SSC CHSL 2021 Exam Concluded (4th to 12th August): Staff Selection Commission (SSC) concluded the SSC CHSL Tier-1 2020-21 Exam held from 4th to 12th August 2021. The online exam was conducted earlier this year from 12th to 19th April 2021. Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the exam got postponed and was then scheduled from 4th to 12th August for leftover candidates.
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Candidates are reuired to carry the below items at exam centers:
(a) Admission Certificate (Print Copy of Admit Cards)
(b) Two copies of their latest coloured passport size photograph (3 cm x 3.5 cm).
(c) At least one valid photo-bearing identity proof in ORIGINAL along with Photocopy. If the Photo Identity Card does not contain the complete Date of Birth, then the candidate must carry an additional original document having the Date of Birth as printed on the Admit Card.
(e) Face mask mandatory
(f) Hand sanitizer (Small bottle) and transparent water bottle are allowed.
SSC CHSL Tier-1 2021 Exam Analysis (4th to 12th August-All Shifts)
Let’s look at the Exam Analysis of SSC CHSL Tier-1 2020-21 Exam held online on 4th to 12th August (All Shifts):
| SSC CHSL Tier-1 2020-21 Exam held on 4th to 12th August (All Shifts) |
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| Category (Number of Questions/Marks) |
Topics |
Difficulty Level (Good Attempts) |
| (25/50) |
Basic Arithmetic Skills: Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc. |
Moderate (18 to 20) |
| (25/50) |
Basic English Grammar Knowledge: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Antonyms, Mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/Passive Voice, Direct/Indirect Speech, senetence Rearrangement, Cloze Passage |
Easy to Moderate (21 to 23) |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning (25/50) |
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning: Analogies, Classification, Analogy, Coding-Decoding, Puzzle, Matrix, Word Formation, Venn Diagram, Direction and Distance, Blood Relations, Series, Non-Verbal Reasoning (Paper-folding, Mirror Image) |
Easy to Moderate (21 to 23) |
| (25/50) |
Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity, Awards, Indian Constitution, and Scientific research etc. |
Easy to Moderate (20 to 22) |
| Total 100 Objective MCQs |
Easy to Moderate (77 to 82) |
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SSC CHSL 2021 Memory Based Question Paper
SSC CHSL 2021 Exam Memory Based Questions 10th August |
Youngest Female Mayor in India:
Answer: Arya Rajendran - A 21-year-old Indian politician and college student has officially become the youngest mayor in India’s history. Arya Rajendran won 54 votes out of the 100-member Council in December and is now the mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, a city and the capital of Kerala, India.
Most catches taken by a cricketer in slip:
Answer: Rahul Dravid
Article related to citizenship in Indian Constitution:
Answer: Article 5 speaks about the citizenship of India at the commencement of the Constitution (Nov 26, 1949). Article 11 gave powers to the Parliament of India to regulate the right of citizenship by law. This provision resulted in the enactment of the Citizenship Act 1955 by the Indian Parliament.
India’s first Solar Power Tree is in which state?
Answer: India's first Solar Power Tree has been designed by Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) in Durgapur, West Bengal.
Odd one out: Delhi Puducherry J&K Lakshadweep
Answer: UTS - Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir, and Delhi have legislatures and a Lieutenant Governor. Lakshadweep is ruled by the Centre.
Antonyms of Uphold
Answer: abandon · depress · discourage · fall
Which Indian State or UT has 0% forest cover?
SSC CHSL 2021 Exam Memory Based Questions 9th August |
1. Pakistan first played Olympics in which year?
Answer: 1948
2. Indian elected as chairperson of the World Health Organization Executive:
Answer: Dr Harsh Vardhan
3. Chuy Valley is located in which country?
Answer: Kyrgyzstan
4. Pakistan’s first female who participated in Olympics:
Answer: Shabana Akhtar became Pakistan's first woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Olympics.
5. How long Pakistan did rule Bangladesh?
Answer: 1947 to 1971
6. Which is a Polar molecule?
Answer: A polar molecule is a molecule in which one end of the molecule is slightly positive, while the other end is slightly negative.
