SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 30 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 appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Many pilgrims died in a stampede while boarding (1)/ a private ferry to the holy place on (2)/ the first day of the ten day long festival. (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'.

Companies in countries as the United States (1)/ left out of the trade pacts could face (2)/ disadvantages when trying to tap fast growing Asian markets. (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.

Why ______ your friend set this meeting?

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.

By ______ was this done?

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

RHYTHM

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

REVELATION

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

Deplore

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

BARE

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word

CAPTURE

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

COMMAND

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

Ball is in your court

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

Cry over spilt milk

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The quality of service (providing) was excellent especially in the hospitals run by charitable trusts and religious foundations.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

People in the remote village of Kerela are now totally self sufficient and liberal and no longer (waited) till people from urban areas dish out empowerment as a special privilege or favor.

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

A partner in crime.

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

The period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood.

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.

Real happiness

P: in material 

Q: possessions alone

R: does not lie

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

He drove his

P: slimy road to

Q: reach Shimla 

R: car through

equipment has given ______ to various

waste is ______ in the seas

the smoke ______ by factories

waste has also ______ to soil

Technological ______ has also given way to thermal

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sing 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, ‘K’ can be represented by 01, 65 , etc., and 'A’ can be represented by 44, 95, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word “CHAMP”.

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

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 'A' means '+', 'B' means '–', 'C' means '÷' and 'D' means '×', then

13 B 11 A 56 C 14 D 2 = ?

If 13 @ 3 C 2 = 14 and 12 @ 6 C 2 = 16, then

14 @ 2 C 10 = ?

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

1. Slave
2. Snake
3. Snipper
4. Snorkel
5. Simple

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

15, 17, 20, 25, 32, ?

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

MO, QS, UW, ?

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

In the following question, select the odd number 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.

Doctor, Director, Actress

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

Necklace : Pearl : : Bouquet : ?

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

18 : 5832 : : 17 : ?

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

OPQ : STU : : WXY : ?

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

EVANESCENT

Sunita walks 24 km towards west. She turns right and walks another 24 km. She turns right and walks another 28 km. In which direction is she from her starting point?

Weight of B is thrice that of C. Weight of C is half of D. Weight of D is 5 times of F. Weight of F is twice of E. The weight of C is greater than the weight of how many persons among B, D, E and F?

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. All blue are red.

II. Some blue are pink.

Conclusions:

I. Some pink are not blue.

II. Some red are pink.

In a certain code language, "STROKE" is written as "HGILPV". How is "PLAZO" written in that code language?

In a certain code language, "FIT" is written as "33" and "FAT" is written as "25". How is "KIN" written in that code language?

For what value of N, 23N7 is completely divisible by 9?

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

I. There are 13 multiples of 7 from 1 to 100.

II. There are 5 multiples of 19 from 1 to 100.

What is the value of 9² + 11² + …… 21²?

A number M is completely divisible by 20. If (M + 4)(M + 3) is divided by 20, then what will be the remainder?

How many numbers are there from 5 to 125 which are divisible by both 3 and 7?

Which of the following number is neither prime nor composite?

A can do a piece of work in 30 days and B can do the same piece of work in 20 days. They start working together and work for 4 days and then both leave the work. C alone finishes the remaining work in 18 days. In how many days will C alone finish the whole work?

W and T together can do a work in 12 days. W alone can do the work in 15 days. In how many days can T alone do the work?

The angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 4 : 4 : 2. What is the measure of the smallest angle (in degrees)?

A profit of 20% is made after giving a discount of 15% on an article. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 2760, then what is its cost price (in Rs)?

An article has marked price of Rs. 6000 and is available at a discount of 10%. The shopkeeper gives another discount to the buyer and sells the article for Rs. 4050. What is the second discount (in %) offered?

Incomes of X and Y are in the ratio 15 : 13. Their expenditures are in the ratio 13 : 11. If both save Rs. 9600 at the end of the month, then what is the income (in Rs) of X?

Three numbers are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 1. If the sum of their squares is 1664, then what are the numbers?

The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 21. If previous 2 numbers are also included, then what will be the new average?

A wholeseller buys an article for Rs. 42 and sells it for Rs. 36. What is his loss percent?

A man sold 450 chairs and had a gain equal to selling price of 50 chairs. What is his profit percentage?

Out of the total books, 20% of books are of type-1. 30% of remaining books are of type-2. 60% of remaining books are of type-3. The remaining 448 books are of type-4. How many total books are there?

A number is increased by 25%. To obtain the old number, by how many percentages should it be decreased?

The speed of a stream is 3 km/hr. A boat goes 36 km and comes back to the starting point in 9 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?

Two men are standing on opposite ends of a 1500-metre-long bridge. If they walk towards each other with speeds of 25 m/s and 5 m/s respectively, then how much time (in seconds) will they take to meet each other?

What is the simple interest (in Rs) on a principal of Rs. 12000 at a rate of 2% per annum for 2 years?

What is the average number of students in section A, B and F?

What is the difference between the number of students in section F to the number of students in section C?

What is the total number of students in section E, C and F?

What is the ratio of number of students in section D to the number of students in section F and B?

Who is the chairman of NITI Aayog?

Which of the following is related to oilseed production?

According to Hindu calendar, the Indian Constitution came into force on?

What does the term "Fourth estate" refer to?

The script of Indus Valley Civilization is/was ________ .

Who installed the "bell of justice"?

What percentage of the Earth's area is approximately filled with water?

Chambal River is the tributary of which of the following river?

Which one of the following items is not a source of Vitamin C?

What is the normal temperature of the human body?

Iodization of Salt is a public health measure to prevent _______.

A light year is a unit of which of the following?

Which are the primary Colours?

Which of the following is not an input device?

Primarily which kind of acid is present in an apple?

Which of the following gases is used for artificial ripening of green fruits?

Which of the following living beings is most likely to produce greenhouse gases?

What is the cover amount for partial disability in Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana?

Who invented the fountain pen?

When was the first Common Wealth Games held?

Who does not belong to Madhubani Painting?

Which is the highest gallantry award during the war time in India?

Who is the author of the book "The Namesake"?

Which country imposed the world's toughest law against plastic bags recently?

M. Phil in Hindi Degree is awarded for the first time in which of the following country?