SSC CGL Tier I, 17 Sep 2025, Shift 3 question paper
100 questions · 200 marks · 60 minutes · +2 per correct answer, -0.5 per wrong one
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General Intelligence and Reasoning
25 questions
- 1Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. MNO, JKL, GHI, DEF, ?
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- 2Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. 10, Rani Ghat Road,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh - 226003
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- 3Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. Villa No. 204, Lake View Estate,Banjara Hills, Hyderabad,Telangana - 500034
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- 4Consider the following statement and choose the option that follows. Problem: Frequent breakdown of ATM machines in remote areas. Course of: Action I. Banks should deploy mobile ATMs in these areas. Action II. Banks should shut down ATMs that face regular issues.
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- 5If 3 @ 2= 7 6 @ 3=21 8 @ 2=22 Then 5@4=?
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- 6If 'P' denotes 'addition', 'D' denotes 'subtraction', 'S' denotes 'multiplication', and 'V' denotes 'division', then what will be the value of the following expression? (48 V 8 P 25 D 6 S 4 P 3) D (25 V 5 S 3 D 4 S 3)
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- 7The given statements are followed by two conclusions. Find out which conclusion is TRUE based on the given statements. Statements: Conclusions: I. II.
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- 8P is the son of Q. Q is the brother of R. R is the son of S. How is P related to S?
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- 9Complete the series: 1331, 10648, 35937, 85184, ?
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- 10Instruction: Identify the assumptions that must hold for the statement to be valid, then choose the correct option. Statement: The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) are non-justiciable in nature, meaning they cannot be enforced by the courts. However, they serve as guidelines for the government to formulate policies that promote social justice, economic welfare, and the overall well-being of the citizens. Assumptions: I. The DPSPs serve as instructions to the government to create policies aimed at promoting welfare. II. Since the DPSPs are not enforceable by courts, they have limited significance in real governance. III. The incorporation of DPSPs in the Constitution reflects the importance of social justice and welfare in Indian governance.
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- 11Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: The government has increased import duty on luxury cars. Conclusions: I. Imported luxury cars will become more expensive. II. Local car manufacturers will stop making budget cars.
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- 12Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: Attendance in public libraries has increased in recent years. Conclusions: I. People are regaining interest in reading. II. Digital platforms have become less popular.
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- 13Find the option that best completes the analogy. AB : IJ :: EF : ?
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- 14If "PATNA" is written as "ANTAP", how is "RAJASTHAN" written?
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- 15Find the odd one out from the given alternatives:
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- 16What comes next? RST, STU, TUV, UVW, VWX, WXY, XYZ, YZA, ?
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- 17A train 180 m long passes a point in 12 s. Find the speed of the train.
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- 18If 4 & 4 = 32 and 5 & 5 = 50, what is 6 & 6?
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- 19If in a certain code, 'TRUTH' is written as 'UQSVI', how is 'FALSE' written?
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- 20If 6 machines complete a task in 10 days, how many days for 15 machines at same rate?
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- 21If 8 # 2 = 65 and 7 # 3 = 55, then 6 # 5 = ?
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- 22Introducing a woman, Jay said, "She is the daughter of the only child of my grandfather." How is the woman related to Jay?
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- 23If '+' means '', '' means '', '' means '', then
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- 24Find the next number in the series:3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
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- 25The series given below contains a sequence of numbers. Accordingly identify the incorrect combination.25 , 29 , 37 , 53 , 87
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General Awareness
25 questions
- 26Which of the following statements about Mumbai's architectural heritage is/are correct? 1. Victorian Gothic buildings in Mumbai reflect colonial-era architecture with Neo-Gothic elements. 2. Art Deco buildings in Mumbai were part of the 19th-century colonial urban development. 3. The Oval Maidan distinctly separates the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco architectural styles.
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- 27Fill in the blank: The hornbill bird, after which the festival is named, symbolizes boldness and ______ in Naga folklore.
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- 28Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched in accordance with Gupta's administration (Officer-Stated Role)?
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- 29Which classical musical treatise, composed in the 13th century CE by Sharangadeva in Maharashtra, is considered a foundational text in Indian musicology?
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- 30When was the Amateur Athletics Federation of India (AAFI) established?
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- 31Fill in the blank: After defeating the Mughal emperor, _______ declared himself the ruler and founded the Second Afghan Empire.
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- 32What was the primary objective of the Ring-Fencing Policy adopted by the British in India during the 18th century?
