Most Expected SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 Question Paper
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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:
- General Intelligence & Reasoning – 25 Qs
- General Awareness – 25 Qs
- Quantitative Aptitude – 25 Qs
- English Comprehension – 25 Qs
- Total Marks: 200
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Negative Marking: 0.5 marks per wrong answer
1️⃣ General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 MCQs)
- Find the odd one out: 2, 3, 5, 9, 11
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 9
Answer: d) 9 - Complete the series: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?
a) 50
b) 60
c) 80
d) 100
Answer: c) 80 - 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 - In a code, TABLE = UBCME. How is CHAIR written?
a) DIBJS
b) DIJBS
c) DIBSJ
d) DIBJS
Answer: a) DIBJS - Next number in 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
a) 108
b) 162
c) 243
d) 324
Answer: c) 243 - Find the missing number: 2, 4, 12, 48, ?
a) 192
b) 240
c) 180
d) 256
Answer: a) 192 - Which word does NOT belong: Apple, Banana, Carrot, Mango
a) Apple
b) Banana
c) Carrot
d) Mango
Answer: c) Carrot - What comes next: Z, X, V, T, ?
a) R
b) S
c) Q
d) P
Answer: a) R - If ‘CAT’ is coded as ‘XZG’, how is ‘DOG’ coded?
a) WLT
b) WKT
c) WJU
d) VLT
Answer: a) WLT - Which number replaces the question mark? 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
a) 70
b) 112
c) 84
d) 108
Answer: b) 112 - Which shape will complete the pattern? (Visual question – omitted here)
a) Square
b) Triangle
c) Circle
d) Rectangle
Answer: b) Triangle - 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 - 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 - Which letter comes next? A, C, F, J, ?
a) O
b) N
c) M
d) P
Answer: a) O - 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 - Rearrange the letters in ‘EVALUATE’ to form a meaningful word.
a) VALUE
b) ELEVATE
c) VAULT
d) ALUATE
Answer: b) ELEVATE - Which number comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Answer: d) 13 - In a certain code, ‘PENCIL’ is ‘QFODJM’. What is ‘RULER’?
a) SVKFS
b) SVLFS
c) SVKER
d) SVKFT
Answer: a) SVKFS - How many triangles are there in the figure? (Visual question – omitted)
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16
Answer: b) 12 - 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 - Find the odd number out: 21, 33, 46, 57, 69
a) 21
b) 33
c) 46
d) 69
Answer: c) 46 - The code for ‘FARM’ is ‘IDUP’. What is the code for ‘CROP’?
a) FURS
b) FUSQ
c) FUSP
d) FUSO
Answer: a) FURS - 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° - Find the next number: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
a) 40
b) 45
c) 49
d) 64
Answer: c) 49 - If 3x + 4 = 19, then x = ?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: b) 5
2️⃣ General Awareness (25 MCQs)
- 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 - Currency of Japan?
a) Yen
b) Yuan
c) Dollar
d) Won
Answer: a) Yen - Most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: c) Nitrogen - Author of ‘Discovery of India’?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru - Who built the Taj Mahal?
a) Akbar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Jahangir
Answer: b) Shah Jahan - The Capital of Australia is?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane
Answer: c) Canberra - The longest river in India?
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Godavari
d) Yamuna
Answer: a) Ganges - The chemical symbol for Gold?
a) Au
b) Ag
c) Gd
d) Go
Answer: a) Au - National animal of India?
a) Lion
b) Tiger
c) Elephant
d) Peacock
Answer: b) Tiger - The first Prime Minister of India?
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: b) Jawaharlal Nehru - What is the SI unit of Force?
a) Newton
b) Pascal
c) Joule
d) Watt
Answer: a) Newton - Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
Answer: b) Mars - The International Day of Yoga is celebrated on?
a) 21 June
b) 15 August
c) 1 January
d) 2 October
Answer: a) 21 June - Who discovered Penicillin?
a) Marie Curie
b) Alexander Fleming
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Isaac Newton
Answer: b) Alexander Fleming - The largest continent?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) Antarctica
Answer: b) Asia - The currency of UK?
a) Euro
b) Dollar
c) Pound Sterling
d) Franc
Answer: c) Pound Sterling - The Nobel Prize is awarded in how many categories?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: b) 6 - Where is the headquarters of WHO?
a) New York
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) London
Answer: b) Geneva - The founder of Sikhism?
a) Guru Nanak
b) Guru Gobind Singh
c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
d) Guru Arjan Dev
Answer: a) Guru Nanak - Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Thailand
Answer: b) Japan - Which of these is a greenhouse gas?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon Dioxide
d) Helium
Answer: c) Carbon Dioxide - What is the chemical formula for water?
a) H2O
b) CO2
c) NaCl
d) O2
Answer: a) H2O - 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 - 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 - The chemical element with atomic number 1 is?
