Today was the first day of the SSC CPO (SI/ASI) Examination (Paper I) -2019. It has been conducted Staff Selection Commission from 9th December to 13th December 2019. The exam is being conducted in two time slots: morning and evening.
A total of 200 questions had to be answered in 120 minutes. All the sections, except English Comprehension, were available in both English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
Section |
Total Questions |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Approximate time taken |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
50 |
Easy-Moderate |
38-40 |
35 |
GK and General Awareness |
50 |
Moderate |
35-38 |
20 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
Moderate |
30-33 |
40 |
English Comprehension |
50 |
Easy-Moderate |
35-38 |
25 |
Total |
200 |
Moderate |
142-153 |
120 |
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Analogy |
4 |
Moderate |
Mathematical Operations |
3 |
Moderate |
Coding-decoding |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Directions |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Matrix based |
1 |
Easy |
Odd one out |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Series (3 Number /2 Letter Series) |
5 |
Moderate |
Statement-Conclusion/Syllogism |
1 |
Moderate |
Visual Reasoning (Mirror Image, Embedded Figures, Paper Cutting & Folding, Series, Counting Figures etc.) |
9 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
3 |
Easy |
Venn Diagram |
3 |
Easy |
Puzzle – Number Set |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Classification |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
A student could have easily attempted approximately 35 questions in this section. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
History |
6 |
Moderate |
Geography |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Polity |
4 |
Moderate |
Economics |
4 |
Moderate |
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Current Affairs |
10 |
Moderate |
Static GK & Miscellaneous |
11 |
Easy-Moderate |
The difficulty level of this section was moderate. A score in the range of 30 to 35 should be treated as ‘Good’, in this section.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Percentages |
2 |
Moderate |
SI/CI |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Ratio and Proportion |
2 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Averages |
2 |
Moderate |
Work & Time, Pipes & Cisterns |
2 |
Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance; Boats and Streams |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
Algebra |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Geometry – Triangles, Circles, Quadrilaterals |
4 |
Moderate |
Mensuration |
4 |
Difficult |
Trigonometry |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Numbers – HCF/LCM |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mixture/Alligation |
1 |
Moderate |
Partnership |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation – Table (based on car sales) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation – Pie Chart (Divided into %) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
A student could have easily attempted approximately 30-33 questions in this section. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Spelling |
5 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Spot the error |
5 |
Moderate |
Synonyms and Antonyms |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
One word substitution |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Idiom/Phrase |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Fill in the blanks |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Moderate |
A majority of the questions in this section can be categorised under Vocabulary and Grammar. In Vocabulary, there were questions on Antonyms, Synonyms and One word Substitution. In Grammar, there were questions on Sentence Improvement, Spot the Error and Cloze Test. There was one Reading Comprehension Passage with 5 questions. A student could have easily attempted 35-36 questions in this section. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
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