SSC CHSL 2025 PYQs

Concept: A mature response settles the issue without public conflict.

1. A private talk lets you clarify your contribution politely.
2. Agreeing on shared credit prevents a repeat.
3. Shouting, secret complaints or cutting off work damage the relationship.

Trick: Prefer 'private + clear + future-focused' options in workplace questions.

Answer: (C) Talk to the colleague privately, clarify your contribution, and agree on ways to share credit in the future.

Concept: Terms are cubes minus 3: $n^3-3$ for n = 10, 9, 8, …

1. ${10}^3-3=997$, $9^3-3=726$, $8^3-3=509$
2. $7^3-3=343-3=$ 340, but 350 is given.
3. $6^3-3=213$, $5^3-3=122$, $4^3-3=61$ ✓

Trick: $997\approx 1000$, $726\approx 729$ → spot cubes at once; then check only the options.

Answer: (C) 350

Concept: Each set should contain only places where living beings stay.

1. Burrow, kennel, stable – all homes.
2. Hole, igloo, hut and aquarium, anthill, kennel – all homes.
3. Nest, cave, tiger – tiger is an animal, not a dwelling.

Trick: Look for the set containing a word of a different category (animal vs place).

Answer: (A) Nest - Cave - Tiger

Concept: Write each word as a C/V pattern.

1. HAND, SING, COLD = C V C C.
2. SEED = C V V C (two vowels together).
3. So SEED differs.

Trick: Count vowels: HAND, SING, COLD have one vowel each; SEED has two.

Answer: (D) SEED

Concept: The act shows what quality the person has, not what reward he should get.

1. He could have kept the wallet unnoticed but returned it fully.
2. That is complete honesty; 'partial' or 'dishonest' do not fit.
3. 'Deserves appreciation' is an opinion about him, not what the action indicates.

Trick: Read the question stem: 'what does this action indicate' → a trait, not a reward.

Answer: (A) He is completely honest

Concept: Rules apply equally, even to friends; process must be fair and open.

1. Evidence is solid, so action is required.
2. Transparent disciplinary action is fair to everyone and defensible.
3. Ignoring = favouritism; private firing = no due process; transfer = shifts the risk.

Trick: In integrity questions, choose 'transparent / as per rules'; reject secret or soft options.

Answer: (C) Take transparent disciplinary action

Concept: Tennis is played on a court; find where boxing is played.

1. Boxing takes place in a ring.
2. Pitch – cricket/football; track – athletics; arena – general venue.

Trick: Yaad: Wrestling/Boxing – Ring, Cricket – Pitch, Golf – Course, Skating – Rink.

Answer: (A) Ring

Concept: Total = position from left + position from right − 1.

1. Y = 10 + 3 + 1 = 14th from left (Y must be right of X, else he'd be 6th, not 2nd from an end).
2. Y is 2nd from an end → 2nd from right.
3. Total = 14 + 2 − 1 = 15.

Trick: If Y were left of X he'd be 6th from left – not 2nd from any end unless total = 7, which is impossible (X is 10th).

Answer: (B) 15

Concept: Choose the single cause that explains all the observed changes.

1. Warm clothes up 250% and cold items down – both in just two days.
2. A sudden cold spell explains both together.
3. Discount explains only one change; summer would do the opposite; preferences don't change in two days.

Trick: Pick the inference that explains every fact in the statement, not just one of them.

Answer: (B) The weather has suddenly turned cold

Concept: A valid inference must be supported by the data and not over-generalised.

1. Key detail: praise was given in front of senior officials.
2. Public praise can raise expectations → stress, hesitation, lower output.
3. 'Always harms' is too broad; saying the data or employees are wrong rejects the study.

Trick: Words like 'always', 'all', 'never' usually make an inference invalid; 'may' is safer.

Answer: (B) Public appreciation may create pressure and performance anxiety, reducing its benefits

Concept: Find north–south and east–west gaps, then use Pythagoras.

