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

SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 93 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 · Semantic & Figural Analogy

   Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. Book : Pages :: Tree : ?

   • A. Branches
   • B. Forest
   • C. Roots
   • D. Wood
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   A book is made up of pages, and a tree is made up of branches, establishing a part-to-whole relationship.

2. Q2 · Series

   Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 7, 14, 28, 56, 112, ?

   • A. 168
   • B. 196
   • C. 224
   • D. 240
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2. Therefore, 112 × 2 = 224.

3. Q3 · Statement and Conclusion

   Statement: The government has decided to increase the retirement age for government employees from 60 to 62 years. Conclusions: I. The government wants to utilize experienced employees for a longer period. II. There is a shortage of young candidates for government jobs.

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

   Answer: A

   Increasing retirement age suggests the government values experienced employees. Conclusion II is not directly implied by the statement.

4. Q4 · Syllogism

   Statements: No pen is a pencil. All pencils are erasers. Conclusions: I. No eraser is a pen. II. Some erasers are not pens.

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

   Answer: B

   Since all pencils are erasers and no pen is a pencil, at least some erasers are not pens. Conclusion II follows.

5. Q5 · Non-Verbal Reasoning

   Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.

   • A. Figure with left-right orientation reversed
   • B. Figure with top-bottom orientation reversed
   • C. Figure rotated 90 degrees
   • D. Original figure unchanged
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   When a mirror is placed on the right, the left and right sides of the figure are inverted while the vertical orientation remains unchanged, which matches option A.

6. Q6 · History

   Who among the following was known as the 'Iron Man of India'?

   • A. Mahatma Gandhi
   • B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
   • C. Subhas Chandra Bose
   • D. Jawaharlal Nehru
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel earned the title 'Iron Man of India' for his strong leadership in unifying princely states into the Indian Union after independence.

7. Q7 · Indian Economy

   The term 'Fiscal Deficit' refers to:

   • A. Excess of total expenditure over total receipts
   • B. Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
   • C. Excess of total expenditure over total receipts excluding borrowings
   • D. Excess of capital expenditure over capital receipts
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Fiscal Deficit is the difference between total government expenditure and total receipts excluding borrowings; it indicates the government's borrowing requirement to meet its expenses.

8. Q8 · General Science

   Which vitamin is synthesized in the human body when exposed to sunlight?

   • A. Vitamin A
   • B. Vitamin D
   • C. Vitamin E
   • D. Vitamin K
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Vitamin D is synthesized in the skin when exposed to ultraviolet rays from sunlight.

9. Q9 · Current Affairs

   Which country launched its first polymer banknote of one-rial denomination in January 2026?

   • A. Qatar
   • B. Oman
   • C. Kuwait
   • D. Bahrain
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Oman launched its first polymer banknote of one-rial denomination in January 2026.

10. Q10 · Static GK

    The Chipko Movement is primarily related to which cause?

    • A. Forest conservation
    • B. Animal protection
    • C. Water conservation
    • D. Pollution control
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    The Chipko Movement was a forest conservation movement in India where villagers hugged trees to prevent their felling.