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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 15 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

Actual SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 15 September, Shift 2, spanning reasoning, history and polity, arithmetic and geometry, and English vocabulary and grammar.

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Questions
98

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
196

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Attempts
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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper 15 Sep Shift 2: Solved PYQ

For SSC CGL aspirants who have finished the syllabus and are moving into full-paper revision, this is the actual SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 question paper from 15 September 2025, Shift 2.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 15 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

Reasoning
10topics
Alphabet & Word Test4 · 17%
Mathematical Operations4 · 17%
Series3 · 13%
Analogy2 · 9%
Blood Relations2 · 9%
Classification2 · 9%
Coding-Decoding2 · 9%
Statement & Conclusions2 · 9%
Arithmetic Word Problems1 · 4%
Average1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (92% of this section).

General Awareness
10topics
Art & Culture4 · 18%
Polity4 · 18%
Sports4 · 18%
Geography3 · 13%
Static GK3 · 13%
Biology1 · 4%
Economy1 · 4%
Environment1 · 4%
History1 · 4%
Physics1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (92% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude

All 15 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Mensuration5 · 21%
Average2 · 9%
Geometry2 · 9%
Profit, Loss & Discount2 · 9%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 8%
Surds & Indices2 · 8%
Algebra1 · 4%
Fractions & Decimals1 · 4%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 4%
Partnership1 · 4%
Percentage1 · 4%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 4%
Simplification & Approximation1 · 4%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 4%
Trigonometry1 · 4%
English Language
11topics
Reading Comprehension4 · 18%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 14%
Active & Passive Voice2 · 9%
Direct & Indirect Speech2 · 9%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 9%
One Word Substitution2 · 9%
Sentence Improvement2 · 9%
Spelling2 · 9%
Fill in the Blanks1 · 5%
Para Jumbles1 · 5%
Word Usage & Swap1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (92% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

Reasoning

  • First priority: Alphabet & Word Test, Mathematical Operations, Series and Analogy, roughly 57% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Blood Relations, Classification, Coding-Decoding and Statement & Conclusions, a steady 35% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 2 one-question topics (9% 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, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

General Awareness

  • Start with Art & Culture, Polity and Sports: together about 52% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Geography and Static GK, a steady 26% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 5 topics appear only once, about 22% 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 5 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Begin with Mensuration, Average, Geometry and Profit, Loss & Discount. These carry about 46% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Simple & Compound Interest and Surds & Indices, a steady 17% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 9 one-question topics (38% 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 4 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 4 for the leave-for-last group.

English Language

  • First priority: Reading Comprehension, Synonyms & Antonyms, Active & Passive Voice and Direct & Indirect Speech, roughly 50% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Sentence Improvement and Spelling, a steady 36% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 3 topics appear only once, about 14% 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 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Areas to revise after attempting this Tier 1 shift

  • Directive Principles of State Policy and the President's assent to State laws on Concurrent List subjects
  • Pitt's India Act and the Board of Control it established
  • Odisha temple architecture and the folk music traditions of Rajasthan
  • Alligation, successive price changes and solids placed inside cones

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 15 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360 has 98 questions: 25 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 25 in General Awareness, 24 in Quantitative Aptitude and 24 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 2)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 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 196.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 2), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 2 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including geometry, simple and compound interest, profit, loss and discount, averages and mensuration. For example, one question begins: “A garment shop sells a shirt for ₹A, incurring a loss of 5%.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Circle Geometry and Compound Interest practice lessons.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 2), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 2 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including blood relations, odd one out, dictionary and alphabet order, series and coding-decoding. For example, one question begins: “Each of the letters in the word DEVELOPMENT is arranged in alphabetical order.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Blood Relation Problems and Alphabet Test practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 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 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 2) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Choose Normal practice to see each answer and solution as you go with no timer, or the Simulated test to sit it on the computer-based interface and get your score and full answer key when you submit.

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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 · 15 Sep 2025 · S2 · Reasoning2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S2 · GA2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S2 · Quant2415 min
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S2 · English2415 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
196 across 98 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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