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SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I (23rd Sep 2025 - Shift 3)

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Question 1 of 100

In a certain code, TRAIN is written as USBJO. How will PLANE be written?

Question 2 of 100

If @ means × and # means +, then 6 @ 2 # 3 = ?

Question 3 of 100

Which letter trio does NOT follow ascending order? ABC, BCD, EDC, DEF

Question 4 of 100

Read the given statement and conclusions carefully. Decide which conclusion(s) is/are definitely TRUE. Statement: 1. All pens are pencils. 2. Some pencils are erasers. Conclusion: I. Some erasers are pens. II. Some pens are pencils.

Question 5 of 100

Statement: 1. Some apples are mangoes. 2. All mangoes are fruits. Conclusions: I. Some apples are fruits. II. All apples are fruits.

Question 6 of 100

Find the missing number: 4, 9, 19, 39, ?, 159

Question 7 of 100

The workshop in Jaipur was held 3 days after the one in Bhopal. Delhi's workshop was 2 days before Bhopal. If the workshop in Delhi was on 10 May, when was the workshop in Jaipur?

Question 8 of 100

Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. Flat No. 12, Blue Heights, MG Road, Pune, Maharashtra - 411001

Question 9 of 100

What should come in place of the question mark '?' in the following number series? 7, 11, 18, 28, 41, ?, 76

Question 10 of 100

What comes next? 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, ?

Question 11 of 100

What comes next? DF, FH, HJ, ?

Question 12 of 100

Which letter lies exactly between D and L in the English alphabet?

Question 13 of 100

If 5 × 5 = 25 and 6 × 6 = 36, then 7 × 7 = ?

Question 14 of 100

The price of an article first increases by 10% and then decreases by 10%. What is the net percentage change?

Question 15 of 100

What is the product of all even digits from 0 to 8?

Question 16 of 100

If "BRIDGE" is coded as "CSJEHF", how is "PLANT" coded?

Question 17 of 100

If SMILE is coded as TNJMF, how is TNJMF coded?

Question 18 of 100

A is the sister of B. C is the son of B. How is A related to C?

Question 19 of 100

In a certain code, ‘BOOK’ is coded as ‘2-15-15-11’. How will ‘KOOB’ be coded?

Question 20 of 100

Find the ODD one out. Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Aravali

Question 21 of 100

What is the sum of all odd digits from 1 to 9?

Question 22 of 100

Identify the different island.

Question 23 of 100

Statements: 1. Some cars are bikes. 2. Some bikes are trucks. Conclusions: I. Some trucks are cars. II. All bikes being cars is a possibility.

Question 24 of 100

What should come in place of the question mark? 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, ?

Question 25 of 100

If TIGER is written as REGIT, then how is HORSE written in that code?

Question 26 of 100

Who is the author of the book 'The Elephant Paradigm'?

Question 27 of 100

Where was the Katakkar Trophy's All India Inter-Club Winter Water Polo League (2024-25) held?

Question 28 of 100

Which type of weapons were commonly used by Mesolithic people for hunting?

Question 29 of 100

Assertion (A): CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) and SLR requirements increase the lending capacity of banks. Reason (R): These requirements reduce the amount of money banks can lend to the public.

Question 30 of 100

Which fourteenth-century traveller described how Indian chieftains fortified themselves using bamboo groves and rugged terrains for defence?

Question 31 of 100

Pitt's India Act 1784 created a six-member body called the ______ to supervise Company politics.

Question 32 of 100

What was the major short-term objective of the stabilization measures in the 1991 reforms?

Question 33 of 100

Why are grants for asset creation still considered Revenue Expenditure?

Question 34 of 100

Assertion (A): Rani Gaidinliu continued the Heraka movement after the death of Jadonang. Reason (R): She aimed to convert the movement into a mass literacy campaign among Nagas.

Question 35 of 100

In the context of Gupta dynasty's urban administration, which of the following statements about the Adhisthanadhikarana is correct?

Question 36 of 100

What is the audible frequency range for the human ear?

Question 37 of 100

Regarding Indian Athletics: 1. Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal. 2. At Moscow 1980 Olympics PT Usha miss a bronze in 400m hurdles by one hundredth of a second at age 20. 3. The National Institute of Sports is located in Pune. Which of these statements are correct?

