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
- 1Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. Apartment 2B, Blue Towers,Nungambakkam, Chennai,Tamil Nadu - 600034
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- 2Which two signs should be interchanged to make the equation correct?
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- 3The 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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- 4P is the daughter of Q. Q is the son of R. How is P related to R?
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- 5Read 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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- 6You 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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- 7Identify the number which is different from the other options:
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- 8Read 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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- 9What comes next? A, C, F, J, O, ?
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- 10In 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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- 11What comes next in the series? Z, X, V, T, ?
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- 12Which meaningful word can be formed from the letters “COLYON”?
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- 13If STRONG is written as HOPSUT, how is MIGHTY written?
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- 14Find the odd one out from the given alternatives
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- 15A 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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- 16You're working in a legal aid clinic and someone reports domestic violence. What should you do?
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- 17Which interchanges of numbers and signs will make the equation correct?
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- 18If 'A' denotes '+', 'B' denotes '-', 'C' denotes '', and 'D' denotes ‘’ what is the value of the following expression? 12 A 6 C 2 B 4=?
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- 19What should come at the place of question mark? 3, 7, 14, 24, 37, ?
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- 20Statements: Some roads are highways. All highways are streets. Conclusions: I. All roads are streets. II. Some streets are highways.
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- 21If , then
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- 22If 'HAT' is coded as '8-1-20', how will 'TAH' be coded?
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- 23If BRAVE is coded as CSBWF, how is CSBWF coded?
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- 24A, 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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- 25The 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
- 26What does the "PSLV" rocket stand for?
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- 27Which BIMSTEC member state leads the priority area of "Energy"?
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- 28Which government initiative aims to provide a unified platform for citizens to access various government services online?
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- 29Which sport is linked to the term "Grand Slam"?
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- 30The inaugural edition of the Indian Women's League (IWL) football final in 2017 was hosted in which city?
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- 31The festival of "Phool Dei" is unique to which of the following Indian regions?
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- 32Which of the following changes has been introduced to ensure faster trials under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
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- 33Who was appointed as the Union Law Secretary in March 2025, becoming the first woman to hold this position?
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- 34Why does the Tamil Nadu coast remain dry during the southwest monsoon?
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- 35Which foreign element, stemming from Achaemenid Persia, influenced Mauryan sculpture?
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- 36Which title used by Gupta rulers reflected their Vaishnavite affiliation?
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- 37Arrange 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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- 38The Governor General's Council, as established by the Regulating Act, consisted of how many members?
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- 39Fill 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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- 40What is the central theme of the book 'Friend of My Youth' by Amit Chaudhuri?
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- 41Fill 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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- 42What happens during beta-plus () decay in a nucleus?
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- 43According 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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- 44Consider 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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- 45Which of the following is an example of a capital receipt?
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- 46V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, also known as 'Kappalottiya Thamizhan', was a pioneer of the Swadeshi movement who started which enterprise?
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- 47How does Indian planning demonstrate responsiveness to feedback?
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- 48Which of the following statements about Verghese Kurien is correct?
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- 49Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is primarily caused by which of the following urban factors?
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- 50Consider 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
- 51What will be the amount to be paid at the end of years on Rs. at per annum compounded annually?
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- 52Which of the following numbers is both a Rational Number and a Terminating Decimal?
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- 53Ramesh walks at km/h for km and km/h for km. What is his average speed?
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- 54The volume of a sphere is . If the radius of the sphere is doubled, by what percentage does the volume increase?
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- 55A rectangular plot has a length of m and a width of m. What is its area?
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- 56A recipe requires liters of milk for servings. How many servings can be made with liters of milk?
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- 57D and E start a business with equal investments. After months, D adds Rs. more. At the end of year, if the total profit is Rs. , and E’s share is Rs. , what was their initial investment?
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- 58If , then what is ?
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- 59A number is such that if you square it and then subtract twice the number, the result is . What is the number?
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- 60A triangle has vertices at , , and . What is its area?
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- 61A person bought a cycle at a discount of on the marked price. He spent Rs. on repairs and sold it for Rs. , gaining . What was the marked price?
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- 62A mixture contains milk. If liters of water is added to the -liter mixture, what is the new percentage of milk?
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- 63If boys can build a house in days, in how many days can boys complete the same work.
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- 64men can do a piece of work in days. Find the percentage amount of work done by men in days.
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- 65The base of a prism is a rectangle whose length is twice its width. The perimeter of the base is cm. The prism's height decreases in an arithmetic progression from cm in the first layer to cm in the fourth layer. What is the total volume of the prism?
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- 66A merchant wants to mix two types of tea priced at Rs. /kg and Rs. /kg. In what ratio should they be mixed to sell the mixture at Rs. /kg without profit or loss?
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- 67The average marks of students in a class is . If the marks of one student were wrongly entered as instead of , what is the CORRECT average?
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- 68If , find the value of .
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- 69Find the point where crosses x-axis.
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- 70The sum of the measures of interior angles of an -sided polygon is . What is the measure of the th exterior angle?
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- 71Two triangles, and , have , , and . By what rule are they congruent?
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- 72Simplify:
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- 73A chord subtends an angle of 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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- 74A 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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- 75If , then find in simplest form.
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English Comprehension
25 questions
- 76Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: UPBRAID
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- 77Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Impecunious
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- 78Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Hang fire
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- 79Choose the correct meaning of idiom: To play the second fiddle
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- 80Which spelling is correct for a word meaning 'relating to the countryside'?
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- 81Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'cell division of cytoplasm'.
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- 82Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A speech delivered without any previous preparation'.
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- 83Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing'.
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- 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.84What should come in the place of blank number (1)?
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- 85What should come in the place of blank number (2)?
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- 86What should come in the place of blank number (3)?
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- 87What should come in the place of blank number (4)?
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- 88What should come in the place of blank number (5)?
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- 89Select the correct option: ___ honesty is valued, transparency is indispensable.
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- 90Select the correct option: The physician spoke ___, avoiding technical jargon so patients could understand.
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- 91Find 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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- 92Change the following from active to passive: They should have had the matter re-examined before escalation.
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- 93Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The abbey walls displayed an ancient paten of silver.
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- 94Convert 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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- 95Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: She *goes to office in bus* every day.
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- 96Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He is capable *to do this work*.
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- 97A 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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- 98A 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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- 99Rearrange 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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- 100Rearrange 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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