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Helium
d) Nitrogen
Answer: b) Hydrogen
3️⃣ Quantitative Aptitude (25 MCQs)
- 15% of 200 = ?
a) 25
b) 30
c) 35
d) 40
Answer: b) 30 - 5 + 3 × 6 ÷ 2 – 4 = ?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
Answer: c) 13 - 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 - Cost price of 10 pens = selling price of 8 pens. Profit %?
a) 15%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 30%
Answer: c) 25% - 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 - If x + y = 10 and x – y = 2, find x.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
Answer: b) 6 - What is 20% of 150?
a) 25
b) 30
c) 35
d) 40
Answer: b) 30 - What is the square root of 256?
a) 14
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17
Answer: c) 16 - 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 - 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 - What is 25% of 160?
a) 30
b) 40
c) 45
d) 50
Answer: b) 40 - 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 - What is 0.5 × 0.2?
a) 0.1
b) 0.01
c) 1
d) 10
Answer: a) 0.1 - Simplify: 12 ÷ (2 × 2) + 3
a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
Answer: b) 5 - Find the next number in 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
a) 18
b) 20
c) 32
d) 24
Answer: c) 32 - 45% of 200 = ?
a) 80
b) 85
c) 90
d) 95
Answer: c) 90 - 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 - 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 - What is 15% of 300?
a) 45
b) 50
c) 55
d) 60
Answer: a) 45 - 10² + 12² = ?
a) 244
b) 244
c) 244
d) 244
Answer: 244 - What is 1/4 of 80?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
Answer: c) 20 - If 5x = 20, then x = ?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: c) 4 - What is the value of π (pi) approximately?
a) 3.14
b) 3.15
c) 3.16
d) 3.17
Answer: a) 3.14 - Find the simple interest on ₹1000 for 2 years at 5% p.a.
a) ₹50
b) ₹100
c) ₹150
d) ₹200
Answer: b) ₹100 - 100 ÷ 4 × 2 = ?
a) 25
b) 40
c) 50
d) 75
Answer: c) 50
4️⃣ English Comprehension (25 MCQs)
- Choose the correctly spelled word:
a) Recieve
b) Receive
c) Recive
d) Receeve
Answer: b) Receive - Synonym of ‘Happy’:
a) Sad
b) Joyful
c) Angry
d) Lazy
Answer: b) Joyful - Fill in the blank: She _____ to the market yesterday.
a) goes
b) went
c) gone
d) going
Answer: b) went - 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) - One-word substitution for ‘a person who writes poems’:
a) Novelist
b) Poet
c) Dramatist
d) Author
Answer: b) Poet - Choose the correct article: She has ____ umbrella.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: b) an - Find the antonym of ‘Brave’:
a) Courageous
b) Fearful
c) Strong
d) Bold
Answer: b) Fearful - 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. - Fill in the blank: They _____ playing cricket now.
a) is
b) are
c) am
d) be
Answer: b) are - Choose the correct preposition: He is good _____ math.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by
Answer: c) at - Replace the underlined word with a suitable synonym: She is very angry.
a) Happy
b) Furious
c) Calm
d) Sad
Answer: b) Furious - Select the correct plural form:
a) Childs
b) Childes
c) Children
d) Child
Answer: c) Children - Choose the correct option: I have _____ apple.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: b) an - Find the error: She can sings well.
a) She
b) can
c) sings
d) well
Answer: c) sings (should be sing) - Find the synonym of ‘Beautiful’:
a) Ugly
b) Pretty
c) Plain
d) Dark
Answer: b) Pretty - 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. - Fill in the blank: This is my _____ book.
a) friend
b) friends
c) friend’s
d) friends’
Answer: c) friend’s - Choose the correct tense: They _____ finished their homework.
a) has
b) have
c) had
d) having
Answer: b) have - Find the antonym of ‘Hard’:
a) Difficult
b) Soft
c) Tough
d) Rigid
Answer: b) Soft - Select the correct form: I _____ to the gym every day.
a) go
b) goes
c) going
d) gone
Answer: a) go - Fill in the blank: She _____ a doctor.
a) am
b) is
c) are
d) be
Answer: b) is - Identify the part of speech of the word ‘quickly’:
a) Noun
b) Verb
c) Adjective
d) Adverb
Answer: d) Adverb - Choose the correct option: He has been _____ since morning.
a) working
b) work
c) worked
d) works
Answer: a) working - Replace the underlined word with a synonym: He is a fast runner.
a) Slow
b) Quick
c) Late
d) Weak
Answer: b) Quick - 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!