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In this article, we are going to provide you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis 2022 examination by discussing the exam pattern along with the important sections and topics, the number of questions from each section, and more.
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Candidates who want to secure good marks in their shift exam can refer to the questions asked in each shift exam of SSC CPO. To help candidates to understand what type of questions are asked in each shift examination, we are providing you with the shift-wise Memory based questions PDF. Go through the below table and check out the questions for
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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the SSC CPO exam in three shifts from 9th November to 11th November 2022. Candidates can check out each shift timing for the SSC CPO exam from the table provided below.
Shifts | Reporting Time | Exam Time |
SSC CPO Shift 1 | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM |
SSC CPO Shift 2 | 12:00 PM | 1 PM to 3 PM |
SSC CPO Shift 3 | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the Paper I round of the SSC CPO from 9th November to 11th November 2022. We are providing you with good attempts for each shift of Paper I. Go through the below table and get the detailed SSC CPO Exam Analysis for each shift.
Part |
Subject |
Good Attempts (Shift 1) |
Good Attempts (Shift 2) |
Good Attempts (Shift 3) |
Part A |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
42-44 |
40-42 |
41-43 |
Part B |
General Knowledge and General Awareness |
34-35 |
32-34 |
33-35 |
Part C |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35-37 |
34-36 |
35-36 |
Part D |
English Comprehension |
40-42 |
41-43 |
42-44 |
Overall |
153-160 |
147-155 |
151-158 |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the Paper I round of the SSC CPO from 9th November to 11th November 2022. We are providing you with the difficulty level for each shift of Paper I. Check out the detailed SSC CPO Exam Analysis and know the difficulty level for each shift.
Part |
Subject |
Difficulty Level (Shift 1) |
Difficulty Level (Shift 2) |
Difficulty Level (Shift 3) |
Part A |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
Easy |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part B |
General Knowledge and General Awareness |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part C |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part D |
English Comprehension |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
We are providing you with the section-wise SSC CPO Exam Analysis so that you will understand the difficulty level and the number of questions asked in each shift from each section. Go through the below table and know more about it.
The General Intelligence section is quite easy as per the review of the candidates. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the General Intelligence section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Puzzle |
3-4 |
4 |
3-4 |
Analogy |
3-4 |
2-3 |
3 |
Blood Relation |
2-3 (Coded) |
2 |
3-4 |
Coding/Decoding |
2-3 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
Series |
4-5 |
4 |
3-4 |
Counting Figure |
1-2 |
2 |
1-2 |
Classification |
3-4 |
2-3 |
4 |
Mirror Image |
1-2 |
2 |
1-2 |
Direction |
2-3 |
2 |
2-3 |
Syllogism |
2-3 |
2 |
2-3 |
Sitting Arrangement |
4-5 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
Dictionary |
3-4 |
3 |
2-3 |
Venn Diagram |
1 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
Cube & Dices |
2-3 |
2 |
2-3 |
Calendar |
2 |
2 |
3-4 |
The questions asked in the General Awareness section are Easy to Moderate. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the General Awareness section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
History |
5-6 |
4-5 |
6 |
Geography |
6-7 |
5-6 |
4-5 |
Polity |
6-7 |
7-8 |
6-7 |
Science |
10-11 |
12-13 |
10-12 |
Current Affairs |
7-8 |
6-7 |
8-10 |
We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the Quantitative Aptitude section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Ratio Proportions |
1-2 |
2 |
1-2 |
Mensuration |
2-3 |
2 |
3-4 |
Number Systems |
4 |
3-4 |
4-5 |
Simplification |
2-3 |
2 |
3-4 |
Algebra |
2-3 |
3 | 1-2 |
Percentage |
3-4 |
3 |
2-3 |
Profit & Loss |
2 |
2-3 |
3 |
Average |
2 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
Time and work |
2-3 |
3 |
3-4 |
Speed, Time and Distance |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
2-3 |
2 |
3-4 |
Trigonometry |
2-3 |
3 | 4-5 |
Geometry |
1 |
2 |
2-3 |
Data Interpretations |
7-8 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
The level of the questions asked in the English section is quite easy. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the English Comprehension section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Idioms |
2-4 |
3 |
2 |
Error detection |
2-3 |
3 |
2 |
Antonyms & Synonyms |
4-5 |
3-4 |
4 |
One Word Substitution |
3-4 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
Cloze test |
1 |
1-2 |
2 |
Reading comprehensions |
4 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
Active & Passive Voice |
3-4 |
4 |
3-4 |
Miscellaneous |
10-12 |
12-13 |
10-12 |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the Paper I round of the SSC CPO from 9th November to 11th November 2022. We are providing you with good attempts for each shift of Paper I. Go through the below table and get the detailed SSC CPO Exam Analysis for each shift.
