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SSC CHSL 2015 Previous Year Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2015 question paper was never officially released. Practise our labelled 2015 mock: 20 questions with answers, built on the reported pattern.

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The SSC CHSL 2015 question paper was not officially published, so this page does not host it. Instead it has a clearly labelled mock paper with original questions modelled on the reported 2015 pattern, plus a timed attempt plan and an error-log routine. The SSC CHSL exam covers English, Quant, Reasoning and GA.

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No official paper released

The conducting body did not publish the SSC CHSL 2015 question paper. Practise the SSC CHSL 2015 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.

Why this year matters

2015 will not mirror every new question type, but it still trains selection, stamina, and the chapters that keep coming back. Speed with accuracy is the game. Tag silly misses ruthlessly; they repeat on SSC papers.

Count attempts and accuracy by section. A high raw score with a failed sectional cut-off is still a fail in the real exam.

Paper analysis

Snapshot of SSC CHSL 2015

Treat 2015 as a dated snapshot of ssc-chsl difficulty and coverage. Keep the latest brochure for timers and marking, and use this paper for selection pressure and recurring themes.

2015 may feel differently paced than the newest cycle. Borrow stamina and theme lessons; do not copy obsolete section orders or marking quirks.

What this paper stresses

  • English error patterns that repeat every year.
  • GA current + static mix that coaching dumps mis-weight.
  • Quant silly misses at high attempt rates.
  • Shift normalisation anxiety that wrecks accuracy.

What to extract before you move on

  • Attempt-rate targets per section under current negatives.
  • GA static lists that actually appeared (not the 200-page PDF).
  • Quant chapters producing silly misses.
  • English error rules worth a one-page sheet.

How 2015 sits next to other years

Use 2015 only after SSC CHSL 2024, SSC CHSL 2023, SSC CHSL 2022 are logged. Archive years are for frequency maps, not for predicting tomorrow’s cut-off.

Analyst note: The conducting body did not publish the SSC CHSL 2015 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.

SSC CHSL 2015 Tier-I mock paper (modelled on candidate reports)

This is a mock paper we wrote. The official 2015 paper was never released.The conducting body has not published it. These 20 questions are original, written by previousyearquestions.app to match what candidates and exam analyses reported about the 2015 exam: section mix, topics and difficulty. Use it to practise the pattern. The questions themselves are not from the real exam.

SSC has not published the CHSL 2015 written paper on its current website (ssc.gov.in only carries a 2011 model CHSL paper), and the old ssc.nic.in archive is not reachable, so no official copy can be hosted. This is an original 20-question mini-paper modelled on analyses of the single objective paper held from 1 November 2015, which had the same four parts.

What candidates reported about 2015

  • One objective paper of 200 questions (50 each in English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness) for 200 marks in 2 hours.
  • Slots were held on 1 and 15 November and 6 December 2015; reviews rated the paper easy to moderate overall.
  • A wrong answer cost 0.25 mark.
  • English was vocabulary-heavy: a 10-question cloze test and about 8 synonym/antonym items, plus idioms, one-word substitution, spellings and error spotting.
  • Reasoning leaned on odd-one-out and analogy (about 9 each), then letter/number series, coding-decoding, age and direction questions.
  • Quantitative Aptitude had about 15 arithmetic questions, two DI sets, and 5-6 each of algebra, trigonometry, mensuration and geometry; it was called the toughest part.
  • General Awareness was mostly static GK (history, biology, chemistry, geography, polity, economy), with science questions the hardest.

Suggested time: 12 minutes. The real 2015 paper gave 2 hours for 200 questions. This 20-question mock keeps that pace: 12 minutes for all four parts, answered in any order. Each question has four options; +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong answer, 0 if left blank.

English Language

Cloze passage

The village library had been shut for nearly ten years. When a group of retired teachers decided to (1) it, they found the shelves damp and many books (2) by insects. Within a few months, however, the reading room was full every evening.

  1. Choose the word that best fills blank (1).

    1. abandon
    2. revive
    3. demolish
    4. ignore
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (revive)

    The teachers set out to bring the closed library back to life, so 'revive' fits. 'Abandon', 'demolish' and 'ignore' contradict the happy ending of a full reading room.

  2. Choose the word that best fills blank (2).

    1. damaged
    2. decorated
    3. delighted
    4. deserted
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (damaged)

    Books on damp shelves attacked by insects are 'damaged'. The other words make no sense with 'by insects'.

  1. Select the word most similar in meaning to ABUNDANT.

    1. scarce
    2. fragile
    3. plentiful
    4. distant
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (plentiful)

    Abundant means existing in large quantities, i.e. plentiful. 'Scarce' is its opposite.

  2. Select the word opposite in meaning to TIMID.

    1. shy
    2. gentle
    3. nervous
    4. bold
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (bold)

    Timid means lacking courage; its opposite is bold. 'Shy' and 'nervous' are near-synonyms.

  3. Select the meaning of the idiom 'to burn the midnight oil'.

    1. to waste resources
    2. to work or study late into the night
    3. to start a quarrel
    4. to celebrate a success
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (to work or study late into the night)

    The idiom describes staying up late working or studying, originally by the light of an oil lamp.

