SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level

English Language (Basic Knowledge) (Tier-I; same skill as Tier-II 'English Language and Comprehension')

• English Language, collapsed across Tier-I and Tier-II (Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, One-word substitution, Active/Passive Voice, Direct/Indirect Narration, Cloze and Comprehension Passages)

General Intelligence (Tier-I; same as Tier-II 'Reasoning and General Intelligence', verbatim-identical clause)

• General Intelligence / Reasoning, collapsed across Tier-I and Tier-II (verbal + non-verbal: Analogy, Classification, Series, Coding-Decoding, Venn Diagrams, Figural reasoning, Critical Thinking, and more)
  1. 1.Coding-Decoding
  2. 2.Number Series
  3. 3.Analogies
  4. 4.Syllogisms
  5. 5.Blood Relations
  6. 6.Seating Arrangement
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  1. 7.Classification (Odd One Out)
  2. 8.Mathematical Operations
  3. 9.Alphabet Series
  4. 10.Paper Folding and Cutting
  5. 11.Problems on Ages
  6. 12.Ranking and Order
  7. 13.Figure Patterns
  8. 14.Direction Sense Test
  9. 15.Cause & Effect
  10. 16.Data Sufficiency
  11. 17.Logical Sequences
  12. 18.Puzzles (Logical)
  13. 19.Statements & Assumptions
  14. 20.Input-Output (Machine)
  15. 21.Statements & Conclusions
  16. 22.Mirror & Water Images

Quantitative Aptitude / Basic Arithmetic Skill (Tier-I; same as Tier-II 'Mathematical Abilities', verbatim identical)

• Quantitative Aptitude / Mathematical Abilities, collapsed across Tier-I and Tier-II (Number Systems, Arithmetic Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Statistics)

General Awareness (Tier-I; verbatim identical to Tier-II Section-II Part B)

• General Awareness, collapsed across Tier-I and Tier-II -- India and its neighbouring countries: History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy, Scientific Research
  1. 1.Decline of the Mughal Empire
  2. 2.Rise of Regional States
  3. 3.Advent of Europeans in India — From Vasco da Gama to British Supremacy
  4. 4.British Conquest of Bengal
  5. 5.Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-1799)
  6. 6.Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818)
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  1. 7.Subsidiary Alliance, Doctrine of Lapse & the Anglo-Sikh Wars
  2. 8.Drain of Wealth, Deindustrialisation, and Land Revenue Systems
  3. 9.Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings Before 1857
  4. 10.The Revolt of 1857
  5. 11.Post-1857 Administration and Crown Rule (1858-1900)
  6. 12.Socio-Religious Reform Movements of 19th Century India
  7. 13.Early Nationalism and the Formation of the Indian National Congress (1858-1905)
  8. 14.Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement (1905-1911)
  9. 15.The Three Infrastructures of Nationalism: Press, Education and the Peasant Movements (1780-1947)
  10. 16.World War I, Ghadar, Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact (1914-1918)
  11. 17.Gandhi's Emergence: From the South African Laboratory to Jallianwala Bagh (1915-1920)
  12. 18.Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan (1920-1922)
  13. 19.The Years of Stagnation: Swarajists, the New Forces and the Revolutionaries (1922-1931)
  14. 20.The Gathering Storm: Simon Commission, the Nehru Report and Purna Swaraj (1927-1930)
  15. 21.Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences (1930-34)
  16. 22.The Constitution They Despised and the Office They Took: GoI Act 1935, Congress Ministries and the Rise of the Left (1935-1939)
  17. 23.The Inclined Plane: Communalism from Syed Ahmad Khan to the Two-Nation Theory (1880s-1947)
  18. 24.Wartime Politics: From the Crisis at Tripuri to the Cripps Mission (1939-1942)
  19. 25.The Two Frontiers: Princely India and the Indian Capitalists in the Freedom Struggle (1920s-1947)
  20. 26.Quit India Movement and the INA (1942-1945)
  21. 27.Post-War National Scenario and the Transfer of Power (1945–47)
  22. 28.Independence with Partition — the Freedom and the Fracture
  23. 29.Post-Independence Consolidation (1947-1964)
  24. 30.15. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Ancient India)
  25. 31.25. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Medieval India)
  26. 32.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down
  27. 33.World Regional Physiography — Where the Earth's Relief Actually Is
  28. 34.Climatology — What the Air Does, and Why Water Is the Reason
  29. 35.World Climatic Regions — The Types, and Two Ways of Sorting Them
  30. 36.Oceanography — The Relief, the Salt, the Heat and the Currents of the Water Half of the Earth
  31. 37.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts
  32. 38.India: Physiography — A Shield, a Rising Wall, a Filled Trough, and Two Kinds of Island
  33. 39.Drainage Systems of India — How the Rivers Are Arranged, and Why They Behave As They Do
  34. 40.India: Climate and the Monsoon — One Rhythm, and the Variety Inside It
  35. 41.Soils of India — Formation, the Profile, the Groups, and the Erosion That Takes Them
  36. 42.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them
  37. 43.Water Resources of India — Four Per Cent of the World's Water for Seventeen Per Cent of Its People
  38. 44.World Resources and Industry — Where the Minerals Lie and Where the Factories Went
  39. 45.Minerals and Energy Resources of India — What the Rock Decides, and How Old Every Number Here Is
  40. 46.Industries of India — Why a Factory Stands Where It Does, and Which of These Sentences Has Expired
  41. 47.Economic Geography and Human Activities — Why an Activity Is Where It Is
  42. 48.India's Agriculture — Where the Crops Are, in Which Season, and Why the Yields Divide
  43. 49.Transport, Communication and Trade in India — The Network That Carries the Economy, and the Date on Every Number
  44. 50.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment
  45. 51.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates
  46. 52.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
  47. 53.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
  48. 54.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector
  49. 55.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets
  50. 56.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inclusive Growth
  51. 57.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Government Budgeting — Process, Instruments and Fiscal Policy

Computer Knowledge / Proficiency (Tier-II Section-III only)

• Computer Knowledge/Proficiency (Tier-II Section-III only: Computer Basics, Software/MS Office, Internet & E-mail)