SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 17 May, 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)

40 percent of the cost price of an article is equal to the 24 percent of its selling price. What is the profit percentage? 

What is the value of \(\frac{13 \times 4-26}{54-7 \times 4}\) ?

A alone can do (1/10) part of a work in 8 hours. B alone can do (1/5) part of same work in 4 hours. If they work together, then how many hours will they take to complete (9/16) part of the same work? 

An object travels 20 m in 5 seconds and then another 25 m in 10 seconds. What is the average speed? 

Reenal bought an AC for Rs. 28500 and paid Rs. 600 for transportation. Then she sold it for Rs. 30264. What is her gain%? 

A girl wants to plant trees in her garden in rows in such a way that the number of trees in each row to be the same. There are 10 rows and the number of trees in each row is 12, what is the number of trees in each row, if there are 5 more rows? 

A wholesaler marks his goods at 35% above the cost price but allows a discount of 15% at the time of sale. His gain is: 

The value of 8 + [{12 − (8 ÷ 2)} × (1/4)] is:

The ratio of the outer and the inner circumferences of a circular path is 11 ∶ 7. If path is 20 metres wide, then what is the radius of the inner circle? 

If 20% of a number is (1/6)^th of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?

The following bar graph shows the sales of cell phones (in thousand numbers) from five stores of a company during two consecutive years 2018 and 2019.

What is the ratio of the total sale of store S₃ for both years to the total sale of store S₁ for both years?

In covering a distance of 50 km, Somya takes 1 hour more than Sunny. If Somya doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sunny. Somya's speed is: 

The following table shows the number of employees in 5 different companies from the year 2012 to 2018. In the year 2015, the number of employees in company C is how much percent less than company E?

The radius of a cylinder is 14 cm. If the height of the cylinder is four times of its radius, then what is the curved surface area of the cylinder? 

48 ÷ 4 + A × 2 - 8 = 14, find out the value of A.  

Rs. 6000 is lent at the rate of 8 percent per annum on compound interest (compounded quarterly). What will be the compound interest of 6 months? 

A alone can complete a work in 25 days and B alone can complete the same work in 50 days. If both of them work together, then in 9 days what percent work of the total work will be completed ? 

The average of 10 numbers is 8. If each number is multiplied by 10, then the new average will be: 

Find the sum of money invested by a man in a scheme which offers Compound Interest(compounding annually) at a 6% rate of interest per annum if Compound Interest for 2 years is Rs. 618. 

In a class, if 55% of the students are boys and the number of girls is 90, then find the number of boys. 

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

53, 60, 67, 74, 81, 88, ?

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

5 ∶ 50 ∶∶ 17 ∶ 170 ∶∶ 19 ∶ ?

In a certain code language, 'FIELD' is written as 'LOKRJ' and 'GLOBE' is written as 'MRUHK'. How will 'GLASS' be written in that language? 

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?

In a certain code language, 'JAPAN' is written as 'KZPZO'. How will 'GROUP' be written in that language? 

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

First row - 68, 56, 44

Second row - 245, 233, 221

Third row - 97, 85, ?

In a certain code language, 'EAR' is written as '24'. How will 'ICY' be written in that language? 

Ayaan, Prashant, Ritu, Neeta, Sneha, and Zain are sitting in a row facing south. Sneha and Zain are in the centre. Ayaan and Prashant are at the ends. Ritu is sitting to the immediate left of Ayaan. Who is to the immediate right of Prashant? 

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

5 × 7 - 4 + 21 ÷ 6 = 29

R is taller than M. M is taller than P. S is taller than R. H is shorter than P. U is taller than N and shorter than H. Who among these is the tallest? 

Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern. (rotation is not allowed)

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

43, 42, 39, 34, 27, ?

P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. R is sitting to the immediate left of T. Q is sitting to the immediate left of S and to the immediate right of T. Who is sitting to the immediate right of S? 

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.

AFN : BDQ :: DLR : ?

Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (rotation is NOT allowed)

By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equation will be not correct?

8 and 2

I. 8 × 4 - 6 ÷ 3 + 2 = 14

II. 6 - 8 × 3 + 2 ÷ 1 = 9

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

House : Room :: World : ?

Three 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:

All ocean are oil.

All oil are milk.

All milk are water.

Conclusions:

I. Some water are milk.

II. All milk are ocean.

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

L, N, R, X, F, P, ?

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:

All bells are birds.

Some bells are toys.

Conclusions:

I. No bird is a toy.

II. Some toys are birds.

India has celebrated 76^th Independence day in which year ?

Which article of the Indian constitution enshrines the right against exploitation ? 

In February 2022, Cabinet approved implementation of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Which ministry of central government launched the Ayushman Bharat Yojana across the country? 

Major Dhyan Chand was famous for which sport?

As per census 2011, what is the position of Maharashtra with respect to the total population in India? 

___________ refers to a method adopted by the Central Bank to persuade or convince the commercial banks to advance credit in the economic interest of the country. 

Negative ions that consist of a single atom are named by adding the suffix ___________ to the stem of the name of the element. 

Four ashrams were recognised by Brahmins around the time when Jainism and Buddhism were becoming popular. Which of the following was NOT a recognised ashrama? 

Cytology is the study of ___________.

Which among the following is an example of Angiosperm in Plant Kingdom? 

Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 took place in __________.

Who among the following was awarded with ‘Padma Vibhushan' in the year 1986 and choreographed famous song 'Kahe Chhed Mohe' from the movie Devdas and 'Mohe Rang Do Laal' from Bajirao Mastani? 

Ustad Zakir Hussain is one of the greatest exponents of ____________.

The founder of Brahmo Sabha was ___________.

Which of the following is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan? 

According to 2011 Census, what is the population density of India? 

The Himalayan mountain range is a type of __________.

Who is the supreme commander of the defence forces of India? 

The Centre scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution in 2019. This article granted special status to ___________.

When volcano erupts on Earth, the erupted material is typically a liquid rock known as ____________.

The Third Battle of Panipat took place in ___________.

'Long Walk to Freedom' is an autobiography of ____________.

Which among the following soils is also known as Regur soil? 

The Amaravati School of art was developed under the patronage of ___________.

The split in Indian National Congress occured in __________.

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

To mind one's P's and Q's

Direction: Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.

Photosynthesis can be hindered by extreme temperatures.

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

Droughts effect water supply in Southern/Spain, which is increasingly turning towards/ seawater desalination to meet its water needs.

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'.

We were asked by (Jane's aunt where she was last night.)

Direction: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Absorb

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

This has sharp decreased the cases of water-borne diseases.

Direction: Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word.

We will brush out the damp hair.

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

Then Bheeshma entered their lives with his ______ lion's laugh.

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

Nigeria ______restrictions in place since 2015 in a bid to boost local production.

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

The loft is fill in hay for the winter.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

Until few decades ago, researchers believed the moon was completely dry.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

We don't know exactly when first stars formed.

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

A ground where the last funeral rites are performed

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Some health experts optimistically argue that disinfecting indoor spaces with light could be a ___________.

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

Liable to catch fire easily

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

Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence.

So can our community leaders come up with a plan of action to help (alleviate) this problem?

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

Hard/tough nut to crack

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

I did not ___________ everyone all at once.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word. 

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.