SSC CPO 2025 Official Paper (Held On: 09 Dec, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Which letter is 7^th to the left of P in the English alphabet?

Choose the address that is the same as the one given below.

12/5A, Rajaji Nagar,Bengaluru, Karnataka-560010

Three seminars were conducted in Guwahati, Itanagar, and Shillong on 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th April.

Shillong was scheduled after Guwahati.

Itanagar was not on 4^th April.

When was Shillong's seminar?

Seminar in Siliguri was 3 days after Darjeeling, and Kalimpong hosted its seminar 1 day before Siliguri. If Darjeeling was on 2 March, when was Kalimpong's seminar?

Consider the following statement and choose the option that follows.

Statement: The bank has introduced QR-code-based transactions at all branches.

Inferences:

I. Customers are expected to use digital methods more.

II. Traditional banking counters will be phased out.

If 6 + 2 = 16, 7 + 3 = 25, then 8 + 4 = ?

What should come in place of the question mark '?' in the following number series?

​14, 26, 50, 98, 194, ?

What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

2, 3, -1, 8, -8, ?

If digits of 642 are reversed and added to the original number, what is the result? 

Select the option that is embedded in the given figure. (Rotation is NOT allowed)

Select an appropriate figure from the four options that will come next in the following figure.

Which is the odd one out?

Which code has a digit-letter sequence that doesn't follow a repeated unit? 

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark [?] in it.

You're a forest officer and a local festival causes pollution in a sensitive zone. What is your best step?

Identify the number which does NOT belong to the group:

Find the option that does not fit the series pattern;

7, 12, 19, 28, 39, 51, 67, 84

Comprehension:

Seven boxes are kept one above another to make up a stack. The topmost box is numbered as 1, while the b numbered as 7. Each box contains different fruits, including Apples, Oranges, Cherries, Bananas, Melons, Kiwis, and Mangoes. Each box contains a different number of fruit: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70.

There are 20 oranges. The box of Bananas is two boxes above the box of Melon. There are 70 Melons. There are 20 and 60 fruits in the topmost and bottommost boxes respectively. The box of Apples is just above the box of bananas. The box of Kiwi is just above the box of Mango. There are 30 Cherries in the box. The box containing 50 fruits is just above the box containing 10 fruits. There are ___ Apples.

In a family there are eight members, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W.  V is the sister of the mother of U. W is the father of Q who is the brother of U. R is married to V. T is the father-in-law of W. S is the daughter of R.

How is P related to S?

Direction: These questions are based on the following information.

There is a family of 7 members: Puja, Payal, Paras, Preet, Palak, Pia and Parth. In that family, there are 3 generations having 2 married couples among them. Preet is brother in law of Paras.

Puja is daughter in law of Pia. Pia and Parth is married couple who has only 1 son. Palak is sister of Payal. Payal is daughter of Paras. Parth is father of Paras.

How many male members are there in a family?

Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows.

Statement:

All books are papers.

Some papers are journals.

Conclusions:

I. Some journals are books.

II. Some papers are books.

Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows.

Statement:

Some cars are electric.

All electric vehicles are eco-friendly.

Some eco-friendly things are expensive.

Conclusions

I. Some cars may be eco-friendly

II. Some expensive things are not cars.

Complete the series.

A1, C2, E3, G4, ?

What is the next number in the series?

1, 4, 16, ____

Which of the following is different from the rest? 

What comes next?

5, 10, 8, 16, 14, ?

Identify the group that does NOT match the consecutive pattern.

PQ, QR, RS, ST, SV

What comes next?

AA, BC, CE,?

If STORM is coded as RSNQL, how is SHINE coded?

If LAVEN is written as NEVAL, how is DAISY written?

Complete the series.

91, 86, __ 76, 71

Find the one which completes the series:

Question figure:

Figure 1 and 2 are related with each other in some particular way. Find the relationship and establish the same relationship between 3 and 4 from the given four alternatives.

Figure 1:

Figure 2:

How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure?

What word is formed by (0,4)(4,3)(2,1)(3,4)?

Find the one which completes the series:

The series given below contains a sequence of numbers. Accordingly identify the INCORRECT number. 40, 40, 37, 31, 21, 10

Complete the analogy.

F : I :: L : ?

Complete the analogy.

ZYX : WVU :: TSR : ?

Find the missing term in the series:

A, C, F, J, ?

