SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test Free (Quantitative Aptitude): Tier 1 and Tier 2

SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test Free: Quick Answer

This page lists 23 free SSC CGL Maths sectional mock tests: 19 Tier-1 tests and 4 Tier-2 tests, 595 questions in all, as of 4 November 2026. Every test is free to attempt on this site, with the same sectional timer as the real exam. The Tier-1 tests have 25 questions in 15 minutes (50 marks, +2 / −0.50). The Tier-2 tests have 30 questions in 30 minutes (90 marks, +3 / −1). Start with Mock Test 01 and work through in order — the series is numbered, there are no gaps, and no test is repeated under another name.

🔥 Key Exam Takeaway: Tier-1 Maths is 25 questions, 50 marks, 15 minutes, +2 / −0.50 — and it only shortlists you; its marks do not count in the final merit. Tier-2 Maths (Mathematical Abilities) is 30 questions, 90 marks, 30 minutes, +3 / −1 — and it is one half of the 180-mark Section I that opens the merit paper. Tier-1 Maths is set at Class 10 level; Tier-2 adds statistics and simple probability and expects the same topics solved faster.

Why do other pages show different numbers? Because the exam changed and many pages did not. Some coaching pages still describe Tier-1 Maths as 30 questions, and some describe the Tier-2 paper as a single 100-question test — both wrong for the 2026 notice, which splits Paper I into 30-question modules with a combined one-hour Section I. Others show Tier-2 mock tests without the Computer Knowledge Test that sits in the same Paper-I sitting. The figures on this page come from the official SSC CGL 2026 notice (published on ssc.gov.in on 21 May 2026), as tabulated in our syllabus and pattern notes. This page is as of 4 November 2026.

SSC CGL Maths Exam Pattern 2026: Tier 1 and Tier 2

Quantitative Aptitude is the only Tier-1 section the notice pitches at Class 10 level — the other sections are graduation level. That is good news and bad news: the concepts are school-level, but the 15-minute sectional timer makes it a speed test, and speed is exactly what sectional mocks train.

Three rules decide how you should practise. First, Tier 1 has a sectional timer of 15 minutes per section. You cannot carry spare time from Reasoning into Maths, so every Tier-1 mock on this page runs its own 15-minute clock — train yourself to finish inside it. Twenty-five questions in 15 minutes is 36 seconds per question; the only way to hold that pace is to solve the easy questions in under 20 seconds and bank the time for the two or three hard ones. Second, Tier-1 marks do not count in the final merit. Tier 1 only shortlists candidates for Tier 2, with separate cut-offs for different post groups. Maths is still the section where a strong candidate banks the most Tier-1 marks per minute — and the section where a slow start costs the cut-off. Third, Tier-2 Maths shares a one-hour Section I with Reasoning (30 + 30 questions, 180 marks). Our Tier-2 Maths mocks give you 30 minutes for Maths alone, so you can practise the module in isolation before combining it with Reasoning in a full Paper-I mock.

The qualifying bar in Tier 2 is set per section: 30% for UR, 25% for OBC/EWS and 20% for other categories, and you must clear every section of Paper I separately — including the qualifying Computer Knowledge Test and DEST. Those are minimums, not targets: real cut-offs run far higher, and Section I, with 180 marks on offer, is where the merit list is most often decided.

What SSC CGL Maths Tests: Topics in These Mocks

The official Tier-1 topic list covers arithmetic (percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, partnership, mixture and alligation, time and distance, time and work), algebra (identities, surds, graphs of linear equations), geometry (triangles and their centres, circles, tangents), mensuration (from triangles to pyramids), trigonometry (ratios, identities, heights and distances) and data interpretation (histogram, bar diagram, pie chart). Tier 2 uses the same families and adds statistics and simple probability. The counts below are real: they are the question topics counted across the actual mock tests listed on this page.

In the 19 Tier-1 tests (475 questions), arithmetic is just over half the series with 248 questions — profit and loss, percentage, time and work, time–speed–distance, ratio, interest, averages, mixture, discount and number system. Geometry contributes 55 (including triangles and circles), algebra 43, trigonometry 46 (including heights and distances), mensuration 37 and data interpretation 36, with statistics at 10 and no probability questions. The spread is the point: arithmetic alone is half the paper, but the other half is spread across five families, so a candidate who only revises arithmetic will meet half the paper unprepared.

In the 4 Tier-2 tests (120 questions), statistics leads with 16 questions, and probability (8) is the genuine Tier-2 addition — the Tier-1 series has 10 statistics questions and no probability at all. Data interpretation contributes 12, algebra 12, geometry 8, mensuration 8 and trigonometry 8, and the remaining 48 questions spread across the arithmetic families at 4 each. Together, statistics and probability are 24 of the 120 questions — a fifth of the paper. Tier-2 Maths questions are not harder in concept; they are longer, with two-step setups and data sets that must be read before any calculation starts. The 30-minute clock (one minute per question, at +3 / −1) rewards candidates who can tell in ten seconds whether a question is a 30-second question or a 2-minute question — and skip the second kind on the first pass.

