SSC CGL 2014 tier-I syllabus has been divided into four following sections:
Time duration: 2 hours
- General intelligence and Reasoning (50 marks)
- Quantitative Aptitude (50 marks)
- English Comprehension (50 marks)
- General Awareness (50 marks)
Time duration: 2 hours
General intelligence and Reasoning
- Series: Odd words, Analogy, Missing letters, Ranking etc.
- Coding- Decoding
- Sitting arrangements
- Blood relation
- Venn diagrams
- Syllogism
- Clocks and calenders
- Age related problems
- Mirror images
- Sequence of figures
- Assumption, interference,conclusions etc
- Direction based questions
- Logic based questions
Quantitative Aptitude
In quantitative aptitude section, questions are set to test the mathematical ability of the candidate.This section includes:
- Number System
- Simplification
- Ratio and Proportions
- Partnership
- Percentage
- Profit and loss
- Series
- Average
- Discount
- Simple interest and compound interest
- Mixtures and Allegation
- Time and work
- Time, speed and distance
- Trains
- Boats and streams
- Pipes and cisterns
- Permutation and Combination
- Probability
- Linear equations
- Quadratic equations
- Mensuration (Area and volume)
- Co-ordinate geometry
- Geometry: Triangles, Circle and its chords, Quadrilaterals, Polygons, Right prism, Right circular cone, Right circular cylinder Sphere, Hemisphere, Parallelopiped, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Complementary angles, Height and distances etc.
- Trigonometric Ratios
- Data interpretation
English Comprehension
- Reading Comprehensions
- Vocabulary: Antonym, Synonym, Blanks, Spelling, Idioms and phrases
- Grammar: Sentence correction, Active- passive, Sentence improvement, Direct- Indirect
- Sentence rearrangement
General Awareness
- Indian Polity
- Indian History and culture
- Science
- Biodiversity
- Environment
- Economy
- Miscellaneous Gk including sports
