SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 20 Oct 2021 Shift 2)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At a stretch

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

Last week we thrown a party for Arun.

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'.

I am trying my best to give in junk food.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

I like to go on a trip with Rahul as he is cheerful and ________.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Watching one’s pet cat is therapeutic and can make one quite ________ to the real world outside.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

STRENUOUS

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

Are these library books their?

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

Mohan was very hungry so he had missed breakfast that morning.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

STATIONARY

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Did you visit ________ Nehru Planetarium in Delhi during the eclipse?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At loggerheads

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

________ you please help me with my computer?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

PROACTIVE

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Be harmonious or consistent with

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

SUFFICIENT

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’.

You should live throughout your means.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A situation when no progress is possible

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’.

Children need much of guidance in how to use the internet wisely and efficiently.

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 number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the two numbers of the pair given below.

20 : 68

If the signs - and ÷ are interchanged, then which of the following equations would be correct?

Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.

Sun, Planets, Jupiter

If MARKET is coded as 15 and SUBMARINE is coded as 21, then how would CONVENTIONAL be coded? 

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

19, 22, 28, 37, 40, ?, 55, 58

‘Density’ is related to ‘Hydrometer’ in the same way as ‘Mass’ is related to :

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U read a magazine one after another.

i. S was neither the first nor the last to read it.

ii. There were as many readers between P and T as there were between R and P.

iii. S read it sometime before Q, who read it sometime after U.

iv. The one who read it last had taken it from R.

Who were the two persons to have read the magazine first and last, respectively?

Select the number from the options that is similar to the numbers in the given set.

(425, 902, 713)

‘Tired’ is related to ‘Exhausted’ in the same way as ‘Sad’ is related to ‘______’.  

Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true even if they do not conform to real-world knowledge, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:

1. All buildings are shops.

2. Some shops are boutiques.

3. No restaurant is a boutique.

Conclusions:

I. Some boutiques are buildings.

II. Some restaurants being buildings is a possibility.

III. No restaurant is a shop.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

i. D is between G and A, and is facing B.

ii. F is between A and H, and H is third to the right of D.

iii. E is second to the left of G.

Who are the persons sitting immediately to the left of C?

Which option figure would come next in the following series?

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

If PEDAGOGUE is coded as DEPNFZEUG, then how would HAMSTRING be coded?

If FRIEND is coded as 86 and SICK is coded as 62, then how would FRECKLE be coded?

Select the mirror image of the figure marked 'X', when the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.

Two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true even if they do not conform to real-world knowledge, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:

1. Some instruments are machines.

2. All instruments are gadgets.

Conclusions:

I. No machine is a gadget.

II. Some machines are gadgets.

If MOTHER is coded as QDGSNL, then how would SHEATH be coded?

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.

FHKO : UQNL : : MORV : ?

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

9, 12, 17, 26, 43, 76, ?, 270

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

CBD, XYW, FEG, UVT, IHJ, ?

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

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

18 ÷ 9 + 12 × 4 - 8 = 15

Select the option figure, which when placed in the blank space of the figure would complete the pattern.

19 persons are standing in a queue.

i. Manish is 7^th from the back.

ii. Rinku is exactly in the middle of Manish and Seema.

iii. Seema and Rinku have three persons between them.

What is the position of Seema from the front?

In a week, the weight of a bag of tea were 350 kg, 280 kg, 270 kg, 360 kg, 310 kg, 300 kg. The range (in kg) is:

After allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for ₹450. Had the discount not been given, the profit would have been 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article?

Two circles of radii 10 cm and 12 cm intersect each other and the length of their common chord is 16 cm. What is the distance (in cm) between their centres?

There are 100 students in a class, out of which 70% are girls and others are boys. The average score of girls in a test is 20% more than that of boys. If the average score of all the students is 57, then what is the average score of boys?

A farmer borrowed ₹1,32,000 from a money lender to do cultivation in his field. The rate of interest is 12.5% p.a. compounded annually. At the end of two years, he cleared his loan by paying ₹1,07,062.50 and his scooter. The cost (in ₹) of the scooter is:

A sells an article to B at 12% profit. B sells it to C at 9% loss. If C pays ₹15,288 for it, then at what price (in ₹) is the article purchased by A?

'A' alone can do a piece of work in 10 days and 'B' alone can do it in 15 days. 'A' and 'B' undertook to do the work for ₹42,000. With the help of 'C', they completed the work in 5 days. How much (in ₹) is to be paid to C?

