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Quick answer: A full 100-question SSC CGL Tier-1 mock in the real exam pattern – 25 each of Reasoning, General Awareness, Quant and English, 200 marks in 60 minutes at 0.50 negative marking – with the complete answer key and one-line explanation for every question. Exam expected 15 September 2026: 5 days to go.
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Four sections of 25 questions and 50 marks each, total 100 questions / 200 marks in 60 minutes, with 0.50 negative marking per wrong answer (source: SSC official website). Sit it timed: 36 seconds per question on average, exactly like the real computer-based test.
General Intelligence and Reasoning (Q1-Q25)
- Q1. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
(a) 40 b) 42 c) 44 d) 46) - Q2. 3, 7, 15, 31, ?
(a) 47 b) 55 c) 63 d) 65) - Q3. AZ, BY, CX, ?
(a) DV b) DW c) DX d) EW) - Q4. Which one is the odd one out?
(a) 121 b) 144 c) 169 d) 190) - Q5. If CAT = 24 (sum of letter positions), then DOG = ?
(a) 25 b) 26 c) 27 d) 28) - Q6. Pointing to a photograph, Ram says: she is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son. How is she related to Ram?
(a) Sister b) Cousin c) Niece d) Aunt) - Q7. A man walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. How far is he from the start?
(a) 3 km b) 5 km c) 8 km d) 13 km) - Q8. Doctor : Hospital : : Teacher : ?
(a) Office b) School c) Court d) Farm) - Q9. All pens are books. Some books are red. Which conclusion follows?
(a) Some pens are red b) No pen is red c) Some books are pens d) None follows) - Q10. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
(a) 30 b) 32 c) 36 d) 49) - Q11. Which one is the odd one out?
(a) Mango b) Apple c) Potato d) Orange) - Q12. If LOVE is coded as MPWF, then HATE is coded as?
(a) IBUF b) IBVF c) JBUF d) IBUE) - Q13. 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
(a) 94 b) 95 c) 96 d) 99) - Q14. Ravi is 5 years older than Sunil. The sum of their ages is 35. How old is Ravi?
(a) 15 b) 17 c) 20 d) 22) - Q15. What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 3:30?
(a) 70 degrees b) 75 degrees c) 80 degrees d) 90 degrees) - Q16. If 1 January is a Monday, what day is 31 January?
(a) Tuesday b) Wednesday c) Thursday d) Friday) - Q17. Which Venn diagram best represents Doctors, Men and Fathers?
(a) Three disjoint circles b) Two intersecting circles c) Three intersecting circles d) Concentric circles) - Q18. In a row of 40 students, A is 16th from the left end. What is A’s position from the right end?
(a) 24th b) 25th c) 26th d) 27th) - Q19. 8 : 512 : : 6 : ?
(a) 36 b) 120 c) 216 d) 256) - Q20. If A = 1, B = 2 and so on, then FACE = ?
(a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17) - Q21. Which one is the odd one out?
(a) 27 b) 64 c) 100 d) 125) - Q22. In a queue Ram is 7th from the front. Shyam stands 3 places behind Ram. What is Shyam’s position from the front?
(a) 9th b) 10th c) 11th d) 12th) - Q23. B, D, G, K, ?
(a) N b) O c) P d) Q) - Q24. If ‘+’ means multiplication and ‘x’ means subtraction, then 5 + 4 x 2 = ?
(a) 6 b) 8 c) 18 d) 22) - Q25. Moon : Satellite : : Earth : ?
(a) Sun b) Planet c) Star d) Galaxy)
General Awareness (Q26-Q50)
- Q26. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which amendment?
(a) 24th b) 42nd c) 44th d) 52nd) - Q27. Who is called the Father of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Dr B R Ambedkar d) Sardar Patel) - Q28. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in?
(a) New York b) Geneva c) Paris d) Vienna) - Q29. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
(a) Venus b) Mars c) Jupiter d) Mercury) - Q30. The chemical symbol of gold is?
(a) Ag b) Au c) Gd d) Go) - Q31. Who wrote the national song Vande Mataram?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee c) Sarojini Naidu d) Subramania Bharati) - Q32. Which is the longest river flowing within India?
(a) Brahmaputra b) Godavari c) Ganga d) Narmada) - Q33. The Reserve Bank of India was established in which year?