Question 38 of 100

The rolling plan concept was introduced during which Prime Minister's tenure?

Question 39 of 100

The UN Sustainable Development Report 2024 primarily tracks progress towards which global goals?

Question 40 of 100

What is the central theme of the book 'The Tatas' by Girīśa Kubera and Vikrant Pande?

Question 41 of 100

Consider the statements about Dumhal: 1. Exclusively Wattal men plant a banner before dancing. 2. It celebrates apple harvests in southern Kashmir . Which is/are correct?

Question 42 of 100

Assertion (A): The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam recognizes electronic records as primary evidence. Reason (R): Section 62 states that electronic records are secondary unless accompanied by a printed certificate.

Question 43 of 100

Which of the following sculptures does not originate from the Mathura region's Kushana -period artistic production?

Question 44 of 100

The Chapekar Brothers (Damodar, Balkrishna, and Vasudeo) are remembered for assassinating a British official in response to injustices during the plague epidemic in which Indian city?

Question 45 of 100

What was the central theme of the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956?

Question 46 of 100

In a Grand Slam men's singles match, when is a fifth set tiebreak played under current rules?

Question 47 of 100

Match the Water Polo terms with their correct definitions: A) Center forward: 1. Defensive player countering the opposition's main attacker B) Driver: 2. Player swimming quickly into goal-scoring position without the ball C) Center back: 3. Main attacking player positioned near opponent's goal between 2m and 4m lines D) Dead-time: 4. Time between foul whistle and play restart

Question 48 of 100

The traditional folk festival 'Phuldei', marked by floral offerings and cultural rituals, is primarily observed in which Indian state?

Question 49 of 100

Which of the following accurately reflects the constitutional provisions and historical application of Financial Emergency under Article 360?

Question 50 of 100

What is a key architectural feature of the Sun Temple at Modhera?

Question 51 of 100

'A' and 'B' entered a joint venture. 'A' brought Rs. 1,50,000 and 'B' Rs. 2,00,000. 'A' also contributed skilled labor equivalent to Rs. 50,000. At the end of the year, they earned Rs. 1,20,000 in profit. If they agreed to divide the profit in proportion to their effective contributions, what was A's share?

Question 52 of 100

If sin x = cos(2x – 10°), find the value of x.

Question 53 of 100

From an outside point P , two tangents, PA and PB, are drawn to a circle. A third tangent to the circle at a point Q intersects PA and PB at R and S respectively. If PA = 10 cm, what is the perimeter of ∆PRS?

Question 54 of 100

If sinA = x, then what is the value of tanA in terms of x?

Question 55 of 100

A farmer’s land is two adjoining trapezoids: T1 with bases 70 m & 50 m, height 20 m; T2 with bases 50 m & 30 m, height 15 m. Land costs ₹60/m². What is the total land cost?

Question 56 of 100

The price of a product is decreased by x% and then increased by x%. The final price becomes 10% less than the original. What is the value of x (approximately)?

Question 57 of 100

A sum of money doubles itself at compound interest in 15 years. In how many years will it become eight times?

Question 58 of 100

A chord divides a circle into two arcs. The angle subtended by the major arc at the circumference is 110°. What is the central angle subtended by the major arc?

Question 59 of 100

The average of 5 different numbers is 24. If the smallest number is 15, what is the average of the remaining four numbers?

Question 60 of 100

The angle of a sector is 𝜋 4 radians, and the radius of the circle is 8 cm. What is the area of the sector?

Question 61 of 100

A banner is shaped like a trapezium with bases 5 m and 3 m, and height 4 m. If printing costs ₹250/m², what is the total cost?

Question 62 of 100

Which of these numbers is neither Rational nor Integer?

Question 63 of 100

The average score of 25 students in a test is 68. The top 5 scorers had an average of 80, and the lowest 5 had an average of 50. What is the average of the remaining 15 students?

Question 64 of 100

A student scored 80% in one subject and 60% in another . Both subjects have equal maximum marks. What is the overall percentage?

