SSC MTS 7th July 2022 Shift-2-3039

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SSC MTS 7th July 2022 Shift-2 (Test Code: 3039)

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.

At seven began the education that was to making the young boy a citizen and a soldier.

  1. No error

  2. At seven began the education

  3. boy a citizen and a soldier

  4. that was to making the young

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Steady

  1. Tabular

  2. Shaky

  3. Dedicate

  4. Constant

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He admonished his listeners _________ their wicked ways.

  1. changes

  2. changed

  3. to change

  4. change

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

I want you to give me this contract in black and white.

  1. in writing

  2. quickly

  3. in the morning

  4. at night

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I am not going to buy ______ toys for you.

  1. them

  2. these

  3. they

  4. this

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Suddenly

  2. Sudenly

  3. Sudenlly

  4. Suddenlly

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Nascent

  2. Malleable

  3. Dissiminate

  4. Obsequious

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

A cage for small animals

  1. Cave

  2. Hutch

  3. Shed

  4. Hut

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

improvement required’.

Getting a good night’s sleep has a positively effect on our wellbeing.

  1. have a positively affect

  2. has a positive effect

  3. No improvement required

  4. has a positive affects

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My sister treats me well in the morning but at night she becomes ______.

  1. eloquent

  2. awful

  3. exemplary

  4. acceptable

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Gloomy

  1. Depressing

  2. Comfortable

  3. Bright

  4. Intrepid

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Long in the tooth

  1. Too uncomfortable for words

  2. Too old to do something

  3. Too wise for people

  4. Extremely dangerous

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

improvement required'.

Many an old story were retold, and ancient conundrum repeated.

  1. Many an old story was retold

  2. Many old story were retold

  3. Many an old stories were retold

  4. No improvement required

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

One who is not sure about God’s existence

  1. Agnostic

  2. Anchor

  3. Pantheist

  4. Haggard

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

improvement required'.

Scientific discoveries is often result of hard work by many people.

  1. No improvement required

  2. is often resulting

  3. are often resulted

  4. are often the result

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The US has become far more ______ to people with all kinds of food sensitivities and diet regimens.

  1. deviated

  2. lodging

  3. selective

  4. accommodating

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.

Frank has being making / the rounds, advancing aerr theory / that I believe is not without merit.

  1. the rounds, advancing a theory

  2. No error

  3. Frank has being making

  4. that I believe is not without merit

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.

Whatever a writer puts / into a story probably comes with / his own life experience.

  1. with his own life experience

  2. No error

  3. into a story probably comes

  4. Whatever a writer puts

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

He was critically injured in the accident.

  1. Favourably

  2. severely

  3. trivially

  4. Confidently

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

All of my efforts to save her life have gone in ______.

  1. vain

  2. vein

  3. van

  4. vane

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In its 47 years of history, ISRO (1) ______ breakthrough work in the field of technology and even (2) ______ many vehicles into space. (3)
______ the last 47 years, ISRO has improvised and developed technology, launching (4) ______ indigenously created vehicles into space
(5) ______ form a part of the Indian space journey.

Question:

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

  1. done

  2. do

  3. has done

  4. does

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In its 47 years of history, ISRO (1) ______ breakthrough work in the field of technology and even (2) ______ many vehicles into space. (3)
______ the last 47 years, ISRO has improvised and developed technology, launching (4) ______ indigenously created vehicles into space
(5) ______ form a part of the Indian space journey.

Question:

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

  1. blocked

  2. stocked

  3. launched

  4. shared

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In its 47 years of history, ISRO (1) ______ breakthrough work in the field of technology and even (2) ______ many vehicles into space. (3)
______ the last 47 years, ISRO has improvised and developed technology, launching (4) ______ indigenously created vehicles into space
(5) ______ form a part of the Indian space journey.

Question:

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

  1. Across

  2. Over

  3. Along

  4. Among

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In its 47 years of history, ISRO (1) ______ breakthrough work in the field of technology and even (2) ______ many vehicles into space. (3)
______ the last 47 years, ISRO has improvised and developed technology, launching (4) ______ indigenously created vehicles into space
(5) ______ form a part of the Indian space journey.

Question:

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

  1. much

  2. lots

  3. very

  4. several

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In its 47 years of history, ISRO (1) ______ breakthrough work in the field of technology and even (2) ______ many vehicles into space. (3)
______ the last 47 years, ISRO has improvised and developed technology, launching (4) ______ indigenously created vehicles into space
(5) ______ form a part of the Indian space journey.

Question:

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

  1. when

  2. that

  3. how

  4. who

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

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

allowed).

