SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 14 Aug 2019 Shift 2)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be on cloud nine.

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

The mother as well as her children were brought to the police station for interrogation.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.

I tried to contact her two or three times but _______ time there was no reply.

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.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

INTEGRATION

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

Do you mind to lending me your umbrella?

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

The study of human societies and cultures and their development

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

The stage of growth between childhood and youth

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

The master did not know who of the servants had broken the glass.

Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ACCLAIM

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.

The idea of Satyagraha ________ the power of truth.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement

He does not tell lies, doesn’t he ?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word..

SHRINK

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.

When we talk of ‘globalization’ we often refer to an economic system that has ________ in the last 50 years or so.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement

Have you ever being by New York?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Give someone the cold shoulder.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.

Chris and I play tennis together regularly, but ________ of us can play very well.

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

You are not expect to do the work alone.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.

AMBIGUOUS

In a code language, if ‘SOLID’ is written as ‘8415323’, then how will ‘LUCID’ be written in that language?

Yuvraj has got more marks than Shakti. Neha has got less marks than Anamika. Swapnil has got more marks than Adil. Yuvraj gets less marks than Adil. Anamika and Shakti has got equal marks. Aditya has got more marks than Adil but less than only one person in the group. Who has got the highest and lowest marks?

In a code language, ‘are you coming’ is written as ‘gla pla sot’, ‘they are right’ is written as ‘kla sot pom’, ‘are they coming’ is written as ‘sot pla pom’. What is the code for ‘right’?

Select the option figure which contains figure X embedded in it as its part. (Rotation is not allowed)

In a class of 70 students, 40 students have passed in Philosophy, 36 have passed in History, 10 students have failed in both the subjects. How many students have passed in Philosophy only?

Two statements are given, followed by four conclusions as options. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which conclusion logically follows from the statements.

Statements:

All roots are plants.

No plant is fruit.

A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern is given below. Figure out from amongst the four options as to how the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

If ‘A’ stands ‘addition’, B stands for ‘division’, C stands for ‘subtraction’ and D stands for ‘multiplication, then what is the value of the following equation?

14 A 7 D 5 D (2 D 2) C (96 B 6) D 3 = ?

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

17, 85, 425

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

4 : 41 : : 7 : ?

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.

BTU : JBC : : HLA : ?

Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

In a code language, if ‘BADGE’ is written as ‘4281410’, then how will ‘NORMS’ be written in that language?

Which of the following letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?

CATCH, DATCH, DCTCH, DCWCH, ?, DCWGM

Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair.

Bird : Nest

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two lines with three persons in each line. All are facing north. B is ahead of D. F is behind E. C and D are diagonal to each other. C is just before E. A is after D. Which two persons are sitting at the last positions of both the rows?

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

54 – 45 ÷ 9 + 7 × 11 = 14

In a code language, ‘MAGICAL’ is written as ‘GAMILAC’. How will ‘LECTURE’ be written as in that language?

Which of the following option figures will complete the pattern in the figure given below?

‘Nagaland’ is related to ‘State’ in the same way as ‘South America’ is related to ‘______’.

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table at equal distances from each other. S is between V and Q. Also Q is between P and S. V is sitting in north-east and P is sitting in south direction. W and S, T and V, and Q and R are sitting at exact opposite ends. Who is sitting between R and V?

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

14, 15, 32, ?, 400

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:

I. All match-boxes are torches.

II. All torches are lanterns.

Conclusions:

I. Some torches are match-boxes.

II. Some lanterns are match-boxes.

III. No match-box is lantern.

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ?

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.

The average of 25 numbers is zero. At most, how many of these numbers can be greater than zero?

The average of 50 numbers is 75. If the average of the first set of 25 numbers is 65, then what is the average of the second set of 25 numbers?

A shopkeeper earns the same percent of profit as well as loss by selling two similar pieces of furniture for Rs. 18000 and Rs. 10000, respectively. At what price should be selling it to earn a profit of 50%?

If 60% of a number is equal to \(\frac{3}{7}\) of another number, then what is the ratio of the two numbers?

The table shows the distribution of the marks obtained by various students in a class.

Q What is the ratio of the number of students getting ≥ 10% in English and ≥ 40% in Hindi to ≥ 20% in English and ≥ 30% in Hindi?

