SSC CHSL 2020 Exam Analysis for Tier 1: SSC has postponed the tier I examination w.e.f March 20, 2020 due to spread of COVID-19. First shift of SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level (CHSL) Tier-I examination is over on March 19, 2020. The overall difficulty level in the second shift was between easy to moderate. The overall good attempts is expected in the range of 75-85. The Staff Selection Commission is conducting the SSC CHSL 2020 exam between March 17 and 27, 2020. The exam is conducted in three shifts on each day. Detailed analysis of the question paper of SSC CHSL 2020 is available here, right after each shift. We are providing the exam analysis, including difficulty level and important questions for all shifts, on a daily basis. Besides, we give here all the links to check memory based answer keys and analysis of the SSC CHSL 2020 exam. Read the complete article to know in detail.
Latest: SSC CHSL 2020 Tier I Exam is postponed w.e.f March 20, 2020 due to ongoing Corona virus pandemic.
SSC CHSL 2020 Exam Analysis for Tier 1
Tier – I exam of SSC CHSL 2020 is postponed on and from March 20, 2020. Get the answer key and exam analysis of SSC CHSL 2020 day wise from the links provided below.
| Day Wise | Link |
| Day 1 – 17 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| Day 2 – 18 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| Day 3 – 19 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
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SSC CHSL 2020 – 19 March – Shift 2 – Exam Analysis & Review
| Sections | Level of the questions |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Easy-Moderate |
| General Awareness | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy-Moderate |
| English Comprehension | Easy |
| Total | Easy-Moderate |
Exam Analysis of General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Coding-decoding type questions were asked in second shift.
- Cube & Dice based question was asked in second shift.
- Figure counting question was based on triangles in the second shift.
- 01 simple question was asked from syllogism.
- 01 simple question was asked from number series.
Exam Analaysis of General Awareness
- Rajasthan Lok Sabha related question was asked in second shift.
- Questions were asked about lakes in the second shift.
- One question was asked on Vivekananda Memorial in the second shift.
- 08-10 question was asked from current affairs in the second shift.
- Sports related famous personality type questions were asked in the second shift.
Exam Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude
- 02 questions were asked from geometry in the second shift.
- Area related questions were asked in mensuration.
- 02 questions were asked from Trigonometry in the second shift.
- Compound interest based question were asked in the second shift.
- Profit & Loss based numerical were asked in the second shift.
Exam Analysis of English Comprehension
- Maximum number of questions were asked from synonyms & antonyms in second shift.
- 02 questions were asked from one word substitution.
- 01 question was asked from spelling error detection.
- Basic level idioms were asked in the second shift.
SSC CHSL 2020 – 19 March – Shift 1 – Exam Analysis & Review
| Sections | Level of the questions |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Easy-Moderate |
| General Awareness | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy |
| English Comprehension | Easy |
| Total | Easy-Moderate |
Exam Analysis of General Intelligence and Reasoning
- 02 analogy questions were asked in the first shift.
- Odd one out type questions were asked
- Direction based question were not asked.
- Series based moderate difficulty level questions were asked in the first shift
- Coding & decoding type questions were asked in the first shift
- Mirror image type questions were asked in the first shift.
- Syllogism & blood relationship type questions were also included in the first shift.
Exam Analaysis of General Awareness
- Questions were asked from ancient history such as treaties
- Questions were asked about famous Indian passes
- Current affairs section had less questions.
- Comparatively, static GK type questions was more in the first shift.
- Modern history related questions were also asked.
- Questions were also asked about lakes.
Exam Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude
- Time and work related questions were asked in the first shift
- Tangent related simple questions were asked from geometry.
- Simple questions were asked from Mensuration.
- Profit & loss type questions were asked in the first shift.
- Simple algebra based questions were also asked in the first shift
- Simple questions based on Pythagoras theorem was asked.
- Numerical type questions were asked from average
- Trigonometric equation-based questions were asked in the first shift
Exam Analysis of English Comprehension
- 02 synonyms and 02 antonyms were asked in the first shift.
- 02 one word substitution question was asked.
