Subject Wise Preparation Tips for SSC CGL Exam

Staff Selection Commission offers CGL as one of the prestigious career options for graduates every year. More than 70 lakhs candidates register for this exam and only 1 percent cracks the same. It shows the level of competition this exam carries.
Now the question arises that only 30 days coaching or study can help the student crack the SSC CGL Exam?
The answer is yes, it is possible if the focus is 100 percent on the target to achieve the same.
If a candidate follows subject wise preparation tips and approach then it can work wonders, let us discuss some:

Quantitative Aptitude (Maths):

This section has four main topics to be covered such as Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry.
Geometry is an essential part of the question paper than other sections. Give a special emphasis on this topic.
Trigonometry should also be practiced with the main focus on height and distance questions. Data interpretation and analysis should be practiced with the main focus on percentage and ratio and proportion.
Maximum practice is required in Algebra which needs proper learning and understanding as compared to other topics. The key topics to be covered in arithmetic are profit and loss, simple interest and compound interest, time and distance and time and work.

Reasoning (general intelligence):

The reasoning is the most scoring section of the exam there is a dire need to focus on this section. The important topics to be covered are Analogy and classification, nonverbal reasoning, syllogisms, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction test, and series.
There are some topics of nonverbal reasoning such as
  1. Mirror image and water image
  2. Paper cutting, punching, and folding
  3. Figural series completion
  4. Embedded figures
Cover these topics effectively as many questions are expected from this section. Series completion questions are also asked. Statement and conclusion and statement assumption questions are based on inferences thus it needs limited practice.

English Language:

For General English section of SSC CGL Exam there is a need to focus on the topics like one-word substitution, idioms, and phrases, synonyms, and antonyms fill in the blanks (sentence completion), sentence errors, reading comprehension, sentence rearrangement and jumbled-up sentences.
Narration and active voice / passive voice may or may not be there in tier-I exam. Most of the time vocabulary section is asked from the previous year question papers so it is good to go through previous year exam papers and focus on those questions.
Practice reading newspaper to crack reading comprehension passages though the level is not difficult it will make you comfortable to solve this comprehensive exercise.
Master the grammar rules to crack the sentences related to spot the errors. The questions based on English usages such as fill in the blanks, sentence rearrangement, and jumbled-up sentences should also be practiced from the previous year question papers.

General Knowledge (GK):

General Knowledge section is very vast for SSC CGL Exam. It needs lot of time to prepare therefore it is better to understand the pattern of the questions and then prepare for this section.
Go through the previous year papers as most of the times questions are asked repeatedly. Questions are generally based on science, politics, history, and geography. Focus mainly on the questions based on  
(a) the firsts in India
(b) common chemical compounds
(c) folk dances of India & traditional festivals
(d) Indian Constitution
(e) socio-religious movements of pre-independent India (f) national income & market structure
(g) important scientific phenomena
(h) medieval & modern Indian history.
Looking into these entire factors one can choose the best strategy to cover the main topics to crack the exam in the first attempt. It will also help you to maximize your rank score. The better the score better are the chances to be called for the appointment.
All the best!!!


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