SSC CGL Exam Analysis 20 August 2021: The Staff Selection Commission has scheduled the SSC CGL TIER I exam from 13th August 2021 to 24th August 2021. The exam will be conducted in 3 shifts. Candidates who have appeared for the exam must be waiting for the analysis. We are providing you all with the analysis of all the three shifts’ all-day exams. This analysis will help the candidates to get an idea about the pattern of questions being asked in the exam. The level of examination and questions also.
We provide you an honest analysis of the candidates who appeared for the exam of 20th August shift. This will be very helpful for the candidates appearing for the upcoming shifts on upcoming days. Candidates will get a detailed analysis for all three shifts. The analysis is very important after examination to get the idea of the questions set we have appeared. The good attempts and level of examination we share are purely from the point of view of the candidates who appeared in the exam.
SSC CGL Exam Timing
| Name of Shift | Reporting Time | Exam Time |
| Shift 1 | 7:30 AM | 9-10 am |
| Shift 2 | 10:30 AM | 12-1 pm |
| Shift 3 | 1:30 pm | 3-4 pm |
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SSC CGL TIER I Exam Pattern:
The following table shows the exam pattern for SSC CGL Tier 1:
| Section | Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 20 August 2021: All Shift
SSC CGL TIER I Shift 3 Good Attempts
The exam review obtained from students shows that the level of the SSC CGL Tier 1 2021 exam has been provided in the below table. The first shift review has already been provided to you. Here we are with the third Shift analysis. The quantitative aptitude section was lengthy and calculative. A total of 100 questions were attempted in 60 minutes.
| S No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Level of exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 22-23 | Easy |
| 2 | General Awareness | 15-17 | Moderate |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 19-21 | Easy-moderate |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 21-22 | Easy |
| Total | 77-83 | Easy too moderate |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 3 Exam Analysis for General Awareness:20th August
This contains 25 questions for 50 marks each question for 2 marks. This section is important from the scoring perspective. The candidates who prepare for this to score more can get the advantage of scoring more in less time. The questions may be based on static or current affairs. Let us check the questions asked in the SSC CGL 3rd shift of 20th August 2021.
- Which Dynasty was overthrown by Chandragupta?
- Which tiger reserve was awarded with the international TX.2 award?
- Minister of Information and Broadcasting?
- Lezim dance is of which state?
- Alivardi Khan was Nawab of?
- When did the battle of Imphal take place?
- In which field Rajnikanth Devidas Shroff has been given Padma Bhushan 2021?
- Who has been awarded the Global Goalkeeper Award By the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2019?
- When was Rajya Sabha Formed?
- Who has broken Michael Schumacher’s record for most wins in F1 history?
- Sandalwood found in which type of forest?
- Who has become the national champion of table tennis for the 9th Consecutive time?
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 3 Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude:20th August
The quantitative Aptitude section is generally lengthy comprising questions from arithmetic and advance maths. This mainly includes simplification, number series, profit and loss, time and work, etc questions. The topic-wise distribution of questions has been provided below. Check the SSC CGL Shift 3 analysis.
- One question from CI
- One question from pipe & cistern
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratio | 2 | Easy |
| 2 | Average | 1 | Easy |
| 3 | Number System | 2 | Easy |
| 4 | Simplification | 1 | Easy |
| 5 | Time & Work | 1 | Easy-moderate |
| 6 | Time, Speed & Distance | 1 | Easy-moderate |
| 7 | S.I./C.I | 1 | Moderate |
| 8 | Profit & Loss | 2 | Easy |
| 9 | Coordinate Geometry | – | – |
| 10 | Geometry | 2 | Easy |
| 11 | Mensuration | 3 | Easy-moderate |
| 12 | Trigonometry | 3 | Easy-moderate |
| 12 | Percentage | 1 | Easy |
| 12 | Algebra | 3 | Easy-moderate |
| 13 | DI | 4 | Easy-moderate |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy-moderate |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 3 Exam Analysis for English Comprehension:20th August
The English Language section was easy-moderate as per the review of students. You can check the English Language paper analysis with the topic-wise distribution of questions and level given below. Check the SSC CGL Shift 3 analysis.
