SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2020 Shift 1 (23 November): Paper 1 Review, Question Asked, Difficulty Level

As you know, the SSC board conducts the SSC CPO Exam to recruit candidates for the post of Sub-Inspector in various departments such as Delhi Police, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, etc. The SSC CPO Paper 1/ Tier 1 exam comprises 4 sections including Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Comprehension, General Awareness, and General Intelligence & Reasoning. The maximum marks for Paper 1 is 200, and the candidate gets 1 mark for each correct answer and negative 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. Since Paper 1 is conducted in multiple shifts, therefore, marks scored in this stage will be normalized by the board. The below table highlights the exam pattern of SSC CPO Tier 1/ Paper 1 exam:

As per most of the candidates who appeared in the SSC CPO Exam conducted on November 23, 2020, the difficulty level was  Moderate. We have gathered some important exam feedbacks as stated by the candidates:

• There is no change in the question-type as compared to the last year question papers
• The order of the sections was General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language
• In the English section, no questions were asked from Active & Passive and Indirect & Direct speech topic
• The difficulty level of Reading Comprehension topic was easy
• The theme of the cloze test was related to the zoo
• Overall, the English section was Easy-Moderate
• Reasoning section was trickier this time compared to the last year paper, however, if the candidate had practiced enough, he/ she could score better
• Circular seating arrangement was asked which was a bit difficult for the candidates
• The difficulty level of Reasoning section was Moderate
• Maths questions were a little bit tricky and calculative with questions from topics such as Pie-chart and Bar graph (Histogram)
• Also, Arithmetic questions were a little bit tough this time and Algebra questions were formula and property based
• Overall, the Maths section difficulty level was Moderate
• For General Awareness, most of the questions were from the static part
• The difficulty level of the General Awareness section was moderate and the current affairs were based on the last 8 to 9 months (From January 2020). Therefore, candidates who are going to appear in the upcoming shifts must revise the last 9 months current affairs along with the important topics
• Considering everything, the overall difficulty level of the Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23rd November (1st Shift) was Moderate, therefore, chances of marks increasing in this shift are high after normalization

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): Difficulty Level

The table shown below enumerates the number of questions asked from each section and its difficulty level:

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): Exam Timings

The table mentioned below enlists the Shift timing, reporting timing, time of the beginning and end of the SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 examination:

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): General Intelligence & Reasoning Section

The below table enumerates the topics which were asked from General Intelligence and Reasoning section in 1^st Shift of 23^rd November 2020:

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): General Awareness

The table-mentioned below enlists the number of questions asked topic-wise and its difficulty level in General Awareness:

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): Quantitative Aptitude

The table below states the topic-wise number of questions and its difficulty level in Quantitative Aptitude:

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): English Language and Comprehension

The table below states the topic-wise number of questions and its difficulty level in English Language and Comprehension:

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SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): Good Attempts

The number of good attempts for 1^st shift of the exam conducted on 23^rd November will give you an idea about the number of questions you must attempt if you have an upcoming exam. For candidates who already have attempted the paper, they can get a fair idea about the expected cut off of this year SSC CPO 2020 examination. Here are the section-wise good attempts as per the information given the candidates who have attempted the exam:

SSC CPO 2020 Paper 1 Exam Analysis 23^rd November (1^st Shift): Questions Asked

Here are a few questions according to the candidates who have appeared in the 1^st shift of 23^rd November:

•  In which month of 1915 Gandhiji return to India? - January 9

•  Article 21(A) related to_____

•  Who was the President of India when Rajeev Gandhi took oath as Prime minister of India? Zail Singh
•  Reading Comprehension - the passage was based on - why animals are kept in zoo. They shouldn’t be kept in confinement. They aren’t for entertainment. 
• cloze test was based on earth 

• Syno = foundation

• Syn = accurate
• Average age of A, B, C is 25 years. If the ratio of their ages is 3 : 5 : 7 respectively, then find the age of A.
• If A’s salary is first increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%, then find the change in A’s salary.

• The ratio of Copper and Zinc in 100 kgs of Brass is 13 : 7. Calculate the quantity of Zinc present.

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