SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 12 July 2022 Shift 3)

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

34, 102, 612, 5508, ?

In a supermarket there are seven toys, A, K, L, P, M, S and T, of different heights. L is taller than S, but shorter than M. K is taller than P. A is taller than only T. L is shorter than only three toys. T is the shortest and M is taller than K. The height of S is shorter than how many toys?

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

45, 46, 50, 59, 75, ?

In a certain code language, 'KING' is coded as '16181320', and 'HOP' is coded as '191211'. How will 'STA' be coded in that language?

Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

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

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

11 ∶ 1000 ∶∶ ? ∶ 1728 ∶∶ 9 ∶ 512

In a certain code language, 'GREATR' is written as 'OZMIBZ', and 'POINTA' is written as 'XWQVBI'. How will 'FORTAP' be written in that language?

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (not necessarily in the same order). A sits third to the left of D. D sits to the immediate right of B. B sits second to the left of E. C sits second to the right of F. Who sits second to the right of A?

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:

No basket is a trolley.

No trolley is a suitcase.

Conclusions:

I. Some baskets being suitcases is a possibility.

II. Some suitcases are baskets.

After interchanging the given two digits 4 and 6, what will be the value of the following equation?

5 + 3 × 4 - 6 ÷ 2 = ?

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

27 × 8 - 3 ÷ 4 + 2 = ?

Eight girls A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row, facing towards the north (but not necessarily in the same order). Neither C nor D is at the extreme ends of the row. H is at the extreme right end of the row. Only E is sitting between D and F. Only G is sitting between F and H. C and A are the immediate neighbours of B.Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. D is fourth to the left of H.

II. D is the immediate neighbour of B.

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:

I. No X is L.

II. All M are X.

Conclusions:

I. No L is X.

II. No L is M.

III. All M are L.

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

In a certain code language, 'BALL' is coded as '27' and 'BACK' is coded as '17'. How will 'RACE' be coded in that language?

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

AAI, AEI, All, AOI, ?

Select the option 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)

(48, 8, 12)

(42, 6, 14)

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern (rotation is NOT allowed).

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

In a certain code language, 'EARTH' is written as '5118208' and 'BOOK' is written as '2151511'. How will 'COUNTRY' be written in that language?

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.

BJ ∶ HP ∶∶ TQ ∶ ?

Select the option in which the pair of letter-clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given letter-clusters.

FAIR ∶ GYJP

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

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

MET ∶ NGW ∶∶ SAF ∶ TCI ∶∶ YEL ∶ ?

If a storeroom of a house is in the shape of a cuboid having a length of 3 m, a width of 2 m, and a height of 4 m, find the total area of its four walls.

The following table shows the number of bundles of iron bars of 5 different brands sold from a shop during a given week.

The number of iron bars in each bundle of B1 and B3 is 5. The number of iron bars in each bundle of B2, B4 and B5 is 4. What is the total number of iron bars sold from the shop during that week of all the 5 brands taken together?

While going to office, Sneha travels at a speed of 10 km/h and on her way back, she travels at a speed of 15 km/h. What is her average speed for the whole journey?

The heights of six people are given as 6 feet 6 inches, 6 feet, 5 feet 8 inches, 6 feet 2 inches, 6 feet 4 inches, and 5 feet 10 inches, respectively. Find the average height of these six people.

If A = 2³ × 3⁷, B = 2⁷ × 3⁵ and C = 2⁸ × 3⁴, then what is the least common multiple of A, B and C?

The price of sugar increases by 15%. By what percentage should the consumption of sugar be decreased so that the expenditure on the purchase of sugar remains the same? [Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.]

Simplify the following expression.

12 + 2.5 + (1.5 of 4) - 2.6

A rectangular LCD has an area of 480 cm² and a perimeter of 92 cm. If the size of the LCD is defined in terms of the length of the diagonal, then what is the size of the LCD?

Ajay, Vijay and Sashi can do a piece of work in 20,40 and 60 days, respectively. In how many days can Ajay do the work if he is assisted by Vijay and Sashi on every fourth day?

The marked price of an item was ₹5,000. While selling the item, the seller offered successive discounts of 15% and 5%. What was the final selling price of the item?

If 30% of a = b, then b% of 50 is the same as:

In a bag there are coins of ₹2, ₹5 and ₹10 denominations. The total number of coins in the bag is 300 . If the number of coins of ₹2 , ₹5 and ₹10 denominations are in the ratio of 1 ∶ 2 ∶ 3, then what is the total amount of money in the bag?

