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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Reasoning PYQ – 25 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (19 Questions with Solutions)

Actual Reasoning questions from the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 25 September 2025, Shift 3, on coding-decoding, blood relations, syllogisms and number series, with worked solutions.

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19
Duration
15 min
Marks
38

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Attempts
100
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About this test

SSC CGL 2025 Reasoning Question Paper, 25 Sep Shift 3 with Solutions

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1, 25 September 2025, Shift 3: this page carries the General Intelligence and Reasoning questions from that actual paper.

Topic-wise questions in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Reasoning

12topics
Coding-Decoding4 · 22%
Series3 · 17%
Alphabet & Word Test2 · 11%
Alphanumeric Series1 · 6%
Analogy1 · 6%
Blood Relations1 · 6%
Classification1 · 6%
Mathematical Operations1 · 6%
Number System1 · 5%
Percentage1 · 5%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 5%
Syllogism1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (95% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • Begin with Coding-Decoding, Series and Alphabet & Word Test. These carry about 50% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Leave for last: 9 topics appear only once, about 50% 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 and 5 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise for this Reasoning section

  • Alphabet positions and their opposite letters
  • Successive percentage change, which is not a simple sum
  • Divisibility rules for five and nine
  • Venn diagram treatment of universal statements

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Reasoning PYQ – 25 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (19 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) General Intelligence and Reasoning section?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 25 September 2025 Shift 3 General Intelligence and Reasoning section on Aptitude360 has 19 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 15 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) General Intelligence and Reasoning?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 25 September 2025 Shift 3 General Intelligence and Reasoning section, each question carries 2 marks and a wrong answer costs 0.5 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 38.
SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning analysis: which topics were asked?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 25 September 2025 Shift 3 General Intelligence and Reasoning section had questions on topics including coding-decoding, series and odd one out. For example, one question begins: “Find the ODD one out. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Amazon, Yamuna,…” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Coding-Decoding and Series Completion practice lessons.
What is an example question from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) General Intelligence and Reasoning?
One question in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 25 September 2025 Shift 3 General Intelligence and Reasoning section asked: “A number is divisible by both 5 and 9. Which of the following could it be?” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Is SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) General Intelligence and Reasoning also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 25 September 2025 Shift 3 General Intelligence and Reasoning section is also part of the full SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) paper on Aptitude360, “SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 25 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (with Solutions)”, which runs all 4 sections in one timed test.
Can I attempt SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (25 September 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 25 Sep 2025 · S3 · Reasoning1915 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
38 across 19 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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