SSC GD 2015 Question Paper With Answer

Preparing with an SSC GD 2015 question paper with answer key is one of the fastest ways to understand the real difficulty level, section-wise weightage, and question pattern of the SSC GD Constable exam. Below, you will find a fully solved set of 100 practice questions built on the exact 2015 exam pattern — covering Reasoning, General Knowledge, Elementary Mathematics, and English — along with explanations, a marking-scheme table, and preparation tips to help you score higher in the upcoming exam.

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What Was the SSC GD 2015 Exam?

The Staff Selection Commission conducted the SSC GD Constable Computer Based Examination 2015 to recruit constables for CRPF, BSF, CISF, SSB, ITBP, Assam Rifles, and related forces. It remains one of the most referred-to previous year papers because its question style — moderate difficulty, static GK-heavy, and formula-based Maths — closely matches every SSC GD paper since.

Solving this paper gives you three real advantages:

A clear idea of exam-level difficulty (Secondary/Senior Secondary standard).
Practice with the exact section-wise time pressure candidates face.
A benchmark to measure your speed and accuracy before the real exam.

SSC GD 2015 Exam Pattern at a Glance

Before attempting the questions, it helps to know exactly how the paper was structured.

Section	Subject	Questions	Marks
Part A	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
Part B	General Knowledge & General Awareness	25	25
Part C	Elementary Mathematics	25	25
Part D	English / Hindi	25	25
Total	—	100	100

Key exam details:

Duration: 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes)
Mode: Computer Based Test (objective, multiple choice)
Negative marking: 0.25 marks deducted per wrong answer
Medium: Bilingual (English and Hindi)
Difficulty level: Secondary/Senior Secondary standard

How to Use This SSC GD 2015 Question Paper With Answer Key

Don’t just read the answers — simulate the real test. Set a 90-minute timer, attempt all 100 questions first, and only then check your score against the answer key below. This single habit is what separates candidates who clear the cutoff from those who don’t.

A short checklist before you begin:

Keep a rough sheet ready for Maths calculations.
Attempt Reasoning and Maths first — they take the least time per mark.
Skip a question if you’re unsure; the negative marking will hurt more than a skipped question.
Re-check your OMR/option selection before submitting.

SSC GD 2015 Question Paper With Answer

Section 1: General Intelligence & Reasoning (Q1–Q25)

This section tests logical thinking, pattern recognition, and analytical skills — the highest-scoring section for well-prepared candidates.

Find the odd one out based on digit sum: 352, 623, 244, 415 → Answer: 623 (digit sum 11; the rest sum to 10)
Find the odd one out: LIK, NKM, PMO, RPT (each set follows −3, +2 on letter position) → Answer: RPT (breaks the pattern)
Find the odd shape: Rectangle, Pentagon, Sphere, Hexagon → Answer: Sphere (3-D; the rest are 2-D)
Which best describes the relationship between Wheat, Cereal, and Vegetable? → Answer: Wheat is a type of Cereal; Vegetable is a separate category
A cyclist rides 6 km North, then 8 km East. How far is he from his starting point? → Answer: 10 km (√(6²+8²) = 10)
Series: B, Y, D, W, F, U, H, ? → Answer: S (two alternating series: B-D-F-H increasing by 2; Y-W-U-S decreasing by 2)
Series: 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, ? → Answer: 30 (+5, +2 alternately)
If GARDEN is coded as RAGNED, how is MIDDLE coded in the same code? → Answer: DIMELD (split into two halves and reverse each half)
Analogy: JAR : HONEY :: BASKET : ? → Answer: Fruits
Number analogy: 6 : 42 :: 9 : ? (pattern n : n×(n+1)) → Answer: 90
Letter analogy: CM : HR :: LZ : ? (each letter shifted +5) → Answer: QE
Analogy: BRUSH : PAINT :: PEN : ? → Answer: Write
From the letters of CELEBRATION, which word cannot be formed: TABLE, RATION, NOTICE, MOTION? → Answer: MOTION (no letter “M” in CELEBRATION)
Syllogism. Statements: All pens are pencils. No pencil is an eraser. Conclusions: I. No pen is an eraser. II. Some pencils are pens. → Answer: Both conclusions follow
In each row, the third number = (first + second) − 4. Row 1: 8, 6 → 10. Row 2: 9, 7 → 12. Row 3: 11, 9 → ? → Answer: 16
Which word comes first in the dictionary: PATIENT, PATENT, PATTERN, PATRIOT? → Answer: PATENT
If 40 minutes ago it was 20 minutes past 5 o’clock, how many minutes are left until 7 o’clock? → Answer: 60 minutes
Blood relation: A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. How is A related to D? → Answer: Granddaughter
In a line of students, Meena is 9th from the left and 15th from the right. How many students are in the line? → Answer: 23
In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as EQORWVGT (each letter shifted +2). How is SCIENCE written in the same code? → Answer: UEKGPEG
Analogy: HORSE : FOAL :: SHEEP : ? → Answer: Lamb
Find the odd one out: Guitar, Tabla, Flute, Sketchbook → Answer: Sketchbook (not a musical instrument)
Series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ? → Answer: 21 (Fibonacci pattern)
Find the odd one out: 196, 225, 256, 240 → Answer: 240 (not a perfect square)
Series: 3, 6, 18, 72, ? (multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5 successively) → Answer: 360

