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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 15 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (with Solutions)

A real SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 shift from 15 September, mixing blood relations and letter series with Gandhara art, BNSS rules, partnership, juice mixtures and a CSR passage, fully solved.

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Questions
98

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
196

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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About this test

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 15 Sep Shift 3 PYQ: Section Topics and Solutions

This SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 previous-year paper from 15 September 2025, Shift 3, tests blood relations, Gandhara art, BNSS detention rules, part-year compound interest and a CSR reading passage. Aptitude360 presents the actual shift across Reasoning, General Awareness, Quant and English, with a worked solution for every question.

What each section of the 15 Sep 2025 Shift 3 paper covers

  • Reasoning: word analogies, letter-cluster series, address matching, letter rearrangement patterns, blood relations, odd-one-out groups
  • General Awareness: Gandhara art finds, Himachal folk instruments, Indian athletics bodies, glacial sediments, the brain and circadian rhythm, President's Rule, BNSS detention limits
  • Quant: simplification, continued fractions, partnership, compound interest, markup and discount, alligation, juice replacement mixtures
  • English: synonyms, antonyms, spelling, fixed prepositions, error spotting, homonyms, sentence improvement, a CSR passage

Key concepts tested in this CGL Tier 1 shift

  • Relations traced through a parent's only sibling
  • Archaeological evidence for ancient Indian art schools
  • The new criminal procedure code and emergency provisions of the Constitution
  • Profit sharing when capital and time both differ
  • Less common vocabulary meaning favourable or to dispute

Revision tips for similar SSC CGL papers

  • Sketch a small family tree for each blood relation question
  • For part-year compound interest compounded annually, compound the full years, then add simple interest on that amount for the leftover months
  • Pair current sports events with static GK when making notes
  • Keep a list of verbs with fixed prepositions and revise it often

Who this 2025 CGL shift suits

SSC CGL Tier 1 aspirants who have finished the syllabus and want a real 2025 shift for full-paper practice.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 15 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 3) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 3 paper on Aptitude360 has 98 questions: 24 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 24 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 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 3)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 3 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 3), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 3 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including profit, loss and discount, geometry, number system, ratio and proportion and averages. For example, one question begins: “In a competitive exam with 120 questions, there are three sections: General Knowledge (20 questions), Reasoning (50 questions), and English (50 questions).” 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 (15 September 2025, Shift 3) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 3 General Intelligence and Reasoning section had 4 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 11 of its 24 questions. They include ones that 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, the second…”.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (15 September 2025, Shift 3) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 3 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 3) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 15 September 2025 Shift 3 paper on Aptitude360, where it is 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
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S3 · Reasoning2415 min
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S3 · GA2415 min
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S3 · Quant2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 15 Sep 2025 · S3 · English2515 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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