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Evening Slot 2:
Staff Selection Commission (Combined Graduate Level) Tier I Examination 2015 - Morning Shift
The pattern of the Staff Selection Commission (Combined Graduate Level) Tier I Examination-2015 conducted on August 16, 2015 was similar to the one conducted last year though the difficulty level of the paper has decreased marginally. The morning slot (10:00 a.m. to 12 noon) had a single unique question paper with multiple sets. Overall, the paper was on the same pattern as last year.
The pattern of the test was as follows:
| Section |
Total Questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
Good Attempts
|
Good
Score |
Approximate time taken
(in Minutes) |
General Intelligence and Reasoning
|
50
|
Easy-Moderate
|
34-37
|
30-32
|
35
|
General Awareness
|
50
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
20-24
|
15-18
|
20
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
50
|
Easy
|
35-38
|
30-34
|
40
|
English Comprehension
|
50
|
Easy
|
35-38
|
32- 35
|
25
|
Total
|
200
|
125-132
|
105-112
|
120
|
Expected Tier I Cut-offs (Out of 200)
For All Posts
For All Posts
UR (General)
|
OBC
|
SC
|
ST
|
100-107
|
85-89
|
79-83
|
73-76
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning
In this section, questions were from an array of topics and most of them had an easy to moderate level of difficulty. As compared to last year, the Visual Reasoning questions were easier and the options could easily be negated to reach the correct answer. A student could have easily attempted approximately 35 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-
In this section, questions were from an array of topics and most of them had an easy to moderate level of difficulty. As compared to last year, the Visual Reasoning questions were easier and the options could easily be negated to reach the correct answer. A student could have easily attempted approximately 35 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-
| Topic |
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
Analogy
|
6
|
Moderate- difficult
|
Blood relation
|
1
|
Easy
|
Coding-decoding
|
6
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Cubes/dices
|
1
|
Easy
|
Directions
|
2
|
Easy
|
Matrix based
|
1
|
Easy
|
Meaningful order
|
2
|
Easy
|
Missing number
|
5
|
Moderate-difficult
|
Odd one out
|
6
|
Moderate-difficult
|
Series
|
4
|
Easy
|
Statement-conclusion
|
2
|
Easy
|
Venn diagram
|
3
|
Moderate
|
Visual Reasoning
|
8
|
Moderate
|
Word formation
|
3
|
Easy
|
General Awareness
This section was moderately difficult. As usual, maximum questions were from Science section (19 in all), which were of high level of difficulty. Geography was quantitatively second in number, having 9 questions. History was third with 8 questions while Economics had 6 questions and Polity had 5 questions. There were 3 questions from Miscellaneous GK. Overall, the paper was on the same pattern as last year, but there were some tricky questions especially in Science and Geography section. A student could have easily attempted approximately 20 questions in this section.
The split -up of questions, section wise, is as follows:
This section was moderately difficult. As usual, maximum questions were from Science section (19 in all), which were of high level of difficulty. Geography was quantitatively second in number, having 9 questions. History was third with 8 questions while Economics had 6 questions and Polity had 5 questions. There were 3 questions from Miscellaneous GK. Overall, the paper was on the same pattern as last year, but there were some tricky questions especially in Science and Geography section. A student could have easily attempted approximately 20 questions in this section.
The split -up of questions, section wise, is as follows:
| Topic |
Number of Questions
|
Level of Difficulty
|
History
|
8
|
Easy
|
Geography
|
9
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Polity
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Economics
|
6
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Biology
|
9
|
Difficult
|
Chemistry
|
5
|
Difficult
|
Physics
|
1
|
Difficult
|
Computer
|
2
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Ecology/Environment
|
2
|
Difficult
|
Miscellaneous GK
|
3
|
Easy
|
Quantitative Aptitude
The section comprised questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this year’s section was dominated by Arithmetic and Geometry. There was one question of Time and Work, in which none of the options were correct. A student could have easily attempted approximately 35-38 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-
The section comprised questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this year’s section was dominated by Arithmetic and Geometry. There was one question of Time and Work, in which none of the options were correct. A student could have easily attempted approximately 35-38 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-
| Topic |
Number of Questions
|
Level of Difficulty
|
Number System
|
2
|
Easy
|
Percentages
|
1
|
Easy
|
SI/CI
|
1
|
Easy
|
Profit, Loss and Discount
|
4
|
Easy
|
Ratio and Proportion
|
2
|
Easy
|
Averages
|
2
|
Easy
|
Work & Time, Pipes & Cisterns
|
3
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Time, Speed and Distance
|
3
|
Easy
|
Geometry/ Mensuration
|
12
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Coordinate Geometry
|
2
|
Easy
|
Trigonometry
|
6
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Algebra
|
5
|
Easy
|
Data Interpretation (Bar, Pie)
|
7
|
Easy-Moderate
|
English Comprehension
A majority of the questions in this section can be categorised under Vocabulary and Grammar. In Vocabulary, there were questions on Antonyms, Synonyms, One word Substitution, Sentence Correction, Spot the Error and Fill in the Blanks. In Grammar, there were questions on Sentence Correction, Spot the Error and Fill in the Blanks. There were 2 Reading Comprehension Passages with
5 questions each. A student could have easily attempted 35-38 questions in this section.
A majority of the questions in this section can be categorised under Vocabulary and Grammar. In Vocabulary, there were questions on Antonyms, Synonyms, One word Substitution, Sentence Correction, Spot the Error and Fill in the Blanks. In Grammar, there were questions on Sentence Correction, Spot the Error and Fill in the Blanks. There were 2 Reading Comprehension Passages with
5 questions each. A student could have easily attempted 35-38 questions in this section.
The details of the section are as given below-
| Topic |
Number of Questions
|
Level of Difficulty
|
Vocabulary
|
19
|
Easy
|
Idioms and Phrases
|
5
|
Easy
|
Grammar
|
14
|
Easy
|
Reading Comprehension
|
10
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Spellings
|
2
|
Easy
|
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