* How the Tier 1 PYQ share is worked out: only the chapter-tagged questions of the 160 SSC CGL Tier 1 papers (2021–2025) on SF Prep are counted (Reasoning 3936, GA 3993, Quant 3948, English 3988). Tier 2 papers are not included — Tier 2 Paper I has its own share table on the Tier 2 Paper I page. For each subject the percentage of questions from a chapter is shown — it is an estimate, not an official SSC weightage.
📑 On this page:
📌 A. General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)
Whole subject: Reasoning — Common Notes (21 chapters). In Tier 1, Reasoning comes mostly from Series, Analogy, Problem Solving, Mathematical Operations and Coding.
| Official syllabus topic | Where to study (Common Notes) | Tier 1 PYQ share* |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic, Symbolic/Number, Figural Analogy | Analogy | 15.0% |
| Semantic, Symbolic/Number, Figural Series; Number Series | Series & Missing Number | 19.2% |
| Semantic, Symbolic/Number, Figural Classification | Classification — Odd One Out | 7.0% |
| Coding & Decoding; Small & Capital letters/numbers coding | Coding-Decoding | 9.1% |
| Numerical Operations, Symbolic Operations | Mathematical Operations & Inequality | 9.6% |
| Problem Solving (blood relations, ranking, direction, seating) | Blood Relations, Order & Ranking, Direction & Distance, Seating & Puzzles | 11.5% |
| Syllogistic reasoning, Drawing inferences | Syllogism | 4.4% |
| Statement–Conclusion, Critical thinking | Statement–Conclusion, Assumption & Course of Action | 1.9% |
| Venn Diagrams | Venn Diagrams | 1.7% |
| Word Building, dictionary order | Alphabet Test & Dictionary Order | 3.9% |
| Space visualization / orientation, mirror image | Mirror & Water Image, Dice & Cube | 6.9% |
| Punched hole / pattern folding & unfolding, figural pattern completion | Paper Folding, Cutting & Pattern Completion | 5.4% |
| Embedded Figures, counting figures | Counting & Embedded Figures | 3.1% |
| Trends (clock, calendar) | Clock, Calendar | 0.2% |
| Indexing, address matching, date & city matching, centre codes / roll numbers | Clerical Aptitude — Indexing & Data Matching | 0.9% |
| Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence | Emotional & Social Intelligence | — |
📌 B. General Awareness (25 questions)
For GA you need Current Affairs and Static GK as well as the books (Common Notes): in CGL Tier 1 PYQs about 1 in 5 questions (19.0%) comes from Static GK such as sports, awards, books and days; 7.0% come directly from current affairs and 3.5% from government schemes — 10.5% in all for the "Current events" row of the table below.
| Official syllabus topic | Where to study (Common Notes) | Tier 1 PYQ share* |
|---|---|---|
| History | Indian History — Common Notes | 13.2% |
| Culture (art & culture) | Art & Culture Basics + Static GK (art & culture, dance, festivals) | 12.8% |
| Geography | Geography — Common Notes | 10.5% |
| Economic Scene | Indian Economy — Common Notes | 8.9% |
| General Policy (polity, constitution) | Indian Polity — Common Notes | 11.2% |
| Scientific aspect of everyday observation (science) | General Science — Common Notes | 13.8% |
| Current events, scientific research, government schemes | Current Affairs (daily) + Financial Inclusion & Key Economic Schemes | 10.5% |
| Sports, awards, books & authors, important days | Static GK | 19.0% |
- Current Affairs: daily news, one-liners and a quiz — the last 6–8 months matter most for Tier 1.
- Static GK: topic-wise facts (Books & Authors, Awards & Honours, Dance, Music & Festivals, Cups, Trophies & Venues, National & UN Days etc.).
- The syllabus also names "India and its neighbouring countries" — prepare neighbours' capitals, rivers and borders from Geography and Static GK.
📌 C. Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions)
Whole subject: Quantitative Aptitude — Common Notes. Tier 1 Quant is 10th standard level; most questions come from Geometry, Algebra, Profit-Loss-Discount, Trigonometry, DI and Mensuration. Statistics (mean, median, SD) and Probability are not in the Tier 1 syllabus — they come in Tier 2.
| Official syllabus topic | Where to study (Common Notes) | Tier 1 PYQ share* |
|---|---|---|
| Whole numbers, decimals, fractions, relationships between numbers | Number System, HCF & LCM | 5.6% |
| Square roots, elementary surds, simplification | Simplification, Indices & Surds | 8.6% |
| Percentage | Percentage | 4.2% |
| Ratio & Proportion | Ratio & Proportion | 4.3% |
| Averages | Average | 3.4% |
| Interest | Simple & Compound Interest | 4.4% |
| Profit and Loss, Discount | Profit, Loss & Discount | 9.1% |
| Partnership Business | Partnership | 0.4% |
| Mixture and Alligation | Mixture & Alligation | 1.0% |
| Time and Distance | Time, Speed & Distance, Boats, Streams & Trains | 5.3% |
| Time & Work | Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns | 6.2% |
| Basic algebraic identities | Algebra | 9.4% |
| Graphs of Linear Equations | Algebra §4 — Graphs of Linear Equations | — |
| Triangle and its centres, congruence and similarity, circle — chords, tangents, common tangents | Geometry | 10.6% |
| Triangle, quadrilaterals, regular polygons, circle (area, perimeter) | Mensuration 2D | 8.8% (2D + 3D) |
| Prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, cuboid, pyramid | Mensuration 3D (§2 Prism and Pyramid) | included above |
| Trigonometric ratios, standard identities, complementary angles, degree & radian | Trigonometry (§3 Degree and Radian) | 9.1% |
| Heights and Distances | Heights & Distances | 0.5% |
| Histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart | Data Interpretation, Statistics §5 (tables & graphs), Statistics (Advanced) — Unit 1 | 9.0% |
📌 D. English Comprehension (25 questions)
Whole subject: General English — Common Notes (18 chapters). The Notice gives English a one-line syllabus ("correct English, basic comprehension and writing ability"), so the topics are taken from PYQs. In Tier 1, Synonyms-Antonyms and Cloze come most often, followed by Voice, Error Spotting and One-Word Substitution.
| Official syllabus topic | Where to study (Common Notes) | Tier 1 PYQ share* |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension | 6.2% |
| Cloze Test | Cloze Test | 13.3% |
| Error Spotting | Error Spotting | 7.9% |
| Sentence Improvement | Sentence Improvement | 6.9% |
| Fill in the Blanks | Fill in the Blanks | 7.3% |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | Synonyms & Antonyms | 17.4% |
| One-Word Substitution | One-Word Substitution | 7.9% |
| Idioms & Phrases | Idioms & Phrases | 7.1% |
| Spelling | Spelling | 7.4% |
| Active & Passive Voice | Active & Passive Voice | 8.0% |
| Direct & Indirect Speech | Direct & Indirect Speech | 3.0% |
| Para Jumbles (sentence rearrangement) | Para Jumbles | 6.6% |
| Grammar base (for error spotting / improvement) | Parts of Speech, Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement, Articles, Prepositions | — |
| Homonyms / confusable words | Homonyms & Confusable Words | 1.0% |