SSC MTS 11th July 2022 Shift-2-3033

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SSC MTS 11th July 2022 Shift-2 (Test Code: 3033)

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Persaverance

  2. Indispensable

  3. Privelege

  4. Inadvertant

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Exilerate

  2. Monotanous

  3. Narrative

  4. Meticulious

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

Property left to someone by a will

  1. Legacy

  2. Windfall

  3. Alimony

  4. Prophecy

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 students looked confused, / so the teacher / explain the topic again.

  1. No error

  2. The students looked confused

  3. so the teacher

  4. explain the topic again

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

The expression of a wish that misfortune or doom befall a person

  1. Blessing

  2. Oath

  3. Curse

  4. Praise

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

improvement required'.

Your doctor will recommend a treatment based to the types of infection.

  1. based on the type

  2. No improvement required

  3. basing of the type

  4. bases to the types

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Sun Tzu says that ______ the enemy without battle requires greater skill than winning on the battlefield.

  1. defeating

  2. defeat

  3. in defeating

  4. defeated

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

It was raining cats and dogs when I reached there.

  1. Place full of animals

  2. Not raining at all

  3. To rain very heavily

  4. Lots of appreciation

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Your district is exposed to ______ and also to destructive floods.

  1. draft

  2. drought

  3. draught

  4. dot

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Innate

  1. Inane

  2. Inherent

  3. Learnt

  4. Inured

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The girl ran into the house to get some ______ of bread, cold potatoes and other such morsels as were suitable for the fowls.

  1. crumbs

  2. bars

  3. shells

  4. heaps

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

A place for ammunition and weaponsSelect the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A place for ammunition and weapons

  1. Arena

  2. Abattoir

  3. Aviary

  4. Arsenal

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Officials said thousands of office-goers were ____________the Metro, and the trains were running full during peak hours.

  1. fasting

  2. taking

  3. running

  4. adapting

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.

As a game, astrology and / its predictions of fate / and personality can being fun.

  1. No error

  2. and personality can being fun

  3. As a game, astrology and

  4. its predictions of fate

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’.

It is a story about Mr. and Mrs. Ansari, who had look to rent an apartment in the city.

  1. were looking for

  2. is looking to

  3. No substitution required

  4. were looking to

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Ignorance is bliss

  1. To remain ignorant of things that may cause stress

  2. To want something that has been denied

  3. To gain attention and be the topic of conversation

  4. To have rage underneath a calm expression

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

It is important to verify the credibility of an online master's program.

  1. integrity

  2. accuracy

  3. serenity

  4. improbability

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Luxuriant

  1. Meagre

  2. Combative

  3. Sparse

  4. Flourishing

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Frail

  1. Fresh

  2. Fragile

  3. Unreliable

  4. Robust

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.

One of the most important tasks in agriculture is turning the soil and loosening it.

  1. the soil and loosening it

  2. One of the most important tasks

  3. No error

  4. in agriculture is turning

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet
decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4)
______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala.

Question:

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

  1. though

  2. and

  3. or

  4. yet

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet
decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4)
______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala.

Question:

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

  1. than

  2. where

  3. then

  4. when

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet
decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4)
______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala.

Question:

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

  1. since

  2. at

  3. for

  4. from

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet
decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4)
______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala.

Question:

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

  1. will

  2. wills

  3. willed

  4. willing

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet
decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4)
______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala.

Question:

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

  1. whom

  2. what

  3. whose

  4. which

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

48, 52, 61, 77, 102, ?

  1. 148

  2. 128

  3. 238

  4. 138

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.

3462 : 2250 :: 4424 : 3212 :: 2424 : ?

  1. 2211

  2. 1122

  3. 1212

  4. 1221

Select the option in which the pair of letter-clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of letterclusters.

TANK : NATK :: ?

  1. LEFT : ELFT

  2. PING : NIPG

  3. SAMP : AMSP

  4. KORB : ROBK

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.

I81 : K121 :: D16 : F36 :: O225 : ?

  1. Q289

  2. P256

  3. R324

  4. P265

Numbers given on the left side of (::) are related with each other by some Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the missing number pair

on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation.

1331 : 11 :: ?

