SSC Tier-1 exam to be held on 8 May & 22 May 2016. You have 3 months for preparations..
The Total Duration of Tier-1 Exam is 2 Hours.
Penalty: There will be deduction of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
Analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, Blood Relation, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Directions, Coding-Decoding, Statement and Conclusions, Statement and Assumptions, Analogy, Ranking, Series Problems etc.
1) Static GK Comprises of Questions from India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research, Current Affairs, Current GK, Books and Authors, Persons and Place in News, Abbreviations etc.
2) In Science Section, the Questions are asked from Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Section.
Whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationships between numbers, Number Theory (LCM, HCF, Prime No.s etc), Basic Maths, Algebra and Geometry, Speed, Distance and Time, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages, Probability, square roots, average, SI& CI, time and work, Triangle and its various kind of centres, circle and its chords, Tangents, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Right circular Cone & Cylinder, Sphere, Bar diagram, Pie chart,
(The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).
Passage, Improving Sentences, Spotting Errors, Synonyms and Antonyms, Cloze test, Spelling test, Sentence completion, Idioms and phreses.
SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier 1 Exam Pattern
In the CGL Tier-1, there will be 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's) to be asked from 4 Sections viz. English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness. Each section has 50 Questions and Each Question carry 1 mark.
The Total Duration of Tier-1 Exam is 2 Hours.
Penalty: There will be deduction of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
| Part | Subject | Max Marks/ Questions |
|---|---|---|
| A | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 |
| B | General Awareness | 50 |
| C | Numerical Ability | 50 |
| D | English | 50 |
A. General Intelligence & Reasoning
This Section has 50 Questions in the Tier-1 Exam. The Questions in this sections are asked from the Topics given below:Analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, Blood Relation, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Directions, Coding-Decoding, Statement and Conclusions, Statement and Assumptions, Analogy, Ranking, Series Problems etc.
B. General Awareness
This is high scoring and Time Saving section in the CGL Tier-1 Exam. This section has 50 Questions and maximum time limit for this section is 20 mins.1) Static GK Comprises of Questions from India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research, Current Affairs, Current GK, Books and Authors, Persons and Place in News, Abbreviations etc.
2) In Science Section, the Questions are asked from Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Section.
C. Numerical Aptitude
This is section with most weightage. In this section, 50 Questions will be asked in Tier-1 Exam. The Questions in this sections are asked from the Topics given below:Whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationships between numbers, Number Theory (LCM, HCF, Prime No.s etc), Basic Maths, Algebra and Geometry, Speed, Distance and Time, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages, Probability, square roots, average, SI& CI, time and work, Triangle and its various kind of centres, circle and its chords, Tangents, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Right circular Cone & Cylinder, Sphere, Bar diagram, Pie chart,
(The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).
D. English Syllabus
We can say that this is easiest among all the sections. This section has 50 Marks in Tier-1. In this sections, questions are asked on these topicsPassage, Improving Sentences, Spotting Errors, Synonyms and Antonyms, Cloze test, Spelling test, Sentence completion, Idioms and phreses.
Preparation Time Table for SSC CGL Tier 1
| Week Wise | 6am-7am Current affairs | 7:15-9am Static GK | 11am-1pm Eng | 4pm-6:30pm Maths | 9-11pm Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-27 Feb | Daily current affairs | Ancient History | Read newspaper Daily and solve comprehension Passage | Basic Simplification & no. series, square roots | Alphabet series, coding-decoding |
| 28 Feb (Sunday) | Revision of CA & read 1-15 January CA | Modern History | Practice comprehension passage | Revise square roots | |
| 29 Feb-5 March | Current affairs | Indian & World Geography | Grammar (Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, verb & Tenses) | Percentage, average, Ration & Proportion, Ages. | Seating arrangement, analogy and classification, New word formation |
| 6 March (Sunday) | Revise Feb GK & Read 16-31 Jan CA | Physical Geography | --Revision-- | Revise Questions on %, Avg, Ratio, ages | |
| 7-12 March | CA | Indian polity | Grammar (Adverb, Preposition, Conjunctions, Interjection) | Trigonometry | Mathematical operation, Decision-Making, Calendar, Clock, Puzzle |
| 13 March (Sunday) | Revise CA | Revise | Revise | Revise formulas | |
| 14-19 March | CA | Indian Constitution | Grammar (Voice, Narration, Modals) | Time and work, pipes and cisterns, speed & Time | Classification, missing characters, Venn diagram, syllogism |
| 20 March (Sunday) | Revise Feb & March CA | General science | Read Newspaper | Revision | |
| 21-26 March | Current Affairs | Economics, | Idioms and Phrases | Trains, Probability, Permutation & Combination | Inferences, Assumption, Cause and effect, Distance and Direction |
| 27 March | Revise CA & Read imp Books and author Name | Computer section | Articles | Mensuration (Area) | |
| 28 March-2 April | CA | Chemistry | Practice Grammatical Errors | Mensuration (Surface Area, vol.) | Blood Relationship, Ranking |
| 3April (Sunday) | Revise March CA | Biology | Practice Set | Revise | |
| 4-9 April | CA | Physics & Sports | Cloze Test Practice | DI, Profit and loss, Boats and Stream | Coded Inequalities, Fictious Symbols |
| 10 April | CA Revise | Govt Schemes, UN HQ | Practice Set | Partnership, | Revise |
| 11 April-16 April | CA | Capital and Currency, | Sentence Improvement | Data Suffiency, DI | Non verbal(Mirror & Water Image), Data Sufficiency |
| 17-20 April | CA | General Knowledge (Mix topics) | Rearrangement | DI | Revise |
| 21April-7 May | CA | REVISE ALL TOPICS DAILY | DO PRACTICE SET ON DAILY BASIS | DAILY MOCK TESTS WITH TIME LIMIT | SOLVE PRACTICE SET |
