Passages
Passages are arranged level-wise – start with Easy, then Medium, Hard and finally the RBE Advanced passages. The level is worked out from word length, capitals, numbers and symbols in each passage.
Level 1 – Easy · 19 passages
Short, common words and few capitals or numbers. Start here.
Passage 45 Easy
395 wordsOnce a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 41 Easy
394 wordsThere once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 46 Easy
392 wordsA Sage was passing through the capital city of the famous king. While he…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 11 Easy
380 wordsBanwarilal is a simple soul who believes whatever he is told. The village boys…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 50 Easy
392 wordsA man who has gone out of his town comes back and finds that…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 54 Easy
379 wordsOnce upon a time, there lived a herd of eighty thousand elephants at the…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 49 Easy
369 wordsOne day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 55 Easy
373 wordsThe forester was very excited and immediately went up to the King and told…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 47 Easy
377 wordsOnce Emperor Akbar became very angry at his favorite minister Birbal. He asked Birbal…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 9 Easy
374 wordsMy Favorite Teacher: A teacher is called builder of the nation. The profession of…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 52 Easy
368 wordsOnce upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 48 Easy
361 wordsOnce upon a time, there were two neighbors living next to each other. One…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 51 Easy
377 wordsA crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 6 Easy
380 wordsSir, the Press Council Second Amendment Bill was introduced by me in the last…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 42 Easy
359 wordsOne day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 29 Easy
358 wordsSports in School for Kids - A student, who is good in sports as…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 33 Easy
342 wordsIodine fortification is what most countries rely on to encourage adequate dietary intake. In…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 10 Easy
355 wordsThe Saddest Day of My Life: Days are not of equal value in one's…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 30 Easy
348 wordsMoney stashed abroad is not always the money, which has been evaded from payment…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Level 2 – Medium · 18 passages
Longer words, more names and punctuation.
Passage 25 Medium
354 wordsHoli is one of the important festivals of the Hindus. It is a colorful…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 53 Medium
355 wordsA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson.…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 14 Medium
343 wordsValue of Science: The present era is the era of science. Science has undoubtedly…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 32 Medium
344 wordsStretching s specific tendon or muscle can improve the elasticity of muscles, which in…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 34 Medium
346 wordsMoney stashed abroad is not always the money, which has been evaded from payment…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 22 Medium
347 wordsSocial environment is influenced by one's power and wealth. This, in turn, determines success…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 5 Medium
346 wordsThe Bill, as passed by the Lok Sabha, is already with the hon. Members…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 37 Medium
342 wordsSir, I would like to state that the Budget is only an annual financial…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 24 Medium
335 wordsIt is said that around 3.7 billion years ago, the earth cooled down and…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 15 Medium
334 wordsMobile phones are the little wonders of the 21st century they have revolutionized and…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 2 Medium
325 wordsIs positive thinking an inherent characteristic of a person or can it be developed…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 35 Medium
345 wordsAfter the recent merger of two former public sector banks, Vijaya Bank and Dena…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 3 Medium
342 wordsAs the House knows, the Prime Minister sent out a circular to all the…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 31 Medium
323 wordsIs positive thinking an inherent characteristic of a person or can it be developed…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 40 Medium
333 wordsWelcome to the celebration of 7th World Population Day. As you know, every year…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 16 Medium
328 wordsWhatever might be the origin of science and religion, the main point is their…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 19 Medium
329 wordsThe influence of films on Indian masses, means of mass communication, has been vast…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 7 Medium
331 wordsIn the last few years, thanks to jobs becoming global, the importance of English…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Level 3 – Hard · 18 passages
Long words, many capitals, numbers and symbols – the toughest previous-year passages.
Passage 26 Hard
336 wordsThe average temperature of the Earth has been increasing continually since the late 19th…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 21 Hard
331 wordsAssam, known as the land of blue hills and red river, is also a…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 1 Hard
324 wordsMany marine organisms rely on their ability to hear for their survival. Sound is…
SSC CGL 2022 DEST passage
Passage 27 Hard
320 wordsWe live in a world where Alexa plays the music in the living room,…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 36 Hard
309 wordsCyber technology has also changed the way we do financial trade. More and more…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 38 Hard
346 wordsGeorge W. Bush: Sworn in as the President of USA in January, 2001 and…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 4 Hard
320 wordsUnder the National Drinking Water Mission, the guinea worm problem which is prevalent in…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 44 Hard
325 wordsToday, the craze of advertisement of manufactured goods is on the increase. The art…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 39 Hard
327 wordsAlmost 69 people were killed by the police in the fire to oppose the…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 43 Hard
299 wordsAn economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as…
SSC CHSL previous year passage
Passage 23 Hard
311 wordsReservation policy fails to achieve its purpose of giving equal opportunity to everyone because…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 28 Hard
312 wordsIn early second millennium BCE persistent drought caused the population of the Indus Valley…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 13 Hard
312 wordsClimate Change: The climate is the commonly considered to be the weather averaged over…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 17 Hard
321 wordsMass Communication in India. Radio, T.V., films, newspapers, and periodicals, etc. are the various…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 8 Hard
316 wordsThe Habit of Reading: Studying is the main source of knowledge. Books are indeed…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 20 Hard
318 wordsThe word 'Kashmir' is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning Land of Kashyap. Rishi…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 18 Hard
325 wordsTelevision came to India in 1959, with three days a week limited transmission. However,…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Passage 12 Hard
315 wordsFrench Revolution: At the beginning of the eighteenth century, France was a monarchy ruled…
SSC CGL previous year passage
Level 4 – Advanced (RBE) · 20 passages
Written by RBE about 20% harder than SSC: more capitals, numbers, symbols ( % / - & : ; " ) and abbreviations.
