SSC GD Constable Mock Test 2026

Question 1

As 'Carpenter' is related to 'Saw' (worker : his tool), 'Tailor' is related to what?

1. a. Cloth
2. b. Needle
3. c. Shirt
4. d. Thread

Correct answer: B

Explanation: The relation is worker : his main tool — carpenter–saw, tailor–needle. Cloth is raw material, shirt the finished product and thread an auxiliary — the main tool is only the needle.

Question 2

Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9

1. a. 3
2. b. 5
3. c. 7
4. d. 9

Correct answer: D

Explanation: 3, 5 and 7 are prime numbers, while 9 = 3 × 3 is composite. So 9 does not belong with the group.

Question 3

Complete the series: 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, ?

1. a. 63
2. b. 61
3. c. 65
4. d. 67

Correct answer: C

Explanation: The differences double: +1, +2, +4, +8, +16 — so the next gap is +32. 33 + 32 = 65. Trap: repeating +16 from 17→33 gives 49 — the rule lives in the differences, not the terms.

Question 4

In a certain code, CAT is written as DBU. How will DOG be written in the same code?

1. a. EPH
2. b. EPI
3. c. DPH
4. d. EOH

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet (C→D, A→B, T→U). Applying the same rule: D→E, O→P, G→H, giving EPH.

Question 5

Pointing to a photograph, a man says, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the girl related to the man?

1. a. Sister
2. b. Mother
3. c. Daughter
4. d. Cousin

Correct answer: A

Explanation: The grandfather's only son is the man's own father. The father's daughter is therefore the man's sister.

Question 6

Which Constitutional Amendment gave Delhi its special 'National Capital Territory' status?

1. a. 61st Amendment
2. b. 69th Amendment
3. c. 73rd Amendment
4. d. 86th Amendment

Correct answer: B

Explanation: The 69th Amendment (1991) added Articles 239AA/239AB — Delhi became the NCT with its own assembly and council of ministers. The 61st (voting age 18), 73rd (panchayati raj) and 86th (right to education) are famous but Delhi-unrelated — the numeric closeness is the trap.

Question 7

Which article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?

1. a. Article 14
2. b. Article 15
3. c. Article 17
4. d. Article 21

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form.

Question 8

Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?

1. a. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
3. c. Sardar Patel
4. d. Rajendra Prasad

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constitution and is often called the "Father of the Indian Constitution."

Question 9

What is the approximately accepted total length of the Ganga river?

1. a. About 2,525 km
2. b. About 2,480 km
3. c. About 2,510 km
4. d. About 2,600 km

Correct answer: A

Explanation: The accepted total length of the Ganga is about 2,525 km (Gomukh to the Bay of Bengal). The neighbouring figures are old/rounded estimates — one step more precise than a 'which is longest' question.

Question 10

Which is the second-largest state of India by area?

1. a. Maharashtra
2. b. Gujarat
3. c. Karnataka
4. d. Madhya Pradesh

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The order is: Rajasthan (1st), Madhya Pradesh (2nd, ~3.08 lakh sq km), Maharashtra (3rd). Everyone remembers the largest (Rajasthan) — the large-state confusion at second place is this question's difficulty.

Question 11

40% of a number exceeds 25% of the same number by 45. What is the number?

1. a. 250
2. b. 300
3. c. 320
4. d. 280

Correct answer: B

Explanation: 40% − 25% = 15%, and 15% = 45 by the question. So 1% = 3, and the whole number (100%) = 300. Check: 40% of 300 = 120, 25% = 75, difference = 45.

Question 12

The average of 3 numbers is 20. Two of them are 15 and 25. What is the third number?

1. a. 18
2. b. 22
3. c. 20
4. d. 25

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Sum of 3 numbers = 3 × 20 = 60. Third number = 60 − 15 − 25 = 20. Trap: assuming the answer from the first two's average (20) — only the method gives certainty.

