SSC CGL 2026: 100 Most Expected Questions for Tier 1 with Answers

SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I: 100 Most Expected Questions

Original practice set based on the official syllabus and recurring previous-year trends.

Section 1: General Intelligence and Reasoning – 25 Questions

1. Book : Author :: Painting : ? A) Singer B) Artist C) Reader D) Editor
   Answer: B – An artist creates a painting.
2. Find the next number: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ? A) 40 B) 42 C) 44 D) 46
   Answer: B – The terms follow n(n+1).
3. Which is different? A) Square B) Rectangle C) Triangle D) Cube
   Answer: D – Cube is three-dimensional.
4. If CAT is coded as DBU, how is DOG coded? A) EPH B) EOG C) FPH D) DNF
   Answer: A – Each letter moves one position forward.
5. Ravi says, She is the daughter of my mother’s only son. The woman is Ravi’s: A) Sister B) Daughter C) Niece D) Mother
   Answer: B.
6. Find the next pair: AZ, BY, CX, DW, ? A) EV B) EU C) FV D) EW
   Answer: A.
7. If 1 January is Monday in a non-leap year, 1 February is: A) Tuesday B) Wednesday C) Thursday D) Friday
   Answer: C.
8. Find the next number: 3, 8, 15, 24, ? A) 32 B) 35 C) 36 D) 40
   Answer: B – Differences are 5, 7, 9, 11.
9. All pens are books. Some books are papers. Which conclusion follows? I Some pens are papers. II Some books are papers. A) Only I B) Only II C) Both D) Neither
   Answer: B.
10. ROAD is coded as URDG. MILK is coded as: A) PLOO B) PLON C) PJON D) PLMN
    Answer: B.
11. Find the odd pair: A) 8:64 B) 7:49 C) 6:36 D) 9:72
    Answer: D – The first three follow n:n2.
12. Arrange in dictionary order: Nation, Native, Nature, Natural. A) Nation, Native, Natural, Nature B) Native, Nation, Natural, Nature C) Nation, Natural, Native, Nature D) Natural, Nation, Native, Nature
    Answer: A.
13. SOUTH is coded as TPVUI. NORTH is coded as: A) OPSUI B) NPSUI C) OPSTI D) NQSUH
    Answer: A.
14. A man walks 5 km north, 3 km east, then 5 km south. He is how far from the starting point? A) 2 km B) 3 km C) 5 km D) 8 km
    Answer: B.
15. Doctors, Engineers and Graduates can be represented by: A) Three disjoint circles B) Doctors and Engineers overlapping with Graduates C) Doctors inside Engineers D) Engineers inside Doctors
    Answer: B.
16. 16 : 4 :: 81 : ? A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10
    Answer: C.
17. Find the next number: 5, 11, 23, 47, ? A) 93 B) 94 C) 95 D) 96
    Answer: C – Multiply by 2 and add 1.
18. MANGO is represented by alphabet positions. PEAR is: A) 16-5-1-18 B) 15-5-1-18 C) 16-4-1-18 D) 16-5-2-18
    Answer: A.
19. D is taller than A, A taller than B, and B taller than C. Who is tallest? A) A B) B C) C D) D
    Answer: D.
20. In TRAIN, how many letter-pairs have the same number of letters between them in the word and alphabet? A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
    Answer: B.
21. Which month is different? A) January B) March C) May D) June
    Answer: D – June has 30 days.
22. If + means x and x means -, then 8 + 3 x 2 = ? A) 18 B) 20 C) 22 D) 24
    Answer: C – 8 x 3 – 2 = 22.
23. Five persons S, P, Q, R, T stand in order with S left of P, P left of Q, Q left of R and R left of T. Who is in the middle? A) P B) Q C) R D) S
    Answer: B.
24. Find the missing number: 121, 144, 169, ?, 225 A) 184 B) 196 C) 200 D) 204
    Answer: B – Squares of 11 to 15.
25. A mirror is placed vertically to the right of the word CAT. Which letter is nearest the mirror? A) C B) A C) T D) None
    Answer: C.

Reasoning tip: Focus on analogy, series, coding-decoding, classification, direction sense, blood relations, syllogism and non-verbal patterns. These are repeatedly highlighted as high-priority areas in recent SSC CGL preparation analyses.

