SSC Selection Post 2025 (Matriculation Level) Official Paper (Held On: 24 Jul, 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

Hand is to Glove as Foot is to _ ?

Clock is to Time as Thermometer is to ___ ?

If '@' means '×', '$' means '+', '*' means '÷' and '&' means '-', and then @ changes to $ and vice versa, and & changes to * and vice versa, then evaluate:

48 @ 8 $ 63 & 9 $ 3

If '@' means '×', '$' means '+', '*' means '÷' and '&' means '-', then evaluate:

36 @ 25 * 5 & 36 $ 0 = ?

If 15 is to 30, then 20 is to _ ?

In a specific language, PSV is coded to KHE somehow; similarly, what should be coded to BEH be related?

GH007 is related to KL017 in a certain way. In the same way, LM008 is related to PQ018. To which of the following is TV009 related following the same logic?

Choose the word that does not belong to the group.

Which word does not belong to this set?

Find the odd number.

Which number does not belong?

10, 20, 40, 55

Bird is to Sky as Fish is to:

Architect: Blueprint as Author is to:

Complete the series: 5, 10, 21, 44, ........?

Identify the next number in the series: 9, 16, 25, 36, ?

Find the missing term in the series: P2, R4, T6, __, X10

Identify the next term: M5, P10, S15, __ ?

What symbol completes the pattern: 5 Δ 2 = 10, 6 Δ 3 = 18, 7 Δ 4 = ?

If ♥ = 8, ♣ = 4, and ★ = 6, what is (♥ + ★) ÷ ♣?

A shopkeeper gives you extra change by mistake. What should you do?

If you see someone drop their phone in a crowded place, what is the most responsible action?

The project deadline is non-flexible, yet the current progress shows that the project will not be completed on time. The engineer must decide how to address the time crunch. Which of the following decision should be taken by the engineer?

A decision maker must choose between two operational plans:

Plan X: Guarantees a performance level that meets 90% of the target.

Plan Y: Offers a 60% chance of exceeding the target by 20% and a 40% chance of falling short by 10%.

Assuming the decision maker is risk-neutral and based solely on the expected outcome, which plan should be preferred?

If M is the husband of N and N is the mother of O, what is M's relation to O?

A person walks 4 km north, then 3 km east. How far is he from the starting point?

Which Indian state hosts the world's largest floating solar power plant, operational since 2023?

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Which of the following is classified as a galaxy?

What happens during the process of transcription in cells?

What is the difference between displacement and distance?

Where was the Santosh Trophy Final 2023, a national football championship, held?

What is the main goal of the Ayushman Bharat scheme?

Medha Patkar led a movement to protest against a large dam's construction? What was the name of the movement?

Which are the 5 countries that form part of the BRICS alliance?

Which Indian state benefits the most from trade through Chabahar Port?

Which of the following is not one of the domains measured by the Happiness Index?

Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the Right to Equality guaranteed?

What does the term 'aggregate demand' refer to in macroeconomics?

Who acts as the chairperson during a joint meeting of both houses of Parliament?

Which key goal does the Swachh Bharat Mission focus on?

Which group primarily benefits from the Stand-Up India Scheme?

What is the term used to refer the process of people leaving their home country to settle in another?

Which Indian city had the highest population as per the 2011 Census?

In which imaginary town are most of R.K. Narayan's famous works set?

Which material was commonly used in Mathura sculptures?

Which of the following is a classical form of Indian music?

Which color medal is awarded for the first position in the Olympics?

Which author wrote the novel "Train to Pakistan"?

Which famous emperor patronized the development of Mathura art?

How has the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) improved healthcare services?

A diver was swimming at a depth of -30 meters below sea level. She then ascended 18 meters towards the surface.

What is her new position relative to sea level?

Which number set includes all integers and rational numbers?

What is 125/21 as a mixed number?

A factory uses 18.75 liters of a chemical each day. On Monday, it used only 2/3 of the daily amount. On Tuesday, it used 25% more than it did on Monday. How much chemical was used in total over the two days?

How many natural numbers are there between 11² and 12²?