Part |
Subject |
Good Attempts (Shift 1) |
Good Attempts (Shift 2) |
Good Attempts (Shift 3) |
Part A |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
44-46 |
40-42 |
41-43 |
Part B |
General Knowledge and General Awareness |
35-37 |
32-34 |
33-35 |
Part C |
Quantitative Aptitude |
34-36 |
33-35 |
34-35 |
Part D |
English Comprehension |
41-43 |
38-40
|
39-41 |
Overall | 151-158 | 143-151 | 147-154 |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the Paper I round of the SSC CPO from 9th November to 11th November 2022. We are providing you with the difficulty level for each shift of Paper I. Check out the detailed SSC CPO Exam Analysis and know the difficulty level for each shift.
Part |
Subject |
Difficulty Level (Shift 1) |
Difficulty Level (Shift 2) |
Difficulty Level (Shift 3) |
Part A |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
Easy |
Easy |
Easy |
Part B |
General Knowledge and General Awareness |
Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part C |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part D |
English Comprehension |
Easy |
Easy |
Easy to Moderate |
Total | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
We are providing you with the section-wise SSC CPO Exam Analysis so that you will understand the difficulty level and the number of questions asked in each shift from each section. Go through the below table and know more about it.
The General Intelligence section is quite easy as per the review of the candidates. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the General Intelligence section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Puzzle | 1-2 (Sitting) | 3 | 3-4 |
Analogy |
2-3 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
Blood Relation | 3-4 (Coded) | 4 | 4-5 |
Coding/Decoding |
3-4 |
2-3 | 3-4 |
Series |
2-3 |
3-4 |
4-5 |
Counting Figure |
1-2 |
1-2 |
2 |
Classification | 3 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
Mirror Image | 2-3 | 2 | 1-2 |
Direction |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2 |
Syllogism |
2-3 |
3 |
3-4 |
Sitting Arrangement |
3-4 |
4 |
3-4 |
Dictionary |
3-4 |
2-3 |
2 |
Venn Diagram |
1 |
1-2 |
2 |
Cube & Dices |
3-4 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
Calendar | 2 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
The questions asked in the General Awareness section are Easy to Moderate. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the General Awareness section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
History |
6 |
5-6 |
6-7 |
Geography |
4-5 |
5 |
5-6 |
Polity |
5-6 |
6 |
5-6 |
Science | 7-8 | 8-9 | 10-12 |
Current Affairs |
12-14 |
13-15 |
14-16 |
We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the Quantitative Aptitude section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Ages |
- |
0-1 |
1 |
Ratio Proportions |
2 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
Mensuration | 1-2 | 2 | 1-2 |
Number Systems |
3-4 |
4 |
3-4 |
Simplification |
1-2 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
Algebra |
2-3 |
3-4 |
3-4
|
Percentage | 3 | 3-4 | 4-5 |
Profit & Loss | 3-4 | 4 | 3-4 |
Average |
2-3 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
Time and work |
2-3 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
Speed, Time and Distance |
3-4 |
4 |
3-4 |
Mensuration |
1-2 |
2-3 |
2 |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
2-3 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
Trigonometry |
4-5 |
3-4 |
4 |
Geometry |
3-4 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
Data Interpretations |
2-3 |
1-2 |
2 |
The level of the English section is quite easy. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the English Comprehension section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Idioms |
2-3 |
1-2 |
3-4 |
Error detection |
1-2 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
Antonyms & Synonyms | 4-5 | 5-6 | 3-4 |
One Word Substitution |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
Cloze test |
3-4 |
4-5 |
4 |
Reading comprehensions |
2-3 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
Active & Passive Voice | 3-4 | 4-5 | 3-4 |
Miscellaneous | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-14 |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the Paper I round of the SSC CPO from 9th November to 11th November 2022. We are providing you with good attempts for each shift of Paper I. Go through the below table and get the detailed SSC CPO Exam Analysis for each shift.
