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SSC CGL 2025 · Shift 3

SSC CGL 16 Sept 2025 Shift 3 – 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.
France is a lovely country and Japan is a tall tower.
What is the total number of words that begin with a consonant?
France is a lovely country and Japan is a tall tower.
व्यंजन से शुरू होने वाले शब्दों की कुल संख्या कितनी है?
  1. A4
  2. B6
  3. C5
  4. D7
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Concept: A, E, I, O, U are vowels; every other first letter is a consonant.

  1. Total words in the sentence = 11.
  2. Vowel-starting words: is, a, and, is, a = 5.
  3. Consonant-starting words = 11 − 5 = 6 (F, l, c, J, t, t).

Trick: Count the short vowel words (is/a/and) and subtract from the total — faster than checking each word.

Answer: (B) 6

अवधारणा: A, E, I, O, U स्वर (vowel) हैं; बाकी सभी अक्षर व्यंजन (consonant) हैं।

  1. वाक्य में कुल 11 शब्द हैं।
  2. स्वर से शुरू होने वाले शब्द: is, a, and, is, a = 5
  3. व्यंजन से शुरू होने वाले = 11 − 5 = 6 (France, lovely, country, Japan, tall, tower)

ट्रिक: छोटे स्वर वाले शब्द (is/a/and) गिनकर कुल शब्दों में से घटा दें।

उत्तर: (B) 6

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCounting words starting with consonants
Q26.
Examine the following statements regarding Perini Shivatandavam:
1. It is a warrior dance form that has been revived in contemporary times.
2. Its origin traces back to the royal court of the Chola dynasty in Tamil Nadu.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
पेरिनी शिवतांडवम के संबंध में निम्न कथनों की जाँच कीजिए:
1. यह एक योद्धा नृत्य शैली है जिसे आधुनिक समय में पुनर्जीवित किया गया है।
2. इसकी उत्पत्ति तमिलनाडु के चोल राजदरबार से जुड़ी है।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
  1. AOnly 2 is correctकेवल 2 सही है
  2. BBoth 1 and 2 are correct1 और 2 दोनों सही हैं
  3. COnly 1 is correctकेवल 1 सही है
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2 is correctन 1 न 2 सही है
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Concept: Perini is a male warrior dance of the Kakatiya era (Telangana).

  1. Soldiers performed it before battle in honour of Lord Shiva; Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna revived it in the 20th century ⇒ Statement 1 correct.
  2. It grew in the Kakatiya kingdom (Warangal), not at a Chola court in Tamil Nadu ⇒ Statement 2 wrong.

Yaad rakhein: Carvings of Perini poses are seen at the Ramappa Temple (Kakatiya, UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Answer: (C) Only 1 is correct

अवधारणा: पेरिणी काकतीय काल (तेलंगाना) का पुरुषों का योद्धा नृत्य है।

  1. सैनिक युद्ध से पहले भगवान शिव को समर्पित यह नृत्य करते थे; डॉ. नटराज रामकृष्ण ने इसे पुनर्जीवित किया ⇒ कथन 1 सही।
  2. इसका विकास काकतीय राज्य (वारंगल) में हुआ, तमिलनाडु के चोल दरबार में नहीं ⇒ कथन 2 गलत।

याद रखें: रामप्पा मंदिर (काकतीय, UNESCO धरोहर) की मूर्तियों में पेरिणी की मुद्राएँ दिखती हैं।

उत्तर: (C) केवल 1 सही है

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessPerini Shivatandavam – dance of Telangana
Q51.
Convert 4.625 into a fraction in simplest form.
4.625 को सरलतम भिन्न में बदलिए।
  1. A378
  2. B274
  3. C387
  4. D256
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Concept: Write the decimal part over a power of 10 and simplify.

  1. 4.625 = 4625/1000.
  2. Divide by 125: 4625 ÷ 125 = 37, 1000 ÷ 125 = 8.
  3. 4.625 = 37/8.

Trick: 0.625 = 5/8 (memorise eighths: 0.125, 0.25, 0.375, 0.5, 0.625…). So 4 5/8 = (32 + 5)/8 = 37/8.

Answer: (A) 37/8

अवधारणा: दशमलव को 10 की घात के हर वाली भिन्न में लिखकर सरल करें।

  1. 4.625 = 4625/1000
  2. 125 से भाग: 4625 ÷ 125 = 37, 1000 ÷ 125 = 8
  3. 4.625 = 37/8

ट्रिक: 0.625 = 5/8 याद रखें। 4 5/8 = (32 + 5)/8 = 37/8

उत्तर: (A) 37/8

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeDecimal to fraction
Q76.
Select the option that best explains the meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.
After the sudden loss of funding, the startup remained in the doldrums for months before finding new investors.
  1. AWorking with great enthusiasm
  2. BAbout to achieve success
  3. CIn a state of depression or inactivity
  4. DSailing in strong winds
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Concept: 'In the doldrums' = in a dull, low or stagnant state; nothing moving forward.

  1. The startup lost its funds and stayed stuck for months — no growth, no activity.
  2. (A) and (B) are positive; (D) is the literal opposite (doldrums are windless zones).

Yaad rakhein: The Doldrums is a calm belt near the equator where sailing ships got stuck without wind — hence 'stuck, inactive'.

Answer: (C) In a state of depression or inactivity

अवधारणा: 'In the doldrums' = उदासी या ठहराव की स्थिति; कोई प्रगति नहीं।

  1. फंडिंग खत्म होने के बाद स्टार्टअप महीनों तक ठप पड़ा रहा।
  2. (A) और (B) सकारात्मक हैं; (D) शब्दशः उल्टा है, क्योंकि doldrums में हवा नहीं चलती।

याद रखें: Doldrums भूमध्य रेखा के पास शांत पेटी है जहाँ हवा न होने से पाल वाले जहाज़ अटक जाते थे।

उत्तर: (C) In a state of depression or inactivity (उदासी/निष्क्रियता की स्थिति)

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionIdiom – in the doldrums

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