SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 21 July 2022 Shift 1)

In a certain code language, 'RA + FE' is coded as ‘246', and 'AB + JC' is coded as ‘115'. How will 'AC + BD' be coded in that language?

After interchanging which two signs will the value of the given expression be ‘37’?

27 + 3 ÷ 81 × 93 – 57

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

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:

Some apples are oranges.

No orange is a grape.

Conclusions:

I. Some grapes are apples.

II. Some oranges are apples.

Eight friends, Jay, King, Lisa, Mon, Nia, Ori, Piu, and Ria are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Jay is sitting second to the right of Piu who is sitting third to the right of King. Mon is sitting second to the left of Ori, who sits between Piu and Jay. Lisa is not a neighbour of King or Nia. Who is sitting to the immediate right of King?

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

In a certain code language, 'HINTS' is coded as '5', and 'GRAD' is coded as '4'. How will 'POL' be coded in that language?

In a certain code language, 'ACTION' is written as '36' and 'PIZZA' is written as '25'. How will 'GALLERY' be written in that language?

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.

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

12 : 225 :: 10 : 169 :: 14 : ?

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

DAT : GFA :: BNT : ESA :: PUN : ?

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.

SB : VY :: GN : ?

Select the option in which the pair of letter-clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of letter-clusters.

ROCK : JDNS

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.

12 : 33 :: 31 : 71 :: 79 : ?

6 boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 are sitting around a rectangular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Two boys are sitting on each longer side and one boy is sitting on each shorter side of the table. B1 sits second to the left of B6. B4 sits second to the left of B5. B5 is the immediate neighbour of B6 and B2. B5 is not sitting opposite to B4. B1 is not sitting on a shorter side.

Which pair of boys is sitting on a shorter side of the rectangular table?

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

In a certain code language, 'That was his sister' is coded as 'Bo Uv Zs Mn', 'This was his cat' is coded as 'Zs Pt Uv Ga' and 'That was my father' is coded as 'Bo Uv Ex Yz'. What is the code for 'sister' in this code language?

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

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

(24, 8, 96)

(36, 4, 72)

What will be the value of the given expression if ‘A’ means ‘+’, ‘B’ means ‘–’, ‘C’ means ‘×’, and ‘D’ means ‘÷’?

40 A 30 B 15 C 20 D 5 = ?

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

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. All W are B.

II. All M are B.

Conclusions:

I.Some B are M.

II. All W are M.

III. All B are W.

The ages of seven girls G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6 and G7 are compared. No two girls have the same age. The age of G3 is less than only two girls. The age of G1 is greater than G4 and G7. The age of G6 is the lowest. The age of G5 is not the highest and it is greater than G1.

The age of how many girls is greater than G5?

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

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

1.5, 2, 3, 6, 18, 108, 1964

Select the letter-clusters that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

FAN, JDP, NGR, ?, VMV

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The table shows the marked prices (in Rs.) and percentages of discount offered for five different products.

If product Q is sold at 53% profit and product S is sold at 80% profit, then what will be the sum of the cost prices of Q and S?

What is the value of 15% of 30% of 700?

The average age of 29 students in a class is 26 years. If the age of the teacher is also included, the average age of the class becomes 26.4 years. Find the age of the teacher?

What is the value of \(\frac{0.1\div0.2\times0.3+0.4\times0.5\div0.1}{0.1\times0.2-0.01}\)?

The perimeter of a square is 90 cm more than the length of each of its side. What is the length of each side of the square?

What is the smallest three-digit number which, when divided by 8 or 6, leaves a remainder of 1 in each case?

A girl, walking at \(\frac{5}{6}\) of her usual speed, misses the bus by 7 minutes. How long does she usually take to reach the bus stop?

The following bar graph shows the number of patients visiting a hospital on different days of a certain week.

Calculate the ratio of the total number of patients visiting the hospital on Monday or Wednesday to the number of patients visiting the hospital on Friday. [Note: None of the patients visited the hospital on more than one day during the given week.]

Rs. 2,400 is divided among three kids in the ratio of 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 3. Find the lowest share.

An inkjet printer can print 8 lines/second and can print a document in 6 minutes. How much time would an LED printer take to print the same document if it can print 7 lines/second more than the inkjet printer?

A 30-litre mixture of milk and water contains 15% water. How much water must be added to it to increase the percentage of water in the solution to 37.5%?

The value of 0.1 × 99% of 1000 + 1.5 ÷ 0.3 × 1.1 is:

4 years ago, the age of Garvit was three times that of Yuvansh, but one year ago the age of Garvit was two times that of Yuvansh. What is the difference between the ages of Garvit and Yuvansh?