Part |
Subject |
Good Attempts (Shift 1) |
Good Attempts (Shift 2) |
Good Attempts (Shift 3) |
Part A |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
46-47 |
45-47 |
44-46 |
Part B |
General Knowledge and General Awareness |
38-40 |
35-38 |
30-33 |
Part C |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35-36 |
36-37 |
33-35 |
Part D |
English Comprehension |
42-44 |
40-42 |
39-41 |
Total | 150-157 | 152-158 | 148-155 |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is conducting the Paper I round of the SSC CPO from 9th November to 11th November 2022. We are providing you with the difficulty level for each shift of Paper I. Check out the detailed SSC CPO Exam Analysis and know the difficulty level for each shift.
Part |
Subject |
Difficulty Level (Shift 1) |
Difficulty Level (Shift 2) |
Difficulty Level (Shift 3) |
Part A |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
Easy |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part B |
General Knowledge and General Awareness |
Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Moderate |
Part C |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Part D |
English Comprehension |
Easy |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy to Moderate |
Total | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
We are providing you with the section-wise SSC CPO Exam Analysis so that you will understand the difficulty level and the number of questions asked in each shift from each section. Go through the below table and know more about it.
The third shift of the SSC CPO exam is conducted from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the General Intelligence section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Analogy |
2-3 |
3-4 |
4-5 |
Blood Relation | 3-4 (Coded Blood Relation) | 2-3 | 3-4 |
Coding/Decoding |
2-3 (Letter to Letter) |
2 |
2 |
Series |
4-5 |
6-7 |
5-6 |
Counting Figure |
1-2 |
1 |
1-2 |
Direction & Distances |
2-3 |
2 |
1-2 |
Syllogism |
1-2 |
4 |
3-4 |
Sitting Arrangement |
3-4 |
3 |
3-4 |
Dictionary |
3-4 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
Venn Diagram |
1 |
2 |
1-2 |
Dices |
4-5 |
3 |
3-4 |
Calendar | 2 | - | 1-2 |
The third shift of the SSC CPO exam is conducted from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the General Awareness section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
History |
5-6 |
4-5 |
5 |
Geography |
4-5 |
5 |
4-5 |
Polity |
4 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
Science | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8 |
Current Affairs |
10-12 (2021 & 2022) |
8-10 |
10-14 |
Some Important Questions of SSC CPO 1st shift:
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Some Important Questions of SSC CPO 3rd shift:
The third shift of the SSC CPO exam is conducted from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the Quantitative Aptitude section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Ages |
1 |
0-1 |
- |
Ratio Proportions |
2 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
Mensuration | 1-2 | 5-6 | 4-5 |
Number Systems |
2-3 |
2 |
3 |
Simplification |
1 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
Algebra |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
Percentage | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 |
Profit & Loss | 3 | 4 | 3-4 |
Average |
2 |
1 |
3-4 |
Time and work |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3 |
Speed, Time and Distance |
3 |
4-5 |
3 |
Mensuration |
1-2 |
1-2 |
2 |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
1-2 |
1-2 |
3-4 |
Trigonometry |
4-5 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
Geometry |
2 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
Data Interpretations |
2 |
4-5 |
3-4 |
The third shift of the SSC CPO exam is conducted from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. We are providing you with the SSC CPO Exam Analysis for the English Comprehension section here. Go through the below table and understand the number of questions asked from which topic in the examination.
Topics |
Number of Questions (Shift 1) |
Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
Number of Questions (Shift 3) |
Idioms |
1-2 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
Error detection |
1-2 |
2 |
2-3 |
Antonyms & Synonyms | 4 | 3-4 | 5-6 |
One Word Substitution |
2-3 |
1-2 |
3-4 |
Cloze test |
4-5 |
2-3 |
4-5 |
Reading comprehensions |
3-4 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
Active & Passive Voice | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
Miscellaneous | 8-10 | 9-11 | 8-11 |
Below we are going to do SSC CPO Exam Analysis for 2021 by explaining the exam pattern, other exam pattern-related details, important sections along with the expected number of questions one by one.
As mentioned above, Paper I of the SSC CPO exam consisted of 4 sections namely, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Comprehension. Let’s explore important topics from each section.
Go through the below table to know the number of questions asked from the Reasoning section.
