SSC MTS 12th July 2022 Shift-2-3030

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SSC MTS 12th July 2022 Shift-2 (Test Code: 3030)

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

A keeper or custodian of a museum

  1. Creator

  2. Developer

  3. Master

  4. Curator

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

The list included many mundane, routine tasks.

  1. standard

  2. temporal

  3. customary

  4. exceptiona

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

improvement required’.

The smell of this flower make me felt dizzy.

  1. making I feel

  2. makes me feel

  3. make me feeling

  4. No improvement required

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Hurdle

  1. Progress

  2. Impediment

  3. Accessory

  4. Aid

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.

Apart from Germany, they also visited Italy and Austria during its business trip.

  1. also visited Italy and Austria

  2. during its business trip

  3. Apart from Germany, they

  4. No error.

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

improvement required'.

Suspend all the employees which has been coming late.

  1. who have been coming

  2. who had came

  3. that was been coming

  4. No improvement required

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

Any award, honour or laudatory notice

  1. Complement

  2. Deal

  3. Statute

  4. Accolade

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Thinking of talent as innate makes our world more manageable and more comfortable as it relieves a person of the _______ of

expectation.

  1. blessing

  2. assistance

  3. burden

  4. compensation

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Agitate

  1. Blame

  2. Strike

  3. Distress

  4. Soothe

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

But this immortality / will have purchased / at the price of / his immortal part.

  1. will have purchased

  2. at the price of

  3. his immortal part

  4. But this immortality

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Tendency

  2. Tendensy

  3. Tendincy

  4. Tendancy

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

As he went through the street on an ______ that morning, he saw a woman with a cat under her arm.

  1. Objection

  2. encasement

  3. Errand

  4. Amendment

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

Something happening in three years

  1. Annual

  2. Triennial

  3. Biennial

  4. millennial

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Imprudense

  2. Imprudence

  3. Imprudance

  4. Imprudanse

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

We are selling a single orange ______ ?10 but nobody is ready to buy it.

  1. on

  2. to

  3. with

  4. for

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

I had never seen him lose his temper, and he governed our company with an iron hand.

  1. In anxiety

  2. At the service

  3. To any degree

  4. strict and harsh control

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.

Residents should keep an / eye out for strangers / acting suspecting in their areas

  1. eye out for strangers

  2. No error

  3. Residents should keep an

  4. acting suspecting in their areas

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

improvement required'.

When a plastic comb is rubbed on dry hair, they acquired a static charge.

  1. it acquired a

  2. it acquires a

  3. they acquire an

  4. No improvement required

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Come rain or shine, I will go to Paris tomorrow.

  1. At the last moment

  2. Whatever happens

  3. To decide later

  4. To come before the decided time

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Laborious

  1. Unsophisticated

  2. Profane

  3. Assiduous

  4. Pompous

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant
Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It
was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January
after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.

Question:

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

  1. Assorting

  2. Enclosing

  3. Clearing

  4. Signing

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant
Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It
was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January
after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.

Question:

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

  1. Leading

  2. Susceptible

  3. Supportive

  4. Mandatory

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant
Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It
was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January
after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.

Question:

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

  1. Based

  2. Inscribed

  3. Published

  4. Known

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant
Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It
was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January
after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.

Question:

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

  1. Sponsored

  2. Refused

  3. kept

  4. Authenticated

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant
Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It
was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January
after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.

Question:

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

  1. Striking

  2. Discovering

  3. Forging

  4. Hedging

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

TOM, UMP, VKS, ?, XGY

  1. WHU

  2. WIV

  3. WIU

  4. WHV

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

121, 144, 169, ?, 225, 256

  1. 196

  2. 192

  3. 188

  4. 194

Select the option in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given number-pair.

(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)

17 : 19

  1. 23 : 27

  2. 43 : 53

  3. 29 : 31

  4. 31 : 41

In a certain code language, 'GANT' is coded as '126', and 'PROM' is coded as '186'.

How will 'GAIL' be coded in that language?

  1. 63

  2. 79

  3. 58

  4. 87

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. All X are B.

II. All N are X.

Conclusions:

I. All N are B.

II. Some B are X.

  1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  2. Only conclusion II follows

  3. Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. Only conclusion I follows

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

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.

RL : VJ :: AN : ?

  1. FL

  2. EL

  3. FM

  4. EM

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern (Rotation is not allowed).

Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘ב are

interchanged and also ‘5’ and ‘9’ are interchanged?

3 + 9 − 6 × 5 ÷ 3 =?

