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SSC CGL 2025 · Shift 1

SSC CGL 25 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.
In the word "CHEMISTRY", what is the alphabetical index (A = 1 to Z = 26) of the 2nd letter from the right?
शब्द "CHEMISTRY" में दाईं ओर से दूसरे अक्षर का वर्णमाला-क्रमांक (A = 1 से Z = 26) क्या है?
  1. A18
  2. B19
  3. C15
  4. D20
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Concept: Find the letter at the required place, then convert it to its alphabet rank.

  1. CHEMISTRY has 9 letters and ends in …RY.
  2. Last letter = Y, so the one just before it (2nd from right) = R.
  3. R is the 18th letter of the alphabet.

Trick: Use the EJOTY ladder: E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25. R is two before T, so 20 − 2 = 18.

Answer: (A) 18

अवधारणा: पहले सही स्थान वाला अक्षर निकालें, फिर उसका वर्णमाला क्रमांक लिखें।

हल:

  1. CHEMISTRY (9 अक्षर) का अंत …RY से होता है।
  2. दाएँ से पहला Y, दूसरा R है।
  3. R वर्णमाला का 18वाँ अक्षर है।

ट्रिक: EJOTY याद रखें: E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25. R, T से दो पहले है, अतः 20 − 2 = 18.

उत्तर: (A) 18

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningLetter position – counting from right
Q26.
The design of the Taj Mahal drew inspiration from which earlier architectural monument?
ताजमहल का अभिकल्प किस पूर्ववर्ती स्मारक से प्रेरित था?
  1. ARed Fortलाल किला
  2. BGol Gumbazगोल गुंबद
  3. CCharminarचारमीनार
  4. DHumayun's Tombहुमायूँ का मकबरा
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Concept: The Taj Mahal followed the Mughal garden-tomb plan first seen in Delhi.

  1. Humayun's Tomb (Delhi, commissioned by Hamida Banu Begum) introduced the double dome on a raised platform set in a char-bagh.
  2. Shah Jahan's Taj at Agra refined this same plan in white marble.
  3. Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur) and Charminar (Hyderabad) are Deccan works; Red Fort is a palace-fort, not a tomb.

Yaad rakhein: Humayun's Tomb is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1993) and is called the 'precursor of the Taj Mahal'.

Answer: (D) Humayun's Tomb

अवधारणा: ताजमहल उसी मुगल 'बाग़-मकबरा' शैली पर बना जो पहले दिल्ली में दिखी।

हल:

  1. हुमायूँ का मकबरा (दिल्ली) – ऊँचे चबूतरे पर दोहरा गुंबद और चारबाग़ योजना।
  2. शाहजहाँ ने आगरा में इसी योजना को सफ़ेद संगमरमर में और निखारा।
  3. गोल गुंबज (बीजापुर) व चारमीनार (हैदराबाद) दक्कन की इमारतें हैं; लाल किला मकबरा नहीं।

याद रखें: हुमायूँ के मकबरे को 'ताजमहल का पूर्वगामी' कहा जाता है; यह 1993 से UNESCO धरोहर है।

उत्तर: (D) Humayun's Tomb

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessMughal architecture – model for Taj Mahal
Q51.
Calculate the compound interest on ₹6,400 for 1 year at 25% per annum when compounded half-yearly.
₹6,400 पर 25% वार्षिक दर से 1 वर्ष का चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज ज्ञात कीजिए, जब ब्याज अर्धवार्षिक संयोजित हो।
  1. A₹2,300
  2. B₹1,700
  3. C₹2,250
  4. D₹1,300
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Concept: Half-yearly: rate ÷ 2 and time × 2.

  1. Rate per half-year = 25/2 = 12.5% = 1/8; periods = 2.
  2. A = 6400 × (9/8) × (9/8) = 100 × 81 = ₹8,100.
  3. CI = 8100 − 6400 = ₹1,700.

Trick: Effective rate for 12.5% twice = 12.5 + 12.5 + (12.5 × 12.5)/100 = 26.5625%. 6400 × 26.5625% = ₹1,700.

Answer: (B) ₹1,700

अवधारणा: अर्धवार्षिक: दर ÷ 2 और समय × 2.

हल:

  1. छमाही दर = 25/2 = 12.5% = 1/8; अवधियाँ = 2.
  2. मिश्रधन = 6400 × (9/8) × (9/8) = 100 × 81 = ₹8,100.
  3. CI = 8100 − 6400 = ₹1,700.

ट्रिक: 12.5% दो बार की प्रभावी दर = 12.5 + 12.5 + (12.5 × 12.5)/100 = 26.5625%; 6400 का 26.5625% = ₹1,700.

उत्तर: (B) ₹1,700

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeCompound interest – half-yearly
Q76.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence.
If I was a bird, I would fly to distant lands.
  1. Ais
  2. Bwere
  3. Cam
  4. Dbeen
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Concept: Unreal/imaginary 'if' clauses use 'were' with every subject.

  1. Being a bird is impossible ⇒ hypothetical condition.
  2. Pattern: If + subject + were …, subject + would + V1.
  3. So the clause becomes If I were a bird…

Trick: See 'would' in the main clause + an impossible wish ⇒ fill 'were' (If I were you / As if he were …).

Answer: (B) were

अवधारणा: काल्पनिक 'if' वाक्यों में हर subject के साथ 'were' आता है।

हल:

  1. पक्षी बनना असंभव है ⇒ काल्पनिक शर्त।
  2. ढाँचा: If + subject + were …, subject + would + V1.
  3. सही रूप: If I were a bird…

ट्रिक: Main clause में 'would' और असंभव इच्छा दिखे ⇒ 'were' (If I were you, As if he were …)।

उत्तर: (B) were

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionSubjunctive mood – If I were

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