SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022 Previous Year Paper Shift 2

Which two numbers (not digits) and two signs need to be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

14 + 7 ÷ 729 × 81 - 9 = 500

Six people, Ankita, Babita, Sheela, Damini, Pinky and Kamini are sitting in two parallel rows, three of them are facing north and the other three are facing south. Ankita is facing south. Kamini sits immediate right of Sheela. Sheela is facing Damini. Ankita does not sit at any of the extreme ends. Pinky is facing the same direction as Kamini. Who is sitting to the left of Ankita?

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

35 + 3 ÷ 3 - 5 + 1 = 40

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statement I: Most of the engineering students are adults. Statement II: Harsh is an adult.

Conclusion I: Harsh is an engineering student. Conclusion II: Some engineering students are not adults.

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

96, 144, ?, 240, 288

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

SAM : UES :: RAT : TEZ :: LOI : ?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements : Some remotes are batteries. All batteries are chargers. No charger is a cable.

Conclusions : I) Some remotes are cables. II) Some batteries are cable.

Seven persons H, I, J, K, L, M, and N are arranged in ascending order according to their heights. The person with the shortest height stands at the first position, and the person with the tallest height stands at the end of the line.

H is standing immediately behind L, who is standing immediately behind K. Only two persons stand between M and N. I stands second from the front. M is not the shortest person. Who is standing first in the row?

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

In a certain code language, ‘PAIDY’ is written as ‘NYGBW’, and ‘FORST’ is written as ‘DMPQR’. How will ‘HARKG’ be written in that language?

In a certain code language, ‘AGC’ is coded as ‘42’, and ‘BAD’ is coded as ‘16’. How will ‘KIC’ be coded in that language?

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

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

RAB, SZD, TYF, UXH, ?

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

COMPUTER : EOOPWTGR :: SHOWER : UHQWGR :: NEEDLE : ?

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

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

(11, 22, 44) (15, 12, 42)

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. (Note: Operation should be done on integer numbers, without dividing the number into its component digits. For example mathematical operations like addition/subtraction/multiplication etc. on 13 - 13 can be done in 13. 13 can be divided into 1 and 3. dividing by and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

20 : 30 :: 42 : 56 :: 72 : ?

In a certain code language, ‘J’ is written as ‘10’ and ‘ACT’ is written as ‘24’. How will ‘BEAR’ be written in that language?

In a certain code language, if orange is called apple, apple is called grape, grape is called watermelon, watermelon is called chikoo, and chikoo is called onion, then which of the following code is for orange?

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding / deleting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

7854 : 5632 :: 8424 : 6202 :: 4444 : ?

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.

PG : DM :: GO : ?

V, W, X, Y and Z are five men sitting in a line facing the South - while M, N, O, P and Q are five ladies sitting in a second line parallel to the first line and are facing the North. W who is immediate next to the left of Y, is opposite Q. X and N are diagonally opposite to each other. Z is opposite to O who is immediate next to the right of M. P who is to the immediate left of Q, is opposite to Y. M is at one end of the line. Who is sitting opposite to N?

The incomes of Ramesh and Suresh are in the ratio of 5 : 7, and their expenditures are in the ratio of 1 : 2. If each of them saves ₹15,000, then what is Suresh’s income?

An 800-meter long train crosses a stationary pole in 15 seconds. What is the speed of the train?

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 16% if he allows a discount of 20% on the marked price of an article. What will be the profit percent earned by the shopkeeper if he sold the article at its marked price?

The average of eight consecutive odd numbers is 16. If the odd number immediately preceding the smallest of the given eight odd numbers is also included, then what will be the new average?

If P : Q = 2 : 7, then what is the value of (Q - P) : (Q + P)?

The following table shows the number of males and the number of females in three different housing societies in a city.

What is the difference between the total number of females and the total number of males in all the three societies taken together?

The volume of a cuboid is 3600 cm³. If the length and the breadth of the cuboid are 20 cm and 12 cm, respectively, then what is the height of this cuboid?

Salary of Prakash was ₹75,000. If he gets an increment of 8%, then what will be his new salary?

What is the greatest number which divides each of 150, 270 and 180 exactly?

The following pie chart shows the amount of loan given by each of seven different banks as a percentage of the total loan given by these 7 banks taken together.

What will be the angle made by sector B2?

8 men can make 12 chairs in 12 days if they work for 6 hours a day. If 9 chairs are to be make by 12 men in 6 days, then how many hours a day does each one of them need to work?

