SSC CGL — Tier 1 — 2025 — 14 Sep 2025 Shift 3 — Official Paper — Kerala PSC PYQ Practice with Answers

Correct answer (Option B):\nThe analogy follows the pattern of reverse alphabetical pairs (pairs that sum up to 27 in their positional values).\nLooking at the first pair: BEKQ → YVPJ\nB (2) is opposite to Y (25) since 2 + 25 = 27.\nE (5) is opposite to V (22) since 5 + 22 = 27.\nK (11) is opposite to P (16) since 11 + 16 = 27.\nQ (17) is opposite to J (10) since 17 + 10 = 27.\n\nApplying the same reverse position logic to CFGL:\nC (3) maps to X (24)\nF (6) maps to U (21)\nG (7) maps to T (20)\nL (12) maps to O (15)\nThe resulting letter cluster is XUTO.\nOption B is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A (XUOM) has a mismatch at the third and fourth positions, using O and M instead of T and O.\nOption C (XUPM) incorrectly pairs G with P instead of T.\nOption D (XVPL) fails to establish the correct reverse mapping from the second position onward.\n\nStudy tip:\nMemorize pairs of opposite letters (like A-Z, B-Y, C-X, D-W, etc.) to quickly solve letter analogy questions in the SSC Reasoning section.

Correct answer (Option B):\nThe pattern among the letter-number pairs relies on the standard alphabetical position of the letter. Specifically, the number is exactly 1 unit greater than the alphabetical position of the given letter.\nFor (17, P, #): Position of P is 16. Number = 16 + 1 = 17. (Follows the pattern)\nFor (19, R, %): Position of R is 18. Number = 18 + 1 = 19. (Follows the pattern)\nFor (23, V, @): Position of V is 22. Number = 22 + 1 = 23. (Follows the pattern)\n\nNow, evaluating the odd element:\nFor (13, J, !): Position of J is 10. Number should be 10 + 1 = 11. However, the number given is 13, which breaks the established pattern.\nOption B is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOptions A, C, and D are incorrect choices because they represent triplets that strictly follow the regular numeric-alphabet rules and are not the odd entries out.\n\nStudy tip:\nWhen encountering classification questions containing mixed alphanumeric triplets, check basic arithmetic connections between the digits and the letter positions first.

Correct answer (Option C):\nLet us break down the blood relations step-by-step:\n1. "A's father's wife" refers to A's mother.\n2. "A's mother's only daughter" refers to A's sister. This daughter is explicitly stated to be B, meaning B is the sister of A.\n3. The question asks how A is related to B. Since the prompt states that A is a male member, A must be the male sibling of B.\nHence, A is the brother of B.\nOption C is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A implies A is female, which contradicts the given condition that A is a male member.\nOption B is wrong because they belong to the same immediate nuclear family, making them siblings, not cousins.\nOption D is incorrect as it implies an entirely different generation gap.\n\nStudy tip:\nIn blood relation reasoning puzzles, trace the statement from left to right or backward from the final entity to simplify complex phrasing into simple structural nodes.

Correct answer (Option B):\nThe relationship between the words in the first pair is antonymous. "Growth" denotes positive development or expansion, whereas "Stagnation" means a state of inactivity, lack of development, or standing still.\nFollowing this antonym relation, we must identify the exact opposite of the word "Success". The direct opposite of achieving victory or a positive outcome (success) is encountering a lack of success, which is defined as "Failure".\nOption B is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A (Achievement) is wrong because it serves as a synonym or related attribute to success.\nOption C (Progress) is wrong as it denotes forward movement, aligning closely with growth and success rather than opposing it.\nOption D (Gain) represents a positive acquisition, making it a wrong distractor.\n\nStudy tip:\nVerbal analogy sets test your dynamic vocabulary base. Always classify whether the baseline pair is connected by synonyms, antonyms, functional properties, or cause-effect relationships.

Correct answer (Option D):\nLet us trace the series letter by letter using alphabetical positions:\nFirst letters: P (16) → O (15) → N (14) → ?\nThe pattern is -1. The next letter should be 14 - 1 = 13, which corresponds to M.\nSecond letters: R (18) → Q (17) → P (16) → ?\nThe pattern is -1. The next letter should be 16 - 1 = 15, which corresponds to O.\nThird letters: T (20) → S (19) → R (18) → ?\nThe pattern is -1. The next letter should be 18 - 1 = 17, which corresponds to Q.\nCombining these gives the letter cluster MOQ.\nOption D is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A (GAS) uses letters that completely deviate from the decreasing sequential order of the alphabet series.\nOption B (MJS) has a wrong middle letter J instead of O.\nOption C (GHA) breaks the decreasing arithmetic sequence entirely.\n\nStudy tip:\nWhen working with letter series, write down the position integers above the letters. Checking individual indices across the terms simplifies tracking single-step movements.