SSC CGL 2025 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

SSC CGL 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 94 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 · Directions and Distances

   A man walks 5 km towards East, then turns 90° anticlockwise and walks 8 km. He then turns 90° clockwise and walks 3 km. Finally, he turns 180° and walks 6 km. In which direction is he now from his starting point?

   • A. North-East
   • B. North-West
   • C. South-East
   • D. South-West
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Final position: East = 5+3-6 = 2 km East, North = 8 km North. He is North-East from starting point.

2. Q2 · Coding-Decoding

   In a certain code language, 'PENCIL' is written as 'OFMBHK' and 'ERASER' is written as 'DQZRDO'. How will 'MARKER' be written in that code language?

   • A. LZQJDQ
   • B. LZQJDO
   • C. LZQKDQ
   • D. MAQJDQ
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Each letter is replaced by the letter one position before it in the alphabet: M→L, A→Z, R→Q, K→J, E→D, R→Q, giving 'LZQJDQ'.

3. Q3 · Classification (Odd one out)

   Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one.

   • A. Mercury
   • B. Venus
   • C. Mars
   • D. Moon
   Answer and solution

   Answer: D

   Mercury, Venus, and Mars are planets, while Moon is a natural satellite, making it the odd one out.

4. Q4 · Analogy

   Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term. Painter : Brush :: Carpenter : Saw :: Farmer : ?

   • A. Plough
   • B. Field
   • C. Crop
   • D. Harvest
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Just as a painter uses a brush and a carpenter uses a saw as their primary tools, a farmer uses a plough as the primary tool for cultivation.

5. Q5 · Statement and Conclusion

   Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements. Statements: All smartphones are gadgets. Some gadgets are expensive. Conclusions: I. All smartphones are expensive. II. Some expensive items are gadgets.

   • A. Only conclusion I follows
   • B. Only conclusion II follows
   • C. Both conclusions I and II follow
   • D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Conclusion I is false because there is no definite relation between smartphones and expensive items. Conclusion II is true because when 'some gadgets are expensive' is given, it logically follows that 'some expensive items are gadgets' (convertibility).

6. Q6 · Directions and Distances

   Priya walks 8 m towards the North, then turns right and walks 6 m. She then turns right again and walks 8 m. How far is she from her starting point?

   • A. 4 m
   • B. 6 m
   • C. 8 m
   • D. 10 m
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   After moving North 8 m, right 6 m (East), and right 8 m (South), she ends up 6 m East of her starting point.

7. Q7 · Series

   Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, ?

   • A. MNO
   • B. NOP
   • C. OPQ
   • D. LMN
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Each cluster consists of three consecutive letters. The pattern skips no letters: ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, so the next is MNO.

8. Q8 · Statement and Conclusion

   Statement: All successful entrepreneurs take calculated risks. Rajesh is a successful entrepreneur. Conclusions: I. Rajesh takes calculated risks. II. All those who take calculated risks are successful entrepreneurs.

   • A. Only conclusion I follows
   • B. Only conclusion II follows
   • C. Both conclusions I and II follow
   • D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Conclusion I follows because the statement says all successful entrepreneurs take calculated risks, and Rajesh is one. Conclusion II does not follow because the statement does not say that only successful entrepreneurs take calculated risks.

9. Q9 · Venn Diagrams

   Which Venn diagram correctly represents: Vegetables, Carrots, and Food items?

   • A. Carrot circle inside Vegetables circle, both inside Food circle
   • B. Three separate non-overlapping circles
   • C. Vegetables and Carrots overlapping, both outside Food
   • D. All three circles overlapping equally
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Carrots are a type of Vegetable, and Vegetables are a type of Food. This hierarchical relationship is best shown with Carrot inside Vegetables, and both inside Food.

10. Q10 · History

    Which ancient Indian ruler is known for constructing the famous Sanchi Stupa in Madhya Pradesh?

    • A. Ashoka
    • B. Kanishka
    • C. Harsha
    • D. Samudragupta
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty built the Sanchi Stupa as a Buddhist monument in the 3rd century BCE.