SSC CPO 2022-23 exam will be conducted from November 9 to 11, 2022 as per the tentative dates given in the official notification. Countless aspirants apply for IBPS PO the exam every year, and this is the major reason why there is a constant increase in the competition over the past few years.
Today, we will shed light on the expected topics of all the sections of the exam, based on the exam analysis and previous years’ SSC CPO question papers. As SSC CPO 2022 exams are just around the corner, these expected or important topics will not only help you in revising the entire syllabus but also in making the perfect exam strategy.
Here’s the exam pattern of SSC CPO 2022 tabulated below:
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| SSC CPO Tier-I | |||
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
| SSC CPO Tier-II | |||
| English language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hour |
It is important to first understand the various stages of the exam that a candidate has to clear for getting appointed to the various posts applicable under CPO. The SSC CPO exam has six stages:
1st stage: Written Examination – Paper I
2nd stage: Physical Standard Test / Physical Efficiency Examination (Qualifying in nature)
3rd stage: Written Examination – Paper II
4th stage Medical Examination Test
5th stage: Document Verification
6th stage: Final Selection
The topics we are about to discuss will help you in understanding the emphasis you should give to different topics from the exam syllabus while preparing or revising the upcoming SSC CPO 2022. The section-wise important topics will also help you in deciding the order in which you should attempt the questions in the upcoming SSC CPO 2022 exam. It is also important to ensure you understand the concepts properly before practicing the topics given below to score maximum marks in the prelims exam.
Here are the section-wise important topics:
After checking out the syllabus for SSC CPO, candidates preparing for the exam can check out the important topics for SSC CPO exam with the weightage in Paper 1. Let’s check out the important chapters in SSC CPO subject by subject:
| Chapters | Weightage |
| Analogy(Semantic and Figural analogy, letters and numbers Symbolic/Numbers, images and meaning-based questions) | 7-8 Questions |
| Coding-Decoding(Coding decoding by letter shifting, coding by analogy and words) | 2-5 Questions |
| Classifications(Semantic and Figural classifications, Symbolic/Numbers classification) | 5-7 Questions |
| Series(Semantic, Figural, number and mixed series and series based on general knowledge) | 4-5 Questions |
| Chapters | Weightage |
| Idioms(One-word substitution, meaning of Idioms) | 3-5 Questions |
| Error detection(Finding error in a sentence or a phrase) | 3-5 Questions |
| Vocabulary(Spellings, Synonyms and Antonyms) | 6-10 Questions |
| Cloze test(Questions based on passages containing a particular idea, cloze tests) | 6-10 Questions |
| Reading Comprehensions(Passages will focus on topics related to current social issues, business and economies, moral stories and humanities) | 5-10 Questions |
| Grammar(Spotting the error, Phrase Replacements, FITB) | 6-10 Questions |
| Chapters | Weightage |
| History(Ancient and Mediaeval History, India’s struggle for independence) | 5-7 Questions |
| Geography(Indian and Global Geography) | 4-6 Questions |
| Polity(Government Portfolios, Judiciary and Constitution of India) | 4-5 Questions |
| Science & Technology (Environment, Nutrition, Diseases, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc.) | 10-13 Questions |
| Books and Authors(Authors and Famous books) | 1.2 Question |
| Economy(Economic Organisation, Indian and world organisation) | 4-5 Questions |
| National & International Affairs(Government policies and schemes, National and International days, events and news etc.) | 10-11 Questions |
| International Organisations(International Organisation headquarter and their year of establishment) | 1-2 Questions |
| Current events(Latest sporting events, venues and winners) | 2-3 Questions |
| Chapters | Weightage |
| Mixture Problems(Questions on mixtures of 2 or 3 quantities and their ratios) | 1-2 Questions |
| Ratio Proportions(Simple and compound ratios, Direct and indirect proportions) | 2-4 Questions |
| Number Systems(Rational, irrational Numbers, LCM, HCF, integers) | 1-3 Questions |
| Simplification(Fractions, BODMAS related numerical, Decimals, Ratios etc.) | 4-5 Questions |
After covering every topic from the SSC CPO 2022 syllabus and all the important topics, it is essential to keep testing yourself regularly. To make it easy, you must go for Mock Tests. SSC CPO 2022 Mock Tests can well be described as clones to the actual exams, which provide the students with different types of questions. By attempting them, you cover each and every important topic from the syllabus and this helps you in understanding the exact exam pattern and the patterns of questions that the actual exams will test you with. Therefore, you must prepare yourself in a way that you can answer all sorts of questions of every level that the actual exam will entertain. Hence, you should go for as many revision Mock Tests as you can to clear the exam on the very first attempt.
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