42 boys can complete a piece of work in 20 days working 8 hours per day. In how many days can 14 boys complete the same work, each boy working 12 hours per day?

The following bar graph shows the number of girls in a school over 5 years.

Find the percentage decrease in the number of girls from the year 2012 to the year 2013.

If the circumference of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square, and the radius of the given circle is positive, then which of the following options is correct?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following mathematical statement?

?³ ÷ 16 = 108

What will be the ratio of the interests earned by identical sum of money invested at the same rate of simple interest for 6 years and for 15 years respectively?

The selling price and the cost price of an article are ₹6,000 and ₹5,000, respectively. What is the profit percentage?

The following pie chart shows the percentage-wise distribution of the nominal sales figures of laptops of five different companies during a given period.

If the total sales of all the companies taken together is ₹55,00,000, then find the difference between the sales of HP and Apple.

A man rows from J to K (upstream) and back from K to J (downstream) in a total time of 15 hours. The distance between J and K is 300 km. The time taken by the man to row 9 km downstream is identical to the time taken by him to row 3 km upstream. What is the approximate speed of the boat in still water?

A sum invested at a certain rate of interest per annum, compounded annually, amounts to ₹3,600 in 2 years and to ₹6,480 in 4 years. What is the sum invested?

In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 5 respectively. If the value of all the coins is ₹5.25, then how many 5 p coins are there in the bag?

If a person travels a certain distance at a speed of 10 km/h, and returns through the same route at a speed of 20 km/h, then what will be the average speed during the whole journey?

A supermarket has sales of ₹1,48,500, ₹2,00,000, ₹1,64,000, ₹1,88,600 and ₹2,40,400 in 5 consecutive months.

How much sales should the supermarket have in the 6^th month so that the average sales for these 6 months become ₹1,88,300?

There is a profit of 10% when an item is sold at \(\frac{5}{6}\) of its actual selling price. What will be the profit percentage on the cost price when the item is sold at its actual selling price?

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Elizabeth beat her rival with the gold medal in the 2021 summer Olympics.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Grieve

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Insatiable

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Green tea is good for not only the health but also for _______ skin.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Major hubs of the information technology industry is the Silicon Valley of Central California.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

My mother's sister work since eight hours every weekday.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

Story of an individual written by himself

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

India has joined / the global fight / among tax evasion.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I like eating chocolates, ________ I hate dark ones.

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

We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The situation turned ugly as the crowd _______ to riot.

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

Some simple changes in eating habits can alleviate nausea.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Chase rainbows

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold someone or something at bay

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I _______ wish I hadn't invited him.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Alleviate

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

She is brave than any other girl in the office.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Why are you looking on my face like this?

Select the option that corrects the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

Ventilaton system is mising in this room.

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.

According to the Indian Constitution, the House of People shall consist of not more than _____ members to represent the Union territories.

In which state of India is the Wangala festival celebrated?

Who among the following Chahamana ruler defeated Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191?

In which year was Sati banned in India?

Who among the following was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

'The White Tiger provides' a darkly humorous perspective of India's class struggle in a globalised world. It is written by __________.

In basketball, a free-throw is worth how many points?

Bidar Fort is situated in which state of India?

Which of the following is NOT an example of Pteridophyta?

The plate movements on earth are classified into ___________ types.

Who among the following became the Brand Ambassador of Khadi Prakritik Paint in July 2021?

How many organs of government are there according to the Indian Constitution?

The Indian census is generally held every ________.

As announced in the Union Budget of Financial Year 2022, corporate surcharge was reduced from 12% to ___________.

As per Census 2011, which of the following union territories of India has the lowest population?

'Vaghya Murali' dance, associated with Lord Khandoba, originated in which state of India?

Who among the following is the first singer to be presented with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna?

Where was the Formula One 2013 Indian Grand Prix held?

Of the options listed below, the speed of sound is highest in__________ at 25°C.

The core of the earth is mainly made up of ________.

PM-DevINE is the Prime Minister's development initiative for _______ India.

As per Census 2011, under which of the following ranges does the literacy rate in India fall?

Who among the following emphasised the worship of God as Nirankar (formless) in Punjab, India?

Starch in potatoes reacts with _________, turning to a blue colour.

Indrani Rahman was associated with which classical dance of India?

I. Bharatanatyam dance

II. Odissi dance