Section 2: General Knowledge & General Awareness (Q26–Q50)

This section relies on static GK; consistent, topic-wise revision is the key to scoring well here.

A person with blood group AB can receive blood from which groups? → Answer: All blood groups (universal recipient)
Which hot, dry local wind blows across the North Indian plains in summer? → Answer: Loo
Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission? → Answer: Swami Vivekananda
Which is the largest continent in the world by area? → Answer: Asia
Under the Indian Constitution, “public health and sanitation” falls under which list? → Answer: State List
Which Mauryan emperor is associated with Shravanabelagola? → Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
What are grey, rain-bearing clouds called? → Answer: Nimbostratus
Boiling water removes which type of water hardness? → Answer: Temporary hardness
Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857? → Answer: Lord Canning
The Indian census is conducted once every how many years? → Answer: 10 years
Louis Pasteur is credited with discovering a vaccine for which disease? → Answer: Rabies
Which movement in India aimed at increasing milk production? → Answer: White Revolution (Operation Flood)
Which country was the first in the world to grant women the right to vote? → Answer: New Zealand
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are collectively known as which group of countries? → Answer: The Baltic states
Which of the following is not an aerosol: smoke, fog, mud, cloud? → Answer: Mud
The earliest electronic digital computers relied on which key component? → Answer: Vacuum tubes
A substance that reacts with both acids and bases is called ______. → Answer: Amphoteric
Which day is observed as National Youth Day in India? → Answer: 12 January (Swami Vivekananda’s birthday)
Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy? → Answer: Vitamin C
The “Dynamic Theory of Profit” in economics is associated with which economist? → Answer: J.B. Clark
Which continent is often called the “Continent of Contrasts”? → Answer: Africa
A nuclear reaction in which mass is converted into energy is called a/an ______ reaction. → Answer: Exoergic
Which of the following is NOT a central problem of an economy: what to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce, or how to advertise? → Answer: How to advertise
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Freedom of Religion? → Answer: Article 25
The SI unit “Ampere” measures which physical quantity? → Answer: Electric current

Section 3: Elementary Mathematics (Q51–Q75)

This section is based on Class 8–10 level Maths — mastering formulas and shortcuts here saves valuable exam time.

