The Staff Selection Commission (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Exam, conducted on November 02, 2014, was largely on the lines of the previous yearâs paper. Overall, the difficulty level of the paper was low. All sections, except English Language, were available bilingually, that is, in both English and Hindi. Each question had 4 options. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each answer marked incorrectly.
The pattern of the test was as follows:
Section | Total Questions |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Approximate time taken (in minutes) |
General Intelligence |
50 |
Easy |
42-44 |
35 |
English Language |
50 |
Easy |
43-45 |
25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
Easy |
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 |
9 |
Easy-Moderate |
Odd One Out |
8-10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Meaningful Order |
1-3 |
Moderate |
Series |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Word Formation |
1 |
Easy |
Coding-Decoding |
2-3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Maths Based Questions |
3-5 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
1 |
Easy |
Direction |
1 |
Easy |
Statement-Conclusion/Assertion |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Venn Diagram |
2 |
Easy |
Visual Reasoning |
6 |
Easy |
Matrix Based |
1 |
Easy |
English Language
This section was dominated by Grammar and Vocabulary. There were questions on Antonyms, Synonyms, One word substitution, Idioms, Sentence Completion, Sentence Correction and Error spotting. There was also a ten blank cloze test.
The details of the section are as given below-
Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Antonyms |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Synonyms |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
10 |
Easy |
Spellings |
5 |
Moderate |
One word Substitution |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Sentence Correction |
5 |
Easy |
Error Spotting |
5 |
Easy |
Idioms |
5 |
Moderate |
Sentence Completion |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude
This section comprised questions from a variety of areas. Â 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 given below-
Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Series |
1-2 |
Easy |
Arithmetic |
15-19 |
Easy* |
Algebra |
4-5 |
Easy |
Geometry |
11-14 |
Easy |
Trigonometry |
5-6 |
Easy |
Data Interpretation (Table)# |
4 |
Easy* |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph)# |
5-9 |
Easy* |
*The evening slot paper was calculation intensive.
#The morning paper had one set each of Table and Bar Graph. The evening paper had both sets pertaining to Bar Graph.
General AwarenessÂ
The section was dominated by questions from Economics, Science, Geography, etc. There were no questions on Current Affairs in the morning slot. However, some questions on the same were asked in the evening slot. An attempt of 15-20 questions could be considered good.
The details of the section are as given below-
Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
 History |
3-5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Science & Technology |
16-17 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Geography |
10-13 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Polity |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Economics |
5-8 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Current Affairs |
2-3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous |
6-7 |
Easy |
Traditional G.K |
1 |
Easy |
National/International Personality |
2 |
Easy |
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All the best!
Team CL