Question 65 of 100

A wholesaler offers a bulk order deal where a 10% discount is applied to orders above Rs. 15,000, and a 5% additional seasonal discount is available. What is the effective price paid for an order worth Rs. 20,000?

Question 66 of 100

A prism with a parallelogram base has base area 80 cm² and height 12 cm. if its lateral surface area is 384 cm², what is the perimeter of the base?

Question 67 of 100

If sinA = 3/5 and A lies in the 2nd quadrant, what is the value of tanA?

Question 68 of 100

The ratio of areas of two regular polygons with same number of sides is 4:9. What is the ratio of their side lengths?

Question 69 of 100

In a circle, chord AB subtends an angle of 50° at a point C on the circle. What is the angle subtended by the same chord AB at another point D on the same arc as C?

Question 70 of 100

A train starts from a place Mumbai at 6 a.m. and arrives at Kolhapur at 2.30 p.m. on the same day. If the speed of the train is 60 km per hour, find the distance traveled by the train.

Question 71 of 100

A perfect cube with a side length of 8 cm has the largest possible sphere fitted inside it. What is the volume of the empty space within the cube?

Question 72 of 100

A spherical tank is filled with water . The radius of the sphere is 6 meters. The tank is used to fill cylindrical containers, each with a radius of 1 meter and a height of 12 meters. How many containers can be filled?

Question 73 of 100

A line from the center of a circle bisects a chord. What is the angle between this line and the chord?

Question 74 of 100

Two circles have radii of 8 cm and 3 cm. The distance between their centers is 15 cm. What is the length of a direct common tangent?

Question 75 of 100

A seller offers a combo deal: "Buy 3 shirts for the price of 2". If each shirt costs him Rs. 300, what is the effective loss percentage?

Question 76 of 100

What should come in the place of blank number [1]? In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The discourse surrounding digital sovereignty in the twenty -first century reveals less a genuine redistribution of technological power and more a performance of procedural inclusion. As Silicon Valley platforms consolidate their dominance over global commu nication infrastructures, the governance frameworks they propose often embed assumptions of market -led innovation and technological [1] ______ that systematically marginalise alternative architectural paradigms. The global South's data ecosystems, rather t han being valued as autonomous epistemic formations, are routinely recast through the extractive vocabulary of 'capacity development,' a phrase whose institutional [2] ______ exposes its debt to earlier colonial administrative logics. Embedded within these frameworks is the presumption that non -Western digital economies must be 'modernised' before they may participate meaningfully in global data governance —reproducing a developmental asymmetry that conceals itself as technical assistanc e. Meanwhile, discourse around cybersecurity and information disorder is increasingly structured around vocabularies of urgency and catastrophe. This framing, paradoxically, enables a mode of discursive [3] ______, wherein structural reform of platform mon opolies is deferred in favour of incremental and often counterproductive regulatory patches. Demands for data localisation, algorithmic accountability, and platform taxation are not neutralised but instead met with strategic [4] ______, whereby surface -level acknowledgment of legitimate grievances is deployed to forestall binding systemic obligations. Civil society coalitions are incorporated, not empowered. Subaltern voices are platformed only to be curated, not amplified. Thus, genuine digital equity requires not merely better representation within existing governance architectures, but a fundamental interrogation of those architectures themselves. Absent such a reckoning, international digital governance will remain a largely ceremonial [5] ______, rich in declarations and frameworks, hollow in transformative substance.