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- 33Which of the following statements about India’s boxing medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics is correct?
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- 34What was the strategic focus of the 10th India–Sri Lanka Mitra Shakti exercise in August 2024?
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- 35Who authored 'The White Tiger', winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize?
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- 36Fill in the blanks: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was officially formed in ______, with Sir Dorabji Tata as its founding President and Dr. A.G. Noehren as Secretary.
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- 37Which of the following statements regarding the 56th National Kho Kho Championship 2023–24 is/are correct? 1.) Maharashtra won both the men’s and women’s titles, becoming overall champions. 2.) The championship matches were held at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium and Karnail Singh Stadium.
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- 38By which Constitutional Amendment was education transferred to the Concurrent List?
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- 39Read the below statements about transpiration: 1. Transpiration is highest in dry and windy conditions. 2. It helps in the ascent of sap through cohesion-tension. 3. Transpiration always results in wilting. Which of the above statements are correct?
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- 40Which major constitutional feature was first introduced by the Government of India Act, 1935 and later adopted in the Indian Constitution?
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- 41Fill in the Blank: Tippani dance uses ______ tools to pound the floor.
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- 42Which Swiss-based business school is known for publishing the annual World Competitiveness Index?
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- 43If the price of a product goes up by 10% and, as a result, the quantity demanded falls by 20%, how would you classify the demand?
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- 44The Mahalanobis Model was used in which plan?
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- 45Which of the following initiatives launched in 2025 aims to combine mangrove regeneration with rural employment under the MGNREGS platform?
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- 46The BOP crisis of 1991 involved a shortage of?
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- 47Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option regarding Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Assertion (A): India had to approach the IMF and World Bank in 1991 for a bailout loan. Reason (R): Foreign exchange reserves had declined to the point that they could barely finance two weeks of imports.
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- 48What makes Chhau a syncretic Indian dance form?
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- 49Arrange the following judicial events chronologically: 1. Berubari Union case 2. Kesavananda Bharati case 3. S.R. Bommai case
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- 50Which of the following is NOT a consequence of space weather events like solar flares and CMEs?
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Quantitative Aptitude
25 questions
- 51A gardener organizes plants into rows to create a square formation but discovers that 15 plants are not included. If the total number of plants is 3984, then what is the number of plants in each row?
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- 52If A is more than B, and B is more than C, then what is A : C?
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- 53Evaluate
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- 54The cost price of an article is ₹500. A shopkeeper sells it at a discount of on the marked price. If the marked price is ₹600, what is the shopkeeper's profit or loss percentage?
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- 55Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively. Meanwhile, a drainpipe C can empty the tank in 60 minutes. If all three pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank?
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- 56Given , and , evaluate .
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- 57A sum of ₹5000 is lent out in two parts, one at simple interest and the other at simple interest. If the annual interest is ₹390, the sum lent at is:
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- 58A man has ₹15,000. He lends a part of it to X for 3 years at simple interest and the remaining to Y for 3 years at simple interest. If the total interest received from both X and Y after 3 years is ₹4,950, find the amount lent to X.
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- 59A taut wire supports a vertical pole. The wire is fixed to the ground 10 meters away from the base of the pole and makes an angle of with the ground. What is the length of the wire?
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- 60A cone and a sphere have equal volumes. If the cone's height is twice its radius, what is the ratio of the cone's radius to the sphere's radius?
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- 61A hemisphere and cylinder of equal radii have equal total surface areas. Find the ratio of cylinder height to radius.
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- 62A large cubical cake needs to be cut into 64 smaller, identical cubical pieces. What is the minimum number of straight cuts required?
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- 63The radius of a cone is raised by , while the height is reduced by . What is the percentage change in the volume of the cone?
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- 64If and A lies in the second quadrant, find the value of .
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- 65If , then what is the value of ?
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- 66What is the slope of the line passing through points (2,3) and (4,7)?
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- 67A sector has a central angle of and a radius of 12 cm. Another sector has a central angle of radians and the same radius. What is the ratio of the area of the first sector to the area of the second sector?
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- 68What is the total measure of all interior angles in a ten-sided polygon?
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- 69What is the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment connecting the points (2, 8) and (6, 4)?
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- 70The ratios of the perimeters of two similar triangles are expressed as of . Together, their areas total 34 . What is the area of the larger triangle?
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- 71is equal to:
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- 72If , find .
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- 73A tangent line PA is drawn from an external point P to a circle. If the radius is 8 cm and the distance from P to the center is 17 cm, what is the length of the tangent PA?