General Intelligence

  1. Pen : Write :: Knife : ?

    1. Cut
    2. Sharp
    3. Steel
    4. Kitchen
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Cut)

    A pen is used to write; a knife is used to cut. The relation is tool : its function.

  2. Find the odd number out: 21, 35, 49, 64

    1. 21
    2. 35
    3. 49
    4. 64
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (64)

    21 = 7 × 3, 35 = 7 × 5 and 49 = 7 × 7 are multiples of 7; 64 is not.

  3. Find the next term: B, E, H, K, ?

    1. M
    2. N
    3. O
    4. P
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (N)

    Each letter moves 3 places forward: B(2) → E(5) → H(8) → K(11) → N(14).

  4. If CAT is coded as DBU, how is DOG coded in the same way?

    1. CNF
    2. FQI
    3. EPH
    4. EOH
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (EPH)

    Each letter is shifted one place forward: C→D, A→B, T→U. So D→E, O→P, G→H gives EPH.

  5. Ravi is 4 years older than Sita. Five years ago Ravi's age was twice Sita's age. What is Ravi's present age?

    1. 11 years
    2. 13 years
    3. 15 years
    4. 17 years
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (13 years)

    Let Sita be S, Ravi S + 4. Then (S + 4 − 5) = 2(S − 5) → S − 1 = 2S − 10 → S = 9. Ravi = 13. Check: five years ago 8 and 4.

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. What is his profit per cent?

    1. 17%
    2. 19%
    3. 21%
    4. 25%
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (19%)

    Take CP = 100. Marked price = 140. Selling price = 140 × 0.85 = 119. Profit = 19 on 100, i.e. 19%.

  2. If x + 1/x = 5, what is the value of x² + 1/x²?

    1. 23
    2. 25
    3. 27
    4. 21
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (23)

    x² + 1/x² = (x + 1/x)² − 2 = 25 − 2 = 23.

  3. If sin θ = 3/5 and θ is acute, what is tan θ + sec θ?

    1. 7/4
    2. 2
    3. 9/4
    4. 5/2
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (2)

    cos θ = √(1 − 9/25) = 4/5. tan θ = 3/4, sec θ = 5/4. Sum = 8/4 = 2.

  4. What is the curved surface area of a cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 10 cm? (Use π = 22/7)

    1. 308 cm²
    2. 616 cm²
    3. 440 cm²
    4. 880 cm²
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (440 cm²)

    Curved surface area = 2πrh = 2 × 22/7 × 7 × 10 = 440 cm².

  5. The average of five numbers is 28. If one number, 40, is removed, what is the average of the remaining four?

    1. 22
    2. 23
    3. 24
    4. 25
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (25)

    Sum of five = 5 × 28 = 140. Remaining sum = 140 − 40 = 100. Average = 100 ÷ 4 = 25.

General Awareness

  1. NITI Aayog, set up on 1 January 2015, replaced which body?

    1. Finance Commission
    2. National Development Council
    3. Inter-State Council
    4. Planning Commission
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Planning Commission)

    NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) was created by a Cabinet resolution on 1 January 2015 in place of the Planning Commission; the Prime Minister is its ex-officio chairperson.

  2. In the Battle of Plassey (1757), the forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive defeated which ruler?

    1. Siraj-ud-Daulah
    2. Tipu Sultan
    3. Mir Qasim
    4. Shuja-ud-Daula
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Siraj-ud-Daulah)

    The Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, near the Hooghly river in Bengal, saw Clive's forces defeat Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah after Mir Jafar held back his troops.

  3. Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin?

    1. Vitamin A
    2. Vitamin B12
    3. Vitamin C
    4. Vitamin D
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Vitamin C)

    Scurvy results from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

  4. Which Article of the Constitution of India guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies, described by Dr B. R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

    1. Article 14
    2. Article 19
    3. Article 21
    4. Article 32
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Article 32)

    Article 32 lets a person move the Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights; Ambedkar called it 'the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it'.

  5. Which is the largest state of India by area?

    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Uttar Pradesh
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Rajasthan)

    Rajasthan, at about 3,42,269 km², is the largest state by area; Goa is the smallest.

Reports this mock is modelled on

How to sit SSC CHSL 2015

  1. Work through the mock paper above under exam timing. It follows the reported pattern, but the questions are our own.
  2. Sit the paper under current brochure rules (timers, negatives, NAT/MSQ norms), even if 2015’s interface looked different.
  3. When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
  4. Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
  5. Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.

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FAQ

Where can I download the official SSC CHSL 2015 question paper?

The conducting body did not release it publicly. This page has a clearly labelled mock paper modelled on candidate reports instead.

What does the SSC CHSL 2015 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2015 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the SSC CHSL 2015 previous year paper?

Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.

Is SSC CHSL 2015 still useful if I finished newer papers?

Yes, for theme and weightage mining after your newest papers are logged. Skip deleted syllabus pockets.

Are memory-based SSC CHSL 2015 papers reliable?

Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.

Where is the SSC CHSL syllabus and pattern for this paper?

See the SSC CHSL syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.