SSC successfully conducted SSC CPO Paper 1 2024 exam on June 27, 28 and 29, 2024. According to students, the overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. Questions in the Current Affairs were asked from the events that took place last year. All the sections were easy and the total marks allotted to the test were 200. However, students found the GK section to be moderate. Check here SSC CPO 2024 Exam Analysis & Student Reaction.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducted the SSC CPO 2024 exam successfully on June 27, 28 & 29, 2024. Lakhs of students appeared for SSC CPO 2024 exam against 4,187 vacancies. According to students, the overall difficulty level of SSC CPO 2024 exam was easy. However, the GK section was moderate. The Maths and Reasoning sections were easy. In Maths, questions were asked from Geometry, Triangle, Chord, Length, Hemisphere, Questions in English were asked Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word, Grammar, Idioms, Spellings, etc. Questions in the Current Affairs were asked from the events that took place last year. SSC CPO cut off 2024 for Tier 1 is expected to be around 130. Read below for more details on SSC CPO 2024 Tier 1 exam analysis.
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- SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Analysis 2024 (June 29)
- SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Analysis 2024 (June 28)
- SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024: Overall Analysis (Shift 2)
- SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024: Overall Analysis (Shift 1)
- SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024: Good Attempts
- SSC CPO 2024 Student Reaction
- SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2024 Video
- SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2024: Section-Wise Difficulty
- SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for General Intelligence
- SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for General Intelligence
- SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2024 for English
- SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for Quant
SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Analysis 2024 (June 29)
The overall difficulty level of SSC CPO 2024 exam held on June 29 was easy to moderate. The overall difficulty level is given in the table below.
Section | Difficulty Level |
---|---|
General Intelligence | Easy-Moderate |
General Awareness | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | Easy-Moderate |
English Language | Easy-Moderate |
Number of Good Attempts
Section | Good Attempt |
---|---|
General Intelligence | 34-35 |
General Awareness | 32-35 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 30-32 |
English Language | 32-36 |
Section-Wise Distribution of Questions
General Intelligence
Topics | Number Of Questions Asked |
---|---|
Mirror Image | 1-2 |
Seating Arrangement | 2-3 |
Dice | 1-2 |
Logical Reasoning | 2-3 |
Syllogism | 1 |
Coding Decoding | 1 |
Alphabet | 3-4 |
General Awareness
Topics | Number Of Questions Asked |
---|---|
Constitution | 1-2 |
State News | 1-2 |
Samudragupta | 1 |
Chemistry | 2-3 |
Biology | 2-3 |
Sports | 1-2 |
Battle of Kanoj | 1 |
Classical/ Folk Dance | 1 |
Biggest Solar Power Plant | 1 |
Khaelo India Games | 1 |
Commonwealth Games | 1-2 |
Padma Shree | 1 |
Biosphere | 1 |
Census | 1 |
Policy (Finance Commission) | 1-2 |
Static GK | 5-6 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Topics | Number Of Questions Asked |
---|---|
Time and Work | 1-2 |
Boat And Stream | 1-2 |
Graph | 1-2 |
Profit and Loss | 3-4 |
Average | 1-2 |
English Language
Topics | Number Of Questions Asked |
---|---|
Cloze Test | 3-4 |
Comprehension | 5 |
Vocab | 3-4 |
Active and Passive Voice | 1-2 |
SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Analysis 2024 (June 28)
The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The Reasoning paper was easy. The English and Quant papers were easy. The General Awareness paper was moderate. Some of the questions asked in the General Awareness section are given below:
- In which year first train service was started in India during British era?
- Article 356
- In 2019 which singer got Bharat Ratna?
- Name the author who wrote the book Unladylike
- Who was the head of 16th Finance Commission?
- What is kaujagiri mahotsav?