  1. 10

  2. 16

  3. 12

  4. 14

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.

GAP : EYN :: MAD : KYB :: FILE : ?

  1. EJGC

  2. DGJC

  3. EHKD

  4. DKHE

By interchanging the given two signs, which of the following equations will NOT be correct?

× and -

I.17 − 21 + 86 ÷ 2 × 13 = 387

II.10 + 63 − 12 × 259 ÷ 7 = 739

  1. Equation I

  2. Equation II

  3. Neither I nor II

  4. Both I and II

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 mangoes are radish and no radish is an apple.

All apples are tomatoes.

Conclusions:

I: All radish being tomatoes is a possibility.

II: Some radishes are tomatoes.

  1. Neither I nor II follows

  2. Only I follows

  3. Only II follows

  4. Both I and II follow

Seven boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 are sitting around a circular table, facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the

same order). B3 is second to the left of B6. B1 is third to the left of B3. B7 is third to the left of B6.

B4 is not the immediate neighbour of B6. B2 is not the immediate neighbour of B1, B5 is the immediate neighbour of B1 and

B6.. Three out of the following four options are similar by a certain logic and form a group. Which of the following does NOT

belong to that group?

  1. B3, B6, B1

  2. B6, B1, B7

  3. B2, B5, B4

  4. B7, B4, B1

In a certain code language, 'SLID' is written as 'TMHC', and 'LIST' is written as 'MJRS'.

How will 'PILE' be written in that code language?

  1. QIKC

  2. OHMF

  3. OMHF

  4. QJKD

6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a rectangular table (not necessarily in the same order) facing towards the

centre. 4 persons are sitting at each corner, and one person is sitting at the middle of each shorter side of the table. B is an

immediate neighbour of D and C. F is an immediate neighbour of A and D. E is an immediate neighbour of A and C. F is not

sitting at any of the corners.

Which of the following pairs represents the persons who are sitting exactly opposite to each other?

  1. CD

  2. FC

  3. AD

  4. BE

Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G have a different number of bikes. D has more bikes than F, but less bikes than G. F has less

bikes than A, and A does not have the highest number of bikes. Four persons have more bikes than C. E has the least and D has

the third highest number of bikes. B has less bikes than G. Who has the highest number of bikes?

  1. B

  2. G

  3. D

  4. A

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.

8 : 32 :: 12 : 72 :: 18 : ?

  1. 180

  2. 234

  3. 208

  4. 162

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

16, 32, 14, 19, 37, 21, 22, 42, ?, 25, 47, 35

  1. 34

  2. 26

  3. 32

  4. 28

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

In a certain code language, '693' means 'Neha likes cakes', '135' means 'cakes are sweet', '254' means 'we are girls', then what is

the code for 'sweet' in the same code language?

  1. 3

  2. 5

  3. 2

  4. 1

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

In a certain code language, 'GRAY' is coded as ‘718125', 'FOMK' is coded as ‘6151311'.

How will 'CBHL' be coded in that code language?

  1. 23812

  2. 32812

  3. 38212

  4. 32821

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern (rotation is NOT allowed).

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

word is related to the third word.

Water : Thirst :: Food : Hunger :: Rest : ?

  1. Thought

  2. Wine

  3. Exhaustion

  4. Intoxication

A borrows an amount Rs3,600 from B at a rate of 20% simple interest for 2 years and lends 75% of this amount to C at 20%

compound interest for 2 years. A uses the remaining amount for his personal purpose. Find the total loss incurred by A.

  1. Rs928

  2. Rs852

  3. Rs1,152

  4. Rs1,024

What is the value of y in the following equation?

\left ( 1\div 23 \right )of\left [ 2\left \{ 3+4\left ( 35\div 7 \right ) \right \} \right ]=y

  1. 23

  2. 5

  3. 2

  4. 21

The slant height and the radius of a right circular cone are 11 cm and 6 cm, respectively. What is the curved surface area of the

cone?

  1. 74 πcm2

  2. 60 πcm2

  3. 44 πcm2

  4. 66 πcm2

The following pie chart shows hypothetical populations of different states (K, R, T, M, P, U, B) in the year 2011.

What is the difference between the total population of R and T and the total population of U and B as per data given in the pie

chart above?

  1. 13,82,000

  2. 15,40,000

  3. 12,56,000

  4. 14,75,000

Punit goes from his home to his relative's place at a speed of 45 km/h. While returning from the relative's place, due to traffic,

it takes him an hour longer as he can only drive at the speed of 40 km/h. Find the distance (in km) of his relative's place from

his home.

