SSC CGL 2025 PYQs

Concept: A conclusion must follow directly from the statement, without exaggeration.

1. Home and car loans are bank loans; a central-bank rate rise pushes them up – I follows.
2. Higher rates make saving more attractive; 'stop saving completely' is extreme and opposite – II fails.

Trick: Reject conclusions with absolute words ('completely', 'never') unless the statement says so.

Answer: (A) Only Conclusion I follows

Concept: Accept only what is a reasonable inference; reject sweeping claims.

1. More app usage reflects that people value ease and saved time – I follows.
2. Ordering online doesn't mean people dislike restaurants; both can rise together – II fails.

Trick: 'No longer' = total change in habit – the statement never supports such an absolute.

Answer: (A) Only Conclusion I follows

Concept: Find the shift applied to each letter in the first pair and repeat it.

1. P(16) → X(24): +8; Q(17) → Y(25): +8.
2. J(10) + 8 = 18 = R; F(6) + 8 = 14 = N.
3. Answer pair: RN.

Trick: Remember EJOTY (5, 10, 15, 20, 25) to get positions fast.

Answer: (A) RN

Concept: PRAYAG → GAYARP is simply the word written from right to left.

1. FOOLPUR letters: F O O L P U R.
2. Read backwards: R U P L O O F.
3. Code = RUPLOOF.

Trick: Check the last letter of the code: it must be the first letter F; then match the start R-U-P.

Answer: (B) RUPLOOF

Concept: Group the words: three are harms to the environment, one is a remedy.

1. Pollution, deforestation, climate change – environmental problems.
2. Afforestation means planting trees on new land – a positive step that heals damage.

Trick: Pair opposites: deforestation vs afforestation – the positive one is usually the odd one.

Answer: (B) Afforestation

Concept: Each term is three consecutive letters, starting one letter later than the previous term.

1. Starts: R, S, T, U, V, W, ?, Y, Z.
2. Missing start = X.
3. Term = XYZ (and next YZA confirms it).

Trick: The missing term is the first two letters of the next term with one letter added before: YZ → XYZ.

Answer: (A) XYZ

Concept: To cross a pole/point, a train covers only its own length.

1. Speed = $90÷6=15$ m/s.
2. km/h = $15\times \frac{18}{5}=54$ km/h.

Trick: m/s → km/h: multiply by 3.6 ($15\times 3.6=54$).

Answer: (B) 54 km/h

Concept: Find the rule that turns (a, a) into the given result.

1. 3 & 3: $9\times 2=18$ ✓; 4 & 4: $16\times 2=32$ ✓.
2. Rule: a & a = $2a^2$.
3. 5 & 5 = $2\times 25=50$.

Trick: Same as $a^2+a^2$ – the sum of squares of the two numbers.

Answer: (A) 50

Concept: Find the shift for each position in CHAIR → DGYKS and apply the same to WORLD.

1. Shift pattern from CHAIR → DGYKS: +1, −1, −2, +2, +1.
2. Apply to W, O, R, L, D in order → X, N, P, N, E.
3. Code = XNPNE.

Trick: Do only the 3rd letter first (R−2 = P): it removes (A) and (B); 4th letter (N) removes (C).

Answer: (D) XNPNE

Concept: Total work = machines × days stays constant.

1. Work = $4\times 12=48$ machine-days.
2. Days for 3 machines = $48÷3=16$.

Trick: Fewer machines → more days; answer must exceed 12.

Answer: (A) 16

Concept: Test a rule based on squares of the two numbers.

1. 6 # 2: $36+4=40,40-3=37$ ✓
2. 4 # 3: $16+9=25,25-3=22$ ✓
3. 6 # 5: $36+25-3=58$

Trick: Result close to $a^2+b^2$? Check the constant gap – here it is always 3.

Answer: (C) 58

Concept: 'Only child of my grandfather' identifies Viru's own parent.

1. Grandfather's only child = Viru's father.
2. Woman = daughter of Viru's father.
3. So she is Viru's sister.

Trick: 'Only son/child of my grandfather' = my father – memorise this shortcut.

Answer: (B) Sister

Concept: Swap the signs as told, then follow BODMAS (÷, × left to right, then −).

1. $15-5+2\times 3$ becomes $15÷5\times 2-3$.
2. $15÷5=3$; $3\times 2=6$.
3. $6-3=3$.

Trick: Write the new expression fully before solving – never substitute in your head.

Answer: (D) 3

Concept: Each term is double the previous plus 1.

1. 3→7→15→31 follows $\times 2+1$.
2. $31\times 2+1=63$.
3. $63\times 2+1=127$ ✓

Trick: Terms are $2^n-1$ ($3=4-1,7=8-1\dots 63=64-1$).

Answer: (A) 63

Concept: Differences double: 4, 8, 16, 32 …

1. 29 − 25 = 4, 37 − 29 = 8, 53 − 37 = 16.
2. Next difference = 32 → 53 + 32 = 85.
3. Given 89 ≠ 85, so 89 is wrong.

Trick: Once the gap pattern is clear, add the next gap to the previous term and compare with what is printed.

Answer: (D) 89

Concept: In reverse order, a letter's value = 27 − its normal position.

1. T = 20 → 27 − 20 = 7
2. O = 15 → 27 − 15 = 12
3. A = 1 → 26; D = 4 → 23
4. TOAD → 7, 12, 26, 23

Trick: A must be 26 (the last value) — only option (b) has 26 in third place with 7, 12.

Answer: (B) 7, 12, 26, 23

Concept: Compare part by part: house no., colony, road, city, PIN.

1. (a) house no. A-5 and PIN 800013 differ.
2. (c) 'A7' has no hyphen; PIN is 800019.
3. (d) A-5, 'Boring Colonny' and 800013 differ.
4. (b) is identical in every part.

Trick: Check the PIN code first — it removes (a), (c) and (d) in one look.

Answer: (B) A-7, Lotus Enclave, Boring Road, Patna, Bihar - 800017

Concept: Track each letter position separately.

1. 1st letters G, J, M, P: +3 → S
2. 2nd letters W, S, O, K: −4 → G
3. 3rd letters H, M, R, W: +5 → B (W → X, Y, Z, A, B)
4. Next term = SGB

Trick: Only one option starts with S (the +3 step after P) — that is enough.

Answer: (B) SGB

Concept: Each of the four positions follows its own fixed jump.

1. 1st: F, H, J, L (+2) → N
2. 2nd: E, I, M, Q (+4) → U
3. 3rd: S, V, Y, B (+3) → E
4. 4th: U, X, A, D (+3) → G; so NUEG

Trick: First-letter jump of +2 gives N — only (d) begins with N.

Answer: (D) NUEG

Concept: Swap the given pair, then solve using BODMAS.

1. Swap − and ×: $40\times 12÷3-2+6$
2. $40\times 12=480$; $480÷3=160$
3. $160-2+6=164$ ✓

Trick: RHS 164 is large, so the big numbers 40 and 12 must be multiplied — pick a pair that moves × next to 40.

Answer: (B) − and ×