SSC CGL Exam  >  SSC CGL Notes  >   Tier 1 and Tier 2 Mock Test Series 2026 (New Pattern)  >  SSC CGL Tier 1 (24 Aug.) Shift 1 Past Year 2020 Paper

SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper Tier 1 (24 Aug.) Shift 1 2020 PDF Download

Download, print and study this document offline
Please wait while the PDF view is loading
 Page 1


Q.1 Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark
(?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?
Ans 1. YJYN
2. YQXN
3. YRXO
4. YQZM
Question ID : 81616113010
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.2
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616112529
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier-l
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 24/08/2021
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Page 2


Q.1 Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark
(?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?
Ans 1. YJYN
2. YQXN
3. YRXO
4. YQZM
Question ID : 81616113010
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.2
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616112529
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier-l
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 24/08/2021
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.3 Pointing to a baby girl in a cradle, Sripad said, "She is the daughter of my father's mother's
only daughter's elder daughter". 
 
 
How is the baby girl's mother related to Sripad?
Ans 1. Cousin
2. Aunt
3. Niece
4. Sister-in-law
Question ID : 81616113019
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the number-pair that is different.
 
Ans 1. 28 : 163
2. 16 : 91
3. 27 : 82
4. 22 : 127
Question ID : 81616114235
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of
the following set.
 
 
(12, 14, 143)
Ans 1. (12, 18, 246)
2. (17, 12, 134)
3. (16, 10, 235)
4. (15, 19, 252)
Question ID : 81616114237
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.6 Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as are the numbers
of the following set.
 
 
(64, 91, 118)
Ans 1. (46, 73, 101)
2. (48, 75, 102)
3. (72, 99, 126)
4. (55, 82, 109)
Question ID : 81616112519
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Page 3


Q.1 Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark
(?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?
Ans 1. YJYN
2. YQXN
3. YRXO
4. YQZM
Question ID : 81616113010
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.2
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616112529
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier-l
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 24/08/2021
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.3 Pointing to a baby girl in a cradle, Sripad said, "She is the daughter of my father's mother's
only daughter's elder daughter". 
 
 
How is the baby girl's mother related to Sripad?
Ans 1. Cousin
2. Aunt
3. Niece
4. Sister-in-law
Question ID : 81616113019
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the number-pair that is different.
 
Ans 1. 28 : 163
2. 16 : 91
3. 27 : 82
4. 22 : 127
Question ID : 81616114235
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of
the following set.
 
 
(12, 14, 143)
Ans 1. (12, 18, 246)
2. (17, 12, 134)
3. (16, 10, 235)
4. (15, 19, 252)
Question ID : 81616114237
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.6 Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as are the numbers
of the following set.
 
 
(64, 91, 118)
Ans 1. (46, 73, 101)
2. (48, 75, 102)
3. (72, 99, 126)
4. (55, 82, 109)
Question ID : 81616112519
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.7
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616113028
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.8 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
 
 
156 – 13 + 9 × 18 ÷ 5 = 169
Ans 1. × and –
2. ÷ and –
3. ÷ and +
4. × and ÷
Question ID : 81616114238
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Page 4


Q.1 Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark
(?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?
Ans 1. YJYN
2. YQXN
3. YRXO
4. YQZM
Question ID : 81616113010
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.2
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616112529
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier-l
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 24/08/2021
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.3 Pointing to a baby girl in a cradle, Sripad said, "She is the daughter of my father's mother's
only daughter's elder daughter". 
 
 
How is the baby girl's mother related to Sripad?
Ans 1. Cousin
2. Aunt
3. Niece
4. Sister-in-law
Question ID : 81616113019
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the number-pair that is different.
 
Ans 1. 28 : 163
2. 16 : 91
3. 27 : 82
4. 22 : 127
Question ID : 81616114235
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of
the following set.
 
 
(12, 14, 143)
Ans 1. (12, 18, 246)
2. (17, 12, 134)
3. (16, 10, 235)
4. (15, 19, 252)
Question ID : 81616114237
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.6 Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as are the numbers
of the following set.
 
 
(64, 91, 118)
Ans 1. (46, 73, 101)
2. (48, 75, 102)
3. (72, 99, 126)
4. (55, 82, 109)
Question ID : 81616112519
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.7
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616113028
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.8 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
 
 
156 – 13 + 9 × 18 ÷ 5 = 169
Ans 1. × and –
2. ÷ and –
3. ÷ and +
4. × and ÷
Question ID : 81616114238
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.9 Akshar and Manvita recently celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and their older son
Sanju’s birthday. If the age of Sanju 18 years after his parent’s marriage, and his age at their
golden anniversary is in the ratio 5 : 21, how many years after their marriage was Sanju
born?
 
Ans 1. 10 years
2. 12 years
3. 15 years
4. 8 years
Question ID : 81616113027
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.10
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616113033
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Page 5


Q.1 Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark
(?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?
Ans 1. YJYN
2. YQXN
3. YRXO
4. YQZM
Question ID : 81616113010
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.2
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616112529
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier-l
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 24/08/2021
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.3 Pointing to a baby girl in a cradle, Sripad said, "She is the daughter of my father's mother's
only daughter's elder daughter". 
 
