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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 14 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Clock-thermometer analogies, partnership profit, the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita and conditional-sentence errors: an actual SSC CGL Tier 1 shift from September 2025, explained.

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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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About this test

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 14 Sep Shift 1 PYQ with Worked Solutions

Analogies, partnership, polity and voice change are among the topics tested in this actual SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 14 September 2025, Shift 1. Its questions come from reasoning, general awareness, arithmetic and English grammar. Aptitude360 explains each answer with a worked solution.

Areas tested in SSC CGL Tier 1, 14 Sep Shift 1

  • Reasoning: word analogies, letter-cluster series, alphabetical rearrangement of a word, identical address check, letter-position products, blood relations, digit-sum divisibility
  • General Awareness: Solicitor General appointment, Hola Mohalla, freestyle wrestling scoring, SAARC financial mechanisms, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel, demographic statistics, ISRO's reusable launch vehicle test, Money Bills, the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita
  • Quant: fraction simplification, partnership shares, table-based averages, percentages, compound interest, successive markups and discounts, time and work, two-train problems with different departure times
  • English: synonyms, antonyms, spelling, relative pronouns, error spotting with correlatives, voice change, reading comprehension on India's Olympic history, conditional sentences

Key concepts behind this paper

  • Constitutional procedure for Money Bills in bicameral legislatures
  • Placement of 'neither ... nor' so that both parts stay parallel
  • Third conditional structure for past unreal situations
  • Accounting for different departure times in two-train problems

Smart revision tips for CGL aspirants

  • Read data tables row by row and compare totals before averaging
  • For address matching, scan punctuation and abbreviations as closely as numbers
  • Revise recent ISRO missions alongside their stated technical outcomes

Ideal for

SSC CGL aspirants revising polity, current affairs and arithmetic who want a check on a genuine recent shift.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 14 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (14 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 14 September 2025 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 97 questions: 25 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 25 in General Awareness, 23 in Quantitative Aptitude and 24 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (14 September 2025, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 14 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 (14 September 2025, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 14 September 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including profit, loss and discount, simple and compound interest, geometry, averages and percentages. For example, one question begins: “A certain amount invested at compound interest of 12% per annum, compounded annually, amounts to ₹3,136 in 2 years.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Profit & Loss and Compound Interest practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (14 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 14 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 (14 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 14 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.
Can I attempt SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (14 September 2025, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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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
CGL25 T1 · 14 Sep 2025 · S1 · Reasoning2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 14 Sep 2025 · S1 · GA2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 14 Sep 2025 · S1 · Quant2315 min
CGL25 T1 · 14 Sep 2025 · S1 · English2415 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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