SSC MTS 6th October 2021 Shift-3-3052

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SSC MTS 6th October 2021 Shift-3 (Test Code: 3052)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Over the moon

  1. Extremely happy

  2. Highly imaginative

  3. Very ambitious

  4. Very unrealistic

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Decorative

  2. Extravagent

  3. Elaborate

  4. Ornamental

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

  1. Persuasion

  2. Absense

  3. Erroneous

  4. Scenic

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, suggestions

  1. Irresponsible

  2. Unreliable

  3. Imprudent

  4. Impervious

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FLUORESCENT

  1. elaborate

  2. flowery

  3. perfumed

  4. glowing

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Copycat

  1. One who loves cats and dogs

  2. One who imitates another closely

  3. One who copies all drawings of cats

  4. One who doesn’t like cats as pets

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Vijaya saw the play in a auditorium near her house.

  1. in a auditorium

  2. near her house

  3. the play

  4. Vijaya saw

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

A boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service

  1. Dinghy

  2. Ferry

  3. Freighter

  4. Submarine

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

FLIMSY

  1. strong

  2. weak

  3. tiny

  4. clumsy

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’.

I'm certain go to start studying from today.

  1. certain going

  2. certainly go

  3. certainly going

  4. No substitution required

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Obi wanted to continue on his idea of building a modern school.

  1. building a modern school

  2. Obi wanted

  3. his idea of

  4. to continue on

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

GRACEFUL

  1. elegant

  2. dangerous

  3. pleasant

  4. friendly

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’.

Very soon, the people find out as the snake was harmless and the boys began to tease it mercilessly.

  1. found out that

  2. finds out but

  3. No substitution required

  4. finding out so

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ entering the hall, please turn off your mobile phones.

  1. Previous

  2. Earlier

  3. Ahead

  4. Before

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

DEFENCE

  1. protection

  2. offence

  3. security

  4. guard

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Slowly the dog, Spot, went towards it and pounced up the rat.

  1. up the rat

  2. and pounced

  3. went towards it

  4. Slowly the dog, Spot

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Half-way ______ the two towns there was a mountain which had to be crossed.

  1. between

  2. across

  3. around

  4. within

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’.

There were a dozen eggs in the basket, but now there will be only six.

  1. there been

  2. there are

  3. No substitution required

  4. there is

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

They looked at each other for a moment without speaking and then fell into a ______.

  1. conversation

  2. confidence

  3. conversion

  4. conviction

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

With your new credit card, you can ______ up to Rs20,000 in a day.

  1. withdraws

  2. withdrew

  3. withdraw

  4. withdrawn

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Long ago in China, at a time when girls (1)______ expected to stay at home and (2)______ household work while the boys (3)______ to
school, a girl named Zhu had a desire (4)______ study. Her family was wealthy and Zhu was (5)______ so she too could have had her
wish, but her father did not want to go against tradition.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

  1. will

  2. be

  3. were

  4. are

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Long ago in China, at a time when girls (1)______ expected to stay at home and (2)______ household work while the boys (3)______ to
school, a girl named Zhu had a desire (4)______ study. Her family was wealthy and Zhu was (5)______ so she too could have had her
wish, but her father did not want to go against tradition.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

  1. make

  2. teach

  3. produce

  4. do

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Long ago in China, at a time when girls (1)______ expected to stay at home and (2)______ household work while the boys (3)______ to
school, a girl named Zhu had a desire (4)______ study. Her family was wealthy and Zhu was (5)______ so she too could have had her
wish, but her father did not want to go against tradition.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. for

  2. at

  3. to

  4. in

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Long ago in China, at a time when girls (1)______ expected to stay at home and (2)______ household work while the boys (3)______ to
school, a girl named Zhu had a desire (4)______ study. Her family was wealthy and Zhu was (5)______ so she too could have had her
wish, but her father did not want to go against tradition.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

  1. going

  2. goes

  3. go

  4. went

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Long ago in China, at a time when girls (1)______ expected to stay at home and (2)______ household work while the boys (3)______ to
school, a girl named Zhu had a desire (4)______ study. Her family was wealthy and Zhu was (5)______ so she too could have had her
wish, but her father did not want to go against tradition.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. treated

  2. pampered

  3. trained

  4. prepared

Which two digits can be interchanged so as to balance the given equation?

76 + 108 ÷ 9 − 11 × 2 = 18

  1. 2 and 7

  2. 8 and 7

  3. 1 and 7

  4. 6 and 2

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the A, B, C, D and E so as to balance the given

equation.

38 A 56 B 8 C 15 D (36 E 28) = 151

  1. −, ×, +, ÷, −

  2. −, ÷, +, ×, −

  3. +, ÷, ×, −, +

  4. ×, −, ÷, +, −

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the A, B, C, D and E so as to balance the given

equation.

