SSC Steno 2026 All Shifts Analysis | Most Repeated Topics in GK, English & Reasoning| SSC CGL 2026

Main ideas / lessons conveyed

• The speaker provides a shift-wise and topic-wise analysis of the SSC Steno 2026 (all shifts) exam.
• The key goal is to identify:
  • High-weightage topics
  • The expected question formats, especially in:
    • English
    • Reasoning
    • GK / Static GK + Current Affairs
• The video emphasizes focusing more on:
  • English fundamentals and vocabulary-based sections
  • Reasoning topics that frequently appear in the exam format
  • GK areas, especially:
    • Economics
    • Art & Culture, with links to ancient/economy themes

Methodology / breakdown given (as instructed in the video)

The speaker claims the exam had:

• 11 shifts
• ~2200 total questions

A planned analysis approach includes:

• “How many questions came from which topic”
• “Which topics have high weightage”
• “What vocabulary questions were asked”
• “Shift-wise topic breakup”

For each subject, the approach is to map:

• Topic → question count
• Format → how the questions appear
• Commonly repeated areas → what to revise

English section (what appeared and how often)

Overall structure mentioned

• The speaker notes that if English has ~100 questions per shift, then:
  • Missing shifts affect totals
  • They claim ~1100 total English questions across 11 shifts

Topic-wise categories and counts mentioned

• Topic spelling: 112 questions
• Parajumbles: 106 questions
• Cloze Test: 106 questions
• Active Passive Voice: 104 questions

Cloze Test format details

• Generally one passage
• Mostly ~10 blanks
• Covers parts of speech/grammar such as:
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Articles
  • Verb forms
  • Verb/word form variations
  • Tenses / form-related choices
  • “Calculation” (as stated by speaker)

Vocabulary-related item types referenced

• Synonyms: “67 questions”
  • Speaker suggests these can be covered quickly via screenshots
• Antonyms: 61 questions
• Idioms: included (speaker indicates the full set is available in the analysis)
• One Word Substitution: included (referenced as a spelling-related category)

Additional notes

• Spelling-related errors and parajumbles appeared.
• “Four sentences based on PQRS” was mentioned as part of the cloze/grammar-type structure.

Reasoning section (frequency, subtypes, and emphasis)

Claimed structure and difficulty

• 50 questions in Reasoning
• Sectional timing exists for this section.
• Difficulty note: “Not very difficult questions were asked” (as stated)

Behavioral Reasoning (within Reasoning)

• Approximately ~6 questions per shift
• Example subtypes listed:
  • Situational judgment (role-based: officer, manager, colleague, emotional intelligence)
  • Statement and Conclusion
  • Cause and Effect
  • Implicit assumptions
  • Series
  • Classification
  • Analogy
  • Mathematical operations (within reasoning format)
  • Puzzle types
  • Address matching (said to be given separately)

Arithmetic Reasoning style

• Maths-like questions are asked in Reasoning format.

Other frequent reasoning areas mentioned

• Word formation
• Directional sense
• Order and ranking
• Blood relation

Claimed weak/problem areas for students

The speaker notes that students may make more mistakes in:

• Counting of figures
• Button formation puzzles (possibly “bit/button” as auto-captioned)
• Arithmetic reasoning
• Sitting arrangement
• Statement conclusion

Suggestion: students facing problems should attempt those once.

GK section (where questions come from + topic-wise emphasis)

Core claim

• Most GK questions come from Economics.

Static GK segmentation explained

Static GK is split into two parts:

1. Art & Culture (including dance forms, etc.)
2. The remaining static GK topics kept separate (speaker describes extra segregation inside it)

Topic-wise emphasis counts mentioned

• Art & Culture: ~79 questions
  • Most Art & Culture questions: Ancient Economics (as stated)
• Other areas included:
  • Geography
  • Polity
  • General Science

Comparison/relative frequency notes

• Very fewer from History
• Sports questions appear in both static GK and current affairs
• Physics/Chemistry/Biology combined received fewer than:
  • Polity
  • Geography
  • Economics (relative comparison by speaker)

Current-affairs indicators mentioned (indices)

• “Press Freedom Index”
• “Air Quality Index”
• “Gender Gap”
• “Indices” broadly mentioned as a category

Additional references/resources

• “Appointments and current affairs book” available on Telegram (speaker claims it helps maximize scoring)
• Encouragement to use notes/resources before the exam

GK specific topic claims (examples of areas to cover)

Economics

• 81 questions (speaker states maximum from Economics)
• Most questions: 1947–1995
• Indian Economy / reforms
  • 1991 reforms mentioned

General Science

• “Space missions” included in General Science
• Speaker references a recently covered “latest space-missions” video in current affairs (timing mentioned)

Art & Culture

• Folk dances (state-wise)
• Questions about:
  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Dance forms
  • Architecture
  • Art

Polity

• Speaker references constitutional “articles” (not fully enumerated, but says they should be covered)
• Mentions schedules:
  • Part Three
  • Seventh Schedule
  • Tenth Schedule

Sports/History/Current Affairs links

• Mentions overlap between sports/history/current affairs for certain topics.

Revision guidance

• Revise topics from notes; expect small variation between SSC exams (example given: CGL vs Steno), but use this analysis to guide preparation.

Practical preparation recommendations (explicit advice)

• Do not take Economics lightly
  • Use the channel playlist for Economics
  • Use the book posted on Telegram (as stated)
• Revise:
  • Art & Culture
  • Polity
  • Other static areas
  • Speaker claims these topics are included for “free”
• Revise based on:
  • The analysis and topic weightage
  • Notes prepared earlier
• Use current affairs resources:
  • Appointment/current affairs book on Telegram
  • Include indices coverage (press freedom, air quality, gender gap, etc.)
• Expect minute variations across SSC exams (example: CGL vs Steno), but still use this analysis to guide preparation.

Speakers / sources mentioned

• Sachin Sir (mentioned regarding Economics classes)
• Radhika Ma’am (mentioned as conducting classes for Physics/Chemistry/Biology)
• Telegram channel/books/resources (used for notes and books; no specific author named)