Section 2: Quantitative Aptitude – Questions 26 to 50

26. 25% of a number is 45. The number is: A) 160 B) 170 C) 180 D) 200. Answer: C.
27. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5 and their sum is 64. Smaller number? A) 20 B) 24 C) 32 D) 40. Answer: B.
28. Cost price Rs 800, selling price Rs 920. Profit percent? A) 12 B) 15 C) 18 D) 20. Answer: B.
29. Simple interest on Rs 5000 at 8% for 2 years? A) 600 B) 700 C) 800 D) 900. Answer: C.
30. Compound interest on Rs 10000 at 10% for 2 years? A) 2000 B) 2100 C) 2200 D) 2400. Answer: B.
31. A 120 m train crosses a pole in 6 seconds. Speed? A) 54 B) 60 C) 72 D) 80 km/h. Answer: C.
32. A completes work in 12 days and B in 18 days. Together? A) 6 B) 7.2 C) 8 D) 9 days. Answer: B.
33. Average of 18, 22, 25, 30 and 35? A) 24 B) 25 C) 26 D) 28. Answer: C.
34. If x/3 = 8, x = ? A) 18 B) 21 C) 24 D) 27. Answer: C.
35. 15 squared minus 14 squared equals: A) 27 B) 29 C) 31 D) 33. Answer: B.
36. A number rises by 20% and then falls by 20%. Net change? A) 0% B) 4% increase C) 4% decrease D) 8% decrease. Answer: C.
37. Area of a 15 cm by 8 cm rectangle? A) 100 B) 110 C) 120 D) 130 cm2. Answer: C.
38. Circumference of radius 7 cm using pi=22/7? A) 22 B) 44 C) 49 D) 154 cm. Answer: B.

39. If sin theta=3/5 for an acute angle, cos theta is: A) 2/5 B) 3/5 C) 4/5 D) 5/3. Answer: C.
40. HCF of 36 and 48? A) 6 B) 8 C) 12 D) 16. Answer: C.
41. LCM of 12 and 18? A) 24 B) 30 C) 36 D) 48. Answer: C.
42. A sum is divided in ratio 2:3:5. From Rs 2000, C gets: A) 600 B) 800 C) 1000 D) 1200. Answer: C.
43. If 3x-7=20, x=? A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10. Answer: C.
44. A man covers 240 km in 4 hours. Average speed? A) 50 B) 55 C) 60 D) 65 km/h. Answer: C.
45. Marked price Rs 1500, discount 20%. Selling price? A) 1100 B) 1200 C) 1250 D) 1300. Answer: B.
46. Perimeter of a square is 48 cm. Area? A) 121 B) 144 C) 169 D) 196 cm2. Answer: B.
47. If x+1/x=5, then x2+1/x2=? A) 21 B) 23 C) 25 D) 27. Answer: B.
48. A pipe fills a tank in 10 hours. Fraction filled in 4 hours? A) 1/5 B) 2/5 C) 3/5 D) 4/5. Answer: B.
49. Two angles of a triangle are 45 and 65 degrees. Third angle? A) 60 B) 70 C) 80 D) 90. Answer: B.
50. Volume of cube of side 4 cm? A) 16 B) 32 C) 48 D) 64 cm3. Answer: D.

Section 3: English Comprehension – Questions 51 to 75

51. Synonym of Abundant: A) Scarce B) Plentiful C) Weak D) Empty. Answer: B.
52. Antonym of Expand: A) Enlarge B) Stretch C) Contract D) Extend. Answer: C.
53. Correct spelling: A) Accomodation B) Accommodation C) Acommodation D) Accommadation. Answer: B.
54. She is good ___ mathematics. A) in B) on C) at D) for. Answer: C.
55. Spot the error: He do not know the answer. A) He B) do C) not know D) the answer. Answer: B.
56. One who cannot read or write: A) Literate B) Scholar C) Illiterate D) Novice. Answer: C.
57. Passive voice of The committee approved the proposal: A) The proposal approved the committee. B) The proposal was approved by the committee. C) The committee was approved by the proposal. D) The proposal is approved by committee. Answer: B.
58. Indirect speech of He said, I am busy: A) He said that I am busy. B) He said that he was busy. C) He said that he is busy. D) He says that he was busy. Answer: B.
59. Meaning of spill the beans: A) Waste food B) Reveal a secret C) Lose money D) Make noise. Answer: B.
60. Choose correct: A) Neither of the boys are ready. B) Neither of the boys is ready. C) Neither boys is ready. D) Neither of boys are ready. Answer: B.
61. If I ___ you, I would accept the offer. A) am B) was C) were D) be. Answer: C.
62. Synonym of Candid: A) Frank B) Clever C) Angry D) Silent. Answer: A.
63. Antonym of Permanent: A) Stable B) Temporary C) Fixed D) Durable. Answer: B.

