SSC MTS 19th July 2022 Shift-3-1317

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SSC MTS 19th July 2022 Shift-3 (Test Code: 1317)

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

Existing or happening in the same time period

  1. Inbred

  2. Exemplary

  3. Contemporary

  4. Cosmopolitan

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Confiscated

  1. Seized

  2. Marinated

  3. Acquitted

  4. Liberated

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.

Details of the housing / services and allowances / has not been announced yet

  1. services and internment

  2. Details of the housing

  3. No error

  4. has not been announced yet

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

After a long ______, she finally answered my question.

  1. pass

  2. posse

  3. paws

  4. pause

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.

The UAE, along with other/ Gulf states, has been being/ making friendly overtures to Iran.

  1. The UAE along with other

  2. No error

  3. Gulf states has been being

  4. making friendly overtures to Iran

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

improvement required'.

Every other facility can only be enjoyed with the benefit of good health.

  1. being enjoying with

  2. No improvement required

  3. been enjoyed with

  4. enjoying for

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Robust

  1. Agile

  2. Healthy

  3. Weak

  4. Strong

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sprightly

  1. Lethargic

  2. Enthusiastic

  3. Durable

  4. Spiteful

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Indafatigable

  2. Indafetigable

  3. Indefatigable

  4. Indefetigable

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A leopard cannot change its spots

  1. It is possible to complete a tedious job

  2. being ready to do anything is not common

  3. Working with full devotion.brings results

  4. It is impossible to change who you are

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.

In some institutions, additional teaching / assistants will hired to / teach high school students.

  1. No error

  2. In some institutions, additional teaching

  3. assistants will hired to

  4. teach high school students

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

A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left

  1. Cemetery

  2. Cloakroom

  3. Courtyard

  4. Hangar

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Satiate

  1. Pamper

  2. Culminate

  3. Satisfy

  4. Agitate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The skill of execution is viewed as inseparable from art, and mastery of technical problems is a ______ for producing expressive

interpretations.

  1. parasite

  2. premonition

  3. percussion

  4. precondition

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The prisoners made an elaborate plan to escape ______ the jail.

  1. in

  2. by

  3. for

  4. from

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I can’t ______ this pain anymore.

  1. bier

  2. boor

  3. bear

  4. beer

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

improvement required'.

I can neither punish him nor reward him for which he have done.

  1. what he done

  2. No improvement required

  3. what he has done

  4. which he has did

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I can’t fit this teddy bear in my almirah. It is so ___________.

  1. judicious

  2. liberal

  3. gigantic

  4. petite

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Biuldng

  2. Biulding

  3. Buildng

  4. Building

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Heart and soul

  1. Quickly

  2. Suddenly

  3. Completely

  4. Loudly

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Scientists (1) ______ Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) ______ been shown in an early trial to prompt a
protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in
about 1,000 people, half of (3) ______ got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4) ______ safety, but in
this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was (5) ______ .

Question:

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

  1. to

  2. in

  3. on

  4. at

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Scientists (1) ______ Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) ______ been shown in an early trial to prompt a
protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in
about 1,000 people, half of (3) ______ got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4) ______ safety, but in
this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was (5) ______ .

Question:

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

  1. was

  2. had

  3. have

  4. has

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Scientists (1) ______ Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) ______ been shown in an early trial to prompt a
protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in
about 1,000 people, half of (3) ______ got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4) ______ safety, but in
this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was (5) ______ .

Question:

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

  1. whose

  2. what

  3. whom

  4. which

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Scientists (1) ______ Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) ______ been shown in an early trial to prompt a
protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in
about 1,000 people, half of (3) ______ got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4) ______ safety, but in
this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was (5) ______ .

Question:

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

  1. elevate

  2. criticise

  3. dictate

  4. evaluate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Scientists (1) ______ Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) ______ been shown in an early trial to prompt a
protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in
about 1,000 people, half of (3) ______ got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4) ______ safety, but in
this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was (5) ______ .

Question:

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

  1. reduced

  2. provoked

  3. sheltered

  4. lessened

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:

I. No G is H.

II. Some R are G.

Conclusions:

I. Some H are not G.

II. All H are R.

  1. Only conclusion II follows

  2. Only conclusion I follows

  3. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. Both conclusions I and II follow

In a certain code language, 'DISK' is written as 'SIKD', and 'MINE' is written as 'NIEM'.

How will 'BOLD' be written in that language?

  1. BLOD

  2. DOLB

  3. BDOL

  4. LODB

In a certain code language, if phone is called laptop, laptop is called kettle, kettle is called refrigerator, refrigerator is called

charger, and charger is called cooler, then what is used to store food?

