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SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis: Complete Previous Year Analysis

SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) every year releases notification for SSC GD Exam. This year many notifications and exams held by SSC have been delayed due to the pandemic.

SSC General Duty Constable is released almost every year. Last year, SSC has announced 54953 vacancies for the post of GD Constable in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Secretariat Security Force (SSF) and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles.

This year due to the pandemic the notification has been delayed. According to the new dates released by the Staff Selection Commission, the SSC GD notification will be released on 25-03-2021 and the exams are scheduled to be held from 02-08-2021 to 25-08-2021.

Although it might seem there is a lot of time in the SSC GD exam, however, seeing the tough competition candidates must start their preparation as early as possible. So, before starting the preparation the candidates must carefully analyse the past year trends in the examination by seeing the SSC GD constable exam analysis.

In this article, we will see the detailed SSC GD constable exam analysis which will help you prioritize your topics.

Before we get into the SSC GD constable exam analysis, candidates must understand the selection procedure and exam pattern of SSC GD Constable.

Know the detailed SSC GD syllabus before starting your preparation.

SSC GD Selection Procedure

Before we get into SSC GD constable exam analysis, let us take s look st the SSC GD selection procedure. The SSC GD selection procedure mainly consists of 4 stages:

  1. Computer-Based Examination (CBE)
  2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
  3. Physical Standard Test (PST)
  4. Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis – Exam Pattern

Phase I – CBE (Computer Based Examination)

Exam Type Subject Questions Marks Time Duration
Objective Type General Intelligence & Reasoning 25 25 1.5 hrs
General Knowledge & General Awareness 25 25
Elementary Mathematics 25 25
English / Hindi 25 25
Total 100 100 1.5 hrs

Note:- 

  • There will be no negative marking in the Phase-I Computer-Based Examination (CBE) of the SSC GD Exam.
  • Each question will carry one mark
  • The exam will be conducted in both English and Hindi
  • All the questions will be of Multiple Choice Type

Phase II – Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Events Male Female
Race 5 Km in 24 minutes 1.6 Km in 8 1/2 minutes

Phase III – Physical Standard Test (PST)

Height
  • For Males: 170 cms
  • For Females: 157 cms
Chest
  • For Male: Expanded 80 cms
  • Minimum expansion 5 cms
Weight
  • Proportionate as per the height and medical standard for male and female.

Phase IV – Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

Visual Acuity Unaided Uncorrected Visual Acuity Refraction Colour Vision
Near Vision Distant Vision Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses CP-2
Better Eye Worse Eye Better Eye Worse Eye
N6 N9 6 / 6 6 / 9

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SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis – Topic-Wise Weightage for Every Subject

In the below tables, we have done subject wise SSC GD constable exam analysis which you refer and see the most frequently asked questions in the SSC GD exam.

1. General Intelligence and Reasoning

General Intelligence and Reasoning consists of Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning and General Intelligence topics. Refer to the table below to see the average number of questions asked from each topic.

Topic Weightage of Topic
Analogy 2-3 Questions
Classification 1-2 Questions
Coding-Decoding 2-3 Questions
Series 1-2 Questions
Order and Ranking 2-3 Questions
Direction and Distance 1-2 Questions
Alphabet and Word Test 2-3 Questions
Venn Diagram 2-3 Questions
Clock and Calendar 0-1 Question
Blood Relation 0-1 Question
Non-verbal Reasoning 2-3 Questions
Syllogism 1-2 Questions
Verbal Reasoning 1-2 Questions

2. SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis – General Knowledge and General Awareness

In the SSC GD constable exam analysis for GK/GA section below, you can see the importance of current affairs has been increasing since TCS has become the exam vendor for all the SSC exams. So, Candidates must cover daily current affairs and monthly current affairs to score well in this section.

Topic Weightage of Topic
History 3-4 Questions
Geography 2-3 Questions
Polity 2-3 Questions
Art and Culture 1-2 Questions
Economics 1-2 Questions
Science 7-8 Questions
Current Affairs 5-6 Questions

 

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3. Elementary Mathematics

Quantitative Aptitude is considered the toughest section in the Phase-I of SSC GD exam. In the SSC GD constable exam analysis, it is found that this section has become more calculative which has added to the toughness of this section. So, candidates must work on their calculation skills from the start of their preparation.

Topic Weightage of Topic
Algebra 4-5 Questions
Mixtures and Allegations 1-2 Questions
Ratio and Proportions 2-3 Questions
Number System 1-2 Questions
Profit and loss 4-5 Questions
Simplification 1-2 Questions
Percentage 1-2 Questions
Average 1-2 Questions
Time and Work 1-2 Questions
Speed, Time and Distance 1-2 Questions
Mensuration 1-2 Questions
S.I. and C.I. 2-3 Questions
Data Interpretation 4-5 Questions

4. SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis – English

English Comprehension section can become the most scoring section for a candidate if he/she develops a habit of reading regularly. In the below, SSC GD constable exam analysis you can see that the questions asked are directly or indirectly related to the comprehension ability of the candidate.

Topic Weightage of Topic
Error Spotting 3-5 Questions
Fill in the Blanks 4-5 Questions
Phrase Replacement 3-4 Questions
Cloze Test 4-5 Questions
Synonyms/Antonyms 2-3 Questions
Idioms and Phrases 3-4 Questions
One word Substitution 2-3 Questions
Spellings 2-3 Questions
Para-Jumbles 2-3 Questions
Active-Passive Voice 2-3 Questions
Direct- Indirect Voice 1-2 Questions

OR

Hindi

Topic Weightage of Topic
वर्तनी की सामान्य अशुद्धियाँ तथा शब्दों के शब्द  रूप 3-5 Questions
कहावतें व लोकोक्तियां के अर्थ 3-4 Questions
अशुद्ध वाक्यों के शुद्ध रूप 2-3 Questions
अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द 2-3 Questions
विलोमार्थी शब्द/शब्दों के बहुवचन 4-5 Questions
रचना एवं रचयिता 1-2 Questions
किसी वाक्य को अन्य लिंग में परिवर्तन 2-3 Questions
संधि विच्छेद 3-4 Questions
क्रिया से भाववाचक संज्ञा बनाना 4-5 Questions

 

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FAQs

Q1. What is the weightage of Elementary Mathematics in SSC GD Exam?

Ans. All the sections carry equal weightage in the Phase-I of the SSC GD exam. Each section has 25 questions of 1 mark each.

Q2. Is there any negative marking in the SSC GD Phase-I Exam?

Ans. No, there is no negative marking in the Phase-I of the SSC GD exam.

Q3. How much are the total marks in the SSC GD Phase-I exam?

Ans. The Total Marks in SSC GD Phase-I exam is 100.

Q4. Which topics carry most weightage in Elementary Mathematics according to the SSC GD Constable exam analysis?

Ans. According to the SSC GD constable exam analysis Algebra, Profit & Loss and Data Interpretation carries most weightage.

Q5. Which topics carry most weightage in the General Knowledge and General Awareness section according to the SSC GD Constable exam analysis?

Ans. Current Affairs carry the most weightage as seen in the SSC GD constable exam analysis. 

Hope this overall SSC GD constable exam analysis will help you in prioritizing your topics and you will be able to achieve your dream job.

All the Best.

This post was last modified on October 1, 2020 4:22 pm