Questions Asked in today's (27 August 2016) SSC CGL Online Exam 2016 - Review

Hi Apsirants, today (27/08/2016) is the first day of the Staff Selection Commission CGL Exam Tier-1 2016. This is the first online exam by SSC for CGL. So question papers are history now. We have to wait for the comments of candidates to know the questions and the level of difficulty. As you know the exam consists of 4 parts - Quantitative Aptitude,General Intelligence (Reasoning) , English Language and General Awareness. In this post we will be sharing the questions of all 03 shits which will be held today. You can also contribute questions by commenting below.

Shift 1: 10.00AM to 11.15AM

GK Review: Very few questions were being asked from Current Affairs. Basically questions were being repeated from previous year question papers. The level of difficulty was moderate. More preference as given on Static GK

GK Questions

1. What is Zeolite? - any of a large group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium.

2. Kakori conspiracy took place in which year? – 1925

3. Siachen glacier dispute is between which two countries? - India & China

4. Minimum attendance in Loksabha for proceeding session? - 1/10 of total Seats = 55

5. First female governor of India? - Sarojini Naidu

6. Components responsible for acid rain? - sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides 

7. Highest source of air pollution in the world? - Carbon Monoxide

8. Desert with high gold reserves? - South Gobi Desert

9. Government bodies not under the Attorney general of India? -

10. Which state has more literacy rate among the following (Punjab, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Odisha)? - Mizoram

11. Which monument is called dream of stones? - Panch Mahal

12. CAG does not audit which of the below mentioned? - Local Body

13. Who is the author of "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"? - John Keats
14. Boiling point of water depends on? - Atmospheric pressure
15. Headquarter of FIFA? - Zürich
16. Bubbles from liquid are formed due to? - Surface Tension

GK Questions from second Shift

 1. Who got first Medal for India in Rio Olympics 2016? - Sakshi Malik

2. Indian signed order line agreement with which country?-

3. On July 27th, Ramon Magsaysay award given to? - TM Krishna

4. First Filed Marshal of India? - Sam Manekshaw

5. Only Viceroy assassinated in India? - Lord Mayo

6. What is the main purpose of Monetary Policy? -

7. Which tax is collected by States? -

8. Head of PAC appointed by whom? - Speaker of Lok Sabha

9. Smallest Island nation in Indian ocean? - Maldives

10. Founder of Theosophical society? - Helena Blavatsky

11. Why water spreads while mercury does not when put on a glass plate?

12. Which of the following is not the main objective of Fiscal Policy?
13. How long can a Presidential ordinance remain in force? - Six Months
14. The declaration of constitutional emergency in an Indian state has to be approved by the parliament within? - Two Months
15. How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years ? - Once

Quant Questions:
1. L.C.M. of 1.25 and 0.625
2. X+1/X=5, Then 6X/(X^2+X+1)=?
3. Temperature of a week is 47℃. Temperature of 6 days excluding Tuesday is 42℃. Then temperature on Tuesday was?
4. Amount of Rs.2000 is interested at Rs.40 per thousand for 2 years then SI=?
5. tan(@+15°)=√3 Then @=?
6. A man bought an article for Rs.4950. Gives two successive discount 20% and 15%. Find selling price.
7. The radius of a sphere and a hemisphere is equal. What the ratio of their surface area?

Quantitative Aptitude Review

Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, Fractions were mainly from Qunatitaive Aptitude. The questions were straight forward. The questions from Arithmetic were easy. The difficulty level for Geometry and Trigonometry was of Moderate Level.

Overall Review

Overall, the level of the exam was easy. One can attempt 70+ questions in the exam very easily.