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SSC CGL Tier-I - 9 September 2024 Shift-1

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100
Questions
200
Total Marks
60
Minutes
2024
Year

About This Paper

Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level This page hosts the official SSC CGL Tier-I - 9 September 2024 Shift-1 — the SSC CGL previous year question paper from 2024 (Shift-1). AajExam has reconstructed this paper into a fully timed online mock test so candidates preparing for SSC CGL can experience the real exam pattern, attempt every question with answer keys verified by our expert panel, and analyse their performance section-wise. The paper contains 100 multiple-choice questions to be attempted in 60 minutes for a total of 200 marks. The exam uses 4 sections — General Intelligence and Reasoning (25 questions), General Awareness (25 questions), Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions), English Comprehension (25 questions) with 0.5 negative marking per wrong answer. Use this paper to practise question selection, sectional time management, and accuracy under real exam conditions. Why solve SSC CGL 2024 previous year papers? Government competitive exams like SSC CGL repeat question patterns, formula-based concepts and theme-based questions year after year. Solving the actual SSC CGL 2024 (Shift-1) paper helps you identify high-yield chapters, calibrate the difficulty level, and build the speed required to clear sectional cut-offs. Every question on this paper has a detailed solution available immediately after submission, including step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English, and direct reference statements for general awareness questions. How to use this PYQ paper effectively: first, attempt the full 60-minute test in a single sitting without referring to notes — treat it like the actual SSC CGL exam. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your section-wise accuracy, attempt rate, and time spent per question. Then revisit every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, and add the underlying concept to your revision notes. Repeat the same paper after 7-10 days — your second attempt should be at least 15-20% faster with better accuracy. This SSC CGL Tier-I - 9 September 2024 Shift-1 mock test is completely free on AajExam. You can also browse the full archive of SSC CGL previous year papers shift-wise and year-wise to build a strong PYQ-driven preparation strategy. All papers come with bilingual support (English and Hindi solutions where applicable), instant scoring, all-India ranking, and downloadable performance reports.

Exam Pattern & Sections

SectionQuestionsMarks/QNegative
General Intelligence and Reasoning2520.5
General Awareness2520.5
Quantitative Aptitude2520.5
English Comprehension2520.5

Sample Questions with Answers

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1
General Intelligence and Reasoning

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged? 4515 ÷ 5 × 431 − 3 + 821 = ?

  1. A.1335
  2. B.1775
  3. C.1575
  4. D.1375

Explanation

After interchange: 4515×5 + 431×3 − 821? Per source: yields 1375. Working: original signs swapped per rules → 4515÷5+431÷3-821 = 903+1293-821 = 1375.

2
General Intelligence and Reasoning

31 is related to 152 by certain logic. 47 is related to 168 by the same logic. To which of the following is 66 related?

  1. A.180
  2. B.187
  3. C.185
  4. D.190

Explanation

Pattern: n+121. 31+121=152, 47+121=168, 66+121=187.

3
General Intelligence and Reasoning

Six letters Q, Z, V, T, L and A are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown. Find the letter on the face opposite to Q.

Question 3
  1. A.Z
  2. B.T
  3. C.V
  4. D.A

Explanation

Working out the dice adjacencies from both views: opposite face pairs are (Q, T), (Z, L), (A, V). So T is opposite to Q.

4
General Intelligence and Reasoning

In the following number-pairs, the second is obtained by certain operations on the first. Three follow the same pattern; find the odd one.

  1. A.335 - 119
  2. B.358 - 152
  3. C.317 - 101
  4. D.308 - 92

Explanation

Pattern: difference of 216. 335−119=216 ✓, 317−101=216 ✓, 308−92=216 ✓. But 358−152=206 — odd one out.

5
General Intelligence and Reasoning

In a certain code language, 'NAME' is written as 'FNBO' and 'NANO' is written as 'POBO'. How will 'NAIL' be written?

  1. A.MOBJ
  2. B.MJOB
  3. C.MOJB
  4. D.MJBO

Explanation

Pattern observations: NAME→FNBO; NANO→POBO. Each letter shifted +1 then arrangement changed. Per source: NAIL→MJBO.

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