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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper – 18 Jan 2025 (with Solutions)

Actual SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 of 18 January 2025, with mensuration and probability, a scheduling puzzle, a Subhas Chandra Bose passage and MS Office topics.

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Questions
150

Across 5 sections

Duration
135 min

5 timed sections

Marks
450

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Attempts
100
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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 PYQ 18 Jan 2025: Maths to Computer Knowledge

Mensuration, trigonometry, probability, puzzles, reading comprehension, science, history and MS Office all appear in the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 held on 18 January 2025.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper – 18 Jan 2025 (with Solutions)

Mathematics

All 17 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Algebra3 · 11%
Geometry3 · 11%
Mensuration3 · 11%
Trigonometry3 · 11%
Percentage2 · 7%
Profit, Loss & Discount2 · 7%
Statistics2 · 7%
Ages1 · 4%
Average1 · 4%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 4%
Probability1 · 4%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 4%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Simplification & Approximation1 · 3%
Surds & Indices1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (93% of this section).

Reasoning

All 14 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Analogy3 · 13%
Classification3 · 13%
Statement & Conclusions3 · 13%
Blood Relations2 · 9%
Coding-Decoding2 · 8%
Data Sufficiency (Reasoning)2 · 8%
Series2 · 8%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 4%
Dice & Cube1 · 4%
Inequality1 · 4%
Mathematical Operations1 · 4%
Puzzles1 · 4%
Seating Arrangement1 · 4%
Syllogism1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (80% of this section).

English Language
11topics
Reading Comprehension8 · 18%
Cloze Test6 · 14%
Fill in the Blanks6 · 14%
Para Jumbles6 · 14%
Synonyms & Antonyms4 · 9%
Active & Passive Voice3 · 7%
Direct & Indirect Speech3 · 7%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 5%
One Word Substitution2 · 5%
Spelling2 · 5%
Error Spotting1 · 2%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (96% of this section).

General Awareness
10topics
History4 · 19%
Chemistry3 · 14%
Economy3 · 14%
Geography3 · 14%
Biology2 · 10%
Polity2 · 9%
Environment1 · 5%
Physics1 · 5%
Sports1 · 5%
Static GK1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (84% of this section).

Computer Knowledge
1topic
Computer20 · 100%

What this tells you: course of action

Mathematics

  • First priority: Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry, roughly 43% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Percentage, Profit, Loss & Discount and Statistics, a steady 21% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 10 topics appear only once, about 36% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 4 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 4 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Start with Analogy, Classification, Statement & Conclusions and Blood Relations: together about 46% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Coding-Decoding, Data Sufficiency (Reasoning) and Series, a steady 25% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 7 one-question topics (29% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

English Language

  • Begin with Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks and Para Jumbles. These carry about 60% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Synonyms & Antonyms, Active & Passive Voice, Direct & Indirect Speech, Idioms & Phrases and One Word Substitution, a steady 33% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 1 topic appears only once, about 2% in total. Revise that topic from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

General Awareness

  • First priority: History, Chemistry, Economy and Geography, roughly 62% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Biology and Polity, a steady 19% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 4 one-question topics (19% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

Computer Knowledge

  • Every question here is on Computer. Go deep on its concepts and practise it in timed sets.

Key concepts to revise for CGL Tier 2

  • Checking whether a triangle is right-angled before finding its circumradius
  • Compound growth for population and independent events in probability
  • Direct to indirect speech rules for tense and pronoun changes
  • Memory types, data security and common MS Office features

FAQs about SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper – 18 Jan 2025 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 (18 January 2025) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1, 18 January 2025 paper on Aptitude360 has 150 questions: 30 in Quantitative Aptitude, 30 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 45 in English Comprehension, 25 in General Awareness and 20 in Computer Knowledge. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 (18 January 2025)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1, 18 January 2025 paper, each question carries 3 marks and a wrong answer costs 1 mark; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this paper is 450.
In SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 (18 January 2025), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1, 18 January 2025 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, percentages and algebra and equations. For example, one question begins: “Find the value of Y, if X - 2Y + 2Z = 16, X - Y + Z = 9 and 2X - 3Y - Z = 9.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Circle Geometry and Mensuration (Area & Volume) practice lessons.
How many RC passages were in SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 (18 January 2025) English Comprehension?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1, 18 January 2025 English Comprehension section had 3 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 12 of its 45 questions. They open with “In the following passage, some words have been…”, “Subhas Chandra Bose, a prominent Indian nationalist leader…” and “The French Revolution is a revolutionary movement that…”.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 (18 January 2025) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1, 18 January 2025 paper runs 135 minutes, split as Quantitative Aptitude 30 min, General Intelligence and Reasoning 30 min, English Comprehension 40 min, General Awareness 20 min, Computer Knowledge 15 min. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Can I attempt SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1 (18 January 2025) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 2 Paper 1, 18 January 2025 paper is available on Aptitude360 as a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
CGL24 T2 · P1 · 18 Jan 2025 · Maths3030 min
CGL24 T2 · P1 · 18 Jan 2025 · Reasoning3030 min
CGL24 T2 · P1 · 18 Jan 2025 · English4540 min
CGL24 T2 · P1 · 18 Jan 2025 · GA2520 min
CGL24 T2 · P1 · 18 Jan 2025 · Computer2015 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
450 across 150 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.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

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

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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