SSC CPO SI 2020 Syllabus
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SSC CPO SI 2020 Syllabus and Exam Dates
Staff selection commission has released SSC CPO SI notifications on 17 June 2020. In this notification SSC maintained that around 1500 tentative vacancies are there and CPO SI Tier 1 exam will be conducted at the end of September 2020 Month. SSC CPO SI 2020 Syllabus – In this post we will talk about syllabus of the SSC CPO SI exam.
As you know, SSC CPO SI exam is conducted in online mode (Computer Based Mode Examination). SSC CPO SI 2020 Syllabus – In the said exam there are 4 sections – Reasoning, General Awareness or GK and current affairs, Mathematics / Quantitative Aptitude and English grammar and comprehension.
According to staff selection commission tentative exam date for SSC CPI SI prelims / Tier 1 exam is 29-09-2020 To 05-10-2020 and tentative exam date for tier 2 or CPO SI 2020 mains exam is 01-03-2021.
Reasoning Syllabus for SSC CPO SI 2020 Exam
This section would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal reasoning and general intelligence type. This component may include questions on the following topics ; Recommendation – please refer official SSC CPO SI Notification for more information.
Analogies | Similarities and differences |
Space visualization | Spatial orientation |
Problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation | Relationship concepts |
Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification | Arithmetic number series |
Non-verbal series | Coding and decoding |
Statement conclusion | Syllogistic reasoning |
Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy | Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series |
Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification | Problem Solving, Word Building |
Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations | Coding & de-coding |
Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences | Embedded Figures |
Punched hole/ pattern-folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern folding and completion | Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence |
Indexing Address matching, Date & city matching Classification of centre codes/ roll numbers. | Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding, decoding and classification |
English Language and Comprehension Syllabus for SSC CPO SI Tier 1 and Tier 2 Mains Exams
Questions in this English language and Comprehension section will be designed to test the aspirants‟s understanding of General English and knowledge of English Language. Most of the questions will be based on the topics given below. By this section Candidates ability to understand correct English, his/ her basic comprehension and writing skills ability, etc. would be tested.
Error recognition | Filling in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc) |
Vocabulary – One word substitution, Idioms and phrases | Spellings |
Complete English Grammar | Sentence Structure |
Synonyms, Antonyms | Sentence Completion |
Phrases and Idiomatic use of words | Comprehension (Cloze test, Passage) |
General Knowledge and General Awareness Syllabus for SSC CPO SI 2020 Exam
Staff selection commission will ask Questions in this General awareness section to test the candidates‟ general knowledge and general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. In this GK Section Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current affairs events. SSC will ask questions of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person.
The General Knowledge and General awareness (GK) test will also include questions relating to India, World GK and India’s neighboring countries. SSC CPO SI 2020 Syllabus – Staff selection commission will ask questions relating to especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research, current affairs, general science etc.
Quantitative Aptitude/ Maths Syllabus for SSC CPO SI 2020 Exam
The 50 questions will be asked from Quantitative aptitude / Mathematics section in CPO SI Tier 1 exam. There are two parts Arithmetic and Advance Maths – Questions will be asked from both of the parts. Major questions will be asked from the following topics;
Whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers | Percentage |
Ratio and Proportion | Square and Cube roots |
Simple and Compound Interest, Installment | Averages |
Profit & Loss, Discount | Partnership Business |
Time and distance, Time & work | Mixture and Allegation |
Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations | Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base |
Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles | Geometry and Trigonometry |
Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, | Trigonometric ratio |
Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped | Degree and Radian Measures |
Standard Trigonometric Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances | DI- Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart. |