SSC CGL Reasoning Sectional Mock Test Free (General Intelligence and Reasoning): Tier 1 and Tier 2

SSC CGL Reasoning Sectional Mock Test Free: Quick Answer

This page lists 20 free SSC CGL Reasoning sectional mock tests: 18 Tier-1 tests and 2 Tier-2 tests, 510 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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning 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-2 Reasoning leans harder on puzzles: seating, floor and box arrangements that must be solved completely before any of their five questions can be answered.

Why do other pages show different numbers? Because the exam changed and many pages did not. Some coaching pages still describe Tier-1 Reasoning 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 Reasoning Exam Pattern 2026: Tier 1 and Tier 2

General Intelligence and Reasoning opens the Tier-1 paper — it is Section A, the first 15 minutes of the exam — and it opens Tier-2 Paper I as well, as Module B of Section I. It is the section where the clock hurts most, because its questions look quick and its puzzles are not.

Three rules decide how you should practise. First, Tier 1 has a sectional timer of 15 minutes per section. You cannot carry spare time into Reasoning from another section, so every Tier-1 mock on this page runs its own 15-minute clock. Twenty-five questions in 15 minutes is 36 seconds per question — but a seating puzzle's five questions share one arrangement, so the real unit is the set, not the question: solve the arrangement once, answer five questions fast. 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. Reasoning is still the section where a strong candidate banks the most Tier-1 marks per minute — and where a slow start on one puzzle costs the cut-off. Third, Tier-2 Reasoning shares a one-hour Section I with Mathematical Abilities (30 + 30 questions, 180 marks). Our Tier-2 Reasoning mocks give you 30 minutes for Reasoning alone, so you can practise the module in isolation before combining it with Maths 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 Reasoning Tests: Topics in These Mocks

The official Tier-1 topic list covers analogy (semantic, symbolic/number and figural), classification, series, coding-decoding, numerical and symbolic operations, Venn diagrams, drawing inferences, statement-conclusion and syllogistic reasoning, space orientation and visualisation, embedded figures, punched hole and paper folding, indexing and matching, and problem solving — with blood relations, direction sense, order and ranking, seating arrangement and dice sitting inside "problem solving" and "relationship concepts" in real papers. Tier 2 uses the same families and leans harder on puzzles and multi-question sets. The counts below are real: they are the question topics counted across the actual mock tests listed on this page.

In the 18 Tier-1 tests (450 questions), the largest families are series (57), coding-decoding (51), analogy (48) and mathematical operations (48), followed by classification and odd one out (33), calendar and clock (30), direction (23), ranking and order (22), syllogism (22), blood relations (21), seating arrangement (18), dictionary, alphabet and word questions (38), and non-verbal questions (39 — Venn diagrams, dice and cubes, mirror images, paper folding, and alpha-numeric-symbol sequences). The spread is the point: no single family dominates, and the non-verbal questions appear in small numbers in every test rather than as a separate block — so a candidate who only revises verbal reasoning will meet nearly a tenth of the paper unprepared. These counts group the files' topic labels into families; the grouping is stated here so it can be checked.

In the 2 Tier-2 tests (60 questions), puzzles dominate: syllogism (5), seating arrangement (5), floor puzzles (5), box puzzles (5) and circular seating (4) together make 24 of the 60 questions, with coding-decoding (4), odd one out (4), analogies and series (12 combined) and the remaining 16 spread across blood relations, direction, ranking, statement-conclusions, calendar, clock, dictionary order, statement-assumptions and age problems. That is the Tier-2 difference in one line: Tier 1 tests whether you can solve a puzzle; Tier 2 tests whether you can solve a puzzle completely, because five questions ride on one arrangement and a single wrong clue-placement loses all five. Practise puzzles as sets — never as isolated questions — and never guess a puzzle answer from a half-finished arrangement.

Two preparation rules follow from the numbers. First, learn the standard methods before the mocks, not from them. Coding-decoding rules, calendar arithmetic, clock angles and direction conventions cannot be worked out inside 36 seconds; they must be recall. Second, draw every puzzle. Floor, box, circular and linear arrangements must go on paper (or the rough sheet) as a diagram before any question is attempted; candidates who hold arrangements in their heads lose the set on the third question.

All SSC CGL Reasoning 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 01–18 with no gaps; the Tier-2 series runs 01–02 with no gaps. Each Tier-1 test has 25 questions; each Tier-2 test has 30 questions.

