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SSC CGL 17 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.
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
PQR, MNO, JKL, GHI, ?
दी गई शृंखला में प्रश्न चिह्न (?) के स्थान पर आने वाला अक्षर-समूह चुनिए।
PQR, MNO, JKL, GHI, ?
  1. AADS
  2. BDGF
  3. CDEF
  4. DAHB
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Concept: Each group is three letters in a row; the starting letter drops by 3 every time.

  1. Starting letters: P(16) → M(13) → J(10) → G(7), i.e. −3 each.
  2. Next start = 7 − 3 = 4 = D.
  3. Group = D, E, F.

Trick: Look only at the first letter of each group; the rest just follow alphabetically.

Answer: (C) DEF

अवधारणा: हर समूह में तीन लगातार अक्षर हैं और पहला अक्षर हर बार 3 पीछे जाता है।

  1. पहले अक्षर: P(16), M(13), J(10), G(7) – हर बार −3।
  2. अगला: 7 − 3 = 4 यानी D।
  3. समूह बनेगा D, E, F।

ट्रिक: सिर्फ़ हर समूह का पहला अक्षर देखें, बाकी अपने-आप क्रम में आते हैं।

उत्तर: (C) DEF

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningLetter series – backward jump of 3
Q26.
Which statements are correct regarding Mumbai's architectural legacy?
1. The city's Victorian Gothic structures showcase colonial-era design with Neo-Gothic features.
2. Art Deco buildings in Mumbai were developed as part of 19th-century British urban planning.
3. The Oval Maidan acts as a physical divide between the Gothic and Art Deco zones.
मुंबई की स्थापत्य विरासत के संबंध में कौन-से कथन सही हैं?
1. शहर की विक्टोरियन गॉथिक संरचनाएँ नव-गॉथिक विशेषताओं के साथ औपनिवेशिक कालीन डिज़ाइन दर्शाती हैं।
2. मुंबई की आर्ट डेको इमारतें 19वीं सदी की ब्रिटिश नगर-योजना का हिस्सा थीं।
3. ओवल मैदान गॉथिक और आर्ट डेको क्षेत्रों के बीच भौतिक विभाजक का कार्य करता है।
  1. A1 and 2 onlyकेवल 1 और 2
  2. B1 and 3 onlyकेवल 1 और 3
  3. C2 and 3 onlyकेवल 2 और 3
  4. D1, 2, and 31, 2 और 3
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Concept: Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.

  1. Statement 1 ✓ – buildings like CSMT, Bombay High Court and Mumbai University are 19th-century colonial Neo-Gothic.
  2. Statement 3 ✓ – the Oval Maidan lies between the Gothic row (east) and the Art Deco row along Marine Drive/Backbay (west).
  3. Statement 2 ✗ – Art Deco came up in the 1930s (20th century) on reclaimed land, not in 19th-century planning.

Trick: Gothic = 1800s, Art Deco = 1930s; any statement mixing the two eras is wrong.

Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only

अवधारणा: मुंबई के विक्टोरियन गोथिक और आर्ट डेको भवन समूह 2018 में UNESCO विश्व धरोहर बने।

  1. कथन 1 सही – CSMT, हाई कोर्ट आदि 19वीं सदी की औपनिवेशिक नव-गोथिक इमारतें हैं।
  2. कथन 3 सही – ओवल मैदान के एक ओर गोथिक, दूसरी ओर (मरीन ड्राइव) आर्ट डेको इमारतें हैं।
  3. कथन 2 गलत – आर्ट डेको 1930 के दशक (20वीं सदी) की शैली है।

ट्रिक: गोथिक = 1800 का दशक, आर्ट डेको = 1930 का दशक।

उत्तर: (B) केवल 1 और 3

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessMumbai – Victorian Gothic and Art Deco ensembles
Q51.
A gardener plants his trees in equal rows to form a square, but finds that 16 trees are left out. If the total number of trees is 4112, then what is the number of trees in each row?
एक माली अपने पेड़ों को समान पंक्तियों में लगाकर वर्ग बनाना चाहता है, पर 16 पेड़ बच जाते हैं। यदि कुल पेड़ों की संख्या 4112 है, तो प्रत्येक पंक्ति में कितने पेड़ हैं?
  1. A42
  2. B54
  3. C64
  4. D65
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Concept: Trees in a square = n², where n = trees per row.

  1. Trees used = 4112 − 16 = 4096.
  2. n² = 4096 → n = √4096 = 64.

Trick: 4096 = 2¹² → √ = 2⁶ = 64. Or: unit digit 6 → root ends in 4 or 6; 64² = 4096.

Answer: (C) 64

अवधारणा: वर्ग में पेड़ = n², जहाँ n = प्रति पंक्ति पेड़।

  1. उपयोग हुए पेड़ = 4112 − 16 = 4096
  2. n = √4096 = 64

ट्रिक: 4096 = 2¹² → वर्गमूल 2⁶ = 64।

उत्तर: (C) 64

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeSquare arrangement – perfect square
Q76.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The students were made to rewrite the essay twice.
  1. AThe teacher made the students rewrite the essay twice.
  2. BThe students made the teacher rewrite the essay twice.
  3. CThe students rewrote the essay twice.
  4. DThe teacher was making the students rewrite the essay twice.
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Concept: Passive 'be made to + V1' becomes active 'make + object + V1' (no 'to').

  1. Hidden doer = the teacher; tense = simple past → 'made'.
  2. Active: The teacher made the students rewrite the essay twice.
  3. (B) swaps roles, (C) loses the 'forcing' sense, (D) changes tense to past continuous.

Trick: 'To' appears only in the passive of make/let/see; it disappears in the active.

Answer: (A) The teacher made the students rewrite the essay twice.

अवधारणा: Passive 'be made to + V1' का active रूप 'make + object + V1' होता है (to हटता है)।

  1. कर्ता = the teacher, काल = simple past → 'made'
  2. सही: The teacher made the students rewrite the essay twice.
  3. (B) में भूमिका उलटी, (C) में 'मजबूर करना' का भाव गायब, (D) में काल बदला।

ट्रिक: make/let/see के passive में 'to' आता है, active में हट जाता है।

उत्तर: (A) The teacher made the students rewrite the essay twice.

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionVoice – causative 'make' (passive to active)

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