SSC CHSL Tier-I 2016-2017: Exam Analysis - 7 January 2017

Hi Readers!!
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam is over and as usual, we have are ready with the detailed exam analysis.
As this exam was conducted online for the first time with the exam pattern similar to previous year.
There were four sections in the exams and the table below comprises of the overall assessment of the exam.
SectionGood AttemptsLevel
English Language16-17Moderate-Difficult
Quantitative Aptitude19-21Easy-Moderate
General Intelligence21-23Easy
General Awareness15-17Easy-Moderate
Overall79-82Easy-Moderate

English Language

This section had the moderate questions with 4-5 reading comprehension passages. Students find error spotting test quite easy.
TopicNo of QuestionsLevel
Sentence Improvement2-3Moderate
Error Detection2-3Moderate
Idioms/Phrases4-5Easy-Moderate
Reading Comprehension 4-5Moderate
Antonym/ Synonym4Easy-Moderate
One-word substitution2-3Easy-Moderate
Spelling check2easy
Fillers5Easy-Moderate
Total25Moderate-Difficult

Quantitative Aptitude

 This section had some easy and some difficult questions as well. Students with strengthened
 practice were not troubled but some students refrain themselves from solving some difficult questions because of the negative marking.
TopicNo of QuestionsLevel
S.I, Profit/Loss and Percentage5Easy
Mensuration2-3Easy- Moderate
Trigonometry4-5Easy-Moderate
Algebra3Easy-Moderate
Time and Work2Easy
Geometry4-5Moderate
Speed and Distance1Moderate
Average1Easy
DI 2Easy
Total 25Easy-moderate


General Intelligence

This section gave a relaxing feeling to the students because the questions were not too difficult and no question took more than 2 minutes to be solved.
TopicNo of QuestionsLevel
Logical3-4Easy
Matrix1Easy
Non-Verbal (water image/mirror image)1Easy
Odd one out2-3Easy-Moderate
Direction Sense Test3Easy-Moderate
Series (Number/Alpha Numeric)10-12Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous5Moderate
Total 25Easy

General Awareness

This section again was quite easy for the students and they were happy because this section is going to secure a lot of marks for them.
TopicNo of QuestionsLevel
History2-3Easy - Moderate
Geography2-3Moderate - Difficult
Polity3easy
Economics3Moderate - Difficult
General Science 5-6Moderate - Difficult
Current Affairs5-6Easy - Moderate
Miscellaneous5Easy - Moderate
Total25Easy - Moderate
Overall the exam was not too tough and we wish all the aspirants a very good luck for the results.