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Select the synonym of VIVID.
Correct answer: B. Bright and clear
A vivid picture or memory is bright, clear and full of detail.
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SSC CHSL Tier-I Practice Paper 1
Practice paper100 MCQs60 minutesPublished 27 October 2026
A full 100-question practice paper in the official SSC CHSL Tier-I pattern: 25 questions each on English Language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness, with answers and explanations.
Written by our editorial team in the official pattern of the SSC CHSL Tier-I written test. This is not a past paper: the questions are our own, and every answer was checked against reliable sources.
English Language (Basic Knowledge)
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Select the synonym of ENORMOUS.
Correct answer: B. Huge
Enormous means very large, the same as huge.
easy - 3
Select the synonym of OBSOLETE.
Correct answer: B. Outdated
Something obsolete is no longer used because it is out of date, like a typewriter.
medium - 4
Select the antonym of EXPAND.
Correct answer: B. Contract
To expand is to become larger; to contract is to become smaller.
easy - 5
Select the antonym of ARRIVE.
Correct answer: B. Depart
Trains arrive at and depart from a station.
easy - 6
Select the antonym of FERTILE.
Correct answer: B. Barren
Fertile land produces good crops; barren land produces little or nothing.
medium - 7
The idiom "to cry over spilt milk" means:
Correct answer: B. to regret something that cannot be undone
Example: "The exam is over; there is no use crying over spilt milk."
easy - 8
The idiom "a piece of cake" means:
Correct answer: A. something very easy
Example: "The first question was a piece of cake."
easy - 9
The idiom "to break the ice" means:
Correct answer: A. to start a conversation in an awkward situation
Example: "The teacher told a joke to break the ice on the first day."
easy - 10
The idiom "under the weather" means:
Correct answer: B. slightly ill
Example: "She stayed home because she was feeling under the weather."
easy - 11
One word for "a person who cannot be corrected or reformed":
Correct answer: A. Incorrigible
Incorrigible means impossible to correct. Invincible means impossible to defeat.
medium - 12
One word for "a home for children whose parents have died":
Correct answer: A. Orphanage
An orphanage cares for orphans; a nursery is for very young children.
easy - 13
One word for "one who knows everything":
Correct answer: C. Omniscient
Omniscient means all-knowing; omnipotent means all-powerful and omnipresent means present everywhere.
medium - 14
One word for "a speech given without any preparation":
Correct answer: A. Extempore
An extempore speech is delivered on the spot.
medium - 15
Select the correctly spelt word meaning "a place to stay".
Correct answer: C. Accommodation
Accommodation has a double c and a double m.
medium - 16
Select the correctly spelt word meaning "a feeling of awkward shame".
Correct answer: B. Embarrassment
Embarrassment has a double r and a double s.
medium - 17
Fill in the blank: Neither of the answers ___ correct.
Correct answer: B. is
"Neither of" takes a singular verb in standard exam grammar: neither of the answers is correct.
medium - 18
Fill in the blank: He was born ___ 1990.
Correct answer: C. in
Years and months take "in"; dates take "on" (on 5 May).
easy - 19
Fill in the blank: There is very ___ milk left in the jug.
Correct answer: B. little
"Little" is used with uncountable nouns like milk; "few" is used with countable nouns.
easy - 20
Fill in the blank: Meera is the ___ of the two sisters.
Correct answer: B. elder
When comparing two, use the comparative: the elder of the two.
medium - 21
Fill in the blank: He apologised ___ being late.
Correct answer: A. for
We apologise to a person for something.
easy - 22
Spot the error: "Mathematics are (A) / my favourite (B) / subject. (C) / No error (D)"
Correct answer: A. (A)
Subjects ending in -ics, such as mathematics and physics, take a singular verb: "Mathematics is".
easy - 23
Spot the error: "She has (A) / two sister-in-laws (B) / in Delhi. (C) / No error (D)"
Correct answer: B. (B)
In compound nouns the main word takes the plural: sisters-in-law.
medium - 24
Choose the passive voice of: "Somebody has stolen my bag."
Correct answer: B. My bag has been stolen.
Present perfect active becomes has/have been + past participle; an unknown doer (somebody) is usually dropped.
medium - 25
Choose the indirect speech of: He said to me, "Close the door."
Correct answer: A. He told me to close the door.
Commands are reported with told/ordered + object + to-infinitive.
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General Intelligence
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Find the next term: 28, 37, 46, 55, 64, ?
Correct answer: D. 73
The terms increase by 9, so the next term is 64 + 9 = 73.