Question 13

If a : b = 2 : 3 and b : c = 4 : 5, find a : c.

1. a. 6 : 15
2. b. 8 : 15
3. c. 2 : 5
4. d. 4 : 9

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Making b equal in both ratios: a:b = 8:12 and b:c = 12:15 (b = 12 in both). So a:c = 8:15.

Question 14

What is the simple interest on ₹1000 at 5% per annum for 2 years?

1. a. ₹50
2. b. ₹75
3. c. ₹100
4. d. ₹150

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (1000 × 5 × 2) / 100 = ₹100.

Question 15

An item has a cost price of ₹800 and is sold for ₹920. Find the profit percentage.

1. a. 10%
2. b. 12%
3. c. 15%
4. d. 20%

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Profit = 920 − 800 = ₹120. Profit% = (120/800) × 100 = 15%.

Question 16

Choose the correct synonym of the word 'Brave'.

1. a. Courageous
2. b. Coward
3. c. Weak
4. d. Timid

Correct answer: A

Explanation: 'Courageous' means brave/fearless, making it a synonym of 'Brave'.

Question 17

Choose the correct antonym of the word 'Ancient'.

1. a. Old
2. b. Historic
3. c. Ruined
4. d. Modern

Correct answer: D

Explanation: 'Modern' means contemporary, the opposite of 'Ancient'.

Question 18

Fill in the blank: 'She ___ to school every day.'

1. a. go
2. b. gone
3. c. going
4. d. goes

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The subject 'She' is third-person singular, so the verb takes the -s form: 'goes'.

Question 19

Choose the correctly spelled word.

1. a. Recieve
2. b. Receeve
3. c. Receve
4. d. Receive

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Following the 'i before e, except after c' rule, the correct spelling is 'Receive'.

Question 20

'जय' शब्द का विलोम शब्द क्या है?

1. a. पराजय
2. b. विजय
3. c. जीत
4. d. सफलता

Correct answer: A

Explanation: 'जय' का विलोम 'पराजय' है। 'विजय' और 'जीत' जय के ही पर्याय हैं, 'सफलता' निकट अर्थ का शब्द — तीनों समान दिशा के होने से भ्रम होता है।

Question 1

Ram walks 6 km north from his home, then turns and walks 8 km east. How far is he from his home?

1. a. 8 km
2. b. 14 km
3. c. 12 km
4. d. 10 km

Correct answer: D

Explanation: This forms a right triangle with legs 6 km and 8 km. Distance (hypotenuse) = √(6² + 8²) = √100 = 10 km.

Question 2

Complete the series: B, D, F, H, ?

1. a. I
2. b. G
3. c. K
4. d. J

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Each term skips one letter of the alphabet (B, D, F, H), so the next letter is J.

Question 3

Statements: (I) All cats are animals. (II) All animals breathe. Conclusion: All cats breathe. Does the conclusion follow from the statements?

1. a. Both statements are false
2. b. The conclusion does not follow
3. c. Cannot be determined
4. d. The conclusion follows

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Since all cats are animals and all animals breathe, it logically follows that all cats breathe. The conclusion is valid based on the statements.

Question 4

20 students are standing in a row. Rahul is 7th from the left end. What is his position from the right end?

1. a. 13
2. b. 15
3. c. 12
4. d. 14

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Position from the right = Total − Position from the left + 1 = 20 − 7 + 1 = 14.

Question 5

Find the missing number in the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

1. a. 46
2. b. 50
3. c. 48
4. d. 44

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Each term is one less than a perfect square: 2²−1 = 3, 3²−1 = 8, 4²−1 = 15, 5²−1 = 24, 6²−1 = 35 — so the next is 7²−1 = 48. The differences (+5,+7,+9,+11,+13) confirm it. Trap: repeating the last gap +11 gives 46.

Question 6

Which metal lies at the centre of the chlorophyll molecule?

