SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 22 Oct 2017 Shift 2)

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

How did they become (1)/ the most successful investors (2)/ America have ever seen? (3)/ No error (4).

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

He found comfort in fantasy and (1)/ science-fiction books which inspiring (2)/ him to leave a legacy in the world. (3)/ No error (4)

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Nobody will help you but ______.

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

One must not praise ______ self.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

FORBID

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

HAGGARD

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

INSIPID

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

LUSTER

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

VICTOR

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

DARKEN

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Be under somebody’s thumb

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Get wind of something

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The consequences of her removal (inside the) meeting of the general counsel of the party will be immediate.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

While there are (much) in the party, including ministers, who still sympathize with her.

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A fear of closed places.

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A list of things to be discussed at a meeting.

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

There was a

P: the river, from one

Q: thick rope tied across

R: bank to the another

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

I knew that

P: challenge with courage 

Q: result of facing a

R: this confidence was a

the fact of ______ in diversity.

for many years without ______ problem

ancient culture and ______,

all have ______ characteristic

able to ______ together.

In the following question, select the number which can be placed in place of the question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of number given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column. For example,‘D’ can be represented by 02, 30 etc., and ‘Z’ can be represented by 00, 77, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word “CAKE”.

For the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded. (Rotation is allowed)

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figure is the right image of the given figure?

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

By interchanging which two signs the equation will be correct?

6 + 9 ÷ 11 - 3 × 12 = -29

If 3 P 4 P 2 = 12 and 6 P 3 P 2 = 18, then

4 P 11 P 2 = ?

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Angle
2. Able
3. Ant
4. Amicable
5. Amend

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

30, 29, 27, 24, ?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

ABC, EFG, IJK, ?

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

In the following question, select the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

In the following question, select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Mother, Grandmother, Females

In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.

Song : Singer : : Painting : ?

In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

10 : 100 :: 14 : ?

In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.

MO : PR :: SU : ?

In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SALUBRIOUS

X and Y starts from same point and walks 20 km in opposite directions to each other. X turns left and walks 15 km. Y turns left and walks 15 km. How far (in km) are they from each other?

If 4 years ago the ratio of the ages of P and Q was 5 : 6 and the sum of their ages at present is 52, then what is the ratio of their present ages?

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. Some blue are black.

II. Some black are red.

Conclusions:

I. No blue is black.

II. Some black are blue.

In a certain code language, "GAME" is written as "HCPI". How is "PLAY" written in that code language?

In a certain code language, "NIP" is written as "38" and "NIB" is written as "24". How is "HEX" written in that code language?

What is the value 35 - 15 ÷ 3 × 7 + 4?

Which of the following number is divisible by 15?

What is the value [(2.4)³ + (0.8)³] ÷ [(2.4)² + (0.8)² - (2.4) × (0.8)]?

How many positive factors are there of 360?

Which of the following statement is true?

I. (4²)⁴ = \({4^{{2^3}}}\)

II. \({4^{{2^3}}}\) > 4⁶

How many multiples of both 3 or 4 are there from 1 to 100 in total?

A alone can do a piece of work in 15 days. A is 20% less efficient than B. In how many days can B do the work alone?

Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 20, 30 and 36 hours respectively. If all the taps are opened together, then in how many hours will the tank be filled?

The length of two parallel sides of a trapezium are 60 cm and 40 cm. If the area of the trapezium is 200 cm², then what is the value of its height (in cm)?

If the difference between discount of 50% and two successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill is Rs. 42, then what is the amount (in Rs) of the bill? 

A merchant purchases a watch for Rs. 560 and fixes its marked price in such a way that even after allowing a discount of 20%, he earns a profit of 40%. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the watch?

Income of X and Y are in the ratio 3 ∶ 2. The ratio of their expenditures is 7 ∶ 3. If both save Rs. 800 at the end of the month, then what is the income (in Rs) of X?​​​​​

If M : N = 3 : 5 and M : O = 3 : 7, then what is (M + N) : (N + O)?

The average of N numbers is 10. If a number 6 is removed, then average becomes 12. What is the value of N?

A man sold 250 chairs and had a gain equal to selling price of 50 chairs. What is his profit percentage?

On selling an article for Rs. 195, shopkeeper losses 35%. At what price (in Rs) he should sell the article in order to earn a profit of 30%?

1600 is first decreased by 25% and then it is increased by 25%. What is the final value?

Total cost of 40 chairs is Rs. 1600. If cost of each chair increases by 20% and number of chairs decrease by 10%, then what will be the total cost (in Rs) of chairs?

A car travels at a speed of 50 m/sec. for 7 hours. What is the distance (in km) travelled by the car?

A train running with a speed of 6 km/hr, crosses a telephone pole. If the length of train is 720 meters, then what is the time taken (in seconds) by the train to cross the pole?

What is the compound interest (in Rs) on a sum of Rs. 15000 for 2 years at the rate of 10% per annum compounded annually?

In how many years was the sale of company X more than that of company Y?

What was the percentage change in the sale of company X from year 2011 to 2015?

What was the average sale (in lacs) of company Y from 2012 to 2016?

The sale of company Y in 2015 is what percent of the sale of company X in 2011?

In which sector the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services?

What are the loans from informal lenders including moneylenders, traders, employers, relatives and friends etc called?

________ is a sudden overthrow of a government illegally.

Who among the following is the most important political institution in our country?

Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?

Whom did Babur defeat at the Battle of Khanwa of 1527?

Which is the third largest continent in the world?

Which is the only ocean named after a country?

Number of RBC in an adult man per 3 ml of blood is ________.

If there were no sun rays reaching the earth, human should suffer from the deficiency of ________.

If all the tissues except xylem of the main stem of a plant are removed in a ring ________.

An echo will be heard if the minimum distance between the source of the sound and the obstacle is ________.

Which of the following class of forces is different from others?

Cut, Copy and Paste option are found in ________ menu.

When marble chips are treated with HCL, which of the following gas is liberated?

The common name of sodium bicarbonate is ________.

The symbiotic relation between algae and _______ is lichen.

What is the main mantra of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme?

Karl Landsteiner is famous for the discovery of ________.

"Upper-cut" is associated mainly with which sport?

Which among the following is a feature of the Dravidian style of temple architecture?

Who received the International Maritime Organization Award for exceptional bravery at sea?

Who is the author of book named “An Area of darkness”?

Which is the first non-member of the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) to have signed civilian nuclear deal with Japan?

Dispute over sharing of Teesta river water is in between India and ________.