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Find the next term: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ?
Correct answer: C. 486
Each term is 3 times the previous one: 162 × 3 = 486.
easy - 28
Find the next term: 21, 30, 41, 54, 69, ?
Correct answer: B. 86
The terms are n² + 5 for n = 4, 5, 6 …, so the next is 9² + 5 = 86.
medium - 29
Find the next term: 9, 20, 42, 86, 174, ?
Correct answer: D. 350
Each term is double the previous one plus 2: 174 × 2 + 2 = 350.
medium - 30
Find the next term: 18, 22, 28, 36, 46, 58, ?
Correct answer: B. 72
The differences grow by 2 each time (4, 6, 8 …), so the next difference is 14: 58 + 14 = 72.
medium - 31
What comes next in the series: D, G, J, M, P, ?
Correct answer: C. S
Each letter moves 3 places forward: P + 3 = S.
medium - 32
In a certain code, MARKET is written as NBSLFU. How is CANDLE written in that code?
Correct answer: D. DBOEMF
Each letter is moved 1 place forward (M → N), so CANDLE becomes DBOEMF.
medium - 33
If DOOR = 52 (sum of the letters' positions in the alphabet), then KING = ?
Correct answer: D. 41
K = 11, I = 9, N = 14, G = 7; total 41.
medium - 34
Find the odd number out: 36, 63, 90, 120
Correct answer: D. 120
36, 63, 90 are multiples of 9; 120 is not.
easy - 35
5 : 25 :: 8 : ?
Correct answer: D. 64
The rule is 25 = 5², so 8 gives 64.
medium - 36
In a row, Kavya is 6th from the left and 11th from the right. How many people are in the row?
Correct answer: D. 16
Total = 6 + 11 − 1 = 16.
easy - 37
In a class of 35 students, Imran's rank from the top is 18th. What is his rank from the bottom?
Correct answer: C. 18th
Rank from bottom = 35 − 18 + 1 = 18.
easy - 38
Neha walks 5 km East, then turns left and walks 12 km. How far is she from her starting point?
Correct answer: B. 13 km
The two walks are at right angles, so the distance is √(5² + 12²) = √169 = 13 km.
medium - 39
What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 5:20?
Correct answer: A. 40°
Angle = |30 × 5 − 5.5 × 20| = 40°.
hard - 40
23 October 2023 was a Monday. What day of the week was 25 January 2024?
Correct answer: A. Thursday
The second date is 94 days later. 94 = 13 weeks + 3 days, so count 3 days on from Monday: Thursday.
hard - 41
Find the next term: 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, ?
Correct answer: C. 47
The terms increase by 4, so the next term is 43 + 4 = 47.
easy - 42
Find the next term: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
Correct answer: C. 160
Each term is 2 times the previous one: 80 × 2 = 160.
easy - 43
Find the next term: 3, 9, 21, 45, 93, ?
Correct answer: D. 189
Each term is double the previous one plus 3: 93 × 2 + 3 = 189.
medium - 44
Find the next term: 11, 12, 15, 20, 27, 36, ?
Correct answer: D. 47
The differences grow by 2 each time (1, 3, 5 …), so the next difference is 11: 36 + 11 = 47.
medium - 45
What comes next in the series: D, F, H, J, L, ?
Correct answer: D. N
Each letter moves 2 places forward: L + 2 = N.
medium - 46
In a certain code, BRIDGE is written as CSJEHF. How is ORANGE written in that code?
Correct answer: B. PSBOHF
Each letter is moved 1 place forward (B → C), so ORANGE becomes PSBOHF.
medium - 47
If RICE = 35 (sum of the letters' positions in the alphabet), then BOOK = ?
Correct answer: C. 43
B = 2, O = 15, O = 15, K = 11; total 43.
medium - 48
Find the odd number out: 36, 54, 99, 127
Correct answer: B. 127
36, 54, 99 are multiples of 9; 127 is not.
easy - 49
In a row, Kavya is 10th from the left and 16th from the right. How many people are in the row?
Correct answer: D. 25
Total = 10 + 16 − 1 = 25.
easy - 50
In a class of 38 students, Imran's rank from the top is 14th. What is his rank from the bottom?
Correct answer: D. 25th
Rank from bottom = 38 − 14 + 1 = 25.
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Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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What is 15% of 360?
Correct answer: A. 54
15% of 360 = 15 × 360 ÷ 100 = 54.
easy - 52
A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹250 and sells it for ₹287.50. What is the profit percentage?
