SSC CGL Tier 1 (13th September) Shift 1 Past Year Paper 2024 | SSC CGL Previous Year Papers PDF Download

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Q.1 Which of the following interchanges of numbers (not digits) would make the given equation correct?
Ans 1. 500 and 190
2. 0.3 and 1.6
3. 27 and 480
4. 5 and 9
Q.2 In a certain code language, ‘mountain stand tall’ is coded as ‘33 66 44’; ‘rocky is tall’ is coded as ‘44 55 11’ and ‘rocky is
mountain’ is coded as ‘33 55 11’. How is ‘stand’ coded in that language?
Ans 1. 33
2. 66
3. 44
4. 11
Q.3 Six letters A, B, C, E, F and G are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.
Ans 1. F
2. E
3. C
4. G
Q.4 The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘GRIMACE’ are arranged in English
alphabetical order?
Ans 1. Two
2. Zero
3. One
4. Three
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 13/09/2024
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
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Q.1 Which of the following interchanges of numbers (not digits) would make the given equation correct?
Ans 1. 500 and 190
2. 0.3 and 1.6
3. 27 and 480
4. 5 and 9
Q.2 In a certain code language, ‘mountain stand tall’ is coded as ‘33 66 44’; ‘rocky is tall’ is coded as ‘44 55 11’ and ‘rocky is
mountain’ is coded as ‘33 55 11’. How is ‘stand’ coded in that language?
Ans 1. 33
2. 66
3. 44
4. 11
Q.3 Six letters A, B, C, E, F and G are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.
Ans 1. F
2. E
3. C
4. G
Q.4 The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘GRIMACE’ are arranged in English
alphabetical order?
Ans 1. Two
2. Zero
3. One
4. Three
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 13/09/2024
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
AH21, CJ18, EL15, GN12, ?
Ans 1. J8
2. IP9
3. HR11
4. HQ10
Q.6 ‘Ample’ is related to ‘Abundant’ in the same way as ‘Substantial’ is related to ‘________’.
(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.)
Ans 1. Considerable
2. Meager
3. Scarce
4. Venerable
Q.7 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
30, 20, ?, 60, 140
Ans 1. 30
2. 35
3. 40
4. 25
Q.8 Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
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Q.1 Which of the following interchanges of numbers (not digits) would make the given equation correct?
Ans 1. 500 and 190
2. 0.3 and 1.6
3. 27 and 480
4. 5 and 9
Q.2 In a certain code language, ‘mountain stand tall’ is coded as ‘33 66 44’; ‘rocky is tall’ is coded as ‘44 55 11’ and ‘rocky is
mountain’ is coded as ‘33 55 11’. How is ‘stand’ coded in that language?
Ans 1. 33
2. 66
3. 44
4. 11
Q.3 Six letters A, B, C, E, F and G are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.
Ans 1. F
2. E
3. C
4. G
Q.4 The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘GRIMACE’ are arranged in English
alphabetical order?
Ans 1. Two
2. Zero
3. One
4. Three
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 13/09/2024
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
AH21, CJ18, EL15, GN12, ?
Ans 1. J8
2. IP9
3. HR11
4. HQ10
Q.6 ‘Ample’ is related to ‘Abundant’ in the same way as ‘Substantial’ is related to ‘________’.
(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.)
Ans 1. Considerable
2. Meager
3. Scarce
4. Venerable
Q.7 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
30, 20, ?, 60, 140
Ans 1. 30
2. 35
3. 40
4. 25
Q.8 Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.9 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-
cluster 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. LKF
2. YXT
3. NMI
4. SRN
Q.10 Select the pair in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers in the given pairs.
(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.)
3 : 25
4 : 62
Ans 1. 9 : 731
2. 5 : 123
3. 7 : 345
4. 6 : 218
Q.11 Three of the following numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
(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. 31 – 5 – 160
2. 27 – 9 – 243
3. 21 – 4 – 89
4. 13 – 8 – 109
Q.12 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ X _ F _ _ _ X T _ X _
Ans 1. FXXTFXT
2. FTXTFFT
3. XFTTXFX
4. XTTFXFX
Q.13 In a certain code language, ‘HUSBAND’ is written as ‘JVUDBPF’ and ‘SISTER’ is written as ‘UJUVFT’. How will ‘BROTHER’ be
written in that language?
Ans 1. DJTFPTV
2. DTPVJFT
3. TFVJTPD
4. FJPVDTT
Q.14 What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’
are interchanged?
315 × 15 - 93 + 16 ÷ 7 = ?
Ans 1. 4
2. 8
3. 2
4. 12
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Q.1 Which of the following interchanges of numbers (not digits) would make the given equation correct?
Ans 1. 500 and 190
2. 0.3 and 1.6
3. 27 and 480
4. 5 and 9
Q.2 In a certain code language, ‘mountain stand tall’ is coded as ‘33 66 44’; ‘rocky is tall’ is coded as ‘44 55 11’ and ‘rocky is
mountain’ is coded as ‘33 55 11’. How is ‘stand’ coded in that language?
Ans 1. 33
2. 66
3. 44
4. 11
Q.3 Six letters A, B, C, E, F and G are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.
Ans 1. F
2. E
3. C
4. G
Q.4 The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘GRIMACE’ are arranged in English
alphabetical order?
Ans 1. Two
2. Zero
3. One
4. Three
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 13/09/2024
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
AH21, CJ18, EL15, GN12, ?
Ans 1. J8
2. IP9
3. HR11
4. HQ10
Q.6 ‘Ample’ is related to ‘Abundant’ in the same way as ‘Substantial’ is related to ‘________’.
