SSC MTS 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 14 Sept, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

The price of a T-shirt is Rs. 450, and the price of a jeans is Rs. 1,650. If you buy three T-shirts and two jeans, what is the average cost of each item?

On comparing the following two numeric expressions, we find that ___________.

\(\left[\left(2 \frac{7}{9}\right)^{2 \frac{1}{2}}\right]^{\frac{3}{5}} \) and \(\left[\left(1 \frac{2}{3}\right)^5\right]^{\frac{3}{5}}\)

By selling an article for Rs. 5,280, Geeta lost 12%. For what amount should she sell it to make a profit of 12%? 

Praveen sells a study table to Zoya at a loss of 10%, and Zoya sells the study table to Aadarsh at a profit of 25%. If Aadarsh purchased the study table for Rs. 2,250, then what was the cost (in Rs.) of the study table for Praveen?

Suresh could save 20% of his income. But 4 years later, when his income increased by 40%, he could save the same amount only as before. By how much percentage did his expenditure increase? 

If Mohit, Nitu and Soma can complete a piece of work in 5 days, 6 days and 8 days, respectively, then in how many days will the work be completed if they work on alternate days starting with Mohit on first day, then Nitu on second day. then Soma on third day, then Mohit on fourth day and so on.

A triangle has its sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. What will be the area of the triangle formed by joining the mid point of the three sides?

A sum of ₹800 amounts to Rs. 1,040 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 3%, find the amount.

If a person walks at 18 km/hr instead of 12 km/hr, he would have walked 24 km more. What is the actual distance travelled by him?

If A ∶ B = 2 ∶ 1 and B: C = 1 ∶ 3, then C ∶ A is:

A thief noticed a policeman from a distance of 300 m and started to run at a speed of 12 km/h. The policeman chased at a speed of 13 km/h and he caught the thief. What was the distance run by the thief?

Find the smallest three digit number which when added to 5 is exactly divisible by 12, 14 and 18.

S gets 65, 74, 62, 68 and 68 marks in Hindi, English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, respectively. His average marks in Mathematics, Hindi and English are _____________ more than the average marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

A, B and C working separately can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days and 55 days, respectively. If they work together, then the time taken to complete the work is:

The weight of a cube varies directly as the product of its volume and its density. The ratio of densities of the materials of the first cube and second cube is 27 ∶16. If the weight of the first cube is 4 times the weight of the second cube, then what is the ratio of the edges of the first cube and second cube?

The height of a right circular cone is 20 cm, and its base diameter is 30 cm. What is the curved surface area and the total surface area of the right circular cone, respectively?

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The table gives the percentage of marks obtained by five students in five different subjects.

What is the average marks obtained by all the five students in Mathematics?

The following bar graph indicates the enrolment of boys and girls in a school during the years 2006-2009. Study the bar graph carefully and answer the question.

Find the ratio of the number of boys to girls enrolled in all the years 2006 to 2009.

Money is doubled in a bank account in 7 years, when the interest is compounded annually. What time in years is needed to make an amount 8 times in the bank?

A car travels 200 km at a speed of 50 km/h and then travels another 200 km at a speed of 80 km/h. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey? (round to two places of decimals)

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

41 43 47 53 61 ?

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

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

B_KPBN_R_OKTB_KVBQK_

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

12 - 6 ÷ 3 + 3 × 7 = ?

In a certain code language, 'DIAL' is coded as '1326' and 'IDLE' is coded as '6183'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

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

44 F 18 C 3 B 108 D 6 = ?

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 based on the English alphabetical order?

HPA, KTD, NXG, QBJ, ?

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

13 34 76 160 328 ?

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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)

7,50

15, 226

In a certain code language, 'ENTER' is coded as "FOTGT and 'DICEY' is coded as 'EJCGA'. What is the 'CHILD' in the given code language?

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 schools are big. All big are malls. No mall is cheap.

Conclusion I: All big are schools.

Conclusion II: Some malls are big.

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: All trash are rags. Some rags are big. All big are crabs.

Conclusion I: All big are rags.

Conclusion II: Some crabs are rags.

OE 13 is related to MC 17 in a certain way. In the same way, FL 16 is related to DJ 20. To which of the following is RD 15 related to following the same logic?

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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 /deleting /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)

3 ∶ 7

5: ∶ 23

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

16 17 20 21 24 ?

If 3^rd Oct 2011 is Monday, then what will be the day of the week on 4^th Nov 2021?

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

Six people. Kajal, Neetu, Lovey, Omar, Meenu and Jay are sitting in a straight line, facing north.

Lovey sits 3^rd from the left end. Neetu sits 2^nd to the right of Lovey. Omar sits to the immediate right of Neetu. Meenu sits 2^nd to the left of Omar. Kajal sits 2^nd to the left of Meenu.

Who sits to the immediate left of Lovey?

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

C_D_DD_ _DC_D

Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded a reform organisation in 1875 that attempted to reform Hinduism. What was it called? 

The Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur built by:

Which diseases result from a deficiency of Vitamin B due to its insufficient intake?

What is the minimum voting age for the citizens of India?

Who among the following singers had a Guinness World Record for recording 28 songs in a single day? (As of December 2022.)

'Anandamath' is a famous ___________ novel which was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

The four Nattuvanars namely Ponaiyah, Vadivelu, Sivanandam and Chinnaiya, who are renowned as Tanjaore Bandhu shaped up the modern day ___________. 

In February 2023, Uttar Pradesh government launched a/an _____ called Family ID-One Family One Identity. 

Which of the following statements is best related to the 'pacific ring of fire'?

Why are intermediate goods NOT included in the calculation of national income?

According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021,India’s rank is ________ out of 109 countries. 

The tribal dancer and singer, Arjun Singh Dhurve from __________ has been conferred with 'Padma Shri' in the year 2022.

What is the main purpose of a bank statement?

The Konark Dance Festival (KDF) has been held at Konark since 1986 between ___________ every year. 

Identify the southernmost range of the Himalaya from the following. 

Which of the following statements is not correct about the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Which of the following events occurred in 1919?

The novel ‘Train to Pakistan’ was written by ______. 

Popular Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon is a trained __________ dancer. 

In which of the following cities was the final match of the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy held?

Who started the chemical revolution in the 18^th century by naming oxygen and helping to organize chemical nomenclature?

 Aman Sehrawat became the first Indian to win a gold medal in World Wrestling Championship in which category? 

Independence Day is celebrated every year in Pakistan on ________. 

Which of the following Indian musicians was called ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’?

The word ‘yorker’ is related to which sport?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I wish we had ______ come here.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Carnal

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

Fail to function normally

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given phrase.

All of a sudden

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

My daughter was / invited to lunch / hosted by the Governor / at his residence.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that rectifies the spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The maintenence department did a fabulous job.

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

The novel’s intricate plot and rich character development kept readers ________(committed) from the beginning to the end.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

These things are very hard to swallow.

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The decision to go on a trip after my vacations was the ________.

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

The new software / consists from / several features / and tools.

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

It's easy to say that you'll start exercising every day, but it is ______________.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

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

Uncle Joe is ___________________(reputable) for spending 10 years of his youth in prison due to armed robbery.

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

If you work hard, you secure good marks.

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

A person who is skilled in making maps

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

Sita loves her glass container in which she has many fish.

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’.

His claim to be the smartly kid in the school was a bit hyperbole!

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

Easily set on fire

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

She has / bought / a car / two years ago.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.