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SSC GD 2024 Question Paper – 20 Feb 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

SSC GD 2024 paper from 20 February, Shift 2: blood relations, dictionary order, Bonalu, NITI Aayog, compound interest, HCF-LCM and English usage, all with worked solutions.

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Questions
79

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
158

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Attempts
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SSC GD 2024 Question Paper 20 Feb Shift 2 with Solved Reasoning and Maths

Blood relations, square-table seating, half-yearly compound interest and a cloze passage on lions all feature in the SSC GD Constable 2024 paper of 20 February 2024, Shift 2.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC GD 2024 Question Paper – 20 Feb 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

Reasoning
9topics
Series3 · 20%
Analogy2 · 13%
Coding-Decoding2 · 13%
Mathematical Operations2 · 13%
Seating Arrangement2 · 13%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 7%
Blood Relations1 · 7%
Dice & Cube1 · 7%
Syllogism1 · 7%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (75% of this section).

General Knowledge
8topics
Art & Culture4 · 23%
Economy3 · 18%
Sports3 · 17%
History2 · 12%
Polity2 · 12%
Geography1 · 6%
Physics1 · 6%
Static GK1 · 6%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (89% of this section).

Mathematics
11topics
Profit, Loss & Discount4 · 20%
Average2 · 10%
HCF & LCM2 · 10%
Mensuration2 · 10%
Ratio & Proportion2 · 10%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 10%
Time & Work2 · 10%
Algebra1 · 5%
Fractions & Decimals1 · 5%
Percentage1 · 5%
Trains1 · 5%
English Language
7topics
Cloze Test5 · 25%
Error Spotting3 · 15%
Sentence Improvement3 · 15%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 15%
Fill in the Blanks2 · 10%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 10%
Spelling2 · 10%

What this tells you: course of action

Reasoning

  • First priority: Series, Analogy, Coding-Decoding and Mathematical Operations, roughly 60% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Seating Arrangement, a steady 13% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 4 topics appear only once, about 27% 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, 1 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

General Knowledge

  • Start with Art & Culture, Economy and Sports: together about 59% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: History and Polity, a steady 24% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 3 one-question topics (18% 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.

Mathematics

  • Begin with Profit, Loss & Discount, Average, HCF & LCM and Mensuration. These carry about 50% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Ratio & Proportion, Simple & Compound Interest and Time & Work, a steady 30% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 4 topics appear only once, about 20% 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 5 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

English Language

  • First priority: Cloze Test, Error Spotting and Sentence Improvement, roughly 55% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Synonyms & Antonyms, Fill in the Blanks, Idioms & Phrases and Spelling, 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.

How to revise for papers like this

  • Draw a family tree with gender symbols while reading a blood-relation question, not after.
  • For half-yearly compounding, halve the rate and double the number of periods.
  • Use the rule that the product of two numbers equals their HCF multiplied by their LCM.
  • Compare dictionary-order words letter by letter from the left.

FAQs about SSC GD 2024 Question Paper – 20 Feb 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

What is the maths syllabus for SSC GD?
Elementary Mathematics in SSC GD covers number systems, decimals and fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, time and work, and mensuration.
In which unit is the loudness of sound measured?
Loudness of sound is commonly measured in decibels, written dB.
Bonalu festival is celebrated in which state?
Bonalu is celebrated in Telangana, mainly in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in honour of Goddess Mahakali.
Pannalal Ghosh is famous for which instrument?
Pannalal Ghosh was a pioneer of the bansuri, the bamboo flute, and is credited with bringing it into Hindustani classical concerts.

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 · S2 · Reasoning2015 min
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S2 · GK1915 min
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S2 · Maths2015 min
GD24 · 20 Feb 2024 · S2 · English2015 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
158 across 79 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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