Two preparation rules follow from the numbers. First, learn the formula sheet before the mocks, not from them. Geometry centres, circle theorems, trigonometric identities and mensuration formulas cannot be derived inside 36 seconds; they must be recall. Second, practise data interpretation as reading, not calculation. The DI sets in these mocks reward candidates who read the table or chart once, note what is being asked, and only then calculate — candidates who calculate first re-read the data three times and run out of clock.

All SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Tests Free (Tier 1 + Tier 2)

Every test below is a separate file on this site, counted once. The Tier-1 series runs 01–19 with no gaps; the Tier-2 series runs 01–04 with no gaps. Each Tier-1 test has 25 questions; each Tier-2 test has 30 questions.

Tier-1 Maths Sectional Mock Tests (19 tests, 475 questions)

• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 01
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 02
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 03
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 04
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 05
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 06
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 07
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 08
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 09
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 10
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 11
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 12
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 13
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 14
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 15
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 16
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 17
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 18
• SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test 19

Tier-2 Maths Sectional Mock Tests (4 tests, 120 questions)

• SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 Mathematical Abilities Sectional Mock Test 01
• SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 Mathematical Abilities Sectional Mock Test 02
• SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 Mathematical Abilities Sectional Mock Test 03
• SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 Mathematical Abilities Sectional Mock Test 04

That is 23 sectional tests and 595 questions in total — 19 + 4, never blended into one inflated number. If you want the full Tier-2 sitting instead of one section at a time, the site also has 15 full Paper-I mocks of 130 questions (the Session-I sections without the Computer module, which is practised separately) — start from the SSC CGL mock test free page. For formula revision alongside the mocks, use the topic notes linked at the end of this page (geometry, trigonometry, algebra, mensuration) rather than learning formulas from answer keys.

How to Use These Maths Mocks

Attempt Tier-1 mocks at Tier-1 speed. Fifteen minutes for 25 questions means the first pass must be ruthless: solve the questions you can do in under 30 seconds, mark the rest, and return only if time remains. A workable split is 8 minutes for arithmetic, 4 for geometry and trigonometry, and 3 for data interpretation — adjust the split to your own strengths after three mocks, but keep a split, because an unplanned 15 minutes always overruns on the first hard question. At +2 / −0.50, guess only when you can eliminate at least one option; a blind guess on a four-option question gains +0.125 marks on average ((1/4 × +2) + (3/4 × −0.50) = 0.50 − 0.375 = +0.125), so the penalty alone does not make it a losing bet — but a guess still costs time at 36 seconds a question.

Attempt Tier-2 mocks at Tier-2 standard. Thirty minutes for 30 questions is a minute per question, but the DI and statistics sets need more and the one-step arithmetic questions need less — budget 10 minutes for the two DI/statistics sets and 20 for the rest. At +3 / −1, the penalty for a wrong answer is a full mark: the same guessing rule applies more strongly, and a wrong answer on a question you half-knew costs 1 mark against the 3 a right answer gains — one wrong cancels a third of a right one. After each mock, re-solve every question you got wrong without looking at the explanation first; if you still cannot solve it, the gap is a concept, and the fix is the topic note, not another mock.

Score yourself honestly. For a Tier-1 mock, note three numbers: attempted, correct, and marks (correct × 2 minus wrong × 0.50). For a Tier-2 mock: correct × 3 minus wrong × 1. Track the three numbers across mocks, not just the total: rising attempts with flat accuracy means you are getting faster but not better, and the fix is revision, not more mocks. The qualifying percentages above (30% / 25% / 20%) are floors for Tier 2, not aims — aim to be comfortably above them in practice, because the real cut-off for your post group will be higher.

Keep a formula-error log, not just a score log. Most Tier-1 Maths errors come from ten places — percentage bases, ratio reversals, CI vs SI differences, speed-distance-time unit conversions, mensuration units, trigonometric values of standard angles, and three geometry theorems — and the log will show you which two or three are yours within four mocks. Fix those before you attempt the next mock; otherwise you will practise the same mistake twenty-three times.

