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SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2023

The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam tests a candidate’s aptitude, knowledge, and mental ability. The successful candidates will get eligible for the next stage of the exam process.

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Check out the table below for more details:

SubjectTotal QuestionsTotal MarksDuration
General Intelligence & Reasoning255060 minutes (For VH & Candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 80 minutes)
General Awareness2550
Quantitative Aptitude2550
English Comprehension 2550
Total100200

Note: There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks per question.

SSC CGL Tier-I 2023 Syllabus for English Language Section

SSC CGL Tier-I: English Language Topics
Reading Comprehension
-Synonyms-Antonyms
-Active Passive
Sentence Rearrangement
-Sentence Improvement
-Cloze test
-Idioms and Phrases 
-One-word Substitution
Sentence Correction
-Error Spotting
Fill in the Blanks
-Spellings Correction

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SSC CGL Tier 1 2023-How to Score 20+ Marks in English Comprehension?

Here are some of the strategies that combine to become a perfect strategy for you:

Previous Year’s Questions

One of the very first and best strategies to make before starting your preparation or revision is to go through the previous year’s question papers. Through it, you will get an idea of the questions that come in the English Comprehension Section again and again. You’ll get to know the set of questions that are prepared about a certain passage. And you can prepare accordingly.  

Given under a chart shows the number of questions that were asked in Past Exams. Take a deep look into it before moving on further!

S. No.TopicsNo. Of Questions asked in
SSC CGL 2016
No. Of Questions asked in
SSC CGL 2017
No. Of Questions asked in
SSC CGL 2018-19
No. Of Questions asked in
SSC CGL 2019-20
1.Fill in the Blanks3222
2.Sentence Improvement5222
3.Error Detection3222
4.Sentence Rearrangement222
5.Idioms and Phrases6222
6.Synonyms1222
7.Antonyms1222
8.Active Passive121
9.Direct Indirect11
10.One Word Substitution222
11.Spelling Correction1222
12.PassageReading Comprehension (5)Cloze Test (5)Cloze Test (5)Cloze Test (5)
Total Questions25252525

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