SSC CGL Tier-1 has 100 questions for 200 marks, to be solved in 60 minutes. The paper has four sections of 25 questions each — General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Each question carries 2 marks, and 0.50 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. The exact pattern is confirmed in the official SSC CGL notification each year.