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SSC CGL 2025 · Shift 2

SSC CGL 25 Sept 2025 Shift 2 – 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.
A north-east development forum met in Lucknow on 10th April and in Bengaluru three days after. What was Bengaluru's date?
एक पूर्वोत्तर विकास मंच की बैठक लखनऊ में 10 अप्रैल को और बेंगलुरु में उसके तीन दिन बाद हुई। बेंगलुरु की तिथि क्या थी?
  1. A12th April12 अप्रैल
  2. B13th April13 अप्रैल
  3. C7th April7 अप्रैल
  4. D10th April10 अप्रैल
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Concept: A date 'n days after' is found by simply adding n to the day number (within the same month).

  1. Lucknow meeting: 10 April.
  2. Bengaluru meeting = 10 + 3 = 13 April (April has 30 days, so no month change).

Trick: 'After' means add, 'before' means subtract — just check the month does not overflow.

Answer: (B) 13th April

अवधारणा: किसी तारीख के 'n दिन बाद' की तारीख = दिन संख्या + n (महीना न बदले तो)।

हल:

  1. लखनऊ बैठक: 10 अप्रैल।
  2. बेंगलुरु बैठक = 10 + 3 = 13 अप्रैल (अप्रैल में 30 दिन, महीना नहीं बदलता)।

ट्रिक: 'बाद' = जोड़ें, 'पहले' = घटाएँ; बस महीने की अंतिम तारीख पर ध्यान दें।

उत्तर: (B) 13 अप्रैल

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCalendar – counting days forward
Q26.
The reduction in demand for a good due to the fact that many others are consuming it is known as:
किसी वस्तु की माँग इसलिए घट जाना कि उसे बहुत से अन्य लोग उपभोग कर रहे हैं, क्या कहलाता है?
  1. ADemonstration effectप्रदर्शन प्रभाव
  2. BBandwagon effectबैंडवैगन प्रभाव
  3. CVeblen effectवेबलेन प्रभाव
  4. DSnob effectस्नॉब प्रभाव
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Concept: Snob effect: a buyer's demand for a good falls when more and more people start buying it.

  1. The snob buyer values exclusiveness, so wider use makes the good less attractive.
  2. Bandwagon effect is the reverse (demand rises because others buy); Veblen effect links demand to a high price as status; demonstration effect is copying others' consumption.

Trick: Snob = 'I want to be different'; Bandwagon = 'I want to join the crowd' — they are opposites.

Answer: (D) Snob effect

अवधारणा: स्नॉब प्रभाव: जब बहुत लोग कोई वस्तु खरीदने लगें, तो उपभोक्ता की उसकी माँग घट जाती है।

हल:

  1. स्नॉब उपभोक्ता विशिष्टता चाहता है; वस्तु आम होते ही उसकी रुचि घटती है।
  2. बैंडवैगन प्रभाव इसका उल्टा है (दूसरे खरीदें तो माँग बढ़े); वेब्लेन प्रभाव में ऊँची कीमत प्रतिष्ठा का प्रतीक; प्रदर्शन प्रभाव में दूसरों की नकल।

ट्रिक: स्नॉब = 'मैं अलग दिखूँ'; बैंडवैगन = 'मैं भीड़ के साथ चलूँ' — दोनों विपरीत हैं।

उत्तर: (D) स्नॉब प्रभाव

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessSnob effect – consumer behaviour
Q51.
Solve: (6241 − 1260.25) × 16
हल कीजिए: (6241 − 1260.25) × 16
  1. A9.875
  2. B8.875
  3. C7.25
  4. D6.685
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Concept: Find each square root separately, subtract, then multiply by 1/6.

  1. √6241 = 79 (79² = 6241).
  2. √1260.25 = 35.5 (35.5² = 1260.25).
  3. (79 − 35.5) × 1/6 = 43.5 ÷ 6 = 7.25.

Trick: A number ending in .25 has a square root ending in .5; 1260.25 lies between 35² = 1225 and 36² = 1296 → 35.5.

Answer: (C) 7.25

अवधारणा: हर वर्गमूल अलग निकालें, घटाएँ, फिर 1/6 से गुणा करें।

हल:

  1. √6241 = 79 (79² = 6241)।
  2. √1260.25 = 35.5 (35.5² = 1260.25)।
  3. (79 − 35.5) × 1/6 = 43.5 ÷ 6 = 7.25।

ट्रिक: .25 पर समाप्त संख्या का वर्गमूल .5 पर समाप्त होता है; 1260.25, 35² (1225) व 36² (1296) के बीच → 35.5।

उत्तर: (C) 7.25

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeSquare roots – simplification
Q76.
Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.
The ____ of the novel was appreciated by critics and readers alike.
  1. Anarrative
  2. Bnarative
  3. Cnerritive
  4. Dnaritivve
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Concept: Correct spelling: N-A-R-R-A-T-I-V-E (two r's, one t, ends in -ive).

  1. 'Narrative' = a story or an account of events; it fits 'the ___ of the novel'.
  2. 'narative' drops one r; 'nerritive' and 'naritivve' change vowels and letters.

Trick: Link it to 'narrate' (double r) + -ive → narrative.

Answer: (A) narrative

अवधारणा: सही वर्तनी: N-A-R-R-A-T-I-V-E (दो r, एक t, अंत में -ive)।

हल:

  1. 'Narrative' = कहानी या घटनाओं का वर्णन; 'the ___ of the novel' में सही बैठता है।
  2. 'narative' में एक r कम; 'nerritive', 'naritivve' में स्वर व अक्षर बदले हुए।

ट्रिक: 'narrate' (दो r) + -ive = narrative — ऐसे याद रखें।

उत्तर: (A) narrative

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionSpelling – narrative

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