Passage 61 Advanced
310 wordsThe Indian Railways, one of the largest railway networks in the world, runs more…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 58 Advanced
328 wordsOffice Memorandum No. A-11019/42/2024-Estt.(A-III), issued by a Ministry of the Government of India, explains…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 60 Advanced
317 wordsUnified Payments Interface (UPI), developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 64 Advanced
328 wordsA sample notice for a recruitment examination, dated 18.09.2024, informs all candidates that the…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 70 Advanced
302 wordsThe human immune system is a remarkable network of cells, tissues and organs that…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 62 Advanced
324 wordsThe Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, empowers every citizen of India to seek…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 73 Advanced
325 wordsElectric Vehicles (EVs) are rapidly entering Indian roads, from two-wheelers and three-wheelers to cars,…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 56 Advanced
314 wordsThe Union Budget is the Annual Financial Statement of the Government of India, presented…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 66 Advanced
333 wordsThe Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced on 1 July 2017 through the 101st…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 63 Advanced
291 wordsArtificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of computer systems to perform tasks that normally…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 65 Advanced
303 wordsWater is the foundation of life, agriculture and industry, yet India, with about 18%…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 68 Advanced
286 wordsCyber security has become a national priority because almost every essential service, from banking…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 74 Advanced
315 wordsThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established on 1 April 1935 under the…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 69 Advanced
305 wordsSelf-Help Groups (SHGs) have quietly changed the lives of millions of rural women in…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 59 Advanced
306 wordsClimate change is no longer a distant possibility; it is a measurable reality. According…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 67 Advanced
311 wordsMahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, and within a…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 57 Advanced
308 wordsOn 23 August 2023, at approximately 6:04 p.m. IST, the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 71 Advanced
314 wordsStartups have become a symbol of New India's entrepreneurial energy. The Startup India initiative,…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 75 Advanced
292 wordsEvery year, lakhs of aspirants appear for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination conducted…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Passage 72 Advanced
309 wordsThe Constitution of India, adopted on 26 November 1949 and brought into force on…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols
Skill test explained
Video · Shubham Sir
Learn Typing Free | Zero से SSC Speed तक | CGL DEST, CHSL LDC & DEO Typing Test Practice | RBE
How to use this free typing course and test, step by step: lessons from the home row, the coloured keyboard and finger guide, speed tests, the SSC exam screen, how your result is checked, and practising on a phone with an OTG keyboard.
Watch on YouTubeMistakes allowed
| Category | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | ESM | OH | HH | VH | PwD-Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistakes allowed | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Category | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | ESM | OH | HH | VH | PwD-Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistakes allowed | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Category | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | ESM | OH | HH | VH | PwD-Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistakes allowed | 20% | 25% | 25% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
How SSC checks the typing test
Full mistakes (count 1)
- Every word or figure left out
- Every wrong word or spelling mistake
- Every extra word not in the passage
- A repeated word (“I shall shall be…”)
- An incomplete (half-typed) word
Half mistakes (count ½)
- Spacing: two words joined (“Ihope”) or a word split (“h ave”)
- Wrong capital or small letter
- Punctuation left out, added or changed
- Two words swapped (“hope I”)
Error % = (full mistakes + half mistakes ÷ 2) ÷ words in the passage × 100. Type exactly as given – numbers, capitals and punctuation included – with one space after a punctuation mark.
PwD candidates (one hand / scribe) in the SSC typing test
- 5 minutes compensatory time for candidates eligible for a scribe – blind / low vision, both arms affected, cerebral palsy, and other benchmark disabilities (such as one arm, OA) with the certificate: CHSL LDC/JSA 15 min (instead of 10), CGL DEST and CHSL DEO 20 min (instead of 15). Same passage and key depressions. Choose a PwD category on the test page and tick the option.
- VH candidates who opt for a scribe get a passage dictator.
- Exemption: OH candidates permanently unfit for the typing test / DEST can be exempted with a Civil Surgeon / Medical Board certificate in the prescribed annexure and the Commission's prior approval. HH and VH candidates are not exempt.
- Typing with one hand: keep the hand in the middle of the keyboard (index finger on G or H), use Caps Lock for capitals in names, and practise the Learn lessons slowly first – accuracy matters more than speed.
- Mistakes allowed for PwD: CGL DEST / CPT 10%, CHSL LDC 10%, CHSL DEO 7%.