1. a. Iron
2. b. Calcium
3. c. Potassium
4. d. Magnesium

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Magnesium (Mg) sits at the centre of chlorophyll's porphyrin ring — the light-absorption core. Iron centres haemoglobin (blood) — the 'coloured biomolecule' parallel is the trap; calcium belongs to bones and potassium to stomatal control, not chlorophyll.

Question 7

In which year was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established?

1. a. 1935
2. b. 1947
3. c. 1950
4. d. 1969

Correct answer: A

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India was established on 1 April 1935.

Question 8

The 'Sattriya' classical dance belongs to which state?

1. a. Manipur
2. b. Odisha
3. c. Assam
4. d. Kerala

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Sattriya (declared the 8th classical dance in 2000) belongs to Assam's Vaishnavite monasteries (sattras) — the Shankardev tradition. Manipur (Manipuri), Odisha (Odissi) and Kerala (Kathakali/Mohiniyattam) have their own — the north-eastern closeness is the trap.

Question 9

The Indian Revolt of 1857 first began from which place?

1. a. Meerut
2. b. Delhi
3. c. Kanpur
4. d. Lucknow

Correct answer: A

Explanation: The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on 10 May 1857.

Question 10

In which region is India's Cold Desert located?

1. a. Ladakh
2. b. Thar
3. c. Kutch
4. d. Deccan

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Ladakh (around Leh, ~3,000 m altitude) is India's Cold Desert — near-zero rainfall, sub-zero temperatures. Thar is the hot desert (picking Thar on hearing 'desert' is the trap); Kutch is a saline marsh and Deccan a plateau.

Question 11

A train runs at 60 km/h for 2 hours, then at 80 km/h for 1 hour. What is the total distance covered?

1. a. 180 km
2. b. 200 km
3. c. 220 km
4. d. 240 km

Correct answer: B

Explanation: First leg: 60 × 2 = 120 km. Second leg: 80 × 1 = 80 km. Total = 120 + 80 = 200 km. Traps: answering from the first leg alone (180) or from the speeds alone.

Question 12

Which of the following numbers is a prime number?

1. a. 21
2. b. 27
3. c. 29
4. d. 33

Correct answer: C

Explanation: 29 is divisible only by 1 and itself, making it prime. 21 = 3×7, 27 = 3³, and 33 = 3×11 are not prime.

Question 13

A can complete a work in 10 days and B can complete the same work in 15 days. If they work together, in how many days will the work be completed?

1. a. 5
2. b. 6
3. c. 7
4. d. 8

Correct answer: B

Explanation: A's one-day work = 1/10, B's one-day work = 1/15. Together in one day they do 1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6 of the work. So the work is completed in 6 days.

Question 14

Simplify: 15 + 5 × 2 − 8 ÷ 4

1. a. 21
2. b. 22
3. c. 23
4. d. 24

Correct answer: C

Explanation: By the BODMAS rule: 5 × 2 = 10, 8 ÷ 4 = 2. So 15 + 10 − 2 = 23.

Question 15

A square has perimeter 36 cm. What is its area?

1. a. 72 sq cm
2. b. 64 sq cm
3. c. 81 sq cm
4. d. 90 sq cm

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Perimeter = 4 × side ⟹ side = 36/4 = 9 cm. Area = 9² = 81 sq cm. Traps: halving the perimeter, or forgetting to square the side.

Question 16

इनमें से कौन-सा शब्द 'चंद्रमा' का पर्यायवाची नहीं है?

1. a. शशि
2. b. चाँदनी
3. c. सोम
4. d. राकेश

Correct answer: B

Explanation: शशि, सोम और राकेश — तीनों 'चंद्रमा' के पर्यायवाची हैं। 'चाँदनी' का अर्थ है चंद्रमा का प्रकाश (moonlight) — चंद्रमा से संबंधित होते हुए भी उसका पर्याय नहीं। इसीलिए उत्तर 'चाँदनी' है।

Question 17

Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A person who studies birds'

1. a. Ornithologist
2. b. Botanist
3. c. Zoologist
4. d. Astrologer

Correct answer: A

Explanation: An 'Ornithologist' is a person who studies birds.

