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It is very essential for the aspirants to know the exam pattern and what kinds of questions appear in the exam. Practicing question papers of previous year helps a lot in the preparation of SSC CGL. Always keep in mind that there is sectional cut off along with the no section time limits. The only job of the aspirants is to maximize the score as much as he can do. So, here we are describing some important benefits of including previous year's SSC CGL exam papers in your practice sessions:
It is very important for the candidates to have in-depth knowledge of exam pattern as this information will let you start your preparation for SSC CGL. Let’s have a look on SSC CGL tier 1 exam pattern that was held in this year.
Tier 1 was an objective exam and the mode of examination was online. There were four sections comprising of 25 questions in each and every section and in total there were 100 questions. All the questions will account for 200 maximum that means each section is having maximum marks of 50 marks. There is also a provision of penalty for wrong answers. 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. The time allotted for the exam was only one hour i.e. 60 minutes.
If you solve last year’s question papers along with your preparation then it will give you idea about the important ideas. The aspirants will also look for the detailed syllabus and blending of both these things will help them in cracking the exam.
Going through all the previous year’s SSC CGL Previous Year Question Papers will help you in understanding the level of difficulty for different topics in all the sections i.e. General Awareness & GK,General Intelligence and Reasoning, English Language & Comprehension and Quantitative Aptitude.
When you solve the question papers of last year, then you came across various topics in all the four sections. Coming across many different questions will help you in identifying your strong areas along with your weak points. After getting knowledge of weak points, you will have the chance to focus on your weak points and enhancing your chances of cracking SSC CGL exam. It will help you in concentrating on weak points and allocating more time to these topics as they require more attention.
When you try to attempt the previous year question papers of SSC CGL, then you try to solve in the time limit only. This practice will help you in managing your time. It will give you the lesson of optimum utilization of time in the exam. It will also help you in speeding up to solve the questions.
There is a famous quote ‘Practice makes a man perfect. In the SSC CGL exam too, this concept applies. Doing practice of questions will give you the power to solve the questions with accuracy. Your silly mistakes can be avoided as you will practice more and more questions. Practicing questions from previous year SSC CGL question papers will help you in avoiding the guesses that will lead to wrong answers.
Thus, practicing last year SSC CGL question paper will always provide benefits and it will enhance the chance of your getting success in the written exam.