SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 3 (16 October): Review, Question Asked, Difficulty Level, Attempt

By Parnab Mallick|Updated : October 16th, 2020

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2020 Shift 3 (16th October): In this article we have provided a detailed analysis for SSC CHSL Tier 1 2020 (Shift 3) exam which was successfully organised on 16th October 2020 between 4 to 5 PM. The next dates for SSC CHSL exam are 19, 20 and 21 October 2020. As per the exam conducting authority, all safety guidelines were followed at the exam centres as laid by government due to the prevailing situation of COVID 19.
The commission conducts CHSL Tier 1 exam through Computer Based Test (CBT 1) to enroll candidates for various posts involving Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Postal Assistant (PA), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operator (DEO). The Tier 1 exam comprises of 4 subjects including English Language and Comprehension, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness.

Candidates who are going to appear in the forthcoming examination of SSC CHSL 2020 must read this article meticulously to get an rough idea about the number of good attempts of the exam, difficulty level of the shift, question-type, topic-wise weightage, etc.

According first-hand analysis shared by the candidates who have attempted the shift 3 examination, the difficulty level was Easy-Moderate. Most of the questions were of Class 12 level. We have listed some important points according to the inputs listed below:

  • Easy questions were asked in the English section, the theme of the Cloze test was based on ‘Story of a man who went to a forest’
  • 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
  • In General Awareness section, current affairs played a significant role with one question about the present Governor of Goa State

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam 16th October (3rd Shift): Difficulty Level

The table below enumerates 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

General Knowledge

25

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 Tier 1 Exam Centre Guidelines

The below-highlighted points state the exam centre guidelines which the candidate should 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 Tier 1 16th October (3rd Shift): Section-wise Exam Analysis

The below table enlists the section-wise analysis of 3rd 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 (3rd Shift): Good Attempts

The number of good attempts for 3rd shift held on 16th October will give a rough idea about the number of questions you must 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 3) 

Here are a list of few questions that were put up in the 3rd shift of the SSC CHSL Exam conducted on October 16, 2020:

Questions from General Awareness

Q. Who wrote Humayunama?

Q. How many Fundamental duties are there?

Q. Who is the Governor of Goa?

Q. Which disease is caused by deficiency of thiamine?

Questions from English section

Q. Antonym of Concealed was asked

Q. One-word substitution of Philanthropist

Q. Idiom of ‘Be over the moon’

Questions from Reasoning section

Q. Blood Relation - A boy Pointing a Photograph said, The boy which is sitting beside my mother is the only son of my father.

Q. Coding-Decoding - Alphabetical Coding

Questions from Quantitative Aptitude

Q. In a circle of radius 10 cm, there are two parallel chords of 12 cm  and 16 cm on either side of the centre. Find the distance between chords.

SSC CHSL 16 October 2020 3rd Shift (FAQs) 

Q. How was the difficulty level of Reasoning section in the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 3 exam?

A. Going by most of the candidates who have attempted the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 3 exam, the difficulty level of Reasoning section was Easy.

Q. What is the number of good attempts of English section for the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 3 exam?

A. According to the students who have attempted the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 3 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 3 exam?

A. As per the candidates who have attempted the SSC CHSL 16th October Shift 3 exam, a minimum of 2 to 3 questions were asked.

 

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