 
How is the baby girl's mother related to Sripad?
Ans 1. Cousin
2. Aunt
3. Niece
4. Sister-in-law
Question ID : 81616113019
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the number-pair that is different.
 
Ans 1. 28 : 163
2. 16 : 91
3. 27 : 82
4. 22 : 127
Question ID : 81616114235
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of
the following set.
 
 
(12, 14, 143)
Ans 1. (12, 18, 246)
2. (17, 12, 134)
3. (16, 10, 235)
4. (15, 19, 252)
Question ID : 81616114237
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.6 Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as are the numbers
of the following set.
 
 
(64, 91, 118)
Ans 1. (46, 73, 101)
2. (48, 75, 102)
3. (72, 99, 126)
4. (55, 82, 109)
Question ID : 81616112519
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.7
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616113028
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.8 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
 
 
156 – 13 + 9 × 18 ÷ 5 = 169
Ans 1. × and –
2. ÷ and –
3. ÷ and +
4. × and ÷
Question ID : 81616114238
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.9 Akshar and Manvita recently celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and their older son
Sanju’s birthday. If the age of Sanju 18 years after his parent’s marriage, and his age at their
golden anniversary is in the ratio 5 : 21, how many years after their marriage was Sanju
born?
 
Ans 1. 10 years
2. 12 years
3. 15 years
4. 8 years
Question ID : 81616113027
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.10
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616113033
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Question ID : 81616113032
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.12 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given
series will complete the series.
 
 
r_vql_mv_lrm_q_rm_ql
Ans 1. l, m, q, r, v, v
2. v, v, q, r, l, m
3. m, r, q, v, l, v
4. q, r, v, l, v, m
Question ID : 81616113018
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.13 Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given
pair of words.
 
 
Tintometer : Colour
Ans 1. Viscometer : Wind
2. Protractor : Angles
3. Planimeter : Pressure
4. Spirometer : Speed
Question ID : 81616113015
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Read More

FAQs on SSC CGL Tier 1 (24 Aug.) Shift 1 Past Year 2020 Paper

1. What topics are covered in SSC CGL Tier 1 August 2020 shift 1 exam?
Ans. The SSC CGL Tier 1 August 2020 shift 1 paper includes questions from General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. Each section tests different competencies required for combined graduate-level recruitment. Understanding the exact question patterns from this past year paper helps candidates identify frequently tested concepts and time management strategies. Reviewing previous year questions reveals which reasoning topics, current affairs themes, and quantitative shortcuts dominate the actual exam.
2. How difficult is the Quantitative Aptitude section compared to previous SSC CGL papers?
Ans. The Quantitative Aptitude difficulty in August 2020 Tier 1 shift 1 remained moderate, focusing on arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry basics. Most questions required conceptual clarity rather than advanced problem-solving techniques. Comparing this past year paper with earlier shifts reveals that calculation speed and accuracy mattered more than theoretical depth. Candidates who practised standard formulas and shortcuts consistently scored better on this section.
3. Which General Awareness topics appeared most frequently in the 24 August 2020 Tier 1 shift 1 questions?
Ans. General Awareness questions in this past year paper heavily emphasised Indian history, geography, and current events from mid-2020. Static knowledge about national institutions, constitution basics, and awards featured prominently. Banking and economics topics related to monetary policy also appeared frequently. Reviewing this specific shift's question distribution helps candidates prioritise study areas and allocate revision time effectively for upcoming SSC CGL attempts.
4. What types of English Language questions appeared in this particular Tier 1 shift?
Ans. The English Language section of August 2020 shift 1 focused on reading comprehension passages, sentence correction, and vocabulary-based questions. Cloze tests and phrase replacements tested grammatical accuracy and contextual understanding simultaneously. Most questions emphasised practical English usage rather than obscure grammar rules. Studying these previous year questions alongside flashcards and mind maps strengthens both speed and accuracy in tackling similar question patterns.
5. Are there any tricky reasoning questions in this past year paper that commonly confuse candidates?
Ans. This August 2020 Tier 1 shift 1 paper included complex analogy and classification problems where surface-level pattern recognition failed. Series completion questions required identifying non-obvious numerical relationships, while logical deduction items demanded careful reading. Candidates often rushed through these reasoning sections without validating their logic. Practising such tricky questions from this past year paper with detailed solutions prevents common mistakes during actual exams and builds stronger analytical thinking.
Explore Courses for SSC CGL exam
Related Searches
Summary, study material, Objective type Questions, Viva Questions, MCQs, SSC CGL Tier 1 (24 Aug.) Shift 1 Past Year 2020 Paper, mock tests for examination, Sample Paper, SSC CGL Tier 1 (24 Aug.) Shift 1 Past Year 2020 Paper, pdf , shortcuts and tricks, Important questions, Free, Semester Notes, Extra Questions, past year papers, SSC CGL Tier 1 (24 Aug.) Shift 1 Past Year 2020 Paper, ppt, Exam, Previous Year Questions with Solutions, video lectures, practice quizzes;