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SSC CGL Tier I, 22 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

  1. 1
    Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. Apartment 2B, Blue Towers,Nungambakkam, Chennai,Tamil Nadu - 600034

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  2. 2
    Which two signs should be interchanged to make the equation correct? 25×2−10÷5+3=4925 \times 2 - 10 \div 5 + 3 = 49

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  3. 3
    The given statements are followed by two conclusions. Find out which conclusion is TRUE based on the given statements. Statements: J>K=L,M≥N<K,O<J<P,N=Q≥RJ > K = L, M \ge N < K, O < J < P, N = Q \ge R Conclusions: I. M>RM > R II. M=RM = R

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  4. 4
    P is the daughter of Q. Q is the son of R. How is P related to R?

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  5. 5
    Read the following statement carefully and identify the action that follows. A manager finds data manipulation in quarterly reports. Course of Action: 1. Conduct an internal audit. 2. Take strict action against guilty staff.

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  6. 6
    You are a government clerk and receive an incomplete application from a poor villager who doesn't understand the procedure. What should you do?

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  7. 7
    Identify the number which is different from the other options:

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  8. 8
    Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: No cats are dogs. Some dogs are pets. All pets are friendly. Conclusions: I. Some pets are not cats. II. All dogs are friendly.

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  9. 9
    What comes next? A, C, F, J, O, ?

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  10. 10
    In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word. Awesome

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  11. 11
    What comes next in the series? Z, X, V, T, ?

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  12. 12
    Which meaningful word can be formed from the letters “COLYON”?

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  13. 13
    If STRONG is written as HOPSUT, how is MIGHTY written?

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  14. 14
    Find the odd one out from the given alternatives

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  15. 15
    A tank can be filled by an inlet pipe in 8 hours. Another outlet pipe can empty the same tank in 12 hours. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the empty tank completely?

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  16. 16
    You're working in a legal aid clinic and someone reports domestic violence. What should you do?

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  17. 17
    Which interchanges of numbers and signs will make the equation correct? 7+3×4=197 + 3 \times 4 = 19

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  18. 18
    If 'A' denotes '+', 'B' denotes '-', 'C' denotes '×\times', and 'D' denotes ‘÷\div’ what is the value of the following expression? 12 A 6 C 2 B 4=?

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  19. 19
    What should come at the place of question mark? 3, 7, 14, 24, 37, ?

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  20. 20
    Statements: Some roads are highways. All highways are streets. Conclusions: I. All roads are streets. II. Some streets are highways.

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  21. 21
    If +=×,−=÷,×=+,÷=−+ = \times, - = \div, \times = +, \div = -, then 64−4+2×6=?64 - 4 + 2 \times 6 = ?

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  22. 22
    If 'HAT' is coded as '8-1-20', how will 'TAH' be coded?

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  23. 23
    If BRAVE is coded as CSBWF, how is CSBWF coded?

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  24. 24
    A, B, C, D, E, and F are the six members of a family. A is the male member of a married pair, A and B. C is A's brother, and D is his only son. D has a sister named E. F's husband has passed away, and B is her daughter-in-law. What connection does E have to C?

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  25. 25
    The series given below contains a sequence of numbers. Accordingly identify the incorrect combination 4, 5, 12, 39, 163

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General Awareness

25 questions

  1. 26
    What does the "PSLV" rocket stand for?

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  2. 27
    Which BIMSTEC member state leads the priority area of "Energy"?

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  3. 28
    Which government initiative aims to provide a unified platform for citizens to access various government services online?

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  4. 29
    Which sport is linked to the term "Grand Slam"?

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  5. 30
    The inaugural edition of the Indian Women's League (IWL) football final in 2017 was hosted in which city?

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  6. 31
    The festival of "Phool Dei" is unique to which of the following Indian regions?

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  7. 32
    Which of the following changes has been introduced to ensure faster trials under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?

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  8. 33
    Who was appointed as the Union Law Secretary in March 2025, becoming the first woman to hold this position?

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  9. 34
    Why does the Tamil Nadu coast remain dry during the southwest monsoon?

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  10. 35
    Which foreign element, stemming from Achaemenid Persia, influenced Mauryan sculpture?

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  11. 36
    Which title used by Gupta rulers reflected their Vaishnavite affiliation?

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  12. 37
    Arrange the following historical events in their correct chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: 1. Construction of the Grand Trunk Road 2. Akbar begins his reign 3. Death of Humayun

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  13. 38
    The Governor General's Council, as established by the Regulating Act, consisted of how many members?