Correct answer: A. 15%
Profit = ₹37.5. Profit % = 37.5 ÷ 250 × 100 = 15% (always on the cost price).
easy - 53
An item marked ₹3,200 is sold at a discount of 25%. What is the selling price?
Correct answer: C. ₹2,400
Discount = 25% of 3,200 = ₹800. Selling price = ₹2,400.
easy - 54
Find the simple interest on ₹6,000 at 10% per annum for 3 years.
Correct answer: B. ₹1,800
SI = P × R × T ÷ 100 = 6,000 × 10 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹1,800.
easy - 55
Find the compound interest on ₹16,000 for 2 years at 5% per annum, compounded annually.
Correct answer: D. ₹1,640
Amount = 16,000 × (1 + 5/100)² = ₹17,640. CI = ₹1,640.
medium - 56
A 150 m long train runs at 36 km/h. How long will it take to cross a pole?
Correct answer: B. 15 seconds
Speed = 36 × 5/18 = 10 m/s. Distance = 150 m. Time = 15 seconds.
medium - 57
A boat goes at 10 km/h in still water and the stream flows at 2 km/h. How long does it take to row 48 km downstream?
Correct answer: C. 4 hours
Downstream speed = 10 + 2 = 12 km/h. Time = 48 ÷ 12 = 4 hours.
medium - 58
The average of 5 numbers is 36. When one more number is added, the average rises by 14. What is the new number?
Correct answer: A. 120
New total = 50 × 6 = 300; old total = 180. New number = 120.
medium - 59
₹1,200 is divided between two people in the ratio 3 : 5. What is the larger share?
Correct answer: D. ₹750
One part = 1,200 ÷ 8 = ₹150. Larger share = 5 parts = ₹750.
easy - 60
A father is 4 times as old as his son, who is 9 years old. How old will the father be in 5 years?
Correct answer: B. 41 years
Father's age now = 4 × 9 = 36. In 5 years he will be 41.
easy - 61
What is the LCM of 27 and 45?
Correct answer: D. 135
27 = 9 × 3 and 45 = 9 × 5, so the LCM = 9 × 3 × 5 = 135. (Their HCF is 9.)
easy - 62
Simplify: 55 + 5 × 3 − 12
Correct answer: D. 58
Multiply first: 5 × 3 = 15. Then 55 + 15 − 12 = 58.
easy - 63
What is the square root of 1,089?
Correct answer: A. 33
33 × 33 = 1,089, so the square root of 1,089 is 33. Tip: a square ending in 9 has a root ending in 3 or 7.
easy - 64
Find the area of a circle with radius 21 cm (π = 22/7).
Correct answer: D. 1,386 cm²
Area = πr² = 22/7 × 21 × 21 = 1,386 cm².
easy - 65
A rectangular field is 20 m long and 9 m wide. What is its perimeter?
Correct answer: C. 58 m
Perimeter = 2 × (20 + 9) = 58 m.
easy - 66
A car travels at 45 km/h for 3 hours. What distance does it cover?
Correct answer: C. 135 km
Distance = speed × time = 45 × 3 = 135 km.
easy - 67
The price of a product rises from ₹800 to ₹960. By what percent must it now be reduced to return to ₹800?
Correct answer: B. 16.67%
It must fall by ₹160 on ₹960: 160 ÷ 960 × 100 = 16.67%. The percentage is smaller than 20% because the base is larger.
hard - 68
What is 35% of 840?
Correct answer: D. 294
35% of 840 = 35 × 840 ÷ 100 = 294.
easy - 69
A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹640 and sells it for ₹704. What is the profit percentage?
Correct answer: C. 10%
Profit = ₹64. Profit % = 64 ÷ 640 × 100 = 10% (always on the cost price).
easy - 70
An item marked ₹4,000 is sold at a discount of 10%. What is the selling price?
Correct answer: A. ₹3,600
Discount = 10% of 4,000 = ₹400. Selling price = ₹3,600.
easy - 71
Two successive discounts of 10% and 10% are equal to a single discount of:
Correct answer: D. 19%
On ₹100: after 10% off it is ₹90; 10% off that leaves ₹81. Single discount = 19%.
medium - 72
Find the simple interest on ₹7,500 at 5% per annum for 5 years.
Correct answer: D. ₹1,875
SI = P × R × T ÷ 100 = 7,500 × 5 × 5 ÷ 100 = ₹1,875.
easy - 73
Find the compound interest on ₹5,000 for 2 years at 20% per annum, compounded annually.