Select the option that does NOT belong to the same category as the others:

Amazon, Nile, Mississippi, Sahara

In five even-numbered houses, 10-18: K lives at the top; J is one house above H; L is the lowest; M is between H and K. Who is at 14?

Who is at 14?

Statement: "To promote reading, the library will start weekend storytelling sessions for children." 

​Which conclusion follows?

In a heated group discussion, what should an emotionally intelligent person do?

You notice your manager is unusually silent in a crucial meeting after a recent personal loss. The team expects decisions.

What is the best action?

Arrange as per dictionary order and select the word that is second in order:

CLINIC, CLING, CLINK, CLINT

If 'P is husband of Q' and 'R is son of Q', how is R related to P?

Find the odd one out in the given semantic series based on the pattern identified.

Iron, Platinum, Zinc, Lead

Complete the analogy.

Clock : Time :: Thermometer : ?

Complete the analogy.

Evaporate : Vapour :: Condense : ?

The World Happiness Report primarily relies on which type of data?

The Bhakti saint who propagated devotion to Rama in the Awadhi dialect was: 

What is the primary purpose of Article 312 of the Indian Constitution ? 

The Fit India Movement, promoting fitness and sports culture, was launched in which year?

The inaugural season of the Hockey India League took place in 2013. Which city hosted the final match? 

What is the classical feature of Ashokan pillars? Greitas zivitat amestu fatuan aur 8? 

In which city is the sculptural panel of "Descent of the Ganges" located?

Which Nigerian author won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2007 for "Half of a Yellow Sun"? 

What is the duration of each half in a standard kabaddi match (men's)? 

Which of these is NOT a feature of Kathakali performances?

"Raslila" is a traditional dance of which state?

Which of the following works was authored by Varahamihira? 

Who among the following was the author of Virasoliyam?

What is the central theme of Mando music from Goa ?

Ugadi falls in the first month of the Hindu calendar called: 

Which of the following is true about the Yaoshang Festival in Manipur? 

Which of the following pairs of musical forms/artists and their characteristics is correctly matched? 

Analyze the following statements about Handball rules and court specifications:

Assertion (A):The free-throw line in handball is drawn 3 meters outside the goal area line, and it is represented by a broken line.

Reason (R):The segments of the free-throw line are 15 cm long, with spaces of 15 cm between them.

In which year did Babur take control of Kabul? 

Which system, introduced by the Government of India Act of 1919, classified provincial subjects into "reserved" and "transferred" categories?

Which of the following correctly describes the responsibilities of Madras and Bombay governors after 1773? 

Who is the author of 'The Glass Palace"?

Who led the four-member Indian judo team at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou ?

Who was conferred Brazil's highest civilian honour, "The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross," in 2025? 

Which of the following statements about the Indian Desert is correct?

Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): The eastern coastal plains of India are wider and flatter than the western coastal plains.

Reason (R): Large rivers like the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri have created extensive deltas along the eastern coast.

Which three states in the Northern Plains region have the highest population densities?

At which Lagrange point does the Aditya-L1 spacecraft orbit? 

What is the primary purpose of ISRO's GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) satellite ?

Which of the following statements correctly defines population stabilization?  

Who took charge as new Cabinet Secretary of India in 2025?

Which industrial region in India is historically renowned for its dominance in the cotton textile industry and is often referred to as the "Manchester of India"?

Read the following statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Spark Torch Igniters are being increasingly incorporated into advanced rocket engine designs for next-generation launch vehicles.

Reason (R): They provide superior multi-restart capability and consistent, reliable ignition in extreme conditions, allowing for more complex mission profiles and enabling engine reusability.

Which enzyme primarily is responsible for joining "Okazaki fragments" during the DNA replication process?

Arrange these evolutionary events chronologically:

A. First eukaryotes

B. First prokaryotes

C. Multicellularity

D. Oxygen accumulation

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) introduces a specific timeframe for pronouncing judgment after the conclusion of arguments in a criminal trial. What is this timeframe?

Who has the authority to appoint a Sessions Judge of one sessions division as an Additional Sessions Judge of another division?

Which of the following is a key objective of the National Health Mission (NHM)?

Which of the following initiative-objective pairings is correctly matched as per Government of India schem

Which of the following is a typical example of Revenue Expenditure?

Which of the folowing statements shows accurate understanding of a macroeconomic concept? 

What is a primary focus area of the Global Energy Transition Index? 