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  14. 39
    Fill in the blanks: The Summer Olympics held in ________ in August 2004 featured India's first Olympic shooting medal won by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

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  15. 40
    What is the central theme of the book 'Friend of My Youth' by Amit Chaudhuri?

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  16. 41
    Fill in the blanks: Even after a Bill is passed by the State Legislature, the Governor may forward it to the _______ for consideration.

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  17. 42
    What happens during beta-plus (β+\beta^+) decay in a nucleus?

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  18. 43
    According to the World Economic Forum's 2025 Energy Transition Index (ETI), which trend best reflects the current state of global energy systems?

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  19. 44
    Consider the statements about Ghoomar : 1. Its earliest performers were Bhil women; Rajputs later adopted it. 2. Ghoomar was inscribed on UNESCO ICH list in 2015. Which is/are correct?

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  20. 45
    Which of the following is an example of a capital receipt?

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  21. 46
    V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, also known as 'Kappalottiya Thamizhan', was a pioneer of the Swadeshi movement who started which enterprise?

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  22. 47
    How does Indian planning demonstrate responsiveness to feedback?

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  23. 48
    Which of the following statements about Verghese Kurien is correct?

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  24. 49
    Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is primarily caused by which of the following urban factors?

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  25. 50
    Consider the following statements: 1. Article 246A grants exclusive power to Parliament to make laws on GST. 2. States have no legislative power over intra-state GST. 3. GST Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions

  1. 51
    What will be the amount to be paid at the end of 55 years on Rs. 45004500 at 10%10\% per annum compounded annually?

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  2. 52
    Which of the following numbers is both a Rational Number and a Terminating Decimal?

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  3. 53
    Ramesh walks at 55 km/h for 66 km and 66 km/h for 88 km. What is his average speed?

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  4. 54
    The volume of a sphere is 144π cm3144\pi \text{ cm}^3. If the radius of the sphere is doubled, by what percentage does the volume increase?

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  5. 55
    A rectangular plot has a length of 12.7512.75 m and a width of 6.26.2 m. What is its area?

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  6. 56
    A recipe requires 0.6250.625 liters of milk for 55 servings. How many servings can be made with 3.753.75 liters of milk?

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  7. 57
    D and E start a business with equal investments. After 44 months, D adds Rs. 10,00010,000 more. At the end of 11 year, if the total profit is Rs. 33,00033,000, and E’s share is Rs. 15,00015,000, what was their initial investment?

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  8. 58
    If x:y=2:5x : y = 2 : 5, then what is (2x+3y):(x+y)(2x + 3y) : (x + y)?

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  9. 59
    A number is such that if you square it and then subtract twice the number, the result is 8080. What is the number?

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  10. 60
    A triangle has vertices at A(2,3)A(2,3), B(7,1)B(7,1), and C(4,6)C(4,6). What is its area?

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  11. 61
    A person bought a cycle at a discount of 20%20\% on the marked price. He spent Rs. 400400 on repairs and sold it for Rs. 4,8004,800, gaining 25%25\%. What was the marked price?

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  12. 62
    A mixture contains 60%60\% milk. If 2020 liters of water is added to the 8080-liter mixture, what is the new percentage of milk?

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  13. 63
    If 1515 boys can build a house in 2020 days, in how many days can 2020 boys complete the same work.

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  14. 64
    2020 men can do a piece of work in 4545 days. Find the percentage amount of work done by 6060 men in 66 days.

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  15. 65
    The base of a prism is a rectangle whose length is twice its width. The perimeter of the base is 3030 cm. The prism's height decreases in an arithmetic progression from 1515 cm in the first layer to 99 cm in the fourth layer. What is the total volume of the prism?

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  16. 66
    A merchant wants to mix two types of tea priced at Rs. 300300/kg and Rs. 240240/kg. In what ratio should they be mixed to sell the mixture at Rs. 270270/kg without profit or loss?

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  17. 67
    The average marks of 3030 students in a class is 6262. If the marks of one student were wrongly entered as 8282 instead of 6262, what is the CORRECT average?

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  18. 68
    If sin⁡A+cos⁡A=22\sin A + \cos A = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}, find the value of sin⁡2A+cos⁡2A+2sin⁡Acos⁡A\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A + 2\sin A \cos A.

