SSC MTS Official Paper (Held On: 19 May, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

The product of two numbers is 38025 and their Highest Common Factor is 65. What is the Least Common Multiple of these numbers?

The volume of a cube is 2.197 cm³. Find the side of the cube.

The ratio of Mohit's and Sunil's present age is 4 : 5. Mohit is 7 years younger than Sunil. What will be the ratio of Mohit's age to Sunil's age after 7 years?

Find the difference between compound interest (compounding annually) and simple interest on a sum of Rs. 56,000 for two years at 15% per annum.

Shivam purchased two watches, first for Rs. 12000 and the second for Rs. 10000. He sold both the watches, first one at the profit of 10 percent and the second at a loss of 10 percent. What is the overall profit or loss?

A alone can complete a work in 16 days and B alone can complete the same work in 96 days. In how many days both A and B together can complete the same work?

In an office 70% of the staff is male, 70% of the males and 30% of the females voted for Anuj. Find the percentage of the people who voted for Anuj.

What is the value of x, if (1/2) of 20 + (1/4) of 28 - (1/3) of x = 10?

Two numbers are in the ratio 9 : 7. If their HCF is 6, find their LCM.

On selling a car, a person gives a discount of 8 percent. If he gives a discount of 4 percent, then he receives Rs. 7200 more than in the case of 8 percent discount. What is the marked price of car?

Two stations L and M are 720 km apart from each other. A train leaves from L to M, and simultaneously another train leaves from M to L. Both trains meet after 24 hours. If the speed of the first train is 10 km/hr more than the second train, then what is the speed of the slower train?

A bag contains Rs. 840 in the form of 2 rupee, 5 rupee and 10 rupee coins. The number of coins of 2 rupee, 5 rupee and 10 rupee are in the ratio of 5 : 7 : 6. What is the total number of coins in the bag?

A and B together can finish a work in 7.2 hours. If B alone can finish the same work in 18 hours, then A alone can do it in:

The following table shows the expenditure of a company (in lakh rupees) per annum over the given years. What is the difference between the total expenditure on transport and total expenditure on salary in the given years?

If the volume of a cylinder is 5000 m³ and its radius is 10 meter, then what is the approximate curved surface area of the cylinder? (π = 3.14)

The pie chart given below shows the sales of 7 different companies. The total sales of all these 7 companies are 1080. The sale of a particular company is shown in terms of degree with respect to the total sales of all these 7 companies.

What is the ratio of the total sales of J, L, M and N to the total sales of K, N, O and P?

The average weight of A, B and C is 40 kg. If the average weight of A and B is 35 kg and that of B and C is 31 kg, then what is the weight of B?

What is the simple interest on Rs. 14400 for 12 months, if the rate of the interest be 11% per annum?

Ajay buys a scooter for Rs. 7560 and spends Rs. 540 on its repair. He sells it for Rs. 9000. What is his gain percent?

A train runs at an average speed of 85 km/hr. Find the time taken by the train to cover a distance of 1275 km.

Eight players Anil, Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, Vivek, Rahul and Ramu are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Sanjay is second to the left of Anil. Rahul is fourth to the right of Anil. Ram is not the immediate neighbour of Rahul or Sanjay. Aakash is second to the right of Ram. Kamal is second to the right of Vivek. Who is third to the right of Ramu?

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

59, 63, 71, 83, 99, ?

Marks of five girls Mansi, Kajal, Reetu, Tina and Riya are compared. Marks of Riya are less than Mansi but more than Tina. Marks of Reetu are less than Tina, Riya and Mansi. Marks of Kajal are less than Reetu. Marks of how many girls are less than the marks of Tina?

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

If A denotes 'addition', B denotes 'multiplication', C denotes 'subtraction', and D denotes 'division', then what will be the value of the following equation?

15 C 9 A 7 B 2 = ?

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

Select the option in which the numbers shares the same relationship in set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (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)

(15, 25, 35)

(45, 55, 65)

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

36, 73, 147, 295, 591, ?

