SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 13 Jun, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

Rohit and Mohit can do a piece of work in 4 days, while Ram and Shyam can do the same work in 12 days. In how many days will Rohit, Mohit, Ram and Shyam do it together?

If X : Y = 2 : 3 and Y : Z = 6 : 7, then what is the value of (X + Z) : Y?

The pie chart given below shows the number of teachers in five universities. The total teachers in all these five universities are 720. The number of teachers in a particular university is shown in terms of degree with respect to the total number of teachers in all these five universities.

J1 = The value of average number of teachers in B and C.

J2 = The value of average number of teachers in A and E.

What is the value of (J2 + J1)?

A boat can travel with a speed of 15 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 5 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 80 km downstream.

A work was finished by L, P and Q together. L and P together finished 50 percent part of the work and P and Q together finished 60 percent part of the work. Who among the three is most efficient?

A shopkeeper sells a book at a loss of 60 percent. Had he sold the book for Rs. 150 more, then he would have suffered a loss of 30 percent. To earn a profit of 20 percent, what should be the selling price of the book?

The diameter of a sphere is 14.7 meter. What will be the volume of the sphere?

135 kg of an alloy A is mixed with 72 kg of alloy B to get a new alloy. If alloy A has zinc and copper in the ratio 4 : 5 and alloy B has zinc and copper in ratio 7 : 5, then what is the weight of zinc in the new alloy?

Cost price of a watch is Rs. 750. If the loss percentage is 40 percent, then what is the value of loss?

Simple Interest received by a person in 15 years on a principal of Rs. 6000 is 150 percent of the principal. What is the annual rate of interest?

The table given below shows the number of boys and girls in a school in 6 years.

Which of the following statement is NOT correct?

I. The number of girls in year Y6 is 9 percent of the number of boys in year Y6.

II. The average number of boys in year Y1 and Y2 are 80.

In what ratio must water be mixed with milk worth Rs. 50 per litre so as to produce a mixture worth Rs. 35 per litre?

(water is available free of cost)

Which is the smallest three-digit number which when increased by 5 becomes divisible by both 2 and 3?

What is the value of \(\rm \frac{12 × 4 ÷ 3 ,of, 16 + 24 - 5}{46 ÷ 23 × 2}\)?

A farmer's land is in the shape of a trapezium which has its parallel sides measuring 7.58 yards and 6.42 yards and the distance between the parallel sides is 6.50 yards. The cost of ploughing the land is Rs. 2000 per square yard. What amount have to be spent in order to plough the entire land?

The marked price of a pen is Rs. 5000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15 percent and b percent to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 4080 for the pen, then what is the value of b?

A number is increased by 30% and then the increased number is decreased by 30%. The net increase or decrease is:

Average of 24 observations is 41. Average of first 9 observations is 42. Average of last 16 observations is 39. What is the value of 9^th observation?

What is the value of \(\sqrt{0.52 × 0.52 + 0.31 × 0.31 + 0.62 × 0.52}\) ?

A sum becomes Rs. 33800 in 2 years and Rs. 43,940 in 3 years, when lent in a scheme of compound interest (compounding annually). If double the sum is invested in the same scheme for 2 years, then what will be the amount obtained at end of 2 years?

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some Ants are Bats.

Some Bats are Cats.

Conclusions: 

I. Some Ants are Cats.

II. All Bats can never be Cats.

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

(4, 6, 72)

(5, 7, 105)

In a certain code language, 'MANAGE' is coded as '629023', 'NARAT' is coded as '52342', 'TENM' is coded as '3695'. What is the code for 'R' in that code language?

In a certain code language, 'BECOME' is coded as 'HPRFHE'. What is the code for 'ACTIVE' in that code language?

Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and fourth term is related to third term.

TRA : FNW :: MNG : LJP :: FOK : ?

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

192 ÷ 12 × 6 + 16 - 18 = 66

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

48, 50, 53, 58, 65, 76, 89, ?

If A denotes 'addition', B denotes 'multiplication', C denotes 'subtraction', and D denotes 'division', then what will be the value of the following equation?

7 B 5 A 31 C (48 D 6) = ?

Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some Tea are Coffee.

All Coffee are Sweet.

Conclusions:

I. All sweet are coffee.

II. Some sweet are tea.

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.

