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

B is the daughter of A's mother, so A and B are siblings.

B is D's uncle, so B's wife A is D's aunt.

Letters move +2: K M O Q S U W Y.

The others are n, n², n³; 4, 16, 36 is not (4³ = 64).

15 ÷ 3 + 2 − 4 = 3.

Each term × 0.8: 61.44 × 0.8 = 49.152.

Each letter moves −3: PDN → MAK.

With M at the left end facing North, second to her right is the centre seat, occupied by O.

Only address 2 matches exactly.

In the others letters go back by one, numbers rise by one and symbols differ; (d) repeats '$' and has '0' instead of a letter.

Shifts +2, +3, +4: G→I, I→L, H→L gives ILL.

R is fixed; the 2nd letter moves +5 (Q→V), the 3rd +10 (I→S), the 4th +15 (A→P): RVSP.

Her mother's only son is her brother; his son is her nephew.

C is fixed; the other letters move +7, +14, +21: Y→F, U→I, Q→L gives CFIL.

ACNORSTT: 1st is A, 5th from right is O; between A (1) and O (15) are 13 letters.

First letter +20 (D→X, E→Y), second letter +10 (P→Z, N→X): YX.

Adjacent pairs are swapped: GR-OU-ND → RG-UO-DN.

1 and 2 match; 3 lacks a comma and 4 has a different PIN.

Numbers must equal letter positions; in (d) E is 5 and B is 2, not 6 and 4.

Shifts +2, +2, +1, +1: UIOZ → WKPA.

An architect creates a design; a chef creates a recipe.

Utilitarianism judges by consequences; deontology by duty.

Consecutive letters continue: YZA.

A is D's maternal grandparent, but A's gender is not given.

50 − 10 + 5 ÷ 5 = 41.

Geostationary orbit is circular, equatorial, about 35,786 km high.

Article 164: the Governor appoints the Chief Minister.

Ajanta (from 2nd century BCE), Badami (6th century CE), Ellora (6th-10th century CE).

Aravind Adiga's novel is about contemporary class inequality, not ancient history.

Digital India (2015) builds digital infrastructure and e-services.

Both measures are used; percentage alone does not give the full picture.

Ribosomes synthesise proteins.

Under Article 200 the Governor may assent, withhold, return or reserve a bill for the President.

As per the key, 2019. Note: the first KIUG was actually held in Feb-Mar 2020 at Bhubaneswar, which is not among the options.

Meanders form through river erosion and deposition; the other pairs are clearly wrong.

ECI is constitutional (Art. 324) and the President appoints the CEC; the term is 6 years or age 65.

NavIC is India's regional navigation satellite system.

Gulveer Singh set the men's 10,000 m national record in 2024.

Tala is the rhythmic cycle; raga is the melodic framework.

Both are true, but who confers them does not explain why they exist.

Both are standard features of Taekwondo.

Article 85 (dissolution) and the Governor's report under Article 356.

Most amendments need a special majority (two-thirds present and voting, plus majority of membership).

The Hornbill Festival is held every December in Nagaland.

HDI combines income, life expectancy and education.

Steel uses heavy raw materials and large capital.

Frequency depends on the source and stays constant during refraction.

G20 works through many ministerial and working groups, not only summits.

Warming causes bleaching; acidification weakens coral skeletons.

Gatka is a Sikh martial art of Punjab.

Sum = 61,725.

2.25 + 3.8 − 2.2 = 3.85.

Each 1/(√a − √b) = √a + √b; the terms telescope to √16 + √11 = 4 + √11.

Cricket = 30 + 50 = 80; Badminton = 30 + 40 = 70; 8 : 7.

Raj = 1.5L×6 + 1.2L×6 = 16.2; Priya = 1.2L×6 + 1.8L×6 = 18; 9 : 10.

X's capital share = 5/13 × 75,000 ≈ 28,846; with a 15% bonus that is ≈ ₹33,173 (as per the key's interpretation).

42n + 138 = 46(n + 1) gives 4n = 92, n = 23.

Total 1080; first 6 = 390; next 5 = 5 × 78 = 390; last 4 = 300. With the 15th = x: (x − 8) + (x + 5) + 78 + x = 300, so x = 75. Then 67 and 80 average 73.5.

Valid = 13,500/0.55 ≈ 24,545.5; votes cast = /0.96 ≈ 25,568.2; eligible = /0.75 ≈ 34,091.

Amount factor = 1.2 × 1.1 = 1.32, so 0.32P = 3,400 and P = ₹10,625.

(1 + 11/75)³ − 1 ≈ 0.5077, so P ≈ 3,309; SI = 3,309 × 0.44 ≈ ₹1,456.

Cost 5,760 + 7,280 = 13,040; revenue 46 × 290 = 13,340; profit ₹300.

CP = 3/0.88 + 5/1.4 + 7 ≈ 13.98 against SP 15, a profit of ≈ 7.29%.

Milk 60, water 24; removing 21 L leaves 45 : 18; adding 12 milk gives 57 : 18 = 19 : 6.

Customer pays 2.8P × 0.85 = 2.38P = 19,040, so P = ₹8,000.

Z's rate = 2/7 − 1/14 − 1/10 = 4/35, so Z alone takes 8.75 days.

Mixture CP = 46/1.15 = 40; (30 + 90 + 180 + 4x)/10 = 40, so x = ₹25.

After 3 days, 1/2 is done; the next 2 days change it by 2(1/6 − 1/4) = −1/6, leaving 1/3 done. P needs 2/3 ÷ 1/6 = 4 days.

1120 km ÷ 5/6 h = 1,344 km/h.

d/40 − d/60 = 2.5 gives d/120 = 2.5, d = 300 km.

(144 − 64)/144 = 55.56%.

πr² = 379.94 gives r² ≈ 121, so r = 11 m. (The stated total including the border is inconsistent, but the garden area fixes r.)

Radii follow the same ratio: 8 × 7/2 = 28 m.

y = mx + c with m = −2, c = 4.

(m + 1/m)² − 2 = 36 − 2 = 34.

The subject 'The fact' is singular, so it needs 'highlights'.

The correct spelling is Cytochrome.

Tenses shift back and 'this' becomes 'that'.

Melancholy (sad) is the opposite of jovial (cheerful).

It means having an alternative or backup resource.

'In abeyance' means temporarily suspended.

'too ... to' expresses excess preventing an outcome.

Problem (1), its effect (3), the response (4), how it works (2).

In (c) 'oriel' is used in a different, non-architectural sense; the others refer to the window.

'Declare' takes a direct complement without 'as': declared the accused guilty.

'Nevertheless' signals contrast.

'Must' is retained; the wording is otherwise unchanged.

The correct spelling is 'Conscientious'.

A bibliomaniac is obsessed with collecting books.

Future perfect passive: shall have been + V3.

'Devolve into' means to deteriorate into.

Intro (2), definition (1), types (3), evaluation (4).

Parallelism: 'partly to pressure ... and partly to legal uncertainty'.

Entrepreneurship 'requires persistence'.

Defined authority structures and risk borne by management give 'mental ease'.

They are seen as risky or unreliable until they achieve success.

It refers to irregular earnings, i.e. no fixed salary.

Dichotomy means a division into two contrasting parts.

'Look forward to' takes a gerund: 'to meeting'.

Simple future passive becomes 'will prepare'.