(a) 1930 b) 1935 c) 1947 d) 1949) - Q34. Which Article of the Constitution deals with equality before law?
(a) Article 13 b) Article 14 c) Article 19 d) Article 21) - Q35. The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of these states?
(a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Mizoram d) Punjab) - Q36. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
(a) C Rajagopalachari b) Lord Mountbatten c) Lord Wavell d) Dr Rajendra Prasad) - Q37. The SI unit of electric current is?
(a) Volt b) Watt c) Ampere d) Ohm) - Q38. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Carbon dioxide d) Argon) - Q39. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
(a) 1757 b) 1764 c) 1761 d) 1748) - Q40. Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
(a) Thomas Edison b) Alexander Graham Bell c) Marconi d) Newton) - Q41. The currency of Japan is?
(a) Yuan b) Won c) Yen d) Ringgit) - Q42. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?
(a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin B12 c) Vitamin C d) Vitamin D) - Q43. The President of India is elected by?
(a) Lok Sabha only b) An electoral college of MPs and MLAs c) The Supreme Court d) Direct public vote) - Q44. The tenure of a Rajya Sabha member is?
(a) 4 years b) 5 years c) 6 years d) Permanent) - Q45. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
(a) Femur b) Stapes c) Radius d) Fibula) - Q46. The Indian National Congress was founded in?
(a) 1857 b) 1885 c) 1905 d) 1919) - Q47. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Maharashtra) - Q48. The SI unit of force is?
(a) Joule b) Newton c) Pascal d) Watt) - Q49. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in?
(a) 1857 b) 1919 c) 1921 d) 1930) - Q50. Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
(a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shah Jahan d) Aurangzeb)
Quantitative Aptitude (Q51-Q75)
- Q51. A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs 400 and sells it for Rs 460. What is his profit percent?
(a) 12% b) 15% c) 18% d) 20%) - Q52. Simple interest on Rs 5,000 at 8% per annum for 3 years is:
(a) Rs 1,000 b) Rs 1,200 c) Rs 1,400 d) Rs 1,600) - Q53. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 12 seconds. Its speed is:
(a) 60 km/h b) 66 km/h c) 72 km/h d) 80 km/h) - Q54. The average of the first 10 natural numbers is:
(a) 5 b) 5.5 c) 6 d) 6.5) - Q55. 25% of 480 is:
(a) 96 b) 110 c) 120 d) 125) - Q56. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:4 and their sum is 84. The larger number is:
(a) 36 b) 44 c) 48 d) 52) - Q57. Compound interest on Rs 10,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years is:
(a) Rs 2,000 b) Rs 2,100 c) Rs 2,200 d) Rs 2,310) - Q58. A can finish a work in 12 days and B in 24 days. Working together they finish it in:
(a) 6 days b) 8 days c) 9 days d) 10 days) - Q59. After a 10% discount an article sells for Rs 540. Its marked price was:
(a) Rs 580 b) Rs 594 c) Rs 600 d) Rs 640) - Q60. If x = 3, then 2x^2 – 5x + 1 equals:
(a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8) - Q61. The LCM of 12 and 18 is:
(a) 24 b) 36 c) 48 d) 72) - Q62. The area of a circle of radius 7 cm is (take pi = 22/7):
(a) 144 cm^2 b) 154 cm^2 c) 164 cm^2 d) 176 cm^2) - Q63. A man spends 80% of his income of Rs 20,000. His monthly savings are:
(a) Rs 2,000 b) Rs 3,000 c) Rs 4,000 d) Rs 5,000) - Q64. A car covers 180 km in 3 hours. Its average speed is:
(a) 50 km/h b) 54 km/h c) 60 km/h d) 72 km/h) - Q65. The square root of 1296 is:
(a) 34 b) 36 c) 38 d) 42) - Q66. The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is:
(a) 360 degrees b) 450 degrees c) 540 degrees d) 720 degrees) - Q67. An article costing Rs 800 is sold at a loss of 15%. The selling price is:
(a) Rs 660 b) Rs 680 c) Rs 700 d) Rs 720) - Q68. If sin theta = 3/5, then cos theta equals:
(a) 3/4 b) 4/5 c) 5/4 d) 5/3) - Q69. A town of 5,000 people grows at 10% per year. Its population after 2 years will be:
(a) 6,000 b) 6,050 c) 6,100 d) 6,500) - Q70. A square has area 144 cm^2. Its perimeter is:
(a) 36 cm b) 44 cm c) 48 cm d) 56 cm) - Q71. If 15 workers complete a job in 8 days, then 12 workers will complete it in:
(a) 9 days b) 10 days c) 11 days d) 12 days) - Q72. The difference of two numbers is 8 and they are in the ratio 5:3. The larger number is:
(a) 12 b) 16 c) 20 d) 24) - Q73. A price rises 20% and then falls 20%. The net change is:
(a) No change b) 4% increase c) 4% decrease d) 2% decrease) - Q74. tan 45 degrees + cot 45 degrees equals:
(a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) sqrt(2)) - Q75. A sum doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. The annual rate is:
(a) 10% b) 12% c) 12.5% d) 15%)
English Comprehension (Q76-Q100)
- Q76. Choose the synonym of ABUNDANT.