Twenty persons take 15 days to complete a certain work, working 8 hours a day. To complete the same work in 4 days, the number of hours a day 60 persons should work, is:

In an examination, the ratio of the number of candidates who passed to those who failed was 5 ∶ 2. If the number of failed candidates had been 14 more, then the ratio of the number of passed candidates to those who failed would have been 4 ∶ 3. The number of candidates who appeared in the examination was:

The value of \(\frac{7}{10}\) ÷ \(\frac{7}{5}\) of \(\left[ {\frac{{21}}{{10}} + \frac{{13}}{5}} \right]\) +\(\left[ {\frac{1}{{10}} \times \frac{{10}}{{47}} - \frac{6}{{47}}} \right]\) is:

What is the simplified value of \(\left{ {\left( {4 - \frac{2}{{1 + \frac{2}{{1 - \frac{1}{{2 + \frac{3}{4}}}}}}}} \right) \div 1\frac{5}{{12}}of\frac{{72}}{{145}} - (4 + 3 \div 0.5 - 1)} \right}\)?

What is the area (in cm²) of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 25 cm and 19 cm long, and the distance between them is 15 cm?

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.

In which month is the actual production of ACs 20% more than the target production?

The selling price of an article is \(\frac{7}{6}\) times the cost price. What is the loss/gain percentage (correct up to two decimal places)?

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.

The ratio of the actual production of ACs in March and April to that of the combined target production of ACs in January and April, is:

The ratio of the income of A and B is 1 ∶ 2 and that of their expenditure is 2 ∶ 3. If 80% of B's expenditure is equal to the income of A, then what is the ratio of the savings of A and B?

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.

The actual production of ACs in March is what percentage more than the average target production of ACs over the period of 5 months (correct to the nearest integer)?

An aeroplane covers a distance at a speed of 190 km/h in 7 hours. To cover the distance in 4\(\frac{3}{4}\) hours, it must travel at a speed (in km/h) of:

When the price of sugar gets raised by 30%, a person increases his expenditure on sugar only by 12%. By what percentage (correct up to two decimal places) should he reduce his consumption of sugar so as to be able to maintain the same level of expenditure?

The area of the curved surface of a right circular cylinder is 19.5 m² and its volume is 39 m³. What is the radius (in m) of its base?

Which is the largest number that will divide 2036 and 233 leaving remainders 12 and 13, respectively?

If x : y : z = 1 : 2 : 3, what is the value of \(\left( {\frac{{{x^2} + 2{y^2} + {z^2}}}{{3{x^2} - 2{y^2} + 4{z^2}}}} \right)\) ?

The average monthly expenditure of a family was ₹10,000 during the first three months, ₹12,500 during the next four months, and ₹13,500 during the last five months of a year. If the total savings during the year were ₹32,500, then the average monthly income (in ₹) of the family was:

Two trains of the same length are running on parallel tracks in the same direction at 44 km/h and 32 km/h. The faster train passes the other train in 72 seconds. What is the length (in m) of each train?

Eight copies of a book can be bought for a certain sum payable at the end of a year and ten copies of the same book can be bought for the same sum in cash money. What is the rate percentage of the interest?

Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoa parasite of Leishmania species?

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down the duties and functions of the Union and State Public Service Commissions in India? 

Which of the following rivers has Kishanganga river as one of its major tributaries?

For which of the following countries does cricketer Ben Stokes play?

Who among the following cricketers is NOT among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year named by the 2020 edition of the Wisden Almanack?

In which of the following languages did Adikavi Pampa create his compositions? 

Brahm Kanchibotla, who died in April 2020 in the US, is known for his contribution in the field of:

Which of the following is the name of the spacecraft developed by SpaceX for NASA’s manned mission to International Space Station?

In the year 2009, who among the following was appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the 15^th Lok Sabha?

Which of the following union territories has representation in the Council of States?

The series of articles titled ‘New Lamps for Old’, strongly criticising the Congress for its moderate policy towards British rule, was authored by: 

Of the languages recognised as Classical Languages by the Government of India, as on 30^th June 2020, which of the following is the latest?

In which of the following months may the meteor shower named Lyrids be seen from Earth?

 In which of the following states is the Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve located?

Which of the following helps borrowers to overcome the problem of lack of collateral?

According to the ‘2^nd Advance Estimates of Horticulture Production 2019-20’, published by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare in June 2020, the total horticulture production in 2019-20 is estimated to be about ______ higher than 2018-19. 

In which of the following periods is the meteor shower named Quadrantids generally visible from Earth?

Which classical economist popularised the following phrase: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”? 

To which of the following corporate houses does the leading vaccine manufacturing company Serum Institute of India Private Limited belong? 

As per the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China emerged as the top source of international patent applications filed with it in the year 2019. Which of the following countries held this place in the year 2018?

Who among the following was defeated by Aurangzeb in the Battle of Deorai? 

Which of the following is the name of the NASA programme to land first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024?

Which of the following river systems has Wardha river as one of its significant rivers? 

Which of the following communities of Sikkim is traditionally associated with the folk dance known as 'Chu-Faat'?

In February 2020, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) published 'List of Eight Wonders of SCO'. Which of the following Indian monuments figured in this list?