U Tirot Sing was a tribal chief who led a fierce resistance against the British attempts to build roads through his territory in which region?

Bhima Nayak, a prominent tribal leader during the 1857 rebellion, is known for which of the following contributions ?   

Trade policy prior to 1991 was characterized by 

Which of the following statements about public sector industries is correct?

Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The Third Five Year Plan failed to meet its targets.

Reason (R): The failure was mainly due to external shocks like war and drought.

Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The Fourth Five Year Plan aimed at growth with stability and self-reliance.

Reason (R): It was launched after the shocks of war and droughts during the previous plan period.

Consider the following statements about the LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) initiative:

1. It was launched by India during COP26.
2. It emphasizes government regulations over citizen participation.
3. It promotes sustainable habits such as reusing, reducing, and recycling.

Which of the following was a key feature of financial sector reforms under NEP 1991?

Solve:(56.75)² - 3220

A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs. 1,000 in 3 years and 1,200 in 4 years. Find the rate of interest. 

A sum becomes Rs. 11,650 in 5 years and Rs. 12,076 in 6 years at simple interest. What is the sum? 

Given: \(\rm x+\frac{1}{x}=2\), find the value of \(\rm x^6+\frac{1}{x^6}-3\left(x^3-\frac{1}{x^3}\right)+5\left(x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}\right) \)

From the summit of a 90-meter-high building, the angles of depression to the top and bottom of a tower are measured at 30° and 60°, respectively. What is the height of the tower in meters?

If the space diagonal of a cuboid is 13 cm, and two of its edges are 3 cm and 4 cm, what is the third edge?

A solid metal sphere that has a radius of 12 centimeters is melted down and reshaped into smaller spheres, each with a radius of 2 centimeters. How many smaller spheres can be created from this material?

A solid metallic sphere of diameter 14 cm is melted and recast into smaller hemispheres each of diameter 7 cm. How many hemispheres can be made?

The proportions of the dimensions of a rectangular parallelepiped are 2 : 3 : 4. If its volume is 768 cm³ what is its smallest dimension?

A rectangular tank has a length of 1 meter, a width of 80 cm, and a height of 50 cm. If the tank needs to be covered completely with square tiles of side 20 cm, how many tiles will be required?

A cone is melted and recast into smaller cones with \(\frac{1}{3}\) the radius and \(\frac{1}{3}\) the height. How many cones are formed?

A cone is cut by a plane that runs parallel to its base, creating a smaller cone that is similar to the original cone. If the height of this smaller cone is one-third that of the original cone, what is the ratio of their volumes?

Expand : (2x - 3)²

A machine processes 2.4 items per second. How many items does it process in 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) minutes?

The base of a regular right pyramid is a square with the side length of 6 cm. If its volume is 144 cm³, what is its height?

What is the sum of the exterior angles of a polygon with n sides? 

Simplify:

\(\rm (0.625\div 2.5)\left(\frac{5}{8}\times 2\right)=?\)

A regular right pyramid has a square base. Its base area is 100 cm² and its lateral surface area is 260 cm². What is the height of the pyramid?

A water pipe supplies water at a constant rate. In 4.5 minutes, it fills \(2\frac{1}{4}\) liters. At this rate, how much time will it take to fill 5.625 liters?

A farmer uses \(\frac{2}{3}\) of his land for wheat and 0.125 for rice. What fraction remains unused?

Find the area of a circle that has a circumference of 44 cm.

If the selling price of an item is increased by 25% and the profit also increases from 20% to 30%, what is the percentage increase in the cost price?

A circular field is surrounded by a path 2 m wide. If the inner radius is 10 m, find the cost to pave the path at Rs. 20 per m².

A square sheet is folded in half. What is the ratio of the area of the folded shape to the original square?

A square plot of land is to be expanded such that its area becomes 225% of the original. By what percentage must each side be increased?

A square board 20 cm side has a corner triangle removed (right triangle, legs 5 cm each). What percent of the board remains?

A regular hexagon has an area of 150 cm². What is the area of one of its equilateral triangular sections?

The average of 20 numbers is 40. If the sum of the first 10 numbers is 380, what is the average of the remaining 10 numbers?

A line passes through the point (2, -1) (2, -1) and is perpendicular to the line y = (-2/5)x + 3. What is its equation?

From the top of a lighthouse 100 m high, the angle of depression of a boat is 30°. Find the distance of the boat from the base of the lighthouse.