SSC CHSL Tier 1 mock test and practice, free
SSC CHSL is an exam for anyone who has passed Class 12. Tier 1 is a 100 question, 60 minute objective paper, with half a mark lost for every wrong answer, and Tier 2 adds a typing or skill test. It is the Combined Higher Secondary Level exam of the Staff Selection Commission.
Ten questions at a time, in the real Tier 1 pattern. Then the full paper on the clock.
Play 5 SSC CHSL questions
Right or wrong straight away. After the fifth: your score, the full quiz, and a replay.
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Every worked solution is in the app, with the full round of ten.
What the paper asks
| Section | QuestionsQs | Marks | MinutesMin |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 15 |
| English Language | 25 | 50 | 15 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | 15 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | 15 |
| Tier 1 | 100 | 200 | 60 |
Tier 1 qualifying; merit from Tier 2. From 2026 each section has its own 15 minute timer; PTP's mock papers still run one 60 minute clock.
The cutoff, in plain words
UR 145 to 155 of 200
How it screens: Qualifying, to reach Tier 2
Merit comes from Tier 2. Cutoffs move with every year's paper and vacancies, and they differ by category and post. Read these as the level to beat, not a promise.
How to prepare
Three weeks of Easy rounds, five a day
All four sections from the first day, so a weak one never waits. 140 Easy rounds of SSC CHSL are free.
Replay what you got wrong first
A mistake put right twice rarely comes back in the hall.
One full mock test every Sunday
100 questions in 60 minutes, then the marksheet section by section. 10 full papers per exam.
SSC CHSL questions people ask
Is SSC CHSL Tier 1 hard?
The clock and the marking make it hard: 36 seconds a question, and half a mark lost on every wrong one. Practise under time from the first day and the paper stops being a surprise.
Can I prepare without coaching?
For Tier 1, yes, if you practise the way the paper scores: questions every day under time, every mistake understood, full papers on the clock.
How much does negative marking hurt?
A right answer earns 2 marks and a wrong one costs half a mark, so four wrong answers erase one right one. Rule options out before you guess.
Are these actual SSC CHSL questions?
No. Every question is an original written to the SSC CHSL pattern and level, and Play To Prepare is not connected to the Staff Selection Commission.
What is the biggest mistake in SSC CHSL preparation?
Blind guessing. At minus 0.50 a question, four wrong guesses erase a full right answer, and recent qualifying levels have sat near 145 to 155 of 200, too thin a margin to give marks away. Practise calculated elimination, and know that merit itself is decided in Tier 2, typing test included.