SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier 1 2025: questions with answers

a² − b² = 63: 8² − 1² = 64 − 1 = 63.

EDUCATION → ACDEINOTU; no letter keeps its position.

Letters move +4: Z + 4 = D.

Her father's only daughter is the woman herself, so the boy is her son.

a ⊕ b = ab + a + b: 12+4+3 = 19, 10+5+2 = 17, 24+6+4 = 34.

3x = 21, so x = 7.

The word is reversed: FIBER → REBIF.

12 − 4 × 3 = 12 − 12 = 0.

Others are x : x² : x⁴; 5 : 25 : 125 is x : x² : x³.

Placing everyone by the given clues around the circle, the person asked about is V.

Each letter moves +4: MOQ → QSU.

Each term × 3: 54 × 3 = 162.

CAREER needs two E's and two R's; DEMOCRACY has only one of each.

Differences double (12, 24, 48), so the next is 92 + 96 = 188.

'is' and 'sweet' appear together in both sentences with 'lo' and 'mi', so the code for 'sweet' is not uniquely determinable; the key gives 'mi'. (Flawed question.)

5x + 7x = 96, so x = 8: 40 and 56.

A is the brother of C's mother, so A is C's uncle.

R = *, O = 4, A = @, D = #, so RAOD = *@4#.

9C2 = 36 matches.

Option (a) keeps number, street, area, city and PIN; the others change details.

Maintaining quality implies online education affects outcomes and quality control matters, so both assumptions are implicit.

a $ b = ab + a: 24+8 = 32, 24+6 = 30, 20+5 = 25.

4 ÷ 2 × 5 = 10, not 15.

Each letter +3: SCHOOL → VFKRRO.

Each term ×2 + 1: 31 × 2 + 1 = 63.

The 'Suraksha Shakti' mascot was unveiled on Electrical Safety Day 2025.

The 104th Amendment (2020) ended Anglo-Indian nominations to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Soil pH is a soil property, not an atmospheric weather parameter.

Phamsana roofs are made of slabs rising gently to a single ridge/point.

Uniform ball specifications ensure consistent bounce, swing and fairness.

BNSS allows audio-video recording of confessions and other procedures.

As per the key: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam. (Dating 'earliest mentions' is debatable.)

The Tutsa worship Rangfraa during Pongtu before sowing.

'Hot Stage' is an anthology of contemporary Indian plays on social issues.

Iron and steel is a heavy industry, but it uses heavy raw materials (iron ore, coal), not cotton and rubber.

As per the key, both statements about the 61st National Chess Championship are correct.

PSLV's multi-orbit flexibility and reliability explain why it is ISRO's workhorse.

As per the key, Switzerland led the Infrastructure factor in both years.

Kalbelia imitates the movements of snakes.

MISHTI (Budget 2023-24) promotes scientific mangrove plantation; no commercial leasing.

Harvinder Singh won India's first Paralympic archery gold at Paris 2024.

Chotanagpur is drained by the Damodar, Subarnarekha and Koel, not the Chambal and Betwa, so R is false.

The 4 June 2018 BRICS FMs' meeting was in Pretoria.

Special status was ended via Presidential Order C.O. 272 and a declaration under Article 370(3).

India Post Payments Bank lets postmen deliver banking services at the doorstep.

In Teen Taal (16 beats) the Khali falls on the 9th matra.

Article 352: both Houses must approve within one month.

Maharashtra's Mangrove Cell leads its mangrove conservation.

India has abundant non-metallic minerals (limestone, mica, etc.) vital to industry.

The first BAS module is planned for 2028.

He sells 750 g for the price of 1 kg at 94%: 0.94/0.75 = 1.2533, so the profit is ≈ 25.3%.

CP = (2400 + 2000)/2 = 2200, so selling at ₹2200 gives no profit, no loss.

l = √(9² + 40²) = √1681 = 41 cm.

0.4P = 0.5Q = R/8 = k gives P = 2.5k, Q = 2k, R = 8k, so P : Q : R = 5 : 4 : 16.

15⅓% of 480 = 73.6; 58⅓% of 300 = 175; total 248.6 km.

Weekly: 4 × 1200 + 10 × 640 = 11,200; × 5 = ₹56,000.

(1.08)² = 1.1664, a 16.64% increase.

New height 15 cm; volume 36 × 15 = 540 cm³.

(4/3)π6³ = πr² × 4 gives r² = 72, r = 6√2 cm.

135 min × 1.2 km = 162 km.

In goat-months: X = 225 + 60 = 285; Y = 168 + 135 = 303; X's share = 285/588 = 95/196.

(3×17 + 4×19 + 6×23)/13 = 265/13 ≈ 20.38.

975 − 6×69 − 6×80 = 975 − 414 − 480 = 81.

Multiples of 11 from 209 to 341; average = (209 + 341)/2 = 275.

Mixture CP = 54/1.2 = ₹45. By alligation 52 : 40 = 5 : 7, so x = 30 × 5/7 ≈ 21.4 kg.

Circle r = 40/π, area = 1600/π ≈ 509.3; square area = 400; ratio ≈ 1.27 : 1.

(5+√3)(5−√3) = 25 − 3 = 22; 22 − 22 = 0. (Question corrected: the source printed '+' between the brackets.)

3×1.08 + 5×1.04 + 2×0.90 = 10.24 against 10, a 2.4% increase.

C : D = 140×9 : 180×8 = 7 : 8. Total = 18,900 × 15/7 = ₹40,500.

CP = 0.8Q; SP = 1.4Q × 0.85 = 1.19Q; profit = 1.19/0.8 − 1 = 48.75%.

1.3 × 0.88 = 1.144, a 14.4% profit.

1.5 × 0.8C − 120 = 1.16C gives 0.04C = 120, so C = ₹3,000.

(6000×3 + 4000×2) × r/100 = 2000 gives 260r = 2000, r ≈ 7.7 ≈ 8%.

5π/6 rad = 150°, so the areas are equal: 1 : 1.

In goat-months: M = 48 cow-months (= 112 goat-months) + 90 = 202; N = 182; M's share = 202/384 = 101/192.

Polymathic (widely learned) is the opposite of uninformed.

Eulogy (praise) is the opposite of castigation (severe criticism).

The passive 'It has been claimed' becomes 'Someone has claimed'.

The logical sequence per the key is 4-1-3-2.

Reporting a statement: "Due dates must be met strictly," said the manager.

Option (a) uses 'Bailey' as a person's name; the others use bailey as a castle courtyard.

Groupthink is putting consensus above critical evaluation.

The passage links conformity to an evolved instinct for tribal belonging and safety.

The Challenger disaster is cited as a groupthink outcome.

Digital platforms build curated echo chambers.

The passage recommends encouraging constructive dissent.

An embedded question uses statement order: 'where he is staying'.

'Blow a fuse' means to suddenly become very angry.

'Quell' means to suppress dissent.

'Demand' takes a that-clause: 'demanded that I swallow...'.

The general statement (2) comes first, followed by the influences (1) and details (3, 4).

Parallel nouns require 'avoidance of early disclosure'.

The singular subject 'focus' needs 'ignores'.

Amorphous means shapeless or vague.

The correct spelling is 'trisomy'.

Inversion with a plural subject in past context: 'So fragile were the talks'.

'More than impressive' means exceeding impressive.

'am' shifts to 'was' in reported speech.

Desuetude means a state of disuse.

'Why did ... disregard' becomes 'Why were ... disregarded by the editor?'.