6 girls J, K, L, A, B and C are sitting around a square table facing the centre (not necessarily in the same order). 4 girls are

sitting in the corners and 2 girls are sitting one each in the middle of two opposite sides of the square. L and C are sitting

opposite each other. L is the immediate neighbour of A and B. C is not sitting on the corner.

Who are the immediate neighbours of C?

  1. K and B

  2. K and A

  3. J and K

  4. J and B

In a certain code language, 'TOIR' is coded as '62', and 'HATE' is coded as '34'. How will 'GAYL' be coded in that language?

  1. 43

  2. 46

  3. 45

  4. 44

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

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 Books are Pens.

All Pens are Pencils.

Conclusions:

I. All Books are Pencils.

II. All Pencils are Books.

  1. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  2. Only conclusion II follows.

  3. Only conclusion I follows.

  4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

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 teeth are noses and some noses are hands.

Statement II: Some hands are feet.

Conclusion I: Some teeth are feet.

Conclusion II: All hands are noses.

  1. Only conclusion I follows.

  2. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  3. Only conclusion II follows.

  4. Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark

(?) in the following series.

1703, 1668, 1633, 1598, 1563, ?

  1. 1526

  2. 1533

  3. 1528

  4. 1530

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

LAS, IYR, FWQ, CUP, ?

  1. ZSO

  2. ZSQ

  3. ZRP

  4. YSO

In a certain code language, 'This is my brother' is written as 'Bo UvZs Mn', 'That is my dog' is written as 'Zs Pt Uv Ga', 'This is your

father' is written as 'Bo Uv Ex Yz'. How will 'brother' be written in that language?

  1. Zs

  2. Uv

  3. Bo

  4. Mn

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

(15, 135, 6)(12, 84, 5)

  1. (21, 315, 6)

  2. (9, 89, 3)

  3. (24, 145, 18)

  4. (17, 165, 7)

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.

ACT : KCD :: EAR : OAB :: EYE : ?

  1. OZO

  2. OYE

  3. OYN

  4. OYO

In a certain code language, if wall is called door, door is called window, window is called roof, roof is called ventilator and

ventilator is called floor, then what makes a way to a room?

  1. window

  2. ventilator

  3. roof

  4. floor

In a certain code language, ‘mould soft gel’ is written as ‘8 6 4’, ‘gel is not hard’ is written as ‘pr kc 8 3’ and ‘hard is grey mould’

is written as ‘kc 3 4 9’. How will ‘grey soft’ be written in that language?

  1. 9 6

  2. 9 4

  3. lm 6

  4. lm 4

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

No two of the six friends U, V, W, X, Y and Z, are of the same height. V is taller than only three other friends. Z is only taller than

X. W is shorter than U only. Find who is the third shortest among all the friends.

  1. U

  2. Z

  3. Y

  4. V

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.

GROW : ITQY :: MATE : ?

  1. OCVH

  2. OCVG

  3. OCUG

  4. OBVG

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘ - ‘ are interchanged and also ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

20 × 5−10 + 5 ÷ 2 =?

  1. 6

  2. 2

  3. 4

  4. 8

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.

15 : 36 :: 25 : 56 :: 35 : ?

  1. 86

  2. 76

  3. 96

  4. 66

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

10 × 18 + 216 ÷ 5 − 41 = 21

  1. 216 and 18

  2. 10 and 41

  3. 5 and 10

  4. 18 and 5

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 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.

MARS : NLBZSQTR :: PLUTO : QOMKVTUSPN :: EARTH : ?

  1. FDBZSQUSIG

  2. QUIESEDILA

  3. FDZBQSSUIG

  4. QOSFDDIUAS

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

Six people Sumit, Aamish, Saif, Ashutosh, Anubhav and Piyush are sitting in a straight row facing North. Only one person was

sitting left to Piyush. Aamish is not sitting in either corner. Anubhav is sitting immediate left to Saif. Only one person is sitting in

between Piyush and Ashutosh. Who is sitting to the immediate left of Ashutosh?

  1. Saif

  2. Sumit

  3. Aamish

  4. Anubhav

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

819, 829, 840, 852, ?

  1. 864

  2. 858

  3. 880

  4. 865

If a : b : c = 3 :2 :4 and b : d = 2:3, then find the value of \left ( _{e-d}^{a+c+d} \right )^{3}

  1. 729/8

  2. 216

  3. 125

  4. 1000/27

Sai can do a piece of work alone in 50 days. Ria is 25% more efficient than Sai. What is the number of days that Ria will take to

do the same piece of work alone?