Topics |
Number of Good Attempts |
Analogy |
6-8 |
Coding/Decoding |
3-5 |
Classifications |
6-7 |
Series |
3-5 |
Order Ranking |
1-2 |
Direction & Distances |
1-3 |
Missing numbers |
2-3 |
Alphabet or word test |
3-5 |
Venn diagram |
4-5 |
Puzzles |
3-5 |
Data sufficiency |
4-5 |
Non- verbal reasoning |
5-7 |
Go through the below table to know the number of questions asked from the General Knowledge section.
Topics |
Number of Good Attempts |
History |
6-7 |
Geography |
5-6 |
Polity |
3-5 |
Science & Technology |
10-13 |
Books and Authors |
1-2 |
Economy |
4-5 |
National & International Affairs |
10-11 |
International Organisations |
1-2 |
Current events |
2-3 |
Go through the below table to know the number of questions asked from the Quantitative Aptitude section.
Topics |
Number of Good Attempts |
Mixture Problems |
1-2 |
Ratio Proportions |
3-4 |
Number Systems |
1-3 |
Simplification |
4-5 |
Algebra |
4-6 |
Profit and Loss |
4-5 |
Percentage |
1-2 |
Average |
2-3 |
Time and work |
1-2 |
Speed, Time and Distance |
1-3 |
Mensuration |
3-5 |
Simple Interest |
1-3 |
Trigonometry |
3-5 |
Geometry |
4-6 |
Data Interpretations |
4-5 |
Go through the below table to know the number of questions asked from the English Comprehension section.
Topics |
Number of Good Attempts |
Idioms |
3-5 |
Error detection |
4-5 |
Vocabulary |
5-10 |
Cloze test |
5-10 |
Reading comprehensions |
5-10 |
Grammar sections |
8-10 |
This year's paper 2 was similar to that of the last year in terms of difficulty level. The passage was a bit lengthy and was time-consuming, the other sections of the paper were easy. If you are scoring anything between 185 to 190 then you can consider it as a safe score. The Paper-II of the SSC CPO examination tested the English Language & Comprehension skill of the candidates. Even though a good knowledge of English is more than enough to crack this paper, knowing some of the important topics mentioned below could have given a significant advantage over others. Let’s explore some of the important topics for paper 2 as per the analysis of the mains exam conducted on 8th November 2021.
Now that we know about the exam pattern of SSC CPO Paper I and Paper II, let’s explore the important topics from each section and how many questions candidates can expect from each section. this will help candidates who are aiming for SSC CPO 2022 and further.
Candidates who are preparing for the SSC CPO exam should have a better understanding of the exam pattern. Go through the below table to know the total number of questions of each section, the total number of questions, and the total time duration for the Paper I exam.
Sr.No |
Section |
Total Marks |
Number of Questions |
Duration |
1 |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
Total Time Duration 120 minutes |
2 |
General Knowledge & Awareness |
50 |
50 | |
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 | |
4 |
English Comprehension |
50 |
50 | |
Total |
200 |
200 |
The Paper II of the SSC CPO exam will be descriptive in nature. Go through the below table to understand more about the exam pattern for SSC CPO Paper II
Sr.No |
Name of the Test |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1 |
English Language & Comprehension |
200 |
120 Minutes |
NCC Certificate holders will get special bonus marks based on their certificate and the details regarding that are given below.
Type of NCC Certificate |
Bonus Marks (In both Paper I and II) |
NCC “A” Certificate |
4 marks (2% of total marks) |
NCC “B” Certificate |
6 marks (3% of total marks) |
NCC “C” Certificate |
10 marks (5% of total marks) |
Check out the SSC CPO Cut off in the linked article.
After clearing Paper I candidates need to qualify for the Physical test in order to proceed to the next phase, which is Paper II. Same way after clearing Paper II candidates need to qualify for the medical test for final selection. All the required details regarding the Physical Test and Medical Test will be as per the guidelines decided by the exam conducting body. As we are doing SSC CPO Exam Analysis In this article, we are not going to focus on these sections in detail.
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Last updated: Jan 10, 2023
SSC CPO SI Marks Released on 10th January 2023. SSC CPO Paper I Final Answer Key released on 6th January 2023. Earlier, the SSC CPO Result has been released for the Exam held from 9th to 11th November 2022. Candidates who are qualified in the Paper I are eligible to attend the Physical Test. The Physical Test Schedule will be released soon. SSC has released a total number of 4300 vacancies for the SSC CPO Recruitment 2022. Salary of the candidates who will get selected is ₹35,400 - ₹112,400.