(a) Scarce b) Plentiful c) Tiny d) Hidden) - Q77. Choose the antonym of ANCIENT.
(a) Old b) Historic c) Modern d) Antique) - Q78. Spot the error: One of my friend (a) / is coming (b) / to see me (c) / today (d).
(a) (a) b) (b) c) (c) d) (d)) - Q79. Fill in the blank: She has been working here ____ 2015.
(a) for b) from c) since d) at) - Q80. One word for a person who writes books:
(a) Editor b) Author c) Publisher d) Reader) - Q81. The idiom to beat around the bush means:
(a) To speak plainly b) To avoid the main topic c) To garden often d) To fight openly) - Q82. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Recieve b) Receive c) Receeve d) Riceive) - Q83. Fill in the blank: He is good ____ mathematics.
(a) in b) at c) on d) with) - Q84. Choose the synonym of BRAVE.
(a) Bold and courageous b) Weak c) Careless d) Rude) - Q85. Choose the antonym of EXPAND.
(a) Enlarge b) Contract c) Extend d) Inflate) - Q86. Spot the error: He do not (a) / like coffee (b) / at all (c).
(a) (a) b) (b) c) (c) d) No error) - Q87. One word for government by the people:
(a) Monarchy b) Autocracy c) Democracy d) Oligarchy) - Q88. The idiom a blessing in disguise means:
(a) An obvious gift b) A hidden danger c) A misfortune that turns out to be good d) A costume party) - Q89. Change to passive voice: She wrote a letter.
(a) A letter is written by her b) A letter was written by her c) A letter has been written d) A letter had written) - Q90. Fill in the blank: Neither of the boys ____ present.
(a) are b) were c) was d) have been) - Q91. Choose the synonym of FRAGILE.
(a) Strong b) Delicate c) Heavy d) Rough) - Q92. Choose the antonym of VICTORY.
(a) Triumph b) Success c) Defeat d) Winning) - Q93. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:
(a) He is senior than me b) He is senior to me c) He is more senior than me d) He is senior from me) - Q94. One word for a person who loves books:
(a) Bibliophile b) Philanthropist c) Misanthrope d) Numismatist) - Q95. Fill in the blank: I have lived here ____ ten years.
(a) since b) for c) from d) before) - Q96. The idiom to burn the midnight oil means:
(a) To waste fuel b) To work late into the night c) To sleep early d) To light lamps) - Q97. Spot the error: The news are (a) / very disturbing (b) / today (c).
(a) (a) b) (b) c) (c) d) No error) - Q98. Choose the synonym of RAPID.
(a) Slow b) Swift c) Late d) Quiet) - Q99. Choose the antonym of ARTIFICIAL.
(a) Fake b) Synthetic c) Natural d) Made-up) - Q100. Change to indirect speech: He said, I am tired.
