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SSC CGL 2025 · Shift 1

SSC CGL 15 Sept 2025 Shift 1 – Question Paper

100 questions · 200 marks · 60 minutes · +2 for a correct answer, −0.5 for a wrong one. With answer key and detailed solutions in Hindi and English.

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SectionQuestionsMarks
General Intelligence & Reasoning2550
General Awareness2550
Quantitative Aptitude2550
English Comprehension2550

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Q1.
Sentence: "The hidden galaxy rotates gracefully around the sun." If the 3rd letter of every 2nd word is written in order, what word is formed?
वाक्य: "The hidden galaxy rotates gracefully around the sun." यदि प्रत्येक दूसरे शब्द का तीसरा अक्षर क्रम से लिखा जाए, तो कौन-सा शब्द बनेगा?
  1. Apufe
  2. Byule
  3. Capf
  4. Ddto
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Concept: Choose words at even positions (2nd, 4th, 6th…) and take the 3rd letter of each.

  1. Count the words and keep only the even-numbered ones.
  2. Even-position words: hidden, rotates, around (the 8th word 'sun' would add 'n', which no option shows).
  3. 3rd letters: hidden → d, rotates → t, around → o → 'dto'.

Trick: Only one option starts with d — the 3rd letter of 'hidden'. Check the first letter and you are done.

Answer: (D) dto

अवधारणा: सम स्थान (2, 4, 6…) वाले शब्द चुनें और हर शब्द का तीसरा अक्षर लिखें।

  1. शब्द गिनें और केवल सम क्रमांक वाले रखें।
  2. सम स्थान वाले शब्द: hidden, rotates, around (8वाँ शब्द 'sun' का n किसी विकल्प में नहीं)।
  3. तीसरे अक्षर: d, t, o → 'dto'।

ट्रिक: 'hidden' का तीसरा अक्षर d है — केवल एक विकल्प d से शुरू होता है।

उत्तर: (D) dto

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPicking letters from alternate words
Q26.
The chariot structure of the Konark Sun Temple features how many pairs of beautifully carved decorative wheels?
कोणार्क सूर्य मंदिर की रथ-संरचना में सुंदर नक्काशीदार सजावटी पहियों के कितने जोड़े हैं?
  1. A11 pairs11 जोड़े
  2. B13 pairs13 जोड़े
  3. C10 pairs10 जोड़े
  4. D12 pairs12 जोड़े
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Concept: Konark (Odisha) is built as Surya's giant stone chariot.

  1. The chariot carries 24 carved wheels = 12 pairs, often read as the hours of a day / months of the year.
  2. Seven horses pull it — linked to the seven days of the week.
  3. Built c. 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I (Eastern Ganga dynasty).

Yaad rakhein: Sailors called Konark the 'Black Pagoda'; UNESCO listed it in 1984.

Answer: (D) 12 pairs

अवधारणा: कोणार्क (ओडिशा) सूर्य देव के विशाल पत्थर के रथ के रूप में बना है।

  1. रथ में 24 नक्काशीदार पहिए = 12 जोड़े।
  2. सात घोड़े — सप्ताह के सात दिनों का प्रतीक।
  3. निर्माता: पूर्वी गंग वंश के राजा नरसिंहदेव प्रथम (13वीं सदी)।

याद रखें: कोणार्क को 'ब्लैक पैगोडा' कहा जाता है; यह UNESCO विश्व धरोहर है।

उत्तर: (D) 12 जोड़े

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessKonark Sun Temple – wheels
Q51.
If P : Q = 7 : 5, Q : R = 2 : 3, and R : S = 4 : 5, find the ratio P : S.
यदि P : Q = 7 : 5, Q : R = 2 : 3 और R : S = 4 : 5 है, तो P : S ज्ञात कीजिए।
  1. A28 : 25
  2. B56 : 75
  3. C30 : 25
  4. D70 : 56
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Concept: P/S = (P/Q) × (Q/R) × (R/S).

  1. P/S = 7/5 × 2/3 × 4/5.
  2. Numerator 7 × 2 × 4 = 56; denominator 5 × 3 × 5 = 75.
  3. P : S = 56 : 75.

Trick: Multiply all antecedents and all consequents directly — no need to make Q and R equal.

Answer: (B) 56 : 75

अवधारणा: P/S = (P/Q) × (Q/R) × (R/S)।

  1. P/S = 7/5 × 2/3 × 4/5।
  2. अंश 7×2×4 = 56; हर 5×3×5 = 75।
  3. P : S = 56 : 75।

ट्रिक: सभी पूर्व पदों और सभी उत्तर पदों का सीधा गुणा करें।

उत्तर: (B) 56 : 75

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeRatio – compound chain
Q76.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence.
She is junior than him in experience.
  1. Ajunior from him
  2. Bmore junior than him
  3. Cjunior to him
  4. Dyounger to him
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Concept: Words ending in '-ior' (junior, senior, superior, inferior, prior) are followed by 'to', not 'than'.

  1. 'junior than' is wrong.
  2. Correct: 'She is junior to him in experience.'
  3. 'younger to' is also wrong — 'younger' takes 'than'.

Trick: '-ior' → 'to': senior to, superior to, prior to, junior to.

Answer: (C) junior to him

अवधारणा: '-ior' पर खत्म होने वाले शब्द (junior, senior, superior, inferior, prior) के बाद 'than' नहीं, 'to' आता है।

  1. 'junior than' गलत है।
  2. सही: 'She is junior to him in experience.'
  3. 'younger' के साथ 'than' आता है, 'to' नहीं।

ट्रिक: '-ior' वाले शब्द → 'to'।

उत्तर: (C) junior to him

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionComparatives with 'to' – junior

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