Correct answer: C. ₹2,200
Amount = 5,000 × (1 + 20/100)² = ₹7,200. CI = ₹2,200.
medium - 74
A pipe fills a tank in 8 hours and an outlet empties it in 24 hours. If both are opened, how long will the tank take to fill?
Correct answer: D. 12 hours
Net rate = 1/8 − 1/24 = 1/12 per hour, so it takes 12 hours.
medium - 75
A 300 m long train runs at 54 km/h. How long will it take to cross a 250 m long platform?
Correct answer: D. 36.67 seconds
Speed = 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s. Distance = 300 + 250 = 550 m. Time = 36.67 seconds.
medium
General Awareness
- 76
Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
Correct answer: B. The Speaker
The Speaker presides over the Lok Sabha; the Vice-President presides over the Rajya Sabha.
easy - 77
Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
Correct answer: B. The Chief Justice of India
The Chief Justice of India, or in their absence the senior-most Supreme Court judge, administers the oath.
medium - 78
The idea of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution was largely borrowed from the Constitution of:
Correct answer: B. the United States
The Bill of Rights in the US Constitution inspired Part III; the Directive Principles came from Ireland.
medium - 79
The Dandi March of 1930 was a protest against the tax on:
Correct answer: B. salt
Gandhiji walked to Dandi to make salt from seawater, breaking the British salt law.
easy - 80
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 with the help of the retired British civil servant:
Correct answer: A. A. O. Hume
Allan Octavian Hume helped organise the first session in Bombay in 1885.
easy - 81
The Sun Temple at Konark was built by:
Correct answer: B. Narasimhadeva I
King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty built it in the 13th century.
hard - 82
Fatehpur Sikri was built as a capital by:
Correct answer: C. Akbar
Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri near Agra; the Buland Darwaza stands there.
easy - 83
The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between the Marathas and:
Correct answer: B. Ahmad Shah Abdali
Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan defeated the Maratha army in January 1761.
medium - 84
The Satpura Range lies between the rivers:
Correct answer: B. Narmada and Tapi
The Narmada flows north of the Satpura Range and the Tapi to its south.
medium - 85
Wular, one of the largest freshwater lakes in India, is in:
Correct answer: B. Jammu and Kashmir
Wular Lake is fed by the Jhelum river in Jammu and Kashmir.
medium - 86
Which state is known as the "Spice Garden of India"?
Correct answer: A. Kerala
Kerala grows pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and many other spices.
easy - 87
The black soil of the Deccan Plateau was formed mainly from:
Correct answer: B. volcanic (basalt) rock
Black soil formed from the weathering of the basalt lava flows of the Deccan Traps.
medium - 88
Which gas makes up the largest share of the Earth's atmosphere?
Correct answer: B. Nitrogen
Nitrogen is about 78% of the air; oxygen is about 21%.
easy - 89
Which of these vitamins is water-soluble?
Correct answer: B. Vitamin C
Vitamins B and C dissolve in water; A, D, E and K are fat-soluble.
medium - 90
Kidney stones are most commonly made of:
Correct answer: A. calcium oxalate
Most kidney stones are formed of calcium oxalate crystals.
medium - 91
The SI unit of work and energy is the:
Correct answer: B. joule
One joule is the work done when a force of one newton moves an object one metre.
easy - 92
Which mirror is used as a rear-view mirror in vehicles?
Correct answer: C. Convex mirror
A convex mirror gives a wider field of view, so drivers can see more of the road behind.
easy - 93
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Correct answer: C. Au
Au comes from the Latin aurum. Ag is silver (argentum).
easy - 94
Bile is produced by the:
Correct answer: B. liver
The liver makes bile; the gall bladder only stores it.
medium - 95
Who was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Correct answer: A. C. D. Deshmukh
Sir C. D. Deshmukh became Governor in 1943. Osborne Smith was the first Governor in 1935.
hard - 96
The headquarters of SEBI is in:
Correct answer: B. Mumbai
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is based in Mumbai.
easy - 97
The Duleep Trophy is associated with:
Correct answer: C. cricket
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket tournament, named after K. S. Duleepsinhji.
easy - 98
"The God of Small Things", which won the Booker Prize in 1997, was written by:
Correct answer: B. Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy's debut novel is set in Kerala. Kiran Desai won the Booker in 2006.
medium - 99
National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) on 31 October marks the birth anniversary of:
Correct answer: B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Patel, who integrated the princely states, was born on 31 October 1875.
easy - 100
International Day of Yoga is observed every year on:
Correct answer: B. 21 June
The UN declared 21 June, the longest day in the northern hemisphere, as International Day of Yoga from 2015.
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