SSC Combined Graduate Level

Sections A-D (objective MCQ)

• General Intelligence and Reasoning (Tier-I Section A, 13.10.1; same scope at higher difficulty in Tier-II Paper-I Section-I Part B, 13.11.2) — verbal/non-verbal reasoning: analogies, similarities/differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, figural classification, number/non-verbal series, coding-decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning, symbolic operations, Venn diagrams, punched hole/pattern folding, embedded figures, critical thinking, emotional/social intelligence
  1. 1.Coding-Decoding
  2. 2.Number Series
  3. 3.Analogies
  4. 4.Syllogisms
  5. 5.Blood Relations
  6. 6.Seating Arrangement
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  1. 7.Classification (Odd One Out)
  2. 8.Mathematical Operations
  3. 9.Alphabet Series
  4. 10.Paper Folding and Cutting
  5. 11.Problems on Ages
  6. 12.Ranking and Order
  7. 13.Figure Patterns
  8. 14.Direction Sense Test
  9. 15.Cause & Effect
  10. 16.Data Sufficiency
  11. 17.Logical Sequences
  12. 18.Puzzles (Logical)
  13. 19.Statements & Assumptions
  14. 20.Input-Output (Machine)
  15. 21.Statements & Conclusions
  16. 22.Mirror & Water Images
• General Awareness (Tier-I Section B, 13.10.2; VERBATIM IDENTICAL wording in Tier-II Paper-I Section-II Part B, 13.11.4) — general awareness of the environment and its application to society; knowledge of current events and everyday-observation matters in their scientific aspect; questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research
  1. 1.Decline of the Mughal Empire
  2. 2.Rise of Regional States
  3. 3.Advent of Europeans in India — From Vasco da Gama to British Supremacy
  4. 4.British Conquest of Bengal
  5. 5.Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-1799)
  6. 6.Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818)
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  1. 7.Subsidiary Alliance, Doctrine of Lapse & the Anglo-Sikh Wars
  2. 8.Drain of Wealth, Deindustrialisation, and Land Revenue Systems
  3. 9.Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings Before 1857
  4. 10.The Revolt of 1857
  5. 11.Post-1857 Administration and Crown Rule (1858-1900)
  6. 12.Socio-Religious Reform Movements of 19th Century India
  7. 13.Early Nationalism and the Formation of the Indian National Congress (1858-1905)
  8. 14.Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement (1905-1911)
  9. 15.The Three Infrastructures of Nationalism: Press, Education and the Peasant Movements (1780-1947)
  10. 16.World War I, Ghadar, Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact (1914-1918)
  11. 17.Gandhi's Emergence: From the South African Laboratory to Jallianwala Bagh (1915-1920)
  12. 18.Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan (1920-1922)
  13. 19.The Years of Stagnation: Swarajists, the New Forces and the Revolutionaries (1922-1931)
  14. 20.The Gathering Storm: Simon Commission, the Nehru Report and Purna Swaraj (1927-1930)
  15. 21.Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences (1930-34)
  16. 22.The Constitution They Despised and the Office They Took: GoI Act 1935, Congress Ministries and the Rise of the Left (1935-1939)
  17. 23.The Inclined Plane: Communalism from Syed Ahmad Khan to the Two-Nation Theory (1880s-1947)
  18. 24.Wartime Politics: From the Crisis at Tripuri to the Cripps Mission (1939-1942)
  19. 25.The Two Frontiers: Princely India and the Indian Capitalists in the Freedom Struggle (1920s-1947)
  20. 26.Quit India Movement and the INA (1942-1945)
  21. 27.Post-War National Scenario and the Transfer of Power (1945–47)
  22. 28.Independence with Partition — the Freedom and the Fracture
  23. 29.Post-Independence Consolidation (1947-1964)
  24. 30.15. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Ancient India)
  25. 31.25. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Medieval India)
  26. 32.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down
  27. 33.World Regional Physiography — Where the Earth's Relief Actually Is
  28. 34.Climatology — What the Air Does, and Why Water Is the Reason
  29. 35.World Climatic Regions — The Types, and Two Ways of Sorting Them
  30. 36.Oceanography — The Relief, the Salt, the Heat and the Currents of the Water Half of the Earth
  31. 37.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts
  32. 38.India: Physiography — A Shield, a Rising Wall, a Filled Trough, and Two Kinds of Island
  33. 39.Drainage Systems of India — How the Rivers Are Arranged, and Why They Behave As They Do
  34. 40.India: Climate and the Monsoon — One Rhythm, and the Variety Inside It
  35. 41.Soils of India — Formation, the Profile, the Groups, and the Erosion That Takes Them
  36. 42.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them
  37. 43.Water Resources of India — Four Per Cent of the World's Water for Seventeen Per Cent of Its People
  38. 44.World Resources and Industry — Where the Minerals Lie and Where the Factories Went
  39. 45.Minerals and Energy Resources of India — What the Rock Decides, and How Old Every Number Here Is
  40. 46.Industries of India — Why a Factory Stands Where It Does, and Which of These Sentences Has Expired
  41. 47.Economic Geography and Human Activities — Why an Activity Is Where It Is
  42. 48.India's Agriculture — Where the Crops Are, in Which Season, and Why the Yields Divide
  43. 49.Transport, Communication and Trade in India — The Network That Carries the Economy, and the Date on Every Number
  44. 50.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment
  45. 51.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates
  46. 52.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
  47. 53.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
  48. 54.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector
  49. 55.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets
  50. 56.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inclusive Growth
  51. 57.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Government Budgeting — Process, Instruments and Fiscal Policy
• Quantitative Aptitude (Tier-I Section C, 13.10.3) — whole numbers/decimals/fractions, percentage, ratio/proportion, square roots, averages, interest, profit/loss, discount, partnership, mixture/alligation, time/distance/work, basic algebra, graphs of linear equations, triangles/circles/geometry, mensuration (prism/cone/cylinder/sphere/pyramid), trigonometric ratios, degree/radian, heights/distances, histogram/frequency-polygon/bar-diagram/pie-chart
• English Comprehension (Tier-I Section D, 13.10.4) — candidate's ability to understand correct English, basic comprehension and writing ability

