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SSC CGL Tier 1 – Maths – Demystified
Quantitative apptitude –
Total Questions : 25
Max Marks : 50 i.e. 2 Marks for each correct answer. Additinally, there is .5 marks penalty(negative marking) for each wrong answer.
Time (Minutes): This exam have total 100 questions from four sections (General Intelligence and Reasoning,General Awareness/ General knowledge,Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension). Duration for this exam is 75 Minutes. Best strategy to crack this exam is to finish all 3 sections except Quantitative Aptitude in 30 to 40 minutes max.It will allow you have enough time for Quantitative Aptitude.
In below mentioned table, I have listed down the topics which you should prepare to crack Quantitative aptitude Tier-1 exam. In order to optimize your effort, I have prepared list of topics in sequential order of preparation.
Arithmetic
Topic | Exected Number of Questions |
Average | 2 |
Age Relations | 1 |
LCM, HCF | 1 |
Percentage | 1 – 2 |
Mixture and Alligation | 1 – 2 |
Profit Loss, discounts | 1 |
Partnership | 1 |
Compound and Simple Interest | 2 |
STD (Speed, Time & Distance) | 1 |
Boat, Stream | 1 |
Pipes & Cistern | 1 |
Work & Wages | 2 |
Miscellaneous | 1-2 |
Advanced Maths
Topic | Exected Number of Questions |
Trigonometry | 15 |
Height & Distance | 6 |
Coordinate Geometry | 2 |
Algebra | 2 |
Mensuration | 7 |
Data Interpretation | 8 |
Miscellaneous | 3 |