SSC CHSL Geometry

I am preparing for the SSC CHSL exam. There is Geometry section in the exam. I am not good in this section. Can you please tell me about the important topics for the SSC CHSL Geometry section and if it is possible then also give me the study material for the same?

Can you tell me if Geometry is a part of the syllabus of SSC CHSL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level) Tier – I Examination?

[Neelu Bhasin]

Yes, Geometry is a part of the syllabus of SSC CHSL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level) Tier – I Examination.


SSC CHSL Tier – I Syllabus

English Language:
This section tests the candidates’ ability to understand correct grammar usage, vocabulary usage and basic comprehension skills. Some topics covered in English Language and Comprehension Section of SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam:
1
Synonyms

2
Antonyms

3
Homonyms

4
One Word Substitution

5
Sentence Completion

6
Spotting Errors

7
Sentence Improvement

8
Idioms & Phrases

9
Spelling Test

10
Reading comprehension

11
Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs

12
Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration

13
Shuffling of Sentence parts

14
Shuffling of Sentences in a passage

15
Cloze Passage

16
Fill in the Blanks


General Intelligence:
The questions are mainly the brain teasers and sometimes can be quite tricky to answer. The questions will be of both verbal and non-verbal type out of the following chapters:


1
Analogies – Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy

2
Classification – Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification

3
Trends

4
Space Orientation

5
Venn Diagrams

6
Drawing inferences

7
Series - Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series

8
Problem Solving

9
Emotional and Social Intelligence

10
Word Building

11
Coding and Decoding

12
Operations - Symbolic operations, Numerical operations

13
Punched hole/ pattern–folding & Un-folding

14
Figural Pattern–folding and completion

15
Embedded Figures

16
Critical thinking


Quantitative Aptitude:
The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. Below are the major topics covered in SSC CHSL Tier-I exam under the Quantitative Aptitude Section:

1
Number System: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.

2
Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work.

3
Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.

4
Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

5
Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

6
Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2