7. While washing clothes by washing soda which reaction takes place?
8. Who was the youngest player to debut in a Test Match Cricket?
Answer: Hasan Raza
9. Which of the following Passes is located in Pirpanjal?
10. Safed Koh is in which country?
Answer: Safed Koh mountain range on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
SSC CHSL 2021 Exam Memory Based Questions 6th August |
1. Question related to Atal Pension Yojana:
Answer: Atal Pension Yojana, formerly known as Swavalamban Yojana is a government-backed pension scheme in India, primarily targeted at the unorganized sector. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May 2015.
2. India won its Last Hockey Olympics in which year (excluding Olympics 2020)?
Answer: 1980 - India's last hockey medal came at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where they won gold.
3. Sambhar lake is located in which State?
Answer: Sambhar Salt Lake, an ephemeral salt lake, the largest lake in India, is situated in east-central Rajasthan state, west of Jaipur. About 90 square miles (230 square km) in area, it represents a depression of the Aravalli Range.
4. Night blindness is caused by which vitamin?
Answer: Night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency.
5. Press Freedom Index 2020 Top country:
Answer: Norway
6. Lovlina won Olympics 2020 in how much kg?
Answer: 69 Kg
7. In Twenty 20 Cricket, the highest number of wickets was taken by which Indian player?
8. In 2018 Commonwealth Games, how many medals were won by India?
Answer: 66 Medals
9. Battle in 1612 was fought between British vs–?
Answer: The Battle of Swally, also known as the Battle of Suvali was a naval battle between the British and the Portuguese.
10. Dilip Kumar’s autobiography:
Answer: The Substance And The Shadow
11. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojna was started in which year?
Answer: Launched on 1st July, 2015 with the motto of "Har Khet Ko Paani", the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is being implemented to expand cultivated area with assured irrigation, reduce wastage of water and improve water use efficiency.
12. Youngest Congress president till now?
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
13. What is the rank of India in the Economy Forum Index?
Answer: India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia.
SSC CHSL 2021 Exam Memory Based Questions 5th August |
1. First Governor-General of India:
Answer: William Bentinck
2. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is related to which field?
Answer: Science and Technology - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology was first awarded in 1958. Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years is eligible for the prize.
3. Who can remove the Chief Justice of India?
Answer: President
4. Who was the first Indian Governor of RBI?
Answer: Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, a member of the Indian Civil Service, was the first Indian Governor of the Bank.
5. Atal Pension Yojana was launched in which year?
Answer: The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on 9th May 2015 to create a universal social security system for all Indians, especially the poor, the underprivileged, and the workers in the unorganized sector.
6. Raja Parba festival belongs to which state?
Answer: Raja Parba festival celebrated in Odisha. It is a 3-days unique festival in which the onset of monsoon and the earth's womanhood is celebrated by the state. It is believed that during this time the Mother Earth or Bhudevi undergoes menstruation. The fourth day is the day of the 'purification bath'.
7. How many Lok Sabha seats are there in Mizoram?
Answer: Mizoram is the only Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, and covers the entire area of the state. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
8. Article 148 of Indian Constitution:
Answer: Comptroller and Auditor-General of India: There shall be a Comptroller and Auditor-General of India who shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal and shall only be removed from office in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
9. India’s Largest Salt Lake:
Answer: Chilika Lake is the largest saltwater lake in India
10. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
Answer: Karnataka - The Dandeli wildlife sanctuary is the second largest sanctuary in Karnataka and is located on the banks of River Kali. It is surrounded by thick forests and hills of the Kannada District.
11. Question Related to Mount Diablo?
Answer: DescriptionMount Diablo is a mountain of the Diablo Range, in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. It is south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,849 feet, visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area.
12. India’s Rank in Human Development Index 2020:
Answer: 131 - Out of 189 countries, India has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020 prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
13. Who is the President of Hockey India?
Answer: Narinder Dhruv Batra
14. India’s 1st Ginger processing center is located in which State?
Answer: Meghalaya- North-East's first-ever specialised ginger processing plant is located at Ri-Bhoui district in Meghalaya.
15. Body Temperature Managing Gland:
Answer: The hypothalamus helps keep the body's internal functions in balance. It helps regulate: Appetite and weight, Body temperature.
16. Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrated in which State?
Answer: India's first Cherry Blossom Festival has started at Shillong in Meghalaya on November 14, 2016, which is widely celebrated in Japan.
