SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 1 (19 October): Review, Question Asked, Difficulty Level, Attempt

By Parnab Mallick|Updated : October 19th, 2020

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2020, 19 October, Shift 1: SSC board has successfully conducted SSC CHSL 2020 Exam Tier 1 for Shift 1. The exam duration was 1 hr. and was held from 10 AM to 11 AM. The board conducts CHSL exam to recruit candidates for the post of Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Sorting Assistant (SA), Data Entry  Operator (DEO), Postal Assistant (PA), and Lower Division Clerk (LDC). The exam comprises of 4 subjects which are English Language and Comprehension, General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude.

In this post, we have provided a detailed analysis of the exam factors such as difficulty level of this shift, question-type, topic-wise weightage, good attempts of the exam, etc. Therefore, candidates who are going to appear in the upcoming examination must read this article diligently.

Going by the candidates who have appeared in the examination of SSC CHSL Tier 1 Shift 1 conducted on 19 October 2020, the difficulty level was Easy-Moderate. Also, the level of the questions was of 12 standards. We have stated some of the important points as per the inputs provided by the candidates:

  • Easy questions were asked in the English section, the theme of the Cloze test was based on the inspirational story of 94 years old woman who went on to become 'Entrepreneur of the year'
  • The difficulty level of questions from Reasoning section was also easy
  • As usual, the difficulty level of questions from Quantitative Aptitude was Easy to Moderate

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam 19th October (1st Shift): Difficulty Level

The table below lists 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

Moderate

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25

Easy

General Knowledge

25

Easy-Moderate

Overall

100

Easy-Moderate

SSC CHSL Exam Timings 2020

The table stated below highlights the reporting timing, shift timing, gate closing timing and time of the beginning of the SSC CHSL 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 Exam Centre Guidelines

The below-highlighted points state the exam centre guidelines which the candidate must follow during 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 19th October (1st Shift): Section-wise Exam Analysis

The below table enumerates the section-wise analysis of 1st shift of SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam conducted on 19th 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 to 5

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 19th October (1st Shift): Good Attempts

The number of good attempts for 1st shift held on 19th October will give you a fair idea regarding the number of questions you must target to attempt in your SSC CHSL 2020 forthcoming exam. For candidates who already have appeared in the examination, they can get a rough idea about the expected cut off of this examination. The below table lists the section-wise good attempts as per data provided by the candidates who have attempted the exam:

Section

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude (Maths)

19 -  21 

General Intelligence (Reasoning)

21 - 22

General Awareness (GA)

17 - 19

English Language and Comprehension

22 - 23

Overall

 79 - 83

SSC CHSL Questions Asked Exam on 19th 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 19, 2020:

Q. Kartarpur corridor is situated in the bank of which river?

Q. Who gave the line ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’

Q. Which ruler followed Buddhism?

Q. Benevolent Antonym

Q. Timid Synonym

Q. Idiom: Call spade a spade

Q. Between 800 and 2000 how many numbers are divisible by 13? 91, 92, 93, 94

SSC CHSL 19 October 2020 1st Shift (FAQs) 

Q. How was the difficulty level of Quantitative Aptitude section in the SSC CHSL 19th October Shift 1 exam?

A. Going by most of the candidates who have attempted the SSC CHSL 19th October Shift 1 exam, the difficulty level of Quantitative Aptitude section was Moderate. Also, the questions were a bit calculative.

Q. What is the number of good attempts of English section for the SSC CHSL 19th October Shift 1 exam?

A. According to the students who have attempted the SSC CHSL 19th October Shift 1 exam, the number of good attempts for English section is between 22 and 24.

Q. How many questions were asked from Data Interpretation topic from Quantitative Aptitude section of the SSC CHSL 19th October Shift 1 exam?

A. As per the candidates who have attempted the SSC CHSL 19th October Shift 1 exam, a minimum of 3 to 5 questions were asked from Data Interpretation topic.

 

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