Question 18

मुहावरा 'आँख का तारा होना' का सही अर्थ चुनें।

1. a. क्रोधित होना
2. b. बहुत प्रिय होना
3. c. चिंतित होना
4. d. उदास होना

Correct answer: B

Explanation: मुहावरा 'आँख का तारा होना' का अर्थ है 'बहुत प्रिय होना'।

Question 19

Which part of speech is the word 'beautifully' in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'?

1. a. Adjective
2. b. Adverb
3. c. Noun
4. d. Verb

Correct answer: B

Explanation: 'Beautifully' describes how she sings, so it is an adverb.

Question 20

'शिक्षक' शब्द का स्त्रीलिंग (feminine form) क्या है?

1. a. शिक्षिका
2. b. शिक्षकी
3. c. शिक्षकानी
4. d. शिक्षकिन

Correct answer: A

Explanation: 'शिक्षक' का स्त्रीलिंग रूप 'शिक्षिका' होता है।

Question 1

As 'Dog' is related to 'Barking' (animal : its cry), 'Horse' is related to what?

1. a. Bleating
2. b. Neighing
3. c. Trumpeting
4. d. Roaring

Correct answer: B

Explanation: The relation is animal : its cry — dog–barking, horse–neighing. Bleating belongs to the goat, trumpeting to the elephant and roaring to the lion — all near-class traps.

Question 2

One of these numbers breaks the fixed rule. Choose the different number: 25, 50, 49, 81

1. a. 25
2. b. 50
3. c. 49
4. d. 81

Correct answer: B

Explanation: 25 = 5², 49 = 7², 81 = 9² — three perfect squares. 50 is not the square of any integer (7² = 49, 8² = 64), so 50 is the different one.

Question 3

Complete the series: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?

1. a. 20
2. b. 21
3. c. 22
4. d. 24

Correct answer: C

Explanation: The successive differences grow: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 — so the next gap is +6. 16 + 6 = 22. Trap: repeating the last gap +5 gives 21 — the rule is in the order of the differences.

Question 4

In a certain code, GOOD is written as HPPE. How will BAD be written in that code?

1. a. CBD
2. b. DCF
3. c. CCE
4. d. CBE

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet (G→H, O→P, O→P, D→E); applying the same rule, B→C, A→B, D→E, so BAD → CBE.

Question 5

A is the father of B. B is the brother of C. D is the mother of C. How is A related to D?

1. a. Husband
2. b. Father
3. c. Brother
4. d. Son

Correct answer: A

Explanation: B and C are the children of A and D (A is the father, D is the mother); so A is D's husband.

Question 6

Before the 44th Constitutional Amendment (1978), on which additional ground could a National Emergency (Article 352) be imposed?

1. a. Internal disturbance
2. b. Armed rebellion
3. c. War
4. d. External aggression

Correct answer: A

Explanation: The 1975 Emergency was imposed on 'internal disturbance' grounds — the 44th Amendment removed that very phrase and put 'armed rebellion' so it could not be misused. War and external aggression were grounds before and remain so — only the 'internal' ground changed.

Question 7

Which is the major saffron-producing region of India?

1. a. Kerala
2. b. Jammu & Kashmir
3. c. Tamil Nadu
4. d. Assam

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Saffron grows chiefly around Pampore (Pulwama) in Kashmir — cold climate and karewa soil. Kerala is famous for spices (pepper, cardamom), not saffron — the 'spice = Kerala' generalisation is the trap.

Question 8

The slogan 'Do or Die' (करो या मरो) is associated with which movement?

1. a. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. b. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. c. Khilafat Movement
4. d. Quit India Movement

Correct answer: D

Explanation: On 8 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank, Bombay, Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call launching Quit India. Non-Cooperation (1920), Civil Disobedience (1930) and Khilafat have their own slogans/years — the movement timeline is what this tests.