Common Mistakes in SSC CGL Maths

• Solving every question in order. The paper is not ordered by difficulty. The first pass should take the easy marks wherever they sit; the hard questions wait for the second pass.
• Calculating before reading the DI question. Read what is asked first, then find the two numbers you need. Calculating the whole table first wastes the clock.
• Mixing up simple and compound interest. Simple interest is linear; compound interest compounds. The difference for two years at rate r is P × (r/100)² — a one-line check that settles many questions.
• Forgetting unit conversions. Speed in km/h must become m/s (× 5/18) before it meets a distance in metres. Most time-and-distance errors are unit errors, not concept errors.
• Guessing on every question. At −0.50 in Tier 1 a blind guess gains +0.125 marks on average, and at −1 in Tier 2 it is exactly break-even (EV 0) — random guessing does not lose marks on the penalty alone in either tier. It still loses you time: guess only after eliminating at least one option.
• Learning formulas from answer keys. Answer keys show one application; the topic notes show the formula with its conditions. Learn the conditions — half of geometry errors are applying the right formula to the wrong figure.
• Preparing only Tier-1 Maths for a Tier-2 exam. Statistics is 10 questions across the whole Tier-1 series and probability does not appear at all; in Tier 2 they are 24 of 120 questions. The step up must be practised, not discovered on exam day.

SSC CGL Maths Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. What is the compound interest on ₹10,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually? (a) ₹2,000 (b) ₹2,100 (c) ₹2,200 (d) ₹1,900 Answer: (b) ₹2,100. Amount = 10,000 × 1.10² = ₹12,100; interest = 12,100 − 10,000 = ₹2,100.

Q2. A 180 m long train running at 72 km/h crosses a 120 m long platform. How long does it take? (a) 12 seconds (b) 15 seconds (c) 18 seconds (d) 20 seconds Answer: (b) 15 seconds. Distance = 180 + 120 = 300 m; speed = 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s; time = 300 ÷ 20 = 15 s.

Q3. If x + 1/x = 4, what is x² + 1/x²? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 18 Answer: (b) 14. x² + 1/x² = (x + 1/x)² − 2 = 16 − 2 = 14.

Q4. The HCF of two numbers is 12 and their LCM is 240. If one number is 48, what is the other? (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 72 (d) 80 Answer: (b) 60. Product of the numbers = HCF × LCM = 12 × 240 = 2,880; the other number = 2,880 ÷ 48 = 60.

Q5. A number increased by 25% becomes 150. What is the number? (a) 110 (b) 115 (c) 120 (d) 125 Answer: (c) 120. 150 ÷ 1.25 = 120.

SSC CGL Maths Sectional Mock Test FAQs

How many free SSC CGL Maths sectional mock tests are on this site?

23 in total as of 4 November 2026: 19 Tier-1 tests (25 questions each, 475 questions) and 4 Tier-2 tests (30 questions each, 120 questions). The counts are stated separately because the two tiers have different patterns — they are not one blended series.

Are these mock tests free?

Yes. Every test listed on this page is free to attempt on this site, with no test repeated under another name and no question counted twice across the series.

What is the pattern of the Tier-1 Maths section?

25 questions, 50 marks, 15 minutes, with a sectional timer. Each correct answer scores 2 marks and each wrong answer loses 0.50. The notice pitches this section at Class 10 level. Tier-1 marks do not count in the final merit; Tier 1 is a shortlisting stage.

What is the pattern of the Tier-2 Maths section?

30 questions, 90 marks, 30 minutes, +3 / −1. It is Module A of Section I of Tier-2 Paper I, sharing a one-hour sitting with Reasoning (30 questions, 90 marks). Together the two modules carry 180 of the 390 merit marks.

What extra topics appear in Tier-2 Maths?

Statistics and simple probability carry real weight in Tier 2 — 24 of 120 questions, against 10 statistics questions and no probability in the Tier-1 series. The questions are also longer, with two-step setups and data sets that must be read before calculating.

Do I need to clear each Tier-2 section separately?

Yes. You must clear every section of Tier-2 Paper I separately, including the qualifying Computer Knowledge Test (20 questions, 60 marks) and the Data Entry Speed Test. The minimum qualifying marks are 30% for UR, 25% for OBC/EWS and 20% for other categories.

Which mock should I attempt first?

Start with Tier-1 Mock Test 01 and work through the Tier-1 series in order. Attempt a Tier-2 mock once you finish Tier-1 mocks comfortably inside 15 minutes — the statistics and probability content is the adjustment, and it is better made in practice than on exam day.

Practice Next

• Other subjects: SSC CGL English sectional mock tests free and SSC CGL Reasoning sectional mock tests free.
• Full pattern: SSC CGL syllabus 2026 and SSC CGL exam pattern 2026.
• Formula notes: Geometry formulas for SSC CGL, Trigonometry formulas for SSC CGL and Algebra formulas for SSC CGL.
• All CGL mocks: SSC CGL mock test free.
• Tier-2 qualifying sections: SSC CGL Computer Knowledge Test syllabus 2026 and the Tier-2 General Awareness sectional mock test (Mock Test 01).
• More free notes: All Study Notes

Sources: SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 notice (ssc.gov.in, 21 May 2026), Paras 13 and 16, as tabulated in the house syllabus and exam-pattern notes; question counts and topic counts enumerated from the test files listed above. As of 4 November 2026.