SSC MTS 12th October 2021 Shift-2-3063

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SSC MTS 12th October 2021 Shift-2 (Test Code: 3063)

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No

error'.

Children has to bring their own food.

  1. to bring

  2. Children has

  3. their own food

  4. No error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To be taken aback

  1. To be excited

  2. To be irritated

  3. To be nervous

  4. To be surprised

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

RAPTUROUS

  1. Delighted

  2. Worried

  3. Agitated

  4. Disgusted

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Problems often ______ when you least expect them.

  1. raise

  2. arise

  3. rise

  4. arouse

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

Imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

  1. Longitude

  2. Equator

  3. Axis

  4. Latitude

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ this water looks clean, it may be contaminated.

  1. In case

  2. Despite

  3. Although

  4. Because

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Leave

  2. Lease

  3. Leagend

  4. Legacy

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

sentence.

Srilekha is Mr. Singhs daughter.

  1. Mr. Singh

  2. Mr. Singhs’

  3. Mr. Singh’s

  4. Mr. Singhs’s

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

To get ready

  1. Pretend

  2. Preserve

  3. Protect

  4. Prepare

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No

error'.

I was watching a whole scene very carefully.

  1. No error

  2. a whole scene

  3. very carefully

  4. I was watching

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

RADIANCE

  1. Brilliance

  2. Glow

  3. Dullness

  4. Glitter

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No

error'.

Who has distributed these sweets among the children?

  1. No error

  2. among the children

  3. Who has distributed

  4. these sweets

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

PRECISE

  1. Actual

  2. Correct

  3. Definite

  4. Vague

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I stayed ______ my uncle’s house last night.

  1. at

  2. on

  3. in

  4. by

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.’

Priya had strong enough to fight all odds and succeed in meeting her goals in life.

  1. has stronger

  2. No substitution required

  3. is strength

  4. was strong

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

If my memory ______ me right, Abhimanyu was not killed by one person but by seven

warriors.

  1. serves

  2. makes

  3. supports

  4. finds

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’.

The sun is very large than Earth.

  1. very larger than

  2. No substitution required

  3. much larger than

  4. much large as

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Offshoot

  2. Officiate

  3. Offance

  4. Offspring

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In the eye of the storm

  1. Be involved in discussion

  2. Be calm in difficulty

  3. Be in a controversial situation

  4. Be the centre of attraction

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

PACIFY

  1. Upset

  2. Irritate

  3. Soothe

  4. Excite

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.
The department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The intercity (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.

Question:

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

  1. started

  2. start

  3. starting

  4. to starting

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.
The department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The intercity (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.

Question:

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

  1. moves

  2. move

  3. movement

  4. moving

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.
The department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The intercity (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.

Question:

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

  1. was coming

  2. comes

  3. is coming

  4. come

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.
The department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The intercity (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.

Question:

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

  1. providing

  2. provide

  3. provided

  4. to provide

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.
The department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The intercity (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.

Question:

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

  1. with

  2. by

  3. in

  4. from

Some persons are sitting beside a round table facing the centre. S is sitting just opposite of R, who is immediate left of Q. T is

sitting immediate right of Q. If U is exactly in opposite of Q, then what is the sitting location of P?

  1. Left of U

  2. Between S and T

  3. Right of R

  4. Between U and R

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

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

In a class of 42 students, Ritika ranks 13th from the top while Sheetal is 34th from the

bottom. How many students are there between Ritika and Sheetal?

  1. 2

  2. 1

  3. 4

  4. 3

Select the option in which the number-pair shares the same relationship as that

shared by the following number-pair.

84 : 96

  1. 46 : 60

  2. 64 : 82

  3. 42 : 58

  4. 68 : 82

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to replace the * signs so as to

balance the given equation.

42 * 36 * 5 * 78 * (8 * 5) = 216

  1. ÷, +, ×, +, −

  2. +, ×, −, ÷, +

  3. ×, ÷, +, −, +

  4. −, +, ÷, ×, +

The way 'Dog’ is related to ‘Puppy’, in the same way ‘Sheep’ is related to ‘______’.

  1. Lamb

  2. Kid

  3. Calf

  4. Cub

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?

8, 16, 12, 32, 16, 64, ?

  1. 18

  2. 32

  3. 24

  4. 20

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 mobile phones are video games.

All video games are remote control.

Conclusions:

I. Some mobile phones are remote control.

II. Some remote controls are mobile phones.

  1. Only conclusion I follows.

  2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  3. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  4. Only conclusion II follows.

