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Get ready for the SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 exam with the most expected question paper! Practice this complete set of MCQs covering all sections — General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension — along with answers.

📝 Introduction

The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam is one of the most awaited government exams of the year. To help you prepare effectively, we’ve compiled a most expected question paper for 2025 based on exam patterns and previous years’ trends.

Practice these MCQs to boost your confidence and improve your speed and accuracy.

📋 Exam Pattern Recap

• Total Questions: 100
• Sections:
  1. General Intelligence & Reasoning – 25 Qs
  2. General Awareness – 25 Qs
  3. Quantitative Aptitude – 25 Qs
  4. English Comprehension – 25 Qs
• Total Marks: 200
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Negative Marking: 0.5 marks per wrong answer

1️⃣ General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 MCQs)

1. Find the odd one out: 2, 3, 5, 9, 11
   a) 2
   b) 3
   c) 5
   d) 9
   Answer: d) 9
2. Complete the series: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?
   a) 50
   b) 60
   c) 80
   d) 100
   Answer: c) 80
3. If A is brother of B and B is sister of C, what is C to A?
   a) Brother
   b) Sister
   c) Could be either
   d) Father
   Answer: c) Could be either
4. In a code, TABLE = UBCME. How is CHAIR written?
   a) DIBJS
   b) DIJBS
   c) DIBSJ
   d) DIBJS
   Answer: a) DIBJS
5. Next number in 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
   a) 108
   b) 162
   c) 243
   d) 324
   Answer: c) 243
6. Find the missing number: 2, 4, 12, 48, ?
   a) 192
   b) 240
   c) 180
   d) 256
   Answer: a) 192
7. Which word does NOT belong: Apple, Banana, Carrot, Mango
   a) Apple
   b) Banana
   c) Carrot
   d) Mango
   Answer: c) Carrot
8. What comes next: Z, X, V, T, ?
   a) R
   b) S
   c) Q
   d) P
   Answer: a) R
9. If ‘CAT’ is coded as ‘XZG’, how is ‘DOG’ coded?
   a) WLT
   b) WKT
   c) WJU
   d) VLT
   Answer: a) WLT
10. Which number replaces the question mark? 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
    a) 70
    b) 112
    c) 84
    d) 108
    Answer: b) 112
11. Which shape will complete the pattern? (Visual question – omitted here)
    a) Square
    b) Triangle
    c) Circle
    d) Rectangle
    Answer: b) Triangle
12. Find the code for ‘BRIDGE’ if B=2, R=18, I=9, D=4, G=7, E=5, and code is sum of letters.
    a) 45
    b) 43
    c) 40
    d) 50
    Answer: a) 45
13. A is twice as old as B. 5 years ago, A was three times as old as B. Find B’s present age.
    a) 10
    b) 15
    c) 20
    d) 25
    Answer: a) 10
14. Which letter comes next? A, C, F, J, ?
    a) O
    b) N
    c) M
    d) P
    Answer: a) O
15. Pointing to a man, a woman says, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?
    a) Mother
    b) Aunt
    c) Grandmother
    d) Sister
    Answer: a) Mother
16. Rearrange the letters in ‘EVALUATE’ to form a meaningful word.
    a) VALUE
    b) ELEVATE
    c) VAULT
    d) ALUATE
    Answer: b) ELEVATE
17. Which number comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
    a) 10
    b) 11
    c) 12
    d) 13
    Answer: d) 13
18. In a certain code, ‘PENCIL’ is ‘QFODJM’. What is ‘RULER’?
    a) SVKFS
    b) SVLFS
    c) SVKER
    d) SVKFT
    Answer: a) SVKFS
19. How many triangles are there in the figure? (Visual question – omitted)
    a) 10
    b) 12
    c) 14
    d) 16
    Answer: b) 12
20. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, which of these will be the mirror image of the figure? (Visual question – omitted)
    a) Option 1
    b) Option 2
    c) Option 3
    d) Option 4
    Answer: a) Option 1
21. Find the odd number out: 21, 33, 46, 57, 69
    a) 21
    b) 33
    c) 46
    d) 69
    Answer: c) 46
22. The code for ‘FARM’ is ‘IDUP’. What is the code for ‘CROP’?
    a) FURS
    b) FUSQ
    c) FUSP
    d) FUSO
    Answer: a) FURS
23. A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between hour and minute hands?
    a) 7.5°
    b) 0°
    c) 15°
    d) 30°
    Answer: a) 7.5°
24. Find the next number: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
    a) 40
    b) 45
    c) 49
    d) 64
    Answer: c) 49
25. If 3x + 4 = 19, then x = ?
    a) 4
    b) 5
    c) 6
    d) 7
    Answer: b) 5

