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SSC CGL 2017 Previous Year Question Paper

SSC CGL 2017 question paper was never officially released. Practise our labelled 2017 mock: 20 questions with answers, built on the reported pattern.

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The SSC CGL 2017 question paper was not officially published, so this page does not host it. Instead it has a clearly labelled mock paper with original questions modelled on the reported 2017 pattern, plus a timed attempt plan and an error-log routine. The SSC CGL exam covers Quant, Reasoning, English and GA.

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No official paper released

The conducting body did not publish the SSC CGL 2017 question paper. Practise the SSC CGL 2017 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.

Why this year matters

2017 will not mirror every new question type, but it still trains selection, stamina, and the chapters that keep coming back. Speed with accuracy is the game. Tag silly misses ruthlessly; they repeat on SSC papers.

Count attempts and accuracy by section. A high raw score with a failed sectional cut-off is still a fail in the real exam.

Paper analysis

Snapshot of SSC CGL 2017

Archive CGL.

2017 may feel differently paced than the newest cycle. Borrow stamina and theme lessons; do not copy obsolete section orders or marking quirks.

What this paper stresses

  • Quant silly misses at high attempt rates.
  • Shift normalisation anxiety that wrecks accuracy.
  • English error patterns that repeat every year.
  • GA current + static mix that coaching dumps mis-weight.

What to extract before you move on

  • Quant chapters producing silly misses.
  • English error rules worth a one-page sheet.
  • Attempt-rate targets per section under current negatives.
  • GA static lists that actually appeared (not the 200-page PDF).

How 2017 sits next to other years

Use 2017 only after SSC CGL 2025, SSC CGL 2024, SSC CGL 2023 are logged. Archive years are for frequency maps, not for predicting tomorrow’s cut-off.

Analyst note: The conducting body did not publish the SSC CGL 2017 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.

SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I mock paper (modelled on candidate reports)

This is a mock paper we wrote. The official 2017 paper was never released.The conducting body has not published it. These 20 questions are original, written by previousyearquestions.app to match what candidates and exam analyses reported about the 2017 exam: section mix, topics and difficulty. Use it to practise the pattern. The questions themselves are not from the real exam.

SSC has not published the CGL 2017 Tier-I papers: as with every online CGL since 2016, the question paper and key were visible only in each candidate's login for a few days, for personal use, and the ssc.gov.in Previous Year Question Paper page holds only a 2011 generic CHSL model paper. This is an original 20-question mini-paper modelled on the pattern of the 2017 computer-based Tier-I held in August 2017.

What candidates reported about 2017

  • Tier-I was a computer-based test held in three shifts a day through August 2017.
  • SSC cut the time to 60 minutes for the same 100 questions (25 each in Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English), down from 75 minutes in 2016.
  • Marking stayed at +2 for a correct answer and −0.50 for a wrong one, for 200 marks in all.
  • About 30.26 lakh candidates applied and 15.43 lakh took Tier-I; after a revised result, about 2.26 lakh qualified for Tier-II.
  • The shorter timer meant an average of 36 seconds per question across a syllabus that still mixed arithmetic with algebra, geometry and trigonometry in Quant, and grammar, vocabulary and idioms in English.
  • The cycle is also remembered for the cancellation of a Tier-II sitting in February 2018 after screenshots of the paper surfaced online, which led to protests and a CBI case.

Suggested time: 12 minutes. The real 2017 Tier-I was an online test of 100 questions in 60 minutes (25 per section). This 20-question mock keeps that pace: 12 minutes for all four sections, in any order. Each correct answer earns 2 marks; 0.50 is deducted for a wrong answer and nothing for an unattempted one.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  1. Select the word that completes the analogy. Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

    1. Library
    2. School
    3. Office
    4. Court
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (School)

    A doctor works in a hospital; in the same way a teacher works in a school.

  2. Find the next letter in the series. B, E, H, K, ?

    1. L
    2. M
    3. N
    4. O
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (N)

    Each letter is 3 places after the previous one: B(2), E(5), H(8), K(11), so the next is the 14th letter, N.

  3. In a certain code, ROAD is written as URDG. How is SHIP written in that code?

    1. VKLS
    2. VJLS
    3. UKLS
    4. VKMS
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (VKLS)

    Each letter moves 3 places forward: R→U, O→R, A→D, D→G. So S→V, H→K, I→L, P→S, giving VKLS.

  4. A is B's brother. C is A's father. D is C's mother. How is D related to B?

    1. Mother
    2. Aunt
    3. Sister
    4. Grandmother
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Grandmother)

    A and B are siblings, so C is the father of both. D is C's mother, which makes D the paternal grandmother of B.

  5. Select the odd one out.

    1. 13
    2. 17
    3. 21
    4. 11
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (21)

    11, 13 and 17 are prime numbers. 21 = 3 × 7 is not prime.