38 A 56 B 8 C 15 D (36 E 28) = 151

  1. −, ×, +, ÷, −

  2. −, ÷, +, ×, −

  3. +, ÷, ×, −, +

  4. ×, −, ÷, +, −

Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.

Village people, Educated people, Intelligent people

Identify the option figure which is embedded in the following figure (rotation is OT allowed).

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

In a certain code language, 12345 is coded as 182764125. How will 65428 be coded in that language?

  1. 21512463511

  2. 149016025

  3. 216125747512

  4. 216125648512

If in a coding system, HOUSE is coded as 340 and FOETUS is coded as 516, then how will CONSENT be coded in the same

coding system?

  1. 630

  2. 542

  3. 455

  4. 360

Five persons, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting along a round table facing the centre. V is sitting 2nd to the right of W, who is 2nd to

the right of X. If Y is sitting adjacent to X, then who is to the immediate left of V?

  1. Z

  2. Y

  3. W

  4. X

A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures. How will it appear when unfolded?

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

2, 12, 30, 56, 90, 132, ?

  1. 180

  2. 184

  3. 186

  4. 182

Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed to the right side of the it.

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following letter-cluster series?

GJM, QTW, ADG, ?

  1. KOR

  2. JNR

  3. KNQ

  4. JMP

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 Eagles are Kites.

All Kites are Sparrows.

Conclusions:

I. All Sparrows are Eagles.

II. All Eagles are Sparrows.

  1. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  3. Only conclusion I follows.

  4. Only conclusion II follows.

Identify the option figure that when placed in the blank space completes the pattern in the given question figure.

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.

ORGANZA : LJTAMBZ :: TEMPLATE : ?

  1. FFNQMZHV

  2. GFMQLZGV

  3. GWNLOAGW

  4. QBJMIXQB

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

Kohima : Nagaland :: Shillong : ?

  1. Odisha

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Assam

  4. Sikkim

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

  1. 69

  2. 66

  3. 74

  4. 71

In a certain code language, if HARIDWAR is written as FCPKBYYT, then how will BIKANER be written in the same code

language?

  1. DKMCPGT

  2. KIBNARE

  3. ZKICLGP

  4. AGIALCP

If in a coding system, ORATORY is coded as 116 and RAVENOUS is coded as 119, then how will IRIDOLOGY be coded in the

same coding system?

  1. 114

  2. 110

  3. 118

  4. 116

Six special lectures are to be organised on Banking system, Quality circles, Work motivation, Decision making, Current affairs,

and Personality development. Lectures are scheduled to be held, one lecture on each day from Monday to Sunday, as per the

details given below:

1. Work motivation should be organised immediately after Decision making.

2. Quality circle should be organised on Wednesday and should not be followed by Personality development.

3. Decision making should be organised on Friday and there should be a gap of two days between Banking system and Current

affairs.

4. On one day, other than Saturday, there should be no lecture. Current affairs should be on previous day of holiday.

Which lecture will be organised on the first day (Monday)?

  1. Banking system

  2. Current affairs

  3. Working motivation

  4. Personality

Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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 Toms are Jerrys.

Some Jerrys are Mickeys.

Conclusions:

I. Some Toms are Mickeys.

II. Some Toms are not Mickeys.

III. Some Jerrys are Toms.

  1. Both conclusions II and III follow.

  2. Only conclusion II follows

  3. Only conclusion I follows.

  4. Only conclusion III follows.

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

86, 74, 84, 76, ?, 78, 80

  1. 80

  2. 82

  3. 78

  4. 84

Eight students were sitting on two benches, L, M, N, O on the front bench and P, Q, R, S on the next one, but not in the same

sequence. Q was sitting exactly behind M, who was sitting to the extreme right. O & P and L & S were sitting adjacent to each

other in diagonally cross positions, S being on the extreme left. What was the sitting position of N?

  1. Diagonal to R

  2. Exactly in front of R

  3. Right of O

  4. Left of L

In a certain code language, if FINALIZE is written as JKRCPKDG, then how will INSIGNIA be written in the same code language?

  1. MRWMKRMG

  2. MPTMIPMG

  3. KRWKKRKC

  4. GRWGKRGY

Let x be the least number between 70000 and 75000 which on being divided by 225, 250 and 275 leaves a remainder of 61 in

each case. The sum of the digits of x is:

  1. 12

  2. 29

  3. 16

  4. 21

By selling a fan for Rs2,604, there is a loss of 7%. If it is sold for Rs3,094, then the profit percentage is:

  1. 10%

  2. 12%

  3. 9.5%

  4. 10.5%

What is the mean of the range and median of the given data?