1. N–S gap = 18 (P north) + 12 (Q south) = 30 km.
2. Facing north, right turn = east → P goes 40 km east.
3. Distance = $\sqrt{{30}^2+{40}^2}=\sqrt{2500}=50$ km; P is north and east of Q → North-east.

Trick: 30 : 40 : 50 is the 3 : 4 : 5 triplet × 10.

Answer: (D) 50, North-east

Concept: Group words by the speed they describe.

1. Walking, strolling, walking slowly – slow or normal pace on foot.
2. Running – fast movement.
3. So running is the odd one.

Trick: Three options are near-synonyms of 'walk'; the different action stands out.

Answer: (D) Running

Concept: Find the rule from complete pairs and apply it in reverse.

1. $412\times 5+7=2060+7=2067$ ✓
2. $125\times 5+7=625+7=632$ ✓
3. $5n+7=42\Rightarrow 5n=35\Rightarrow n=7$

Trick: Reverse quickly: $(42-7)÷5=7$.

Answer: (B) 7

Concept: Convert letters to positions and look at the gaps.

1. B=2, F=6, K=11, Q=17 → gaps +4, +5, +6.
2. Next gap +7 → 17 + 7 = 24.
3. 24th letter = X.

Trick: EJOTY positions: E5 J10 O15 T20 Y25 → X is just before Y = 24.

Answer: (A) X

Concept: Reverse the word, then shift letters −5, −5, −5, −4, −4 (cyclic).

1. BRAVE → EVARB → Z Q V N X ✓; STUDY → YDUTS → T Y P P O ✓
2. PHONE → ENOHP
3. E→Z, N→I, O→J (each back 5); H→D, P→L (each back 4) → ZIJDL

Trick: First letter of PHONE's code = E−5 = Z; third = O−5 = J → only option C has Z_J.

Answer: (C) ZIJDL

Concept: Replace each symbol by its real sign, then apply BODMAS (÷ before −).

1. '!' = ÷ and '*' = − → $24÷9-4-6$.
2. $24÷9=\frac{8}{3}$.
3. $\frac{8}{3}-10=\frac{8-30}{3}=-\frac{22}{3}$.

Trick: Combine all subtractions first ($4+6=10$), then one step: $\frac{8}{3}-10$.

Answer: (A) $\frac{-22}{3}$

Concept: Equal and opposite moves cancel; only the leftover move decides the direction.

1. 5 km South and 5 km North cancel each other.
2. Only 7 km West remains.
3. So he is 7 km West of the start.

Trick: Net N–S = 5 − 5 = 0, net E–W = 7 W → pure West.

Answer: (D) West

Concept: Unfold step by step: each fold doubles every punch as a mirror image across the fold line.

1. Two folds (right→left, bottom→top) leave one quarter of the sheet.
2. Each cut on that quarter appears 4 times on opening – mirrored across the vertical and horizontal fold lines.
3. So the open sheet must show 4 of each shape placed symmetrically – this matches option (A).

Trick: Count first: 2 folds → every punch × 4. Reject any option where a shape appears fewer/more times or isn't mirror-symmetric.

Answer: (A) Figure (A)

Concept: Differences rise steadily (or the terms are 3 × perfect squares).

1. Differences: 15, 21, 27 → each +6.
2. Next difference = 33 → $75+33=108$.
3. Check: $3\times 2^2,3\times 3^2,3\times 4^2,3\times 5^2$, $3\times 6^2=108$.

Trick: All terms divisible by 3: 4, 9, 16, 25 → squares! Next $36\times 3=108$.

Answer: (B) 108

Concept: Fix the definite clues first (oldest, leap year), then fill the rest.

1. Years: 2002–2006. Rahul (oldest) = 2002.
2. Only leap year here is 2004 → Ramesh.
3. Reena can't be 2003/2006 → 2005.
4. Rohan & Ritu share 2003/2006; Ritu younger → Ritu 2006, Rohan 2003.

Trick: Leap year = divisible by 4 → in 2002–06 only 2004; that one clue locks Ramesh instantly.

Answer: (A) Rohan