2️⃣ General Awareness (25 MCQs)

1. Who is the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’?
   a) Mahatma Gandhi
   b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
   c) Jawaharlal Nehru
   d) Sardar Patel
   Answer: b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
2. Currency of Japan?
   a) Yen
   b) Yuan
   c) Dollar
   d) Won
   Answer: a) Yen
3. Most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
   a) Oxygen
   b) Carbon Dioxide
   c) Nitrogen
   d) Hydrogen
   Answer: c) Nitrogen
4. Author of ‘Discovery of India’?
   a) Jawaharlal Nehru
   b) Rabindranath Tagore
   c) Subhash Chandra Bose
   d) Sardar Patel
   Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
5. Who built the Taj Mahal?
   a) Akbar
   b) Shah Jahan
   c) Aurangzeb
   d) Jahangir
   Answer: b) Shah Jahan
6. The Capital of Australia is?
   a) Sydney
   b) Melbourne
   c) Canberra
   d) Brisbane
   Answer: c) Canberra
7. The longest river in India?
   a) Ganges
   b) Brahmaputra
   c) Godavari
   d) Yamuna
   Answer: a) Ganges
8. The chemical symbol for Gold?
   a) Au
   b) Ag
   c) Gd
   d) Go
   Answer: a) Au
9. National animal of India?
   a) Lion
   b) Tiger
   c) Elephant
   d) Peacock
   Answer: b) Tiger
10. The first Prime Minister of India?
    a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
    b) Jawaharlal Nehru
    c) Indira Gandhi
    d) Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: b) Jawaharlal Nehru
11. What is the SI unit of Force?
    a) Newton
    b) Pascal
    c) Joule
    d) Watt
    Answer: a) Newton
12. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
    a) Venus
    b) Mars
    c) Jupiter
    d) Saturn
    Answer: b) Mars
13. The International Day of Yoga is celebrated on?
    a) 21 June
    b) 15 August
    c) 1 January
    d) 2 October
    Answer: a) 21 June
14. Who discovered Penicillin?
    a) Marie Curie
    b) Alexander Fleming
    c) Louis Pasteur
    d) Isaac Newton
    Answer: b) Alexander Fleming
15. The largest continent?
    a) Africa
    b) Asia
    c) Europe
    d) Antarctica
    Answer: b) Asia
16. The currency of UK?
    a) Euro
    b) Dollar
    c) Pound Sterling
    d) Franc
    Answer: c) Pound Sterling
17. The Nobel Prize is awarded in how many categories?
    a) 5
    b) 6
    c) 7
    d) 8
    Answer: b) 6
18. Where is the headquarters of WHO?
    a) New York
    b) Geneva
    c) Paris
    d) London
    Answer: b) Geneva
19. The founder of Sikhism?
    a) Guru Nanak
    b) Guru Gobind Singh
    c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
    d) Guru Arjan Dev
    Answer: a) Guru Nanak
20. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
    a) China
    b) Japan
    c) South Korea
    d) Thailand
    Answer: b) Japan
21. Which of these is a greenhouse gas?
    a) Oxygen
    b) Nitrogen
    c) Carbon Dioxide
    d) Helium
    Answer: c) Carbon Dioxide
22. What is the chemical formula for water?
    a) H2O
    b) CO2
    c) NaCl
    d) O2
    Answer: a) H2O
23. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to which Indian in 1913?
    a) Rabindranath Tagore
    b) Sarojini Naidu
    c) C.V. Raman
    d) Amartya Sen
    Answer: a) Rabindranath Tagore
24. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
    a) Indira Gandhi
    b) Sarojini Naidu
    c) Pratibha Patil
    d) Sushma Swaraj
    Answer: a) Indira Gandhi
25. The chemical element with atomic number 1 is?
    a) Oxygen
    b) Hydrogen
    c) Helium
    d) Nitrogen
    Answer: b) Hydrogen

