SSC-CHSL Exam Analysis 2014

SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam-2015 Analysis (15th Nov. Evening Slot)

The Staff Selection Commission (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Exam (evening slot), conducted on November 15, 2015, saw certain changes as compared to the previous year’s papers. Overall, the difficulty level of the paper ranged from easy to moderate but it was slightly easier than last year’s paper. The morning slot saw indefinite number of sets with 1 unique question paper. All sections, except English Language, were available bilingually, that is, in both English and Hindi. Each question was followed by 4 options. There was a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.

The pattern of the paper was as given below:

Section

Total Questions

Level of difficulty

Good Attempts

Approximate time taken (in minutes)

General Intelligence

50

Easy-Moderate

40-42

35

English Language

50

Easy-Moderate

32-34

25

Quantitative Aptitude

50

Easy-Moderate

30-32

45

General Awareness

50

Moderate-Difficult

25-30

15

Total

200

 

127-138

120

A score of about 125 can be considered a good score.
Expected Cutoffs (Out of 200 marks)

For Typing Test for LDC

UR (General)

OBC

SC

ST

105-110

98-102

92-95

88-92

For Skill Test for Data Entry Operator

UR (General)

OBC

SC

ST

112-116

105-110

100-104

90-95


General Intelligence
The section primarily saw questions of easy to moderate level. Two questions in the Reasoning section were wrong.

Topic

Number of questions

Difficulty level

Analogy

8

Easy-Moderate

Cube and Dice

1

Easy

Coding-decoding

2

Easy-Moderate

Directions

2

Easy

Maths based questions

3

Easy

Matrix based

1

Easy

Meaningful order

3

Easy

Missing number

4

Moderate-difficult

Odd one out

9

Moderate-difficult

Puzzles

2

Easy

Series

6

Easy-Moderate

Statement-Conclusion

2

Easy

Venn diagram

1

Easy

Visual Reasoning

4

Easy-Moderate

Word formation

2

Easy

English Language
The section comprises questions of easy to moderate level. Compared to the question paper of the morning slot, this question paper was marginally more difficult.
The details of the section are as follows: 

Topic

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Antonyms

4

Easy

Synonyms

4

Easy-Moderate

Cloze Test

10

Easy-Moderate

Spellings

4

Easy-Moderate

One word Substitution

4

Moderate

Sentence Correction

4

Moderate

Error Spotting

4

Moderate

Idioms/Phrases

4

Moderate

Direct/Indirect

2

Easy

Active/Passive

2

Easy

Sentence Jumble

4

Easy-Moderate

FIB

4

Easy-Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude
This section comprised questions from a variety of areas.  A major part of the section was based on Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry and Data Interpretation. For two questions from Trigonometry and Time and Work, the answer options did not match. Also, two questions were absolutely same but the language was slightly different. The paper also had questions from Ratio, Profit & Loss, Averages, Time-Speed-Distance, Time & Work and Percentages.
The details of the section are as follows:

Topic

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Number System

4

Easy-Moderate

Percentage

3

Easy

Profit, Loss & Discount

4

Easy

SI & CI

3

Easy-Moderate

Ratio/Mixture/Alligation

1

Easy

Time, Speed & Distance

2

Easy

Time & Work

2

Easy-Moderate

Average

2

Easy

Algebra

5

Easy-Moderate

Geometry

7

Moderate-Difficult

Mensuration

4

Easy-Moderate

Trigonometry

4

Easy-Moderate

DI (Bar Graph)

5

Easy

DI (Pie Chart )

4

Easy


General Awareness
This section had majority of questions which were certainly difficult from the morning slot! Science section had maximum questions as usual, totalling 17 in all. Economics and Science section questions were difficult in nature .There was only one question from current affairs. This section had many questions which were ranging from moderate to high level of difficulty.

Topic

Number of questions

Level of difficulty

History

5

Moderate

Geography

9

Moderate

Polity

2

Easy

Economics

6

Difficult

Physics

3

Moderate

Chemistry

6

Moderate

Biology

6

Moderately difficult

Computers

1

Difficult

Environment

1

Easy to moderate

Miscellaneous GK

5

Moderate

Important Days

1

Easy

Environment

1

Easy

Sports

1

Difficult

Books and Authors

3

Moderate

 

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