General Awareness

  1. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into effect across India on

    1. 1 April 2017
    2. 1 July 2017
    3. 15 August 2017
    4. 1 January 2017
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (1 July 2017)

    GST was rolled out on 1 July 2017, enabled by the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.

  2. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for President's rule in a state?

    1. Article 352
    2. Article 360
    3. Article 356
    4. Article 370
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Article 356)

    Article 356 lets the Union take over a state's administration when its government cannot be carried on according to the Constitution.

  3. Mahatma Gandhi began the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 from

    1. Sevagram
    2. Phoenix Settlement
    3. Champaran
    4. Sabarmati Ashram
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Sabarmati Ashram)

    The Salt March started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad on 12 March 1930 and reached Dandi on 6 April 1930, where Gandhi broke the salt law.

  4. Chilika Lake, a large brackish-water lagoon on India's east coast, is in which state?

    1. Odisha
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. West Bengal
    4. Tamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Odisha)

    Chilika Lake lies in Odisha, spread over the Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts.

  5. The ohm (Ω) is the SI unit of

    1. Potential difference
    2. Electric current
    3. Electrical resistance
    4. Electrical conductance
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Electrical resistance)

    The ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance. Potential difference is measured in volts, current in amperes and conductance in siemens (1 S = 1 Ω⁻¹).

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. If a + b = 10 and ab = 21, what is a² + b²?

    1. 58
    2. 62
    3. 79
    4. 121
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (58)

    a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 100 − 42 = 58.

  2. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. What is the largest angle?

    1. 60°
    2. 70°
    3. 80°
    4. 90°
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (80°)

    2 + 3 + 4 = 9 parts = 180°, so one part = 20°. Largest angle = 4 × 20° = 80°.

  3. What is the value of (1 − sin²θ) × sec²θ, where cos θ ≠ 0?

    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. tan²θ
    4. sin²θ
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (1)

    1 − sin²θ = cos²θ, and sec²θ = 1/cos²θ. Their product is cos²θ × 1/cos²θ = 1.

  4. A salary is first increased by 20% and then the new salary is decreased by 20%. What is the net change?

    1. No change
    2. 4% increase
    3. 2% decrease
    4. 4% decrease
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (4% decrease)

    Take 100. After +20%: 120. After −20%: 120 × 0.8 = 96. Net change = 96 − 100 = −4, a 4% decrease.

  5. The total surface area of a cube is 216 cm². What is its volume?

    1. 125 cm³
    2. 216 cm³
    3. 343 cm³
    4. 512 cm³
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (216 cm³)

    6a² = 216, so a² = 36 and a = 6 cm. Volume = 6³ = 216 cm³.

English Comprehension

  1. Choose the meaning of the idiom: a red-letter day

    1. A day of danger
    2. A memorable and happy day
    3. A bank holiday
    4. A day of mourning
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (A memorable and happy day)

    A red-letter day is a day that is special, memorable or happy.

  2. Choose the one word for: the scientific study of birds

    1. Ornithology
    2. Entomology
    3. Herpetology
    4. Ichthyology
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Ornithology)

    Ornithology is the study of birds. Entomology = insects, herpetology = reptiles and amphibians, ichthyology = fish.

  3. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part (in capitals). He insisted ON TO GO there alone.

    1. to going
    2. for going
    3. on going
    4. No improvement
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (on going)

    "Insist" takes the preposition "on" followed by a gerund: He insisted on going there alone.

  4. Choose the word most similar in meaning to LETHARGIC.

    1. Energetic
    2. Alert
    3. Cheerful
    4. Sluggish
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Sluggish)

    Lethargic means lacking energy, i.e. sluggish. Energetic and alert are opposites.

  5. Choose the correctly spelt word.

    1. Bureaucracy
    2. Beaurocracy
    3. Bureaucrasy
    4. Buerocracy
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Bureaucracy)

    The correct spelling is bureaucracy: bureau + cracy.

Reports this mock is modelled on

How to sit SSC CGL 2017

  1. Work through the mock paper above under exam timing. It follows the reported pattern, but the questions are our own.
  2. Sit the paper under current brochure rules (timers, negatives, NAT/MSQ norms), even if 2017’s interface looked different.
  3. When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
  4. Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
  5. Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.

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FAQ

Where can I download the official SSC CGL 2017 question paper?

The conducting body did not release it publicly. This page has a clearly labelled mock paper modelled on candidate reports instead.

What does the SSC CGL 2017 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2017 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the SSC CGL 2017 previous year paper?

Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.

Is SSC CGL 2017 still useful if I finished newer papers?

Yes, for theme and weightage mining after your newest papers are logged. Skip deleted syllabus pockets.

Are memory-based SSC CGL 2017 papers reliable?

Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.

Where is the SSC CGL syllabus and pattern for this paper?

See the SSC CGL syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.