SSC MTS 8th October 2021 Shift-3-3058

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SSC MTS 8th October 2021 Shift-3 (Test Code: 3058)

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Stagnation

  2. Recognition

  3. Defination

  4. Ammunition

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.’

Our school has been issued instructions to restrict online classes to two hours towards the primary classes.

  1. from

  2. No substitution required

  3. for

  4. into

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The captain, with the members of the team, ______ given a hearty welcome at the airport yesterday.

  1. are

  2. was

  3. is

  4. were

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

APPROACH

  1. reach

  2. meet

  3. near

  4. avoid

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Change for the better

  1. Exchange an old product for new

  2. Pretend to be someone else

  3. To keep loose change

  4. An improvement in the situation

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

VACANT

  1. used

  2. busy

  3. full

  4. bare

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

To fall apart as a result of decay

  1. Disintegrate

  2. Dislocate

  3. Discontinue

  4. Dishevelled

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

APPEASE

  1. irritate

  2. excite

  3. worsen

  4. pacify

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

TARDY

  1. late

  2. slow

  3. lazy

  4. early

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Everyone was amazed ______ the young child’s courage.

  1. on

  2. at

  3. in

  4. of

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

India has always believe in the value of the family system.

  1. always believe in

  2. the value of

  3. India has

  4. the family system

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 am not use to eat spicy and oily food.

  1. use to eating

  2. No substitution required

  3. used to eating

  4. used to eat

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Ritu goes to Singapore for her holidays last December.

  1. was going to Singapore

  2. went to Singapore

  3. has gone to Singapore

  4. had gone to Singapore

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Mother tried to ______ the child when he was crying for a toy.

  1. disturb

  2. absorb

  3. attract

  4. distract

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Pets are good ______ for lonely people.

  1. guides

  2. nurses

  3. substitutes

  4. companions

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Loosen the purse strings

  1. To reduce the expenditure

  2. To increase the money available for expenditure

  3. To lose a purse

  4. To be miserly

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

I know she is much superior from me in intelligence.

  1. in intelligence

  2. she is much

  3. I know

  4. superior from me

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Patient

  2. Allready

  3. Intend

  4. Disrupt

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

A vacation is the time to relax and break up from the routine.

  1. A vacation is

  2. break up

  3. time to relax

  4. from the routine

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

A plan of what is to be done and when

  1. Meeting

  2. Schedule

  3. Scheme

  4. Occupation

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.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died
out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______
from the wolf.

Question:

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

  1. samples

  2. specimens

  3. strains

  4. species

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.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died
out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______
from the wolf.

Question:

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

  1. had

  2. has

  3. have

  4. having

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.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died
out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______
from the wolf.

Question:

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

  1. regularly

  2. gradually

  3. deliberately

  4. readily

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.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died
out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______
from the wolf.

Question:

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

  1. a

  2. the

  3. an

  4. only

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.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died
out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______
from the wolf.

Question:

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

  1. expand

  2. derive

  3. emerge

  4. evolve

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

7 + 3 − 24 ÷ 6 × 12 = 29

  1. + and ×

  2. ÷ and ×

  3. + and −

  4. × and −

In a certain code language, 'WRITE' is written as 'RWIET', and 'MONTHLY' is written as 'NOMTYLH'. How will 'AMSTERDAM' be

written in that language?

  1. TSMAEMADR

  2. STNAEMAER

  3. STMAEAMER

  4. TSNAEFADR

Select the option figure which is NOT embedded in the given figure as its part (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:

No onion is a lemon.

No lemon is a potato.

Conclusions:

I. No onion is a potato.

II. No potato is a lemon.

  1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  2. Both conclusions I and II follow

  3. Only conclusion II follows

  4. Only conclusion I follows

In a certain code language, 'FREEDOM' is written as '618222241213'. How will 'SUPINE' be written in that language?

  1. 19062191322

  2. 19211191422

  3. 19616181422

  4. 18617181422

Select tbe Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.

Engineers, Indians, Ladies

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:

Some rings are calendars.

All rings are caps.

Conclusions:

I. All calendars are rings.

II. At least some calendars are caps

  1. Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. Only conclusion I follows

  3. Only conclusion II follows

  4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

5, 20, 65, 200, ?

  1. 575

  2. 605

  3. 1005

  4. 1055

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.

