SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Answer Key, Question Paper Analysis (All Shifts) – Available

SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Answer Key – The SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Exam is now over. Candidates who have participated in the examination can check unofficial answers keys in this article. These unofficial answer keys are published by several SSC mentors and coaching institutes/ centres. In addition, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) also releases the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) answer key at ssc.nic.in. Thereafter, SSC CHSL result 2020 is also declared based on the official answer keys. Get SSC CHSL 12 Oct Exam analysis and answer key from this article.

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SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Answer Key

The examination for SSC CHSL is scheduled from October 12, 2020, to October 16, 2020, October 19, 2020, to October 21, 2020, and October 26, 2020. Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) exam takes place in three shifts – First Shift is from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Second shift is from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM and third shift takes place from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM.

The official answer key for SSC CHSL examination releases a few days after the commencement of the examination. These official answer keys carry all the correct answers to the questions that are asked in SSC CHSL 2020. Moreover, right after the examination, there are unofficial answer keys that are published online. These are based on the questions that candidates remember who have appeared in the examination.

Q1. Select the wrongly spelt word.

a. Judiciary
b. Virtual
c. Ambasador
d. Appreciate

Q2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. AGILE

a. Visible
b. Guile
c. Nimble
d. Docile

Q3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom – Actions speak louder than words.

a. What you dont say is what you are
b. What you do is your own business
c. What you do reveals the real you
d. What you can see may not be true

Q4. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. FURTIVE

a. Adhesive
b. Positive
c. Secretive
d. Abortive

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.

The choices we make in life determine who we are. One’s life is (1)_ marked by the exemplary choices one has made (2)_
one’s journey. The mega icon Ratan Tata has described his journey (3)_ being a seven-year-old boy who played his (4)_ the
freedom struggle to being moved by the plight of a family on a two-wheeler which became the genesis of the world’s most (5)_ car
the Tata Nano

Q5. Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1.

a. rarely
b. often
c. seldom
d. never

Q6. Select the most appropriate option for blank number 2.

a. toward
b.into
c. along
d. upon

Q7. Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3.

a. above
b. for
c. though
d. from

Q8. Select the most appropriate option for blank number 4.

a. part in
b. part of
c. part from
d. part with

Q9. Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.

a. economical
b. economize
c. economic
d. economist

Q10. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom – A piece of cake

a. Something serious
b. Something difficult
c. Something easy
d. Something amusing

Q11. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. RESERVED

a. Cowardly
b. Friendly
c. Forgiving
d. Reticent

Q12. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. Behind them come camels carrying drums and small guns.
B. The Emperor is escorted by two decorated elephants who head the procession.
C. At the end come the platoons of soldiers in rows of two.
D. First of all, there is a volley of guns announcing Emperor Bahadur Shah’s entry into the mosque.

a. BCDA
b. DCBA
c. DBAC
d. ABDC

Q13. In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Freedom of expression meaning the right to express one’s own convictions and beliefs.

a. Freedom of expression
b. meaning the right
c. to express one’s own
d. convictions and beliefs

Q14. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it,
select ‘No improvement’.

The rising prices of essential food items have placed an weighty burden on the poor.

a. No improvement
b. trivial
c. enormous
d. lightest

Q15. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. ENIGMA

a. Make-believe
b. Clarity
c. Mystery
d. Charade

Q16. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Having no moral principles

a. Mischievous
b. Unscrupulous
c. Ethical
d. Unaware

Q17. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
Those earning less than Rs.10,000 are __ from paying income tax.

a. adjusted
b.exempted
c. collected
d. accepted

Q18. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The Delhi Police has shot an educational video on Traffic Rules for school students.

a. An educational video on Traffic Rules for school students was being shot by the Delhi Police.
b. An educational video on Traffic Rules for school students had been shot by the Delhi Police.
c. An educational video on Traffic Rules for school students has been shot by the Delhi Police.
d. An educational video on Traffic Rules for school students is being shot by the Delhi Police.

Q19. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. In order to buy that bicycle, he plans to win some prize money by teaching an illiterate person how to read and write.
B. He needs a bicycle to win the bicycle race which would help pay off his father’s debt.
C. The film ‘Douch’ is about a young Iranian village boy.
D. But the only illiterate person is a 90 year old woman who is ill-tempered and doesn’t wish to learn anything.

a. DABC
b. ADBC
c. CBAD
d. CABD

Q20. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it,
select ‘No improvement’.
India has lost a veteran actor with the deceased of Shriram Lagoo.

a. No improvement
b. Expired
c. Bereavement
d. demise

Q21. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Sitab asked his mother, “Has it been snowing all night?”

a. Sitab asked his mother if it is snowing all night.
b. Sitab asked his mother if it had been snowing all night.
c. Sitab asked his mother if it was snowing all night.
d. Sitab asked his mother if it has snowed all night.