(a) He said that he is tired b) He said that he was tired c) He says he was tired d) He said he will be tired)
Answer key
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Q1 | B |
| Q2 | C |
| Q3 | B |
| Q4 | D |
| Q5 | B |
| Q6 | A |
| Q7 | A |
| Q8 | B |
| Q9 | C |
| Q10 | C |
| Q11 | C |
| Q12 | A |
| Q13 | B |
| Q14 | C |
| Q15 | B |
| Q16 | B |
| Q17 | C |
| Q18 | B |
| Q19 | C |
| Q20 | B |
| Q21 | C |
| Q22 | B |
| Q23 | C |
| Q24 | C |
| Q25 | B |
| Q26 | B |
| Q27 | C |
| Q28 | C |
| Q29 | B |
| Q30 | B |
| Q31 | B |
| Q32 | C |
| Q33 | B |
| Q34 | B |
| Q35 | D |
| Q36 | B |
| Q37 | C |
| Q38 | B |
| Q39 | A |
| Q40 | B |
| Q41 | C |
| Q42 | C |
| Q43 | B |
| Q44 | C |
| Q45 | B |
| Q46 | B |
| Q47 | C |
| Q48 | B |
| Q49 | B |
| Q50 | C |
| Q51 | B |
| Q52 | B |
| Q53 | C |
| Q54 | B |
| Q55 | C |
| Q56 | C |
| Q57 | B |
| Q58 | B |
| Q59 | C |
| Q60 | B |
| Q61 | B |
| Q62 | B |
| Q63 | C |
| Q64 | C |
| Q65 | B |
| Q66 | C |
| Q67 | B |
| Q68 | B |
| Q69 | B |
| Q70 | C |
| Q71 | B |
| Q72 | C |
| Q73 | C |
| Q74 | C |
| Q75 | C |
| Q76 | B |
| Q77 | C |
| Q78 | A |
| Q79 | C |
| Q80 | B |
| Q81 | B |
| Q82 | B |
| Q83 | B |
| Q84 | A |
| Q85 | B |
| Q86 | A |
| Q87 | C |
| Q88 | C |
| Q89 | B |
| Q90 | C |
| Q91 | B |
| Q92 | C |
| Q93 | B |
| Q94 | A |
| Q95 | B |
| Q96 | B |
| Q97 | A |
| Q98 | B |
| Q99 | C |
| Q100 | B |
Why each answer is correct
- Q1: Differences 4, 6, 8, 10 increase by 2; next difference 12, so 30 + 12 = 42.
- Q2: Each term is previous x 2 + 1: 31 x 2 + 1 = 63.
- Q3: First letter moves forward, second letter moves backward: D and W.
- Q4: 121, 144 and 169 are perfect squares (11, 12, 13 squared); 190 is not.
- Q5: D+O+G = 4 + 15 + 7 = 26.
- Q6: Grandfather’s only son is Ram’s father; his daughter is Ram’s sister.
- Q7: The two 5 km stretches cancel; net displacement is 3 km east.
- Q8: A doctor works in a hospital as a teacher works in a school.
- Q9: Only the converse is certain: some books are pens; nothing links pens to red.
- Q10: Perfect squares: next is 6 squared = 36.
- Q11: Potato is a vegetable; the rest are fruits.
- Q12: Each letter shifts +1: H-I, A-B, T-U, E-F.
- Q13: Each term is previous x 2 + 1: 47 x 2 + 1 = 95.
- Q14: Sunil + (Sunil + 5) = 35, so Sunil = 15 and Ravi = 20.
- Q15: |30 x 3 – 5.5 x 30| = |90 – 165| = 75 degrees.
- Q16: 30 days later: 30 mod 7 = 2, Monday + 2 = Wednesday.
- Q17: A person can be all three at once, so all three circles intersect.
- Q18: 40 – 16 + 1 = 25th.
- Q19: 512 is 8 cubed; 6 cubed = 216.
- Q20: 6 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 15.
- Q21: 27, 64 and 125 are perfect cubes; 100 is not.
- Q22: 7 + 3 = 10th.
- Q23: Gaps increase +2, +3, +4, then +5: K + 5 = P.
- Q24: Rewritten: 5 x 4 – 2 = 18.
- Q25: The moon is a satellite; the earth is a planet.
- Q26: The 42nd Amendment, 1976 inserted Part IVA (Article 51A).
- Q27: Dr Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.
- Q28: UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, France.
- Q29: Iron oxide on its surface gives Mars its red colour.
- Q30: From the Latin name aurum.
- Q31: It is from Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anandamath.
- Q32: The Ganga is the longest river flowing through India (about 2,525 km).
- Q33: RBI was set up on 1 April 1935 under the RBI Act, 1934.
- Q34: Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of laws.
- Q35: It crosses 8 states from Gujarat to Mizoram; Punjab is far north of it.
- Q36: Lord Mountbatten served from August 1947; C Rajagopalachari was the first Indian to hold the office.
- Q37: Current is measured in amperes.
