SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier 1 Exam Analysis : 7th June 3rd Shift

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Dear Aspirants,

The most awaited exam of the year, SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier 1, has kickstarted from 4th June with lakhs of aspirants appearing for the exam in various shifts. The exam process will continue over a period of 9-10 days and needless to say, sscadda will keep an eye on this exam from the very first day itself. Through this post, we are providing the detailed topic wise analysis of SSC CGL Tier 1 that will help the candidates appearing for the exam in the upcoming days.

SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier 1 Good Attempts 

Let’s look at the exam pattern of SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier 1 and the good attempts that can give you a rough idea of the ideal score for SSC CGL tier 1.

The subject-wise details are given below:

Section Subject No of Questions Good Attempts
1 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 19-22
2 General Awareness 25 17-18
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 15-18
4 English Comprehension 25 18-20
Total 100 69-77

Note:

  • There is a negative marking of 0.5 marks in all sections.
  • The duration of the exam is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

Subject Wise Analysis of SSC CGL Tier 1 

SSC CGL Exam Analysis: General Intelligence & Reasoning

The General Intelligence and Reasoning section is said to be the easiest and most scoring section of SSC CGL tier 1. However, questions asked in today’s 3rd Shift were easy to moderate level. 3-4 Questions were a bit time-consuming.

The topic wise distribution of questions is given in the below table:

S.No. Topics No. Of Questions asked Level Of Exam
1 Analogy 3 Easy
2 Odd One Out 2 Easy
3 Series 2 Easy-Moderate
4 Statement & Conclusions 1 Easy
5 Directions –
6 Sequence (Acc. to Dictionary) 3
7 Word Formation 2
8 Coding-Decoding 3 Easy
9 Mathematical Operations 1
10 Matrix –
11 Blood Relation 1 Difficult
12 Mirror Image 1 Easy
13 Venn Diagram – Easy
14 Paper Folding Image 1 Easy
15 Missing Term 1 Easy
16 Hidden Figure 1 Easy
17 Cube 1 Easy
18 Counting Figure 1 Easy
19 Complete Figure 1 Easy
20 Misc. 1 Easy
Total Questions 25 Easy

SSC CGL Exam Analysis: English Language

The English Language section can be a tough call for aspirants who are weak in this subject. But In today’s SSC CGL 2018 1st Shift Exam, English language section was easy-moderate. 

  • Antonym – FURY, TRANSIENT, Reticent

You can refer the below table to check the level of this section with the topic wise distribution of questions:

S.No. Topics No. Of Questions asked Level Of Exam
1 Fill in the Blanks 1-2 Easy
2 Sentence Improvement 2 Easy-Moderate
3 Error Detection 2 Easy-Moderate
4 Sentence Rearrangement 2 Easy-Moderate
5 Idioms and Phrases 2 Easy
6 Synonyms 2 Easy
7 Antonyms 2 Easy
8 Active Passive 3 Easy-Moderate
9 One word substitution 1-2 Easy-Moderate
10 Word Correction in the sentence (bold word) –
11 Spelling Correction 2 Easy
12 Cloze Test 5 Easy-Moderate
Total Questions 25 Easy-Moderate

SSC CGL Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude can be a challenging section in SSC CGL Tier 1. This section was lengthy. Quantitative Aptitude Section gave a tough time to the candidates with its 5-6 time-consuming questions. 15-18 attempts with accuracy can save your boat in this section.

  • The base and height of an isosceles triangle are 10 and 12. Find the same sides of the triangle?
  • P=8100 R=8 % , Find compound interest per 5 months

Check the below table which depicts topic wise analysis of quantitative aptitude section:

S.No. Topics No. Of Questions asked Level of Exam
1 Ratio 2 Easy-Moderate
2 Average 1 Easy-Moderate
3 Number System 1 Easy
4 Simplification 1 Easy-Moderate
5 Time & Work 2
6 Time, Speed & Distance 1 Easy-Moderate
7 S.I. & C.I. 1 Easy-Moderate
8 Profit & Loss 1 Easy
9 Co-ordinate Geometry –
10 Geometry 2-3 Moderate
11 Mensuration 2 Easy-Moderate
12 Trigonometry 3-4 Easy
12 Percentage 1 Easy-Moderate
12 Algebra 3 Easy
13 DI 4 Easy-Moderate
Total Questions 25 Moderate

SSC CGL Exam Analysis: General Awareness

General Awareness covers a vast range of topics that can be asked in the exam. It usually comes up with surprises in SSC CGL tier-1. Current affairs have been a favorite topic since previous years and in today’s exam too, there was a fair share of CA questions. Questions were of direct approach from History, General Science and other parts.

Refer to the below table to check which topic was asked the most.

Questions from today’s questions:

  • Asian Games is held after ervery____ years?
  • Night Blindness is caused because of the deficiency of which vitamin?
  • The base year of IIP?
  • Qutub Minar was built in memory of?
  • The theme of the special Olympic game 2019?
  • Who is the founder of the mughal empire?
  • Who was a 5th Sikh guru?
  • Who built the golden temple?
  • Dispute of Krishna river is between which 2 states?
  • Name of the wrestler who won gold in 65 kg freestyle
  • Name of the actress who is made the brand ambassador of a campaign related to girls saving
S.No. Topics No. Of Questions asked Level Of Exam
1 History 3-4 Easy-Moderate
2 Polity 2 Easy
3 Geography 3 Easy-Moderate
4 Economics – –
5 Static Awareness 2 Easy-Moderate
6 Biology 3-4 Easy
7 Chemistry 4 Easy-Moderate
8 Physics 2 Easy-Moderate
9 Computer –
10 Current Affairs 5-6 Easy
Total Questions 25 Easy-Moderate

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