SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 6 Oct 2021 Shift 1)

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

EFFICIENT

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.

Close to one’s heart

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

A place for keeping birds

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

DELICATE

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

The farmer is cutting the corn which has ripen in the fields.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Go bonkers

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

I paid the plumber for repair the pipes.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The task has been _______ to the juniors.

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 strong wind blow off all the candles.

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.’

There are very little peoples in this world who are bold enough to defy social customs.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

I visit my grandparents _______.

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

A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others

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

The children jumped at joy when they saw the slides in the park.

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’.

He got away from punishment as there was not enough evidence against him.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

BAFFLE

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

This lesson is ______ than the previous one.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

STABLE

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

______is the reason for this chaos?

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.

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

11, 13, 16, 26, 41, 67, 102, ?

Six students are sitting on a bench facing the interactive board in the classroom. A is sitting second to the right of B, while F is second to the right of E. If C is second right of A, then what is the sitting position of D in respect of F?

Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following terms as they appear in a dictionary.

1. Dreamlike
2. Dreamer
3. Dreamy
4. Dreamland
5. Dreamtime

A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures. How will it appear when unfolded?

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

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to replace the * signs so as to balance the given equation.

92436139 = 104

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

Tuesday : Saturday :: May : _______.

If in a coding system STAMINA is coded as 74 and OCTOBER is coded as 75, then how will IMPOSING be coded in the same coding system?

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?

4, 6, 9, 14, 23, 40, ?

If - is interchanged with ÷ and + is interchanged with ×, then which of the following equations is correct?

Identify the option figure that completes the following pattern.

Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes:

Playground, Stadium, Goalpost

In a row of 47 persons, X is 14^th from the front while Y is 17^th from the back. If they exchange their location, Y becomes 34^th from the back, then what will be the position of X from the front?

Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, Il, Ill and IV. 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:

Some advocates are doctors.

Some doctors are players.

All players are engineers.

Conclusions:

I. Some players are doctors.

Il. Some engineers are advocates.

Ill. All advocates are engineers.

IV. Some engineers are doctors.

Identify the option in which following figure is embedded (rotation is NOT applicable).

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?

168, 168, 84, 28, ?

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.

CONCEPT : DDFOPQU :: NARROWS : _______.

Select the option figure that will replace question mark (?) in the following figure series.

If in a coding system LEARNING is coded as 82463739 and MOBILE is coded as 510782, then how will IMAGINE be coded in the same coding system?

In a certain code language, if GLAMOUR is written as AGLMORU, then how will RUTTING be written in the same code language?

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and Il. 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:

All trees are plants.

Some plants are climbers.

Conclusions:

I. Some plants are trees.

Il. Some trees are climbers.

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set.

46 : 82 : 154

Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following letter series?

TPM, IEB, XTQ, ?

In a certain code language, if IRONING is written as OWSQKOG, then how will SHERIFF be written in the same code language?

‘Truck’ is related to ‘Road’ in the same way as ‘Tram’ is related to ' _______ '

If a certain sum at compound interest becomes 3 times in 4 years, then in how many years will it become 9 times, at the same rate of interest?

A train covers a distance of 275 km in \(2 \frac{1}{2}\) hours with a uniform speed. The time taken to cover a distance of 440 km with the same speed is:

The cost prices of two articles are in the ratio 4 : 5. While selling these articles. the shopkeeper gains 10% on one article and 20% profit on the other article, and the difference in the selling price is Rs. 480. Find the total cost price of both the articles.

A sum of Rs. 17,200 is lent out at simple interest in two parts for two years at 8% and 10% p.a., respectively. If the total interest received after two years is Rs. 3,008, then the money lent at 8% rate is:

The radii of the circular ends of a frustum of a cone are 20 cm and 13 cm and its height is 12 cm. What is the capacity (in litres) of the frustum (correct to one decimal place)? (Take π = 22/7) 

The perimeter of rectangular field is 386 m and the difference between its two adjacent sides is 95 m. The side of a square field, having the same area as that of the rectangle. is:

If the mean of x + 1, x + 12, 2x + 3 and 3x + 5 is 21, then the value of x is:

14 men complete a work in 18 days. If 21 men are employed, then the time required to complete the same work will be:

The value of \(\rm \frac{2 - \left( \frac{6}{7} \ of \ 21 + 5.25 \right)}{\frac{3}{4} \ of \ (15.8 - 3.4 ) + 5 \times 2.39}\) is

Ramesh invested 30% more than Suresh. Suresh invested 40% less than Arun, who invested Rs. 8,000. The total amount invested by all of them together is:

A laborer was engaged for a certain number of days for Rs. 8,500, but due to his absence for some days, he was paid Rs. 6,050 only. Find the number of days that he was absent?

