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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 12 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

The SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 12 Sep 2025 Shift 1, spanning reasoning analogies, GA on culture and schemes, CI and alligation, and English vocabulary.

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Questions
97

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
194

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Paper 12 Sep Shift 1: Solved Previous Year Questions

This is the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 question paper from the 12 Sep 2025 Shift 1, covering Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English. Aptitude360 provides it free with a worked solution for every question. It shows the mix of static, current and applied topics asked in that shift.

What the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Shift 1 paper tests

  • Reasoning: unit and quantity analogies, letter-cluster series, alphabetical arrangement, address matching, direction-based seating, word pattern coding, odd number out, blood relations
  • General Awareness: Elephanta Caves, jaati in Carnatic music, the Santosh Trophy and national cross country championships, the crew escape system on ISRO's human-rated rocket, the National Population Policy, zonal councils, angular velocity of a rigid body, One Nation One Ration Card
  • Quantitative Aptitude: ordering fractions, bracket simplification, partnership, average of multiples, rental return, compound interest, discount and profit, mixtures and alligation
  • English: synonyms and antonyms, spelling, comparatives, error spotting, homonyms, reading comprehension, sentence improvement, direct and indirect speech

Key concepts to revise for SSC CGL Tier 1

  • SI units and the quantities they measure
  • Rock-cut architecture, Indian classical music terms and recent sports events
  • Government policies, schemes and statutory bodies such as zonal councils
  • Alligation, compound interest across consecutive years and partnership by time and capital
  • Advanced vocabulary and common grammar errors

Preparation tips for SSC CGL Tier 1 papers

  • Find the CI rate from amounts in consecutive years before working back to the principal.
  • Revise sports, space missions and government schemes from recent months alongside static GK.
  • Learn word pairs as synonym and antonym together, since both forms are asked.

Who should solve this SSC CGL 2025 shift paper

SSC CGL aspirants who have covered the syllabus and want to practise an actual Tier 1 shift paper across all four subjects.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 12 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (12 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 12 September 2025 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 97 questions: 25 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 24 in General Awareness, 25 in Quantitative Aptitude and 23 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (12 September 2025, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 12 September 2025 Shift 1 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 194.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (12 September 2025, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 12 September 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including profit, loss and discount, geometry, percentages, simple and compound interest and time and work. For example, one question begins: “A bullet train covers a fixed distance in 30 minutes at an average speed of 240 km/h.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Profit & Loss and Circle Geometry practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (12 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 12 September 2025 Shift 1 General Intelligence and Reasoning section had 3 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 9 of its 25 questions. They open with “In the following question, select the related word…”, “Select the letter-cluster from among the given options…” and “In each of the following questions, a group…”.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (12 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 12 September 2025 Shift 1 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 2025 Tier 1 (12 September 2025, Shift 1) paper online?
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How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 12 Sep 2025 · S1 · Reasoning2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 12 Sep 2025 · S1 · GA2415 min
CGL25 T1 · 12 Sep 2025 · S1 · Quant2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 12 Sep 2025 · S1 · English2315 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
194 across 97 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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