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

A's father's only son is A himself, so she is A's daughter.

a # b = a² + b: 16 + 3 = 19, 36 + 5 = 41, 64 + 7 = 71.

Shifts −1, +1, −1, +1, −1: HEAVY → GFZWX.

7x = 56, x = 8.

Calling for regulation assumes plastic is harmful and that regulation works.

Fibonacci: 34 + 55 = 89.

MOBILE → BEILMO; no letter keeps its position.

6 × 4 − 24 ÷ 8 + 4 = 24 − 3 + 4 = 25.

S's old position is 14th from left and 12th from right: 14 + 12 − 1 = 25.

In the others, the last two letters are consecutive and in reverse order; KLM runs forward.

P is the brother of R's mother: a maternal uncle.

n² + 1: 5² + 1 = 26.

The others are n : n²; 8² = 64, not 54.

Shifts +2, +2, +2, +3, +2: STONE → UVQQG.

8 × 3 + 4 = 28.

×2 + 0, +1, +2, +3: 28 × 2 + 3 = 59.

80 × 6 = 480.

Shifts −2, −1, −2, −1, −2: BREAK → ZQCZI.

Only 'PLANT' itself.

1st letters +2 (G), 2nd +3 (K), 3rd +3 (M), 4th +2 (L): GKML.

Each letter +1: EPH.

(a + b) × b: 10×4 = 40, 8×3 = 24, 13×5 = 65.

Only (d) matches every detail.

n(n − 3)/2 = 5 × 2/2 = 5.

'+' means ×: 12 × 8 = 96.

Introduction, consideration in the second House, passage by both, then assent (as per the key's sequence).

Mission Karmayogi (civil services capacity building) is under DoPT.

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 treats electronic records as primary evidence (the source question names the BNS, but it is the BSA).

Storage smooths out variable renewable supply.

SSLV is built for low-cost, on-demand launches of small satellites.

Moraines and drumlins are glacial deposits.

Rongchugala is a ritual of the Garo post-harvest Wangala festival.

It is Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography (2014).

The FC (Art. 280) is constitutional, but its recommendations are advisory.

As per the key, Jitendra Maharana; Bhuri Bai is a Bhil artist and Raza and Broota are modern painters.

Chhau is performed in Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Audav = 5 notes, Shadav = 6, Sampoorna = 7.

Vaishali is in Bihar; Dhauli is Odisha, Rampurva is Bihar, Amaravati is Andhra Pradesh.

Cut-off meander loops form ox-bow lakes.

Odisha-Chhattisgarh iron ore belts lie largely in the Mahanadi basin.

India beat Nepal 3-0 in the final at Malé in October 2021 (the source mislabels it as 2022).

India is the world's second-largest cement producer.

It aims to make India a hub for green hydrogen.

Balbir Singh Sr. scored 5 of India's 6 goals against the Netherlands.

Two yellow cards in a match result in a red card.

TV-D1 flew on 21 October 2023.

As per the key. Note: India's G20 presidency created the 'Startup20 Engagement Group', which is not among the options.

RECs certify renewable generation and are used to meet RPOs.

Article 312 needs a Rajya Sabha resolution by two-thirds present and voting.

Chaitra Parva marks the new agricultural year for tribes in Odisha.

Z = 0.88 CP; new SP = 0.9Z × 0.9 = 0.81Z = 0.7128 CP, a loss ≈ 28.7%.

CP = (300 + 600)/5 = ₹180, equal to the SP.

200/0.08 = ₹2,500.

Areas go as 16 : 49: 80 × 49/16 = 245 m².

(10,50,000 − 2,50,000)/20 = ₹40,000.

1,75,616/1,25,000 = 1.404928 = 1.12³, so 3 years.

864 − 770 = 94.

With Q = x: P = 3x×7 + 2x×5 = 31x; Q = x×7 + 2x×5 = 17x. Q's share = 17/48 × 60,000 = ₹21,250.

In tool-months: M = 96 machine-months = 288; N = 120 equipment-months (= 180) + 144 = 324. M's share = 288/612 = 8/17.

Ratio 2 : 3 : 5, so Y = 3/10 × 50,000 = ₹15,000.

2x + 10 = 1.2(20 + x) gives x = 17.5, so 10 : 17.5 = 4 : 7.

X averages ≈ 81.7 and Y = 88.

× 140 gives 60 : 56 : 105 (sum 221); largest = 105/221 × 8 ≈ 3.8 m.

R = 1.25 × 1.3Q = 1.625Q, so Q : R = 8 : 13.

SP = 680, so CP = 680/1.12 ≈ ₹607.

0.625 × 6 = 3.75 L.

Capacity 8,000 mL; 4,000 mL is filled, so 50% is empty.

Wholesaler's cost = 3,150/0.25 = 12,600 = MP × 0.8 × 1.05, so MP = ₹15,000.

Mixture CP = 53.33; (100 + 210 + 2x)/7 = 53.33 gives x ≈ ₹31.7 (≈ 31.6).

Diameters 8 and 18, so the middle is 13: circumference 13π.

(4/3)πr³ = (1/3)πr²h gives h = 4r.

0.18A + 0.12(24,000 − A) = 3,840 gives 0.06A = 960, A = ₹16,000.

Base = (3√3/2) × 64 = 96√3; × 12 = 1152√3 cm³.

5 × 1.5² / 6² = 11.25/36 = 31.25%.

4π/5 rad = 144°, so the areas are equal.

'Revert back' is redundant; use 'reverted to'.

Discord (disagreement) is the opposite of concord (harmony).

A ruse is a trick; candor (honesty) is the opposite.

Detrimental means harmful or damaging.

The idiom is 'charged with' an offence.

Future perfect passive becomes future perfect active.

'Each' is singular: 'has been verified'.

CoWIN excluded those lacking smartphones, internet or digital skills.

The gap was due to centralised decisions and weak cold chains outside cities.

Outreach through trusted local and religious figures and mobile teams.

The passage stresses inclusion, trust and the digital divide.

It notes both achievements and shortcomings.

Reported questions use 'asked', statement word order and a backshifted tense.

Past continuous in reported speech comes from present continuous.

'Neither ... nor' with a singular noun nearest the verb takes 'was informed'.

A topographer maps surface features.

'Get cold feet' means to lose nerve.

Future simple passive: will ... be + V3.

The correct spelling is Bioremediation.

Intro (2), process start (1), types (4), results (3).

Definition (2), mechanism (4), model (1), benefit (3).

Strict rules mean the panel decided against extending.

The verb agrees with the nearer subject 'players': 'were'.

In (a) 'pike' is a fish; the others use pike as a spear or weapon.

The nearer subject 'the forecast' is singular: 'seems'.