If the radius of a cylinder is decreased by 40% and the height is increased by 60% to form a new cylinder, then the volume will be decreased by

Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The sum of their squares is 2349. Find the average of these three numbers

Study the histogram and answer the question given below.

The given graph represents the percentage of marks scored by students in class X Board Examination in 2018 in a school.

Total number of students = 250

The difference between the percentage of students who scored less than 70% marks and the percentage of students who scored 80% and above is:

70 males and 100 females are working in a firm. During one mass recruitment drive, an equal number of males and females are recruited and their ratio becomes 3 : 4. The total number of people working in the firm after recruitment is:

A reduction of 15% in the price of sugar enables Aruna Rai to buy 6 kg more for Rs. 272. The reduced price of sugar per kg is:

The speed of A is 20 km/h more than the speed of B. The time that A takes to travel a distance of 300 km is 2 hours less than the time that B takes to travel a distance of 240 km. What is the speed (in km/h) of A?

A is 120% of B and B is 65% of C. If the sum of A, B and C is \(121 \frac{1}{2}\), then the value of 2C – 4B + A is:

Between two consecutive years, my income is in the ratio 2 : 5 and expenses are in the ratio 4 : 7. If my income in the second year is Rs. 75,000 and my expenses in the first year are Rs. 20,000, then my total savings in the two years together are:

The average of eight consecutive numbers is 10.5. The largest number is:

A shopkeeper sold 25 articles in such a way that he gets a profit which is equal to the selling price of 5 articles. Find his profit percent?

If the width of the path around a square field is 4.5 m and the area of the path is 252 m², then the length of the side of the field is:

A can do a piece of work in 60 days. He works at it for 15 days, and then B alone finishes the remaining work in 30 days. In how many days can A and B working together finish the same work?

Study the histogram and answer the question given below.

The given graph represents the percentage of marks scored by students in class X Board Examination in 2013 in a school,

Total number of students = 250

The ratio of the number of students who scored marks less than 60% to the number of students who scored marks 80% and above is:

Study the histogram and answer the question given below.

The given graph represents the percentage of marks scored by students in class X Board Examination in 2018 in a school.

Total number of students = 250

The number of students who scored less than 60% marks is approximately what percentage less than the number of students who scored 70% and above?

_______ is a palace in Jaipur, built by Sawai Pratap Singh.

The river Indus was called _______ by the Iranians and the Greeks about 2500 years ago.

Which of the following fall under Phylum Cnidarian of the animal kingdom?

Which Indian finance minister was India’s delegate to the World Monetary Conference at Bretton Woods in 1944 ?

Which of the following is a book by former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi?

Which of the following statements about tides is INCORRECT?

‘Microliths’ were _______ used by early humans.

Starch and sugar in our food are forms of ______.

_______ is a dance which combines speech, mime and pure dance.

Which of the following statements about bryophytes is not true?

Which of the following badminton players has NEVER won an Arjuna Award?

Which of the following persons was NOT a part of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed by the Supreme Court of India in 2017, to oversee the implementation of the Lodha reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

As per a report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Government of India), India recorded an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of ______ to 1000 live births in the year 2016.

Which of the following Indian states was one of the worst affected by the tsunami on 26^th December 2004?

Mechanical energy is the sum of potential energy and ______ energy.

The Indian Super League (ISL) is a _______ championship.

Article _______ of the Constitution of India deals with freedom to manage religious affairs.

A wooden bat can be classified as a/an ______ object.

Which Part of the Constitution of India deals with citizenship?

We celebrate 'Samvidhan Divas' on _______ every year, to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

Which of the following books has been written by Munshi Premchand?

Which of the following is a tributary of the river Ganga?

To which of the following sectors of the economy do Basel Ill norms belong?

The tenth day after ________ Navratri is celebrated as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.

Rulers of mahajanapadas in ancient India collected a tax called ‘Bhaga’ from the _____ in their region.