What will be the compound interest on a sum of ₹4,50,000 at the rate of 10% per annum in 2 years, if interest is compounded annually?

The total surface area of a closed hemisphere is 16632 cm². What is the sum of the radius and the diameter of this hemisphere? [Use π = 22/7]

In university exams where the total maximum marks were 500, Mohit gets 20% more than Surendra, Surendra gets 20% more than Lalit, and Lalit gets 15% less than Darshan. If Mohit gets 366 marks, what percentage of the full marks does Darshan get? [Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.]

A 36 cm long, 22 cm broad, and 49 cm high cuboid is melted and moulded into a solid sphere. What will be the radius of this sphere? [Use π = 22/7]

Rahul and Shyam, working together, can do a piece of work in 5 hours; Rahul alone can do the same work in 15 hours. How much time will Shyam alone take to do that work?

Abhishek climbs up a hill at a speed of 3 mi/h and comes down at a speed of 5 mi/h. If the total time taken for the two-way journey is 10 hours, then what is the distance between the hilltop and the foothill?

What is the value of [Formula above]?

The following bar chart shows the runs scored and the balls played by a batsman in 5 different innings.

Strike rate = (Runs scored / Balls played) × 100

What is the difference between the strike rates of I2 and I5? [Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.]

½ of 4 kg of an alloy is lead and the rest of it is tin. ⅙ of 5 kg of another alloy is lead and the rest of it is tin. Find the ratio of lead and tin in the mixture of the given quantities of these two alloys.

Simple interest on a certain sum is 54/75 of the sum. What is the rate of interest per annum if the value of the rate of interest per annum is half the time period (in years) of investment?

The average of 10 numbers is 37. If each number is decreased by 2, what will be the new average?

The cost price of a watch is ₹2,800. A shopkeeper sells it at a gain of 3.75%. What is the selling price of the watch?

60% of the cost price of a glass is 25% of its selling price. What is the profit percentage?

If A = [Formula above] and B = [Formula above], then what is the value of A - B?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

John ran pretty fast, _______ he did not win the race.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Out of the blue

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

An iron hand

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I like to read the newspaper ______ the morning.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.

Garnish the drink with cranberries or a slice of fresh peach.

Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

Go, rest in the dark shadowe of the graet forest.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

He have not been in the right mental state since 2017.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Scientists have made dramatic progress in understanding an universe and the mechanisms of biology.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

We are planning to go to Delhi ______ train.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Killing one self

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Once upon a time there was a very rich man which lived with his three daughters.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Despite the pain in his leg, / Nicholas completed / the marathon.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Subhash had just returned from work in 9 p.m.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Insecure

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

She remained resolute in her belief.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

The merchant distributes work among the weavers based on the orders received.

Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Uncanny

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

This pandemic have / profoundly changed our / way of living.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Brashness

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Who among the following won the Formula One 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

Which of the following awards has been conferred upon Kailash Kher?

When tax collection exceeds the required expenditure, the budget is said to be in _______.

Lactic acid is commonly found in _______.

Which of the following fundamental rights deals with ‘Protection of Interests of Minorities’?

Which Act passed by British Government of India abolished the Council of India?

As per Thermodynamics, ______ system cannot exchange both energy and mass with its surroundings.

According to the data from the economic think-tank, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which of the following states witnessed the lowest unemployment rate as of January 2022?

At which place in India does the river Yamuna meet the river Ganges?

According to the Indian Constitution, what is the tenure of the members of the State Legislative Council in India?

The headcount (number of persons) ratio is used to measure ______.

Which of the following animals is warm-blooded?

Baishagu festival is associated with the state of _____ in India.

Raut nacha is performed by mostly tribals of a state of India. Which of the following states is it?

The Appropriation Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2022 by the Ministry of _____.

Who among the following Indian choreographers won the World Choreography Award 2020 and was also nominated for the Emmy Awards?

Who wrote the hymn 'Vande Mataram'?

Who among the following actresses received the TIME 100 Impact Awards 2022?

Inamgaon, an important Archaeological site is situated on ______ river.

What is the height of the goal-post according to FIFA?

Who wrote the book ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’?

______ is also known as industrial agriculture.

______ has often been called the incubator of Western civilisation.

______ was the capital of Chalukya dynasty.

Bharhut Stupa depict the Jataka tales and stories. It is located in which of the following states?