SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 22 Oct 2021 Shift 3)

ENTHRALL

He said he had being playing tennis since he was eight.

He met _______ an accident a few years ago.

I went to the market buying few vegetables and milk.

ISOLATE

Pick out the wrongly spelt word from the given words.

CHERISH

The pilgrims were fined them one thousand rupees each for littering around the shrine.

Directions: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

An additional remark at the end of a letter after the signature

I will teach you _______ you promise to work hard.

Why are you stood here at this late hour?

A person who speaks two languages

Those who ______ of their riches aren't truly rich.

NAB

Lean and mean

They ________ a separate cabin to each employee.

The little baby cried loudly to a new toy.

Don’t you think this bag is too big to carried?

Keep in check

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.

Complete the missing portion of the given pattern by selecting from options.

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

Which of the following Venn diagrams depicts the exact relationship between a polygon, a triangle and a rhombus?

A paper is folded at the dotted lines as shown in the first two figures and cut as shown in the third figure. How will it appear when unfolded?

In a certain code language, '893' means "Shahid likes cakes’, ‘137’ means ‘cakes are delicious', and '274' means ‘we are girls’. Which of the options is the code for ‘delicious’?

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

NICE : OGFA :: COLD : _____

If in a code language, "HOOK is written as "SLLP’, then how will 'HOPE' be written in the same code language?

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series.

e _ _ c _ j f _ _ _ f c e

If in a code language, "BEAM'’ is written as 'EKJY', then how will ‘HOLE’ be written in the same code language?

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

Select the option in which the number pair does NOT share the same relationship as that shared by the given number pair.

9 ∶ 734

Choose the set of numbers from the given options which is similar to the given set.

(437, 909, 279)

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

Bicycle : Wheels :: Bird : _______

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are standing facing north but not necessarily in the same sequence. A is at one of the corners and F is beside him. B is to the immediate right of E. B is second from the right end. C is not beside F. Who is standing third from the left?

In a certain code language, '274' means "God is great’, 137" means ‘I worship God', and "752" means "God is omnipotent’. Which of the options is the code for 'worship'?

Arrange the following in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Irrigation
2. Agricultural land
3. Harvesting
4. Seeds

Two statements are given followed by three conclusions. 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:

1. All books are red.
2. No copy is red.

Conclusions:

I. Some books are copies.

II. No book Is a copy.

III. All the copies are books.

Find the number that does NOT belong to the given number series.

140, 91, 56, 30, 14, 5, 1

Complete the given number series.

500, 450, 405, 365, _____

Select the option which is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

Sunlight : Blind :: Noise : __________

Select the option that shows the interchange of signs, which when made will give a correct equation.

11 + 4 - 3 ÷ 3 × 7 = 8

There are seven row houses M, N, O, P, Q, R and S in a campus but not necessarily in the same sequence. P is not at any of the ends. R is to the immediate right of P. S is third from the left. O is at the left end. M is second from the right. O is not beside N. Where is N located?

Which of the following figures can be removed so that all, starting from I, fit into a pattern?

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and balance the given equation.

8 * 4 * 7 * 8 * 2 * 35

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions. 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:

1. All mothers are women.
2. Some women are doctors.

Conclusions:

I. No mother is a doctor.

II. Some mothers are doctors.

A person crosses an 1800-metre long street in 6 minutes. The speed of the person in km/h is:

A single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of 10%, 15% and 18%. is:

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10, 15 and 30 days, respectively. If B and C both assist A on every third day, then in how many days will 40% of the work be completed?

Three articles are bought at Rs. 180 each. One of them is sold at a loss of 10%, If the other two articles are sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction, then what is the gain percentage on the two articles?

Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.

In which year is the percentage increase in the revenue as compared to that in the preceding year the highest?

A field is in the form of a circle. The area of the field is 3850 m², and if the cost of fencing around it is Rs. 11 per metre, then the cost (in Rs.) is: (Take π = 22/7)

What is the difference (in Rs.) between the compound interest, when interest is compounded 6-monthly, and the simple interest on a sum of Rs. 20,000 for \(1\frac{1}{2}\) year at 10% p.a.?

A girl spends 80% of her income. If her income increases by 18% and her expenditure increases by 25%, then what is the percentage increase or decrease in her savings (correct to one decimal place)?