- Synonym-> Principle
- Topic of Cloze Test-> Based on the language
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level Of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fill in the Blanks | 2 | Easy |
| 2 | Sentence Improvement | 2 | Easy-moderate |
| 3 | Error Detection | 2 | Easy-moderate |
| 4 | Sentence Rearrangement | 2 | Easy |
| 5 | Idioms and Phrases | 2 | Easy |
| 6 | Synonyms | 2 | Easy |
| 7 | Antonyms | 2 | Easy |
| 8 | Active Passive | 1 | Easy |
| 9 | Narration | 1 | Easy |
| 10 | One Word | 2 | Easy |
| 11 | Spelling Correction | 2 | Easy |
| 12 | Cloze test | 5 | Easy |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 3 Exam Analysis for General Intelligence and Reasoning:20th August
This section contains 25 questions for 50 marks. This is the very scoring topic of the examination. Let us check the detailed SSC CGL Exam Analysis for shift 3, 20th August 2021:
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level Of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analogy | 3 | Easy |
| 2 | Odd One Out | 2 | Easy |
| 3 | Series | 1 | Easy |
| 4 | Statement & Conclusions | 1 | Easy |
| 5 | Directions | – | – |
| 6 | Sequence (Acc. to Dictionary) | 1 | Easy |
| 7 | Word Formation | – | – |
| 8 | Coding-Decoding | 3-4 | Easy-moderate |
| 9 | Mathematical Operations | 2-3 | Easy |
| 10 | Matrix | – | – |
| 11 | Blood Relation | 1 | Easy |
| 12 | Mirror Image | 1 | Easy |
| 13 | Venn Diagram | 1 | Easy |
| 14 | Paper Folding Image | 1 | Easy |
| 15 | Missing Term | 2 | Easy |
| 16 | Hidden Figure | 1 | Easy |
| 17 | Cube | 1 | Easy |
| 18 | Counting Figure [Rectangle] | 1 | Easy |
| 19 | Complete Figure | 1 | Easy |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy |
SSC CGL TIER I Shift 2 Good Attempts
The exam review obtained from students shows that the level of the SSC CGL Tier 1 2021 exam has been provided in the below table. The first shift review has already been provided to you. Here we are with the second Shift analysis. The quantitative aptitude section was lengthy and calculative. A total of 100 questions were attempted in 60 minutes.
| S No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Level of exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 22-23 | Easy |
| 2 | General Awareness | 15-17 | Moderate |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 17-21 | Easy-moderate |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 21-22 | Easy |
| Total | 75-83 | Easy too moderate |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 2 Exam Analysis for General Awareness:20th August
This contains 25 questions for 50 marks each question for 2 marks. This section is important from the scoring perspective. The candidates who prepare for this to score more can get the advantage of scoring more in less time. The questions may be based on static or current affairs. Let us check the questions asked in the SSC CGL 2nd shift of 20th August 2021.
- Where is NAKU La Pass located?
- Most catch by Indian cricketer without wicketkeeper?
- Climate Change Event 2020 was held in which country?
- Goa was separated from Daman & Diu comes under which article?
- One question related to Freshwater scheme
- Emergency comes under which article?
- Kolkata Adhiveshan was held in which year?
- What is the SI unit of electric current?
- Gonad gland is located in?
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 2 Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude:20th August
The quantitative Aptitude section is generally lengthy comprising questions from arithmetic and advance maths. This mainly includes simplification, number series, profit and loss, time and work, etc questions. The topic-wise distribution of questions has been provided below. Check the SSC CGL Shift 2 analysis.
- One question from CI
- One question from pipe & cistern
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratio | 2 | Easy |
| 2 | Average | 1 | Easy |
| 3 | Number System | 2 | Easy |
| 4 | Simplification | 1 | Easy |
| 5 | Time & Work | 1 | Easy-moderate |
| 6 | Time, Speed & Distance | 1 | Easy-moderate |
| 7 | S.I./C.I | 1 | Moderate |
| 8 | Profit & Loss | 2 | Easy |
| 9 | Coordinate Geometry | – | – |
| 10 | Geometry | 2 | Easy |
| 11 | Mensuration | 3 | Easy-moderate |
| 12 | Trigonometry | 3 | Easy-moderate |
| 12 | Percentage | 1 | Easy |
| 12 | Algebra | 3 | Easy-moderate |
| 13 | DI | 4 | Easy-moderate |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy-moderate |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 2 Exam Analysis for English Comprehension:20th August
The English Language section was easy-moderate as per the review of students. You can check the English Language paper analysis with the topic-wise distribution of questions and level given below. Check the SSC CGL Shift 2 analysis.
- Synonym-> Principle
- Topic of Cloze Test-> Based on the language
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level Of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fill in the Blanks | 2 | Easy |
| 2 | Sentence Improvement | 2 | Easy-moderate |
| 3 | Error Detection | 2 | Easy-moderate |
| 4 | Sentence Rearrangement | 2 | Easy |
| 5 | Idioms and Phrases | 2 | Easy |
| 6 | Synonyms | 2 | Easy |
| 7 | Antonyms | 2 | Easy |
| 8 | Active Passive | 1 | Easy |
| 9 | Narration | 1 | Easy |
| 10 | One Word | 2 | Easy |
| 11 | Spelling Correction | 2 | Easy |
| 12 | Cloze test | 5 | Easy |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 2 Exam Analysis for General Intelligence and Reasoning:20th August
This section contains 25 questions for 50 marks. This is the very scoring topic of the examination. Let us check the detailed SSC CGL Exam Analysis for shift 2, 20th August 2021:
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level Of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analogy | 3 | Easy |
| 2 | Odd One Out | 2 | Easy |
| 3 | Series | 1 | Easy |
| 4 | Statement & Conclusions | 1 | Easy |
| 5 | Directions | – | – |
| 6 | Sequence (Acc. to Dictionary) | 1 | Easy |
| 7 | Word Formation | – | – |
| 8 | Coding-Decoding | 3-4 | Easy-moderate |
| 9 | Mathematical Operations | 2-3 | Easy |
| 10 | Matrix | – | – |
| 11 | Blood Relation | 1 | Easy |
| 12 | Mirror Image | 1 | Easy |
| 13 | Venn Diagram | 1 | Easy |
| 14 | Paper Folding Image | 1 | Easy |
| 15 | Missing Term | 2 | Easy |
| 16 | Hidden Figure | 1 | Easy |
| 17 | Cube | 1 | Easy |
| 18 | Counting Figure [Rectangle] | 1 | Easy |
| 19 | Complete Figure | 1 | Easy |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy |
SSC CGL TIER I Shift 1 Good Attempt
The exam review obtained from students shows that the level of the SSC CGL Tier 1 2021 exam has been provided in the below table. The quantitative aptitude section was lengthy and calculative. A total of 100 questions were attempted in 60 minutes.
