SSC GD Exam Analysis (January 16, 2023): Check Section-Wise Difficulty Level, Review, Questions asked

Staff Selection Commission GD 2025 ( SSC GD )

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Shikha Goyal
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Updated on Jan 16, 2023 16:28 IST

SSC GD Exam Analysis (January 16, 2023): Scroll down to see the detailed section-by-section breakdown of the SSC GD 2022-23 exam analysis, held on January 16, 2023. The analysis consists of the students' reactions, overall difficulty level, questions asked, good attempt, weightage of topics, etc.

SSC GD Exam Analysis January 16

SSC GD Exam Analysis January 16

SSC GD Exam Analysis (January 16, 2023): The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has conducted the SSC GD 2022-23 exam, held on January 16, 2023. Shiksha.com and its team reached out to the students who had attempted today's SSC GD Exam and discussed the exam. Candidates will come to know about the SSC GD Constable Exam, weightage of topics, good attempts, and so on through the analysis. 

According to the feedback shared by the candidates who appeared in today's (January 16, 2023) exam, the overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. The SSC GD exam consists of 80 questions, and the time to complete the whole paper is 60 minutes.

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Table of content
  • SSC GD Constable 2022-23 Exam Pattern
  • SSC GD Exam Jan 16, 2023 Difficulty Level (Shift 1)
  • SSC GD Exam Jan 16, 2023 Difficulty Level (Shift 2)
  • SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis 2022-23 Shift 1 (Jan 16): Section-wise
  • SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis 2022-23 Shift 2 (Jan 16): Section-wise

SSC GD Constable 2022-23 Exam Pattern

SSC GD exam pattern has been revised by the commission for the Computer-Based Exam (CBE) and summarized below.

Sections

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Part A - General Intelligence and Reasoning

20

40

Part B - General Knowledge and General Awareness

20

40

Part C - Elementary Mathematics

20

40

Part D- English/Hindi

20

40

Total

80

160

There will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each incorrect answer.

Also Read: SSC GD Constable Shift Timings 2023: Exam Timing, Reporting Time & Exam Instructions

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SSC GD Exam Jan 16, 2023 Difficulty Level (Shift 1)

As per the feedback shared by the candidates in the SSC GD Constable Exam, the overall difficulty level of Shift 1 was moderate. Take a look at the good attempts, topics asked, difficulty level, etc. in all the sections.

Section

Overall Difficulty Level

Good Attempts

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Moderate

14-16

Elementary Mathematics

Moderate

14-16

General Knowledge and General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

15-17

English/ Hindi

Easy

16-18

Overall

Moderate

63-72

Also Read: SSC GD 2023 Exam

SSC GD Exam Jan 16, 2023 Difficulty Level (Shift 2)

According to the feedback and student reactions shared by the candidates with the Shiksha.com team, the overall difficulty level of the SSC GD exam was easy to moderate. Some students found that mathematics was moderate. Check out the section-wise SSC GD 2022-23 exam analysis for Shift 2.

Q:   How difficult is the General Awareness section of SSC GD exam?
Q:   What topics to prepare for SSC GD General Intelligence and Reasoning sections?
Q:   How to pass SSC GD Constable exam?

Section

Overall Difficulty Level

Good Attempts

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Easy to Moderate

15-18

Elementary Mathematics

Moderate

14-16

General Knowledge and General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

16-18

English/ Hindi

Easy

17-19

Overall

Easy to Moderate

65-75

SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis 2022-23 Shift 1 (Jan 16): Section-wise

Check below the candidates reactions and topics asked in the SSC GD Constable exam Shift 1 held on January 16, 2023.

General Knowledge and General Awareness

  • Planet (1-2Q)
  • Ammendment (Constitution)
  • Sangeet Natak Academy Award 2001
  • Lok Sabha Election 
  • Jallianwala Bagh belongs to which state 
  • West Odisha Folk Dance
  • Governor of West Bengal
  • Outer Planet, etc.

Elementary Mathematics

  • Profit/Loss (1Q)
  • LCM/HCF (1-2Q)
  • 2D/3D (1-2Q)
  • Simple Interest/Compound Interest (1-2Q)
  • Mensuration (1-2Q)
  • Ratio and Proportion (1-2Q)
  • Number System (2Q)
  • Percentage (1-2Q)
  • Time and Work (2-3Q)
  • Simplification (1-2Q)
  • Time, Speed, and Distance (1Q)
  • Average (1-2Q)
  • Misc (5-6Q)

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Series (2-3Q)
  • Coding and Decoding  (2Q)
  • Blood Relation (1-2Q)
  • Dice (1Q)
  • Syllogism (1Q)
  • Seating Arrangement (2Q) 
  • Dice (1Q) 
  • Mirror Image (1Q)
  • Syllogism (1Q) 
  • Non-Verbal (1-2Q)
  • Paper Folding (1-2Q)
  • Statement-Conclusion (1-2Q)
  • Analogy (1-2Q), etc.

English/Hindi Language

Check below for a detailed analysis of the questions asked in the English/Hindi section.

  • Comprehension (5Q)
  • Fill in the blanks (1-2Q)
  • Sentence Improvement (1-2Q)
  • Spelling Check (1Q)
  • Idioms and Phrases (2Q)
  • Synonyms (2Q)
  • Antonyms (2Q)
  • Error detection (1-2Q)
  • One Word Substitution (1-2)
  • Cloze Test, (1Q) etc.

Also Read: SSC GD 2023 Syllabus

SSC GD Constable Exam Analysis 2022-23 Shift 2 (Jan 16): Section-wise

Scroll down to know the candidates reactions and questions asked in the SSC GD Constable exam Shift 2 held on January 16, 2023.

General Knowledge and General Awareness

  • Festival of Orissa
  • MGNREGA
  • When was GST launched?
  • Governor of West Bengal
  • FIFA
    Buddha Charita
  • Who won Gola Gogakarnaath by Election in Uttar Pradesh?
  • Vishwanathan Anand, etc.

Elementary Mathematics

  • Simple Interest and Compound Interest (1-2Q)
  • Discount (1-2Q)
  • Simplification (1Q)
  • Average (1Q)
  • Mensuration (1Q)
  • Number System (1Q)
  • Percentage (1-2Q)
  • Profit/Loss (1-2Q)
  • Ratio and Proportion (1-2Q)
  • Time and Work (2Q)
  • Misc (5-6Q)

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Blood Relation (1Q)
  • Seating Arrangement (1-2Q)
  • Statement Conclusion (1-2Q)
  • Dice (1Q)
  • Analogy (1Q)
  • Paper Cutting (1Q)
  • Coding-Decoding (2-3Q)
  • Syllogism (1Q)
  • Venn Diagram (1Q)
  • Alphabetical Series (1-2Q)
  • BODMAS (1Q)
  • Misc (5-6Q)

English/Hindi Language

Check below for a detailed analysis of the questions asked in the English/Hindi section.

  • Comprehension in Hindi was on Sunrays
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Active & Passive
  • Direct and Indirect
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • Synonyms Lotus, Wife
  • Antonyms on Unnati
  • Error detection
  • One Word Substitution
  • Cloze Test, etc.

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