SSC CPO Previous Year Papers and Questions
SSC shows you your own paper for a short window, and the 2026 format is new.
SSC does not run a public archive of old CPO papers. For each paper it holds, it lets candidates log in and view the question paper with their own answers (SSC calls it the question paper cum response sheet) next to the answer key, for a limited window. When the window closes, that access ends.
Before you practise from any old CPO paper, know one thing: SSC changed the paper format in its 2026 notice. Older papers still show you the question types, but not the timing or the marks you will face.
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What SSC Released for CPO 2025 Paper-I
From SSC's notices. Paper-I was held from 09.12.2025 to 12.12.2025.
Tentative answer key
What you could see
Question paper cum response sheet with the provisional key; challenges at ₹50 per question
Window
24.12.2025 (6 PM) to 27.12.2025 (6 PM)
Result
What you could see
Paper-I cut-offs for the PET/PST stage
Window
Declared 30.03.2026
Final answer key
What you could see
Question paper cum response sheet with the final key, plus marks
Window
21.04.2026 (6 PM) to 06.05.2026 (6 PM)
| Release | What you could see | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Tentative answer key | Question paper cum response sheet with the provisional key; challenges at ₹50 per question | 24.12.2025 (6 PM) to 27.12.2025 (6 PM) |
| Result | Paper-I cut-offs for the PET/PST stage | Declared 30.03.2026 |
| Final answer key | Question paper cum response sheet with the final key, plus marks | 21.04.2026 (6 PM) to 06.05.2026 (6 PM) |
The 2026 Paper Is Shorter and Weighted Differently
In 2025, Paper-I was marked out of 200 (SSC's result notice puts 30% at 60 marks). The 2026 notice sets Paper-I at 100 questions for 100 marks in one hour, and turns Paper-II into a four-part paper. If you time yourself on an old paper, use the 2026 timings below, not the old ones.
The 2026 Scheme Your Practice Should Match
From the notice of the SI in Delhi Police and CAPFs Examination, 2026.
Paper-I (1 hour, 15 minutes per part)
Part
General Intelligence and Reasoning
Questions
25
Marks
25
Part
General Knowledge and General Awareness
Questions
25
Marks
25
Part
Quantitative Aptitude
Questions
25
Marks
25
Part
English Comprehension
Questions
25
Marks
25
Paper-II (1 hour, 20 minutes per part)
Part
General Intelligence and Reasoning
Questions
20
Marks
40
Part
General Knowledge and General Awareness
Questions
20
Marks
40
Part
Quantitative Aptitude
Questions
20
Marks
40
Paper-II (1 hour)
Part
English Comprehension
Questions
100
Marks
200
| Paper | Part | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper-I (1 hour, 15 minutes per part) | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | 25 | 25 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 25 | |
| Paper-II (1 hour, 20 minutes per part) | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 20 | 40 |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | 20 | 40 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 40 | |
| Paper-II (1 hour) | English Comprehension | 100 | 200 |
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What CPO Questions Look Like
The notice lists reasoning topics you will not see in every SSC paper: indexing, address matching, date and city matching, and classifying centre codes and roll numbers. These are speed checks on careful reading, and they reward slow, exact eyes more than clever logic. Quant runs from arithmetic to trigonometry, including degree and radian measure. English covers error spotting, fill in the blanks with verbs, prepositions and articles, vocabulary and comprehension.
Wrong answers cost 0.25 marks in Paper-I and 0.50 in Paper-II. The notice also says Paper-II will be harder than Paper-I, so a paper you find easy is a Paper-I benchmark, not a Paper-II one.
SSC CPO Practice Questions
Original practice questions written for this page in the style of the syllabus. Not past paper questions.
- 1
Practice question 1 (Reasoning): Which pair is identical? (a) 4417 Ram Nagar / 4471 Ram Nagar (b) 2839 Shiv Marg / 2839 Shiv Marg (c) 1650 Nehru Road / 1605 Nehru Road (d) 7712 Gandhi Path / 7712 Ghandi Path
Answer: (b). (a) and (c) swap two digits, and (d) misspells Gandhi. Address matching is lost by reading the number as a whole instead of digit by digit.
- 2
Practice question 2 (Quant): A price rises by 20% and then falls by 20%. What is the net change? (a) No change (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 2% decrease
Answer: (b). Start at 100. After the rise, 120. A 20% fall on 120 is 24, leaving 96. Net change is a 4% decrease. The second 20% is taken on a bigger number, which is why (a) is wrong.
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Practice question 3 (English): Fill in the blank: She has been working here ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since (c) from (d) by
Answer: (b). Use 'since' with a point in time and 'for' with a length of time: since 2019, but for six years.
FAQs
Where can I get SSC CPO previous year papers?expand_more
SSC shows each candidate their own question paper cum response sheet with the answer key through a login on ssc.gov.in, for a limited window after each paper. It does not publish a downloadable archive.
Has the SSC CPO exam pattern changed?expand_more
Yes. In the 2026 notice Paper-I is 100 questions, 100 marks, one hour, and Paper-II has reasoning, GK and quant parts of 40 marks each plus a 200-mark English part. In 2025, Paper-I was marked out of 200.
Is there negative marking in SSC CPO?expand_more
Yes. 0.25 marks per wrong answer in Paper-I and 0.50 marks in Paper-II, per the 2026 notice.
Are SSC CPO questions in Hindi?expand_more
Reasoning, General Knowledge and Quantitative Aptitude are set in Hindi and English in both papers. English Comprehension is in English.
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