Staff Selection Commission (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Tier-I Exam 2016 was flagged off on January 07, 2017. The exam will span over a period of a month, ending on February 08, 2017. For the first time, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has introduced a Computer Based Test (CBT) of 100 objective type questions to be answered in 75 minutes.
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 |
21-23 |
20 |
English Language |
25 |
50 |
Moderate |
18-20 |
15 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
Easy- Moderate |
20-22 |
30 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
Easy- Moderate |
15-16 |
10 |
Total |
100 |
200 |
Easy- Moderate |
75-83 |
75 |
The level of difficulty of this section was easy. The questions in this section were similar to last year.
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Analogy |
2 |
Moderate- difficult |
Coding-decoding |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Directions |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Matrix based |
1 |
Easy |
Meaningful order |
1 |
Easy |
Missing number |
2 |
Moderate-difficult |
Odd one out |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Series |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Statement-conclusion |
1 |
Easy |
Venn diagram |
1 |
Moderate |
Visual Reasoning (Mirror Image/Water Image) |
1 |
Easy |
Word formation |
1 |
Easy |
Miscellaneous |
4 |
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/Antonyms |
4 |
Moderate |
One Word Substitution |
2 |
Easy- Moderate |
Error Spotting |
2 |
Moderate |
Sentence Improvement |
2 |
Easy- Moderate |
Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks) |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
Idiom/Phrase Replacement |
3 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Moderate |
Spellings |
2 |
Easy |
The level of difficulty of this section was easy-moderate. The section comprised questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this section was dominated by Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry and DI.
The details of the section are as given below-
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number System |
1 |
Easy |
Percentages |
1 |
Easy |
SI/CI |
1 |
Easy |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
Easy |
Ratio and Proportion |
1 |
Easy |
Averages |
1 |
Easy |
Work & Time, Pipes & Cisterns |
2 |
Easy |
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Moderate |
Geometry/ Mensuration |
7 |
Easy-Moderate |
Trigonometry |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Algebra |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation |
2 |
Easy |
The level of difficulty of this section was easy-moderate. Overall, the paper was on the same pattern as last year. The paper was dominated by Science and Miscellaneous GK questions.
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
History |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Geography |
2 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Polity |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Economics |
3 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Current Affairs |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous GK |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
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