cut- off marks is the total marks required to qualify a level or phase of an exam. SSC CGL Tier II Cut off marks is based on some factors like difficulty level of papers, number of candidates, number of vacancies etc. It varies from different categories and states. Let us take a look at the SSC CGL Tier 2 2015 and 2016 cut- off marks:

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2015: Expected Cut – off Marks:

The cut off marks will be based on the marks obtained in Tier-I and Tier-II and as per cut off marks fixed by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

i) List-I: All Interview Posts;

ii) List-II: Statistical Investigator/Compiler and;

iii) List-III: All non-interview posts

List I: Candidates who qualified for all interviews posts (other than the post of Statistical Investigator/ Compiler)

SC

ST

OBC

Ex. S

OH

HH

VH

UR

Total

Cut- off Tier I +Tier II (Paper I+II)

373. 00

359. 25

411. 00

358. 00

344. 75

253. 00

332.00

430. 75

NA

Candidates available

884

443

2276

137

105

94

51

2688*

6638

In addition to the number of UR candidates shown, 798 OBC, 36 SC and 10 ST candidates are also satisfying the cut-off for UR category. These candidates have been shown in their respective categories.


 

List II: Candidates who qualified for all the post of Statistical Investigator/ Compiler

SC

ST

OBC

UR

Total

Cut- off Tier I +Tier II (Paper I+II)

468. 25

*

523.00

554. 75

NA

Candidates available

5

0

10

17

32

Note: *There is no vacancy for ST category.

List III: Candidates who qualified for all non- interview posts

SC

ST

OBC

Ex. S

OH

HH

VH

UR

Total

Cut- off Tier I +Tier II (Paper I+II)

345. 00

327.50

387.00

255.00

323.50

210. 50

259.00

410. 25

NA

Candidates available

2482

1222

6042

1399

222

211

223

6242*

18043

In addition to the number of UR candidates shown, 2354 OBC, 126 SC and 31 ST candidates are also satisfying the cut-off for UR category. These candidates have been shown in their respective categories.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2016: Cut – Off Marks: We will update the cut- off marks for SSC CGL Tier 2 as soon as it is available.

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