SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 13 Oct 2021 Shift 2)

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

A person who makes maps

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

I earn / little money / than my / younger brother.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

FORMER

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

The students / have been / doing yoga / since an hour

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

COMPREHEND

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit the ceiling

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

If we ______ any further, we will lose the contract.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

An imaginary ideal society where people live in perfect conditions

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Months on end

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

_____ I saw the smoke, I realised there was a fire in the woods.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

YIELD

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

She received ______ for her beautiful handwriting.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

The guide gave us completed information about the historical castle.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

The boys have gone for a morning walk, are they?

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Yesterday, Mohini ______ her brother to lend her a pen.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

CROOKED

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'.

Don't park your car here, the police should tow it away.

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 government has ordered that all illegal structures around heritage buildings must be brought down.

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.

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

140, 141, 133, 160, 96, ?

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

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some clothes are curtains.

All curtains are fibres.

Conclusions:

I. Some fibers are clothes.

II. No fibre is a cloth.

In a certain code language, 'PRUNE' is written as '74'. How will 'LONDON' be written in that language?

A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

Which of the following latter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

ZML, WKK, TIJ, QGI, ?

In a certain code language, 'FORT' is written as '6301820' and 'PRICE' is written as '161818310'. How will 'FUTILE' be written in that language?

In a certain cede language, 'CAMPHOR' is written as 'HZLOGNW' and 'FASTEN' is written as 'KZRSDS'. How will 'NATIONAL' be written in that language?

Select the set of classes the relationship among which is best illustrated by the following Venn diagram.

In a certain code language, 'BROWN' is written as 'ORBNW'. How will 'LUCKY' be written in that language?

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

8 × 9 ÷ 15 + 30 - 5 = 63

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

8 ∶ 108 ∶ ∶ 12 ∶ ?

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

14 × 7 - 25 ÷ 5 + 95 = 104

Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All jewels are metals

No metal is a diamond.

Conclusions:

I. No jewel is a diamond.

II. No diamond is a metal.

III. Some metals are jewels.

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

20, 44, 92, 188, 380, ?

Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

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

Gymnasium : Exercise : : School : ?

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

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.

FLKU : VLMG : : DPJMR : ?

If B = D, C = U, B > G, U > R and C > S, then which of the following expressions is NOT correct?

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 third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

Chef : Food :: Carpenter : ?

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting anticlockwise at equal distances in the same sequence around a circular table. All are facing the centre of the table. If T is sitting in the west, then who is sitting at the third place to the left of P?

In a line, five friends P, Q, R, S and T are sitting, all facing East. P is sitting at the second place to the left of T. R is third to the left of S and also to the immediate right of P. Which two persons are sitting at the corners?

Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

If the mean of the following data is 9, then find the value of k.

11, (k - 2), 7, (k - 1), 11, 16, 12, 15, (k - 1), 13

A shopkeeper marks every item available in his shop at 20% higher than the actual cost price. He offers a discount of 10% on every item. If an item is sold for ₹5,400, find his profit percentage.

Sudhir took a loan of ₹15,000 on simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If he paid ₹7,350 as interest at the end of the loan period, then what was the rate of interest per annum?

Three numbers are in the ratio \(\frac{4}{9}\) ∶ \(\frac{2}{3}\) ∶ \(\frac{3}{4}\). The difference between the greatest and the smallest numbers is 33. Find the greatest number.

The average time taken by 7 athletes in a race is 2 minutes 10 seconds. If the winner completed the race in 1 minute 40 seconds, then the average time taken by the other athletes is:

The simplified value of \(6 - \left[ {\left{ {\left( {\frac{{20}}{{24}}} \right.} \right.} \right. \div \left. {\frac{1}{2}} \right) + \frac{{48}}{{56}} - \left. {\frac{6}{7}} \right}{\rm{;of;}}\frac{6}{{10}} - \left. 7 \right]\) is:

A shopkeeper sold some bedsheets of one variety for Rs. 12,000 for 20% profit, and some bedsheets of another variety for Rs. 10,350 for 15% profit. what was his overall profit on the sale of these bedsheets?

A pool has 3 taps. The first tap takes 3 days, the second tap takes 2 days, and the third tap takes 18 hours, to fill the pool. All the three taps are opened together. After 8 hours, the second tap is closed. The total time to fill the pool completely will be:

A man cycling at a uniform speed of 10 km/h crosses a bridge in 90 seconds. The length of the bridge is:

Kamal and her sister together have Rs. 2,100. On taking Rs. 300 from her sister, Kamal will have the same amount as what her sister had earlier. Find the ratio of the initial amounts that Kamal and her sister had.

