SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 1 (16 October): Review, Question Asked, Difficulty Level, Attempt

By Parnab Mallick|Updated : October 16th, 2020

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 1 (16th October): This article is regarding the exam analysis of SSC CHSL Tier 1 2020 (Shift 1)  exam which was conducted on 16th October 2020. SSC board conducts CHSL Tier 1 exam through Computer Based Test (CBT 1) to recruit candidates for the posts including Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Postal Assistant (PA), Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators (DEO). The Tier 1 exam consists of 4 subjects which are General Intelligence and Reasoning, English Language and Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness.

Candidates who are going to appear in the upcoming examination of SSC CHSL 2020 must read this article diligently to have a fair idea about the difficulty level of the shift, type of questions, weightage of different topics, number of good attempts of the exam, etc. We have collated some important exam feedbacks given by the candidates which are shown below:

According to the candidates who have appeared in the examination, the difficulty level of Shift 1 of SSC CHSL Exam held on October 16, 2020, was Easy-Moderate. Here are some important points as listed below:

  • The difficulty level of English section was as usual Easy, the theme of the cloze test was based on Gujarat Tourism
  • The level of Maths was Easy to Moderate

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam 16th October (1st Shift): Difficulty Level

The table enlisted below highlights the number of questions asked from each section and its difficulty level:  

Section

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level of Questions

English Language and Comprehension

25

Easy

Quantitative Aptitude

25

Easy-Moderate

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25

Easy-Moderate

General Knowledge

25

Moderate

Overall

100

Easy-Moderate

SSC CHSL Exam Timings 2020

The below table enumerates the shift timing, reporting timing, gate closing timing and time of the beginning of the examination:

Number of Shift

Reporting Timing

Gate Closing Timing

Exam Duration

Shift 1

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10 to 11

Shift 2

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1 to 2 PM

Shift 3

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4 to 5 PM

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Centre Guidelines

The below points enlist the exam centre guidelines which the candidates must follow while taking the examination:

  • Candidates are advised to wear a mask during the examination
  • Candidates can carry their own transparent water bottle, personal hand sanitizer (50 ml), gloves & a simple pen inside the exam centre
  • Candidates should have installed the Aarogya Setu app on their smartphone and the app must show their risk profile for COVID 19
  • The registration of the candidate will be done with photo capture; therefore, candidates have to remove their mask only at that moment
  • There will be a separate dropbox for rough sheets and call letters, candidates have to drop these in the designate boxes

SSC CHSL Tier 1 16th October (1st Shift): Section-wise Exam Analysis

The below table enlists the section-wise analysis of 1st shift of SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam conducted on 16 October 2020:

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Quant Analysis 2020

Topics

Number of Questions

Percentage

2

Profit and Loss and Discount

2

Simplification

1

Mixture and Alligation

-

Ratio and Proportion

1 to 2

Partnership

-

Trigonometry

3

Problem on Ages

1

Speed, Distance and Time

2

Average

2

Time and Work

1 to 2

Boat and Stream

1

Geometry

2 to 3

Mensuration

2

Data Interpretation

4

Simple Interest and Compound Interest

2

Pipes and Cistern

1

Algebra

2

Miscellaneous

-

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Reasoning Analysis 2020

Topics

Number of Questions

Papercutting and folding

1

Missing Number

-

Logical Arrangement

 

Embedded Figures

1

Counting of Figures

1

Analogy

2

Odd one out

2

Arithmetic Reasoning

2

Blood Relation

1

Dice

1

Alphanumeric Series

2

Classification

2

Coding and Decoding

3

Distance Direction Test

1

Fillers

-

Mirror Image

1

Logical Venn Diagram

1

Miscellaneous

4 to 5

SSC CHSL Tier 1 English Analysis 2020

Topics

Number of Questions

One-word substitution

2

Idioms and Phrases

2

Cloze Test

5

Synonym and Antonym

4

Spelling Error

2

Spot the Error

2

Sentence Improvement

2

Para-jumbled sentences

2

Fill in the blanks

2

Direct and Indirect speech

2

Active/ Passive voice

2

SSC CHSL Tier 1 General Awareness Analysis 2020

Topics

Number of Questions

Modern History

2 to 3

Indian Polity

2

Sports Personalities

2

Physical Geography

2 to 3

Economy

-

Biology

1

Physics

1

Computer

-

Chemistry

-

Art and Culture

1

Static GK (First and Superlatives)

2 to 3

Current Affairs

3 to 4

Miscellaneous (Environment, Book, Awards, Rivers, Organisations, Sports Cup, etc.)

4 to 5

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam 16th October (1st Shift): Good Attempts

The number of good attempts for 1st shift conducted on 16th October will give a fair idea about the number of questions you should aim to attempt in your SSC CHSL 2020 upcoming exam. For candidates who already have attempted the exam, they can get a rough idea about the expected cut off of this examination. Here are the section-wise good attempts as per data provided by the candidates who have attempted the exam:

Section

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude (Maths)

 20 -  22 

General Intelligence (Reasoning)

 20 - 21

General Awareness (GA)

 17 - 19

English Language and Comprehension

 20+

Overall

 77 - 81

SSC CHSL Questions Asked Exam on 16th October (Shift 1) 

Here are a list of few questions that were put up in the 1st shift of the SSC CHSL Exam conducted on October 16, 2020:

Q. Antonym of Incoherent was asked

Q. From spelling error section, correct spelling of dimension was asked

Q. From algebra section, question was put up which is as stated as if a + b = 6 and ab = 12 then find the value of a3 +b3.

SSC CHSL 16 October 2020 1st Shift (FAQs) 

Q. How was the difficulty level of Quantitative Aptitude section in the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 1 exam?

A. According to the students who have attempted the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 1 exam, the level of Quantitative Aptitude section was Easy to Moderate

Q. What the number of good attempts of English section for the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 1 exam?

A. Going by most of the candidates who have attempted the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 1 exam, the number of good attempts for English section stood between 22 to 24.

Q. How many questions were asked from Polity topic of General Awareness section of the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 1 exam?

A. As per the candidates who have attempted the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 1 exam, a minimum of 2 questions were put up.

 

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