  1. 400

  2. 720

  3. 180

  4. 360

The following bar graph shows the total number of newspaper readers (in thousands) in a city during 6 consecutive months in

a particular year and the respective percentages of the above-mentioned readers who read Hindi newspapers.

The rest of the readers read English newspapers.

Note: Total readers = Hindi newspaper readers + English newspaper readers

What is the difference between the number of Hindi newspaper readers during January, February and April taken together and

that of English newspaper readers during March, May and June taken together?

  1. 154500

  2. 114500

  3. 176500

  4. 138700

The cost of building a fence around a circular field is ?7,425 at the rate of ?13.50 per foot. What is the area of the circular

field? [Use \pi =\frac{22}{7} ]   

  1. 25018.5 ft^{2}

  2. 23864.4 ft^{2}

  3. 24644.5 ft^{2}

  4. 24062.5 ft^{2}

In a bag, the number of Rs5 coins is 8 more than the number on Rs10 coins but 20% less than the number of Rs2 coins. If the total

amount in the bag is Rs270, what is the number of Rs5 coins?

  1. 15

  2. 20

  3. 25

  4. 18

If P1 , P2 , and P3 are three distinct prin1e numbers, then what is the least common multiple of ,P1 , P2 , and P3 ?

  1. P1

  2. P1 X P2 X P3

  3. P2 X P3

  4. P1 + P2 + P3

A person goes from P to Q in 8 hours. He starts from Pat 8 a.m. Another person goes from Q to P in 12 hours. He starts from Q

at 9 a.m. At what time will they meet?

  1. 1:12 p.m

  2. 12:12 p.m

  3. 12:20 p.m

  4. 1:20 p.m

The marked price of one pen is 'Rsx'. The selling price of one packet of 'x' pens, after a discount of 15%, is Rs1,360. What is the

value of 'x'?

  1. 20

  2. 40

  3. 30

  4. 45

The following table shows the numbers of chairs made of plastic and of steel in 5 different colours that were sold from a

furniture showroom during a sale.

The total number of chairs of colour C3 sold are what percentage of all the chairs of these 5 colours sold, both plastic and steel

ones put together? [ Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.]

  1. 17.75%

  2. 20.75%

  3. 14.75%

  4. 23.75%

What is the average of the first 13 odd numbers'?

  1. 14

  2. 13.5

  3. 12

  4. 13

Two craftsmen, A and B, are paid a total of Rs700 per week by their employer. If A is paid 250% of the sum paid to B, how much

is A paid per week?

  1. Rs300

  2. Rs200

  3. Rs500

  4. Rs450

Shivani purchased five pens for Rs600. She sells these five pens at the rate of Rs50 per pen. What is the approximate loss

percentage that Shivani incurred on selling the five pens?

  1. 61.66

  2. 58.33

  3. 48.33

  4. 53.33

The ratio of 45% of 80% of A to 30% of 40% of B is 15 : 4. If the average of A and B is 67.5, what is the value of A - B?

  1. 10

  2. 18

  3. 12

  4. 15

16 boys or 12 women can do a piece of work in 28 days. In how many days will the same work be done by 4 boys and 4 women,

if they all work together?

  1. 36 days

  2. 48 days

  3. 44 days

  4. 40 days

Each side of a square is 12 cm long. The perimeter of this square is equal to the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 16

cm. What will be the area of this rectangle?

  1. 128 cm2

  2. 112 cm2

  3. 184 cm2

  4. 156 cm2

The cost price of 27 articles is the same as the selling price of 18 articles. What is the gain or loss percentage?

  1. 50% gain

  2. 60% loss

  3. 30% loss

  4. 90% gain

In a bag there are coins of Rs5, Rs10 and Rs20 denominations. The total number of coins in the bag is 240. If the number of coins

of Rs5, Rs10 and Rs20 denominations are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5, then what is the total amount of money in the bag?

  1. Rs3,540

  2. Rs4,600

  3. Rs4,620

  4. Rs3,360

An alloy contains a mixture of two metals X and Y in the ratio of 2 : 3. The second alloy contains a mixture of the same metals,

X and Y, in the ratio 7 3. In what ratio should the first and the second alloys be mixed so as to make a new alloy containing 50%

of metal X?

  1. 3 : 4

  2. 3 : 1

  3. 5 : 6

  4. 2 : 1

8 years ago, the average age of Rahul's family consisting of 6 members was 35 years. One year ago a new baby was born in

this family. What will be the average age of the family four years hence?

