The Staff Selection Commission (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Exam, conducted on November 16, 2014, was more or less on the lines of the previous yearâs paper. Overall, the difficulty level of the paper ranged from easy to moderate. While the morning slot had 4 sets, with 2 unique question papers, the evening slot had only 4 sets, with a single 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 |
42-44 |
35 |
English Language |
50 |
Moderate |
43-45 |
25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
Easy âModerate |
35-40 |
45 |
General Awareness |
50 |
Easy-Moderate |
15-20 |
15 |
Total |
200 |
|
140-150 |
120 |
A score of about 130 can be considered good.
Expected Cutoffs (Out of 200 marks)
For Typing Test for LDC
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
126-132 |
113.5-119.5 |
103.25-108.25 |
90-96 |
For Skill Test for Data Entry Operator
| UR (General) | OBC |
SC |
ST |
130-136 |
119-125 |
106-112 |
97-103 |
General Intelligence
The section primarily saw questions of easy level. A student could have easily attempted about 45 questions in this section.
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Analogy |
9Â |
Easy-Moderate |
Odd One Out |
8-10Â |
Easy-Moderate |
Meaningful Order |
0-3 |
Easy |
Series |
8-10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Word Formation |
1 |
Easy |
Coding-Decoding |
2 |
Easy |
Maths Based Questions |
2-3 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
1 |
Easy |
Direction |
2 |
Easy |
Puzzles |
1-2 |
Easy |
Statement-Conclusion/Assumption |
0-1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Calendar |
1 |
Easy |
Venn Diagram |
2 |
Easy |
Visual Reasoning |
6 |
Easy |
Matrix Based |
1 |
Easy |
Miscellaneous |
1 |
Easy |
English Language
This section was dominated by Grammar and Vocabulary. The paper comprised questions on - Synonyms, Antonyms, One word Substitution, Idioms, Sentence Completion, Sentence Correction, Error spotting and Spellings. There was also a ten blank Cloze Test.
The details of the section are as follows: Â
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Antonyms |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Synonyms |
5 |
Moderate |
Cloze Test |
10 |
Easy |
Spellings |
5 |
Moderate |
One word Substitution |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Sentence Correction |
5 |
Easy |
Error Spotting |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Idioms / Phrases |
5 |
Moderate |
Sentence Completion |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude
This section comprised questions from a variety of areas. A major part of the section was based on Algebra, Trigonometry and Geometry. The paper also had questions from Ratio, Profit & Loss, Averages, Time-Speed-Distance, Time & Work, Percentages and Data Interpretation.
The details of the section are as follows:
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number System |
2-4 |
Easy |
Series |
0-3 |
Easy |
Arithmetic |
14-18 |
Easy |
Algebra |
5 |
Easy |
Geometry |
11-12 |
Easy-Moderate |
Trigonometry |
5 |
Easy |
Data Interpretation |
9 |
Easy |
General AwarenessÂ
The section was dominated by questions from Science and Technology, Geography, History, Polity and Economics, etc. The emphasis was more on Static General Knowledge and not on Current Affairs. The paper covered the questions from all major topics.
The details of the section are as given below:
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
 History |
5-9 |
Easy-Moderate |
Science & Technology |
18-21 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Geography |
7-9 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Polity |
5-6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Economics |
5-6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Current Affairs |
3-8 |
Easy-Moderate |
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All the best!
Team CL
