SC CGL Tier 1 (19th September) Shift 2 Past Year Paper 2024 | SSC CGL Previous Year Papers PDF Download

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Q.1 Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant
is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical
order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus
formed?
Ans 1. Four
2. One
3. Three
4. Two
Q.2 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _
Ans 1. LALBBABA
2. BBALLBAA
3. LBAALLBA
4. BLABBALL
Q.3 In a certain code,
'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko',
'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and
'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'.
(All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
What is the code for 'raining'?
Ans 1. ko
2. po
3. jo
4. dy
Q.4 Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to R.
Ans 1. S
2. O
3. T
4. M
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 19/09/2024
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
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Q.1 Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant
is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical
order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus
formed?
Ans 1. Four
2. One
3. Three
4. Two
Q.2 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _
Ans 1. LALBBABA
2. BBALLBAA
3. LBAALLBA
4. BLABBALL
Q.3 In a certain code,
'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko',
'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and
'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'.
(All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
What is the code for 'raining'?
Ans 1. ko
2. po
3. jo
4. dy
Q.4 Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to R.
Ans 1. S
2. O
3. T
4. M
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 19/09/2024
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first
number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.
(NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)
Ans 1. 784 : 961
2. 1764 : 1849
3. 1156 : 1225
4. 1521 : 1600
Q.6 Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number
of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
New Zealand : Wellington
Ans 1. Egypt : Tunis
2. South Korea : Suwon Si
3. China : Hong Kong
4. Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Q.7 In a certain code language, ‘toys are gadgets’ is coded as ‘dj sq ty’ and ‘gadgets are machines’ is coded as ‘mp ty dj’. What
is code for ‘gadgets’ in that language?
Ans 1. either ‘ty’ or ‘mp’
2. either ‘ty’ or ‘dj’
3. dj
4. sq
Q.8 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is
different.
Note :The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster
Ans 1. LKM 
2. XYW
3. TSU
4. HGI
Q.9 What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘–’ and ‘÷’ are
interchanged?
16 - 2 × 42 + 13 ÷ 12 = ?
Ans 1. 560
2. 542
3. 950
4. 762
Q.10 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
625, 382, 301, 274, 265, ?
Ans 1. 258
2. 248
3. 262
4. 260
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Q.1 Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant
is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical
order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus
formed?
Ans 1. Four
2. One
3. Three
4. Two
Q.2 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _
Ans 1. LALBBABA
2. BBALLBAA
3. LBAALLBA
4. BLABBALL
Q.3 In a certain code,
'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko',
'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and
'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'.
(All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
What is the code for 'raining'?
Ans 1. ko
2. po
3. jo
4. dy
Q.4 Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to R.
Ans 1. S
2. O
3. T
4. M
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 19/09/2024
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first
number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.
(NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)
Ans 1. 784 : 961
2. 1764 : 1849
3. 1156 : 1225
4. 1521 : 1600
Q.6 Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number
of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
New Zealand : Wellington
Ans 1. Egypt : Tunis
2. South Korea : Suwon Si
3. China : Hong Kong
4. Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Q.7 In a certain code language, ‘toys are gadgets’ is coded as ‘dj sq ty’ and ‘gadgets are machines’ is coded as ‘mp ty dj’. What
is code for ‘gadgets’ in that language?
Ans 1. either ‘ty’ or ‘mp’
2. either ‘ty’ or ‘dj’
3. dj
4. sq
Q.8 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is
different.
Note :The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster
Ans 1. LKM 
2. XYW
3. TSU
4. HGI
Q.9 What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘–’ and ‘÷’ are
interchanged?
16 - 2 × 42 + 13 ÷ 12 = ?
Ans 1. 560
2. 542
3. 950
4. 762
Q.10 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
625, 382, 301, 274, 265, ?
Ans 1. 258
2. 248
3. 262
4. 260
Q.11 In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be
true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically
follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
All teachers are dancers.
All dancers are engineers.
Some engineers are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I. All teachers are beautiful.
II. Some dancers are beautiful.
Ans 1. Both conclusions I and II follow.
2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. Only conclusion I follows.
Q.12 How many semicircles are there in the given figure?
Ans 1. 6
2. 5
3. 8
4. 7
Q.13 In a certain code language,
'A ! B' means ‘A is the father of B’,
'A & B' means ‘A is the brother of B’,
'A * B' means ‘A is the wife of B’ and
'A # B' means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
Which of the following means that S is the husband's brother's wife of M?
Ans 1. S & F * J ! I # M
2. S * F & J ! I # M
3. S & F ! J * I # M
4. S & F # J ! I * M
Q.14 Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
13 : 55
23 : 105
Ans 1. 11 : 51
2. 29 : 113
3. 7 : 26
4. 31 : 145
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Q.1 Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant
is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical
order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus
formed?
Ans 1. Four
2. One
3. Three
4. Two
Q.2 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _
Ans 1. LALBBABA
2. BBALLBAA
3. LBAALLBA
4. BLABBALL
Q.3 In a certain code,
'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko',
'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and
'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'.
(All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
What is the code for 'raining'?
Ans 1. ko
2. po
3. jo
4. dy
Q.4 Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to R.
Ans 1. S
2. O
3. T
4. M
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 19/09/2024
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first
number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.
(NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)
Ans 1. 784 : 961
2. 1764 : 1849
3. 1156 : 1225
4. 1521 : 1600
Q.6 Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number
of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
New Zealand : Wellington
Ans 1. Egypt : Tunis
2. South Korea : Suwon Si
3. China : Hong Kong
4. Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Q.7 In a certain code language, ‘toys are gadgets’ is coded as ‘dj sq ty’ and ‘gadgets are machines’ is coded as ‘mp ty dj’. What
is code for ‘gadgets’ in that language?
Ans 1. either ‘ty’ or ‘mp’
2. either ‘ty’ or ‘dj’
3. dj
4. sq
Q.8 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is
different.
Note :The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster
Ans 1. LKM 
2. XYW
3. TSU
4. HGI
Q.9 What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘–’ and ‘÷’ are
interchanged?
16 - 2 × 42 + 13 ÷ 12 = ?
Ans 1. 560
2. 542
3. 950
4. 762
Q.10 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
625, 382, 301, 274, 265, ?
Ans 1. 258
2. 248
3. 262
4. 260
Q.11 In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be
true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically
follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
All teachers are dancers.
All dancers are engineers.
Some engineers are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I. All teachers are beautiful.
II. Some dancers are beautiful.
Ans 1. Both conclusions I and II follow.
2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. Only conclusion I follows.
Q.12 How many semicircles are there in the given figure?
Ans 1. 6
2. 5
3. 8
4. 7
Q.13 In a certain code language,
'A ! B' means ‘A is the father of B’,
'A & B' means ‘A is the brother of B’,
'A * B' means ‘A is the wife of B’ and
'A # B' means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
Which of the following means that S is the husband's brother's wife of M?
Ans 1. S & F * J ! I # M
2. S * F & J ! I # M
3. S & F ! J * I # M
4. S & F # J ! I * M
Q.14 Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
13 : 55
23 : 105
Ans 1. 11 : 51
2. 29 : 113
3. 7 : 26
4. 31 : 145
Q.15 Select the figure from among the given option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.16 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.17 In a certain code language, 'MAIN' is written as 'OHBL' and 'MAIL' is written as 'MHBL'. How will 'MANY’ be written in that
language?
Ans 1. ZLMB
2. ZMBL
3. ZBLM
4. ZMLB
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Q.1 Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant
is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical
order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus
formed?
Ans 1. Four
2. One
3. Three
4. Two
Q.2 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _
Ans 1. LALBBABA
2. BBALLBAA
3. LBAALLBA
4. BLABBALL
Q.3 In a certain code,
'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko',
'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and
'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'.
(All the codes are two-letter codes only.)
What is the code for 'raining'?
Ans 1. ko
2. po
3. jo
4. dy
Q.4 Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to R.
Ans 1. S
2. O
3. T
4. M
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 19/09/2024
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first
number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.
(NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)
Ans 1. 784 : 961
2. 1764 : 1849
3. 1156 : 1225
4. 1521 : 1600
Q.6 Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number
of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
New Zealand : Wellington
Ans 1. Egypt : Tunis
2. South Korea : Suwon Si
3. China : Hong Kong
4. Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Q.7 In a certain code language, ‘toys are gadgets’ is coded as ‘dj sq ty’ and ‘gadgets are machines’ is coded as ‘mp ty dj’. What
is code for ‘gadgets’ in that language?
Ans 1. either ‘ty’ or ‘mp’
2. either ‘ty’ or ‘dj’
3. dj
4. sq
Q.8 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is
different.
Note :The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster
Ans 1. LKM 
2. XYW
3. TSU
4. HGI
Q.9 What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘–’ and ‘÷’ are
interchanged?
16 - 2 × 42 + 13 ÷ 12 = ?
Ans 1. 560
2. 542
3. 950
4. 762
Q.10 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
625, 382, 301, 274, 265, ?
Ans 1. 258
2. 248
3. 262
4. 260
Q.11 In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be
true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically
follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
All teachers are dancers.
All dancers are engineers.
Some engineers are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I. All teachers are beautiful.
II. Some dancers are beautiful.
Ans 1. Both conclusions I and II follow.
2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. Only conclusion I follows.
Q.12 How many semicircles are there in the given figure?
Ans 1. 6
2. 5
3. 8
4. 7
Q.13 In a certain code language,
'A ! B' means ‘A is the father of B’,
'A & B' means ‘A is the brother of B’,
'A * B' means ‘A is the wife of B’ and
'A # B' means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
Which of the following means that S is the husband's brother's wife of M?
Ans 1. S & F * J ! I # M
2. S * F & J ! I # M
3. S & F ! J * I # M
4. S & F # J ! I * M
Q.14 Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
13 : 55
23 : 105
Ans 1. 11 : 51
2. 29 : 113
3. 7 : 26
4. 31 : 145
Q.15 Select the figure from among the given option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.16 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.17 In a certain code language, 'MAIN' is written as 'OHBL' and 'MAIL' is written as 'MHBL'. How will 'MANY’ be written in that
language?
Ans 1. ZLMB
2. ZMBL
3. ZBLM
4. ZMLB
Q.18 Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.19 97 is related to 49 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 115 is related to 58. To which of the following is 133
related to, following the same logic? (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can
be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Ans 1. 82
2. 64
3. 67
4. 89