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SSC CGL 2025 · Shift 3

SSC CGL 19 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.
EFG, HIJ, KLM, ?
दी गई शृंखला में प्रश्न चिह्न (?) के स्थान पर आने वाला अक्षर-समूह चुनिए।
EFG, HIJ, KLM, ?
  1. ANOP
  2. BGHS
  3. CBHS
  4. DKMN
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Concept: Each group is three back-to-back letters, and every new group starts 3 places after the previous start.

  1. Starting letters: E(5) → H(8) → K(11); gap = +3.
  2. Next start = 11 + 3 = 14 = N.
  3. Group = N, O, P → NOP.

Trick: Each group simply continues the alphabet: EFG HIJ KLM → the next three letters are NOP.

Answer: (A) NOP

अवधारणा: हर समूह में लगातार तीन अक्षर हैं और हर अगला समूह पिछले से 3 स्थान आगे शुरू होता है।

  1. पहले अक्षर: E(5), H(8), K(11) – हर बार +3।
  2. अगला पहला अक्षर = 14 = N।
  3. समूह = N O P।

ट्रिक: समूह वर्णमाला को ही आगे बढ़ा रहे हैं: EFG HIJ KLM के बाद NOP।

उत्तर: (A) NOP

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningLetter-cluster series – jumps of 3
Q26.
Fill in the blank:
During the Hemis Festival of Ladakh, the masked ritual dances performed by monks are meant to portray various ____ linked to the Drukpa monastic tradition.
रिक्त स्थान भरिए:
लद्दाख के हेमिस उत्सव में भिक्षुओं द्वारा किए जाने वाले मुखौटा-नृत्य द्रुक्पा मठ परंपरा से जुड़े विभिन्न ____ को दर्शाते हैं।
  1. AReincarnated lamasपुनर्जन्मित लामा
  2. BGuardian divinitiesरक्षक देवता
  3. CAncient royal ancestorsप्राचीन राजवंशीय पूर्वज
  4. DAncestral spiritsपितृ आत्माएँ
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Concept: Hemis is Ladakh's biggest monastic festival, held at Hemis Gompa of the Drukpa lineage.

  1. It celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava.
  2. Lamas wear masks and perform the Cham dance, depicting protector (guardian) deities.
  3. The theme is good triumphing over evil – not ancestors or royalty.

Yaad rakhein: Hemis is in the month of Tse-chu (Tibetan lunar calendar), usually June–July.

Answer: (B) Guardian divinities

अवधारणा: हेमिस, लद्दाख का सबसे बड़ा मठ-उत्सव है, जो द्रुकपा परंपरा के हेमिस गोम्पा में होता है।

  1. यह गुरु पद्मसंभव की जयंती पर मनाया जाता है।
  2. भिक्षु मुखौटे पहनकर 'छम' नृत्य करते हैं जिसमें रक्षक देवताओं को दिखाया जाता है।
  3. विषय: बुराई पर अच्छाई की जीत।

याद रखें: हेमिस उत्सव प्रायः जून–जुलाई में होता है।

उत्तर: (B) संरक्षक देवता

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessHemis Festival – Cham dance
Q51.
If (A + B) : (A − B) = 7 : 3, find (A³ + B³) : (A³ − B³).
यदि (A + B) : (A − B) = 7 : 3 है, तो (A³ + B³) : (A³ − B³) ज्ञात कीजिए।
  1. A195 : 148
  2. B125 : 137
  3. C133 : 117
  4. D123 : 117
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Concept: From (A+B):(A−B) find A:B, then cube.

  1. Put A + B = 7k, A − B = 3k ⇒ 2A = 10k, A = 5k, B = 2k.
  2. A³ = 125, B³ = 8 (taking k = 1).
  3. (125 + 8) : (125 − 8) = 133 : 117.

Trick: Componendo–dividendo: A/B = (7+3)/(7−3) = 10/4 = 5/2 in one line.

Answer: (C) 133 : 117

अवधारणा: (A+B):(A−B) से A:B निकालें, फिर घन लें।

  1. A + B = 7k, A − B = 3k ⇒ A = 5k, B = 2k।
  2. A³ = 125, B³ = 8।
  3. (125 + 8) : (125 − 8) = 133 : 117।

ट्रिक: योगांतरानुपात: A/B = (7+3)/(7−3) = 5/2 – एक पंक्ति में।

उत्तर: (C) 133 : 117

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeRatio – sum/difference to cubes
Q76.
Find the correctly spelled word.
  1. AParsimonious
  2. BParsemonious
  3. CParsimunius
  4. DParcimoneous
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Concept: Correct spelling: P-A-R-S-I-M-O-N-I-O-U-S (meaning: extremely careful with money, stingy).

  1. Root word: parsimony + -ous.
  2. B uses 'e' after pars-, C drops the 'o' and changes '-ious', D starts with 'parc-'.

Trick: Break it up: PARSI + MONI + OUS – keep 'parsimony' intact and add '-ous'.

Answer: (A) Parsimonious

अवधारणा: सही वर्तनी: Parsimonious (अर्थ: बहुत कंजूस, पैसे खर्च करने में अत्यधिक सावधान)।

  1. मूल शब्द parsimony + -ous।
  2. B में 'e', C में '-unius', D में 'parc-' – सब गलत।

ट्रिक: टुकड़ों में याद करें: PARSI + MONI + OUS।

उत्तर: (A) Parsimonious

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionSpelling – Parsimonious

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