SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 20 Aug 2019 Shift 2)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

Strike while the iron is hot

Select the correctly spelt word.

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

Simran was reading a book _____ waiting for the bus.

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

People tend to turn a blind eye _____ crime against women.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

Jump on the bandwagon

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word

Fickle

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

A gentle song sung to put a child to sleep.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word

VILE

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

Friendly and welcoming to visitors.

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

Jaya asked Sushmita to reminds her about the meeting.

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.

Rashmi is not only smart but very beautiful.

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.

Vivek was astonished at his failure in the exam.

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

The robbers broke in the house at night.

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.

I'll be at the parlour near 5 P.M.

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

Seema gave her teacher a beautiful _________ of pink roses on Teachers' Day.

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.

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

If I had known about him before I will have recommended him.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Recently

Select the correctly spelt word.

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

For many, The Lion King is _____ as a childhood memory.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word

Encumbrance

A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. Select from the given answer figures, how it will appear when unfolded.

If ‘F’ means ‘+’, ‘P’ means ‘x’, ‘T’ means ‘÷’ and ‘K’ means ‘-’ then

40 T 8 F 16 P 4 K 13 = ?

If '+' means '÷', '-' means 'x', 'x' means '+' and '÷' means '-', then what will be the value of 7 - 2 x 14 ÷ 96 + 12 =?

In a certain code language 'STAY' is written as '19403100'. How is 'HOUR' written in that code language?

Select the Venn diagram that best represents the given set of classes.

If A = 1 and ANT = 105 then ASK = ?

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

(4, 9, 37)

Select the term that will complete the following letter series.

QN, RP, TS, WW, _____, FH

In a certain language if 'HAMMER' is coded as '8#66$' and 'DISTRICT' is coded as '7&51&21', then state which the correct code for below word is.

'MERCI'$

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

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)

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

35 : 34 :: 76 : ?

Select the correct option that will complete the series.

1, 3, 9, 31, ____, 651

(i) K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

(ii) L sits between N and O.

(iii) K is third to the left of O. (iv) Q is second to the left of M who is to the immediate left of P.

Which of the following pairs has the first person sitting to the immediate left of the second person?

If in a certain language if 'ADETP' is coded as 'DGHWS', and 'GVMN' is written as 'JYPQ', How is 'DTPQUV' written in that code?

‘Cattle’ is related to ‘Herd’ in the same way as ‘Player’ is related to _____.

Thestatements below are followed by two conclusions labelled I and II. Assuming that the information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with generally established facts, decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely follow(s) from the information given in the statements.

Statement:

I. All flowers are trees.

II. All trees are fruits.

Conclusions:

I. Some fruits are flowers.

 II. All flowers are fruits.

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:

A. Some drivers are racers.

B. Some racers are pilots.

Conclusions:

I. Some pilots are drivers.

II. No pilot is a driver

A is taller than F, who is shorter than three persons. C is shorter than D, who is the tallest. B is taller than E. C is neither shorter than F nor taller than A. Who is the second shortest person among the given?

Select the correct option to complete the following pattern.

P, Q, R, S, T, U are 6 persons sitting in a straight line facing north but not in the same order. There are two persons sitting between the P and T. S is to the immediate right of P. R is at the extreme right. Q is second to the left of P .U is sitting between Q & P. Who is sitting at the left end?

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

SHOW : OWHS ∷ FOUL : ?

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

4, 2, 2, 3, 6, ?

Choose the option that most closely resembles the mirror image of the given figure when mirror is placed at right side.

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

Eea : aEE : : Ppb : ?

Two trains cross each other in 12 seconds when they travel in opposite directions and they take 60 seconds when they travel in the same direction. The possible speeds of the trains, (in m/sec), can be: 

The monthly incomes of Abinav and Rekha are in the ratio 6 : 5 and their monthly expenditures are the ratio 9 : 8 If the income of Abinav is twice the. Expenditure of Rekha then the ratio of savings of Abhinav and Rekha is:

A person loses 20% when he sells an article for Rs. 230. What percentage will he gain if he sells it for Rs. 339.25?