MONKEY : STRDJP :: TORQUE : ?

  1. WTYJZV

  2. WSQJZV

  3. WTYJMB

  4. WTYLBV

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

15 12 90

16 13 104

12 18 ?

  1. 129

  2. 119

  3. 100

  4. 108

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

Five friends are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Abhishek is sitting to the immediate left of Sharad.

Joseph is to the immediate right of Wasim. Vishal is third to the left of Wasim. Who is sitting between Joseph and Abhishek?

  1. Either Wasim or Vishal

  2. Either Wasim or Sharad

  3. Vishal

  4. Wasim

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and balance the given equation.

25 * 5 * 6 * 15 * 3 * 50

  1. ÷, ×, −, +, =

  2. +, ×, −, ÷, =

  3. ×, ÷, +, −, =

  4. ×, +, ÷, −, =

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting clockwise around a circular table in the same sequence at equal distances facing

the centre of the table. If C is sitting in the south direction, then who is sitting in the north-west direction?

  1. G

  2. H

  3. F

  4. E

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

Bed : Sleep :: Chair : ?

  1. Jump

  2. Wood

  3. Sit

  4. Balance

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

40, 41, 50, 75, 124, ?

  1. 205

  2. 257

  3. 232

  4. 264

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

In a certain code language, 'TURNIP' is written as '239597', and 'QUEEN' is written as '83555'. How will 'LEMON' be written in that

language?

  1. 35465

  2. 45587

  3. 45658

  4. 20584

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

NYD, MXC, LWB, KVA, ?

  1. JUZ

  2. JUY

  3. JTZ

  4. LTZ

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

Amphibian : Frog :: Reptile : ?

  1. Lizard

  2. Cockroach

  3. Kangaroo

  4. Mouse

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

2 : 54 :: 4 : ?

  1. 270

  2. 200

  3. 250

  4. 225

Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

If H > M = D > P and K = H > T > Z, then which of the following options is NOT correct?

  1. H > D

  2. Z < H

  3. P < M

  4. Z > M

Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

In a certain code language, 'FACTOR' is written as 'JEGXSV'. How will 'MARINA' be written in that language?

  1. QEVMRE

  2. PFVMRF

  3. REUORE

  4. QEHMSE

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

The pie chart shows the break-up of the total number of employees of a company in 2019, in five departments A, B, C, D and E.

Total number of employees = 4500

If 30% of the employees in department B are transferred to department D, then the difference between the number of employees

in department C and D is , which lies between:

  1. 176 and 180

  2. 168 and 172

  3. 172 and 176

  4. 164 and 168

A rectangular plot is 420 m long and 84 m wide. lt is surrounded by semi-circular flower beds along all its sides. The area of the

entire plot (in hectares) is x. The value of x (correct to one decimal place) is (Taken \pi =\frac{22}{7} ):

  1. 19.1

  2. 18.7

  3. 17.9

  4. 19.4

If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 7 : 4 : 5 , and  a + b + c = 16, then ( a+ b+ c) : (ab + bc + ca) is equal to:

  1. 24:17

  2. 26:19

  3. 27:20

  4. 23:15

A can do a piece of work in 8 days. The efficiency of B is half the efficiency of A, and the efficiency of C is 50% more than the

efficiency of B. If all the three work together, what part of the work will they finish in 2 days?

  1. \frac{3}{4}  

  2. \frac{9}{16}

  3. \frac{3}{8}

  4. \frac{9}{32}

A and B can do a certain work in 25 days and 40 days, respectively. They work together for 8 days. C alone completes the

remaining work in 24 days. A and C together will complete 60% of the same work in:

  1. 8 days

  2. 9 days

  3. 10 days

  4. 12 days

A sum of Rs7,560 is divided between A, B, C and D such that the ratio of the shares of A and B is 4:5. that of B and C is 3:4 and

that of C and D is 5:7. What is the difference (in Rs) between the shares of B and D?

  1. 1,612.80

  2. 1,310.40

  3. 806.40

  4. 1,209.60

The value of 145 − [125 − {64 ÷ 8 of 4 − (4 × 8 ÷ 2)}] is:

  1. 6

  2. 5

  3. 7

  4. 8

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

The pie chart shows the break-up of the total number of employees of a company in 2019, in five departments A, B, C, D and E.

