SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 23 Oct 2017 Shift 1)

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 appreciate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

The Government should deploy an adequate (1)/ number of security personnel to maintain law or (2)/ order during the next fortnight at the holy place. (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.

Aviation is important, both as an industry in its own right and as a facilitator for the (1)/ success and competitiveness of other industries. The success of the aviation industry (2)/ is also integral to national competition, economic developing and social progress. (3)/ No error (4)

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

A lander chief was _______ to her by him

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.

The dog was _______ with a stick

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

Perky

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

Sordid

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

Tryst

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

Contribute

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

Divulge

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

Scoff

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

Add insult to injury

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

All ears

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Take a ferry or a boat instead of a bus to (reaching) the Kravi islands faster

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

(On) many of them, politics has intruded into campus life, influencing academic appointments and decisions across levels.

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

The yearly return of a date

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

Self-rule

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.

Greed for natural

P: slavery and colonialism

Q: resources has been

R: the main reason behind

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The child’s view

P: should be given due weight

Q: and maturity of the child

R: in accordance with the age

There are a _______ of reasons

Reasons in the ______ weather condition

The farmers are ______ with nothing

To fulfil their _______ needs.

Take the ______ step

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

How many rectangles 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 numbers 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, ‘J’ can be represented by 42, 87, etc., and ‘N’ can be represented by 04, 89, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word “JECT”.

From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded. (Rotation 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 figures 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 answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

By interchanging which two signs the equation will be correct?

6 ÷ 11 + 87 × 3 - 6 = 89

If 7 @ 3 @ 1 = 317 and 9 @ 0 @ 2 = 029, then 5 @ 2 @ 0 = ?

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

1. Apple
2. Apply
3. Application
4. Arctic
5. Arabic

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

0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ?

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

AD, BE, CF, DG, ?

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.

Engineer, Male, Clerk

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

Knife : Cut ∷ Tape : ?

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

7 : 64 ∷ 9 : ?

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

NAINY : YNIAN ∷ WINTER : ?

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

LEGENDARY

P is 2 metres west of Q. R is 2 metres north of Q. S is 4 metres east of R. T is 6 metres south of S. In which direction is T from P?

A is brother of B. C is sister of B.D is father of B. E is wife of D. How is B related of E?

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 the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. No circle is square.

II. Some squares are rectangle

Conclusions:

I. Some circles are rectangle

II. No circle is rectangle

In a certain code language, “PARDON” is written as “QCUEQQ”. How is “SANDAL” written in that code language?

In a certain code language, “TEAR” is written as “40” and “TIFF” is written as “37”. How is “FIRE” written in that code language?

Rahul is 6 years younger than his elder brother Shyam. Rahul also has a sister who is 4 years younger to him. What is the difference between the age of Rahul and the average age of the three siblings?

Reshma bought a showpiece for Rs. 731 with a discount of 14% on the marked price. Find the marked price of the showpiece.

A does a work in 15 days and B does the same work in 30 days. In how many days they together will do the same work?

A vendor offers a 24% discount on a computer table with a marked price of Rs. 7600. If he still earns a profit of Rs. 400, what is the cost price of the table?

If a principal amount becomes Rs. 1,75,692 in 4 years with a compound interest rate of 10% per annum, the what is the value of principal amount?

The total surface area of a cube is 726 cm². What is the volume of this cube?

The largest two digit prime number is ________.

An insurance company pays Rs. 3,81,800 after a new car worth Rs. 4,60,000 gets completely damaged in an accident. What percent of the car was insured?

A cloth seller sells 40% of his particular item and recovers the cost price. What will be his profit percentage after selling the complete stock, if he continues to sell rest of his stock at the same price?

The monthly salaries of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. If both of them get a salary increment of Rs. 6000 per month, the new ratio become 4 : 5. What is the new monthly salary of A?

A truck covers a distance of 1925 km in 35 hours. What is the average speed of the truck?

A number when divided by 16 leaves a remainder 8. When the square of the number is divided by 8 the remainder is __________.

What is the unit’s place digit in the product (534 × 303 × 441 × 833)?

The sum of 11 consecutive integers is 11. What is the lowest integer?

Mohan and Sohan walk at average speed of 1 km/hr and 2.4 km/hr respectively. If Mohan walks in South direction and Sohan in East direction beginning from the same origin at the same time, what will be the distance between the two after 5 hours?

What least number must be added to 2630 so that the sum is completely divisible by 29?

Rajiv’s salary was reduced by 30% in a year and subsequently increased by 50% the following year. What is the overall percentage change over the original salary?

A fruit vendor buys a dozen coconut for Rs. 360. What should be per pair price so that he can earn 30 percent profit?

X can do a piece of work in 15 hours. He works at it for 5 hours and then Y finishes the work in 5 hours. How long will they together take to complete the work?

How many whole numbers are there between 244 and 332 which are exactly divisible by 7?

If Rs. 3162 is divided in the ratio of 3 : 7 : 11 : 13 among A, B, C and D respectively, what will be the share of D?

What is the amount of fund collected through Consultancy Projects and Research Activities together?

How much amount is collected from endowments?

What is the difference between the amount collected from Government Aids and Tution Fee?

If one-fifth of the fund collected from research activities is invested in research development facilities at the collage, how much total amount is invested in research development facilities?

The “Atal Pension Yojana” (APS) is a scheme which focuses on workers in the ________.

Which one of the following longitude determines the Indian Standard Time?

What is the unabbreviated form of ICICI?

Where is the Garampani Sanctuary located?

The UNESCO World Heritage Site, “MahabodhiVihar” is situated in which Indian state?

The United Nations Organisation has declared the year 2017 as the International year for ________.

Heavy water is ________.

What is laughing gas?

The dimension formula of which of the following is the same as the formula of impulse?

When a ring of metal is heated, what happens to its hole?

Study of fruits is called ________.

Where is the pituitary gland located?

How does pollination take place in maize?

Who was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?

Which of the following sectors contributes most to the savings in India?

Which Governor General introduced the Permanent Settlement of Revenue in Bengal?

During whose reign Mughal painting reached its highest level?

Development of Laterite soil is the result of which of the following?

Where do we find the ideals of Indian democracy in the Constitution?

Who was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

What is the processor that performs arithmetical and logical operations called?

Who won the first medal for India at the Rio Olympics?

Who developed the first polio vaccine?

“Playing It My Way” is the autobiography of ________.

Which is the deep water port being constructed in Pakistan by China?