SSC CGL 2013 Exam Analysis - 27-04-2014

April 28, 2014
SSC CGL 2013 exam was conducted yesterday. Difficult level of exam was easier than previous years. This year I am expecting that cutoff for general category would be 95-100.

Section
Total Questions
Level of difficulty
Ideal 
Attempts
General Intelligence50
Easy
35-40
English Language
50
Easy
30-35
Quantitative Aptitude
50
Easy
30-32
General Awareness
50
Moderate
35-40
Total
200
Easy
130-147

General Intelligence

Most of the questions asked from :-
  • Static GK
  • Indian geography
  • Indian Economics 
  • Indian polity
  • Science

English language

Questions were asked from :-
  • Reading comprehension
  • Synonyms
  • Error spotting
  • Para jumbles 
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Reading comprehension (2 passages with 5 questions each)

Quantitative Aptitude

Questions asked from
  • Trigonometry
  • Geometry
  • Algebra
  • Time and work & Time and distance (1 question each)
  • Data interpretation (2 sets of 5 questions each)

General intelligence

Questions were asked from
  • Coding decoding
  • Series
  • Mirror images
  • Dice questions
  • Puzzles (2 sets)
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