We have added the SSC Stenographer exam analysis to assist candidates in their preparation for the upcoming exam. The SSC Stenographer exam 2020 was conducted in multiple shifts through the online mode. You can check out the overall analysis of the exam illustrated in the form of a table below.
Sections | SSC Stenographer Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
English Language | 64-73 | Easy to Moderate |
General Intelligence | 45-49 | Mostly Easy |
General Awareness | 21-25 | Easy to Moderate |
Overall | 140-145 | Easy to Moderate |
Now, let’s take a look at some questions that were asked over the years to get a better idea. We have added some questions from each section of the exam.
SSC Stenographer Exam Analysis: English
In the English section, questions were mainly asked from the following topics - Sentence Improvement, Cloze Test, Error detection, Synonyms/Antonyms, Direct and Indirect speech, Active/Passive voice, etc. Cloze test saw the maximum number of questions in most question papers. Hence, it is important that candidates prepare well for it.
The following table denotes the number of questions that were asked from each section in the previous years. Candidates must note that the number of questions and difficulty level can change with every exam and is not fixed. However, it does provide you with an idea and showcases the previous year trends in the question papers set by the Commission.
Topics | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Sentence Improvement | 10 | Easy |
Error Detection | 10 | Moderate |
Idioms or Phrases | 5 | Difficult |
Parajumbled | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
Antonym/Synonym | 10 | Difficult |
Direct/Indirect | 10 | Difficult |
Active/Passive | 10 | Easy |
Fillers | 10 | Easy |
3 RC | 15 | Easy |
2 Cloze test | 15 | Moderate to Difficult |
Total | 100 | Easy to Moderate |
SSC Stenographer Exam Analysis: General Knowledge
In the GK section, maximum questions are often asked from the Static GK, History and General Science topics. You can take a look at the following questions to get a brief idea about the nature of the questions.
- Which of the following committee is related to BCCI?
- Who is the first man in the International Court of Justice of India?
- Which of the following are sessions of the Indian Parliament?
- Who established Vikramshaila University?
- The Macmohan line is situated between?
- Who discovered Electron?
SSC Stenographer Exam Analysis: Reasoning
For the General Intelligence and Reasoning section, candidates must pay more attention to the following topics. You can find the number of questions that were asked from each section below. The maximum number of questions were asked from the miscellaneous topics.
- Matrix - 1
- Dice - 1
- Distance and Direction Test - 1
- Mirror Image - 1
- Pattern Completion - 2
- Embedded figures - 2
- Paper Cutting & Folding - 2
- Statements & Conclusion - 2
- Word formation: 2 -3
- Mathematical Operations - 1
- Analogy - 5-6
- Miscellaneous 10-12