SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 5 Oct 2021 Shift 3)

Select the segment in which a word has been INCORRECTLY used.

The crow held back to the piece of bread with its claws.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Rohit prepared an ______ chart on the benefits of afforestation.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

One who reads a lot

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The team members will meet on a airport at 7 a.m. tomorrow

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

After we had ate a hearty meal, we went to sleep

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Break new ground

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

He helped me with the lessons ______ I should fail.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

We should focus on only one thing in the time.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required.’

Please don’t create panic among people during that difficult times.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

After the trek, I felt a ______ pain in my leg.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

POTENT

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

COMPLEX

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Rohan is quite popular ______ his classmates.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

VALIANT

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

LIMPID

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

Make impure by adding inferior substances

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

We watched the workman to be removing the damaged tiles.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Sell like hot cakes

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

Six students, L, M, N, O, P and Q, are standing facing north, but not necessarily in the same sequence. L is at one of the corners and Q is beside him. M is to the immediate right of P. M is at the second place from the right end. N is not beside Q.

Who is standing to the immediate right of Q?

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?

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

11 * 4 * 3 * 3 * 7 * 8

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

(17, 39, 11)

Find which figure is to be removed so that all, starting from I, fit in to a pattern.

Arrange the following in a logical and meaningful order.

I. Kamet

II. Kanchenjunga

III. Nanda Devi

IV. Saltoro Kangri

In a certain code language, '893' means 'Shahid likes cakes', '137' means 'cakes are delicious', and '274' means 'we are girls'. Which of the following options may be the code for 'girls'?

Two statements are given, followed by four 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. Some men are Bengalis.
2. All women are Bengalis.

Conclusions:

I. No Bengali is a man.

II. Some women are men.

III. All women are men.

IV. No woman is a man.

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

Potato : Stem :: Gram : ?

In a certain code language, '274' means 'you are fool', '137' means 'Rohan is fool', and '893' means 'Riya likes Rohan'. Which of the following options is the code for 'is'?

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. Some boys are in class II.
2. Shekhar is not in class II.

Conclusions:

I. Shekhar is not a boy.

II. No class II student is a boy.

III. Shekhar is a boy.

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

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

7 : 216

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

17 × 3 ÷ 6 − 2 + 7 = 55

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

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the given number series.

15, 19, 28, 44, ?, 105

If in a code language, 'HOOK' is written as 'KUXW', then how will 'COKE' be written in the same code language?

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

c _ _ d _ k n d _ k _ d c

If in a code language, 'WICE' is written as 'DRXV', then how will 'ROPE' be written in the same code language?

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relationship among females, girls and brides?

A series is given with one term wrong. Select that wrong term from the given alternatives.

39, 46, 60, 82, 109, 144

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster.

HOST : JKYL : : SOLO : ?

Select the figure which is NOT embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).

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.

Which row house is second to the right of S?

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

Human body : Medicines :: Plants : ?

Kamal saves x% of her monthly income. When his monthly expenditure is increased by 20% and the monthly income is increased by 26%, then his monthly savings increased by 60%. What is the value of x?

Study the pie-chart which shows the sales distribution of products A, B, C, D and E of a company XYZ in 2019, and answer the question that follows.

The number of units of product C sold by the company exceeds the total number of units of products A and B by x. The value of x lies between:

The area of a parallelogram ABCD is 300 cm², The distance between AB and CD is 20 cm, and the distance between BC and AD is 30 cm. What is the perimeter (in cm) of the parallelogram?

Study the pie-chart which shows the sales distribution of products A, B, C, D, and E of a company XYZ in 2019, and answer the question that follows.

The total number of units of products B and D sold by the company was:

A solid metallic sphere of radius 8.4 cm is melted and recast into a cone of height 18.9 cm. What is the radius (in cm) of the base of the cone?

To do a certain work, the ratio of the efficiencies of A and B is 7 : 6. Working together, they can complete the same work in 21 days. What part of the same work will be completed by B alone in 26 days?

The average of the two-digit numbers 41, x5, 5x and 44 is 57. What is the average of (x + 5) and (2x - 9)?

Some fruits are bought at 11 for ₹100 and twice the number at 8 for ₹100. If all the fruits are sold at 9 for ₹100, then what is the profit or loss percentage?

The simple interest on a sum for 5 years at 8% p.a. is ₹3,960. What will be the simple interest on the same sum for \(6 \frac{2}{3}\) years at 12% p.a?