A recipe needs 3 cups of flour to make 12 muffins. How many cups of flour are needed to make 20 muffins in the same proportion?

The average weight of 3 students is 45 kg. If one more student weighing 51 kg joins, what's the new average weight after the student joins?

In a city, there are 4,500 females for every 5,000 males. What is the sex ratio in this city (number of females per 1000 males)?

The average of a set of 8 numbers is 36. If one number, 48, is replaced by 24, what is the new average?

In a basket of fruits, 60% are apples and 25% are oranges. What percentage are mangoes?

The population of a village is 12,000. If it increases by 10% the first year and decreases by 5% the next year, what is the population after 2 years?

What is the selling price if the cost price is ₹400 and the profit is 25%?

A trader buys 80 pens for ₹2,400. He sells 60 of them at ₹40 each and the remaining at ₹25 each. What is his profit or loss percentage?

A store offers two successive discounts on a product: the first is 12%, and the second is 8%. What is the single equivalent discount percentage?

A trader allows a 25% discount on the marked price and still makes a profit of 20%. If the cost price of the article is ₹1,200, what is the marked price?

A and B can complete a work in 8 days. B alone can do it in 12 days. In how many days will A alone complete the work?

A and B complete a work in 15 days. B alone takes 25 days. In how many days will A alone complete the work?

A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its speed?

A car takes 6 hours to cover a distance of 300 km. If its speed is increased by 10 km/h, how much time will it take?

A sum fetches ₹2,400 as interest in 5 years at 8% per annum. What is the principal?

A triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm. What type of triangle is this?

From a point P, a tangent is drawn to a circle with center O. The radius is 9 cm, and the distance from O to P is 15 cm. What is the length of the tangent?

A solid cone is melted and recast into smaller cones of the same height but half the radius. How many smaller cones can be made?

A hemisphere and a cylinder have the same radius and height. The ratio of their volumes is:

If the volume of a rectangular parallelepiped is 240 cm³ and its base area is 30 cm², what is its height?

Identify the synonym of 'Xenial'

Identify the synonym of 'Zenith':

Identify the antonym of "Denounce"

Fill in the blank with most appropriate phrasal verb:

The fire was so intense that the firefighters struggled to ___ it ___.

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

This mountain is ___ than the one we climbed last year.

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

No sooner had we reached the station ___ the train left.

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

.He answered the question ___ confidently, which impressed the panel.

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

She was ___ embarrassed to speak in front of the class.

Identify the antonym of "Taciturn"

Pick the correctly spelled word:

Which word is spelled correctly?

Choose the correct one-word substitution for:

"A doctor who treats children."

Choose the correct one-word substitution for:

"A speech or text that praises someone highly ____."

Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase from the options:

"to be off base"

Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase from the options:

"Get your walking papers"

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

She was accused (1) / with stealing the money (2) / by the cashier (3) / at the bank(4).

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

We walked (1) / beside the road (2) / and found shelter (3) / under a tree (4).

Arrange the sentences correctly:

(1) He packed his bag.

(2) He boarded the train.

(3) He reached the station.

(4) He left for his trip.

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) She bought a book.

(2) She went to the store.

(3) She read the book.

(4) She really enjoyed the story.

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) He brushed his teeth.

(2) He woke up early in the morning.

(3) He got ready for school.

(4) He took a shower.

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

He spoke to (1) / a MLA (2) / regarding the issue (3) / on infrastructure (4).

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The teacher gave (1) / a advice (2) / which was really (3) / helpful(4).

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The news are (1) / quite surprising (2) / and hard to believe (3) / for the public(4).

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) He carefully entered the recipient's email, typed in a subject line, and composed a detailed message.

(2) Having entered, he clicked on the 'Compose' button to start writing a new email.

(3) Having gone through the content, he clicked the 'Send' button to send the email successfully.

(4) He logged into his email account using his username and a safe password.

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) Within a few seconds, the call went through, and her friend answered.

(2) She took up her smartphone and opened the screen with facial recognition.

(3) They talked about their weekend plans for a few minutes.

(4) She carefully dialed the number from her contacts and made the call.