3️⃣ Quantitative Aptitude (25 MCQs)

1. 15% of 200 = ?
   a) 25
   b) 30
   c) 35
   d) 40
   Answer: b) 30
2. 5 + 3 × 6 ÷ 2 – 4 = ?
   a) 10
   b) 12
   c) 13
   d) 14
   Answer: c) 13
3. Speed of train that covers 120 km in 2 hours?
   a) 50 km/h
   b) 60 km/h
   c) 55 km/h
   d) 70 km/h
   Answer: b) 60 km/h
4. Cost price of 10 pens = selling price of 8 pens. Profit %?
   a) 15%
   b) 20%
   c) 25%
   d) 30%
   Answer: c) 25%
5. Average of five numbers is 20. If one number excluded, average is 18. Excluded number?
   a) 25
   b) 26
   c) 28
   d) 30
   Answer: d) 30
6. If x + y = 10 and x – y = 2, find x.
   a) 4
   b) 6
   c) 8
   d) 10
   Answer: b) 6
7. What is 20% of 150?
   a) 25
   b) 30
   c) 35
   d) 40
   Answer: b) 30
8. What is the square root of 256?
   a) 14
   b) 15
   c) 16
   d) 17
   Answer: c) 16
9. The perimeter of a square is 64 cm. Find its area.
   a) 256 sq.cm
   b) 512 sq.cm
   c) 128 sq.cm
   d) 64 sq.cm
   Answer: a) 256 sq.cm
10. If 3 workers complete a job in 8 days, how many days will 6 workers take?
    a) 4 days
    b) 6 days
    c) 3 days
    d) 5 days
    Answer: a) 4 days
11. What is 25% of 160?
    a) 30
    b) 40
    c) 45
    d) 50
    Answer: b) 40
12. If a man runs 60 meters in 15 seconds, what is his speed in m/s?
    a) 3
    b) 4
    c) 5
    d) 6
    Answer: c) 4
13. What is 0.5 × 0.2?
    a) 0.1
    b) 0.01
    c) 1
    d) 10
    Answer: a) 0.1
14. Simplify: 12 ÷ (2 × 2) + 3
    a) 6
    b) 5
    c) 4
    d) 3
    Answer: b) 5
15. Find the next number in 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
    a) 18
    b) 20
    c) 32
    d) 24
    Answer: c) 32
16. 45% of 200 = ?
    a) 80
    b) 85
    c) 90
    d) 95
    Answer: c) 90
17. A shopkeeper gives 10% discount on an article priced at ₹500. What is the selling price?
    a) ₹400
    b) ₹450
    c) ₹475
    d) ₹500
    Answer: b) ₹450
18. If the ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their sum is 56, find the larger number.
    a) 24
    b) 28
    c) 32
    d) 36
    Answer: c) 32
19. What is 15% of 300?
    a) 45
    b) 50
    c) 55
    d) 60
    Answer: a) 45
20. 10² + 12² = ?
    a) 244
    b) 244
    c) 244
    d) 244
    Answer: 244
21. What is 1/4 of 80?
    a) 10
    b) 15
    c) 20
    d) 25
    Answer: c) 20
22. If 5x = 20, then x = ?
    a) 2
    b) 3
    c) 4
    d) 5
    Answer: c) 4
23. What is the value of π (pi) approximately?
    a) 3.14
    b) 3.15
    c) 3.16
    d) 3.17
    Answer: a) 3.14
24. Find the simple interest on ₹1000 for 2 years at 5% p.a.
    a) ₹50
    b) ₹100
    c) ₹150
    d) ₹200
    Answer: b) ₹100
25. 100 ÷ 4 × 2 = ?
    a) 25
    b) 40
    c) 50
    d) 75
    Answer: c) 50

4️⃣ English Comprehension (25 MCQs)