11, 16, 14, 7, ll, 23, 10, 30, 20, 33, 19, 12, 17, 14

  1. 20.5

  2. 25.5

  3. 24

  4. 19

A person travels a cenain distance at 4\frac{1}{6} m/sec and returns to the straight point at 12 km/h. His average speed (in km/h) is:     

  1. 12\frac{1}{2}

  2. 13\frac{1}{3}

  3. 13\frac{1}{2}

  4. 10\frac{1}{3}

The value of  is:

  1. \frac{32}{35}   

  2. \frac{3}{14}

  3. \frac{14}{21}

  4. \frac{29}{70}

The ratio of A and B is 2 : 3, and B is 8 more than A If a ce1tain number k is added to each of A and B, then the ratio becomes 7 :

9, The value of k is:

  1. 10

  2. 8

  3. 12

  4. 16

The ratios of acid and water in the solutions in vessels A and B are 4 : 5 and 5 : I, respectively. A new solution is obtained by

mixing 5 litres and 4 litres of the solutions from A and B, respectively. What is the ratio of acid and water in the new solution?

  1. 9:4

  2. 50:31

  3. 25:16

  4. 15:8

A shopkeeper marks an aiticle 24% above its cost price and allows a 15% discount on the marked price. If he earns a profit of

U7 by selling the a11icle, then the selling price of the a11icle is:

  1. Rs508

  2. Rs522

  3. Rs517

  4. Rs527

The value  of

  1. 13\frac{1}{2}  

  2. 11\frac{1}{2}

  3. 9\frac{1}{2}

  4. 12\frac{1}{2}

Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Break-up of the students studying in schools A, B, C, D and E managed by a society, in 2019

The ratio of the number of boys and girls in school B is 6 : 7, and 40% of the students in school D are boys. The total number of

girls in schools B and D is:

  1. 1503

  2. 1410

  3. 1508

  4. 1413

A sum of Rs3,780 is divided between A, Band C such that if their shares are decreased by Rs130, Rs150 and Rs200, respectively,

then they are in the ratio of 5 : 2 : 4. What is the original share of C?

  1. Rs1,350

  2. Rs1,330

  3. Rs1,400

  4. Rs1,430

The average of the 2-digit numbers 49, 6x, x4 and 70 is 65. What is the average of \left ( x+8 \right ) and \left ( x+12 \right ) ?

  1. 16

  2. 17

  3. 19

  4. 18

A sum of Rs5,760 amountgvtounis to Rs7,200 in 4 years and to Rs x in 12 years at a cenain rate per cent per annum, when the

interest is compounded yearly in both the cases. What is the value of x?

  1. 11500

  2. 11250

  3. 12500

  4. 12250

Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Break-up of the students studying in schools A, B, C, D and E managed by a society, in 2019

The difference between the number of students in school B and the total number of students in schools D and E is p. The value

of p lies between:

  1. 210 and 220

  2. 220 and 230

  3. 200 and 210

  4. 230 and 240

Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Break-up of the students studying in schools A, B, C, D and E managed by a society, in 2019

The average number of students in schools A, B and C is what percentage more than the number of students in school E?

  1. 65%

  2. 60%

  3. 72%

  4. 70%

The amount obtained by investing a ce1tain sum at r % p.a. for 3 years at simple interest is equal to the simple interest on the

same sum at the same rate for 13 yea.rs. The value of r is:

  1. 8

  2. 10

  3. 16

  4. 12

A solid metal cube of edge 12 cm is immersed completely in water in a cylindrical vessel whose radius is 20 cm and height is 32

cm, and the water in the vessel is up to a height of 15 cm. The height (in cm) by which the water will rise in the vessel is (correct

to one decimal place):

  1. 0.9

  2. 1.4

  3. 1.2

  4. 1.1

If x% of 180 is 25% less than \left ( x+350 \right )  , then 18% of \left ( x+50 \right ) is what percentage more than 12% of x?

  1. 60

  2. 72

  3. 75

  4. 80

What is the radius (in cm) ofa circle whose area is 2\frac{17}{30}  times the sum of the areas of two triangles whose sides are 20 cm, 21

cm and 29 cm, and 11 cm, 60 cm and 61 cm (take x=\frac{22}{7} ).

  1. 21

  2. 14

  3. 17.5

  4. 24.5

The average of 18 numbers is 65. The average of the first 10 numbers is 72 and that of the last 9 numbers is 58. If the 10th

number is excluded, then what is the average of the remaining numbers (correct to one decimal place)?

  1. 64.6

  2. 66.5

  3. 65.2

  4. 65.4

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 8 hours and 12 hours, respectively. C is an outlet pipe. When all the three are opened together,

the tank is filled in  13\frac{1}{2} hours. C alone can empty the full tank in:   

  1. 6\frac{1}{2} hours

  2. 7\frac{1}{2} hours

  3. 8 hours

  4. 6 hours

The value of  79 − [128 − {75 − (72 ÷ 16 × 4) + (18 ÷ 2of6) × 4}] is:

  1. 14

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 17

84 persons take 56 days to complete a ce11ain task. When one-fou11h of the task was completed, one-seventh of the workers

left. How many days in all does it take to complete the entire task?

