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SSC CGL 2025 · Shift 1

SSC CGL 20 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.
Choose the address that is the same as the one given below.
Sample Address: Shop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301
नीचे दिए गए पते के समान पता चुनिए।
नमूना पता: Shop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301
  1. AShop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301
  2. BShop 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201301
  3. CShop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector-8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201301
  4. DShop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sec 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201301
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Concept: The correct option must match the sample in every word, number, hyphen and symbol.

  1. Sample: 'Shop No. 11 … Sector 8 … Uttar Pradesh 201301' (no hyphen before PIN).
  2. (B) omits 'No.'; (C) writes 'Sector-8'; (D) writes 'Sec 8' — and B, C, D all add ' - ' before the PIN.
  3. Only (A) is identical.

Trick: Compare the end of each option first: three options add ' - 201301', so they drop out in one glance.

Answer: (A) Shop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

अवधारणा: सही विकल्प हर शब्द, अंक, हाइफ़न और चिह्न में नमूने जैसा होना चाहिए।

हल:

  1. नमूने में 'Shop No. 11', 'Sector 8' है और PIN से पहले हाइफ़न नहीं है।
  2. (B) में 'No.' गायब, (C) में 'Sector-8', (D) में 'Sec 8' — साथ ही तीनों में PIN से पहले ' - ' जुड़ा है।
  3. केवल (A) पूरी तरह समान है।

ट्रिक: पहले हर विकल्प का अंतिम भाग देखें — तीन विकल्पों में ' - 201301' है, वे तुरंत बाहर।

उत्तर: (A) Shop No. 11, Ground Floor, DLF Mall, Sector 8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningAddress matching – exact copy
Q26.
Who was appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in April 2025?
अप्रैल 2025 में नवीन एवं नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय (MNRE) का सचिव किसे नियुक्त किया गया?
  1. ASantosh Kumar Sarangiसंतोष कुमार सारंगी
  2. BKK Pathakके.के. पाठक
  3. CRajesh Kumar Sinhaराजेश कुमार सिन्हा
  4. DRaghuraj Singhरघुराज सिंह
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Concept: Current affairs: top bureaucratic appointments of 2025.

  1. Santosh Kumar Sarangi became Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in April 2025.
  2. Before this he headed the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

Yaad rakhein: A Secretary is the administrative head of a ministry; the political head is the Union Minister (MNRE – Pralhad Joshi).

Answer: (A) Santosh Kumar Sarangi

अवधारणा: समसामयिकी: 2025 की प्रमुख प्रशासनिक नियुक्तियाँ।

हल:

  1. संतोष कुमार सारंगी अप्रैल 2025 में नवीन एवं नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय के सचिव बने।
  2. इससे पहले वे विदेश व्यापार महानिदेशक (DGFT) थे।

याद रखें: सचिव मंत्रालय का प्रशासनिक प्रमुख होता है; राजनीतिक प्रमुख केंद्रीय मंत्री होते हैं (MNRE – प्रह्लाद जोशी)।

उत्तर: (A) संतोष कुमार सारंगी

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessAppointments – MNRE Secretary 2025
Q51.
Find the value of x in the given equation:
5+x+5−x5+x−5−x = 7
दिए गए समीकरण में x का मान ज्ञात कीजिए:
5+x+5−x5+x−5−x = 7
  1. A125
  2. B75
  3. C65
  4. D85
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Concept: If (a + b)/(a − b) = k, then a/b = (k + 1)/(k − 1).

  1. Here a = √(5 + x), b = √(5 − x), k = 7.
  2. √(5 + x)/√(5 − x) = 8/6 = 4/3.
  3. Square: (5 + x)/(5 − x) = 16/9 ⇒ 45 + 9x = 80 − 16x.
  4. 25x = 35 ⇒ x = 7/5.

Trick: Apply C–D twice: (5 + x)/(5 − x) = 16/9 ⇒ x = 5 × (16 − 9)/(16 + 9) = 35/25 = 7/5.

Answer: (B) 7/5

अवधारणा: यदि (a + b)/(a − b) = k, तो a/b = (k + 1)/(k − 1)।

हल:

  1. यहाँ a = √(5 + x), b = √(5 − x), k = 7
  2. √(5 + x)/√(5 − x) = 8/6 = 4/3
  3. वर्ग करें: (5 + x)/(5 − x) = 16/9 ⇒ 45 + 9x = 80 − 16x
  4. 25x = 35 ⇒ x = 7/5

ट्रिक: योगांतरानुपात दोबारा: x = 5 × (16 − 9)/(16 + 9) = 7/5।

उत्तर: (B) 7/5

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeAlgebra – componendo and dividendo with surds
Q76.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The newly discovered species was (1)/ quite unique, possessing characteristics (2)/ that set it apart (3)/ from all known organisms. (4)
  1. A(1)
  2. B(2)
  3. C(3)
  4. D(4)
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Concept: Absolute adjectives (unique, perfect, ideal, complete) are not used with degree words.

  1. 'Unique' already means 'the only one of its kind'.
  2. 'Quite unique' adds a degree to it — error in part (2).
  3. Correct: 'The newly discovered species was unique, possessing characteristics…'

Yaad rakhein: Avoid 'very unique', 'more perfect', 'most ideal', 'quite unique' in exam answers.

Answer: (B) (2)

अवधारणा: निरपेक्ष विशेषण (unique, perfect, ideal, complete) के साथ मात्रा-सूचक शब्द नहीं आते।

हल:

  1. 'Unique' का अर्थ ही है 'अपनी तरह का अकेला'।
  2. 'Quite unique' में मात्रा जोड़ी गई है — भाग (2) में त्रुटि।
  3. सही: 'The newly discovered species was unique, possessing characteristics…'

याद रखें: 'very unique', 'more perfect', 'most ideal', 'quite unique' जैसे प्रयोग गलत माने जाते हैं।

उत्तर: (B) (2)

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionError spotting – absolute adjective 'unique'

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