529 : 577 :: 841 : ?

Five girls Babita, Lita, Mita, Rita and Tina are playing a game. They are sitting in a row facing towards the north. Mita is sitting at the west end and Tina is sitting at the east end. Babita is sitting to the immediate left of Lita and to the right of Mita. Who is sitting second from the east end?

Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.

BAG :  ACZBFH :: DOG : ?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

GRAM, JUDP, MXGS, ?, SDMY

Height of Rahul, Hardik, Surya, Mohan and Kamal are compared. Height of Rahul is less than only three persons. Height of Surya is neither more nor less than the height of Rahul. Height of Kamal is more than Mohan but less than Hardik. Height of how many persons is more than Surya but less than Hardik?

Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

(rotation is not allowed)

Eight boys Ram, Sumit, Sunil, Rahul, Raj, Aman, Amit and Anil are sitting around a circular table facing opposite to the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Sunil is to the immediate left of Ram. Ram is fourth to the left of Rahul. Amit is fourth to the right of raj. Raj is second to the right of Ram. Anil is second to the left of Sumit. Aman is second to the right of Sumit. Who is second to the right of Sunil?

Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).

In the following question, select the missing number of the given series.

10, -18, -46, -74, -102, ?

In a certain code language, 'XIWG' is written as 'HXJY'. How will 'MSOE' be written in that language?

Which is the largest planet of the solar system?

Who is the author of the book titled 'Fearless Governance'?

There are regions where farmers specialise in vegetables only. This type of farming is known as _________.

Tensile or compressive stress can also be termed as __________.

Panthi dance form is associated with _________ state of India.

Which of the following referred to as 'paper taxes'?

I. Wealth tax

II. Gift tax

The Buddha belonged to a small gana known as _________.

Jayanthi Kumaresh is one of the foremost exponents of _________.

The Chhath Puja festival is dedicated to the _________ God.

Barakar is the tributary of which of the following rivers?

The famous Sheesh Mahal in Punjab was built by which of the following rulers?

Article _________ of the Indian constitution provides for superintendence, direction and control of elections vested in an Election commission.

Which class of algae is commonly known as brown algae?

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders Bills 2022 was introduced in __________ state of India.

Which among the following Indian Olympians is associated with wrestling sport?

Who wrote the novel "Life of Pi"?

The colour of the alluvial soils varies from _________.

When was the Dev Samaj founded in Lahore by Shiv Narayan Agnihotri?

Sangam poems mention a tamil word 'Muvendar' which means _________.

According to the 2011 census, what is the male literacy rate?

In January 2022, S Somanath has been appointed as the tenth chairman of ________.

The equipment ‘Shuttlecock' is required in which sports?

What was the objective of "Arya Samaj" founded by "Swami Dayanand Saraswati"?

The process by which two immiscible liquids, get mixed while one disperses as small droplets within the other is known as __________.

History of Akbar's reign, titled "Akbar Nama" is written by __________.

Direction: Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.

Don't sound so excited.

Direction: Four sentences are given, out of which three have spelling errors. Choose the sentence with all correctly spelt words.

Direction: Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.

You look around and you see green, happy plants.

Direction: Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

Fred and George had / bewitched there trunks to fly downstairs to / save the bother of carrying them.

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view

Direction: Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

Although people had been on watch and / the watchkeepers were very, very tired, / everyone were up and buzzing.

Direction: Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error.'

Your body will respond by/ getting more muscular and/ strong before you know it.

Direction: Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Crude

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

'Well, that was ______ good,' said Harper.

Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She has a large, ______ sympathy and absolute fairness of temper.

Direction: Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.

He lost his temper (by a driver) flashed her headlights as he overtook.

Direction: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Sulochana, whose ______ I had so admired during the festival, seemed a different person.

Direction: In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Fairly and squarely

Direction: A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.

Your presence ______ both my brother and sister.

Direction: Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

A container for housing honeybees

Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.

(There's many a good tunes) played on an old violin.

Direction: Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Direction: Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

Even in time of natural disasters, the farmers had to pay their share of taxes.

Direction: Select the most appropriate antonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence.

Similarly Sirius, the most (luminous) star in all the heavens, actually has a faint companion.

Direction: The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct Idiom for the bracketed text.

He (made an irreversible change, that will greatly impact his life) when he got that huge tattoo on his back!

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.