17. Which country will host FIFA 2022?
Answer: Qatar
SSC CHSL 2021 Exam Memory Based Questions 4th August |
1. Who is the President of the All India Football Federation?
Answer: Praful Patel - The All India Football Federation, simply known as the AIFF, is the governing body of association football in India and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
2. Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award Prize 2020?
Answer: Raj Kamal Jha - The winner of Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 is The City and the Sea by Raj Kamal Jha, a novel based on the atrocious (Nirbhaya) case of sexual assault and murder, that brought India together in a moral frenzy.
3. Who is the Chief Justice of AP High Court?
Answer: Arup Kumar Goswami was sworn in as the Chief Justice (CJ) of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
4. Vijaynagar Empire was founded in the year?
Answer: 1336 - The Vijayanagara kingdom was founded by Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty in 1336.
5. Sabrimala Temple is located in:
Answer: DescriptionThe Sabarimala Temple is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India.
6. Where is the Corporate Headquarters of SBI located?
Answer: Mumbai, Maharashtra
7. Why currency devaluation is done?
Answer: 1. To Boost Exports 2. To Shrink Trade Deficits 3. To Reduce Sovereign Debt Burdens
8. What is the shortcut key of printing a document?
Answer: Ctrl + P
9. What is the SI unit of Pressure?
Answer: Pascal (Pa)
10. Finance Commission Article in Indian Constitution:
Answer: The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on the distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.
11. Telangana State was formed in which year?
Answer: On 2 June 2014, Telangana was created.
12. Who is the President of Srilanka?
Answer: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
13. Who is the Chairman of FICCI?
Answer: Uday Shankar
14. Kabartal Wetland State:
Answer: Kabartal Wetland, also known as Kanwar Jheel, covers 2,620 hectares of the Indo-Gangetic plains in the northern Bihar State.
15. What is the formula of Dry Ice?
Answer: Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide, with the formula CO₂.
16. India got maximum medals in olympics in which field?
Answer: National field Hockey - Indian athletes have won 32 medals, all at the Summer Games.
17. Which article is related to the council of ministers to aid & advise the President?
Answer: Article 74 of the Constitution of the Republic of India provides for a Council of Ministers which shall aid the President in the exercise of the President's functions.
18. Varman Dynasty belongs to which area?
Answer: Kamarupa at its height covered the entire Brahmaputra Valley, North Bengal, Bhutan and northern part of Bangladesh, and at times portions of West Bengal and Bihar. The Varman dynasty (350-650) was the first historical dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom.
19. Who is the winner of Euro Cup 2021?
Answer: Italy
20. Down Syndrome is which type of disease?
Answer: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21.
21. Sakhsham campaign is related _______?
Answer: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched a mass awareness campaign titled 'SAKSHAM' to spread awareness about green and clean energy.
22. Suryadhar lake is situated in which state?
Answer: Doiwala, Dehradun. Uttarakhand
23. Kuldeep Handoo related to which sports?
Answer: Wushu Athlete
24. When was Cornwallis Code formed?
Answer: 1793
25. Who got the Best FIFA Player 2020 award?
Answer: Best Men's Player Award- Robert Lewandowski
SSC CHSL Expected Cut-Off & Previous Cut-Off Marks
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SSC CHSL 2019-20 Cut-Off for the posts of LDC/JSA and PA/SA |
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| Category |
Cut-Off Marks |
Candidates Available |
| General |
159.52440 |
8321* |
| OBC |
156.10198 |
12380 |
| EWS |
149.98152 |
7074 |
| SC |
136.10355 |
7566 |
| ST |
127.32836 |
3557 |
| Ex-Servicemen |
87.32036 |
3987 |
| OH- PwD |
124.36599 |
608 |
| HH- PwD |
81.08020 |
575 |
| VH- PwD |
123.78857 |
535 |
| Other-PwD |
74.32943 |
253 |
| Total |
45101 |
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The Cut-Off for SSC CHSL 2018-19 Tier 1 exam was released on 12th September 2019 along with its result. A total of 13.17 Lakh candidates appeared in this exam from all over India. The Cut-Off table for SSC CHSL 2018-19 Tier-1 exam is mentioned below.
SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut-Off 2018-19 |
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| Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
VH |
OH |
HH |
Ex.S |
GEN |
EWS |
| DEO (Other than C&AG) |
– |
– |
178.45 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
181.47 |
– |
| DEO in C&AG |
145.52 |
136.74 |
161.72 |
129.42 |
98.86 |
117.13 |
165.93 |
163.75 |
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| LDC/JSA/PA/SA |
110.09 |
99.09 |
133.74 |
84.87 |
102.75 |
58.43 |
56.11 |
135.60 |
127.25 |
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SSC CHSL Cut-off for 2018-19 was released for D.E.O for C&AG, D.E.O in other than C&AG, PA/SA and LDC posts by SSC. The Cut-Off table for SSC CHSL 2018-19 Tier 2 exam is mentioned below.
| SSC CHSL Tier-1 + Tier-2 Cut-Off 2018-19 |
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| Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
VH |
OH |
HH |
Ex.S |
GEN |
EWS |
| DEO (Other than C&AG) |
# |
# |
243.43 |
# |
# |
# |
# |
252.06 |
# |
| DEO in C&AG |
181.48 |
185.15 |
212.09 |
# |
184.41 |
148.04 |
152.55 |
223.60 |
215.89 |
| LDC/JSA/PA/SA |
143.93 |
133.80 |
167.07 |
123.54 |
139.36 |
93.50 |
97.82 |
190.33 |
161.31 |
SC CHSL Cut Off 2017-18 (Tier 1) LDC/DEO Cut off Marks |
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| Category |
SSC CHSL 2018 Cut off Marks |
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| General |
143.50 |
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| OBC |
139.0 |
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| SC |
122.50 |
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| ST |
112.0 |
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| VH |
95.50 |
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| OH |
111.50 |
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| HH |
73.50 |
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| EXS |
83.00 |
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SSC CHSL Cut Off 2016 (Tier 1) LDC/DEO Cut off Marks |
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| Category |
SSC CHSL 2016 Cut off Marks |
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| General |
127.50 |
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| OBC |
120.00 |
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| SC |
180.00 |
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| ST |
99.00 |
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| VH |
96.00 |
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| OH |
97.50 |
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| HH |
65.00 |
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| EXS |
64.50 |
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SSC CHSL Cut Off 2015 (Tier 1) LDC/DEO Cut off Marks |
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| Category |
SSC CHSL 2015 Cut off Marks |
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| General |
119 |
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| OBC |
110 |
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| SC |
99 |
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| ST |
89.5 |
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| VH |
83.5 |
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| OH |
88 |
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| HH |
55 |
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| EXS |
45.5 |
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| SSC CHSL Cut-off |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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| Category |
LDC |
DEO |
LDC |
DEO |
LDC |
DEO |
LDC / DEO |
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| UR (General) |
107.5 |
117.5 |
117 |
129 |
122.5 |
127 |
120.25 |
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| OBC |
103 |
106.5 |
110 |
120 |
111 |
116.5 |
107.5 |
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| SC |
86 |
96.25 |
97 |
109 |
100.25 |
104 |
94.75 |
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| ST |
69.25 |
90 |
90 |
101 |
88.25 |
95 |
85.75 |
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| VH |
60 |
70 |
89 |
92.5 |
88 |
93 |
82 |
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| OH |
77.75 |
90 |
90 |
101 |
88 |
95 |
84 |
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| HH |
60 |
70 |
58 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
53 |
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| EXS |
88.75 |
75.5 |
77 |
92.5 |
82 |
75 |
53 |
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The Job Profile of an LDC/JSA/DEO/PA/SA can be a great opportunity for those candidates who are looking for a job government job with 12th Pass Qualification. SSC CHSL Posts can offer you a government job with a good salary package.
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SSC CHSL 2021 Exam - Timeline of Important Events
Below are important dates for SSC CHSL 2020-2021 Exam:
| Important Dates for SSC CHSL 2021 Exam |
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| SSC CHSL 2020-21 Exam |
Important Dates |
| Issue of Notification |
6th November 2020 |
| Opening and Closing of Online Application |
6th November to 26th December 2020 |
| Date of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) |
12th to 19th April 2021 Conducted Earlier New Schedule - 4th to 12th August 2021 |
SSC conducts Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) exam every year for the recruitment of posts like Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA) and Data Entry Operator (DEO). Every year lakhs of candidates appear for the SSC CHSL Exam for getting a lucrative government job.
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