| S No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Level of exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 19-23 | Easy |
| 2 | General Awareness | 20-22 | Easy to Moderate |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 21-24 | Moderate |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 22-24 | Easy |
| Total | 82-84 | Easy to Moderate |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 1 Exam Analysis for General Awareness:20th August
This section is important from the scoring perspective. The candidates who prepare for this to score more can get the advantage of scoring more in less time. The questions may be based on static or current affairs. Let us check the questions asked in the 1st shift of 20th August 2021.
Most of the questions were asked from the Current Affairs of January 2021.
- Which Malayalam Movie has been nominated for Oscars?
- What is the boiling point of water?
- Rajagopalcari belongs to which state?
- Gender Park is situated in which State?
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 1 Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude:20th August
The quantitative Aptitude section is generally lengthy comprising questions from arithmetic and advance maths. The level of this section in the exam was easy to moderate. The topic-wise distribution of questions has been provided below. This is a very unpredictable section it depends on the candidate’s preparation to get good attempts in the quant section.
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratio | 2-3 | easy |
| 2 | Average | 1-2 | easy |
| 3 | Number System | – | |
| 4 | Simplification | 2-3 | moderate |
| 5 | Time & Work | 1 | easy |
| 6 | Time, Speed & Distance | 1 | easy |
| 7 | S.I./C.I | 1 | easy |
| 8 | Profit & Loss | 1 | easy |
| 9 | Coordinate Geometry | – | |
| 10 | Geometry | 1-2 | easy to moderate |
| 11 | Mensuration | 1-2 | easy |
| 12 | Trigonometry | 2-3 | moderate |
| 12 | Percentage | ||
| 12 | Algebra | 2-3 | easy |
| 13 | DI | 2-3 | moderate |
| Total Questions | 25 questions | Easy to Moderate |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 1 Exam Analysis for English Comprehension:20th August
The English Language section was easy-moderate as per the review of students. You can check the English Language paper analysis with the topic-wise distribution of questions and level given below.
- An Apple a day keeps a doctor away
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level Of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fill in the Blanks | 3-4 | Easy |
| 2 | Sentence Improvement | – | |
| 3 | Error Detection | 1-2 | Easy |
| 4 | Sentence Rearrangement | 1-2 | Easy |
| 5 | Idioms and Phrases | 1-2 | Easy |
| 6 | Synonyms | 2-3 | Easy |
| 7 | Antonyms | 1-2 | Easy |
| 8 | Active Passive | 1-2 | Easy |
| 9 | Narration | 1 | Easy |
| 10 | One Word | – | |
| 11 | Spelling Correction | 2-3 | Easy |
| 12 | Cloze test | 3-4 | Easy |
| Total Questions | 25 questions | Easy |
SSC CGL Tier-I Shift 1 Exam Analysis for General Intelligence and Reasoning:20th August
This section contains 25 questions for 50 marks. This is the very scoring topic of the examination. Let us check the detailed SSC CGL Exam Analysis for shift 1:
| S.No. | Topics | No. Of Questions asked | Level Of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analogy | 3 | Easy |
| 2 | Odd One Out | 2 | Easy |
| 3 | Series | 1 | Easy |
| 4 | Statement & Conclusions | 1 | Easy |
| 5 | Directions | – | – |
| 6 | Sequence (Acc. to Dictionary) | 1 | Easy |
| 7 | Word Formation | – | – |
| 8 | Coding-Decoding | 3-4 | Easy-moderate |
| 9 | Mathematical Operations | 2-3 | Easy |
| 10 | Matrix | – | – |
| 11 | Blood Relation | 1 | Easy |
| 12 | Mirror Image | 1 | Easy |
| 13 | Venn Diagram | 1 | Easy |
| 14 | Paper Folding Image | 1 | Easy |
| 15 | Missing Term | 2 | Easy |
| 16 | Hidden Figure | 1 | Easy |
| 17 | Cube | 1 | Easy |
| 18 | Counting Figure [Rectangle] | 1 | Easy |
| 19 | Complete Figure | 1 | Easy |
| Total Questions | 25 | Easy |