The mean of 100 items is 51. It was discovered that three items, which should have been 50, 70, 60, were wrongly read as 40, 20, 50, respectively. The correct mean is:

A hall is 18 m long and 12 m broad. If the area of the floor is equal to the sum of the areas of the four walls, the volume (in m³) of the hall is:

The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 6 ∶ 11. The ratio of their expenditures is 1 ∶ 2. If A and B save Rs. 9,000 and Rs. 11,500, respectively, then the expenditure of B is:

The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 ∶ 4, and their expenditures are in the ratio 9 ∶ 5. If the income of A is equal to three times the expenditure of B, then what is the ratio of the savings of A and B? 

Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.

What is the ratio of the total expenditure in 2015 and 2017 to that of the revenue of the company in 2016 and 2018?

Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.

The revenue of the company in 2016 is by what percentage more than the average of the revenue in 2014, 2016 and 2018 (correct to the nearest integer)?

The average weight of 6 persons decreases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 70 kg. What is the weight (in kg) of the new person?

Simplify the following expression \(\left[8\times5-3\ \rm of\ \left(2\frac{3}{5}\div1\frac{2}{5}\times5-3\right)\right]\times\frac{7}{2}\).

The curved surface area of a right circular cone is 65 π cm² and the radius of its base is 5 cm, What is 40% of the volume of the cone, in cm³?

Two numbers are, respectively, 17% and 50% less than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

A person invested a sum of Rs. 6,500 at x% per annum at simple interest and a sum of Rs. 7,500 at (x - 2)% at simple interest. If total interest earned on both the investments for 3 years is Rs. 3,750, then the rate of interest on the second investment is:

The cost price of 30 articles is the same as the selling price of 24 articles. If the profit is x%, then the value of x is:

A train can travel 40% faster than a car. Both the train and car start from point A at the same time and reach point B, which is 70 kms away from A, at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 15 minutes while stopping at stations. The speed of the train in kmh is:

if A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days, and A alone can do the same work in 60 days, then in how many days can B alone complete the same work?

Let x be the least number divisible by 8, 12, 30, 36 and 45 and x is also a perfect square. What is the sum of the digits of the value of x?

A grocer has a sale of Rs. 9,435, Rs. 9927, Rs. 9855, Rs. 9230 and Rs. 9,562 for five consecutive months. How much sale (in Rs.) must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 9,500?

The value of \(4\frac{2}{5}\div\left{\left(1\frac{1}{2}-3\frac{1}{5}\right)\div3\frac{2}{5}+\left(2\frac{1}{5}\div1\frac{1}{2}+4\frac{2}{5}\right)+\frac{1}{2}\right} \) is:

Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘A Woman Is No Man’?

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the Uniform Civil Code for the citizens?

The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following Indian states?

In June 2020, launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to enable them to make cashless payments and provide a financial security blanket to their employees.

Which is the national heritage animal of India?

In which of the following states is Vindhya Range NOT located?

With which of the following language films is the eminent music composer Ilaiyaraaja primarily associated?

In 2020, who won the ‘ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year’ award for the third successive time?

Who among the following has the power to nominate some members in the Legislative Council of a state?

Tiny pores present on the surface of leaves are known as:

From which of the following cities was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi?

Shanti Jain, one of the recipients of the Padma Shri 2020, has received the award in the domain of:

________ is a medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body, chiefly in the heart or lungs.

400-metre Indian runner Prachi Choudhary, is from which state?

What is the name of the Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization in Shimla?

According to the Economic Survey of India 2020, in order to promote preventive healthcare, how many Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres are proposed by 2022?

What was the name of King Ashoka’s daughter whom he appointed to carry out the duties of a Buddhist missionary?

Kavaratti is the capital of which of the following Union Territories?

In order to curb the East India Company traders’ unrestrained commercial activities and to bring about some order in territories under the Company control, the British Parliament enacted a series of laws among which the _______ stood first.

Proboscis gland for excretion is present in the phylum:

Who among the following has been named as the Chairman of the WHO Executive Board in May 2020?

As per the ‘World Population Prospects 2019 Report’, India's population is expected to exceed the population of China by the year:

As per the Constitution of India, the total number of members in the Lok Sabha CANNOT be more than:

Which of the following diseases marked by dementia, diarrhoea, and dermatitis, is also known as ‘the three Ds’?

Which causative agent causes the disease of malaria?