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  19. 69
    Find the point where y=5x−10y = 5x - 10 crosses x-axis.

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  20. 70
    The sum of the measures of 77 interior angles of an 88-sided polygon is 1,000∘1,000^\circ. What is the measure of the 88th exterior angle?

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  21. 71
    Two triangles, △PQR\triangle PQR and △STU\triangle STU, have PQ=STPQ = ST, PR=SUPR = SU, and ∠QPR=∠TSU\angle QPR = \angle TSU. By what rule are they congruent?

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  22. 72
    Simplify: 5+26+5−262\frac{\sqrt{5 + 2\sqrt{6}} + \sqrt{5 - 2\sqrt{6}}}{\sqrt{2}}

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  23. 73
    A chord subtends an angle of 70∘70^\circ at the center of a circle. What is the measure of the angle subtended by the same chord at any point on the remaining part of the circle?

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  24. 74
    A circle is inscribed in a regular pentagon. What is the angle subtended by one side of the pentagon at the center of the circle?

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  25. 75
    If sin⁡x=110\sin x = \frac{1}{\sqrt{10}}, then find sec⁡x\sec x in simplest form.

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English Comprehension

25 questions

  1. 76
    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: UPBRAID

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  2. 77
    Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Impecunious

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  3. 78
    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Hang fire

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  4. 79
    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: To play the second fiddle

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  5. 80
    Which spelling is correct for a word meaning 'relating to the countryside'?

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  6. 81
    Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'cell division of cytoplasm'.

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  7. 82
    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A speech delivered without any previous preparation'.

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  8. 83
    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing'.

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  9. In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: Climate discourse, once the domain of ecological alarm and policy whitepapers, has now become a theater of geopolitical choreography. What masquerades as international cooperation often (1) _____ the residues of colonial asymmetry—where culpability is distributed politely, but power still negotiates who must “transition” and who may continue. The carbon footprint becomes a moral metric only when traced in Southern sand; in Northern snow, it is reframed as “developmental necessity.”Funding mechanisms are not immune to this dissonance. Green finance flows in tributaries engineered by creditworthiness, not climate need. Adaptation becomes a (2) _____, where vulnerable nations perform resilience to attract capital, rather than receive redress. “Net zero,” meanwhile, floats like a talisman—invoked often, defined rarely. In such a paradigm, technocratic optimism obscures the uneven cartography of suffering. Satellites scan deforested zones with precision, but remain blind to the (3) _____ histories beneath them. Carbon markets, too, offer the illusion of absolution—one entity's excess “offset” by another's austerity. But offsets do not erase the heat; they only relocate the guilt. To resist climate colonialism is to unmask the benevolence of treaties and question the neutrality of metrics. Until the grammar of environmental justice is (4) _____, and not merely adjusted, any climate action risks becoming a ritual of (5) _____, not repair.
    84
    What should come in the place of blank number (1)?

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  10. 85
    What should come in the place of blank number (2)?

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  11. 86
    What should come in the place of blank number (3)?

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  12. 87
    What should come in the place of blank number (4)?

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  13. 88
    What should come in the place of blank number (5)?

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  14. 89
    Select the correct option: ___ honesty is valued, transparency is indispensable.

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  15. 90
    Select the correct option: The physician spoke ___, avoiding technical jargon so patients could understand.

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  16. 91
    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The decision to delay the launch (1)/ was made so quickly that (2)/ it surprised not only the staff (3)/ but also to the stakeholders. (4)/

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  17. 92
    Change the following from active to passive: They should have had the matter re-examined before escalation.

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  18. 93
    Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The abbey walls displayed an ancient paten of silver.

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  19. 94
    Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The CEO is known to have been influenced by external advisors.

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  20. 95
    Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: She *goes to office in bus* every day.

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  21. 96
    Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He is capable *to do this work*.

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  22. 97
    A 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. He wondered whether he could ever master quantum theory.

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  23. 98
    A 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. Rohit said, “I had completed the project.”

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  24. 99
    Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful passage: 1. Carbon nanotubes exhibit exceptional strength and conductivity.2. Their nanoscale diameter allows structural flexibility.3. Applications span electronics, medicine, and materials.4. They’re synthesized using chemical vapor deposition.

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  25. 100
    Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a logical passage. 1. Consequently, many species face extinction. 2. Climate change poses a severe threat to global biodiversity. 3. Rising temperatures and extreme weather disrupt ecosystems. 4. Urgent action is needed to mitigate its devastating effects.

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