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SSC CGL 22 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: No. 38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084
नीचे दिए गए पते के समान पता चुनिए।
नमूना पता: No. 38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084
  1. ANo. 38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084
  2. B38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084
  3. CNo. 38, Orchid Residncy, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084
  4. DNo. 38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 600084
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Concept: Compare every part (prefix, spelling, PIN) of each option with the sample.

  1. Option B has lost the word “No.” before 38.
  2. Option C spells the building as “Residncy” (missing e).
  3. Option D shows PIN 600084, the sample has 700084.
  4. Option A agrees in every part.

Trick: Check the numbers (house no., PIN) first, then the long words – most changes hide there.

Answer: (A) No. 38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084

अवधारणा: हर विकल्प के प्रत्येक भाग (No., स्पेलिंग, पिन) को मूल पते से मिलाएँ।

हल:

  1. B में 38 से पहले “No.” गायब है।
  2. C में “Residncy” – एक अक्षर (e) छूटा है।
  3. D में पिन 600084 है, मूल में 700084।
  4. केवल A पूरी तरह एक जैसा है।

ट्रिक: पहले अंक (मकान नं., पिन) जाँचें, फिर लंबे शब्द – बदलाव अक्सर वहीं होते हैं।

उत्तर: (A) No. 38, Orchid Residency, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi - 700084

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningAddress matching – spot the difference
Q26.
Which of the following was India's first interplanetary space mission?
निम्न में से कौन-सा भारत का पहला अंतरग्रहीय अंतरिक्ष मिशन था?
  1. AMangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)मंगलयान (मार्स ऑर्बिटर मिशन)
  2. BAditya-L1आदित्य-L1
  3. CGaganyaanगगनयान
  4. DChandrayaan-1चंद्रयान-1
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Concept: An interplanetary mission travels to another planet; the Moon and Sun are not planets.

  1. Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) – launched by PSLV-C25 in Nov 2013, reached Mars orbit on 24 Sep 2014.
  2. India became the first nation to reach Mars orbit on its maiden attempt.
  3. Chandrayaan-1 → Moon; Aditya-L1 → Sun (L1 point); Gaganyaan → crewed Earth-orbit programme.

Yaad rakhein: Mangalyaan made ISRO the 4th space agency to reach Mars and the first Asian one.

Answer: (A) Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)

अवधारणा: अंतरग्रहीय मिशन किसी दूसरे ग्रह तक जाता है; चंद्रमा और सूर्य ग्रह नहीं हैं।

हल:

  1. मंगलयान – नवंबर 2013 में PSLV-C25 से प्रक्षेपित, 24 सितंबर 2014 को मंगल कक्षा में।
  2. पहले ही प्रयास में मंगल तक पहुँचने वाला भारत पहला देश बना।
  3. चंद्रयान-1 – चंद्रमा; आदित्य-L1 – सूर्य; गगनयान – मानव मिशन।

याद रखें: मंगलयान से ISRO मंगल पहुँचने वाली चौथी और एशिया की पहली एजेंसी बनी।

उत्तर: (A) मंगलयान (मार्स ऑर्बिटर मिशन)

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessSpace – India’s first interplanetary mission
Q51.
Rohan invested a certain sum of money at compound interest. The amount becomes three times the original sum in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per annum?
रोहन ने कुछ धनराशि चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज पर निवेश की। राशि 3 वर्ष में मूलधन की तीन गुनी हो जाती है। वार्षिक ब्याज दर क्या है?
  1. A44.2%
  2. B43.3%
  3. C50%
  4. D78%
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Concept: A = P(1 + r/100)ⁿ; tripling in 3 years means (1 + r/100)³ = 3.

  1. (1 + r/100)³ = 3 ⇒ 1 + r/100 = ∛3.
  2. ∛3 ≈ 1.442 (since 1.44³ ≈ 2.99).
  3. r ≈ 0.442 × 100 = 44.2%.

Trick: Check options: 1.442³ ≈ 3.00, while 1.5³ = 3.375 – so 50% is too high.

Answer: (A) 44.2%

अवधारणा: A = P(1 + r/100)ⁿ; 3 वर्ष में तिगुना ⇒ (1 + r/100)³ = 3।

हल:

  1. 1 + r/100 = ∛3।
  2. ∛3 ≈ 1.442 (क्योंकि 1.44³ ≈ 2.99)।
  3. r ≈ 44.2%।

ट्रिक: विकल्प जाँचें: 1.5³ = 3.375 (बहुत अधिक), 1.442³ ≈ 3 – सही।

उत्तर: (A) 44.2%

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeCompound interest – rate when sum triples
Q76.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
His careless remark cooked his goose.
  1. AHelp someone succeed
  2. BRuin someone's plans or chances
  3. CSave someone from difficulty
  4. DMock someone
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Concept: “Cook someone’s goose” = spoil a person’s chances or plans for good.

  1. His careless remark damaged his own prospects.
  2. A (help succeed) and C (save) are the opposite; D (mock) is a different idea.

Trick: A cooked goose cannot fly again – the chance is gone.

Answer: (B) Ruin someone's plans or chances

अवधारणा: “Cook someone’s goose” = किसी की योजना या अवसर बिगाड़ देना।

हल:

  1. उसकी लापरवाह टिप्पणी ने उसका अपना मौका बिगाड़ दिया।
  2. A और C उल्टे अर्थ; D (मज़ाक उड़ाना) अलग बात।

ट्रिक: पका हुआ हंस उड़ नहीं सकता – यानी मौका खत्म।

उत्तर: (B) Ruin someone's plans or chances

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionIdiom – cook one’s goose

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