Paper-I Section-I · Part A Mathematical Abilities + Part B Reasoning and General Intelligence

• Mathematical Abilities (Tier-II Paper-I Section-I Part A, 13.11.1) — Number Systems; fundamental arithmetical operations (percentages, ratio-proportion, square roots, averages, simple/compound interest, profit-loss, discount, partnership, mixture-alligation, time-distance, time-work); Algebra (basic identities, elementary surds, graphs of linear equations); Geometry (triangles and centres, congruence/similarity, circles/chords/tangents); Mensuration (triangle/quadrilaterals/regular polygons/circle/prism/cone/cylinder/sphere/hemisphere/pyramid); Trigonometry (ratios, complementary angles, heights/distances, standard identities); Statistics and Probability (tables/graphs, central tendency — mean/median/mode/std-deviation, simple probability calculations)

Paper-I Section-II · Part A English Language and Comprehension + Part B General Awareness

• English Language and Comprehension (Tier-II Paper-I Section-II Part A, 13.11.3) — vocabulary/grammar/sentence-structure/synonyms/antonyms, spot-the-error, fill-in-blanks, spellings, idioms/phrases, one-word substitution, sentence improvement, active/passive voice, direct/indirect narration, sentence/passage shuffling, cloze passage, comprehension passages (current-affairs-based)

Paper-II · Statistics (Junior Statistical Officer / Statistical Investigator Grade-II posts only)

• Statistics (Tier-II Paper-II, 13.11.6 onward — JSO / Statistical Investigator Grade-II posts only) — collection/classification/presentation of statistical data, measures of central tendency, and further specialized statistics topics not verified in full this session

Paper-III · General Studies (Finance and Economics) (Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts Officer posts only)

• General Studies (Finance and Economics) (Tier-II Paper-III — Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts Officer posts only) — not read in detail this session, treated as disclosed backlog