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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 18 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

The actual SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 18 September, Shift 1, covering reasoning series, ancient history, XPoSat, mensuration, idioms and error spotting.

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Questions
95

Across 4 sections

Duration
60 min

4 timed sections

Marks
190

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Attempts
100
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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 PYQ: 18 Sep Shift 1 Reasoning, GA, Quant and English

This is the actual SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 question paper from 18 September 2025, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 18 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Reasoning
12topics
Classification4 · 20%
Series3 · 15%
Analogy2 · 10%
Blood Relations2 · 10%
Coding-Decoding2 · 10%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 5%
Boats & Streams1 · 5%
Inequality1 · 5%
Mathematical Operations1 · 5%
Simplification & Approximation1 · 5%
Statement & Conclusions1 · 5%
Syllogism1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (87% of this section).

General Awareness
8topics
Polity5 · 24%
Art & Culture3 · 14%
Geography3 · 14%
Sports3 · 14%
Static GK3 · 14%
History2 · 10%
Economy1 · 5%
Physics1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (91% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude
9topics
Geometry5 · 21%
Mensuration4 · 17%
Trigonometry4 · 17%
Algebra2 · 9%
Profit, Loss & Discount2 · 8%
Ratio & Proportion2 · 8%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 8%
Simplification & Approximation2 · 8%
Surds & Indices1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (96% of this section).

English Language

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

Reading Comprehension5 · 21%
Active & Passive Voice2 · 9%
Direct & Indirect Speech2 · 9%
Error Spotting2 · 9%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 8%
One Word Substitution2 · 8%
Para Jumbles2 · 8%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 8%
Fill in the Blanks1 · 4%
Phrasal Verbs1 · 4%
Sentence Improvement1 · 4%
Spelling1 · 4%
Word Usage & Swap1 · 4%

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Reasoning

  • Begin with Classification, Series, Analogy and Blood Relations. These carry about 55% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Coding-Decoding, a steady 10% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 7 topics appear only once, about 35% 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 6 for the first group, 1 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

General Awareness

  • First priority: Polity, Art & Culture and Geography, roughly 52% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Sports, Static GK and History, a steady 38% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 2 one-question topics (10% 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, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Start with Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry: together about 54% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Algebra, Profit, Loss & Discount, Ratio & Proportion, Simple & Compound Interest and Simplification & Approximation, a steady 42% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 1 topic appears only once, about 4% in total. Revise that topic 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.

English Language

  • Begin with Reading Comprehension, Active & Passive Voice, Direct & Indirect Speech and Error Spotting. These carry about 46% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Para Jumbles and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 33% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 5 one-question topics (21% 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 for CGL Tier 1

  • Ancient Indian history from the Mahajanapadas to the Mauryas, and the Mughal period
  • Recent Indian space missions and their instruments
  • Mineral resources and the mining regions that supply them
  • Relations between marked price, discount, cost price and profit

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 18 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (18 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 18 September 2025 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 95 questions: 23 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 23 in General Awareness, 25 in Quantitative Aptitude and 24 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (18 September 2025, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 18 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 190.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (18 September 2025, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 18 September 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including geometry, algebra and equations, trigonometry, mensuration and ratio and proportion. For example, one question begins: “What will come in place of ? to satisfy the equation : (√3 + 2)² = ?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Circle Geometry and Quadratic Equation practice lessons.
In SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (18 September 2025, Shift 1), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 18 September 2025 Shift 1 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including syllogisms, series, odd one out and blood relations. For example, one question begins: “If '×' means '−', '−' means '+', '+' means '÷', then 12 + 6 × 2 − 4 = ?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Syllogism and Series Completion practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (18 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 18 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 (18 September 2025, Shift 1) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 18 September 2025 Shift 1 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 · 18 Sep 2025 · S1 · Reasoning2315 min
CGL25 T1 · 18 Sep 2025 · S1 · GA2315 min
CGL25 T1 · 18 Sep 2025 · S1 · Quant2515 min
CGL25 T1 · 18 Sep 2025 · S1 · English2415 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
190 across 95 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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