SSC MTS 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 11 Sept, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

The price of a bed is first increased by 32% and later on decreased by 20% due to reduction in sales. Find the net percentage change in the final price of the bed. 

A cone has base diameter 4 m and height 1.5 m. Find the slant height of the cone (in m). 

Robin purchases a fan for Rs. 2,000 and later sells it at a loss of 15%. At what price did he sell the fan? 

What is the compound interest (in Rs.) on Rs. 20,500 for 2 years at 10% per annum, if the interest is compounded annually?  

What is the value of R, if, 10(8 + 4R) ÷ (12 × 5) - 5 × 2³ = 6

A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 16 days and 28 days, respectively. If they work on alternate days beginning with B. in how many days will the work be completed? 

The average weight of 15 parcels is 20 kg. Addition of another new parcel increases the average weight by 250 grams. What is the weight of the new parcel? 

 ₹8,000 becomes ₹9,800 in three years at simple interest rate. If the rate of interest becomes two times of itself, then what will be the amount of the same principle in four years?

Neha walks at the rate of 8 km/h and crosses a bridge in 27 minutes. What is the length of the bridge in metres? 

Sanjay wants to exactly measure the lengths 7000 mm, 3850 mm and 12950 mm using a single measuring tape. What will be the greatest possible length (in cm) of the measuring tape?

If A ∶ B = 3 ∶ 4 and B ∶ C = 6 ∶ 5 then A ∶ B ∶ C is: 

5 pipes are required to fill a tank in 1 hour and 40 minutes. How long (in minutes) will it take to fill the same tank if 4 pipes of the same type are used? 

The mean of 23 observations is 36. If the mean of the first 12 observations is 32 and that of the last 12 observations is 39, find the 12^th observation.

By investing ₹12,000 in a scheme, R gets ₹15,500 back in return. What is his percentage of profit? 

The following Pie chart shows the amount of money generated for a country's stocks from different categories of Investors.

If the total investment other than by NRIs, foreign investors and corporate houses is Rs. 456 crore, then the investment by National banks and offshore funds (in crore Rs.) will be:

A man rows to a place at a distance of 72 km and comes back in 36 hours. He finds that he can row 12 km with the stream in the same time as 4 km against the stream. The speed (in km/h, rounded off to 2 decimal places) of the stream is: 

A milk vendor mixes water with milk and by selling the mixture al the cost price he gains \(16\frac{1}{4}%\). Find the ratio of milk to water in the mixture.

If the length of the longest diagonal of a cubical box is \(\sqrt{300}\) cm. find its volume.

A. Band C can complete a work in 10, 15 and 25 days, respectively. The time taken by A. B and C together to do the work is: 

A person jogged daily as per the given table: 

What is the mean distance jogged by the person in a week?

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 conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

All dogs are cats.

Some cats are hens.

All hens are pink.

Conclusion I: Some dogs are cats.

Conclusion II: Some cats are pink.

5 is related to 24 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 9 is related to 80. To which of the following is 14 related to, following the same logic?

Identify the figure that completes the pattern (rotation is NOT allowed). 

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

14 47 146 443 1334 ?

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

TU_T_TT _ TU

Shagun, Pragya, Yati, Lovey, Savi and Frooti are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

Shagun sits 2^nd to the left of Pragya. Yati sits 2^nd to the left of Shagun. Lovey sits 3^rd to the left of Yati. Savi sits 2^nd to the left of Lovey.

Who sits 3^rd to the left of Shagun?

If 15^th Feb 2010 is Monday. then what will be the day of the week on 7^th July 2011? 

In a certain code language, ‘ARC' is coded as '1-18-3' and 'BOY' is coded as '2-15-25'. What is the code for ‘FAD’ in the given code language? 

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

HVP, JZO, LDN, NHM, ?

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)

(2, 8, 32)

(5, 7, 70)

In a certain code language, 'NEAR' is coded as 4968 and 'REAP' is coded as 9865. What is the code for ‘P' in the given code language? 

What will come in place of '?' in the following equation. if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?

10 + 6 - 5 × 5 ÷ 3 = ?

EH 11 is related to CF 16 in a certain way. In the same way. JV 15 is related to HT 20. To which of the following is FN 13 related to following the same logic? 

Find out the correct alternative that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete.

G_KPN_RPUXY_BE_PI_MP

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

7 33 137 553 2217 ?

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 follows from the given statements.

Statements:

All clowns are bottles.

Some bottles are steel.

All steel are keys.

Conclusion I: Some clowns are bottles.

Conclusion II: All steel are bottles.

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

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

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

12 18 30 54 102 ?

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

216 × 36 - 6 ÷ 17 + 39 = ?

Who propounded the concept of ‘Rule of Law’? 

In which state is Vijay Stambh situated?

Which state passed a bill for the protection of advocates and became the first state to do so?

Chaoite, Buckminsterfullerene and Graphene are related to which element?

Who is credited with the establishment of Servants of India Society?

The value of all final goods and services produced within the country during one year is known as _______.

Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?

‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ is an autobiography of _________.

Who was the music director of the famous film ‘Sholay’ released in 1975? 

The technique of classical dancing was codified by ______ in about the 5^th century B.C.

Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Animal Farm’?

Who among the following is credited with starting a Fusion Dance form called ‘Hi-Dance'?  

According to the Census of India 2011, which of the following states has the lowest population? 

The Lambadi dance is a folk dance form of the ____________ tribe and originated in Andhra Pradesh.

In which of the following years was the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed?

What is the main reason behind the substantial rainfall during summer on the western coasts of India?

The second edition of Khelo India Youth Games, 2019 was organised in which city?

ACF conferred Grandmaster ________ with Player of the Year award, who is only the sixth Indian to break the 2700 Elo-rating mark and the youngest Grandmaster from the country to be rated above 2700.

Which condition causes bone pain, poor growth, and soft, weak bones that can lead to bone deformities?

In which Indian musician’s name did the state of Massachusetts in the USA declare April 20^th in 1984 as a day in his name?

Which of the following is an advantage of microfinance institutions in India?

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi is INCORRECT?

Which university won the first place in the 3^rd Khelo India University Games?

 In which of the following states of India is the maximum extent of alluvial soil found?

The ________ port was developed after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port. 

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

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

Riddhi believes in wearing her heart on her sleeve. That is why she has so many friends.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To cross swords

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Virtual worlds are recently new phenomena in that they _________ people to meet and socially interact with others in a variety of online environments.

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

I have seen / a movie / on schooling / yesterday.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Cheap

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

Kavya invited all her friends, isn’t it?

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The deal was ________ for three months.

The given sentence contains an error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.

This is the eldest standing structure of Chola architecture in India.

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

They decided to / travel in train / instead of driving / to New Delhi.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Strengthen

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Fame

Select the sentence that has NO spelling errors.

Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Being a doktor, my sister Meera is prepared for an emergency usually.

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

I suppose dancing that well would require a lot of actual application.

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

A music / is a great way / to express / your emotions.

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

You are an intellectual with a professional degree; you can do wonders as __________.

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

Rashmi works at the hospital, don’t she?

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

Radha will have learnt cooking by the time she will have married.

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

Fear of closed spaces

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.