  1. 30 days

  2. 60 days

  3. 40 days

  4. 56 days

If 30% of a number is 15 more than 135, find 50% of that number.

  1. 200

  2. 210

  3. 230

  4. 250

If the cost price of an item is Rs2,000 and it is sold at a loss of 25%, then find its selling price.

  1. Rs1,500

  2. Rs1,000

  3. Rs2,000

  4. Rs3,500

The sum of the radius and the diameter of a solid sphere is 63 cm. What will be the volume of this sphere? [Use \pi =\frac{22}{7}

  1. 38808 cm3

  2. 39206 cm3

  3. 34604 cm3

  4. 41244 cm3

A person marks the price of his car 50% above the cost price. He gives a discount of B% and earns a profit of 10%. What is the

approximate value of B?

  1. 26.27

  2. 29.67

  3. 21.33

  4. 24.33

The difference between the average of P and Q and the average of Q and R is 25. What will be the difference between P and R?

  1. 12.5

  2. 50

  3. 40

  4. 25

Robert bought an old bicycle for Rs1,250 and spent Rs250 on its repair. He sold it for Rs1,470. What is his loss percentage?

  1. 4%

  2. 1%

  3. 3%

  4. 2%

What is the simple interest on a principal of Rs16,000 for 3 years at the rate of 10% per annum?

  1. Rs6,400

  2. Rs4,800

  3. Rs5,600

  4. Rs5,200

What is the compound interest on Rs80,000 for 1 year at 10 per cent per annum, compounded half yearly?

  1. Rs7,200

  2. Rs8,200

  3. Rs8,800

  4. Rs7,000

In a job, L1,L2, and L3 work for 3, 4 and 6 days, respectively. The ratio of the daily wages of ,  L1,L2, and L3  is 2: 3: 1 ,

respectively. If they receive Rs2,400 as the total wages, then what is the share of L2?

  1. Rs800

  2. Rs1,600

  3. Rs600

  4. Rs1,200

Simplify the following expression.

20 + 3 - 2 + (4 - 1)

  1. -120

  2. 24

  3. 120

  4. 21

The ratio of the speed of a bus to that of a train is 15 : 27. Also, a car covers a distance of 720 km in 9 hours. The speed of the

bus is tree-fourths of the speed of the car. How much distance will the train cover in 7 hours?

  1. 760

  2. 756

  3. 784

  4. 770

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The table shows the marks scored by five students in a surprise test.

If a student has to score 5 or more marks to pass the surprise test, then how many friends were NOT able to pass?

  1. 4

  2. 2

  3. 1

  4. 3

The value of 26.4\times 12.5+\sqrt{22^{2}+20+11^{2}}-31 is:

  1. 384

  2. 284

  3. 18

  4. 324

What will be the approximate average of all the prime numbers less than 15?

  1. 6.33

  2. 5.67

  3. 6.83

  4. 7.33

A sum of Rs15,250 is divided among Shrinza, Sheetal and Chirag such that Shrinza receives 40% more than Sheetal and Sheetal

receives 40% less than Chirag. What is Chirag's share?

  1. Rs6,000

  2. Rs6,250

  3. Rs7,250

  4. Rs5,250

The value of 26.4\times 12.5+\sqrt{22^{2}+20+11^{2}}-31 is:

  1. 384

  2. 284

  3. 18

  4. 324

Study the given bar-graph and answer the question that follows. The bar-graph shows the number of students from a college

who got placed in six companies in 2020.

If 60 students from the college did not get a job in any of these six companies, then what percentage of the students from this

college were placed in H in 2020?

  1. 20%

  2. 12.5%

  3. 22%

  4. 15%

The following pie chart shows the respective shares of the ingredients needed to bake a cake.

If the cake weighs 2 kg, then how much baking soda was needed to bake the cake?

  1. 900 g

  2. 450 g

  3. 100 g

  4. 200 g

The ratio between the volumes of Sphere 1 and Sphere 2 is 27 : 64. Find the ratio of the surface areas of Sphere 1 and Sphere 2

  1. 9 : 16

  2. 16 : 9

  3. 3 : 4

  4. 41: 3

The product of the LCM and the HCF of two numbers is 2 16. The difference between the two numbers is 6. What are the

numbers?

  1. 9, 24

  2. 6, 36

  3. 12, 18

  4. 8, 27

X and Y are two alloys of copper and aluminium prepared by mixing the metals in the ratio 6 : 5 and 5 : 9, respectively. If equal

quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy Z, what ratio of copper and aluminium will be in Z?