  1. Charger

  2. Laptop

  3. Refrigerator

  4. Kettle

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is allowed)

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

56, 111, 221, 441, 881, ?

  1. 1651

  2. 1661

  3. 1761

  4. 1781

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown.

If ‘Red’ is called ‘Blue’, ‘Blue’ is called ‘White’, ‘White’ is called ‘Black’, ‘Black’ is called

‘Pink’, and ‘Pink’ is called ‘Orange’, then what is the colour of milk?

  1. Pink

  2. Orange

  3. White

  4. Black

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

(146, 102, 58)

  1. (164, 120, 56)

  2. (150, 106, 62)

  3. (168, 114, 70)

  4. (152, 108, 84)

Select the option that is related to the fifth alphanumeric-cluster in the same way as the second alphanumeric-cluster is

related to the first alphanumeric-cluster and the fourth alphanumeric-cluster is related to the third alphanumeric-cluster.

MNO13 : QRS17 :: PQR16 : TUV20 :: STU19 : ?

  1. WXY22

  2. VWX23

  3. WXY23

  4. VWX22

By interchanging the two numbers 20 and 36, which of the following equations will be correct?

I. 55 + 42 − 36 × 20 ÷ 9 = 17

II. 20 ÷ 2 × 36 + 81 − 41 = 400

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II

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

GAM, DCJ, AEG, XGD, ?

  1. VJA

  2. UIA

  3. VIA

  4. UJA

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

Among five friends Aman, Baman, Chaman, Karan and Tapan, Chaman is older than only one friend. Tapan is older than Karan.

Only two persons are older than Karan.

Baman is older than Tapan. Who is the youngest among all the friends?

  1. Aman

  2. Chaman

  3. Tapan

  4. Karan

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.

68 : 4 :: 130 : 5 :: 350 : ?

  1. 6

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 7

6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing north (not necessarily in the same order). A is the immediate neighbour

of D and F. F is the immediate neighbour of E and A. B is in the second position from the right end. If D is not at any of the ends,

then how many persons are sitting towards the left of D?

  1. 2

  2. 1

  3. 5

  4. 3

Which of the numbers (not digits) should be interchanged in the given equation to make it mathematically correct?

4 + 6 × 3−5 ÷ 2 = 16

  1. 5 and 6

  2. 4 and 6

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 5 and 3

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

77, 158, 207, 232, 241, ?

  1. 242

  2. 243

  3. 244

  4. 240

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.

RIDE : EIDR :: IDLE : EDLI :: LAMP : ?

  1. ALPM

  2. PAML

  3. PMAL

  4. MPAL

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line AB as shown.

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

Night Blindness : Vitamin A :: Beri Beri : ?

  1. Vitamin D

  2. Vitamin C

  3. Vitamin B

  4. Vitamin A

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.

Statement I: Some pastas are pizzas. No pizza is a burger.

Statement II: All burgers are nachos.

Conclusion I: Some pasta being nacho is a possibility.

Conclusion II: All pizza being nacho is a possibility.

  1. Both conclusions I and II follows.

  2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  3. Only conclusion I follows.

  4. Only conclusion II follows

In a certain code language, 'HOLA' is coded as '16', and 'GRABY' is coded as '25'. How will 'SIX' be coded in that language?

  1. 6

  2. 12

  3. 18

  4. 9

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

Among seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V; U is taller than only three other friends. R is tallest among all friends. T is taller than

U. Q is taller than only one person. Only two persons are taller than P. V is taller than Q. Who is the shortest among all the

friends?

  1. S

  2. U

  3. V

  4. P

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

Ramya lent a certain sum of money at 4% simple interest to Seema and in 8 years the interest amounted to Rs3,400 less than

the sum lent. Find the sum lent by Ramya to Seema.

  1. Rs3,050

  2. Rs6,100

  3. Rs8,200

  4. Rs5,000

A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 15%. If he would have sold it for Rs50 more, he could have gained 10%. What

was the original cost price of the article?

  1. Rs260

  2. Rs280

  3. Rs160

  4. Rs200

There are a total of 60 students in a class and the ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls is 4 : 1, respectively. If 22 of

the boys from this class are vegetarians, then find the number of non-vegetarian boys from the same class .

  1. 26

  2. 18

  3. 38

  4. 28

A survey was conducted to find out which genre of movies people liked the most. 1,200 people answered the survey.

The following pie chart shows the result of that survey.