(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.)
Ans 1. Considerable
2. Meager
3. Scarce
4. Venerable
Q.7 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
30, 20, ?, 60, 140
Ans 1. 30
2. 35
3. 40
4. 25
Q.8 Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.9 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-
cluster 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. LKF
2. YXT
3. NMI
4. SRN
Q.10 Select the pair in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers in the given pairs.
(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.)
3 : 25
4 : 62
Ans 1. 9 : 731
2. 5 : 123
3. 7 : 345
4. 6 : 218
Q.11 Three of the following numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
(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. 31 – 5 – 160
2. 27 – 9 – 243
3. 21 – 4 – 89
4. 13 – 8 – 109
Q.12 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ X _ F _ _ _ X T _ X _
Ans 1. FXXTFXT
2. FTXTFFT
3. XFTTXFX
4. XTTFXFX
Q.13 In a certain code language, ‘HUSBAND’ is written as ‘JVUDBPF’ and ‘SISTER’ is written as ‘UJUVFT’. How will ‘BROTHER’ be
written in that language?
Ans 1. DJTFPTV
2. DTPVJFT
3. TFVJTPD
4. FJPVDTT
Q.14 What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’
are interchanged?
315 × 15 - 93 + 16 ÷ 7 = ?
Ans 1. 4
2. 8
3. 2
4. 12
Q.15 In a certain code language,
X + Y means ‘X is the father of Y’,
X - Y means ‘X is the brother of Y’,
X × Y means ‘X is the sister of Y’,
X ÷ Y means ‘X is the wife of Y’.
Based on the above, how is D related to H if ‘D × E ÷ F + G - H’?
Ans 1. Sister
2. Father’s sister
3. Mother’s sister
4. Mother’s mother
Q.16 Figure X is followed by four figures numbered (1), (2), (3), (4). Identify the figure among the four in which figure X is
embedded (i.e. contains figure X in the same form).
Ans 1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4
Q.17 Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
KES, MIQ, PMN, TQJ, YUE, ?
Ans 1. EXY
2. FYX
3. EYY
4. EXZ
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Q.1 Which of the following interchanges of numbers (not digits) would make the given equation correct?
Ans 1. 500 and 190
2. 0.3 and 1.6
3. 27 and 480
4. 5 and 9
Q.2 In a certain code language, ‘mountain stand tall’ is coded as ‘33 66 44’; ‘rocky is tall’ is coded as ‘44 55 11’ and ‘rocky is
mountain’ is coded as ‘33 55 11’. How is ‘stand’ coded in that language?
Ans 1. 33
2. 66
3. 44
4. 11
Q.3 Six letters A, B, C, E, F and G are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure
below. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.
Ans 1. F
2. E
3. C
4. G
Q.4 The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘GRIMACE’ are arranged in English
alphabetical order?
Ans 1. Two
2. Zero
3. One
4. Three
Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date 13/09/2024
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.5 Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
AH21, CJ18, EL15, GN12, ?
Ans 1. J8
2. IP9
3. HR11
4. HQ10
Q.6 ‘Ample’ is related to ‘Abundant’ in the same way as ‘Substantial’ is related to ‘________’.
(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.)
Ans 1. Considerable
2. Meager
3. Scarce
4. Venerable
Q.7 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
30, 20, ?, 60, 140
Ans 1. 30
2. 35
3. 40
4. 25
Q.8 Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.9 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-
cluster 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. LKF
2. YXT
3. NMI
4. SRN
Q.10 Select the pair in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers in the given pairs.
(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.)
3 : 25
4 : 62
Ans 1. 9 : 731
2. 5 : 123
3. 7 : 345
4. 6 : 218
Q.11 Three of the following numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
(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. 31 – 5 – 160
2. 27 – 9 – 243
3. 21 – 4 – 89
4. 13 – 8 – 109
Q.12 Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete
the letter series.
_ X _ F _ _ _ X T _ X _
Ans 1. FXXTFXT
2. FTXTFFT
3. XFTTXFX
4. XTTFXFX
Q.13 In a certain code language, ‘HUSBAND’ is written as ‘JVUDBPF’ and ‘SISTER’ is written as ‘UJUVFT’. How will ‘BROTHER’ be
written in that language?
Ans 1. DJTFPTV
2. DTPVJFT
3. TFVJTPD
4. FJPVDTT
Q.14 What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’
are interchanged?
315 × 15 - 93 + 16 ÷ 7 = ?
Ans 1. 4
2. 8
3. 2
4. 12
Q.15 In a certain code language,
X + Y means ‘X is the father of Y’,
X - Y means ‘X is the brother of Y’,
X × Y means ‘X is the sister of Y’,
X ÷ Y means ‘X is the wife of Y’.
Based on the above, how is D related to H if ‘D × E ÷ F + G - H’?
Ans 1. Sister
2. Father’s sister
3. Mother’s sister
4. Mother’s mother
Q.16 Figure X is followed by four figures numbered (1), (2), (3), (4). Identify the figure among the four in which figure X is
embedded (i.e. contains figure X in the same form).
Ans 1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4
Q.17 Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
KES, MIQ, PMN, TQJ, YUE, ?
Ans 1. EXY
2. FYX
3. EYY
4. EXZ
Q.18
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.19 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
7 — 14 — 23
4 — 11 — 20
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/subtracting/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. 7 — 15 — 22 
2. 15 — 30 — 20 
3. 5 — 12 — 21
4. 9 — 12 — 22