Total number of employees = 4500

If the ratio of male employees to female employees in department A is 3:4. then the number of employees in department C is

what percentage more than the number of female employees in departmnent A (nearest to an integer)?

  1. 45

  2. 42

  3. 40

  4. 41

A sum was invested at simple interest at x p.a. for 2 years. Had it been invested at ( x + 4)% , for the same time, it would have

fetched Rs1,800 more. What is the simple interest on the same sum for 5\frac{2}{3}years at 8% p.a.?

  1. Rs10,200

  2. Rs10,336

  3. Rs9,520

  4. Rs10,064

A train of length 240 m crosses a pole in 16 seconds and crosses a platform in 42 seconds. What is the length (in m) of the

platform?

  1. 400

  2. 360

  3. 420

  4. 390

Let x be the smallest 4-digit number such that when it is divided by 5, 6 and 7, it leaves the remainders 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

The sum of the digits of x is:

  1. 8

  2. 11

  3. 12

  4. 14

Study the given data and answer the question that follows.

If x is the lower limit of the median class and y is the upper limit of the modal class, then the value of ( 3x +2y) is:

  1. 80

  2. 90

  3. 70

  4. 100

The marked price of an article is Rs4,450. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on it and gets a profit of 20%. The cost price

(in Rs) of the article is:

  1. 3,240.50

  2. 3,180.00

  3. 3,337.50

  4. 3,260.00

A sum of Rs 3,364 is divided in to two parts such that the amounts received on them after 3 years and 5 years, respectively, is the

same when the rate of interest is 5% p.a., compounded yearly. The difference between the two parts is:

  1. Rs180

  2. Rs166

  3. Rs164

  4. Rs160

The radius of a metallic solid sphere is 21.6 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of uniform cross section. If the length of the

wire is 259.2 m, then ihe radius of the wire is:

  1. 0.9 cm

  2. 0.8 cm

  3. 0.54 cm

  4. 0.72 cm

When an article is sold for Rs 1,188, the percentage profit earned is x When it is sold for Rs1,435.50, then the percentage profit is

( x + 25 )%. What is the value of x ?

  1. 18

  2. 15

  3. 20

  4. 10

The ratio of two numbers A and B is 5:6. If 8 is subtracted from each of them, then the ratio becomes 4:5. What is the sum of A

and B?

  1. 121

  2. 110

  3. 88

  4. 99

Kapil rows 2\frac{1}{2} km against the current in 15 minutes and the same distance along the current in 8 minutes. What is the speed (in

km/h) of the current?  

  1. \frac{9}{2}

  2. 4

  3. \frac{35}{8}

  4. 5

By selling an article for Rs 882, a person loses 10%. If he sells it for Rs 991.76, then the percentage loss/profit is:

  1. Profot, 1.2%

  2. loss, 5%

  3. profit, 12%

  4. loss, 1.5%

Surekha did 24% of the expense of her monthly income on grocery items, 16% on rent, and 55% of the remaining on children's

education and other expense. If she saves Rs5,940, then find out the expense on rent.

  1. 3,960

  2. 3,740

  3. 3,300

  4. 3,520

The value of  is:

  1. 8/195

  2. 7/195

  3. 4/195

  4. 2/195

The value of  is:

  1. \frac{31}{18}   

  2. \frac{19}{6}

  3. \frac{41}{24}

  4. \frac{17}{12}

The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a class is 5:7. The average weight of boys is 56 kg and that of girls is 50 kg. What is

ihe average weight (in kg) of all the boys and girls in the class?

  1. 52.5

  2. 51.8

  3. 54.1

  4. 53.2

The average of 12 numbers is 25.5. The average of the first six numbers is 22.4 and that of the last three numbers is 28.2. The

7th number is 5 less than the 8th number but 10 less than the 9th number. What is the average of the 8th and 9th numbers.

  1. 32.6

  2. 29.4

  3. 29.8

  4. 31.5

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

The pie chart shows the break-up of the total number of employees of a company in 2019, in five departments A, B, C, D and E.

Total number of employees - 4500

The average number of employees of the company in departments D and E is what percentage of the number of employees in

department A (correct to one decimal place)?

  1. 56.2 %

  2. 54.4%

  3. 55.8%

  4. 55.5%

Which of the following instruments is normally played in a vertical position and with an arched bow?

