SSC CGL 2024 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

SSC CGL 2024 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 20 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · Percentage

   If 30% of a number is 90, what is 65% of the same number?

   • A. 165
   • B. 180
   • C. 195
   • D. 210
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   30% of x = 90 ⇒ x = 300. 65% of 300 = 0.65 × 300 = 195.

2. Q2 · Blood Relations

   Pointing to a man, Anita said, 'He is the only son of my mother's only daughter.' How is the man related to Anita?

   • A. Brother
   • B. Son
   • C. Cousin
   • D. Nephew
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Mother's only daughter = Anita herself. Her only son is therefore her son.

3. Q3 · Sentence Improvement

   Choose the option that improves the underlined part: She _denied to come_ with us to the picnic.

   • A. denied to come
   • B. denied coming
   • C. refused to come
   • D. refused coming
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   'Deny' takes a noun-phrase object ('denied a charge'); the correct verb for declining an invitation is 'refuse', followed by the to-infinitive: 'refused to come'.

4. Q4 · Coding-Decoding

   In a certain code language, if 'TABLE' is coded as '53214' and 'CHAIR' is coded as '16789', then how will 'CABLE' be coded?

   • A. 13214
   • B. 63214
   • C. 13524
   • D. 16214
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   From TABLE=53214: A=3,B=2,L=1,E=4. From CHAIR=16789: C=1. So CABLE = C(1)A(3)B(2)L(1)E(4) = 13214.

5. Q5 · Classification (Odd one out)

   Select the odd one out from the following options.

   • A. 64
   • B. 125
   • C. 216
   • D. 243
   Answer and solution

   Answer: D

   Options A (4³), B (5³), and C (6³) are perfect cubes, but D (243 = 3⁵) is not a perfect cube; hence, D is the odd one out.

6. Q6 · Embedded Figures

   Which of the answer figures contains the question figure as an embedded part? Question Figure: A simple equilateral triangle Which complex geometric pattern among the options contains this exact triangle?

   • A. A hexagon divided into 6 triangular parts
   • B. A square with diagonal lines forming 4 triangular sections
   • C. A circle with inscribed curved patterns only
   • D. A pentagon with internal star pattern
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   A regular hexagon divided into 6 parts from center creates 6 equilateral triangles. The question figure (equilateral triangle) can be found as one of these 6 triangular sections in option A.

7. Q7 · Venn Diagrams

   Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes: Doctors, Women, Engineers

   • A. Three separate circles with no overlap
   • B. Three overlapping circles forming all possible intersections
   • C. One circle inside another, with a third separate circle
   • D. Two circles overlapping with a third circle completely inside one
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Doctors, Women, and Engineers can have all possible intersections. A person can be a woman doctor, a woman engineer, a male doctor, a male engineer, or a woman who is both a doctor and engineer. Therefore, three overlapping circles with all intersections is correct.

8. Q8 · Classification (Odd one out)

   Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out.

   • A. ACEG
   • B. DFHJ
   • C. HJKM
   • D. MOQS
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   In options A, B, and D, each letter is separated by one letter (gap of +2 positions). In option C, the gap is inconsistent (H-J-K-M pattern differs).

9. Q9 · Blood Relations

   Pointing to a photograph, Meera said, 'He is the son of my father's only son.' How is the person in the photograph related to Meera?

   • A. Brother
   • B. Son
   • C. Nephew
   • D. Cousin
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Meera's father's only son is Meera's brother. The son of Meera's brother is Meera's nephew.

10. Q10 · Coding-Decoding

    In a certain code language, 'BOLD' is written as 'CPME' and 'FROG' is written as 'GSPH'. How will 'JUMP' be written in that language?

    • A. KVNQ
    • B. KUNQ
    • C. KVOQ
    • D. LVNQ
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    Each letter is shifted by +1 in alphabetical order: B→C, O→P, L→M, D→E. Similarly, J→K, U→V, M→N, P→Q = KVNQ.