- Idiom & phrases were asked.
- Cloze test was included in the first shift
- Direct & Indirect speech and Active/Passive voice were also asked.
SSC CHSL 2020 – 18 March – Shift 3 – Exam Analysis & Review
| Sections | Level of the questions |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Easy |
| General Awareness | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy-Moderate |
| English Comprehension | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | Easy-Moderate |
Exam Analaysis of General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Questions were not complicated but tricky in the third shift.
- Number series based questions were asked in the third shift.
- Alphabet cluster based questions were asked in the third shift.
- Simple analogy based questions were asked in the third shift.
- Arithmetical reasoning based questions were included in the third shift.
Exam Analaysis of General Awareness
- Indian polity and administrative structure related questions were asked in the third shift.
- Sports related questions were common in the third shift. Questions were mainly from cricket.
- Questions were asked about festivals of India.
- Questions were also asked about SI units in the third shift.
- Questions were asked about popular Indian personalities.
- Geography related questions were included in the third shift.
- Daily life science related questions were asked.
Exam Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude
- Algebraic formula based numericals were included
- Time and distance related questions were included in the third shift.
- Isoceles triangle based numericals from mensuration were included.
- Simple interest based questions were asked in the third shift.
- Profit & loss type numericals were also asked in the third shift.
- Numericals based on trigonometric tables were included in the third shift.
Exam Analysis of English Comprehension
- Simple and common questions were asked in the third shift.
- Basic level antonyms and synonyms were included in the question.
- One word substitution was asked in the third shift.
- Spelling detection was also included in the third shift.
- Cloze test was based on “Personal Point of View”
SSC CHSL 2020 – 18 March – Shift 2 – Exam Analysis & Review
| Sections | Level of the questions |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Easy-Moderate |
| General Awareness | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate |
| English Comprehension | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | Easy-Moderate |
Exam Analaysis of General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Number series based analogy were included in the question paper of second shift.
- number series type questions were asked in the second shift.
- Blood relation type questions were asked in the second shift.
Exam Analaysis of General Awareness
- Cricket based questions were asked ibn the second shift.
- Nobel prize related questions were repeated in the second shift.
- Questions related to Indian rivers & mountains were also asked in the second shift.
- Questions about Indian polity and Constitution were asked.
- Questions about popular post holders in Indian government agencies were asked.
- India’s rank in global indices were topics of question in the second shift.
Exam Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude
- Algebraic equation based questions were asked in the second shift.
- Trigonometric table (value) based questions were asked in the second shift.
- Questions were asked from mensuration in the second shift.
- Triangle based questions were asked in second shift.
- Questions were asked about time and distance in the second shift.
- Circles and radius based questions were asked in the second shift.
- Time and work-related questions were asked in the second shift.
- Average based questions were also asked in the second shift.
Exam Analysis of English Comprehension
- Basic level synonyms and antonyms were asked in the second shift.
- One word substitution type questions were included in the second shift.
- Cloze test in the second shift was based on Sanchi Stupa.
- Synonym of “Anodyne” and antonym of “Nebulous” were asked in the second shift.
- Simple level idioms and phrases were included in the question paper.
- Correct spelling detection questions were asked.
SSC CHSL 2020 – 18 March – Shift 1 – Exam Analysis & Review
| Sections | Level of the questions |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Moderate |
| General Awareness | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy-Moderate |
| English Comprehension | Easy |
| Total | Easy-Moderate |
Exam Anlaysis of General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Alphabet based series was asked in the first shift
- Number series based questions were asked in the first shift
- Moderately difficult blood relation type questions were asked.
- Questions were asked from age-related arithmetical reasoning.
- Analogy questions were asked in the first shift
Exam Anlaysis of General Awareness
- Questions regarding the Indian Constitution were asked in the first shift.
- Indian sports event-related question were asked from most recent events.
- Increasing number of questions are asked from recent sporting events
- Questions were asked about popular inventions in science
- Questions were asked about the banking sector in India.
Exam Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude
- Moderate level calculative questions were asked from Simple Interest.
- Calculative time & distance numerical was asked in the first shift.
