SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 23 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'.

As increasing dependence on information systems develop (1)/ the need for such systems (2)/ to be reliable and secure also becomes more essential. (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'.

Like most combat officers who had seen their men die (1)/ and occasionally buried the hideously (2)/ mutilated bodies of those unlucky enough to taken alive. (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.

Four braces of partridges ______ been bought.

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.

She ______ of going to Paris.

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

NOVEL

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

SCANTY

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

WILY

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

JOLLY

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

DECAMP

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

DEVOID

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

Under the weather

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

All hands on deck

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

With such prestigious institutions (in) the list every engineering aspirant must be pondering over one thought.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Proper planning would ensure (which) you do not miss out any area of your preparation.

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

One who teaches dancing.

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

Not limited by number.

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.

Delinquency is a

P: the course of normal social life

Q: kind of normality when

R: an individual deviates from

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Child malnutrition is the

P: the economy is said to be surging ahead

Q: is facing today even when

R: biggest challenge that our country

etiquette no ______ matters, that

old-fashioned and ______ of date.

cultural behaviors, ______ to match the

society would show ______ too much

impatience and ______ for one another

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of 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 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, ‘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 “RANK”.

From the given answer figure, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded

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 given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

If '+' means '÷', '–' means '×', '×' means '+' and '÷' means '–', then

11 × 28 – 3 + 12 ÷ 11 = ?

If 11 A 3 B 5 = 9 and 13 A 6 B 5 = 14, then

14 A 2 B 9 = ?

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

1. Strange

2. Straight

3. Stroke

4. Strobe

5. Stamp

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

720, 120, 24, 6, ?

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

L, O, R, U, ?

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.

Lawyer, Male, Female

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

Kilogram : Mass :: Newton : ?

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

49 : 343 :: ? : ?

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

PHONE : QGPMF :: TIGER : ?

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

SEARCHING

Rishabh is 15^th from left end and 23^rd from right end in a row of students. How many students are there in the row?

A is north of B. B is west of C. C is south of D. In which direction is A from D?

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 red are green.

II. All green are blue.

Conclusions:

I. Some red are blue.

II. Some blue are red.

In a certain code language, "FOUND" is written as "IRXQG". How is "STRALL" written in that code language?

In a certain code language, "TOM" is written as "51" and "SAM" is written as "36". How is "JERRY" written in that code language?

What is the value of (0.5)² + (0.05)² + (0.005)²?

What is the least common multiple of (7/5) and (9/25)?

What is the value of \(\sqrt {361 + \sqrt {625} + \sqrt {196} } ?\)

Which of the following number is completely divisible by 8?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

I. (11/13) > (16/19)

II. (4/11) > (3/8)

If N = √8 - √5, then what is the value of (1/N)?

P can do a piece of work in 20 days and Q can do the same piece of work in 60 days. They start working together and work for 5 days and then both leave the work. R alone finishes the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days will R alone finish the whole work?

W and T together can do a work in 140 days. W alone can do the work in 160 days. In how many days can T alone do the work?

The ratio of the length and breadth of a rectangle is 7 : 4. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 220 cm, then what is the breadth (in cm) of the rectangle?

A shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on selling an article. If he gets Rs. 432 for the article, then what is the marked price (in Rs.) of the article?

A trader gives a discount of 30% on the marked price. To earn profit of 5%, by how much percent should he mark the price of his goods higher than its cost price?

If 4.8% of a = 1.05% of b, then what is a : b?

B starts some business by investing Rs. 17000. After 3 months, D joins business by investing Rs. 68000. At the end of the year, in what ratio will they share the profit?

The average of N numbers is 15. If a number 3 is removed, then average becomes 18. What is the value of N?

If some articles are bought at Rs. 16 each and sold at Rs. 18 each, then what is the profit percentage?

By selling an article for Rs. 660 there is a profit of 10%. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article?

P is 10% less than Q. Q is 10% more than R. R is 20% less than S. If S is 1000, then what is the value of P?

A number is increased by 10%. To obtain the old number, by how much percent should it be decreased?

The speed of a stream is 1 km/hr. A boat goes 36 km and comes back to the starting point in 15 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?

The downstream speed of a boat is 20 km/hr and the speed of current is 5 km/hr. What is the total time (in hours) taken by the boat to cover 80 km upstream and 100 km downstream?

The population of a village increases at the rate of 16% per annum. If the present population of the village is 403680, then what was the population of the village 2 years ago?

What is the ratio of the marks scored by student P in Science to the marks scored by student Q in History?

In how many subjects did student P scored less marks than student Q?

What is the average marks scored by student P in all the 5 subjects?

Marks scored by student Q in Hindi is what percent of marks scored by student P in Science?

What is the currency of Indonesia called?

In India, Inflation is measured by the ________.

How many types of committees are there in the Parliament?

India is a Union of States. Executive power of the Union is vested in the ________.

Hampi is situated in which state?

Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

When does summer solstice occur?

Through which of the following countries does the river Tigris flow?

What name was assigned to the world’s first clone of an adult animal by British scientists?

In which process plants convert potential energy into kinetic energy?

How many chromosomes are there in human body?

In which year did Yuri Gagarin take the first travel in Space?

Why does the oil move up in the lamp?

All the machinery and equipment of computer are called ________.

Which of the following acids destroys bacteria in stomach?

How many times an adult breathes approximately in one minute?

Layer which saves life from harmful effects of UV radiations is known as ________.

Which of the following set a target of 100% village electrification by 1 May, 2018?

Who was the inventor of X-rays?

Stan Wawrinka represents and belongs to which country?

Which of the following is an evening ‘Raag’?

How much amount is given as a reward under the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

Who is the author of the famous poem "Kamayani"?

With which country India signed agreement to improve grid integration of renewable energy?

India agrees to boost joint infra projects with which of the following countries?