SSC MTS 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 06 Sept, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Pradeep is twice as good as Sandeep to complete a work. Working together, they can finish a piece of work in 28 days In how many day can Pradeep alone finish the work?  

A table showing the percentages of the total population of a town by age groups for the year 2016 is given below. 

There are 2200 billion people below 40 years. How many billion people are in the age group 40-50?

Two containers of equal capacity are full of a mixture of milk and water. In the first container, the ratio of milk to water is 3: ∶ 11 and in the second container the ratio is 9 ∶ 11. If both the mixtures are mixed in a container, what is the resulting ratio of milk to water? 

In ABC club, 88% members are men and 12% members are women. If the average age of the men is 25 years and that of the women is 50 years. then what is the average age of all the members?  

A is 25% more than B, and B is 40% less than C. If C is 20% more than D, then by what percentage is A less than D?

The following pie chart gives the monthly budget of a family on the beads - Food, Rent, Education, Charity and Savings. The total income of the family is Rs. 9,000. Study the pie chart carefully and answer the question.  

What is the total expenditure on the heads - rent, savings, food and education?

Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of oil. Find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the oil of both tankers when used, an exact number of times. 

Find the mean proportional between 56 and 14. 

A and B can finish a work in \(5\frac{1}{3}\) days. A alone can finish this work in 8 days. A and B worked on alternate days (starting with B) to finish this Work. In how many days will the work be finished?

The selling price of 10 articles is equal to the cost price of 13 articles. What is the gain percentage? 

The simple interest on a certain sum for 4 years at the rate of 15% p.a. is Rs. 4,500 less than the simple interest on the same sum for 6 years at the same rate of interest. Find the sum. 

The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 58. What is the lowest number? 

At what rate per annum will a sum of Rs. 6,400 fetch a compound interest (Compounded annually) of Rs. 1,344 in 2 years? 

If p ∶ q = 5 ∶ 2, then p² - q² ∶ p² + q² = ?

Simplify the following.

15 ÷ 5 of 3 × 4 + 8 ÷ 12 of 4 × 12 - 4 ÷ 5 × 20

A man takes 30 minutes to cover a certain distance at the speed of 8 km/h, If he walks at a speed of 16 km/h, he covers the same distance in: 

Metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively. are melted to form a single solid sphere. Find the radius of the resulting sphere (in cm). 

Each edge of a cube is increased by 30%. What will be the increase in its surface area? 

If there is a profit of 25% on the cost price of an article, the percentage of profit calculated on its selling price will be: 

Trains A and B start at the same time. Train A travels at the speed of 50 km/h from station P to station Q and train B travels at the speed of 70 km/h from station Q to station P. They cross each other after 1 hour 20 minutes. What is the distance (in km) between station P and station Q? 

21 is related to 86 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 33 is related to 134. To which of the following is 25 related to, following the same logic?  

If G means '-', A means '×', D means '÷’ B means ’+', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

12 A 7 G 100 D 5 B 17 = ?

What should come in place of ? in the given series?

26 39 52 65 ? 91 104

In a certain code language, ‘BLAME' is coded as 'CMBNF' and ‘CHANGE' is coded as 'DIBOHF'. What is the code for ‘DESERT' in the given code language? 

Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).

Statements:

Some dogs are bats.

Some bats are cats

Conclusions:

(I) Some dogs are cats.

(II) Some cats are dogs.

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion's logically follow/s from the given statements.

Statements.

Some paints are cats.

All cats are dogs.

Some dogs are bananas.

Conclusion I: Some paints are dogs.

Conclusion II: Some cats are bananas.

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?

7 28 91 280 ? 2548 7651

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?

3 ÷ 5 + 8 - 505 × 5 = ?

Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following figure series were to be continued? 

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

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?

11 39 123 375 1131 ?

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

ESP, CRN, AQL, YPJ, ?

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series.

A_AA_ AD _ DA

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

Seven people, C, F, D, K, O, L, and V are sitting in a straight line, facing south. V sits second to the right of F. Only three people sit to the right of O. K is an immediate neighbour of O and D. Only three people sit between L and V. F is not an immediate neighbour of L.

Who sits to the extreme left of the line?

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word ‘GRAPES' is arranged in alphabetical order?

In a certain code language, 'WHAT' is coded as 5298 and ‘THAN' is coded as 9826. What is the code for 'W' in the given code language?  

BJTI is related to EMWL in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, HDRL is related to KGUO. To which of the following is OCGM related to, following the same logic? 

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)

(14, 13, 32)

(21, 13, 39)

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

NBX, MEW, LHV, KKU, ?

Who inaugurated the 2023 World Squash Championships that was held in India?

Who among the following is primarily regarded as a maestro of Hindustani classical music? 

What is ‘Mahawat’ in India?

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Selection Day’? 

Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the organization of village panchayat?

Bharati Shivaji and Kanak Rele are exponents of ______.

Which is the most common ore of oxidised mercury that occurs in granular crusts or veins associated with volcanic activity and hot springs?

Women's World Boxing Championship 2023 was held in which city in India?

Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’? 

Which microscopic, single-celled photosynthetic organisms are known as the primary producers of the ocean - the organisms that form the base of the aquatic food chains?

Which of the following novels is correctly paired with its author?

Which of the following is a communication mail channel in India? 

Under the umbrella of Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya–Power @ 2047, the PM inaugurated which of the following 100 MW Solar Projects in Telangana?

What is the name of the geographic feature that serves as a boundary between Europe and Africa?

Who among the following dancers is associated with Indian classical dance form of Kathak? 

What is the primary purpose of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India?

Which of the following is true about transfer payments in relation to personal income?

Who among the following reformers initially set up a school for girls in Calcutta?

Bharhut Stupa is located in which of the following states?

The most famous of all Jain festivals, Mahamastakabhisheka is performed every 12 years at the Digambara sacred complex at _____ in Karnataka. 

Which religion has the maximum number of followers in Bhutan?

The Madhavpur fair is held at ________.

The former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team __________ was conferred with the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Indian sports and inspiring generations of players.

 Who among the following is a Bharatanatyam and Kathakali dancer?

Which Article of the Constitution of India guarantees the right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of the fundamental rights?

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

Existentialism has a reputation for being angst-ridden and gloomy mostly because of its emphasis on pondering the meaningless of existence.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

To preparing the vine for plant, it should be cut back to 2 ft.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.

The student provided her English teacher a short and _________(incoherent) account of her journey to Shimla with her parents.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I want to / give you / an information about / the missing necklace.

Identify the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Ancient

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

They are sell their company’s products to people.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Mary is a ball of fire and is always engaged in something creative.

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

By living in a rural area with access to the city, she gets _____.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The cats food bowl was empty, so he meowed incessantly until his owner finally filled it with fresh kibble.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get your act together

Select the option that can be used as synonym of the given word.

Unpleasant

The following sentence has been divided into four parts. Identify the part that contains an error.

(A) The mother exclaimed / (B) when she saw her son / (C) stumble on the race track, / (D) “Look, he fells!”

Select the most appropriate option that can rectify the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to rectify it, select ‘no rectification needed’.

The conductor said that it was the worse quake he ever knew.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.

After having invested so much time and energy into the project, we are now back to square one.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Killing of one’s own father

The sentence given below has spelling errors. Select the sentence without spelling errors.

Though we read and hear a lot on green initiattive, we hardly tweak our routines to suite the larger picture.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.

The athlete’s injury was a ________(defeat) for the team’s chances of winning the championship.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.

She proposed to write the life history of the famous poet.

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

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

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

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

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