- Q38: Nitrogen makes up about 78 percent of the atmosphere.
- Q39: Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah in 1757.
- Q40: Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876.
- Q41: Japan’s currency is the yen.
- Q42: Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
- Q43: Elected MPs (both houses) and MLAs of state assemblies and Delhi/Puducherry form the electoral college.
- Q44: Rajya Sabha members serve 6 years, with one-third retiring every two years.
- Q45: The stapes in the middle ear is the smallest bone.
- Q46: Founded in December 1885 by W C Bonnerjee and A O Hume.
- Q47: Gujarat has the longest state coastline (about 1,600 km).
- Q48: Force is measured in newtons.
- Q49: On 13 April 1919 at Amritsar.
- Q50: Shah Jahan built it in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
- Q51: Profit 60 on 400 = 60/400 = 15%.
- Q52: SI = 5000 x 8 x 3 / 100 = Rs 1,200.
- Q53: 240/12 = 20 m/s; 20 x 18/5 = 72 km/h.
- Q54: Sum = 55; 55/10 = 5.5.
- Q55: 480 x 1/4 = 120.
- Q56: 7 parts = 84, one part = 12; larger = 4 x 12 = 48.
- Q57: 10000 x 1.1 x 1.1 = 12,100; CI = 2,100.
- Q58: 1/12 + 1/24 = 1/8 of the work per day, so 8 days.
- Q59: 540 / 0.9 = Rs 600.
- Q60: 18 – 15 + 1 = 4.
- Q61: 12 = 2^2 x 3; 18 = 2 x 3^2; LCM = 2^2 x 3^2 = 36.
- Q62: 22/7 x 7 x 7 = 154 cm^2.
- Q63: 20% of 20,000 = Rs 4,000.
- Q64: 180/3 = 60 km/h.
- Q65: 36 x 36 = 1296.
- Q66: (5 – 2) x 180 = 540 degrees.
- Q67: 800 x 0.85 = Rs 680.
- Q68: 3-4-5 right triangle: cos = 4/5.
- Q69: 5000 x 1.1 x 1.1 = 6,050.
- Q70: Side = 12; perimeter = 4 x 12 = 48 cm.
- Q71: Work = 120 worker-days; 120/12 = 10 days.
- Q72: 2 parts = 8, so one part = 4; larger = 5 x 4 = 20.
- Q73: 1.2 x 0.8 = 0.96, i.e. a 4% decrease.
- Q74: tan 45 = cot 45 = 1; sum = 2.
- Q75: Interest equal to principal in 8 years: rate = 100/8 = 12.5%.
- Q76: Abundant means existing in large quantities, i.e. plentiful.
- Q77: Ancient means very old; its opposite is modern.
- Q78: One of + plural noun: it should be one of my friends.
- Q79: Since is used with a point of time (2015).
- Q80: An author writes books.
- Q81: It means avoiding the main point.
- Q82: Receive: e before i after c.
- Q83: Good at a subject is the correct collocation.
- Q84: Brave means courageous.
- Q85: To expand is to grow; to contract is to shrink.
- Q86: Third person singular needs does not.
- Q87: Democracy is rule by the people.
- Q88: Something that seems bad but proves beneficial.
- Q89: Past simple passive: was written.
- Q90: Neither takes a singular verb: was.
- Q91: Fragile means easily broken, i.e. delicate.
- Q92: The opposite of victory is defeat.
- Q93: Senior is followed by to, not than.
- Q94: A bibliophile loves books.
- Q95: For is used with a period of time.
- Q96: It means studying or working late at night.
- Q97: News is uncountable and singular: the news is.
- Q98: Rapid means fast, swift.
- Q99: The opposite of artificial is natural.
- Q100: Present becomes past in reported speech: was.
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Quick revision
- Q1.: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?(a) 40 b) 42 c) 44 d) 46)
- Q2.: 3, 7, 15, 31, ?(a) 47 b) 55 c) 63 d) 65)
- Q3.: AZ, BY, CX, ?(a) DV b) DW c) DX d) EW)
- Q4.: Which one is the odd one out?(a) 121 b) 144 c) 169 d) 190)
- Q5.: If CAT = 24 (sum of letter positions), then DOG = ?(a) 25 b) 26 c) 27 d) 28)
- Q6.: Pointing to a photograph, Ram says: she is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.
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