The value of 4 × 2 ÷ 4 of (4 + 4 ÷ 4 of 4) – (4 ÷ 4 of 2 × 4) is: 

The following table shows the weight of 20 students:

The mode and median of the above data are, respectively :

The value of \(\frac{1}{4}; \times ;\frac{3}{4}; \div ;1\frac{1}{4}of\frac{2}{5} - \left[ {\frac{1}{6}; \div ;\left{ {\frac{3}{7}of\frac{{14}}{5}; \times ;1\frac{2}{3} - \left( {3\frac{1}{2} - 2\frac{1}{6}} \right)} \right}} \right]\) is:

Sonu decides to donate 12% of her monthly income to a charitable trust. On the day of donation, she changed her decision and donates a sum Rs. 2160 which is equal to 125% of what she decided to donate earlier. Her monthly income is:

A certain sum invested at compound interest amounts to Rs. 19965 at 10% p.a. in 3 years. The same sum will amount to Rs.x at the same rate in \(2\frac{2}{5}\) years. If the interest is compounded yearly in both the cases, what is the value of x?

A cube of the maximum possible volume is removed from a solid wooden sphere of radius 6 cm. The side of the cube is:

Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 8 and 12 hours, respectively. C is a filling pipe. All the three pipes were opened together at the same time and one-sixth of the tank got emptied in one hour. C alone can fill the tank in:

The average of 21 numbers is 44. The average of the first 11 numbers is 48 and that of the last 11 numbers is 42. If the 11^th number is excluded, what is the average of the remaining numbers?

The marked price of an article is Rs.x. After allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, a shopkeeper gains Rs. 40. If his profit is \(11\frac{1}{9}%\)then the value of x is:

A, B and C can do apiece of work in 36 days, 54 days and 108 days, respectively. They started the work together but a left 9 days after the start of the work and B left 3 days before the work was completed. For how many days did C work?

A person divided a certain sum among his three sons in the ratio 2 : 3 : 8. If he had instead divided it in the ratio 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/8, the son who got the least share would have received Rs. 2200 more. The sum (in Rs) was: 

A certain sum is lent at x % p.a simple interests for x/3 years. The simple interest on the sum is equal to one-third of the sum. The value of x is:

The total surface area of a solid cylinder is 1155 cm². Its curved surface area is two-fifth of its total surface area. What is the height (in cm) of the cylinder?

What 5,6,8,9 and 12 divide the least number x, the remainder each case is 1, but x is divisible by 13. What will be the remainder when x is divided by 31?

Twice the speed of a is equal to thrice the speed of B. to travel a certain distance, A takes 42 minutes less than B to travel the same distance. What is the time (in minutes) taken by B to travel the same distance?

The length of a rectangle is 6cm more than its breadth and its perimeter is 100 cm. If the area of the rectangle is very nearly equal to the area of a circle, then what is the circumference of the circle?(Take π = 22/7)

If (2x – y) : (5x + 3y) = 3 : 8, then (x² + y²) : (x² – y²) = ?

A trader presently earns 17% profit by selling an article. If he increases the price of the article by Rs. 33.60, his gain percent increases to 29% What is the cost price of the article?

Out of 90 students in a class, 60% are girls and rest are boys. The average score in English of boys is 30% more than that of girls. If the average score in English of all the students is 56, then what is the same for the girls?

What is the ratio of the total number of units of the product sold in 2013 and 2015 to that produced in 2015 and 2016?

The number of units of the product sold in 2016 is approximately what percent more than the average production of the units from 2012 to 2016?

In which year, the production of units of the product is approximately 31.4% less than the sale of units in 2017?

When was the first Home Rule League started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited India during the reign of _________.

Nirmala Sitharaman announced that National Sports Education Board for development of sportspersons to be set up under ________ while presenting the Budget of 2019.

The Noida-based grocery delivery platform 'Veggie India' has been acquired by another grocery delivery firm. Name the acquiring firm.

What is the ancient name of the river Kosi?

Who built the magnificent cave temples 'Ratha' in Mahabalipuram?

Which among the following is NOT an example of Bryophyta?

What is the real name of Sister Nivedita?

Which among the following music is NOT associated with Uttar Pradesh?

When was the Citizenship Act passed?

Who is the only Indian Air Force officer to be awarded with Param Vir Chakra?

The mouth of Mollusca contains a file-like rasping organ for feeding which is called ________.

Who received the Sportsman of the Year award in the Laureus World Sports Awards 2019?

Which among the following is NOT a characteristic of Physisorption?

Laterite soil is rich in Iron and ________.

'Unbreakable' is the autobiography of ________.

The financial resources of an economy cannot be mobilised by ________.

Which among the following is Sri Lanka's highest peak?

In which of the following dance forms women imitate parrots as part of the performance?

Which amendment made the provision for free and compulsory education between 6 to 14 years of age?

A Golden Slam is winning ________ Grand Slam tournaments as well as the Olympics Gold Medal.

When was the Environment Protection Act passed?

How many articles were there in the original Constitution of India?

________ is considered as the oldest discovered Indus Valley Civilization site.

Car moving on a straight road is an example of ________ motion.