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.

Watt : Power : : Volt : ______.

  1. Current

  2. Potential

  3. Strength

  4. Ampere

Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship betweeen following classes: image

Months, Calendar, Days

Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following rivers of

India. (North to South)

1. Kaveri

2. Narmada

3. Godavari

4. Ganges

5. Krishna

  1. 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 4

  2. 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 5

  3. 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 5

  4. 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 1

In a certain code language if HIMSELF is written as FKKUCND, then how will

OUTDOOR be written in the same code language?

  1. PWSDNOR

  2. MWRFMQP

  3. MVTGORP

  4. NWQFLQO

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

36 ÷ 2 − 159 + 78 × 18 = 135

  1. 8 and 2; × and ÷

  2. 5 and 8; + and −

  3. 8 and 7; × and ÷

  4. 6 and 8; + and −

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

54, 68, 78, 84, ?

  1. 86

  2. 88

  3. 84

  4. 90

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

RUY, DGK, PSW, ?

  1. ADG

  2. ADH

  3. BEI

  4. BEH

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way, as the numbers of

the following set.

98 : 81 : 72

  1. 76 : 63 : 54

  2. 68 : 56 : 46

  3. 72 : 63 : 55

  4. 68 : 54 : 44

If in a coding system MUSICAL is coded as 109 and RAISING is coded as 110, then

how will FOURTH be coded in the same coding system?

  1. 72

  2. 74

  3. 70

  4. 76

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.

RAILCAR : NEEPYEN : : ICESHOW : ______.

  1. MZJOMKU

  2. MYIOLKT

  3. EGAWDSS

  4. NZJPMLU

If in a coding system SHELTER is coded as 6295793 and FISHERY is coded as

8162934, then how will FILTHY be coded in the same coding system?

  1. 815724

  2. 812457

  3. 157842

  4. 581724

Identify the option figure that completes that following pattern.

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 heads are tails.

All tails are bones.

Conclusions:

I. All bones are heads.

II. All heads are bones.

  1. Only conclusion I follows.

  2. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  3. Only conclusion II follows.

  4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

In a certain code language if CONDENSE is written as OCDNNEES, then how will

FACILITY be written in the same code language?

  1. AFYTICIL

  2. YTILICAF

  3. AFICILYT

  4. ICAFYTIL

Identify the option in which following figure is embedded (rotation is NOT applicable):

What is the average of sixty terms given below?

\cos ^{2}x,\cos ^{2}2x\cos ^{2}3x,..\cos ^{2}30x,\sin ^{2}x,\sin ^{2}2x,\sin ^{2}3x,...\sin ^{2}30x         

  1. \cos ^{2}x

  2. 0.5

  3. 1

  4. \cos ^{2}x\sin ^{2}x

A wooden piece in the shape of a cuboid is divided into five equal parts by cutting it with four cuts perpendicular to its

length,and it turns out that each picece is a cube of volume 27 cm3 . That is the total surface area (in cm2) of the cuboid?

  1. 150

  2. 174

  3. 216

  4. 198

The number of teachers and students in five school A, B, C, D and E in a city has been depicted through the given bar graph,

where the number of students has been prensented as multiples of ten. Study the bar graph and answer the question that

follows.

What is the proportion of the student to teacher ratios across the five school A, B, C, D, E?

  1. 756:840:900:945:980

  2. 350:275:287:300:320

  3. 350:315:294:280:270

  4. 720:800:926:935:975

Four person P, Q, R, S were engaged for doing a task, with the condition that P; Q; R; S work respectively,on (Mondays,

Thursdays); (Tuesdays, Fridays); (Wednesdays, Saturdays); (Sundays). The task was began on a Monday,and got completed on

the 15th day, which was also a Monday.If the efficiencies of P, Q, R, S in respect of doing this task were in the proportion 1 : 2 :

3 : 4,then in how many days could R completed the task,working alone without break?

  1. 13

  2. 10

  3. 11

  4. 12

The difference between a positive number and its reciprocal increases by a foctor of  \frac{175}{144} when the number is made to increase

by 20%. What is the number?

  1. 7.5

  2. 6

  3. 2.5

  4. 5

How many numbers between 500 and 900, both inclusive,are exactly divisible by all the numbers, 12, 15, 20 and 30?

  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 7

  4. 6

The simple interest earned on a sum is \frac{1}{25} of the sum, where the number of years of investment is equal to the rate percentage.

For how many years was the sum invested?

