SSC CHSL TIER I 2018 ANALYSIS- 20th March
Last Updated: Jan 1, 2026
The eagerly awaited SSC CHSL Tier-1 2018 exam unfolded from March 4 to 26, featuring three shifts every single day to accommodate thousands of aspirants. Today’s session went smoothly as part of the ongoing schedule. Across every shift, the paper maintained an easy-to-moderate difficulty level, giving candidates a fair shot.
This detailed analysis equips remaining aspirants with a crystal-clear understanding of the exam pattern and varying difficulty trends. Plus, it breaks down the exact questions posed, smart mark distribution strategies, realistic good attempt counts, and precise weightage for each chapter across all sections.
GOOD ATTEMPTS
Section
Level
Good Attempts(No. of questions))
Quantitative Aptitude
Moderate
17-19
English Language
Easy-Moderate
15-17
General Intelligence
Easy
20-22
General Awareness
Moderate
15-17
Overall
Easy-Moderate
71-76
English Language
In SSC CHSL Tier-1 Exam 2018, English language section was of easy-moderate level.
Topics
No. Of Questions
Level Of Difficulty
Error Detection
3
moderate
Fill In the Blanks
2-3
easy-moderate
Synonyms
2
easy
Antonyms
2
easy
Spelling/detecting mis-spelt words
2
easy
Idioms & Phrases
3
Easy
One word substitution
1
easy
Improvement of sentences
3
easy-moderate
Active/Passive voice of verbs
3
moderate
Conversion into direct/indirect narration
1
easy
Sentence Rearrangement
2-3
moderate
Cloze Test
5
easy-moderate
Total
25
easy-moderate
Quantitative Aptitude
This section was of Moderate Level. Most of the questions were based directly on formulas whereas some were calculative.
There was 1 DI in the Exam.
Topics
No. Of Questions
Level Of Difficulty
Mensuration
2
easy-moderate
Geometry/ co ordinate Geometry
3
easy-moderate
Profit & Loss , Discount
1
easy-moderate
Number System/HCF/LCM
1-2
easy
Trigonometry
2
easy-moderate
Average
2
easy-moderate
Simplification
2
easy
Ratio
1
easy
Time Speed Distance
1
easy
Interest (CI & SI)
1
moderate
DI
5
easy-moderate
Total
25 Questions
easy-moderate
General Intelligence
General Intelligence(Reasoning) questions were of Easy level.
Topics
No. Of Questions
Level
Analogy
3-4
Easy
Odd One Out
2-3
Easy
Series
2-3
Easy- moderate
Statement & Conclusions
1
Easy
Directions
1
Easy
Sequence (Acc. to Dictionary)
1
Easy
Coding-Decoding
3-4
Easy
Mathematical Operations
2
Easy
Matrix
1
Easy
Blood Relation
1
Easy
Mirror Image
1
Easy
Venn Diagram & Syllogism
2
Easy
Paper Folding Image
1
Easy
Total
25 Questions
Easy
General Awareness
General Awareness questions were asked from all aspects, especially from Science section.A lot of questions were asked from Current Affairs. More questions related to international current affairs were asked.
Topics
No. Of Questions
History
1
Geography
1
Static Awareness
1
Polity
4
Economics
2-3
Biology
1-2
Chemistry
2-3
Physics
2-3
Computer
1
Current Affairs
4-5
Total
25 Questions
1. UNHCR to get Mother Teresa Award 2017 for social justice
2. Saudi Arabia has been elected to the UN women’s rights commission, prompting outrage from human rights groups.
3. Lake situated between Hyderabad and Secunderabad?
4. National tree of Bhutan?
5. Chlorination is done by adding?
6. What is the validity of Electoral Bond? An electoral bond will be valid for 15 days from the date of issue.
7. In which country Pope of France gave lecture on “Peace”?
8. Who has the power to take decision on Monetory Bill at the time of Financial Emergency?
(a) president,
(b) prime minister,
(c) finance mister
9. Which of the following is a voluntary muscle?
(a) striated,
(b) non striated,
(c) cardiac
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