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SSC GD 2024 Question Paper – 20 Feb 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Actual SSC GD 2024 paper of 20 February, Shift 1, testing coding-decoding, embedded figures, Fundamental Duties, Kathak gharanas, compound interest, discount and synonyms like Enervate.

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Questions
72

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
144

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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About this test

SSC GD 2024 20 Feb Shift 1 Previous Year Paper with Full Solutions

Aspirants beginning serious SSC GD practice can use this actual SSC GD 2024 paper from 20 February 2024, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC GD 2024 Question Paper – 20 Feb 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Reasoning
9topics
Series3 · 19%
Analogy2 · 13%
Coding-Decoding2 · 13%
Dice & Cube2 · 13%
Mathematical Operations2 · 12%
Seating Arrangement2 · 12%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 6%
Alphanumeric Series1 · 6%
Syllogism1 · 6%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (84% of this section).

General Knowledge
7topics
Art & Culture3 · 20%
Economy3 · 20%
Polity3 · 20%
History2 · 13%
Sports2 · 13%
Chemistry1 · 7%
Geography1 · 7%
Mathematics
9topics
Profit, Loss & Discount4 · 22%
Percentage3 · 17%
Average2 · 11%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 11%
Simplification & Approximation2 · 11%
Time & Work2 · 11%
HCF & LCM1 · 6%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 6%
Trains1 · 5%
English Language
7topics
Cloze Test5 · 25%
Error Spotting3 · 15%
Fill in the Blanks3 · 15%
Spelling3 · 15%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 10%
Sentence Improvement2 · 10%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 10%

What this tells you: course of action

Reasoning

  • Start with Series, Analogy, Coding-Decoding and Dice & Cube: together about 56% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Mathematical Operations and Seating Arrangement, a steady 25% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 3 one-question topics (19% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

General Knowledge

  • Begin with Art & Culture, Economy and Polity. These carry about 60% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: History and Sports, a steady 27% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 2 topics appear only once, about 13% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Mathematics

  • First priority: Profit, Loss & Discount, Percentage and Average, roughly 50% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Simple & Compound Interest, Simplification & Approximation and Time & Work, a steady 33% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 3 one-question topics (17% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

English Language

  • Start with Cloze Test, Error Spotting and Fill in the Blanks: together about 55% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Spelling, Idioms & Phrases, Sentence Improvement and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 45% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group and 4 for the keep-in-rotation group.

FAQs about SSC GD 2024 Question Paper – 20 Feb 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

What is the syllabus of SSC GD 2024?
The SSC GD syllabus has four subjects: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Elementary Mathematics, and English or Hindi.
How to solve coding decoding questions in SSC GD?
Compare the given words for common letters and match them with common digits or letters in the codes. Each shared letter usually reveals its code.
If money doubles in some years at compound interest, when will it become four times?
It becomes four times in double the time, since four times is the original amount doubled twice. A sum that doubles in ten years becomes four times in twenty years.
What are Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
Fundamental Duties are listed in Part IVA, Article 51A, of the Constitution. They include respecting the Constitution, protecting the environment and a parent's duty to give a child education opportunities.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S1 · Reasoning1915 min
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S1 · GK1515 min
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S1 · Maths1815 min
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S1 · English2015 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
144 across 72 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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