- Questions were asked regarding trigonometric equations.
- Trigonometric value-based questions were asked in the first shift.
Exam Analysis of English Comprehension
- Simple synonyms and antonyms were asked in the first shift.
- Basic idioms & phrases were asked in the first shift.
- Spelling error detection questions were asked.
- Cloze test was based on usage of internet.
- Active to passive voice conversion was asked in the first shift.
Important Dates
SSC CHSL 2020 is conducted in three stages viz. Tier I, II & III. Get all the important dates related to the event here in this article.
| SSC CHSL 2020 | Dates |
| Start Date of Application Form | 03 Dec 2019 |
| Last Date of Application Form | 10 Jan 2020 |
| Last date for receipt of application | 10 Jan 2020 |
| Last date for making online fee payment | 12 Jan 2020 |
| Last date for generation of offline Challan | |
| Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) | |
| Release of Admit Card | 04 Mar 2020 onwards |
| Date of Tier – I examination | 17 to 27 Mar 2020 |
| Date of Tier – II examination | 28 Jun 2020 |
| Official Answer Key | To be Announced |
| Release of Result | To be Announced |
SSC CHSL 2020 Official Notification
Staff Selection Commission published the official advertisement regarding the CHSL exam at the website. We have provided here a clickable image to download the complete advertisement.
SSC CHSL 2020 Important Topics
Combined Higher Secondary Level examination is based on four subjects. These are English language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness. This is based on the indicative syllabus of the examination advertised by the Commission. We have provided here a comprehensive breakdown of the contents of each paper of the exam.
English Language
- Error detection
- Synonyms, homonyms, antonyms
- Spelling
- Idioms & phrases
- Active & passive voice
- Direct & indirect speech
- Sentence structuring
- Cloze test
- Comprehension
General Intelligence
- Semantic analogy & classification
- Symbolic operations
- Symbolic/Number/Figure analogy
- Space orientation
- Venn diagram
- Pattern folding & unfolding
- Semantic series
- Number series
- Embedded figures
- Critical thinking & problem solving
- Emotional & social intelligence
- Word building
- Coding & decoding
Quantitative Aptitude
- Number systems
- Fundamental arithmetical operations
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Trigonometry
- Statistical Charts
General Awareness
- Current events
- Everyday observation
- Day to day science
- History of India
- Geography of India
- Culture of India
- Economic scenario of India
- General policy and scientific research
SSC CHSL 2020 Level of Difficulty
SSC CHSL 2020 is a national level examination. It is conducted for higher secondary (10+2) qualified Indian nationals. As such, the question paper is set as per the 10+2 level. SSC conducts the examination in both English & Hindi languages for the convenience of applicants. Tier I question paper consist of objective type questions only while Tier II is descriptive. Candidates have the option to select the correct answer from options provided in MCQ format. SSC sets the question paper in such a way that 10+2 qualified candidates from any recognized Board/Institution can take the test.
Similar to most national level competitive examinations, CHSL also exhibits repetition of questions from previous papers. SSC often repeat questions asked in consecutive shifts/days of the same exam. Each objective type question carries 02 marks and there are 100 questions in total. In the previous year, SSC conducted selection from the Tier I exam at an approximate cut off ranging between 140 to 145 marks.
SSC CHSL 2020 Answer Key
Answer keys of SSC CHSL 2020 are available in two versions. The official answer keys are published by the Commission on the website after the exam. Provisions are made for raising objections against the provisional answer keys. Subsequently, the final answer keys are also published. On the other hand, unofficial memory-based answer keys are available immediately after the exam. We collect the answer keys from various external and internal sources and compile them for the convenience of examinees. Candidates can get both official and memory-based answer keys from the links provided in this article.
About SSC CHSL
The Combined Higher Secondary Level examination is conducted for recruitment of 10+2 level passouts. SSC CHSL 2020 exam is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to select candidates for recruitment into various posts. Such posts include Lower Division Clerk, Data Entry Operator, Postal Assistant, Sorting Assistant and Junior Secretariat Assistant in 2020.
