The Tier 1 of SSC CGL 2018 Exam is being conducted from 4th of June till 13th of June 2019. Today is the second day of SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam. 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 – 6 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 – 6 June 2019
Shift 1
1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Analogy | 3-4 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Coding-Decoding | 3 |
| Complete Figure, Hidden Figure, Counting Figure | 3 |
| Cube Based | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Find 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 |
| Chemistry | 4 |
| Economics | 1 |
| Geography | 2 |
| History | 3 |
| Physics | 1 |
| Polity | 2 |
| Current Affairs | 5-6 |
| Static Awareness | 2 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
Some Memory Based Questions
- Where is Bandipur National Park – Karnataka
- A question on Battle of Buxar – 1764
- Dance form Dhamman belongs to which state? – Himachal Pradesh
- A question on Homeostatis
- When was the Mid-day Meal introduced? – 1995
- A question on President’s rule, state emergency.
- What is the Scientific name of Banyan Tree? – Ficus benghalensis
- What is Article 16 – Impeachment of President
- What is the National Sport of China? Table Tennis
- What is white Phosphorus?
- Who constructed GT Road? Sher Shah Suri
- Who is the CM of Maharashtra – Devendra Fadnavis
- Who was the one who attended the round table conference? 1st 2nd 3rd – B. R Ambedkar
- When is Earth day celebrated? 22nd April
- Who established the Slave Dynasty in India? Qutb ud-Din Aibak.
- To which sport is Irani Trophy related to? – Cricket
- When was the Battle of Plassey fought? – 1757
- Who is the writer of novel “SOLO”? Rana Dasgupta
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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| DI (Pie Chart) | 4 |
| Algebra | 1 |
| Geometry | 2 |
| Mensuration | 3 |
| Number System | 2 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 3-4 |
| Miscellaneous (Percent, P & L, SI & CI, Time, Speed & distance, Averages, Ratio & Proportion) | 8-9 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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4. English Comprehension
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Fill in the Blanks | 1 |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 |
| Error Detection | 2 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 2 |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 4 |
| Active Passive Voice | 2 |
| One-word substitution | 2 |
| Word/Sentence Correction | 1 |
| Spelling Correction | 2 |
| Cloze test | 5 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – 6 June 2019
Shift 2
1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Alphanumeric Series | 3 |
| Analogy | 3-4 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Coding-Decoding | 2 |
| Complete Figure, Hidden Figure, Counting Figure | 3 |
| Cube Based | 1 |
| Find Missing Term & Sequence Based | 2 |
| Find Odd One Out | 2-3 |
| Mathematical Operations | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Paper Folding Image | 1 |
| Statements & Conclusions | 1 |
| Venn Diagram | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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2. General Awareness
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Biology | 2-3 |
| Chemistry | 3-4 |
| Economics | 2 |
| Geography | 3-4 |
| History | 2-3 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Polity | 2 |
| Current Affairs | 6-7 |
| Static Awareness | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
Some Memory Based Questions
- What is Article 43 about? – Directive Principles of State Policy
- Which article of constitution is about Constitutional Remedy? – Article 32
- Who is the I Lokpal? – Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose
- Where is the Poush mela conducted? – West Bengal
- Pramod Sawant is the CM of which state? Goa
- Where is the Majuli Island, largest river island situated? Assam
- Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog? Amitabh Kant
- Who is the founder of Sayyid dynasty? Sayyid Khizr Khan
- Who is the new director of BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ) – Ajit Kumar Mohanty
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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| DI (Table Based) | 4 |
| Algebra | 1-2 |
| Geometry | 3-4 |
| Mensuration | 1 |
| Number System | 2 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 3-4 |
| Miscellaneous (Percent, P & L, SI & CI, Time, Speed & distance, Averages, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work) | 9-10 |
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4. English Comprehension
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Active Passive Voice | 2 |
| Cloze test | 5 |
| Error Detection | 3 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 2 |
| One-word substitution | 2 |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 3 |
| Spelling Correction | 2 |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 4 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam Analysis – 6 June 2019
Shift 3
1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2 |
| Analogy | 2 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Coding-Decoding | 3 |
| Complete Figure, Hidden Figure, Counting Figure | 3 |
| Cube Based | 1 |
| Find Missing Term & Sequence Based | 4 |
| Find Odd One Out | 2 |
| Mathematical Operations | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Paper Folding Image | 1 |
| Statements & Conclusions | 1 |
| Word Formation | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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2. General Awareness
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Biology | 3-4 |
| Chemistry | 4 |
| Economics | 2 |
| Geography | 3 |
| History | 3-4 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Polity | 2 |
| Current Affairs | 5-6 |
| Static Awareness | 2 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
Some Memory Based Questions
- A question on Highest Railway station?
- One question on Banking regulatory act.
- Pass in Himachal Pradeh? Rohtang Pass
- What causes the disease Rickets? Deficiency of Vitamin D
- What is a Sustained rise in the general price level of good & services called? Inflation
- When was the Jan Dhan Yojna started? Narendra Modi in 2014
- Where is the Khajurao temple situated? Madhya Pradesh
- Who was the 1st chief justice of Delhi high court? Justice KS Hegde
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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| DI | 4 |
| Algebra | 3-4 |
| Geometry | 2-3 |
| Mensuration | 2 |
| Number System | 1 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 3-4 |
| Miscellaneous (Percent, P & L, SI & CI, Time, Speed & distance, Averages, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work) | 9 |
| Total | 25
|
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4. English Comprehension
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
| Active Passive Voice | 3 |
| Cloze test | 5 |
| Error Detection | 2 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 2 |
| One-word substitution | 2 |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2 |
| Spelling Correction | 2 |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 4 |
| Fill in the blanks | 1 |
| Total Questions | 25 |
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