A 150 m long train running at 54 km/hr crosses a 300 m long platform. How long will it take? → Answer: 30 seconds (speed = 15 m/s; distance = 450 m)
The average age of a man and his wife was 25 years at marriage. After 4 years, they have a 2-year-old child. Find the family’s current average age. → Answer: 20 years
A shop worth ₹2,00,000 is sold by P to Q at 10% profit; Q sells it back to P at 5% loss. Find P’s net gain. → Answer: ₹11,000 gain
Find the value of (68.5)² − (28.5)². → Answer: 3,880 (using a² − b² = (a+b)(a−b) = 97 × 40)
Find the least number of years in which the simple interest on ₹1,300 at 6⅔% per annum will be an exact number of rupees. → Answer: 3 years
A shopkeeper allows an 8% discount on an article marked at ₹50 and still wants a 15% profit. Find the cost price. → Answer: ₹40
The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. Find the angles. → Answer: 40°, 60°, 80°
A square field of side 40 m yields 640 kg of wheat. Find the yield of a similar field of side 80 m. → Answer: 2,560 kg
Find the sum of all natural numbers from 60 to 85. → Answer: 1,885
The average weight of 6 friends is 58 kg. A boy weighing 48 kg leaves the group. Find the new average weight. → Answer: 60 kg
If (4+√7)/(3+2√7) = x + y√7, find x and y. → Answer: x = 2/19, y = 5/19
If the radius of a circle is increased by 20%, find the percentage increase in its area. → Answer: 44%
A vendor bought 5 dozen eggs at ₹24 per dozen; 8 broke, and the rest were sold at ₹30 per dozen. Find his profit percentage. → Answer: ≈8.33% profit
Data table: Annual sales (₹ crore) — P: 18, Q: 22, R: 25, S: 15 (Total = ₹80 crore). Which company has the highest sales? → Answer: R
From the same table, find the difference between the sales of R and P. → Answer: ₹7 crore
The times taken to go around the outer and inner boundaries of a circular track are in ratio 11:10. If the track is 7 m wide, find the inner radius. → Answer: 70 m
9 children and 6 men complete a job in 8 days; each child takes twice as long as a man. In how many days will 12 men alone finish it? → Answer: 7 days
Some men can finish a job in 60 days; with 6 more men, it finishes 20 days sooner. Find the original number of men. → Answer: 12 men
₹680 is divided among A, B, C such that A gets 1/3 of B’s share, and B gets 1/2 of C’s share. Find each share. → Answer: A = ₹68, B = ₹204, C = ₹408
The sum of two positive numbers x and y is 25% of the sum of their squares and 20% of the difference of their squares. Find x². → Answer: x² = 9(x+y)/2
A trader earns 25% profit even after giving a 10% discount. If the profit on an item is ₹900, find its marked price. → Answer: ₹5,000
Anil bought a laptop for ₹50,000, paying ₹20,000 cash and the rest after 2 years at 12% simple interest. Find the extra amount paid as interest. → Answer: ₹7,200
A man rows 1,000 m upstream in 500 seconds and returns in 400 seconds. Find his speed in still water (km/hr). → Answer: 8.1 km/hr
An item marked at ₹20,000 is sold at three successive discounts of 20%, 10%, and 5%. Find the net selling price. → Answer: ₹13,680
A number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. Find the net percentage change. → Answer: No net change (0%)

Section 4: English Language (Q76–Q100)

This section checks basic grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension — regular reading habits improve accuracy here fastest.

Spot the error: “The player along with his teammates were practicing since morning.” → Answer: “were practicing” should be “was practicing”
Spot the error: “She don’t like to travel alone at night.” → Answer: “don’t” should be “doesn’t”
Spot the error: “He has been living in this city since five years.” → Answer: “since” should be “for”
One word for “a person who knows many languages”: → Answer: Polyglot
One word for “a place where birds are kept”: → Answer: Aviary
One word for “one who does not believe in the existence of God”: → Answer: Atheist
Improve: “He is one of the best player in the team.” → Answer: players
Improve: “Neither the manager nor the employees was informed about the change.” → Answer: were
Improve: “The committee have decided to postpone the meeting.” → Answer: has
Antonym of DILIGENT → Answer: Lazy
Antonym of GENEROUS → Answer: Stingy
Antonym of TRANSPARENT → Answer: Opaque
Choose the correctly spelt word: recieve / receive / receeve / receve → Answer: Receive
Choose the correctly spelt word: accommodate / accomodate / acommodate / accommadate → Answer: Accommodate
Choose the correctly spelt word: embarrassment / embarasment / embarrassement / embarasment → Answer: Embarrassment
Synonym of GIGANTIC → Answer: Colossal
Synonym of RELUCTANT → Answer: Unwilling
Synonym of TRANQUIL → Answer: Calm
Fill in the blank: “The doctor advised him to take proper ______ before the surgery.” → Answer: precaution
Fill in the blank: “She was appointed ______ the head of the department.” → Answer: as
Fill in the blank: “He has been working here ______ 2015.” → Answer: since
Fill in the blank: “The lawyer gave his client sound ______.” → Answer: counsel
Meaning of the idiom “To burn the midnight oil”: → Answer: To work late into the night
Meaning of the idiom “To let the cat out of the bag”: → Answer: To reveal a secret
Meaning of the idiom “Once in a blue moon”: → Answer: Very rarely

SSC GD 2015 vs. Current SSC GD Exam Pattern

The exam has evolved over the years. Here’s how the 2015 pattern compares with the pattern used in recent SSC GD cycles.

