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SSC Selection Post | Computer Based Examination (level-wise)

SSC Selection Post: 12-question practice mock

A compact SSC Selection Post practice mock: 12 original questions across General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English, each with a worked solution. Modelled on the official CBT pattern, not copied from any paper.

Before you start

  • 12 questions in 12 minutes on a single clock — a short drill, not a full 100-question paper.
  • Each question carries 2 marks and 0.50 marks are deducted for a wrong answer, exactly as in the SSC Selection Post CBT.
  • Every question is original, written to the SSC Selection Post pattern, with a worked solution shown after you submit.

Sections in this test

SectionQuestions
General IntelligenceGeneral Intelligence & Reasoning3
General AwarenessGeneral Awareness3
Quantitative AptitudeQuantitative Aptitude3
English LanguageEnglish Language3

Sample questions with worked solutions

A few questions from this test, with the answer key and the method behind it. The full set of 12 runs under a timer, and every solution is on the analysis screen once you submit.

General Intelligence & Reasoning · solved example

If FISH is coded as EHRG, how is BIRD coded in the same language?

  • AHQCCorrect
  • AHQD
  • CHQC
  • AGQC

Solution

Each letter is moved back by one place. F-1=E, I-1=H, S-1=R, H-1=G gives EHRG. Applying the same to BIRD: B-1=A, I-1=H, R-1=Q, D-1=C, which is AHQC.

General Awareness · solved example

In which year was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?

  • 1935
  • 1949Correct
  • 1947
  • 1955

Solution

The RBI began operations in 1935 as a privately owned bank and was nationalised on 1 January 1949 under the Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948, bringing it fully under government ownership.

Quantitative Aptitude · solved example

What is 15% of 240?

  • 36Correct
  • 32
  • 40
  • 34

Solution

15% of 240 = 15/100 x 240 = 0.15 x 240 = 36.

English Language · solved example

Choose the word most nearly the SAME in meaning as ABUNDANT.

  • Scarce
  • PlentifulCorrect
  • Rare
  • Empty

Solution

'Abundant' means existing in large quantity, that is, plentiful. 'Scarce' and 'rare' are opposites, and 'empty' is unrelated.

General Intelligence & Reasoning · solved example

Find the next term: 5, 11, 23, 47, ?

  • 94
  • 95Correct
  • 93
  • 91

Solution

Each term is double the previous term plus one: 5x2+1=11, 11x2+1=23, 23x2+1=47, and 47x2+1=95.

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How this test is marked

Correct answer

+2

Wrong answer

-0.5

Unanswered

0

Because a blank carries no penalty, guessing only pays when you can eliminate at least two options. The analysis screen after the test shows you exactly where guessing cost you marks.