Question 77 of 100

What should come in the place of blank number [2]? In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The discourse surrounding digital sovereignty in the twenty -first century reveals less a genuine redistribution of technological power and more a performance of procedural inclusion. As Silicon Valley platforms consolidate their dominance over global commu nication infrastructures, the governance frameworks they propose often embed assumptions of market -led innovation and technological [1] ______ that systematically marginalise alternative architectural paradigms. The global South's data ecosystems, rather t han being valued as autonomous epistemic formations, are routinely recast through the extractive vocabulary of 'capacity development,' a phrase whose institutional [2] ______ exposes its debt to earlier colonial administrative logics. Embedded within these frameworks is the presumption that non -Western digital economies must be 'modernised' before they may participate meaningfully in global data governance —reproducing a developmental asymmetry that conceals itself as technical assistanc e. Meanwhile, discourse around cybersecurity and information disorder is increasingly structured around vocabularies of urgency and catastrophe. This framing, paradoxically, enables a mode of discursive [3] ______, wherein structural reform of platform mon opolies is deferred in favour of incremental and often counterproductive regulatory patches. Demands for data localisation, algorithmic accountability, and platform taxation are not neutralised but instead met with strategic [4] ______, whereby surface -level acknowledgment of legitimate grievances is deployed to forestall binding systemic obligations. Civil society coalitions are incorporated, not empowered. Subaltern voices are platformed only to be curated, not amplified. Thus, genuine digital equity requires not merely better representation within existing governance architectures, but a fundamental interrogation of those architectures themselves. Absent such a reckoning, international digital governance will remain a largely ceremonial [5] ______, rich in declarations and frameworks, hollow in transformative substance.

Question 78 of 100

What should come in the place of blank number [3]? In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The discourse surrounding digital sovereignty in the twenty -first century reveals less a genuine redistribution of technological power and more a performance of procedural inclusion. As Silicon Valley platforms consolidate their dominance over global commu nication infrastructures, the governance frameworks they propose often embed assumptions of market -led innovation and technological [1] ______ that systematically marginalise alternative architectural paradigms. The global South's data ecosystems, rather t han being valued as autonomous epistemic formations, are routinely recast through the extractive vocabulary of 'capacity development,' a phrase whose institutional [2] ______ exposes its debt to earlier colonial administrative logics. Embedded within these frameworks is the presumption that non -Western digital economies must be 'modernised' before they may participate meaningfully in global data governance —reproducing a developmental asymmetry that conceals itself as technical assistanc e. Meanwhile, discourse around cybersecurity and information disorder is increasingly structured around vocabularies of urgency and catastrophe. This framing, paradoxically, enables a mode of discursive [3] ______, wherein structural reform of platform monopolies is deferred in favour of incremental and often counterproductive regulatory patches. Demands for data localisation, algorithmic accountability, and platform taxation are not neutralised but instead met with strategic [4] ______, whereby surface -level acknowledgment of legitimate grievances is deployed to forestall binding systemic obligations. Civil society coalitions are incorporated, not empowered. Subaltern voices are platformed only to be curated, not amplified. Thus, genuine digital equity requires not merely better representation within existing governance architectures, but a fundamental interrogation of those architectures themselves. Absent such a reckoning, international digital governance will remain a largely ceremonial [5] ______, rich in declarations and frameworks, hollow in transformative substance.

Question 79 of 100

What should come in the place of blank number [4]? In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The discourse surrounding digital sovereignty in the twenty -first century reveals less a genuine redistribution of technological power and more a performance of procedural inclusion. As Silicon Valley platforms consolidate their dominance over global commu nication infrastructures, the governance frameworks they propose often embed assumptions of market -led innovation and technological [1] ______ that systematically marginalise alternative architectural paradigms. The global South's data ecosystems, rather t han being valued as autonomous epistemic formations, are routinely recast through the extractive vocabulary of 'capacity development,' a phrase whose institutional [2] ______ exposes its debt to earlier colonial administrative logics. Embedded within these frameworks is the presumption that non -Western digital economies must be 'modernised' before they may participate meaningfully in global data governance —reproducing a developmental asymmetry that conceals itself as technical assistanc e. Meanwhile, discourse around cybersecurity and information disorder is increasingly structured around vocabularies of urgency and catastrophe. This framing, paradoxically, enables a mode of discursive [3] ______, wherein structural reform of platform mon opolies is deferred in favour of incremental and often counterproductive regulatory patches. Demands for data localisation, algorithmic accountability, and platform taxation are not neutralised but instead met with strategic [4] ______, whereby surface -level acknowledgment of legitimate grievances is deployed to forestall binding systemic obligations. Civil society coalitions are incorporated, not empowered. Subaltern voices are platformed only to be curated, not amplified. Thus, genuine digital equity requires not merely better representation within existing governance architectures, but a fundamental interrogation of those architectures themselves. Absent such a reckoning, international digital governance will remain a largely ceremonial [5] ______, rich in declarations and frameworks, hollow in transformative substance.