Feature	SSC GD 2015	Recent SSC GD Pattern
Total questions	100	80
Marks per question	1	2
Total marks	100	160
Negative marking	0.25	0.25
Duration	90 minutes	60 minutes
Number of sections	4 (25 Q each)	4 (20 Q each)
Medium	English, Hindi	English, Hindi + 13 regional languages

Even though the question count and marking scheme have changed, the topics and difficulty level remain almost identical — which is exactly why practicing on the 2015 pattern is still one of the smartest ways to prepare.

Common Mistakes Candidates Make While Solving This Paper

Even well-prepared candidates lose marks due to avoidable errors. Knowing these in advance can save you several marks on exam day.

Guessing blindly in Reasoning. Random guesses trigger negative marking; eliminate at least two options before guessing.
Ignoring units in Maths. Many candidates calculate correctly but forget to convert units (km to m, hours to minutes), leading to wrong final answers.
Over-relying on current affairs. Static GK (Constitution, geography, history, science) carries more consistent weightage than recent news in the SSC GD exam.
Rushing through English grammar. Spelling and grammar questions are quick to solve but easy to misread under time pressure — read each option carefully.
Not reviewing marked answers. Always keep the last 5 minutes to recheck attempted questions, especially in Mathematics.

Section-Wise Scoring Strategy

A smart attempt order can improve your overall score without changing your knowledge level. Most successful candidates follow this sequence:

Priority	Section	Reason
1	Elementary Mathematics	High accuracy possible with formulas; low time-loss risk
2	General Intelligence & Reasoning	Logical, pattern-based, and quick once practiced
3	English Language	Fast to attempt if grammar basics are strong
4	General Knowledge & Awareness	Either you know the answer instantly or you don’t — spend the least time guessing

Following this order helps you lock in guaranteed marks early and leaves more time for the sections where speed genuinely matters.

Preparation Tips Using the SSC GD 2015 Paper

Time yourself strictly. Attempt this 100-question set in 90 minutes to build real exam stamina.
Track section-wise accuracy. If Maths is slowing you down, dedicate extra daily practice to formulas and shortcuts.
Revise static GK weekly. Constitution articles, rivers, capitals, and important dates repeat across years in different forms.
Read English daily, even for 15 minutes, to strengthen vocabulary and grammar recall speed.
Attempt full-length mock tests after this practice set to simulate real exam pressure with negative marking.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is the SSC GD 2015 question paper still useful for current preparation?
Yes. While the number of questions and marks per question have changed, the topics, difficulty level, and question style tested in SSC GD 2015 are very similar to the current exam, making it valuable practice material.

2. How many questions were there in the SSC GD 2015 exam?
The SSC GD 2015 paper had 100 questions worth 100 marks, divided equally into four sections: Reasoning, General Knowledge, Mathematics, and English/Hindi.

3. Was there negative marking in the SSC GD 2015 exam?
Yes, 0.25 marks were deducted for every incorrect answer, and there was no penalty for unattempted questions.

4. Which section is easiest to score in the SSC GD exam?
Most candidates find General Intelligence & Reasoning and Elementary Mathematics the fastest to score in, since these sections rely on formulas and logical patterns rather than memorization.

5. Where can I download the official SSC GD 2015 answer key?
The original, officially released question papers and answer keys are published on the Staff Selection Commission’s official website.

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Final Thoughts

Practicing with an SSC GD 2015 question paper with answer key gives you a realistic feel for the exam’s difficulty, timing, and pattern — something no amount of passive reading can replace. Use the 100 questions above as a timed mock test, review your section-wise accuracy, and repeat the exercise weekly until your scores stabilize well above the expected cutoff.

For the latest official notifications, admit cards, and original previous year papers, always cross-check with the Staff Selection Commission’s official website and the National Career Service portal for authentic government job updates.

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