  1. 3375 : 14

  2. 10 : 1000

  3. 1728 : 15

  4. 2197 : 13

Which two digits should be interchanged in the given equation to make it mathematically correct?

20 ÷ 7 × 2 + 5−3 = 12

  1. 7 and 2

  2. 7 and 5

  3. 2 and 5

  4. 2 and 3

In a certain code language, 591 means 'sky is blue', 256 means 'sea is deep', and 609 means 'sea looks blue'. Which number is

the code for 'blue' in that language?

  1. 0

  2. 9

  3. 1

  4. 5

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 F is A.

II. No A is K.

Conclusions:

I. Some F’s are not K.

II. Some K’s are not A.

  1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  2. Only conclusion I follows.

  3. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  4. Only conclusion II follows.

Seven girls — A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a straight row, facing the North (but not necessarily in the same order). D sits

third to the right of C, who sits at second position from the left end. E is the immediate neighbour of B and C. G sits to the left of

C. A sits at second position from the right end. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. B sits exactly between D and A.

  2. F sits at the extreme left end.

  3. E sits to the immediate left of D.

  4. F sits at the extreme right end.

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

fourth number is related to third number.

63 : 36 :: 94 : 49 :: 81 : ?

  1. 18

  2. 54

  3. 44

  4. 36

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

In a certain code language, 'BOOK' is coded as '47', and 'PEN' is coded as '38'. How will 'NOTEPAD' be coded in that language?

  1. 80

  2. 75

  3. 84

  4. 82

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

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

Desert : Sand

  1. Mud : Forest

  2. Respiration : Air

  3. River : Ship

  4. Sea : Water

In a certain code language, 'TRAIN' is coded as ‘14911820' and 'POLIT' is coded as ‘209121516'. How will 'SHNKE' be coded in

that language?

  1. 51114919

  2. 5114819

  3. 51114819

  4. 51411819

Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G study in the same college. F and G are second eldest and eldest respectively, between them.

E is elder than only A and C. D is the fourth eldest. A is not the youngest. How many friends are older than E?

  1. 3

  2. 1

  3. 4

  4. 2

If JPG = 19 and PNG = 23, then TIF = ?

  1. 23

  2. 13

  3. 20

  4. 15

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

Z, Y, X, W and V are sitting on a sofa facing north. Z is sitting immediately next to Y. X is sitting immediately next to W. V is

sitting on the leftmost seat. X is at the second position from the right. Z and X are sitting together.Who is sitting at the middle

position?

  1. X

  2. W

  3. Z

  4. U

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

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

18 − 60 ÷ 45 + 6 × 128 = 138

  1. + and ×

  2. + and ÷

  3. - and =

  4. × and -

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

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

ZC, XF, VI, TL, ?

  1. RO

  2. KO

  3. LQ

  4. RQ

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. Some X are B.

II. Some Y are X.

Conclusions:

I. Some B are Y.

II. Some B are X.

III. Some X are Y.

  1. Only conclusion II follows

  2. Only conclusion III follows

  3. Only conclusions II and III follow

  4. Only conclusions I and II follow

The marks obtained by 5 children in a test are as follows: 12, 14, 8, IO and 16. What is the average marks obtained by these 5

children?

  1. 14

  2. 10

  3. 11

  4. 12

The lengths of the three sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 3. If the perimeter of the triangle is 42 cm, then what is the

length of the largest side?

  1. 15 cm

  2. 20 cm

  3. 12 cm

  4. 18 cm

The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. What is the length of each side of this square?

  1. 9 cm

  2. 12 cm

  3. 8 cm

  4. 6 cm

The selling price of an article is four times of its cost price. If the selling price is reduced by Rs300, then the profit becomes

250%. What is the cost price of the article?

  1. Rs600

  2. Rs800

  3. Rs400

  4. Rs450

A hemispherical bowl of radius 30 cm is filled with water by using a cylindrical glass. If the water from the cylindrical glass is

poured 72 times to fill the bowl completely and the height of the glass is 10 cm, then what is the base radius of the cylindrical

glass?

  1. 6 cm

  2. 7.5 cm

  3. 8 cm

  4. 5 cm

A solid copper sphere of radius 6 cm is melted and redrawn into a wire, whose radius of cross-section is 8 cm. Find the length

of the wire.