1. Choose the correctly spelled word:
   a) Recieve
   b) Receive
   c) Recive
   d) Receeve
   Answer: b) Receive
2. Synonym of ‘Happy’:
   a) Sad
   b) Joyful
   c) Angry
   d) Lazy
   Answer: b) Joyful
3. Fill in the blank: She _____ to the market yesterday.
   a) goes
   b) went
   c) gone
   d) going
   Answer: b) went
4. Identify the error: He don’t like ice cream.
   a) He
   b) don’t
   c) like
   d) ice cream
   Answer: b) don’t (should be doesn’t)
5. One-word substitution for ‘a person who writes poems’:
   a) Novelist
   b) Poet
   c) Dramatist
   d) Author
   Answer: b) Poet
6. Choose the correct article: She has ____ umbrella.
   a) a
   b) an
   c) the
   d) no article
   Answer: b) an
7. Find the antonym of ‘Brave’:
   a) Courageous
   b) Fearful
   c) Strong
   d) Bold
   Answer: b) Fearful
8. Select the correct sentence:
   a) He go to school every day.
   b) He goes to school every day.
   c) He going to school every day.
   d) He gone to school every day.
   Answer: b) He goes to school every day.
9. Fill in the blank: They _____ playing cricket now.
   a) is
   b) are
   c) am
   d) be
   Answer: b) are
10. Choose the correct preposition: He is good _____ math.
    a) on
    b) in
    c) at
    d) by
    Answer: c) at
11. Replace the underlined word with a suitable synonym: She is very angry.
    a) Happy
    b) Furious
    c) Calm
    d) Sad
    Answer: b) Furious
12. Select the correct plural form:
    a) Childs
    b) Childes
    c) Children
    d) Child
    Answer: c) Children
13. Choose the correct option: I have _____ apple.
    a) a
    b) an
    c) the
    d) no article
    Answer: b) an
14. Find the error: She can sings well.
    a) She
    b) can
    c) sings
    d) well
    Answer: c) sings (should be sing)
15. Find the synonym of ‘Beautiful’:
    a) Ugly
    b) Pretty
    c) Plain
    d) Dark
    Answer: b) Pretty
16. Which sentence is correct?
    a) He is taller than me.
    b) He is tallest than me.
    c) He taller than me.
    d) He tall than me.
    Answer: a) He is taller than me.
17. Fill in the blank: This is my _____ book.
    a) friend
    b) friends
    c) friend’s
    d) friends’
    Answer: c) friend’s
18. Choose the correct tense: They _____ finished their homework.
    a) has
    b) have
    c) had
    d) having
    Answer: b) have
19. Find the antonym of ‘Hard’:
    a) Difficult
    b) Soft
    c) Tough
    d) Rigid
    Answer: b) Soft
20. Select the correct form: I _____ to the gym every day.
    a) go
    b) goes
    c) going
    d) gone
    Answer: a) go
21. Fill in the blank: She _____ a doctor.
    a) am
    b) is
    c) are
    d) be
    Answer: b) is
22. Identify the part of speech of the word ‘quickly’:
    a) Noun
    b) Verb
    c) Adjective
    d) Adverb
    Answer: d) Adverb
23. Choose the correct option: He has been _____ since morning.
    a) working
    b) work
    c) worked
    d) works
    Answer: a) working
24. Replace the underlined word with a synonym: He is a fast runner.
    a) Slow
    b) Quick
    c) Late
    d) Weak
    Answer: b) Quick
25. Find the error: They was playing football.
    a) They
    b) was
    c) playing
    d) football
    Answer: b) was (should be were)

✅ Final Tips for SSC CGL Tier 1 2025

• Practice Daily: Regular practice helps improve speed and accuracy.
• Focus on Weak Areas: Identify topics where you lose marks and work on them.
• Mock Tests: Take full-length mock exams to get exam-like experience.
• Time Management: Allocate time wisely to each section during the exam.
• Stay Updated: For General Awareness, keep yourself updated on current affairs daily.

🔖 Conclusion

This most expected SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 question paper with answers will help you get a realistic idea of what to expect in the exam. Consistent practice of these questions will definitely boost your confidence and improve your chances of cracking the SSC CGL exam.

Best of luck for your preparation!