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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Question Paper – 18 Sep 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

Actual SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 paper of 18 September, Shift 2, covering coded blood relations, successive discounts, the Green Revolution and English idioms, with worked solutions.

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Duration
60 min

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Marks
198

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Attempts
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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Question Paper 18 Sep Shift 2 PYQ with Solutions

Symbol-based blood relations, successive discounts, the Green Revolution and idioms are among the topics tested in the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 paper of 18 September 2024, Shift 2. This is the actual previous-year paper across reasoning, general awareness, quant and English. On Aptitude360 each question carries a step-by-step solution.

What the 18 Sep 2024 Shift 2 paper tests

  • Reasoning: coded blood relations, sign interchange, mirror images, numeric letter coding, number-set analogies, word coding, alternating number series, word analogy
  • General Awareness: food grain growth after the Green Revolution, industrial regions, the Jagannath Rath Yatra, east-flowing rivers, Avogadro's constant, Lok Nayak, political parties, national sports trophies, Padma awards
  • Quant: cost price from profit, successive discounts, trigonometric ratios of complementary angles, congruent arcs and chords, table and pie chart data interpretation, pipes and cisterns, remainders, election majority
  • English: idioms, verb forms, sentence rearrangement, sentence improvement, spelling, passive voice, synonyms, error spotting, cloze passage

Concept areas worth revising for SSC CGL Tier 1

  • Translating symbol codes into a family tree step by step
  • Remainder behaviour when the base is one less than the divisor
  • Converting pie chart degrees into actual amounts
  • Indian rivers by direction of flow and the seas they drain into
  • Passive voice forms of past continuous sentences

Revision tips drawn from this shift

  • Split alternating number series into two separate sequences
  • Apply successive discounts as multiplying factors rather than adding percentages
  • Keep a running list of awardees and their fields for current affairs

Who will benefit from this paper

Candidates preparing for SSC CGL Tier 1 who want realistic practice on an actual 2024 shift, ideally after finishing a first round of revision.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Question Paper – 18 Sep 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 (18 September 2024, Shift 2) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1, 18 September 2024 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360 has 99 questions: 24 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 25 in General Awareness, 25 in Quantitative Aptitude and 25 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 (18 September 2024, Shift 2)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1, 18 September 2024 Shift 2 paper, each question carries 2 marks and a wrong answer costs 0.5 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this paper is 198.
In SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 (18 September 2024, Shift 2), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1, 18 September 2024 Shift 2 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including profit, loss and discount, number system, trigonometry, geometry and ratio and proportion. For example, one question begins: “In a circular race of 4800m, A and B start from the same point and at the same time with speeds of 36 km/h and 54 km/h.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Profit & Loss and Factors and Factorials practice lessons.
In SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 (18 September 2024, Shift 2), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1, 18 September 2024 Shift 2 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including series, coding-decoding, analogy, mathematical operations and dictionary and alphabet order. For example, one question begins: “In a certain code language, ‘HIT’ is coded as ‘132’ and ‘SBYZ’ is coded as ‘144’.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Series Completion and Coding-Decoding practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 (18 September 2024, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1, 18 September 2024 Shift 2 paper runs 60 minutes, 15 minutes for each of its 4 sections. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Where can I practise the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 (18 September 2024, Shift 2) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1, 18 September 2024 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL24 T1 · 18 Sep 2024 · S2 · Reasoning2415 min
CGL24 T1 · 18 Sep 2024 · S2 · GA2515 min
CGL24 T1 · 18 Sep 2024 · S2 · Quant2515 min
CGL24 T1 · 18 Sep 2024 · S2 · English2515 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
198 across 99 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

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Where you stand

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