64. Correct spelling: A) Priviledge B) Privilege C) Privillege D) Privlege. Answer: B.
65. The train arrived ___ time. A) in B) on C) at D) by. Answer: B.
66. Each of the players ___ a medal. A) receive B) receives C) receiving D) have received. Answer: B.
67. A speech delivered without preparation is called: A) Written B) Extempore C) Formal D) Secret. Answer: B.
68. Meaning of break the ice: A) Start a quarrel B) Begin a conversation comfortably C) Stop work D) Cancel a meeting. Answer: B.
69. Spot the error: She has went to the market. A) She B) has C) went D) to the market. Answer: C – use gone after has.
70. Arrange correctly: P because it was raining; Q the match; R was postponed. A) Q-R-P B) P-Q-R C) R-P-Q D) Q-P-R. Answer: A.
71. He is ___ honest man. A) a B) an C) the D) no article. Answer: B.
72. The news ___ true. A) are B) were C) is D) have. Answer: C.
73. Synonym of Diligent: A) Lazy B) Careless C) Hardworking D) Weak. Answer: C.
74. Antonym of Ancient: A) Old B) Historic C) Modern D) Former. Answer: C.
75. No sooner did the bell ring ___ the students left the room. A) when B) than C) then D) and. Answer: B.

Section 4: General Awareness – Questions 76 to 100

76. Which Article deals with equality before law? A) 12 B) 14 C) 16 D) 21. Answer: B.
77. Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? A) Nehru B) B R Ambedkar C) Rajendra Prasad D) Sardar Patel. Answer: B.
78. Largest planet in the Solar System? A) Earth B) Mars C) Jupiter D) Saturn. Answer: C.
79. Which gas is used by plants in photosynthesis? A) Oxygen B) Nitrogen C) Carbon dioxide D) Hydrogen. Answer: C.
80. SI unit of force? A) Joule B) Watt C) Newton D) Pascal. Answer: C.
81. Who wrote The Discovery of India? A) M K Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) S Radhakrishnan D) B R Ambedkar. Answer: B.
82. Which river is called the Sorrow of Bihar? A) Ganga B) Kosi C) Son D) Gandak. Answer: B.
83. Which constitutional body conducts elections in India? A) UPSC B) Election Commission of India C) Finance Commission D) NITI Aayog. Answer: B.
84. Which Mughal emperor commissioned the Taj Mahal? A) Akbar B) Jahangir C) Shah Jahan D) Aurangzeb. Answer: C.
85. Which vitamin is synthesized in skin with sunlight? A) A B) B12 C) C D) D. Answer: D.
86. Capital of Assam? A) Guwahati B) Dispur C) Shillong D) Itanagar. Answer: B.
87. Which metal is liquid at room temperature? A) Iron B) Mercury C) Copper D) Aluminium. Answer: B.
88. Which right is now a constitutional/legal right rather than a Fundamental Right? A) Equality B) Property C) Freedom D) Religious Freedom. Answer: B.
89. Who founded the Maurya Empire? A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Bindusara D) Harsha. Answer: B.
90. Which Indian state has the longest coastline? A) Tamil Nadu B) Andhra Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra. Answer: C.
91. Universal donor type for red-cell transfusion? A) AB positive B) O negative C) A positive D) B negative. Answer: B.
92. Which organ removes nitrogenous waste from blood? A) Heart B) Kidney C) Liver D) Lungs. Answer: B.
93. Which planet is called the Red Planet? A) Venus B) Mars C) Mercury D) Jupiter. Answer: B.
94. Which Schedule contains the Union, State and Concurrent Lists? A) Fifth B) Sixth C) Seventh D) Eighth. Answer: C.
95. Which is a major kharif crop? A) Wheat B) Mustard C) Rice D) Gram. Answer: C.
96. Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure? A) Thermometer B) Barometer C) Hygrometer D) Anemometer. Answer: B.
97. Highest civilian award in India? A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan C) Bharat Ratna D) Padma Vibhushan. Answer: C.
98. Which amendment reduced voting age from 21 to 18 years? A) 42nd B) 44th C) 61st D) 73rd. Answer: C.
99. Which plant tissue transports water from roots to leaves? A) Phloem B) Xylem C) Cortex D) Stomata. Answer: B.
100. Kaziranga National Park is especially famous for which animal? A) Asiatic lion B) One-horned rhinoceros C) Snow leopard D) Blackbuck. Answer: B.

How to Use These 100 SSC CGL Questions

Use this page as a diagnostic test, not as a prediction of the exact paper. The official SSC syllabus covers the broad areas tested here, while recent preparation analyses repeatedly prioritise arithmetic, geometry, analogy and series, coding-decoding, English grammar and vocabulary, static GK and science. Those topic priorities are planning trends, not official question-count guarantees.

• 80-100: focus on timed full-length mocks and error reduction.
• 65-79: revise weak topics and retake after 3-4 days.
• Below 65: strengthen fundamentals before increasing mock frequency.

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FAQs

How many questions are in SSC CGL Tier-I?

Tier-I contains 100 objective questions with 25 questions in each of the four sections.

Is there negative marking?

Yes. The official scheme specifies 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.

Are these actual SSC CGL 2026 questions?

No. They are original practice questions designed around the official syllabus and recurring PYQ patterns.