SSC CPO Exam Analysis- October 3, 2023- All Details

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Central Police Organization (CPO) exam every year to recruit candidates for various posts such as Sub-Inspector (SI) in Delhi Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in CISF. The SSC CPO exam consists of four stages: Paper-I, Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET), Paper-II and Detailed Medical Examination (DME).

The SSC CPO Paper-I is being conducted today. The exam is being held in online mode and has four sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension. Each section had 50 questions of 1 mark each, making the total marks 200. The duration of the exam was 2 hours and there was a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

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In this article, we will provide you with a detailed analysis of the SSC CPO Paper-I exam based on the feedback of the candidates who appeared for the exam. We will cover the following aspects:

Difficulty level of the exam
Section-wise analysis and good attempts
Expected cut-off marks
Tips and strategies for the next stages

Difficulty Level of the Exam

According to the candidates who took the SSC CPO Paper-I exam, the overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. Some candidates found the exam to be easy while some found it to be moderate. However, most of the candidates agreed that the General Intelligence and Reasoning section was the easiest while the English Comprehension section was easy to moderate. The Quantitative Aptitude section was also moderate for many candidates as it involved calculations and tricky questions. The General Knowledge and General Awareness section was moderate and required good knowledge of current affairs and static GK.

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Section-wise Analysis and Good Attempts

Let us now look at the section-wise analysis of the SSC CPO Paper-I exam and the number of good attempts for each section. A good attempt is defined as the number of questions that a candidate can attempt with high accuracy and confidence.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

This section had 50 questions of 1 mark each.

Topics	No. of questions
Mathematical Operations	4-5
Simplification	2
Blood Relation	2 (Statement related)
Vein Diagram	2
Coding Decoding	6-7
Missing term	3
Analogy	4
Syllogism	4
Direction	2
Seating Arrangement	1 (Circular)
Seating Arrangement	1 (Linear)
Mirror Image	2-3
Missing Image	1
Embedded Figure	1
Dice	3
Misc	9-10
Total	29

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General Knowledge and General Awareness

This section also had 50 questions of 1 mark each. The questions were based on topics such as history, geography, polity, economy, science, current affairs, sports, awards, books etc. The level of difficulty of this section was moderate. The questions were a mix of static GK and current affairs. Some questions were easy while some were difficult. The candidates who had prepared well for both static GK and current affairs could do well in this section. Questions were asked on the below topics:

Kelucharan Mohapatra related to which dance
S block, P block element related ques – 2 statements were given
Oceanic crust – value of density or something similar was asked
Raut Nach – belongs to which state
Where is Mallamapuram temple?
In which part of the Indian Constitution, Fundamental rights are given?
Statement Question related to fundamental duties
Ajmer fort
Question related to GDP
Question related to Fiscal deficit

Quantitative Aptitude

This section had 50 questions of 1 mark each. The questions were based on topics such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, mensuration, data interpretation etc. The level of difficulty of this section was moderate. Some questions were tricky. Some questions were based on advanced concepts and formulas that required good conceptual clarity and practice. The candidates who had a strong command over mathematics could score well in this section.

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English Comprehension

This section had 50 questions of 1 mark each.

Topics	No. of questions
Coze Test Topic-> Forest Related	5
Passage	5
Synonyms/Antonyms	10
Error Detection	3
One Word Substitution	5- 6
Sentence Improvement	7-8
Fillers	7-8
Idioms & phrases	7-8
Total	30