What is the number of people who liked science fiction?

  1. 100

  2. 200

  3. 150

  4. 230

A and B can do a piece of work together in 10 days, B and C can do the same work together in 15 days, while C and A can do

the same work together in 20 days. In how many days can A, B and C do the same work, working together?

  1. \frac{60}{11}       

  2. \frac{60}{13}

  3. \frac{120}{11}

  4. \frac{120}{13}

The male population of a city has increased by 20% from the previous year, while the female population has increased by

42.5%. If the total population of the city has increased by 30%, then the female population of the city was what percentage of

male population in the previous year?

  1. 60%

  2. 80%

  3. 90%

  4. 70%

15 kg of grapes, in which 90% of the content was water, were kept in sunlight. In presence of sunlight, the water content

reduced to such an extent that now only 85% of the total weight of the grapes was water. Find the total reduced weight of the

grapes

  1. 10 kg

  2. 14 kg

  3. 13 kg

  4. 12 kg

The value of 30% of 3000+\sqrt{289}-897is:

  1. 20

  2. -29

  3. 41

  4. 62

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is equal to the circumference of a circle. If each side of this equilateral triangle is 88

cm long, then what will be the length of the diameter of the circle mentioned above? [Use \pi =\frac{22}{7} ]

  1. 21 cm

  2. 63 cm

  3. 84 cm

  4. 42 cm

The following table shows the marks scored by 2 students in 5 different subjects.

N = Total marks of student 1 in subjects 1 and 4 taken together

M = Total marks of student 2 in subjects 3 and 5 taken together

What is the value of N : M?

  1. 12 : 13

  2. 44 : 31

  3. 44 : 39

  4. 17 : 19

A sum of Rs2,400 is invested for 4 years at R% p.a, simple interest and the simple interest received is Rs1,152. Find the amount

received after 3 years when the same sum is invested at (R + 8) % p.a, simple interest.

  1. Rs3,260

  2. Rs3,180

  3. Rs2,880

  4. Rs3,840

The average of 8 numbers is 12. If a number Y is added to each of these 8 numbers, then the average becomes 16. What is the

value of Y?

  1. 5

  2. 4

  3. 8

  4. 6

The average of 10 consecutive even numbers is 25. If the even number just preceding the smallest of the 10 given numbers is

also included, then what will be the new average?

  1. 11

  2. 9

  3. 23

  4. 24

A bus starts from a bus station after every 30 minutes in the same direction. The speed of each bus is the same. Z is riding a

bike in the opposite direction at a speed of 25 km/h. Z meets each bus in 20 minutes. What is the speed of each bus?

  1. 50 km/h

  2. 75 km/h

  3. 30 km/h

  4. 60 km/h

Find the value of \left ( 13\times 23 \right )-\sqrt{\left ( 758+\sqrt{676} \right )}-\left ( 49^{2}\times 1+7 \right )+15\times 33 

  1. 413

  2. 403

  3. 423

  4. 433

If (6x + 5y) : (6x - 5y) = 11 : 5 then what is x : y?

  1. 20 : 9

  2. 12 : 5

  3. 15 : 8

  4. 18 : 11

A train can cover a certain distance in 3 hrs. If the track management is improved, an increase in the speed of the train by 10

km/h is possible, which can reduce the above journey time by 30 minutes. Find the initial speed of the train.

  1. 60 km/h

  2. 80 km/h

  3. 50 km/h

  4. 65 km/h

In an election between two candidates, one got 60% of the total valid votes, and 10% of the votes were invalid. If the total

number of votes cast were 10800, what was the number of valid votes for the other candidate?

  1. 5832

  2. 4898

  3. 3888

  4. 4820

The following bar graph shows the percentage increase in the price of crude oil on different days of a given week compared to

its price on the previous day.

If the price of crude oil at the end of Friday was Rs44,800 per barrel, then what was the price (per barrel) of crude oil at the end

of Thursday?

  1. Rs44,000

  2. Rs42,000

  3. Rs42,500

  4. Rs40,000

A work can be completed by X men in 15 days. 10 more men join them after 3 days. The remaining work is now completed in 8

days. What is the value of X?

  1. 16

  2. 20

  3. 12

  4. 24

A dealer bought an item at a discount of 10% on its original price. He sold it for an amount 35% more than the original price.

What percentage of profit did he get?

  1. 42.5%

  2. 50%

  3. 62.5%

  4. 57.5%

Find the largest number with which when 394 and 658 are divided, they leave remainders of 1 and 3, respectively.