Q22. In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
My hotel in Goa had a wonderful view of the sea in the window.

a. had a wonderful view
b. in the window
c. My hotel in Goa
d. of the sea

Q23. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Using right and left hand equally well

a. Ambidextrous
b. Left handed
c. Inexpert
d. Unskilled

Q24. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
The teacher __ the student for cheating.

a. refused
b. invoked
c. praised
d. rebuked

Q25. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears
to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

1. All parrots are pigeons.
2. No pigeons are tables.

Conclusions:

I. All pigeons are tables.
II. No parrot is a tables.

a. Only conclusion I follows.
b. Either conclusion I or II follows.
c. Both conclusions I and II follows.
d. Only conclusion I follows.

Q26. Complete the following series.
7,16,34,70,_,_

a. 144,292
b. 144,286
c. 142,286
d. 142, 294

Q27. Complete the following series by replacing the question mark (?) given in the series.

AZ, CZ, EV, ?, IR

a. GS
b. GT
c. HT
d. FT

Q28. Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given number-pair.

34:210

a. 47:282
b. 66:402
c. 54:100
d. 38:236

Q29: In a certain language, LOCKER is written as OLXPVR. How will GLOBAL be written as in that language?

a. JOREDO
b. HUYTRE
c. TOLYZO
d. UPMZAP

Q30. Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.
(5, 6, 61)

a. (3, 8, 24)
b. (9, 4, 26)
c. (5, 2, 49)
d. (3, 4, 25)

Q31. If ‘+’ means ‘divided by’. ‘-‘ means ‘add’, ‘ × ‘ means ‘minus’ and ‘ ÷ ‘ means ‘multiplied by’, what will be the value of the following
expression?

[{( 32 × 24 ) − ( 4 ÷ 3 )} + ( 3 − 2 )] ÷ 3

a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12

Q32. In certain code language, NIB is coded as 112 and COB is coded as 122. How will JET be coded as in that language?

a. 109
b. 102
c. 92
d. 81

Q33. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
EASY: IETZ :: LAKE : __

a. MELI
b. PELI
c. MBLI
d. PBKL

Q34. Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.
(9, 217, 8)

a. (4, 37, 3)
b. (2, 76, 5)
c. (5, 625, 6)
d. (3, 49, 2)

Q35. Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is
different from the rest.

a. 7-50
b. 4-17
c. 6-35
d. 5-26

Q36. Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-
cluster.
LAME : OXPB :: TREE: ?

a. VNGB
b. UMFA
c. WOHB
d. QUBH

Q37. Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks of the given letter series will complete
the series.
__bc_daabc__a___ccd

a. cacdcab
b. aaccdab
c. accdaac
d. acccdcb

Q38. There are 6 boys in a class of 11 students. A student is chosen from the class at random to be made the class monitor.
What is the probability that the class monitor is a girl?

a. 5/11
b. 1
c. 6/11
d. 7/11

Q39. X is the mother of A. Y is the sister of B’s father. R is the father of B. A and Z are sisters. B is the brother of Z. How is R related to X?

a. father
b. father-in-law
c. son
d. husband

Q40. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.

a. TSRQ
b. PONL
c. MLKJ
d. WVUT

Q41. Showing the picture of Shikha, Parul said, “she is the grandmother of my father’s only son’. How is the Shikha related to Parul?

a. Grandmother
b. Mother
c. Sister
d. Daughter-in-law

Q42. Length and breadth of rectangular field are in the ratio 5 : 2. If the perimeter of the field is 238 m. Find the length of the field.

a. 84m
b. 85m
c. 82m
d. 83m

Q43. A man divided his journey into three parts of distances of 18 km, 20 km and 27 km. He travelled the distances at the speeds of 6
km/h, 5 km/h and 9 km/h,respectively. What was his average speed during the entire journey?

a. 6.5 km/h
b. 4.5 km/h
c. 7.5 km/h
d. 5.5 km/h

Q44. What is the ratio of the total expenditure on ‘Infrastructure’ and ‘Transport’ to the total expenditure on ‘Taxes’ and ‘Interest on Loans’?

a. 16:13
b. 15:13
c. 17:13
d. 14:13

Q45. On selling a bike for ₹2500 a seller incurs a loss of 20%. What price would have caused him to lose 30%?

a. Rs. 2186.5
b. Rs 2187.5
c. Rs 2188.5
d. Rs 2185.5

Q46. Mohan offers to sell his articles at a discount of 20%, but he marks his articles by increasing the price of each by 35%. What
percentage would his gain be?

a. 9%
b. 7%
c. 8%
d. 8%

Q47. Find the value of 2.1 + 2.25 ÷ [63 − 7.5 × 8 + (13 − 2.5)].

a. 3.0
b. 2.9
c. 3.1
d. 2.8

Q48. A runner is running at a speed of 40 kim/h. If he runs at a speed of 30 km/h, then what will the decrease in the percentage of his
speed be?

a. 30%
b. 25%
c. 20%
d. 15%

Q49. ₹3, 600 is divided between Seema, Komal and Rita, such that the ratios of the shares of Seema : Komal = 1.5 : 2 and Komal : Rita = 2 :
2.5. Find Rita’s share.

a. Rs 1400
b. Rs 1200
c. Rs 1300
d. Rs 1500

Q50. The average of the runs of a cricket player in 20 matches is 35. If the average of the first 12 matches is 45, find the average of the last
8 matches.

a. 20
b. 16
c. 22
d. 18

SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Answer Key

In this section we are providing the unofficial answer keys for 12 Oct 2020. Candidates can get the direct links for Shift 1, Shift 2 and Shift 3 exam analysis and answer keys below:

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SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Exam Analysis – Shift 3

Now that the third shift of SSC CHSL 2020 is over, candidates can check the exam analysis here. Know how the examination was, what was the difficulty level and much more in this section.