  1. 41 years

  2. 37 years

  3. 40 years

  4. 43 years

On a certain sum of money, the simple interest for 2 years is Rs150 at the rate of 10% per annum. What is the difference

between the compound interest and the simple interest for 2 years if, in the case of compound interest, interest is compounded

annually at the rate of 10% per annum.

  1. Rs5

  2. Rs10

  3. Rs7.5

  4. Rs12.5

A work can be completed by 20 men in 50 days. 30 more men join them after 10 days of work. How many days will be saved in

completion of the work?

  1. 18 days

  2. 20 days

  3. 24 days

  4. 28 days

The value of 3_{7}^{2}+14_{9}^{4}+5_{9}^{3}  is:      

  1. 21_{63}^{4}

  2. 25_{63}^{4}

  3. 23_{63}^{4}

  4. 22_{63}^{4}

Which of the following dances is popularly known as the Gotipua Dance?

  1. Garba

  2. Bandha Nritya

  3. Bhangra

  4. Lavani

Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that ‘The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code

throughout the territory of India’?

  1. Article 40

  2. Article 42

  3. Article 46

  4. Article 44

What is the total stock of money in circulation among the public at a particular point of time called?

  1. Money order

  2. Money supply

  3. Short money

  4. Money laundering

Who is the first Indian woman to win the Grammy Award?

  1. Sunidhi Chauhan

  2. Lata Mangeshkar

  3. Asha Bhosle

  4. Tanvi Shah

How many General Elections to the Lok Sabha have been held till April 2022?

  1. 24

  2. 13

  3. 17

  4. 10

Sri Lanka is separated from India by the ______.

  1. Strait of Malacca

  2. Strait of Gibraltar

  3. Palk Strait

  4. Bering Strait

In which state does the Tapi river originate?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Karnataka

The Government of India initiated the comprehensive Family Planning Programme in ____________.

  1. 1954

  2. 1958

  3. 1952

  4. 1955

Under whose captainship did India win all three major ICC trophies in white-ball cricket till 2021?

  1. Kapil Dev

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

  4. Sourav Ganguly

Who among the following was a leader of the Khilafat Movement?

  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. Kasturba Gandhi

  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  4. Jyotiba Phule

Which of the following teams won the first edition of ISL (Indian Super League)?

  1. Bengaluru FC

  2. Chennaiyin FC

  3. Atletico de Kolkata

  4. Kerala Blasters FC

In which state of India is the Nongkrem dance festival celebrated?

  1. Bihar

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Kerala

  4. Meghalaya

In which year, did Sher Khan defeat Humayun at Kanauj?

  1. 1541

  2. 1543

  3. 1540

  4. 1542

Which of the following diseases is caused by insulin deficiency or insulin resistance?

  1. Diabetes

  2. Flu

  3. Cough

  4. Beri Beri

Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni was a ruler of which dynasty?

  1. Rashtrakuta

  2. Satavahana

  3. Chola

  4. Chera

Who became the first woman Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in 2022?

  1. Madhabi Puri Buch

  2. Rekha Sharma

  3. Chanda Kochhar

  4. Gita Gopinath

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005 provides _________ days of assured employment

every year to every rural household.

  1. 100

  2. 120

  3. 150

  4. 200

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting Union Budget for 2022- 23 announced a programme called

‘Parvatmala’. This programme was announced to develop _______.

  1. smart houses in hilly areas

  2. ropeways in hilly areas

  3. hospitality culture in hilly areas

  4. roads in hilly areas

‘The Race of My Life : An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which of the following persons?

  1. Dutee Chand

  2. Tintu Luka

  3. PT Usha

  4. Milkha Singh

The splitting of white light into its component colours is called ________.

  1. refraction

  2. reflection

  3. scattering

  4. dispersion

After the Revolt of 1857 was put down by Britishers, which Mughal ruler was forced to leave the country?

  1. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  2. Farrukhsiyar

  3. Ahmad Shah Bahadur

  4. Muhammad Shah

Which of the following is known as artificial silk?

  1. Acrylic

  2. Nylon

  3. Polyester

  4. Rayon

Which of the following is a warm current?

  1. Labrador current

  2. Falkland current

  3. Canary current

  4. Gulf stream

Which Bharatanatyam dancer became the second youngest dancer to be honoured with the 'Padma Shri' award in 1991?

  1. Hema Malini

  2. Narthaki Nataraj

  3. Saroj Khan

  4. Alarmel Valli

Mukteshwara Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in __________.

  1. Assam

  2. Odisha

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Gujarat

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