SSC CGL 2017 TIER – I EXAM STRATEGY
Dear Friends,
As you all know that SSC CGL is one of the most sought-after Government exams. Every year, lakhs of candidates apply for the SSC CGL Examination and only a few get selected among them and land their dream jobs.
One of the reasons for candidates not making it to the final merit list is lack of preparation strategy. Therefore, in the following article, we are providing a strategy for the SSC CGL Tier-1 Examination:
What should we Prepare?
First of all , it is important to know what to prepare. On a clean sheet, make a list of all the topics you need to prepare for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam.
Tier-1 includes 4 sections, i.e.,
- Quantitative Aptitude
- General Intelligence Reasoning
- English Language
- General Awareness.
Make a timetable and stick to it. Divide all the topics you need to prepare for and assign a particular time for each topic, every day.
Quantitative Aptitude
In Quant, you can expect 1-2 questions from Simple Interest Compound Interest, Simplification, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Speed, Time & Distance, Problem on Ages, Number Series, Number System, Profit & Loss, Mixture Problems, Time & Work and up to 3 or 4 questions from Data Interpretation, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Algebra & Geometry.
While Simplification, Percentage, Simple & Compound Interest, Problem on Ages, Averages, Ratio & Proportion, are less time consuming and easy to solve, topics like Profit & Loss, Speed, Time & Distance, Mensuration, Number System, Number Series, Time & Work, Mixture Problems, Data Interpretation, Trigonometry, Geometry & Algebra might consume more time and are relatively tricky.
General Intelligence Reasoning
You can expect up to 3 questions from Classification, Coding decoding, Analogy, Venn Diagram, Series & Non-verbal Reasoning and 1 or 2 questions from Word Formation, Direction & Distances, Missing Number, Blood Relations, & Verbal Reasoning.
While Analogy, Classification, Puzzles, Coding decoding, Direction & Distances, Venn Diagram consume less time to solve, topics like Word Formation, Blood Relations, Series, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning might consume more time to solve.
English Language
You can expect around 5 questions from Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, One-word Substitution, Phrase Replacement, & Error spotting & up to 2 questions from Spellings & Phrase or Idiom meaning. While Reading Comprehension, Error Spotting & Phrase replacement are time consuming, Fill in the Blanks, Spellings, Phrase or Idiom meaning, & One-word substitution are less or moderate time-consuming topics.
Few other topics you can expect: Synonyms & Antonyms, Phrase/Idiom meaning, Cloze test, Direct & Indirect speech and Active and Passive voice.
General Awareness
The General Awareness section will include questions on Static General Knowledge and Science. Based on previous year exam papers analysis, most questions under the General Awareness section of SSC CGL Exam will be from the Static GK, followed by Science and current affairs. Prioritize your study accordingly.
The Static GK will contain questions on History (India & World), Indian polity, World Geography, Physical Geography, Important dates, Economy, Environment, Honors & Awards, Organizations, Sports, Art & Culture, Books & Authors.
Science part of the General Awareness section will include Biology, physics, Chemistry, Space science, Computers, Nutrition, Diseases & Pollution, Discoveries and Inventions based questions.