Question 80 of 100

What should come in the place of blank number [5]? In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The discourse surrounding digital sovereignty in the twenty -first century reveals less a genuine redistribution of technological power and more a performance of procedural inclusion. As Silicon Valley platforms consolidate their dominance over global commu nication infrastructures, the governance frameworks they propose often embed assumptions of market -led innovation and technological [1] ______ that systematically marginalise alternative architectural paradigms. The global South's data ecosystems, rather t han being valued as autonomous epistemic formations, are routinely recast through the extractive vocabulary of 'capacity development,' a phrase whose institutional [2] ______ exposes its debt to earlier colonial administrative logics. Embedded within these frameworks is the presumption that non -Western digital economies must be 'modernised' before they may participate meaningfully in global data governance —reproducing a developmental asymmetry that conceals itself as technical assistanc e. Meanwhile, discourse around cybersecurity and information disorder is increasingly structured around vocabularies of urgency and catastrophe. This framing, paradoxically, enables a mode of discursive [3] ______, wherein structural reform of platform mon opolies is deferred in favour of incremental and often counterproductive regulatory patches. Demands for data localisation, algorithmic accountability, and platform taxation are not neutralised but instead met with strategic [4] ______, whereby surface -level acknowledgment of legitimate grievances is deployed to forestall binding systemic obligations. Civil society coalitions are incorporated, not empowered. Subaltern voices are platformed only to be curated, not amplified. Thus, genuine digital equity requires not merely better representation within existing governance architectures, but a fundamental interrogation of those architectures themselves. Absent such a reckoning, international digital governance will remain a largely ceremonial [5] ______, rich in declarations and frameworks, hollow in transformative substance.

Question 81 of 100

Fill the correct degree of comparison: Among all the candidates shortlisted, she is by far the ____.

Question 82 of 100

Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful passage: 1. The proliferation of AI-generated content has created significant ambiguities in existing intellectual property law. 2. Copyright frameworks were originally designed to protect human authors and their creative expressions. 3. Courts across multiple jurisdictions have begun examining whether machine-generated works merit legal protection. 4. Legislative reform will therefore be necessary to align intellectual property law with contemporary technological realities.

Question 83 of 100

Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who doubts the sincerity or goodness of others'.

Question 84 of 100

Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A government ruled by a single person with absolute power'.

Question 85 of 100

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Had the committee not postponed the review, (1)/ the institution would have had a better chance (2)/ to scrutinising the financial irregularities (3)/ before the annual audit commenced. (4)

Question 86 of 100

A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. She said, "Why are you laughing?"

Question 87 of 100

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: Redolent

Question 88 of 100

Change the following from active to passive: Do the authorities classify this substance as a controlled drug?

Question 89 of 100

Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Play gooseberry

Question 90 of 100

Select the correct option: The researcher's methodology proved __ rigorous that it became the benchmark for all subsequent studies in the field.

Question 91 of 100

A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. She wondered why the documents had been filed in the wrong cabinet.

Question 92 of 100

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word. The professor argued that ________ equilibrium is rarely achieved in open, dissipative systems found in nature.

Question 93 of 100

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The acolyte carefully carried the jewelled chalice to the altar .

Question 94 of 100

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: The administration must prevent them to access the restricted database.

Question 95 of 100

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The witnesses must have been briefed about the protocol changes by the investigation officer .

Question 96 of 100

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The revised legislative framework is capable for addressing (1)/ the deep -rooted systemic inequalities (2)/ that have persisted across marginalised communities (3)/ for over three decades. (4)

Question 97 of 100

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: The ancient fortress is constructed from stone.

Question 98 of 100

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: IRREPRESSIBLE

Question 99 of 100

Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a logical passage. 1. This immutability makes blockchain particularly suited for financial transactions and supply chain verification. 2. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that records data across a network of computers in linked blocks. 3. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the preceding block, rendering unauthorised alteration extremely difficult. 4. Enterprises across sectors are actively piloting blockchain solutions to enhance transparency and reduce fraud.

Question 100 of 100

Select the correct spelling for a word meaning 'an internal split or division'.