SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 13 July 2022 Shift 3)

In a certain code language, 'GOAL' is coded as '917314', and 'PBKS' is coded as '1841321'. How will 'HAMD' be coded in that language?

After interchanging the given two signs × and -, what will be the value of the given expression?

10 + 5 - 6 ÷ 2 × 5

In a certain code language, 'he is sick' is written as 'blue red pink', 'he wants apple' is written as 'green violet red', and 'apple is tasty' is written as 'blue green yellow'. How will 'tasty' be written in that language?

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

Which two numbers need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

22 - 9 ÷ 5 + 10 × 1 = 29

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 figure when the mirror is placed to its right side.

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?

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

137, 125, 113, 101, ?

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 the fourth term is related to the third term.

ABC2 : ZYX7 :: PQR21 : KJI26 :: MNO11 : ?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the information given in the statements to be true even if they seem to be inconsistent with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements I: Some black are blue.

Statement II: Some blue are red.

Conclusions: Some black are red.

Conclusion II: All red being blue is a possibility.

Four girls A, B, C, and D are sitting in a row, facing towards the south (but not necessarily in the same order). Four boys P, Q, R and S are sitting in a row, facing towards the face of these girls (but not necessarily in the same order). P and C are diagonally opposite to each other. A is second to the right of C. S is the immediate neighbour of Q and R. C is facing R.

Which of the following pairs of persons facing each other is definitely correct?

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

AY, BX, ?, DV, EU, FT

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

347 : 14 :: 122 : 5 :: 244 : ?

Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series.

414, 430, 462, 526, 664, 910

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

P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 earn different profits. P1 makes more profit than P5 but less than P3. P6 makes less profit than only two people. P4 makes the lowest profit. P2 makes less profit than P1. P7 makes the most profit. Who earns the third highest profit?

In a certain code language, ‘Heat is waves’ is coded as ‘7 6 @’, and ‘waves are dramatic not’ is coded as ‘3 4 % 7’. What can be the code for ‘Heat’ 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.

GP : KK :: MN : ?

Five professors A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing the North (not necessarily in the same order). A is second to the left of D. Only two professors are sitting between C and E. No professor is sitting to the right of E.

How many professors are sitting to the left of D?

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(8, 12, 48)

(6, 18, 54)

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

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 R is S.

II. All X are R.

Conclusions:

I. Some R are X.

II. Some S are X.

III. All X are S.

In a certain code language, '321' means 'hot branded milk', '653' means 'nice hot day', '985' means 'day and night', then what is the code for 'nice' in the same code 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.

PRA : SUZ :: GOR : ?

The average of 20 numbers is 36. If each number is increased by 4, then what will be the new average?

Ketan and Kunal can complete a job together in 7 days. Kunal is \(\frac{7}{4}\) times as efficient as Ketan. In how many days can Kunal alone complete the job?

The marked price of a watch was ₹96,000. A man bought the same watch for ₹67,584 after getting two successive discounts. If the first discount was of 12%, what was the quantum of the second discount?

If the length of one side of a rectangle is twice that of the other side, and its perimeter is 54 cm, then what is the length of the longer side of this rectangle?

A sum of money, invested at a certain rate of simple interest per annum, amounts to ₹720 in 4 years and to ₹800 in 5 years. The sum invested is:

The following graph shows the percentage rise in the profits of two companies over the years.

What is the average of the percentage increases in the year-to-year profit of Company M over all the given years, taken together? [Give your answer correct to the nearest integer value.]

Find the amount payable on maturity if ₹20,00,000 is invested at 12% per annum for \(\frac{3}{2}\) years and interest is compounded half-yearly.

The following pie chart shows the share of the marks scored by Rahul in an examination in each of 5 different subjects -English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social Science — as percentages of the total marks scored by Rahul in all the 5 subjects taken together.

What is the central angle showing the shares of the marks in Hindi and Social Science, taken together?

A man buys a watch for ₹250 and sells it for ₹300. Find his profit percentage.

Two vessels of equal capacity, and both completely filled, contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratio of 5 ∶ 1 and 6 ∶ 5, respectively. Both the mixtures are now mixed thoroughly. What is the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture so obtained?

A certain sum is divided between four people  in the ratio 3 ∶ 4 ∶ 7 ∶ 8, respectively. If the amount received by D is ₹408 more than the amount received by B, what is the total amount received by C and D?

Akbar can complete a piece of work alone in 12 days, while Anthony can complete the same work alone in 20 days. If they work on alternate days with Anthony starting the work, then in how many days can they complete the whole work?