What is the value of (1 × 2 + 2 × 3 - 3 × 4 + 4 × 5 - 5 × 6 + 6 × 7)?

The total surface area of a hemisphere is 462 cm². What is its diameter? (Take π = 22/7)

A farmer sells wheat. He mixes the two types of wheat he grows. 30 kg of the first group costs him Rs. 900 and 20 kg of the other group cost him Rs. 1100. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture to earn 25% on his average cost?

A hemisphere of radius 30 cm is moulded to form a cylinder of height 180 cm. The diameter of the cylinder is:

The pie chart shows the proportionate population of seven villages. The seven villages make up a district.

If the population of villages F and G combined is 35000, then what is the total population of the district?

What is the total surface area of a cone which has a radius of 21 cm and a height of 28 cm? (Take π = 22/7)

In a mixture of 100 litres of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 3 : 2. If this ratio is to be 1 : 1, how much more water is to be added to the mixture?

The price of a machine got depreciated by 50% in the 1^st year, \(33\frac{1}{3}% \) in the 2^nd year and 25% in the 3^rd year. Overall, by how much has the machine depreciated?

A train’s average speed is 72 km/h but is reduced to 60 km/h due to stoppages. For how much time does the train stop in an hour?

X did a task for 24 days and left in incomplete. He could have finished the task all by himself in a total of 36 days. Y, who can finish the task alone in 18 days, will take how many more days to complete the task?

A, B and C can complete a work alone in 400, 600 and 900 days respectively. In how many days can the work be completed if it is started by A and he is assisted by B and C on every second and third day respectively?

A set of data is given: 4, 2, 3, 2, 7, 4, 8, 5, 2, 4, 5, 6, 2, 5, 6, 6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3

What is the mode of the set?

What is the effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a rate of 10% per annum compounded half-yearly?

The bar chart shows the annual food grain production (in million tonnes) for years 2012-2017.

For how many years is the production less than the average production during the given period?

X took a loan of Rs. 5000 on simple interest, the rate of interest is the same as the number of years for which the loan was taken. If the interest paid was Rs. 1800, then what was the rate of interest?

The number of students studying subjects A, B and C in a school is in the proportion of 12 : 15 : 16. There is a proposal to increase the number of students studying A, B and C, respectively by 50%, 20% and 50%. What will be the new proportion of the number of students studying A, B and C?

What is the highest number which when divides the numbers 1026, 2052 and 4102, leaving remainders 2, 4 and 6 respectively?

Two trains are moving in opposite directions with speeds of 35 m/s and 45 m/s respectively. From the time they are 12 km apart, how much time would they take to cross each other?

A customer was offered a discount of 40% on a piece of cloth. On insisting further, the shopkeeper agreed to a further discount of 20% on above. What was the effective discount offered to the customer?

The value of 8 of 3 ÷ 6 + (10 + 2) × 3 - 96 ÷ 3 is:

A barometer is used to measure which one of the following?

Who won Hockey Men's world cup 2018 held in Odisha, India?

Which Index is used by RBI to decide repo rate and measure Inflation?

Silk is obtained from which type of organism?

Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018?

For how many mandated crops, Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced by the government?

Which of the following is NOT a major basin in India?

As of June 2019, who is the Governor of Maharashtra?

Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced Anti-Defection Provisions in the Constitution?

Who wrote the book 'An inquiry into the Nature'?

The movie 'Pather Panchali' is directed by:

Minhaj-i-Siraj, a chronicler used the term "Hindustan" to represent the areas of ________.

Where is Roland Garros Grand Slam of Tennis held?

Financial emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution have been borrowed from ___________.

In which of the following states was Lord Mahavira born?

Nathu la and Jelep la Passes are located in which mountain range?

Which of the following is a Coral Island?

Reproduction in Human Beings occurs through which type of fertilization?

Settlements of peasants under the Chola Dynasty was known as ________.

Which of the following physical Quantity - SI unit pairs is correctly matched?

Who among the following is a recipient of Bharat Ratna Award 2019?

Who led the Civil Disobedience Movement in India?

Which of the following is a metal?

The situation in the economy where unemployment is prevailing is known as ________.

Amaravati Stupa is located in which state of India?