SSC MTS 2024 Official Paper (Held On: 22 Oct, 2024 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

A earns ₹88 per hour and works for 10 hours. B earns ₹95 per hour and works for 8 hours. The ratio of per day wages of A to B is:

A person borrow some money on simple interest. After 15 years, the simple interest will be \(\frac{19}{15}\) of the borrowed amount. What is the rate of interest per annum?

Rajeev saves 75% of his monthly income. If his monthly expenditure is ₹37,500, then his monthly saving (in ₹) is:

Water in a conical flask with radius 7 cm and height 48 cm is poured into a cylindrical flask with radius 14 cm. The water level in the cylindrical flask is:

John has scored 60% in statistics and 70% in mathematics. A weightage of 2 is given to statistics and a weightage of 4 is given to mathematics. Which of the following expressions represents the weighted average of the two scores?

Raj prepares a 60 gm mixture by combining two ingredients X and Y. The cost of ingredient X is ₹80 per 5 gm, and the cost of ingredient Y is ₹80 per 10 gm. Ingredients X and Y are mixed in a manner that the cost of the resulting mixture is ₹14 per gm. What is the quantity of ingredient X (in gm) in the mixture?

A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 24 cm contains liquid. The liquid is to be filled into cylindrical container of diameter 8 cm and height 12 cm. What is the number of containers that are necessary to empty the bowl?

15 kg rice costing ₹60 per kg and 8 kg rice costing ₹55 per kg are mixed with 7 kg rice costing ₹40 per kg. Find the average per kg price of mixed rice.

The diagonals of two squares are in the ratio of 5 : 6. What is the ratio of their areas?

A person has to cover a distance of 8 km in 1 hour. If he covers one-fourth of the distance in one-third of the total time, what should his speed (in km/h) be to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time so that the person reaches the destination exactly on time?

By selling an article for ₹19, a dealer makes a profit of 10%. By how much should he increase his selling price (in ₹, rounded off to two decimal place) so as to make a profit of 40%?

The average height of 50 students in a class was 105 cm. A group of five students with an average height of 95 cm were admitted to this class. What is the average height (in cm) of the class of 55 students? (correct to the nearest integer)

Which of the following options is equal to the LCM of 12, 36, 72, 144, 288 and 576?

The following table shows the number of students of Class IX of a school who are present in class on all days of the week, that is, from Monday to Friday. The total number of students of the class is 40.

On which day have the maximum number of students remained absent?

A tradesman marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows his customers 12% reduction on their bills. What percentage profit does he make?

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹3500 as a sum borrowed at 3% per year rate of interest for 5 years.

The bar graph presents the quantity of biscuits exported (in lakh tons) and their value (in crore ₹) over the given years.

What was the percentage increase in value of the biscuits exported from 1985 to 1987 (correct to 2 decimal places)?

In a scheme, a shopkeeper offers 4% discount if you buy three or more products. Ritu buys three bottles of guava juice for ₹330. If the shopkeeper still makes a profit of 10%, find the profit he would make if had sold it without discount (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Walking at a speed of 5.4 km/h, Rohit takes 40 minutes to reach his school from his home. What time will he take if he walks 8 km/h?

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹3500 as a sum borrowed at 5% per year rate of interest for 3 years.

DBCA is related to HDFB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, BACD is related to DBFH. To which of the following is FDAC related, following the same logic?

In a certain code language, 'PAID' is coded as '3195' and 'GRAB' is coded as '2346'. What is the code for 'A' in the given code language?

Seven people R, S, T, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). R is sitting third to the right of D. Only one person is sitting between G and E when counted from the left of G. S is sitting to the immediate right of T. Only one person is sitting between G and T when counted from the right of G. Who is sitting third to the right of F?

Read the given statements 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 statements.

Statements:

All shirts are pants.

All pants are watches.

Conclusions:

(I) All pants are shirts.

(II) All shirts are watches.

In a certain code language, 'CASH' is coded as '2486' and 'HIRE' is coded as '3257'. What is the code for 'H' in the given code language?

Six friends - A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). F is an immediate neighbour of both B and C. D is sitting second to the right of B. A is sitting to the immediate right of D. Who among the following is sitting to the second to the left of F?

Identify the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) and logically complete the series.

18 is related to 74 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 22 is related to 90. To which of the following is 25 related, following the same logic?

