Exam Review of SSC CGL 2016 Dt. 27th August 2016 Set 1

Exam Review of SSC CGL 2016

Dt. 27th August 2016 Set 1

Dear Friends

The 1st Exam of SSC CGL 2016 is over. The candidates coming out of the exam center have been calling the exam as moderate with English being the most difficult of all sections. The detailed exam review is as follows

Exam is coming section wise
All Questions were carrying equal marks. Total exam was consisting of 100 questions which need to be solved in 75 minutes. There were 4 setions in the paper equally consisiting of 25 marks.
English was the moderate to tough
Maths was Moderate
Reasoning was easy
General Awareness Questions were moderate to tough

English

Topic	No of Questions
Sentence Improvement/ rearrangement	3-4	Easy
Error Detection	3-4	Easy To moderate
Comprehension (Comparison of Mothers in China and Fathers In India on Emotional Ground)	5	Moderate To Difficult
Antonym/ Synonym	4-5	Difficult
Good Attempt	15-18	Moderate – Difficult

Quantitative Aptitude

Topic	No of Questions	Level
SI, CI, Profit and Loss	4	Moderate
Mensuration	3	Moderate
Trigonometry	2	Moderate
Algebra	2	Moderate
Geometry	3	Easy – Moderate
Data Interpretation	5	Moderate
Time and Work	3	Easy to Moderate
Total Good Attempt	16-18	Easy to Moderate

General Intelligence

Topic	No Of Questions	Level
Syllogism	2	Easy
Matrix	1	Easy
Non Verbal	2	Easy
Odd one out	2	Easy – Moderate
Analogy	1	Easy – Moderate
Series	10	Easy to Moderate
Direction	1	Easy to Moderate
Total Good Attempt	18-20	Easy to Moderate

General Awareness

Topic	No of Questions	Level
History (Mostly from Independence Movement)	4	Moderate to Difficult
Geography	1	Moderate – Difficult
Polity	3	Moderate – Difficult
Economics	3	Moderate – Difficult
Chemistry	3	Moderate – Difficult
Current Affairs	3-4	Moderate – Difficult
Good Attempt	10-13	Moderate – Difficult