Question 9

In plants, the water absorbed by roots is transported to other parts through which tissue?

1. a. Xylem
2. b. Kidney
3. c. Phloem
4. d. Liver

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Xylem tissue transports water and minerals absorbed by the roots to other parts of the plant, while phloem transports food.

Question 10

In which year was the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) established?

1. a. 1935
2. b. 1947
3. c. 1991
4. d. 1875

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was established in 1875 and is Asia's oldest stock exchange.

Question 11

25% of a number exceeds 20% of the same number by 12. What is the number?

1. a. 240
2. b. 200
3. c. 220
4. d. 260

Correct answer: A

Explanation: 25% − 20% = 5%, and 5% = 12 by the question. So 1% = 12/5 = 2.4, and the whole number (100%) = 240. Check: 25% of 240 = 60, 20% = 48, difference = 12.

Question 12

The average of 5 consecutive even numbers is 14. What is the largest of them?

1. a. 16
2. b. 20
3. c. 18
4. d. 22

Correct answer: C

Explanation: For an odd count of consecutive terms the average is the middle term — here the third term, 14. So the numbers are 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 — the largest is 18. Trap: mistaking the average for the largest.

Question 13

The product of two numbers is 240 and their HCF is 4. What is their LCM?

1. a. 40
2. b. 80
3. c. 100
4. d. 60

Correct answer: D

Explanation: For any two numbers, product = HCF × LCM; so LCM = 240/4 = 60.

Question 14

A shopkeeper gives a 10% discount on an item worth ₹500. What is the selling price after the discount?

1. a. 400
2. b. 450
3. c. 480
4. d. 470

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Discount = 10% of 500 = 50; selling price = 500 − 50 = ₹450.

Question 15

A boat's speed in still water is 8 km/h and the stream flows at 2 km/h. How far will the boat go downstream in 3 hours?

1. a. 24 km
2. b. 28 km
3. c. 30 km
4. d. 32 km

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Downstream effective speed = boat + stream = 8 + 2 = 10 km/h. Distance = 10 × 3 = 30 km. Traps: subtracting the stream (upstream, 18 km), or ignoring the stream (24 km).

Question 16

Fill in the blank with the correct option: 'She is good ___ mathematics.'

1. a. in
2. b. at
3. c. on
4. d. with

Correct answer: B

Explanation: 'Good at' is the correct idiomatic usage for being skilled in a subject.

Question 17

'सूर्योदय' शब्द का सही संधि-विच्छेद क्या है?

1. a. सूर + उदय
2. b. सूर्यो + दय
3. c. सूर्य + उदय
4. d. सूर्य + योदय

Correct answer: C

Explanation: 'सूर्य' + 'उदय' में गुण संधि (अ + उ = ओ) होने से 'सूर्योदय' बनता है।

Question 18

Choose the correct option: 'By next year, I ___ my graduation.'

1. a. completed
2. b. am completing
3. c. will complete
4. d. will have completed

Correct answer: D

Explanation: For an action that will be completed before a future point in time, the Future Perfect Tense ('will have completed') is correct.

Question 19

'राजपुत्र' शब्द में कौन-सा समास है?

1. a. द्वंद्व समास
2. b. बहुव्रीहि समास
3. c. तत्पुरुष समास
4. d. अव्ययीभाव समास

Correct answer: C

Explanation: 'राजपुत्र' अर्थात 'राजा का पुत्र' — विभक्ति के लोप के साथ बना यह तत्पुरुष समास है।

Question 20

Choose the correct improvement for the sentence: 'He don't like tea.'

1. a. He doesn't like tea.
2. b. He not like tea.
3. c. He didn't likes tea.
4. d. He isn't like tea.

Correct answer: A

Explanation: With third-person singular ('He') in the present tense, the auxiliary verb 'doesn't' is used, not 'don't'.