  1. 143

  2. 141

  3. 133

  4. 131

40 chairs are bought at the marked price of 36 chairs. If these 40 chairs are sold after giving a discount of 1%, then find the

profit percentage?

  1. 7.25%

  2. 5%

  3. 12.5%

  4. 10%

The length of a rectangle is 5 times of its breadth. If the breadth is 10 cm, then what is the perimeter of the rectangle?

  1. 60 cm

  2. 110 cm

  3. 120 cm

  4. 95 cm

Find the length of the diagonal of a closed cube 'whose total surface area is 96 m2.

  1. 8\sqrt{3}   m 

  2. 4\sqrt{3}  m

  3. 2\sqrt{3}  m

  4. 4  m

What are the projections of varying lengths protruding out of an amoeba’s body, which can appear and disappear, known as?

  1. Contractile vacuole

  2. Paramecium

  3. Pseudo vacuole

  4. Pseudopodia

What is the minimum age to become Rajya Sabha member?

  1. 20 years

  2. 25 years

  3. 35 years

  4. 30 years

Who among the following former governors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was appointed as the Vice-President of The

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in January 2022?

  1. Urjit Patel

  2. Raghuram Rajan

  3. YV Reddy

  4. D Subbarao

Who among the following musicians has won the Bharat Ratna Award?

  1. Ram Narayan

  2. Ustad Bismillah Khan

  3. Hariprasad Chaurasia

  4. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

By maternal descent, Mughals were descendants of ?

  1. Timur

  2. Alexander

  3. Genghis Khan

  4. Galba

Gochi festival is an Indian festival majorly celebrated in ________.

  1. Chhattisgarh

  2. Goa

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Karnataka

Who set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal?

  1. James Mill

  2. William Jones

  3. Robert Clive

  4. Warren Hastings

In which year was the first ICC men’s Cricket World Cup played?

  1. 1977

  2. 1974

  3. 1976

  4. 1975

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the formation of soil?

  1. Climate

  2. Parent material

  3. Landslides

  4. Topography

The Barabati Fort is situated in the city of.

  1. Guwahati

  2. Cuttack

  3. Madurai

  4. Raipur

Which of the following elements of the periodic table has atomic number 1?

  1. Hydrogen

  2. Cobalt

  3. Copper

  4. Nitrogen

‘Ace Against Odds’ is the autobiography of which of the following persons?

  1. Vijay Amritraj

  2. Sania Mirza

  3. Leander Paes

  4. Mahesh Bhupathi

Which famous Bharatanatyam dancer was awarded with the Padma Bhushan in 1957 and Padma Vibhushan in 1977? Bengali

film director Satyajit Ray made a documentary on her.

  1. Ileana Citaristi

  2. Tanjore Balasaraswati

  3. Saroj Khan

  4. Kumari Kamala

Zoroaster was a/an ______ prophet.

  1. Indian

  2. Chinese

  3. British

  4. Iranian

The word agriculture is derived from the Latin words ager and culture. What does ‘ager’ mean?

  1. Rocks

  2. Soil

  3. Water

  4. Plants

Who founded Shantiniketan near Bolpur on 22 December 1901?

  1. Dr Rajendra Prasad

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Durgabai Deshmukh

  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

What is the total number of India’s neighbouring countries?

  1. Twelve

  2. Six

  3. Eight

  4. Nine

Which Indian city will host the 2023 International Olympic Committee session?

  1. Chennai

  2. Pune

  3. Mumbai

  4. Bengaluru

Which of the following is NOT a feature of parliamentary government in India?

  1. Membership of the ministers in the legislature,

  2. Undissolvable lower house

  3. Presence of nominal and real executives

  4. Collective responsibility of the executive to the legislature

In India, the second census of the 21st century was conducted in _________.

  1. 2014

  2. 2011

  3. 2004

  4. 2009

Who among the following legendary Kathak dancers passed away in January 2022?

  1. Pandit Birju Maharaj

  2. Pandit Lachhu Maharaj

  3. Pandit Ravi Shankar

  4. Pandit Durga Lal

Baking soda is the common name of ____________.

  1. citric acid

  2. tartaric acid

  3. sodium bicarbonate

  4. ammonium hydroxide

Since which year has the AFSPA been started?

  1. 1949

  2. 1952

  3. 1958

  4. 1955

Jagoi and Cholom are the two main divisions of ?

  1. Bharatanatyam

  2. Odissi

  3. Manipuri

  4. Kathak

Which state has the highest reserves of graphite in India, as of April 2022?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Chhattisgarh

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