Tier-1 Reasoning Sectional Mock Tests (18 tests, 450 questions)

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

Tier-2 Reasoning Sectional Mock Tests (2 tests, 60 questions)

• SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 Reasoning Sectional Mock Test 01
• SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 Reasoning Sectional Mock Test 02

That is 20 sectional tests and 510 questions in total — 18 + 2, 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. Short on time? There are also 11 Reasoning mini-mock tests of 10 questions each, plus one older 20-question Reasoning mock, listed separately from the sectional series above — use them for a quick daily drill, not as a substitute for a full 25-question sectional.

How to Use These Reasoning Mocks

Attempt Tier-1 mocks at Tier-1 speed. Fifteen minutes for 25 questions means the first pass must be ruthless: solve the one-step questions (analogy, classification, coding, series) in under 30 seconds each, and leave the puzzle sets for the second pass with the diagram already started. A workable split is 6 minutes for verbal reasoning, 5 for the puzzle sets, and 4 for the non-verbal questions — 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 puzzle. 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 a five-question puzzle set needs five minutes of diagram plus one minute of answering — budget the sets first, then the singles. At +3 / −1, the penalty for a wrong answer is a full mark, and a wrong arrangement loses five questions at once: if a puzzle's clues do not resolve to exactly one arrangement, re-check the clues before answering any of its questions, because a guessed arrangement is five wrong answers, not one. After each mock, re-solve every puzzle you got wrong from scratch on paper; if you still cannot resolve it, the gap is a method, 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, and track puzzle sets separately: a mock where you solved two of three sets completely beats a mock where you half-solved all three. 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 method-error log, not just a score log. Most Tier-1 Reasoning errors come from ten places — coding rule reversals, calendar day-counts, clock angle halves, direction turns, blood-relation generations, syllogism Venn errors, series rule changes mid-series, and three puzzle habits (guessing arrangements, skipping the diagram, misreading "immediately") — 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 times.

Common Mistakes in SSC CGL Reasoning

• Holding puzzle arrangements in your head. Draw every arrangement. Candidates who do not draw lose the set on the third question, every time.
• Answering puzzle questions from a half-finished arrangement. If the clues do not resolve to exactly one arrangement, the arrangement is wrong — re-check the clues before answering, because five questions ride on it.
• Solving questions in order. The paper is not ordered by difficulty. Take the one-step questions first; the puzzle sets wait for the second pass with the diagram started.
• Misreading "immediately" and "second to the left". In seating questions these words fix exact positions. "Immediately next to" and "second to the left of" are different answers — read the relation, not the names.
• 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.
• Treating calendar and clock questions as memory tests. They are arithmetic: odd days for dates, 30 degrees per hour and half a degree per minute for clocks. Learn the two formulas and the questions become mechanical.
• Preparing only Tier-1 Reasoning for a Tier-2 exam. Tier-2 puzzles are longer and carry five questions per set. The step up must be practised, not discovered on exam day.

SSC CGL Reasoning Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. What comes next in the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, ...? (a) 108 (b) 162 (c) 243 (d) 324 Answer: (c) 243. Each term is multiplied by 3: 81 × 3 = 243.

Q2. If CAT is coded as 24 and DOG as 26 (letters numbered A = 1 to Z = 26, added together), what is BAT coded as? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24 Answer: (c) 23. B + A + T = 2 + 1 + 20 = 23. CAT = 3 + 1 + 20 = 24 and DOG = 4 + 15 + 7 = 26 check the rule.

Q3. Pointing to a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of my mother's only daughter." How is the boy related to the girl? (a) Brother (b) Nephew (c) Son (d) Cousin Answer: (c) Son. "My mother's only daughter" is the girl herself, so the boy is her son.

Q4. A man facing north turns right and walks 5 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from his starting point? (a) North-east (b) South-east (c) North-west (d) South-west Answer: (a) North-east. He ends 5 km east and 5 km north of the start — north-east, about 7.1 km away.

Q5. Which is the odd one out: Apple, Mango, Banana, Potato? (a) Apple (b) Mango (c) Banana (d) Potato Answer: (d) Potato. Apple, Mango and Banana are fruits; Potato is a vegetable (a stem tuber).

SSC CGL Reasoning Sectional Mock Test FAQs

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

20 in total as of 4 November 2026: 18 Tier-1 tests (25 questions each, 450 questions) and 2 Tier-2 tests (30 questions each, 60 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 Reasoning section?

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

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

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

Why is Tier-2 Reasoning harder than Tier-1 Reasoning?

The topics overlap, but Tier 2 leans on multi-question puzzle sets — seating, floor and box arrangements where five questions ride on one diagram — and the penalty is a full mark per wrong answer instead of half a mark. A wrong arrangement loses five questions at once.

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 puzzle-set weight is the adjustment, and it is better made in practice than on exam day.

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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.