A train can cross a 1200-metre-long bridge completely in 16 seconds. It can cross a 1600-metre-long bridge completely in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train?

There are 45 students in a hostel. If the number of students increases by 5, the total expenses of the mess increase by ₹30 per day while the average daily expenditure per head diminishes by ₹2. Find the original total daily expenditure of the mess.

A person uses a rectangular metallic sheet of 45 m × 30 m for making an open box. From each corner of the sheet he cut offs a square. If the length of one side of each of these squares is 10 m, then what will be the volume of the box (in m³)?

In a class, the average weight of 4 boys is 50 kg and the average weight of 4 girls is 40 kg. What is the average weight of all the 8 students taken together?

The following table shows the number of songs sung by 6 different singers and uploaded on a streaming website.

The average number of views per song for S1, S2 and S3 is 100. The average number of views per song for S4, S5 and S6 is 50. What is the total number of views for all the songs sung by all of the 6 different singers taken together?

A man walks at 6 m/sec and reaches his destination in 20 minutes. A woman covers the same distance in 1.2 hours. What is the speed of the woman (in km/h)?

Find the LCM of 63, 91 and 133.

The price of onion increases by 12.5%. The consumption of onion also increases by 12.5%. What is the approximate percentage increase in the expenditure on account of the purchase of onions?

The cost price of a saree to a person X was ₹100. Person X sells the saree to person Y at a profit of 10% and person Y then sells it to person Z at a loss of 10%. How much does person Z pay for the saree?

The value of (82² + 18 × 26) ÷ 16 is:

The length and the breadth of a rectangle are increased by 15% and 10%, respectively. What is the percentage increase in the area of the rectangle?

Thrice the length of the diameter of a circle is 10 cm less than its circumference. What is the radius of the circle? [Use π = \(\frac{{22}}{7}\)]

The value of \(14\frac{4}{9}, + ,16\frac{5}{{27}}, + ,2\frac{5}{{54}}\) is:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The pirates will try to ______ the gold ornaments.

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

One who collects coins

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

I may sound crazy but I am not an imbecile.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Rescuers used a special device for finding people ______ in collapsed buildings.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

If nature ______ to degrade, the world’s economic output will suffer sooner or later.

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

He pays me six dollars the month of this house.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fatal

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

He leaned left, bringing the blunt side of his sword up flat against his palm.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

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

A large bundle bound for storage or transport

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

She was stuck in his imagination for many a hour as a force to be reckoned with.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Does my name ring a bell for you?

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.’

The laws of nature are unbiased, ensuring that each person benefits from its bounties.

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.

How the students approach / education today has / altered significant.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Kick someone when they are down

Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I am planning a get together ______ Monday.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Vicious

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.

All the problems occurred / because she does not / hear my words to follow the instructions.

Parts of the given 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.

I like reading fictional stories besides write poems.

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)

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is regulated by ______.

Pattadakal dance festival is organized in which state of India?

As per the Preamble of the Constitution of India, India is a/an ______.

Which of the following universities was founded by Kumaragupta, the ruler of the Gupta dynasty?

Manika Batra is associated with which sport?

According to the Constitution of India, there shall be a Comptroller and Auditor General of India who shall be appointed by the ______.

Khajuraho temple in Madhya Pradesh is an example of ______ style of temple architecture.

When a cell divides by meiosis it produces ______ new cells. 

 ______ is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.

The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 is associated with the Ministry of ______.

What was the original name of Swami Vivekananda?

Limestone, chalk and marble are different forms of ______.

Which TMC candidate won the Ballygunge (West Bengal) by-poll election in April 2022?

Which of the following states has the highest reserves of haematite ore in India?

Alarmel Valli is associated with which classical dance of India?

‘Wings of Fire' is a famous autobiography of which Indian scientist?

In its longitudinal extent, the Himalaya consists of ______ parallel ranges.

Pulakesin I was the founder of ______ dynasty of South India.

Which of the following cell organelles help to keep the cell clean by digesting any foreign material as well as worn-out cell organelles?

Who among the following is a famous tennis player?

The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is called ______.

According to the Socio-Economic Census 2015, which state has the largest population of households with ‘destitute / living on alms’?

MS Subbulakshmi was a famous ______ singer of India.

Mangal Pandey was hanged to death for attacking British officers in Barrackpore on ______.

Pandit Birju Maharaj who passed away in January 2022 was related with which classical dance of India?