The value of 36 ÷ [24 + {30 − (60 − 60 ÷ 4 × 5 of 2)}] is:

In a class of 92 students, the ratio of the number of boys to that of girls is 12 : 11. The average score of the girls, in a test \(33\frac{1}{3}%\), is more than that of boys. If the average score of all students is 80, then what is the average score of girls?

The value of \(\frac{6.25+\frac{6}{7}:of:21-3}{\frac{3}{4}:of(15.8-3.4)+5\times2.39}\) is:

Let x be the largest 4-digit number which is divisible by each of 16, 21, 24 and 28. The sum of the digits of X is:

A train covers a distance of 108 km at a certain speed. If its speed is increased by 18 km/hr, it would take 18 minutes less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed (in km/hr) of the train?

What is the mean of the median and range of the data:

45, 40, 38, 60, 55, 36, 31, 52, 42, 44 ?

The marked price of an article is ₹3,600. Two successive discounts of x% and 15% are offered on it during a sale. If the selling price of the article is ₹2,448, then the value of x is:

By selling an article for ₹720, a shopkeeper gains 20%. If he sells it for ₹210, what is his gain or loss percentage?

Study the pie-chart which shows the sales distribution of products A, B, C, D, and E of a company XYZ in 2019, and answer the question that follows.

In the total number of units of the products sold in 2020 is 20% more than that in 2019, and the sales distribution of all the products remain the same, then what will be the difference between the number of units of products E and D sold in 2020?

A and B can complete a work in 12 days and 20 days, respectively They work together for 4 days. C alone completes the remaining work in 14 days. B and C together can complete the same work in:

A person can row at 10 km/hr in still water. The speed of the stream is \(1\frac{1}{9}\) m/sec. The time (in hours) taken by him to row a distance of 72 km upstream is:

The average of x, y and z is 6 more than z. The average of x and y is 50. If u is 6 less than z, then what is the average of u and z?

In a library, the ratio of the number of mathematics books to that of physics books, is the same as the ratio of the number of the physics books to that of chemistry books. If there are 144 mathematics books and 100 chemistry books, then the ratio of the total no of mathematics and physics books to the total number of chemistry and physics books is:

When x is substracted from each of 55, 50, 23 and 22, the numbers so obtained in this order, are in proportion. What is the fourth proportional of 3, 7 and x?

A sum amounts to ₹11,616 in 2 years and to ₹12,777.60 in 3 years, when the interest is compounded annually. The sum (in ₹) is:

The value of \(\frac{4}{9}\div \left(\frac{3}{5}-\frac{1}{2}\right)\times \frac{9}{25}-\left(\frac{2}{3}\div \frac{3}{4}:of:\frac{5}{3}\right)+\left(5\frac{1}{4} \div \frac{3}{7}:of:\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{3}{35}\right)\) is:

In the context of Sufi traditions, what is the meaning of the word 'sama'?

In the context of the culture of Uttarakhand, 'Kafuli' is the name of a:

Who among the following revolutionaries was popularly known as 'Master Da'?

As per the Lion Census conducted every five years, the number of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region of Gujarat has risen to ______ in June 2020.

Which of the following sportspersons won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics?

The book titled 'My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions' is an autobiography of:

In which of the following states of India is the buffalo breed named 'Banni' mainly reared?

With which of the following states is the folk dance named 'Terah Taali' traditionally associated?

Which of the following rivers form Kunchikal waterfall in Karnataka?

Which of the following factors is responsible for the disease called 'Mad Hatter Disease'?

Which of the following states had an Upper House in the state legislature as of 31 July 2020?

Which of the following body parts is directly affected in the disease called rickets?

Which State/Union Territory is traditionally associated with a yogurt-based gravy dish called 'Yakhni'?

In which of the following regions of India is the natural habitat of White-bellied Heron largely distributed?

In which of the following weight categories did Sakshi Malik win an Olympic medal in the year 2016?

Which sector of the Indian economy was the second largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in India during 2019-20?

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that the Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List?

Which of the following parallels of latitude represent the Tropic of Capricorn?

Who among the following was honoured with the ‘Honorary Foreign Member Award 2019’ by the American Historical Association?

In the context of Gupta administration, the term 'vithi' referred to a/an:

Of the units mentioned in the options, which one is the largest as compared to the others?

Which of the following celestial bodies has a natural satellite named ‘Charon’?

The _______ was nationalised in the year 1949.

Who among the following was the recipient of the Infosys Prize 2019 for Humanities?

Who was the Indian Cabinet Minister of Corporate Affairs as on 31 July 2020?