The value of \(3\frac{1}{9} \div \frac{4}{9};of;\left( 7 \right.\frac{3}{{10}} + 3\left. {\frac{1}{5}} \right) + \frac{4}{5} \div 2\frac{2}{5}\) is:

Kamala has three cylindrical containers, each with radius 20 cm that she wants to fill with grain. If her bag of grain contains 100 kg of grain, and she fills all three containers to a height of 70 cm, how much grain will be left in the bag, if 1 kg grain occupies 3000 cm³ space? (Use π = \(\frac{{22}}{7}\))

A transporter drives his truck for the first 4 hours of his journey at a speed of 90 km/h, and the remaining distance in 6 hours at a speed of 50 km/h. What is the average speed of the truck (in km/h)?

Two girls move in opposite directions, one from A to B and the other from B to A. The girl from A reaches the destination in 12 minutes. The girl from B stops on the way for 10 minutes and reaches her destination in 25 minutes. If A's speed is 5 km/h, then what is the speed of B?

The following graph shows the production of cotton cloth (in lakh metres) by three companies A, B and C over the years.

What is the ratio of the production of Company C in the years 1996 and 1997 to the production of Company B in the years 1999 and 2000?

A person invests Rs. 10,000 at the rate of 10% per annum for 2 years on simple interest. How much more interest will be earned if he is paid compound interest instead of simple interest, interest being compounded annually?

A square park has area 4356 m². Taking its one round is same as taking one round of another circular park. Find the area of the circular park. (Use π = \(\frac{{22}}{7}\))

Kulbhushan started a juice (syrup + water) counter. Initially, he had 140 litres of juice which had 40% water in it. He sold 30 litres of the juice. Then he added equal amounts of syrup and water. Now the ratio of water to syrup became 3 ∶ 4. What quantity of water was added?

The radius of a spherical balloon increase from 6 cm to 10 cm when more air is pumped into it. The ratio in the surface area of the original balloon and the inflated balloon is:

The Gupta family spends their monthly income on different heads as shown in the following pie chart.

What is the central angle of the combined section for House Rent and Savings?

In a school, some students from section A were shifted to section B of Class X, and thereby, the number of students in section B increased by 12%. But at a later stage, all of them were shifted back to section A. By that percentage (correct up to two decimal places) did the number of students of section B decrease?

For a 14-day camp, sufficient supplies are available for 300 people. 50 more people arrive on day 1 itself. For how many days will these supplies be sufficient for all these people?

Two dealers offer an item at the same marked price, Rs. 2,000. Due to the festive season, the first dealer allows successive discounts of 25% and 15%, and the other dealer allows successive discounts of 10% and 30%. At what price is the item available in the better offer?

The sum of two numbers is 140. If their LCM is 240 and HCF is 20, then find the smaller number.

The record of the enrollment of boys and girls in a school over 6 years has been presented in the following bar graph.

In which year was the total enrollment the minimum?

The capital of the British Indian Empire was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in:

Meenakshi Srinivasan is an exponent of which of the following dance forms?

Which of the following teams won the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament?

Which of the following processes converts liquid directly into its vapour form?

Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of independent India?

Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in March 2020?

LAC (Line of Actual Control) is the effective border between India and:

Under the Prime Minister Mudra Yojna, loans for income generating activities up to_____ are termed as Shishu loans.

Which of the following states has the highest number of Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies?

In which year was the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) established in India?

Who among the following won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 in the English non-fiction category?

What was the literacy rate of India as per the Census of 2011?

Which of the following is an example of an infectious disease?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following types of mirrors show lateral inversion of light?

In which of the following parts of the human body is the masseter muscle located?

Who among the following founded the organisation 'East India Association'?

SC Jamir, one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2020 award, received the award for his contribution in:

Which among the following is NOT one of the four locations of the 'Kumbh Mela'?

Who won Tour de France in 2020?

Where did Lord Mahavira attain salvation?

The index titled SENSEX of BSE (erstwhile Bombay Stock Exchange) is an index of trading of top _____ companies in terms of their volume of trade share prices. 

The First Buddhist Council is said to have been patronised by:

The Deccan Plateau is a triangular shaped plateau and is bounded by the _____ range in the North.

Which of the following causative agents causes the disease 'kala-azar'?