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SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 Question Paper – 7 Aug 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

The actual SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 paper of 7 August, Shift 1, spanning idioms, blood relations, compound interest, trains and General Awareness, with a written solution for each question.

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Questions
93

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
186

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Attempts
100
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SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 PYQ: 7 August Shift 1 Paper with Solutions

This is the SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 question paper held on 7 August 2023 in Shift 1, presented on Aptitude360 with a written solution for every question.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 Question Paper – 7 Aug 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

English Language
9topics
Synonyms & Antonyms7 · 28%
Cloze Test5 · 20%
Active & Passive Voice2 · 8%
Error Spotting2 · 8%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 8%
Para Jumbles2 · 8%
Sentence Improvement2 · 8%
Spelling2 · 8%
One Word Substitution1 · 4%
Reasoning
10topics
Analogy4 · 21%
Series4 · 21%
Blood Relations2 · 11%
Classification2 · 11%
Coding-Decoding2 · 11%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 5%
Alphanumeric Series1 · 5%
Calendar & Clock1 · 5%
Mathematical Operations1 · 5%
Syllogism1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (90% of this section).

Mathematics
12topics
Geometry4 · 18%
Algebra3 · 14%
Profit, Loss & Discount3 · 14%
Data Interpretation2 · 9%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 9%
Trigonometry2 · 9%
Mensuration1 · 5%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 5%
Simplification & Approximation1 · 5%
Time & Work1 · 4%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 4%
Trains1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (92% of this section).

General Awareness
9topics
Economy5 · 24%
Art & Culture4 · 19%
Sports3 · 14%
Geography2 · 10%
History2 · 9%
Static GK2 · 9%
Biology1 · 5%
Chemistry1 · 5%
Polity1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (91% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Begin with Synonyms & Antonyms, Cloze Test and Active & Passive Voice. These carry about 56% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Error Spotting, Idioms & Phrases, Para Jumbles, Sentence Improvement and Spelling, a steady 40% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 1 one-question topic (4% of the questions). Skim that topic last rather than building long study blocks around it.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • First priority: Analogy, Series and Blood Relations, roughly 53% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Classification and Coding-Decoding, a steady 21% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 5 topics appear only once, about 26% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

Mathematics

  • Start with Geometry, Algebra, Profit, Loss & Discount and Data Interpretation: together about 55% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Simple & Compound Interest and Trigonometry, a steady 18% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 6 one-question topics (27% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

General Awareness

  • Begin with Economy, Art & Culture and Sports. These carry about 57% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Geography, History and Static GK, a steady 29% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 3 topics appear only once, about 14% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise for this CHSL Tier 1 shift

  • Converting passive sentences with a named agent into active voice
  • Blood relation statements where each operator stands for a family relationship
  • Present value under compound interest and relative speed of trains moving the same way
  • Static GK across Indian polity, public finance, medieval history, chemistry and classical dance

FAQs about SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 Question Paper – 7 Aug 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 (7 August 2023, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) 2023 Tier 1, 7 August 2023 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 93 questions: 25 in English Comprehension, 21 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 24 in Quantitative Aptitude and 23 in General Awareness. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 (7 August 2023, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) 2023 Tier 1, 7 August 2023 Shift 1 paper, each question carries 2 marks and a wrong answer costs 0.5 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this paper is 186.
In SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 (7 August 2023, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) 2023 Tier 1, 7 August 2023 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including geometry, profit, loss and discount, ratio and proportion, simple and compound interest and trigonometry. For example, one question begins: “4 men and 8 women complete a job in 10 days, and 5 men and 24 women complete the same work in 4 days.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Circle Geometry and Profit & Loss practice lessons.
In SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 (7 August 2023, Shift 1), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) 2023 Tier 1, 7 August 2023 Shift 1 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including series, analogy, dictionary and alphabet order, blood relations and coding-decoding. For example, one question begins: “In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the son of B', A – B means 'A is the wife of B', A × B means 'A is the brother of B', A ÷ B means 'A is the mother of B'.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Series Completion and Analogy practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 (7 August 2023, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) 2023 Tier 1, 7 August 2023 Shift 1 paper runs 60 minutes, 15 minutes for each of its 4 sections. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Where can I practise the SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 (7 August 2023, Shift 1) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) 2023 Tier 1, 7 August 2023 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
CHSL23 T1 · 7 Aug 2023 · S1 · English2515 min
CHSL23 T1 · 7 Aug 2023 · S1 · Reasoning2115 min
CHSL23 T1 · 7 Aug 2023 · S1 · Maths2415 min
CHSL23 T1 · 7 Aug 2023 · S1 · GA2315 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
186 across 93 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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