Overall Difficulty Level

• The SSC CHSL 12 Oct Shift 3 was of easy to moderate level.

Number of Attempts

• 20 to 24 questions in Reasoning Section
• 18 to 19 questions in General awareness section
• 20 to 22 questions in Quantitative Aptitude
• 20 to 23 questions in the English section

Exam Analysis

• Questions were General Awareness questions were pretty easy this time. Most of the questions were asked from Static GK.
• As per the reports, candidates found English section easy. However, sentence improvement, Phrase substitution, and cloze passage were of moderate level.
• Candidates have reported that Quantitive section was of easy to moderate level. Quant section covered mainly Trigonometry, DI, Mensuration, Algebra.
• Reasoning section was also easy. Based on unofficial reports, no question was from Matrix and Direction topics.

SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Exam Analysis – Shift 2

Now that the second shift of SSC CHSL 2020 is over, candidates can check the exam analysis here. Know how the examination was, what was the difficulty level and much more in this section.

Overall Difficulty Level

• The SSC CHSL 12 Oct Shift 2 was of easy to moderate level.

Number of Attempts

• 20 to 24 questions in Reasoning Section
• 15 to 17 questions in General awareness section
• 20 to 23 questions in Quantitative Aptitude
• 20 to 23 questions in the English section

Exam Analysis

• Questions from Quantitative Aptitude section was of easy level. However, Data Interpretation was a bit calculative but not difficult.
• Reasoning section, alike first shift, was easy. 02-03 questions were from Classification, the odd one out and coding-decoding.
• English Section again was easy. 03-04 question was from close test, error detection, reading comprehension.
• From the General Awareness Section, 03-04 questions were from Current Affairs from June to September 2020 month.

SSC CHSL 12 Oct 2020 Exam Analysis – Shift 1

Now that the first shift of SSC CHSL 2020 is over, candidates can check the exam analysis here. Know how the examination was, what was the difficulty level and much more in this section.

Overall Difficulty Level

• The SSC CHSL 12 Oct Shift 1 was of easy to moderate level.

Number of Attempts

• 22-24 questions in Reasoning Section
• 15 to 17 questions in General awareness section
• 20 to 22 questions in Quantitative Aptitude
• 20 -23 questions in English section

Exam Analysis

• The questions were asked from Reasoning Section were as usual of easy to moderate level.
• As per student review, question from Quantitative Aptitude were quite easy. Questions were easy to calculate.
• English section, again, was easy to answers. As per the reports, the antonym and synonym were from previous year question papers.
• General Awareness was of moderate level. Current Affairs were mainly from January to September 2020.
• Those who have attempted around 75 questions to 80 questions with accuracy can expect their selection.

SSC CHSL Cut Off Marks 2020

In this section, we are discussing the previous year cut off marks for SSC CHSL exam. It is expected that the cut off marks may not increase that must due to novel Coronavirus. however, there will be a slight increase in the cutoff marks say +5 to +8 marks. Check out the previous year SSC CHSL cut off marks below.

Category	2017-2018	2016-2017	2015-2016
UR	143.5	127.5	119
SC	122.5	108	99
ST	112	99	89.5
OBC	139	120	110

SSC CHSL Marking Scheme 2020

The examination for SSC CHSL is conducted as an online examination. For this, several coaching institutes releases unofficial answer keys through an online platform. To calculate the estimate scores for SSC CHSL examination, it is important to know the marking scheme as well. Refer to this section to know about the marking scheme for SSC CHSL.

How to Calculate Estimate Scores using SSC CHSL Answer Key 2020?

Now that the candidates have marking scheme and the unofficial answer key, they can start speculating their scores. All they have to do is to follow the procedure shared below for the calculation of raw scores for SSC CHSL 2020:

Step 1: First step is to calculate the number of questions that are correct as per the answer key. Also, note down the incorrect question as well.

Step 2: Tally the correct and incorrect answer to get a total number.

Step 3: Thereafter, use the formula shared below to estimate the raw scores.

Estimate Scores = (Number of correct answers x 2 marks) – (number of incorrect answers x 0.5 marks)

How to Download SSC CHSL Answer Key 2020?

Candidates can download SSC CHSL 2020 official answer key only from the official website of SSC. To do so, they have to visit the official website and follow the steps given below.

Step 1: Browse the official website of SSC in the suitable browser, ssc.nic.in.

Step 2: On reaching the website, candidates have to navigate to the latest section and click on “SSC CHSL Answer Key” notification.

Step 3: Click on the link that is available in the notification. It directs candidates to the login page.

Step 4: Now, provide the roll number, password, date of birth, and select exam date and press login button.

Step 5: SSC CHSL Answer Key now appears on the screen.

SSC CHSL Answer Key