  1. 154 : 163

  2. 165 : 139

  3. 139 : 154

  4. 139 : 169

The height of a right circular cone is 24 cm. If the radius of its base is 7 cm, then what will be the curved surface area of this

cone? [Use \pi =\frac{22}{7}]

  1. 550 cm2

  2. 630 cm2

  3. 610 cm2

  4. 590 cm2

The ratio of the speeds of two scooters is 9 : 5. If the second scooter nuns 75 km in 6 hours, then what is the speed (in km/h) of

the first scooter?

  1. 12.5

  2. 22.5

  3. 11.5

  4. 10.5

Who is the author of the book ‘The Great Indian Novel’?

  1. Arun Shourie

  2. Shashi Tharoor

  3. Kiran Bedi

  4. K Natwar Singh

What is the chemical name of battery acid?

  1. Sulfuric acid

  2. Barium sulphate

  3. Hypochlorous acid

  4. Boric acid

Who took oath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term in March 2022?

  1. Harish Rawat

  2. Yogi Adityanath

  3. Akhilesh Yadav

  4. Mohan Prakash

Harishena was a court poet of ______.

  1. Bindusara

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Bimbisara

  4. Ashoka

Which of the following separates Little Andaman from South Andaman of India?

  1. Amindivi Islands

  2. Duncan passage

  3. Reunion Hotspot

  4. Minicoy island

Amit wants to contest for Lok Sabha elections in India. What is the maximum limit of constituencies that he can contest?

  1. Infinite

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. One

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution states about the application of the Directive Principles

  1. 37

  2. 45

  3. 42

  4. 31

Which of the following is the largest stupa in India?

  1. Kesariya

  2. Dhamekh

  3. Amaravati

  4. Bharhut

Which of the following political parties led the Punjabi Suba movement in India?

  1. Bharatiya Janata Party

  2. Ghadar Party

  3. Shiromani Akali Dal

  4. Indian National Congress

Which player won the Man of the Series award for cricket test series on the Sri Lanka tour of India, 2022?

  1. KL Rahul

  2. Rishabh Pant

  3. Shreyas Iyer

  4. Rohit Sharma

With which musical instrument was Ali Akbar Khan associated?

  1. Sarangi

  2. Manjira

  3. Sarod

  4. Veena

Which of the following acids is found in spinach?

  1. Formic acid

  2. Lactic acid

  3. Citric acid

  4. Oxalic acid

Who among the following is the first Odissi dancer from Odisha to have received the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in the year 2000?

  1. Rukmini Devi Arundale

  2. Kelucharan Mohapatra

  3. Uday Shankar

  4. Ileana Citaristi

As of March 2022, which of the following is the highest motorable pass in India?

  1. Umling La

  2. Chang-La

  3. Lanak La

  4. Khardung La

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022, was introduced in Lok Sabha on 7 February 2022 by

____________.

  1. Arjun Munda

  2. Ramesh Bidhuri

  3. Amit Shah

  4. Rajnath Singh

Which of the given statements is correct?

I. When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, Siraj-ud-daulah became the nawab of Bengal.

II. In 1757, Robert Clive led the company’s army against Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey

  1. Only II

  2. Neither I nor II

  3. Only I

  4. Both I and II

Before being replaced by NITI Aayog, which organisation was responsible for collecting data about unemployment using

Lakdawala Formula?

  1. Pay Commission

  2. Finance Commission

  3. Labour Commission

  4. Planning Commission

Hojagiri is a folk dance of which state of India?

  1. Goa

  2. Karnataka

  3. Tripura

  4. Uttar Pradesh

The headquarters of the Eastern Railway Zone is located at ______.

  1. Kolkata

  2. Bhubaneswar

  3. Patna

  4. Durgapur

According to the 2011 Census of India, which state is the least populous state in the country?

  1. Jharkhand

  2. Sikkim

  3. Assam

  4. Bihar

Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated in the month of __________.

  1. May

  2. April

  3. September

  4. December

Which of the following is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala?

  1. Kalaripayattu

  2. Muay Thai

  3. Karate

  4. Gatka

Raziya Sultan was the daughter of __________.

  1. Babur

  2. Qutubuddin Aibak

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Akbar

_________ was established in 1948 with 23 countries as a global trade organisation to administer all multilateral trade

agreements.

  1. World Trade Organization

  2. International Reciprocal Trade Association

  3. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

  4. World Chamber of Commerce

________ is a technique in which cancer cells are damaged with radiations, while limiting the harm to nearby healthy tissue.

  1. Radiotherapy

  2. Physiotherapy

  3. Surgery

  4. Chemotherapy

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