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SSC CGL Mock Test
A timed 25-question mock for the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination covering percentages, profit, loss & discount, time, work & pipes, geometry & mensuration, logical reasoning, english grammar, indian polity, history & geography. Answer, submit and review every question with its explanation; set negative marking to match your exam’s current scheme.
SSC CGL mock test
25 questions · 1 mark each · the timer starts with your first answer and the test submits itself when time runs out.
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Q1.PercentagesThe price of an item changes from ₹225 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
Answer: D — 20% increase
Change = 45 on a base of 225: 45/225 × 100 = 20% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q2.Profit, Loss & DiscountA shopkeeper marks goods 30% above cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is the overall profit or loss?
Answer: C — 17% profit
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 130; after 10% discount SP = 130 × 0.9 = 117. Result: 17% profit.
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Q3.Time, Work & PipesA can finish a job in 15 days and B in 10 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer: C — 6 days
Work per day = 1/15 + 1/10 = 25/150; together = 150/25 = 6 days.
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Q4.Geometry & MensurationFind the distance between (3, -2) and (9, 6).
Answer: D — 10
Distance = √((Δx)² + (Δy)²) = √(6² + 8²) = 10.
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Q5.Logical ReasoningIf STAR is coded as TUBS, how is PLAN coded?
Answer: C — QMBO
Each letter moves 1 place forward in the alphabet (STAR → TUBS), so PLAN → QMBO.
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Q6.English GrammarIdentify the error: “Each of the students have submitted their assignment.”
Answer: B — have submitted
“Each” is singular, so the verb should be “has submitted”.
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Q7.Indian Polity, History & GeographyBlack soil (regur) is most suitable for growing:
Answer: A — Cotton
Moisture-retentive black soil of the Deccan is ideal for cotton.
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Q8.PercentagesThe price of an item changes from ₹325 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
Answer: C — 40% increase
Change = 130 on a base of 325: 130/325 × 100 = 40% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q9.Profit, Loss & DiscountTwo successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equivalent to a single discount of:
Answer: C — 32%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 20 + 15 − 20×15/100 = 32%.
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Q10.Time, Work & PipesA can finish a job in 8 days and B in 24 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer: B — 6 days
Work per day = 1/8 + 1/24 = 32/192; together = 192/32 = 6 days.
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Q11.Geometry & MensurationFind the distance between (-1, 2) and (4, 14).
Answer: A — 13
Distance = √((Δx)² + (Δy)²) = √(5² + 12²) = 13.
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Q12.Logical ReasoningFind the next letter: D, G, J, M, ?
Answer: A — P
The letters advance by 3 each time (skip 2).
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Q13.English GrammarChoose the correct conditional: If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the match.
Answer: D — will cancel
First conditional (real future possibility): if + present, will + base verb.
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Q14.Indian Polity, History & GeographyWhich Article deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
Answer: C — Article 32
Article 32 lets citizens move the Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights.
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Q15.PercentagesThe price of an item changes from ₹475 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
Answer: D — 40% decrease
Change = -190 on a base of 475: -190/475 × 100 = 40% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q16.Time, Work & PipesPipe A fills a tank in 20 hours and pipe B empties it in 30 hours. If both are opened, the tank fills in:
Answer: B — 60 hours
Net rate = 1/20 − 1/30 = 10/600 of the tank per hour → 600/10 = 60 hours.
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Q17.Geometry & MensurationFind the volume of a cylinder with radius 14 cm and height 14 cm (take π = 22/7).
Answer: C — 8,624 cm³
Using πr²h with π = 22/7: 8,624 cm³.
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Q18.Logical ReasoningFind the next letter: H, K, N, Q, ?
Answer: A — T
The letters advance by 3 each time (skip 2).
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Q19.English GrammarChoose the correct option: I look forward to ___ from you.
Answer: B — hearing
In “look forward to”, “to” is a preposition, so it takes a gerund: “hearing”.
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Q20.Indian Polity, History & GeographyWho wrote the national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”?
Answer: B — Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore wrote it; it was adopted as the national anthem in 1950.
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Q21.PercentagesTwo successive discounts of 30% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of:
Answer: A — 37%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 30 + 10 − 30×10/100 = 37%.
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Q22.Profit, Loss & DiscountAn article bought for ₹925 is sold for ₹814. Find the profit or loss percentage.
Answer: A — 12% loss
Loss = 111; as a % of cost price: 111/925 × 100 = 12%.
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Q23.Time, Work & PipesA can finish a job in 20 days and B in 60 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer: B — 15 days
Work per day = 1/20 + 1/60 = 80/1200; together = 1200/80 = 15 days.
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Q24.Geometry & MensurationFind the area of a circle of radius 3.5 cm (take π = 22/7).
Answer: C — 38.5 cm²
Using πr² with π = 22/7: 38.5 cm².
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Q25.Logical ReasoningWhat day of the week was 14 November 1993?
Answer: B — Sunday
Using odd days (or Zeller’s rule), 14 November 1993 falls on a Sunday.
How the mock test works
- The timer starts with your first answer; the test submits itself when time runs out.
- Choose the negative marking that matches your exam (many Indian exams deduct ¼ or ⅓ of a mark — check the official notification).
- After submitting you get your score, accuracy, time taken and a topic-wise breakdown, then every explanation.
- “New mock test” builds another paper — calculation questions get new numbers.
About SSC CGL
SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination — conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Recruits graduates to Group B and C posts in central ministries, departments and offices.
Original practice questions written for this site in the style and difficulty of each exam’s syllabus. They are not past papers and the site is not affiliated with any exam body. Exam patterns, marking schemes and syllabi change — always check the latest official notification.
SSC CGL practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Profit, Loss & Discount | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Time, Work & Pipes | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Geometry & Mensuration | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Indian Polity, History & Geography | General awareness | Question bank |