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SSC CGL 19 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.
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
HKO, MPT, RUY, ?
दी गई शृंखला में प्रश्न चिह्न (?) के स्थान पर आने वाला अक्षर-समूह चुनिए।
HKO, MPT, RUY, ?
  1. ARAS
  2. BRYS
  3. CTSG
  4. DWZD
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Concept: Each position of the cluster jumps by the same number of letters.

  1. Position 1: H(8) → M(13) → R(18): gap +5, so next = 23 = W.
  2. Position 2: K → P → U, next U+5 = Z.
  3. Position 3: O → T → Y, next Y+5 = 25+5 = 30 − 26 = 4 = D.

Trick: Check only the first letter: R+5 = W; only option (D) starts with W.

Answer: (D) WZD

अवधारणा: क्लस्टर के हर स्थान का अक्षर बराबर अंतर से आगे बढ़ता है।

  1. पहला अक्षर: H(8), M(13), R(18) → +5 से अगला 23 = W।
  2. दूसरा अक्षर: K, P, U → U+5 = Z।
  3. तीसरा अक्षर: O, T, Y → Y+5 = 30 − 26 = 4 = D।

ट्रिक: सिर्फ पहला अक्षर देखें: R+5 = W, और W से केवल (D) शुरू होता है।

उत्तर: (D) WZD

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningLetter series – constant +5 jump
Q26.
Which of the following best describes the main feature of Karnataka's Kambala festival?
कर्नाटक के कंबाला पर्व की मुख्य विशेषता को कौन सबसे सही बताता है?
  1. ATemple ceremoniesमंदिर अनुष्ठान
  2. BBuffalo racingभैंसों की दौड़
  3. CFolk singing traditionsलोकगायन परंपराएँ
  4. DHarvest ritualsफसल संबंधी अनुष्ठान
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Concept: Kambala is a folk sport of coastal Karnataka.

  1. Kambala is a race of buffalo pairs run through muddy, water-filled paddy fields.
  2. It is held in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi (Tulu Nadu), roughly from November to March.
  3. Temple rites and singing are side features, not its defining element.

Yaad rakhein: Similar animal sports: Jallikattu (bull-taming, Tamil Nadu), Kambala (buffalo race, Karnataka).

Answer: (B) Buffalo racing

अवधारणा: कंबाला तटीय कर्नाटक का लोक खेल है।

  1. इसमें भैंसों की जोड़ियाँ कीचड़ भरे धान के खेतों में दौड़ाई जाती हैं।
  2. यह दक्षिण कन्नड़ और उडुपी (तुलु नाडु) में, लगभग नवंबर से मार्च तक होता है।
  3. मंदिर अनुष्ठान या गायन इसकी मुख्य पहचान नहीं।

याद रखें: जल्लीकट्टू (बैल, तमिलनाडु) बनाम कंबाला (भैंस दौड़, कर्नाटक)।

उत्तर: (B) भैंसों की दौड़

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessKambala – Karnataka
Q51.
Simplify the expression: 10+46
व्यंजक सरल कीजिए: 10+46
  1. A6 + 2
  2. B3 + 5
  3. C2 + 6
  4. D3 + 4
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Concept: √(a + b + 2√(ab)) = √a + √b.

  1. 10 + 4√6 = 10 + 2√24 → need a + b = 10, ab = 24.
  2. a = 6, b = 4 → (√6 + √4)².
  3. √(10 + 4√6) = √6 + 2.

Trick: Find two numbers with sum 10 and product 24: 6 and 4. Answer √6 + √4.

Answer: (A) √6 + 2

अवधारणा: √(a + b + 2√(ab)) = √a + √b।

  1. 10 + 4√6 = 10 + 2√24 → a + b = 10, ab = 24 चाहिए।
  2. a = 6, b = 4 → (√6 + √4)²।
  3. √(10 + 4√6) = √6 + 2।

ट्रिक: योग 10 और गुणनफल 24 वाली संख्याएँ: 6 और 4 → √6 + √4।

उत्तर: (A) √6 + 2

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeSquare root of a surd – a + b + 2√ab
Q76.
Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
The scientist noted that were the temperature to drop any further, the chemical reaction would cease immediately.
  1. A"If the temperature dropped further, the chemical reaction would cease immediately," the scientist said.
  2. B"Were the temperature to drop any further, the chemical reaction would cease immediately," noted the scientist.
  3. C"If the temperature was drop any further, the reaction will stop immediately," said he.
  4. D"Had the temperature been dropped, the reaction ceased immediately," said the scientist.
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Concept: A hypothetical 'were … to' conditional keeps the same form in both speeches.

  1. 'Were the temperature to drop … would cease' is already unreal/hypothetical – no tense change needed.
  2. Direct speech simply puts that clause inside quotes: "Were the temperature to drop any further, … would cease immediately," noted the scientist.
  3. (C) and (D) are ungrammatical; (A) alters the wording.

Trick: Subjunctive 'were' and 'would' do not shift between direct and indirect speech.

Answer: (B) "Were the temperature to drop any further, the chemical reaction would cease immediately," noted the scientist.

अवधारणा: 'were … to' वाला काल्पनिक शर्त वाक्य दोनों कथनों में एक जैसा रहता है।

  1. 'Were the temperature to drop … would cease' पहले से काल्पनिक है – काल नहीं बदलता।
  2. प्रत्यक्ष कथन में वही वाक्य उद्धरण चिह्नों में आता है, reporting verb 'noted'।
  3. (C) और (D) व्याकरण की दृष्टि से गलत; (A) शब्द-रचना बदल देता है।

ट्रिक: Subjunctive 'were' और 'would' direct/indirect में नहीं बदलते।

उत्तर: (B) "Were the temperature to drop any further, the chemical reaction would cease immediately," noted the scientist.

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionIndirect to direct – inverted conditional

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