  1. 2

  2. 5

  3. 3

  4. 4

The material of a sphere of radius r is melted and recast into a hollow cylindrical sell of thickness a and outer radius b. What is its length asssuming that no material is lost in recasting?

  1. _{3a\left ( 2a-b \right )}^{4r^{3}}          

  2. _{3a\left (b+a \right )\left ( b-a \right )}^{4r^{3}}

  3. _{3a\left (b-a \right )}^{4r^{3}}

  4. _{3a\left ( 2a-a \right )}^{4r^{3}}

A lady walks to her office every day from home and maintains a fixed time for the same. On one day she decreases her speed

by 20%. By what fraction of her usual time will she be late on that day?

  1. \frac{2}{3}    

  2. \frac{1}{4}

  3. \frac{1}{3}

  4. \frac{1}{6}

If 24 men can do a work in 15 days by working 12 hours daily,then in how many days will 36 men be able to do double the

quantum of work,by working 10 hours daily?

  1. 30

  2. 32

  3. 24

  4. 12

Two similar pieces of an item were purchesed by paying the same amount for each, and they were sold,respectively,for a profit

of 25% and a loss of 20%. What was his profit percentage?

  1. 2

  2. 4.5

  3. 2.5

  4. 5

If _{b}^{a}=_{c}^{b}=_{d}^{c}, than _{d}^{a} in terms of b and c is equal to:

  1.   \left ( _{c}^{b} \right )3   

  2. \left ( _{c}^{b} \right )2

  3. \left ( _{c}^{b} \right )1.5

  4. \left ( _{c}^{b} \right )0.5

In what ratio should two varieties of tea at Rs300 and Rs400 per kg, respectively, be mixed so that the mixture is worth Rs320 per

kg?

  1. 1:5

  2. 1:4

  3. 5:1

  4. 4:1

Simplify 

  1. \frac{65}{-73}   

  2. 34

  3. \frac{147}{-73}

  4. \frac{78}{-73}

If a person sells 80% of the number of toys for an amount with which he purchesed all the toys,then what is his profit

percentage?

  1. 20

  2. 22.5

  3. 25

  4. 40

X, Y, Z enter into a partnership venture with a capital Rs1,20,000. in which the contribution of Y and Z are,respectively,40% more

and Rs1,000 more than that of X. The profit earned is 20% of the capital. Out of this profit ,10% goes towards some incidental

expenses. What is the share (in Rs) of X out of it?

  1. 7,500

  2. 4,800

  3. 7,000

  4. 6,300

The line graph that can replace a histogram is called a/an:

  1. frequency polygon

  2. ogive

  3. cummulative frequency less than type graph

  4. cummulative frequency more than type graph

A certain sum was invested for three years in a scheme in which the interest gets compounded annually. During the first two

years,the scheme provided growths at the rates of 80% and 60%,respectively,but during the third year there was a decline by

40%. What was the overall interest rate for three years?

  1. 24%

  2. 20%

  3. 22.5%

  4. 48.6%

To circles touch each other externally;the distance between their centres is 12 cm and the sume of their areas (in cm) is 74\pi .

What is the radius of the smaller circle?

  1. 2.8

  2. 4.8

  3. 5

  4. 3

The average daily expenditure of a person during the month of February was Rs120. The average expenditure for the first 15

days was Rs142, and for the last 15 days was Rs96. What was his expenditure (in Rs ) on 15th February?

  1. 90

  2. 98

  3. 95

  4. 88

An article was subject to three successive discounts, where by a customer had to pay Rs2,366.8 less than the marked price of

Rs12,500. If the rates of the first two discounts were, respectively, 12% and 6%, then what was the rate percentage of the third

discount?

  1. 3.6

  2. 2

  3. 2.5

  4. 3

The value of  \left ( 120\div \frac{5}{4} \right )-\left \{ \left ( 105-5\times 3+2of17\div \frac{1}{6} \right ) \div \left ( 5+\frac{1}{4} \right )\right \} is:

  1. 46

  2. 50

  3. 45

  4. 40

The number of teachers and students in five school A, B, C, D and E in a city has been depicted through the given bar graph,

where the number of students has been presented as multiples of ten. Study the bar graph and answer the question that

follows.

If 20% of the student of E get transferred such that they get equally distributed among A and C, and 10% of their teachers are

transferred to A, then which among the following schools will have its student to teacher ratio closest to that of D?

  1. A

  2. C

  3. B

  4. E

The number of teachers and students in five school A, B, C, D and E in a city has been depicted through the given bar graph,

where the number of students has been presented as multiples of ten. Study the bar graph and answer the question that

follows.