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. Some M are N.

II. No J is N.

Conclusion:

I. No N is J.

II. Some N are M.

III. All J are M.

In a certain code language, 'SOWHF' is written as 'PLTEC'. How will 'TQMGD' be written in that language?

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

NP3 : PS27 ::  AQ4 : CT64 :: FE5 : ?

Eight boys Anil, Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, Vivek, Rahul and Ramu are sitting around a circular table facing opposite to the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Ram is the immediate neighbour of both Ramu and Anil. Sanjay is third to the right of Ramu. Ramu is second to the right of Anil. Ram is second to the left of Kamal. Vivek is not the immediate neighbour of Anil. Aakash is second to the right of Ramu. Who is second to the right of Vivek?

In a certain code language, 'HED' is coded as '160', 'FBG' is coded as '84'. What is the code for 'BEJ' in that code language?

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

In a certain code language, 'AGEING' is written as '1H23OH'. How will 'UTOPIA' be written in that language?

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. All S are F

II. Some S are H.

Conclusion:

I. Some F are not S.

II. Some H are S.

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

AF14 : FO28 :: RH13 : WQ27 :: LC26 : ?

After interchanging the given two signs, what will be the value of the given equation?

× and ÷ ; 68 × 17 + 34 ÷ 2 - 18

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

RAQ, TCS, VEU, ?, ZIY

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

434 : 33 :: 125 : ?

The festival of Makar Sankranti is devoted to which of the following gods?

Which of the following is a tertiary consumer?

Who among the following is widely credited for introducing new forms of music, theatrical performance, language and the 'Sattriya' Dance?

Which of the following period is referred as the period of population explosion in India?

Which country shares a sea-line border with India?

Which of the following ancient site is NOT situated in India?

The objective of Simon Commission was to ______.

Which act of British Parliament was also known as East India Company Act 1793?

The largest ocean on Earth is the ______.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in October 2022 has excluded which country from the grey list of global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering?

Which Bill passed in the Lok Sabha in 2022 is for unification of three Municipal Corporations in one of the States/Union Territories of India?

What does it mean when an object has a positive charge?

The Mormugao Port is located in which of the following states?

Which among the following is a public sector bank?

Predominant theme of Manipuri dance is ______.

Asad Ali Khan was an Indian musician who played ______.

Who among the following is the author of "Flood of Fire"?

Insufficient exposure to sunlight causes deficiency of which vitamin?

Article 40 of the Indian constitution is related with ______.

Around 2000 years ago ______ became the second capital of the Kushanas.

In terms of area, India is the ______ largest country in the world.

Who is the only Cricket Player to win "Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021"?

Who among the following is/was a famous track and field sprinter of India?

______ take oath as the 50^th Chief Justice of India on November 9, 2022.

In Buddhist architecture, which among the following are meditation cells and living quarters for the monks?

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

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

Pros and cons

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.

I received word that you (were attempting) to contact me.

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

If someone does not stop the political ______ in that country, a civil war is likely to break out soon.

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

The science of foretelling events by mapping stars

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

The candidate win the voting by a narrow margin.

Select the correctly spelt word.

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'.

(Plots to dispose him came) to nothing.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Contrite

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

I was always greeted ______ wherever I went in the country.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The technical vocabulary and foreign words make this text a little more ______.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Tangle

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice.

Hard to believe that these people can justify and ______ such sickening behaviour!

Select the most appropriate antonym to substitute the (bracketed) word in the given sentence.

The negotiations have gotten nowhere, and I see no reason to (continue) with this pointless exercise.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the bracketed idiom in the given sentence.

Did you know David went to school with my brother? It's (a small world), isn't it?

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

Fires in California is sounding alarm bells that cannot be ignored.

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.

Appropriate

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

He consolidated control over all the/provinces of the Great Britain and some / of northern Gaul while Maximian dealt with other uprisings.

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

Police could not catch/ the gunman as he ran off / so very fastly into the woods.

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.