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g., 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

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

35 + 60 ÷ 12 × 4 − 12 = 203

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

Identify the figure given in the options that when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

ADG, JMP, SVY, BEH, ?

DZRG is related to HDOD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, LHLA is related to PLIX. To which of the following is TPFU related, following the same logic?

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘ב are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

5 + 625 − 25 × 75 ÷ 65 =?

In a certain code language, 'WANT' is coded as '8163' and 'THAN' is coded as '3468'. What is the code for 'H' in that language?

Read the given statements 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 statements.

Statements:

Some plants are spices.

No spice is a lentil.

Conclusions:

(i) Some lentils are plants.

(ii) Some spices are plants.

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

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

14, 30, 93, 470, 3297, ?

In a certain code language, 'FOIL' is coded as '1974' and 'LIFE' is coded as '7291'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

21 is related to 189 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 35 is related to 315. To which of the following is 43 related, following the same logic?

(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.)

Who became the first woman to command the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, Delhi Cantt, which is the largest blood transfusion centre of the Armed Forces in Nov 2023?

In which of the following classical dance forms are the actors' faces painted to symbolise the type of character they are playing?

In 1992, which organisation launched Self Help Group – Bank Linkage Programme?

In which of the following states is the Bhadaravi Poonam Mela organised every year in the Nilkanth Mahadev temple premises in Babra?

As per the Constitution (Ninety-First Amendment) Act, 2003, the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, shall NOT exceed:

Which of the following cities is known as the Steel City in India?

Indian classical musician, Ustad Rashid Khan was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2022 for his contribution to which of the following music categories?

In a metro station, it was observed that on an average 20 people per minute were using the escalator to reach at a height of 15 metres. Calculate the power of the escalator assuming the average mass of people to be 50 kg and acceleration due to gravity to be 10 m/s².

When was the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent in the fields of music, dance and theatre, started?

Who among the following was the pioneer of 'Bhoodan Movement'?

In Dholavira, which of the following materials is extensively used as a building material?

The concept of Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of __________.

What is the rank of Sri Lanka in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023?

What is the primary acid found in citrus fruits like oranges and lemons?

In which state are the Gua and Noamundi iron ore mines located?

The climatic diversity of India is characterised by its distinctiveness, and one of the following factors does NOT contribute to it is ____________.

The rock-cut temple of Shiva built by Krishna I is found at which of the following places?

Consider the following statements in the context of the Vedas.

1. The Vedas are called Shruti.

2. The Rigveda consists of ten Mandalas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which Article of the Constitution of India provides provision for appointment of the same person as the Governor for two or more states?

In which of the following year did India win the ICC T20 Men's Cricket World Cup?

Which of the following government initiatives focuses on skill development to reduce open unemployment among youth in India?

How many titles did West Bengal win in the Santosh Trophy events up to the 2022-23 season?

Who among the following Governor-Generals declared 'Sati' practice as illegal?

Which of the following fictional towns is mentioned in the English novel 'In Custody' written by Anita Desai?

A particular cell present in the excretory system of flatworms, which helps them removing waste materials is the:

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

If I was a king, I would have tried my best to remove poverty from my country.

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

The manager decided to disclose a secret and address the issue at the team meeting.

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

The blanket gifted by my granny is softer and cozy.

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

They was / celebrating their / Silver wedding anniversary / next month in Dubai.

Select the word that has the same meaning (SYNONYM) as the underlined word in the given sentence.

Almost as wide as he was tall, he had a voracious appetite for food and drink and a rollicking personality to match.

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

The police informed the statesman that the goons were up to something meschievous.

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

The unexpected guest at the party was a bull in a China shop.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

By next summer, they will be _____ their house.

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She treats her juniors _____ contempt.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word..

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Chaotic

The given sentence has an error. Select the option that rectifies the error.

The students were asked to turn up their assignments by Friday.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Out of spirits

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word 'illuminate' from the given sentence.

The toughest and most typical question in the examination was to elucidate a particular theory related to friction in physics.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

Everyone in the room was in a jolly and relaxed mood.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.

Urban people have a bombastic lifestyle, which is very different from those of rural folks.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

The new employee is really trying to fit in, but sometimes he feels out of place and uncomfortable.

Select the word segment from the given options that substitutes the highlighted word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully: -

Each of the participants were given a certificate.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Captivity

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