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SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024: Overall Analysis (Shift 2)
The overall and section-wise difficulty level of Shift 2 is given below:
Overall
Subject | Difficulty Level |
---|---|
General Intelligence & Reasoning | Easy |
General Knowledge & General Awareness | Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate |
English Comprehension | Easy to Moderate |
Overall | Easy to Moderate |
Section-Wise SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis Shift 2
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Clock
- Coding Decoding
- Number series
- Direction- 1
- Syllogism- 2
- Ven Diagram- 4
- Sitting Arrangement
General Awareness
- Finance Commission
- RBI Related Question
- Classic Dance
- Article 141
- Magna Carta
- 2023- Ice Hockey
- Not a Dance Of Goa
- Sajda and Pabos
- Kathak Dance (Gharana)
- 2011- Women Employment
- 1st Busshist Council
- Economics- 4 Question
- SLR (Related Question)
- Article 174
- Mohan Jo Daro
- Milan ( Mughals)
- Chlorop Cast
- Primary Sector (economic)
English Language
- Antonyms and Synonyms- 2 Questions
- Voice- 2 Questions
- Passage- 8 Questions
- Idioms- (Take with a pinch of salt)
- Interrogative Case (Indirect Speech)
Quant Section
- Percentage- 3
- Profit and Loss- 2
- Geometry (triangle 1, circle 2)
- Ratio
SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024: Overall Analysis (Shift 1)
The overall difficulty level of the exam held in Shift 1 was easy to moderate. The overall difficulty level is given below.
Subject | Difficulty Level |
---|---|
General Intelligence &Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate |
General Knowledge & General Awareness |
Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Easy to Moderate |
English Comprehension |
Easy to Moderate |
Overall |
Easy to Moderate |
SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024: Good Attempts
According to the SSC CPO exam pattern, the exam carried questions from four sections. Each section carried 50 questions. For correct answer, one mark will be awarded to candidates. 0.25 marks are deducted for wrong answers. The number of good attempts in Shift 1 of SSC CPO 2024 exam is given below.
Subject |
Good Attempts |
---|---|
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
39 |
General Knowledge & General Awareness |
37 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
29 |
English Comprehension |
39 |
SSC CPO 2024 Student Reaction
Shiksha reported live from one of the SSC CPO exam centres in Noida. Check below the feedback shared by the students.
Neeraj said, “The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. In Maths, questions were asked from BODMAS. The difficulty level of GK paper was moderate. The Reasoning and English sections were easy.”
Ankit said, “The GK questions were easy. The English section was doable. The Maths and Reasoning sections were moderate.”
Dipanskh said, “I have attempted 151 questions. The Maths paper was bit time-taking. However, the overall difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate.”
Also Read: SSC CPO Answer Key 2024
SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2024 Video
SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2024: Section-Wise Difficulty
Questions in Paper 1 were asked from General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Given below is the section-wise difficulty level.
SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for General Intelligence
General Intelligence & Reasoning section questions were asked from topics like Counting Figure, Embedded Figure, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding/Decoding, Blood Relation, Questions, Dice, Direction and Distance, Venn Diagram, Mathematical Operations, Number/Alphabetical Series, etc. Candidates can check below the distribution of qiestions.
- Mirror Image- 3 Questions
- Coding Decoding- 8 Questions
- Number Serious- 4 Questions
- Dictionary- 2 Questions
- Direction- 2 Questions
- Seating Arrangement- 2 Questions
- Vem Diagram- 4 Questions
SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for General Intelligence
General Awareness section carried questions from topics like news of national and international importance, Book and Authors, etc. Topic-wise distribution of questions are given below:
Current Affairs
- Padma Shri Dance
- Sport
- Government Schemes
- Khelo India Games
- Common Wealth Games Venue 2023
Static GK
- Dance- 4 Questions
- Music Instrument- 2 Questions
- Biosphere
- Cancer Population Density
Polity 4-5 Question
- DPSP- 48 A
- Fundamental Duties
- Governor- 2 Question
- Finance Commission
- Books and Author- 2 Questions (Bad man book author)
- The Guide Author Name
- Ancient History
- Megathas
Science
Periodic table
Chemistry (2-3 Question)
Biology- 2-3 Question
SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2024 for English
English Comprehension section carried questions from Idiom Antonym, Synonym, Para Jumbles, Error Detection, Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, One Word Substitution, Fill in the blanks, Sentence Improvement, etc. The distribution of questions is givenm below.
- Spelling- 4-5 Question
- Idioms- 4-5
- Grammer- 4-5
- One Word Substitution- 4-5
- Synonyms And Antonyms- 5-6
- Reading Comprehension- 5
- Cloze Test- 5
SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 for Quant
Quantitative Aptitude carried questions from topics like Trigonometry, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Discount, Time and Work, DI, Algebra Identity-Based Questions, ctc.
- DI- 5-6 Questions
- Mensuration
- Geometery: 2 to 3
- Ratio- 3 Questions
- Circle Tangent- 2 Question
- Triangle- 1 Question
- Trigonometry- 1 Question
- Compound Interest
- Simple Interest

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