  1. 6 cm

  2. 9 cm

  3. 4.5 cm

  4. 2.25 cm

If 20 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days working 5 hours per day, in how many days can 25 men complete it, working

6 hours per day?

  1. 10 days

  2. 12 days

  3. 11 days

  4. 13 days

The following pie chart gives the measures of the central angles of the sectors that reflect the number of questions in each of 8

different books with respect to the total number of questions in these 8 books taken together.

If the number of questions in the books B3 and B6 taken together is 165, then what is the total number of questions in the 8

books taken together?

  1. 900

  2. 800

  3. 750

  4. 850

Jcan do a piece of work alone in 10 days, Jcan do the same work alone in 12 days, while Jcan do it alone in 15 days. They

work together and complete the work, and receive a total of Rs2,250 for doing the work. What is the

difference in the shares of Jand J?

  1. Rs400

  2. Rs300

  3. Rs350

  4. Rs450

Reema went to a shopping mall to buy a gift. She saw a shop giving successive discounts of 50% and 30%, and from there

selected a gift whose MRP was Rs 1,700. How much did Reema have to pay to buy the gift?

  1. Rs255

  2. Rs850

  3. Rs340

  4. Rs595

Train P crosses train Q completely in 45 seconds, while running in opposite directions. The lengths of train P and train Q are

1200 metres and 1500 metres, respectively. The speed of train Q is 144 km/h. In how much time can train P cross an 1800-

metre long platform?

  1. 120 seconds

  2. 175 seconds

  3. 150 seconds

  4. 180 seconds

The following bar chart shows the numbers of white and black cars sold of 5 different brands in a city during a given year.

X = Average number of black cars sold per brand.

Y = Average number of white cars sold per brand.

What is the value of Y - X?

  1. 20

  2. 12

  3. 18

  4. 16

The price of a certain item is increased by 4%. If the price of the item after the increase is Rs832, then what was the original

price of the item?

  1. Rs940

  2. Rs900

  3. Rs812

  4. Rs800

A batsman scored 120 runs, which included 4 sixes and 6 fours. What percentage of his total score did he make by running

between the wickets (runs that were scored only by running between the wickets and not by hitting fours and sixes)?

  1. 30%

  2. 40%

  3. 60%

  4. 50%

What is the value of 

  1. \frac{733}{145}      

  2. \frac{1629}{280}

  3. \frac{1131}{124}

  4. \frac{1841}{119}

The average age of a husband and his wife 3 years ago was 39 yea rs. The ave rage age of the husband, wife and their child 2

years hence will be 34 years. Find the present age of the child.

  1. 12 years

  2. 18 years

  3. 15 years

  4. 16 years

Rs 4,500 is divided among four friends in the ratio of _{6}^{1}:_{4}^{1}:_{3}^{1}:_{2}^{1. What is the amount received by the person who got the

smallest share?

  1. Rs800

  2. Rs1,100

  3. Rs500

  4. Rs600

The following table shows the number of watches of 5 brands sold by two showrooms.

M = per brand average number of watches sold from Showroom 1

What is the ratio of the number of watches of Brand 3 sold from Showroom 2 to M?

  1. 26 : 33

  2. 27 : 31

  3. 28 : 37

  4. 25 : 29

What is the approximate rate of simple interest per annum, if a sum of money becomes 6 times of itself in 15 years?

  1. 2.5%

  2. 33.33%

  3. 30%

  4. 25%

A defeats B by 10 metres in a 100-metre race. B defeats C by 10 metres in a 100-metre race. By what distance will A defeat C

in a 100-metre race?

  1. 19 metres

  2. 18 metres

  3. 21 metres

  4. 20 metres

If an article is sold at a 6% profit instead of a 6% loss, the seller gets Rs 60.72 more. Find the CP of the article?

  1. Rs506

  2. Rs672

  3. Rs572

  4. Rs606

In a mixture, water and milk are in the ratio of 2 : 3. What is the amount of water that is to be added to 20 kg of this mixture to

make the ratio of water and milk in the new mixture 1 : 1?

  1. 3 kg

  2. 2 kg

  3. 4 kg

  4. 5 kg

If a sum triples in 4 years at simple interest, find the time that it would take to become 5 times itself at the same rate

of interest.

