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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

The real SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 16 September, Shift 2, covering blood relations, Pitt's India Act, heights and distances, idioms and voice change, with worked solutions.

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60 min

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Marks
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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 PYQ: 16 September Shift 2 Paper with Solutions

Blood relations, letter-cluster series, Pitt's India Act, heights and distances and idioms feature in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper held on 16 September 2025, Shift 2.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

Reasoning
11topics
Classification4 · 18%
Mathematical Operations3 · 14%
Series3 · 14%
Alphabet & Word Test2 · 9%
Blood Relations2 · 9%
Coding-Decoding2 · 9%
Statement & Conclusions2 · 9%
Analogy1 · 5%
Arithmetic Word Problems1 · 5%
Order & Ranking1 · 4%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 4%

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

General Awareness
10topics
Polity4 · 18%
Sports4 · 18%
Art & Culture3 · 13%
Environment3 · 13%
Geography3 · 13%
Economy2 · 9%
Biology1 · 4%
History1 · 4%
Physics1 · 4%
Static GK1 · 4%

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

Quantitative Aptitude

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

Mensuration4 · 18%
Geometry3 · 13%
Profit, Loss & Discount2 · 9%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 9%
Surds & Indices2 · 9%
Average1 · 5%
Fractions & Decimals1 · 5%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 4%
Partnership1 · 4%
Percentage1 · 4%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 4%
Simplification & Approximation1 · 4%
Time & Work1 · 4%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 4%
Trigonometry1 · 4%

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

English Language

All 13 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Reading Comprehension5 · 20%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 12%
Active & Passive Voice2 · 8%
Direct & Indirect Speech2 · 8%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 8%
One Word Substitution2 · 8%
Sentence Improvement2 · 8%
Spelling2 · 8%
Error Spotting1 · 4%
Para Jumbles1 · 4%
Parts of Speech1 · 4%
Phrasal Verbs1 · 4%
Word Usage & Swap1 · 4%

What this tells you: course of action

Reasoning

  • First priority: Classification, Mathematical Operations, Series and Alphabet & Word Test, roughly 55% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding and Statement & Conclusions, a steady 27% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 4 topics appear only once, about 18% 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.

General Awareness

  • Start with Polity, Sports, Art & Culture and Environment: together about 61% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Geography and Economy, a steady 22% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 4 one-question topics (17% 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.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Begin with Mensuration, Geometry, Profit, Loss & Discount and Simple & Compound Interest. These carry about 48% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Surds & Indices, a steady 9% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 10 topics appear only once, about 43% 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, 1 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 48% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Sentence Improvement and Spelling, a steady 32% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 5 one-question topics (20% 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, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise from this CGL Tier 1 shift

  • The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction in disputes between the Centre and the states
  • Pitt's India Act and the limits it placed on the Governor General and Council
  • Default bail provisions under the BNSS
  • Angles of elevation and depression using standard trigonometric ratios

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360 has 99 questions: 24 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 25 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 (16 September 2025, Shift 2)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 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 198.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 2), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 2 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including geometry, profit, loss and discount, number system, averages and simple and compound interest. For example, one question begins: “A mobile phone retailer sells a phone for ₹P and earns a profit of 20%.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Circle Geometry and Profit & Loss practice lessons.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 2), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 2 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including series and blood relations. For example, one question begins: “Which of these words will come last in a dictionary?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Series Completion and Blood Relation Problems practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 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 (16 September 2025, Shift 2) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 2 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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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 16 Sep 2025 · S2 · Reasoning2415 min
CGL25 T1 · 16 Sep 2025 · S2 · GA2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 16 Sep 2025 · S2 · Quant2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 16 Sep 2025 · S2 · English2515 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
198 across 99 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

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Score and accuracy

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

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The full answer key

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Where you stand

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

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