  1. Sitar

  2. Sarangi

  3. Shehnai

  4. Veena

Rukmini Devi Arundale is associated with which of the following dance forms?

  1. Kathakali

  2. Bharatnatyam

  3. Kathak

  4. Kuchipudi

Who among the following was appointed as Finance Secretary in March 2020?

  1. Satish Kumar Sharma

  2. Bimal Julka

  3. Amita Pandove

  4. Ajay Bhushan Pandey

The ‘Second Backward Classes Commission’ in 1979 was headed by:

  1. Jai Prakash Narayan

  2. BP Mandal

  3. VK Sahni

  4. BR Ambedkar

Which of the following table tennis players won ITTF challenger plus oman open 2020?

  1. anthony amalraj

  2. subhajit saha

  3. sharat kamal

  4. sanil shetty

What is the name of the property of iron through which hot iron can be converted into the shape of a knife?

  1. malleability

  2. lustrousness

  3. ductility

  4. sonority

Who murdered the british officer mical o dayar who is responsible for jallianwala bagh massacre?

  1. ram prasad bismil

  2. udham singh

  3. chandrashekhar azad

  4. bhagat singh

Which of the following mirror is used in vehicles as a headlight?

  1. Double Convex mirror

  2. Plane mirror

  3. Concave mirror

  4. Convex mirror

Kanchenjunga biosphere reserve is located in which of the following states?

  1. Jharkhand

  2. Sikkim

  3. Himachal

  4. Kerala

Who among the following won the All England Open Badminton Championship Men’s Singles 2020 title?

  1. Chou Tien-chen

  2. Lee Chong Wei

  3. Lin Dan

  4. Viktor Axelsen

In mughal empire ruler, what is the general meaning of diwani?

  1. Law and order and criminal justice administration

  2. criminal justice and jail administration

  3. Revenue administration

  4. criminal justice system

Who is doing the presiding of the joint session of the parliament?

  1. Cabinet minister of parliamentary affairs

  2. lok sabha speaker

  3. rajya sabha deputy chairman

  4. rajya sabha chairman

As per a survey conducted in 2019-2020 by the World Bank, what is India’s global rank in the category of ‘New Firms Created’?

  1. Second

  2. First

  3. Sixth

  4. Third

What percent of the total geographical area of the world does India account for (rounded off to nearest whole number)?

  1. 4

  2. 2

  3. 5

  4. 1

‘The fluid present between joints, that makes the movement of joints easy, is called:’

  1. Bursae

  2. Synovial

  3. Cartilage

  4. Tendon

In which year did the Government of India introduce value-added tax (VAT) as an indirect tax in the Indian taxation system to

replace the existing general sales tax?

  1. 2005

  2. 2011

  3. 2013

  4. 2007

Which of the following jain festivals is celebrated by the shwetambar community for eight days and digambar community for ten

days?

  1. gyan panchami

  2. kartik purnima

  3. navpad oli

  4. paryushan parv

Sarita Joshi, one of the recipients of Padma Shri 2020, has received the award in the domain of:

  1. Public Affairs

  2. Literature and Education

  3. Art

  4. Trade & Industry

What is the minimum amount which can be remitted through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)?

  1. Rs2,00,000

  2. Rs3,00,000

  3. Rs5,00,000

  4. Rs1,00,000

As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, the total number of members of the Rajya Sabha cannot be more than:

  1. 260

  2. 250

  3. 235

  4. 240

Which of the following has taken charge as the new prime minister of Iraq in may 2020?

  1. mustafa al kadhimi

  2. adel abdullah mehendi

  3. adnan al jaffri

  4. mohammed allawi

Which of the following converts glucose into glycogen (a complex carbohydrate used for storage) and amino acids into

proteins?

  1. Liver

  2. Lungs

  3. Small intestine

  4. Large intestine

Who was the last king of the Mauryan dynasty?

  1. Devavarman

  2. Satadhanvan

  3. Brihadratha

  4. Samprati

Naharkatia oil region is in which state?

  1. Assam

  2. West Bengal

  3. Maharashtra

  4. gujarat

What is the coloured ring of tissue behind the cornea called, that regulates the amount of light entering the eye, by adjusting the

size of the pupil?

  1. Fovea

  2. Retina

  3. Choroid

  4. Iris

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