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- 74When two tangents, PA and PB, are drawn to a circle from a point P outside the circle, and the angle between them is ,what is the distance from P to the center (O) of the circle, if the radius is 5 cm?
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- 75Multiply 0.45 by 0.6 and express the result as a decimal.
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English Comprehension
25 questions
- 76Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: REBELLIOUS
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- 77Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: EULOGY
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- 78Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Turpitude
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- 79Choose the correct meaning of idiom: To cry stinking fish
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- 80Which is the correct spelling for 'a statement of beliefs'?
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- 81Find the correctly spelled word meaning having a harmful effect.
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- 82Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who opposes war or use of violence'.
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- 83Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A belief or opinion that goes against the established doctrine, especially in religion or ideology'.
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- 84Fill in the blank with the correct inversion structure: No sooner had he entered the room _____ the fire alarm went off.
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- 85Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The training program was designed (1)/ to make the employees capable to handle (2)/ complex queries efficiently (3)/ in customer support operations. (4)/
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- 86Change the following from active to passive: The nurse will give you the injection.
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- 87Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: It was not until the second report (1)/ was leaked to the press (2)/ did the ministry issue (3)/ a formal clarification. (4)
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- 88Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The monk meditated beneath the ancient corbel protruding from the chapel wall.
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- 89Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The audience was made to believe that the product was revolutionary.
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- 90Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He *took pain* to finish the task on time.
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- Read the following passage and answer the questions based on the passage : Language has rarely been a neutral vehicle of communication; in colonial India, it functioned as an instrument of control, ideology, and identity. The British administration, while ostensibly engaged in civilizing and educating the colonized, meticulously manipulated linguistic hierarchies to entrench authority. English, elevated to the status of official and judicial language, was not merely a tool of governance—it became a symbol of intellectual legitimacy and social mobility. Indigenous languages, by contrast, were systematically subordinated, fragmented, and recast as vernaculars—a term that subtly suggested parochialism and inferiority. The imposition of English education through Macaulay’s Minute of 1835 was more than a curricular reform; it was a calculated cultural intervention. The production of a class of Indians who were, in Macaulay’s words, “Indian in blood and color, but English in taste,” exemplified a form of linguistic hegemony designed to internalize colonial values. English became the medium through which the colonized were taught to perceive themselves and their traditions through the lens of imperial rationality, often resulting in alienation from indigenous epistemologies. Simultaneously, the colonial state’s treatment of regional languages was riddled with contradictions. While British administrators encouraged the codification of Indian languages, such efforts often stripped them of their oral fluidity and cultural nuance. Sanskrit and Persian, once associated with prestige, were gradually marginalized, while languages like Hindi and Urdu became arenas of communal and political contestation—each championed by different religious and regional groups, further entrenching societal divisions. This reshaping of linguistic order served dual purposes: facilitating administrative efficiency and diffusing dissent. A populace divided along linguistic and communal lines was easier to govern. Moreover, fluency in English became a gatekeeping mechanism for bureaucratic inclusion and economic opportunity, thereby embedding inequality into the fabric of colonial modernity. In essence, language under colonial rule was not just about grammar or vocabulary—it was about access, allegiance, and authority. Understanding this interplay offers a lens into how colonial power was sustained not only through coercion but also through cultural engineering. In post-colonial India, the legacies of this linguistic stratification continue to reverberate in educational policy, social mobility, and debates over language and identity.91What was the primary role of English in colonial India according to the passage?
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- 92What is implied by calling native languages "vernaculars"?
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- 93According to the passage, why was Macaulay’s Minute significant?
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- 94What contradiction does the passage point out in British treatment of Indian languages?
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- 95What lasting impact of colonial language policy does the passage highlight?
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- 96A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. He said, “What are you doing?”
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- 97A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. She said, “Let him not be disturbed during the meeting.”
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- 98A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The professor said that had he known earlier, he would have made the necessary arrangements.
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- 99Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful passage: 1. Ocean acidification is a consequence of increased CO2 emissions. 2. This leads to a decline in marine biodiversity. 3. Coral reefs are particularly vulnerable to acidification. 4. Urgent action is required to reduce emissions and mitigate damage.
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- 100Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a logical passage. 1. Therefore, emotional intelligence is highly valued in leadership. 2. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is distinct from IQ. 3. It involves understanding and managing one's own emotions. 4. It also includes perceiving and influencing others' emotions.
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