SSC CHSL Practice Questions with Solutions
Fourteen original questions across the four Tier 1 subjects, each solved step by step.
These are practice questions for SSC CHSL, written by us in the style of the four Tier-I subjects: maths, reasoning, English and general awareness. They are not past paper questions. Each one comes with the answer and the working, so you can see where the marks are won or lost.
Try each question before reading the solution. Time yourself: Tier-I gives you 15 minutes for each subject of 25 questions, so about 36 seconds a question.
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How CHSL Scores These Questions
From the CHSLE 2026 notice.
Tier-I
Right answer
+2
Wrong answer
-0.50
Skipped
0
Tier-II, Sections I to III
Right answer
+3
Wrong answer
-1
Skipped
0
| Stage | Right answer | Wrong answer | Skipped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier-I | +2 | -0.50 | 0 |
| Tier-II, Sections I to III | +3 | -1 | 0 |
SSC CHSL Maths Questions
Practice questions on Quantitative Aptitude.
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Practice question 1: A shopkeeper marks an item 25% above cost price and gives a 10% discount. What is his profit percent? (a) 15% (b) 12.5% (c) 10% (d) 13.5%
Answer: (b). Take cost as 100. Marked price is 125. A 10% discount on 125 is 12.5, so selling price is 112.5. Profit is 12.5 on 100, which is 12.5%. The trap is (a): 25 minus 10 gives 15, but the discount is taken on the marked price, not the cost.
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Practice question 2: What is the difference between compound and simple interest on ₹8,000 at 10% a year for 2 years? (a) ₹40 (b) ₹160 (c) ₹80 (d) ₹100
Answer: (c). Simple interest: 8,000 × 10% × 2 = ₹1,600. Compound interest: 8,000 × 1.1 × 1.1 = 9,680, so ₹1,680. Difference ₹80. Shortcut for 2 years: P × (r/100)² = 8,000 × 0.01 = ₹80.
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Practice question 3: The average of 5 numbers is 24. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 22. Which number was removed? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 30
Answer: (a). Total of 5 numbers is 5 × 24 = 120. Total of 4 numbers is 4 × 22 = 88. Removed number is 120 − 88 = 32.
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Practice question 4: If sin θ = 3/5 and θ is acute, what is tan θ? (a) 4/3 (b) 3/4 (c) 4/5 (d) 5/3
Answer: (b). With hypotenuse 5 and opposite side 3, the adjacent side is √(25 − 9) = 4. So tan θ = 3/4. Option (a) is cot θ, the usual slip.
SSC CHSL Reasoning Questions
Practice questions on General Intelligence.
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Practice question 5: If GATE is written as HBUF, how is MAIL written in that code? (a) NBJM (b) NBKM (c) LZHK (d) NAJM
Answer: (a). Each letter moves one step forward: G to H, A to B, T to U, E to F. So M to N, A to B, I to J, L to M: NBJM.
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Practice question 6: Find the next number: 3, 7, 15, 31, ? (a) 47 (b) 62 (c) 63 (d) 64
Answer: (c). Each term is double the previous plus 1: 3 × 2 + 1 = 7, 7 × 2 + 1 = 15, 15 × 2 + 1 = 31, 31 × 2 + 1 = 63.
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Practice question 7: Pen is to Write as Knife is to ? (a) Sharp (b) Cut (c) Kitchen (d) Steel
Answer: (b). The pair links a tool to what it does. A knife cuts. Sharp describes the knife, which is a different relation.
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Practice question 8: Ravi walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from the start, and in which direction? (a) 3 km West (b) 13 km North (c) 3 km East (d) 5 km East
Answer: (c). North 5, right turn means east 3, right again means south 5. The north and south legs cancel, leaving him 3 km east of the start.
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SSC CHSL English Questions
Practice questions on English Language.
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Practice question 9: Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID. (a) Frank (b) Secret (c) Shy (d) Rude
Answer: (a). Candid means open and honest. Rude is the trap: candid speech can feel blunt, but the word itself means honest, not impolite.
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Practice question 10: Find the part with an error: Each of the boys (a) / have finished (b) / the homework (c) / No error (d)
Answer: (b). 'Each of' takes a singular verb, so it should be 'has finished'. The plural 'boys' right before the verb is what pulls candidates towards 'have'.
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Practice question 11: One word for a person who cannot be corrected or reformed. (a) Incorrigible (b) Invincible (c) Infallible (d) Illegible
Answer: (a). Invincible means cannot be defeated, infallible means never wrong, illegible means cannot be read.
SSC CHSL GK Questions
Practice questions on General Awareness, static topics only.
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Practice question 12: Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability? (a) Article 14 (b) Article 17 (c) Article 21 (d) Article 32
Answer: (b). Article 14 is equality before law, Article 21 is protection of life and personal liberty, and Article 32 is the right to move the Supreme Court.
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Practice question 13: Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which amendment? (a) 42nd (b) 44th (c) 52nd (d) 73rd
Answer: (a). The 42nd Amendment of 1976 added Part IV-A with the Fundamental Duties.
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Practice question 14: What is the chemical formula of common salt? (a) KCl (b) NaCl (c) NaOH (d) CaCl₂
Answer: (b). Common salt is sodium chloride. NaOH is caustic soda, a different compound.
Should You Guess in CHSL Tier-I?
The arithmetic is worth knowing. In Tier-I a right answer earns 2 and a wrong one costs 0.50. A blind guess between four options gains on average 0.5 minus 0.375, a small plus. Remove even one option you know is wrong and the guess becomes clearly worth taking.
Tier-II is different. A right answer earns 3 and a wrong one costs 1, so a blind guess among four gains exactly zero on average (0.75 minus 0.75). Guess in Tier-II only when you can rule out at least one option.
FAQs
What type of questions come in SSC CHSL?expand_more
Objective multiple choice questions with four options, across English, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness in Tier-I. Tier-II adds Computer Knowledge and a skill or typing test.
How many questions are there in SSC CHSL Tier 1?expand_more
100 questions, 25 per subject, for 200 marks in 60 minutes, with a 15-minute timer for each subject under the 2026 notice.
Are these SSC CHSL previous year questions?expand_more
No. These are original practice questions written in the style of the CHSL syllabus. For what SSC officially releases after each exam, see our previous year papers page.
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