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SSC CGL 26 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.
A Mumbai event was on 5th October and the Delhi event on 15th October. The Bengaluru event date is a perfect cube lying between them. What is the date?
मुंबई का आयोजन 5 अक्तूबर को और दिल्ली का 15 अक्तूबर को था। बेंगलुरु के आयोजन की तिथि इन दोनों के बीच का एक पूर्ण घन है। वह तिथि क्या है?
  1. A1st October1 अक्तूबर
  2. B8th October8 अक्तूबर
  3. C14th October14 अक्तूबर
  4. D9th October9 अक्तूबर
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Concept: A perfect cube is n × n × n; find the one strictly inside 5 to 15.

  1. Cubes: 1³ = 1, 2³ = 8, 3³ = 27.
  2. Only 8 lies between 5 and 15.
  3. So the Bengaluru event is on 8th October.

Trick: Only 1, 8 and 27 are cubes up to 31 – any 'cube date' question has just these three choices.

Answer: (B) 8th October

अवधारणा: पूर्ण घन = n × n × n; 5 और 15 के बीच वाला घन चुनना है।

  1. घन संख्याएँ: 1³ = 1, 2³ = 8, 3³ = 27।
  2. 5 और 15 के बीच केवल 8 आता है।
  3. अतः बेंगलुरु इवेंट 8 अक्टूबर को है।

ट्रिक: महीने की तारीखों में घन केवल 1, 8 और 27 होते हैं – बस इन्हीं में से चुनें।

उत्तर: (B) 8 अक्तूबर

SSC CGLGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningNumber property – cube between two dates
Q26.
The concept of economics as a study of scarcity was introduced by which economist?
अर्थशास्त्र को दुर्लभता के अध्ययन के रूप में परिभाषित करने की अवधारणा किस अर्थशास्त्री ने दी?
  1. ALionel Robbinsलियोनेल रॉबिंस
  2. BAlfred Marshallअल्फ्रेड मार्शल
  3. CAdam Smithएडम स्मिथ
  4. DP.A. Samuelsonपी.ए. सैमुअल्सन
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Concept: Each classical definition of economics is linked to one economist.

  1. Lionel Robbins (1932, 'An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science') defined economics around unlimited wants and scarce means with alternative uses.
  2. Adam Smith → wealth definition; Alfred Marshall → welfare definition; Samuelson → growth definition.

Trick: Remember W-W-S-G: Wealth (Smith), Welfare (Marshall), Scarcity (Robbins), Growth (Samuelson).

Answer: (A) Lionel Robbins

अवधारणा: अर्थशास्त्र की हर परिभाषा किसी एक अर्थशास्त्री से जुड़ी है।

  1. लियोनेल रॉबिन्स (1932) ने असीमित आवश्यकताओं और सीमित, वैकल्पिक उपयोग वाले साधनों के आधार पर परिभाषा दी।
  2. एडम स्मिथ → धन; मार्शल → कल्याण; सैमुएलसन → विकास संबंधी परिभाषा।

ट्रिक: क्रम याद रखें: धन (स्मिथ), कल्याण (मार्शल), दुर्लभता (रॉबिन्स), विकास (सैमुएलसन)।

उत्तर: (A) लियोनेल रॉबिंस

SSC CGLGeneral AwarenessEconomics – scarcity definition
Q51.
Solve: (12.12)² − 396
हल कीजिए: (12.12)² − 396
  1. A−249.1056
  2. B249.10566
  3. C−251.1056
  4. D251.1056
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Concept: (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² with a = 12, b = 0.12.

  1. Square: 146.8944 (from 144 + 2.88 + 0.0144).
  2. Now 396 is bigger, so value = −(396 − 146.8944) = −249.1056.

Trick: 12.12² > 144 but far below 396, so the answer is negative and ≈ −250 → (A) or (C); last digits ...44 − ...6 give ...56 with 249 → (A).

Answer: (A) −249.1056

अवधारणा: (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b², जहाँ a = 12, b = 0.12।

  1. वर्ग: 146.8944 (144 + 2.88 + 0.0144 से)।
  2. 396 बड़ा है, अतः मान = −(396 − 146.8944) = −249.1056।

ट्रिक: 12.12² लगभग 147 है, 396 से काफी छोटा – उत्तर ऋणात्मक, लगभग −249 → (A)।

उत्तर: (A) −249.1056

SSC CGLQuantitative AptitudeSimplification – square of a decimal
Q76.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1. The first successful powered flight was conducted by the Wright brothers in 1903.
2. Their invention revolutionized transportation across the world.
3. The airplane gradually evolved with better engines and designs.
4. Today, air travel connects people across continents in hours.
  1. A1-3-2-4
  2. B3-1-4-2
  3. C2-1-3-4
  4. D4-2-1-3
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Concept: Arrange by time: beginning → development → impact → present.

  1. 1 opens with the first flight (1903).
  2. 3 shows the plane improving over time; 2 states its worldwide effect on transport.
  3. 4 ('Today…') ends in the present: 1-3-2-4.

Trick: A sentence starting with 'Their' (2) needs a noun before it, and 'Today' (4) usually closes – only (A) begins with 1 and ends with 4.

Answer: (A) 1-3-2-4

अवधारणा: समय-क्रम से जोड़ें: शुरुआत → विकास → प्रभाव → वर्तमान।

  1. 1 पहली उड़ान (1903) से शुरू करता है।
  2. 3 में विमान का क्रमिक सुधार, फिर 2 में दुनिया भर के परिवहन पर प्रभाव।
  3. 4 ('Today…') वर्तमान से समाप्त करता है: 1-3-2-4।

ट्रिक: 'Their' से शुरू वाक्य (2) पहले नहीं आ सकता और 'Today' (4) प्रायः अंत में आता है – केवल (A) 1 से शुरू होकर 4 पर खत्म होता है।

उत्तर: (A) 1-3-2-4

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionPara jumble – history of flight

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