Staff Selection Commission (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Tier-I Exam 2017 was flagged off on March 04, 2018. The exam will be conducted from March 04, 2018 to March 26, 2018.
There are four sections, namely, General Intelligence, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness consisting of 25 questions each. All sections, except the English Language section are available bilingual i.e. in both Hindi and English medium. Every correct answer will fetch 2 marks and 0.50 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions.
Section |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Level of difficulty |
Good |
Approximate time taken |
General Intelligence |
25 |
50 |
Easy |
20-22 |
15 |
English Language |
25 |
50 |
Moderate |
18-20 |
15 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
Easy- Moderate |
20-22 |
20 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
Moderate |
16-18 |
10 |
Total |
100 |
200 |
Easy- Moderate |
74-78 |
60 |
The level of difficulty of this section was easy.
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Analogy |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Coding-decoding |
1 |
Easy |
Directions |
1 |
Easy |
Matrix based |
1 |
Easy |
Dictionary Order |
1 |
Easy |
Numerical Equation |
2 |
Moderate |
Odd one out |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Series |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Statement-conclusions |
1 |
Easy |
Sitting Arrangement |
1 |
Easy - Moderate |
Venn diagram |
1 |
Easy |
Alphabet Series |
2 |
Easy |
Word formation |
1 |
Easy |
Dice Problem |
1 |
Easy |
Visual Reasoning (Mirror Image) |
1 |
Easy |
Miscellaneous |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
The level of difficulty of this section was moderate. A majority of the questions in this section can be categorised under Vocabulary and Grammar.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Synonyms |
2 |
Easy- Moderate |
Antonyms |
2 |
Easy- Moderate |
Active/Passive |
1 |
Easy |
Direct/Indirect |
1 |
Easy |
Spot the Error |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
Para Jumble |
2 |
Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
2 |
Easy- Moderate |
Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks) |
2 |
Moderate |
Idiom/Phrase |
2 |
Moderate |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
Spellings |
2 |
Easy |
One Word Substitution |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
The level of difficulty of this section was easy-moderate. Most of the questions were based directly on the formulas and some questions were calculative. The section comprised questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this section was dominated by Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry and DI.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number System |
1 |
Easy |
Linear Equation |
1 |
Moderate |
Percentage |
1 |
Easy |
SI/CI |
1 |
Easy |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Ratio and Proportion |
1 |
Easy |
Time and work |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Averages |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Series |
1 |
Moderate |
Partnership |
1 |
Easy |
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Easy- Moderate |
Geometry |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration |
2 |
Easy |
Trigonometry |
2 |
Easy |
Algebra |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation(Bar Graph) |
4 |
Easy |
The level of difficulty of this section was moderate. Overall, the paper was on the same pattern as last year. The paper was dominated by Science and Miscellaneous GK questions. Four to five questions were from current affairs.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
History |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Geography |
1 |
Easy - Moderate |
Polity |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Economics |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) |
6-7 |
Easy- Moderate |
Current Affairs |
4-5 |
Easy |
Static Awareness |
1 |
Easy |
Miscellaneous GK |
3-5 |
Easy |
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All the best!
Team CL