  1. 60

  2. 64

  3. 66

  4. 63

When an a1ticle is sold for Rs68, the profit percentage is x%. When the same ai1icle is sold for Rs896, the profit percentage is

(x + 20) %. What is the value of x?

  1. 30

  2. 25

  3. 15

  4. 20

A 270-m-long train takes 24 seconds to cross a pole. If it takes 1 minute to cross a tunnel, then the length (in m) of the tunnel

is:

  1. 507

  2. 405

  3. 408

  4. 510

When did the World Trade Organization come into existence?

  1. 1990

  2. 2000

  3. 1995

  4. 2005

What is Agraphia?

  1. Loss of the ability to hear

  2. Loss of the ability to speak

  3. Loss of the ability to write

  4. Loss of the ability to understand

Which of the following monuments is also known as the ‘Taj of the Deccan’?

  1. Qutb Minar

  2. Bibi ka Maqbara

  3. Chand Minar

  4. Mahabat Maqbara

What does Ornithology deal with?

  1. Study of fish

  2. Study of reptiles and amphibians

  3. Study of insects

  4. Study of birds

Who among the following developed the Cholera vaccine in 1885?

  1. Edward Jenner

  2. Jaime Ferrán

  3. Jonas Salk

  4. Leon Calmette

Which of the following states has the highest coal reserve?

  1. Chhattisgarh

  2. Odisha

  3. Jharkhand

  4. West Bengal

The European Champions Cup or Heineken Cup is associated with which sport?

  1. Rugby

  2. Cricket

  3. Football

  4. Hockey

The procedure for the nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha in the Constitution of India is borrowed from which of the

following countries’ constitution?

  1. Russia

  2. Germany

  3. Ireland

  4. The US

Identify the waterways which separate the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands?

  1. Palk Strait

  2. Maliku Kandu

  3. Duncan Passage

  4. Ten Degree Channel

The Paithani saree weaving industry is in which state?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Gujarat

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Assam

In which of the following cities was the Veda Samaj established in 1864?

  1. Bombay (now Mumbai)

  2. Madras (now Chennai)

  3. Calicut

  4. Calcutta (now Kolkata)

Which place had water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the Ganga river in the first century B.C?

  1. Kanpur

  2. Gorakhpur

  3. Mirzapur

  4. Sringaverapura

What does Article 360 of the Constitution of India provide with?

  1. Right to life

  2. Financial emergency

  3. Right to property

  4. Fundamental duties

‘Harshacharita’ (The Deeds of Harsha), which is the biography of Indian Emperor

Harsha, was written by _______.

  1. Banabhatta

  2. Swami Sivananda

  3. Valmiki

  4. Rabindranath Tagore

The ‘Veeragase’ dance, performed during the Dusshera festival holds a special place in the folk dances of the state of ______.

  1. Karnataka

  2. Assam

  3. Odisha

  4. Sikkim

Under the rule of which king was the Sun Temple at Konark built?

  1. Anantha Padmanbhan

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Narasimhadeva 1

  4. Anantavarman Chodaganga

Anjum Moudgil won the 2019 Arjuna Award for which sport?

  1. Cricket

  2. Shooting

  3. Weightlifting

  4. Boxing

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the US, signed the largest tax cut in the history of their country in 1981. Which economic

theory was this policy centred around?

  1. Laffer Curve

  2. Lorenz Curve

  3. Kuznets Curve

  4. Sweezy's Kinked Demand Curve

Which of the following was the first English language newspaper of India?

  1. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette

  2. Maratha

  3. The Madras Courier

  4. The Bombay Herald

How many seats are allocated to Bihar in the Lok Sabha as per the state wise list of the 17th Lok Sabha?

  1. 60

  2. 40

  3. 78

  4. 48

Who was the author of the book ‘The Golden Threshold’?

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sarojini Naidu

  4. ZA Bhutto

The difference between Revenue Receipts plus Non-debt Capital Receipts (NDCR) and total expenditure is called ______.

  1. Revenue Deficit

  2. Fiscal Deficit

  3. Effective Revenue Deficit

  4. Primary Deficit

The two epics, ‘Raghuvamsha’ and ‘Kumarasambhava’ are works of ______.

  1. Valmiki

  2. Ramdas

  3. Sivananda

  4. Kalidas

Which of the following elements is NOT a component of baking soda?

  1. Hydrogen

  2. Calcium

  3. Sodium

  4. Oxygen

Nyctalopia, more commonly known as Night Blindness, is caused by the deficiency of which nutrient?

  1. Vitamin C

  2. Magnesium

  3. Potassium

  4. Vitamin

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