  1. 5 years

  2. 6 years

  3. 8 years

  4. 3 years

What is the value of [0.7 × 0.4 ÷ (0.28 − 0.2 × 0.3) + 1.2 × 1.6]

  1. \frac{1257}{550}        

  2. \frac{878}{275}

  3. \frac{1161}{550}

  4. \frac{971}{275}

Find the smallest number which when divided by 19 and 23 gives remainders of 13 and 17, respectively.

  1. 437

  2. 419

  3. 431

  4. 429

In 1526, Babur defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, at ______ and captured Delhi and Agra.

  1. Mathura

  2. Lahore

  3. Panipat

  4. Malwa

Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia is a well-known:

  1. vocalist

  2. sitarist

  3. flautist

  4. tabla-player

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has been approved extension by the Union Cabinet till:

  1. September 2022

  2. November 2022

  3. January 2023

  4. October 2022

Which cultural festival of India held at Shilpgram, is a ten day feast of classical dances, folk art and light music?

  1. Mamallapuram Utsav

  2. Taj Mahotsav

  3. Natyanjali Utsav

  4. Nishagandhi Festival

The Parliament while in session begins with a ______.

  1. question hour

  2. recess

  3. calling attention motion

  4. zero hour

In which year was the Border Roads Organisation established?

  1. 1958

  2. 1960

  3. 1954

  4. 1966

Who became the Chief Minister of Punjab after the 2022 state elections?

  1. Raghav Chadha

  2. Bhagwant Mann

  3. Charanjit Singh Channi

  4. Sukhbir Singh Badal

Who is the author of ‘Anna Karenina’?

  1. George Eliot

  2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  3. Leo Tolstoy

  4. EM Forster

Who among the following founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental college?

  1. Sri Aurobindo

  2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

  3. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

  4. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Which of the following is NOT a polar animal?

  1. Walrus

  2. Ringed seals

  3. Lemur

  4. Musk oxen

Rajya Sabha is chaired by ______ whereas Lok Sabha is chaired by ______.

  1. Speaker, Vice-President

  2. President, Prime Minister

  3. Vice - President, Prime minister

  4. Vice President, Speaker

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. Amoeba ingests its food with the help of pseudopodia.

II. Amoeba constantly changes its shape and position.

  1. Only I

  2. Both I and II

  3. Only II

  4. Neither I nor II

Kuchipudi is a classical dance form of which Indian state?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Kerala

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Karnataka

With which of the following countries does India NOT share a land border?

  1. Myanmar

  2. Bangladesh

  3. China

  4. Sri Lanka

Which of the following cell organelles is also known as the ‘suicide bag’ of a cell?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Vacuole

  3. Ribosome

  4. Lysosome

Which of the following is an asset that the borrower owns (such as land, building, vehicle, livestocks, deposits with banks) and

uses this as a guarantee to a lender until the loan is repaid?

  1. Lease

  2. Collateral

  3. Frills

  4. Credit

Sonal Mansingh was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987. She is a trained ______ dancer.

  1. Bihu

  2. Odissi

  3. Kuchipudi

  4. Manipuri

Which ancient Indian sport pits crowds of brave young men against angry bulls?

  1. Jallikattu

  2. Kho-Kho

  3. Mallakhamb

  4. Kabaddi

As of 2021, Which is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions?

  1. India

  2. South Africa

  3. Mexico

  4. Tanzania

One Astronomical Unit and one Parsec are units of _____________.

  1. volume

  2. current

  3. mass

  4. length

______ was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress.

  1. Sarojini Naidu

  2. Ashalata Sen

  3. Aruna Asaf Ali

  4. Sucheta Kripalani

As per Census 2011, what is the female literacy rate of India (provide an approximate range)?

  1. 70-79%

  2. 60-69%

  3. 50-59%

  4. 80-89%

Which of the following is NOT a part of Buddhist stupas?

  1. Harmika

  2. Gopura

  3. Chhatra

  4. Anda

Who among the following was one of the founders of the Deccan Education Society (1884)?

  1. Dadoba Pandurang

  2. V R Shinde

  3. Tulsi Ram

  4. G G Agarkar

Since which year did the IPL start?

  1. 2010

  2. 2008

  3. 2007

  4. 2009

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