The Iceland team, while rowing, covered a distance of 20 km downstream in 2 hours and the same distance upstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the stream.

The ratio of the selling price to the cost price of a computer is 7 ∶ 5. What is the profit percentage?

The pie chart given below gives the measures of the central angles of the sectors that reflect the number of flats in 6 ​different towers in a housing society with respect to the total flats in these 6 towers taken together.

If the difference between the number of flats in T2 and in T6 is 66, then what is the total number of flats in the 6 towers taken together?

The height of a trapezium is 68 cm, and the sum of its parallel sides is 75 cm. If the area of the trapezium is \(\frac{6}{17}\) times of the area of a square, then the length of the diagonal of the square is: (Take \(\sqrt2\) = 1.41)

At present, the number of trees in a village is 52,020. It increases annually at the rate of 2%. What was the number of trees in the village two years ago?

A solid metallic sphere of radius 9 cm is melted and recast into a wire of radius 2 cm. What is the length of the wire?

A shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 15% and 20% on an article and is still able to earn a 70% profit. If he offers a single discount of 30%, what will his profit percentage be?

A can do a piece of work alone in 15 days, while B complete the same piece of work alone in 12 days. If they work on it together for 5 days, then the fraction of the work that will be left is:

What is the average of 12.5, 18.4, 15.5, 16.6, and 20.4?

A sum invested at a certain rate of interest per annum, compounded annually, amounts to Rs. 14,400 in 2 years and to Rs. 25,920 in 4 years. What is the sum invested?

A mobile phone is sold at a profit of 80%. The nominal profit is approximately what percentage of the selling price of the mobile phone?

Manoj decided to give 25% of his income to his son A and a certain amount to his son B. If he gave Rs. 2,208 to B which is 92% of the decided amount and is Rs. 1,542 less than the amount given to A, then what percent of his total income did Manoj decide to give his son B?

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

Travelling is the best method to utilise time.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Interfere

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I was not even ______ that my friend was ill.

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

We've got to have / beefed-up intelligence, / including much strong / human intelligence than before.

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

The small farmers often need at borrow money to meet high expenses.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The blue team ______ the red team to play the game.

Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence.

We will always rember your contribusion.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Blissful

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He was a ______ man and had no wish to be rich.

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.

An opportunity arise, and / he decided to take the / job in Brussels.

Suggesting that Irish inflation may have a knock-on effect on the euro zone is fatuous and absurd.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

All eyes and ears

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

Either you and my sister is involved in this crime.

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

Government by king or queen

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Beyond the shadow of a doubt

Select the correctly spelt word.

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.

Germs will always find a way to exploit our human environment.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

This style is ideal for men of all ages who wish to convey a dapper look.

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

Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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’.

Rioting broke out after the government raised the fuel prices again.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Which freedom fighter is also known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

Which organisation of the government of India reports the GDP of the country?

Which of the following fundamental rights deals with 'Prohibition of Discrimination'?

Uttar Pradesh won the 11^th Junior National Men’s Hockey Championship following a 3- 1 victory over Chandigarh. Where was the event held?

‘Cracking the Code: My Journey to Bollywood’ is the autobiography of ______.

At the age of _______, Mahavira left home and went to live in a forest.

Which of the following factors increases the rate of evaporation?

I. An increase in surface area

II. A decrease in humidity

Mahogany tree is found in which of the following types of vegetation?

How many Grammy nominations have been received by Zubin Mehta as of March 2022?

In which district of Rajasthan is the Elephant festival celebrated every year?

Who among the following won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for the title song of Sushant Singh Rajput's film Dil Bechara?

Which is the longest national highway in India?

Which of the following Indian cities will co-host the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?

Quit India movement was started in _______.

Name the only Female Muslim ruler of India.

If unemployment continues to be a long-term feature of a country, then it is called _______ unemployment.

Who was appointed as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team by the BCCI in November 2021?

Which of the following statements regarding seasonal unemployment is CORRECT?

Nita is telling her friend about the smallest planet of our solar system. Which of the following planets is she talking about?

Which of the following is a dance form of Maharashtra?

In a freestanding temple, the mountain-like spire, which can take the shape of a pyramidal tower is called _______.

Which of the following cell organelles are NOT present in animal cell?

Definition of ‘Money Bills’ is given in which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution?

In October 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched a scheme which will integrate cargo-related infrastructure in airports of hilly, tribal, and north-east regions. Name the scheme launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin A?