The Tier 1 of SSC CGL 2018 Exam is set to be conducted from 4th of June till 13th of June 2019. The Staff Selection Commission on 25th of January 2019 notified on its official website the Exam Dates for SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Exams. And here we are with the detailed section-wise analysis of the Tier 1 Paper. The analysis part will give SSC CGL aspirants a fair idea about the difficulty level of the paper and also understand the type of questions asked. Stay tuned to Oliveboard and keep watching this space for the updated analysis of all the shifts of SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – 4 June 2019.
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SSC CGL 2018 Exam Pattern
The SSC CGL Exam will be conducted in 4 Tiers. The Exam Pattern of the Tier 1 is given below.
Tier I – Computer Based Examination
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
*Negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer
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SSC CGL 2018 Exam – Important Dates
- SSC Tier-I Exam Date: 4th June 2019 to 19th June 2019
- SSC Tier-II Exam Date: 11th Sept 2019 to 13th Sept 2019
- SSC Tier-III Exam Date: 29th December 2019
- Date of Tier-IV (Skill test)- To be notified later
SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – Check the Day-wise Exam Analysis
Exam Dates |
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| 4th June | 6th June |
| 7th June | 8th June |
| 9th June | 10th June |
| 11th June | 12th June |
| 13th June | |
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SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – 4 June 2019
Shift 1
The difficulty level of the SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Shift 1 Exam was of moderate level.
1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
Topic |
No. of Questions |
| Analogy | 3-4 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Coding-Decoding | 3 |
| Complete Figures | 1 |
| Counting Figures | 1 |
| Cubes | 1 |
| Hidden Figure | 1 |
| Mathematical Operations | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Number Series (Missing) | 2 |
| Odd One Out | 2-3 |
| Paper Folding & Cutting Images | 1 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2 |
| Statement & Conclusion | 1 |
| Venn Diagram | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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2. General Awareness
Maximum Questions were from current affairs.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
| Biology | 3 |
| Chemistry | 4 |
| Current Affairs | 5-6 |
| Economics | 1 |
| Geography | 2 |
| History | 3 |
| Physics | 1 |
| Polity | 2 |
| Static Awareness | 2 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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Some Memory Based Questions
- What is another name for Oceania? Australia
- Which is the largest river island? Majuli Island, Brahmaputra
- Founder of Indian Association Satyendra Nath Bannerjee
- Tributary of Brahmaputra
- Winner of the Boxing Championship in Finland
- Question on dry Ice
- Who attacked Somnath Temple?
- Who is the Founder of Facebook?
- A question on 1526 Battle
- Thoda Dance Belongs to which state? Himachal Pradesh
- Who is the chief minister of Goa? Pramod Sawant
- First Chief Justice of a court to be impeached?
- What is the currency of Bolivia? Bolivian boliviano
- Which is the World’s Largest Country? Russia
- Which game is introduced in Olympic 2022?
- Malimath committee is related to what? Criminal Justice System
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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table Based) | 4 |
| Algebra | 1-2 |
| Geometry | 2 |
| Mensuration | 3 |
| Number System | 2 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 3-4 |
| Miscellaneous (Ratio & Proportions, Averages, Speed, Time& Distance, SI &CI, P&L, Percent) | 8 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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4. English Comprehension
| Topics | No. Of Questions |
| Active Passive Voice | 2 |
| Antonyms | 2 |
| Cloze test | 5 |
| Error Detection | 2 |
| Fill in the Blanks | 1 |
| Idioms and Phrases | 2 |
| One-word substitution | 2 |
| Sentence/Word Improvement | 2 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2 |
| Spelling Correction | 2 |
| Synonyms | 2 |
| Word Correction in sentence | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – 4 June 2019
Shift 2
The difficulty level of the SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Shift 2 Exam was of moderate level.
1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Analogy | 3-4 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Coding-Decoding | 3 |
| Complete Figure,
Counting Figure, Hidden Figure |
3 |
| Cube Based | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Missing Term | 2 |
| Find Odd One Out | 2-3 |
| Paper Folding Image | 1 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2 |
| Statements & Conclusions | 1 |
| Venn Diagram | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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2. General Awareness
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Biology | 3-4 |
| Chemistry | 4 |
| Geography | 2 |
| History | 2-3 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Polity | 2 |
| Static Awareness | 2 |
| Current Affairs | 5-6 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
Some Memory Based Questions
- From which of the following countries the residuary powers of parliament of India have been taken? Canada
- Where was Olympic 2018-19 ceremony held? South Korea
- Which acid tastes sweet?
- Which hormones control other hormones?
- Which of the following is an aldehyde?
- Which state won Ranjhi Trophy 2017? Vidharbha
- Which was the first Biodiversity plant approved by Government of India?
- Who founded by Chalukya dynasty? Pulakeshin I
- Who is the founder of Jainism? Vardhamana Jnatiputra
- Who was the first female General Secretary of SAARC countries? Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed
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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table Based) | 4 |
| Algebra | 1 |
| Geometry | 2 |
| Mensuration | 3 |
| Number System | 2 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 3-4 |
| Miscellaneous (Ratio & Proportions, Averages, Speed, Time& Distance, SI &CI, P&L, Percent) | 8 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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4. English Comprehension
Topics |
No. Of Questions asked |
| Active Passive Voice | 2 |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 4 |
| Cloze Test | 5 |
| Error Detection | 2 |
| Fill in the Blanks | 1 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 2 |
| One-word substitution | 2 |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2 |
| Spelling Correction | 2 |
| Word Correction in sentence | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – 4 June 2019
Shift 3
The difficulty level of the SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Shift 3 Exam was of moderate level.
1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Analogy | 2-3 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Coding-Decoding | 3 |
| Complete Figure, Counting Figure, Hidden Figure | 3 |
| Cube Based | 1 |
| Mathematical Operations | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Series (Missing Term) | 1 |
| Find Odd One Out | 4 |
| Paper Folding Image | 1 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2 |
| Statements & Conclusions | 2 |
| Word Formation | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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2. General Awareness
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Biology | 3-4 |
| Chemistry | 4 |
| Geography | 3 |
| History | 3-4 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Polity | 2 |
| Static Awareness | 2 |
| Current Affairs | 5-6 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table Based) | 4 |
| Algebra | 3 |
| Geometry | 2 |
| Mensuration | 3 |
| Number System | 1 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 2-3 |
| Miscellaneous (Ratio & Proportions, Averages, Speed, Time& Distance, SI &CI, P&L, Percent, Time & work) | 9 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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4. English Comprehension
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Active Passive Voice | 3 |
| Error Detection | 3 |
| Fill in the Blanks | 2 |
| Idioms and Phrases | 2 |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2 |
| Spelling Correction | 2 |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 4 |
| Reading Passage | 5 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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