Which school among the following as the higest teacher to student ratio?

  1. B

  2. E

  3. C

  4. D

Two clock where synchronised at 11 a.m. Sunday. There after, every day they were, respectively, found to gain and lose one

minute per day. What time, expressed in hours and minutes, will the second clock show when the first clock shows 10 p.m. on

the next Friday?

  1. 9 hours 48 \frac{3}{11} minutes p.m

  2. 9 hours 48 \frac{7}{11} minutes p.m

  3. 9 hours 49 \frac{1}{11} minutes p.m

  4. 9 hours 49 \frac{9}{11} minutes p.m

What is the unit to measure the wavelength of light?

  1. Faraday

  2. Candela

  3. Dyne

  4. Angstrom

Who invented the capillary feed fountainpen?

  1. David Hughes

  2. Ian Donald

  3. LE Waterman

  4. Alfred Nobel

Which of the following is the world’s largest delta?

  1. Irrawaddy Delta

  2. Rhine-Meuse Delta

  3. Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta

  4. Amazon Delta

Who wrote the book ‘Kundalini: The Mother of the Universe’, which Includes an

English translation of ‘Lalita Sahasranama’?

  1. Rishi Singh Gherwal

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Dr. S Radha Krishnan

Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the relation between the Union and

the States?

  1. Part VIII

  2. Part XI

  3. Part VII

  4. Part IX

The Planning Commission was established by an executive decision of Government of

India in ______.

  1. 1955

  2. 1945

  3. 1960

  4. 1950

Who is the author of the book ‘Beyond the Lines’?

  1. Vishnu Sharma

  2. Omar Khayyam

  3. Kuldip Nayar

  4. VV Giri

Filmmaker Utpal Borpujari’s documentary, 'Songs of the _______' is based on the folk

songs and culture of the Naga tribes.

  1. Blue River

  2. Blue Sky

  3. Blue Earth

  4. Blue Hills

In the context of Economics, what does P stand for in EPF?

  1. Planning

  2. Profit

  3. Promotion

  4. Provident

The La Liga Trophy is associated with which sport?

  1. Tennis

  2. Football

  3. Weightlifting

  4. Cricket

Rauf and Hikat are the dance forms of ______.

  1. Odisha

  2. Jammu and Kashmir

  3. Manipur

  4. Sikkim

Which dynasty ruled India between 320 AD and 550 AD?

  1. Mauryan Dynasty

  2. Hoysala Dynasty

  3. Magadha Dynasty

  4. Gupta Dynasty

'Pandavani' is the most celebrated folklore of ______.

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Chhattisgarh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Karnataka

The ‘Procedure for Amendment of the Constitution’ in the Indian Constitution is

borrowed from which of the following country’s constitutions?

  1. Russia

  2. Germany

  3. South Africa

  4. Canada

When was the first battle of Panipat fought?

  1. 1479

  2. 1326

  3. 1526

  4. 1632

Which instrument is used to measure very high temperature?

  1. Fathometer

  2. Manometer

  3. Salinometer

  4. Pyrometer

Which of the following is a Kharif crop in north and Rabi crop in south India?

  1. Ragi

  2. Sesamum

  3. Sunflower

  4. Sugarcane

Which of the following Vedas dealt with music?

  1. Sama Veda

  2. Rig Veda

  3. Yajur Veda

  4. Atharva Veda

Vitamin K deficiency in our body leads to:

  1. delayed clotting of blood

  2. interference with reproduction

  3. night-blindness

  4. scurvy

Infant Mortality Rate (or IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age

of ______ as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.

  1. 6 months

  2. 3 months

  3. 1 year

  4. 2 years

‘Kolkali’ is one of the traditional folk dances of which state?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Nagaland

  3. Kerala

  4. Arunachal Pradesh

Who discovered the smallpox vaccine?

  1. Jonas Salk

  2. Louis Pasteur

  3. Edward Jenner

  4. Leon Calmette

Anju Bobby George is associated with which of the following sports?

  1. Boxing

  2. Athletics

  3. Shooting

  4. Hockey

What does Article 21 of the Indian Constitution deal with?

  1. Right to property

  2. Fundamental duties

  3. Right to life

  4. National emergency

Which soils are widespread in the northern plains and the river valleys and cover

about 40% of the total area of India?

  1. Black soil

  2. Laterite soil

  3. Red soil

  4. Alluvial soil

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