SSC MTS 14th October 2021 Shift-1-3068

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SSC MTS 14th October 2021 Shift-1 (Test Code: 3068)

Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.

The broken parts of objects found in an ancient site

  1. Defects

  2. Destruction

  3. Ruins

  4. Repairs

Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.

Forgive or pardon some wrongdoing or an offence

  1. Convict

  2. Condemn

  3. Condole

  4. Condone

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

AIM

  1. Courage

  2. Shot

  3. Purpose

  4. Selection

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’.

Just when I sit down, than the doorbell rang.

  1. No sooner did I

  2. No substitution required

  3. Hardly when I

  4. As soon as I did

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I haven’t got ______ with me now.

  1. any money

  2. some money

  3. no money

  4. lot of money

Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Dialogue

  2. Dilogue

  3. Dieloge

  4. Diloge

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ALARM

  1. Wake

  2. Ring

  3. Sound

  4. Panic

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’.

Astronomers consider the year 2020 to be eventful in the celestial world until the four

eclipses.

  1. notwithstanding

  2. because of

  3. even though

  4. No substitution required

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains

the error.

The school usually starts at 8 a.m. and is closing at 3 p.m.

  1. at 8 a.m. and

  2. The school

  3. usually starts

  4. is closing at 3 p.m.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ADMIRE

  1. Respect

  2. Dislike

  3. Approve

  4. Disagree

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ some more soup?

  1. Did you like

  2. Would you like

  3. You will like

  4. You want to like

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Call off

  1. Speak to someone over the phone

  2. Visit someone

  3. Shout someone’s name aloud

  4. Cancel something

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ABSOLUTE

  1. Adequate

  2. Limited

  3. Total

  4. Complete

Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Cyrinje

  2. Sirynje

  3. Siringe

  4. Syringe

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains

the error.

Mr. Choudhri goes to fly to Germany and France next weekend.

  1. next weekend

  2. to fly

  3. Mr. Choudhri goes

  4. to Germany and France

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Modern technology has created many new jobs that require ______ skills and knowledge.

  1. common

  2. dangerous

  3. specialised

  4. hard

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

sentence.

There will be little more pupils in the class next year, but we have enough space.

  1. few more

  2. a few more

  3. a little more

  4. much more

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A piece of the pie

  1. Feel humbled

  2. An unpleasant thing to accept

  3. Make a sweet dish

  4. A share in money or business

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains

the error.

Not get into the car; it has not been cleaned inside.

  1. been cleaned inside

  2. into the car

  3. Not get

  4. it has not

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

A team of doctors has been sent to the worst affected area to ______ the patients

there.

  1. treat

  2. experiment

  3. conduct

  4. result

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Here are some statistics for those interested in numbers and percentages. The proportion of (1)______ users in India is said to be
90.1%. While the use of landline phones continues to decline, the (2)______ of mobile phone users appears to have reached a plateau,
according to reports. The number of (3)______ to landline phones had gone up from 9.8 million in 1995 to 21.7 million in 2019. On the
other hand, India had only 1.2 million cell phone users in 1999, which grew to an (4)______ figure of 1,161.7 million in 2019. It’s
unimaginable, isn’t it? Mobile phones have also literally (5)______ phone booths. There were about 6.2 million public call offices in India
in 2008. The number declined to 0.2 million in 2019; of those, 0.1 million public telephones are in villages. New York city is said to have
only 4 such booths.

Question:

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

  1. landline

  2. phone

  3. text

  4. computer

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Here are some statistics for those interested in numbers and percentages. The proportion of (1)______ users in India is said to be
90.1%. While the use of landline phones continues to decline, the (2)______ of mobile phone users appears to have reached a plateau,
according to reports. The number of (3)______ to landline phones had gone up from 9.8 million in 1995 to 21.7 million in 2019. On the
other hand, India had only 1.2 million cell phone users in 1999, which grew to an (4)______ figure of 1,161.7 million in 2019. It’s
unimaginable, isn’t it? Mobile phones have also literally (5)______ phone booths. There were about 6.2 million public call offices in India
in 2008. The number declined to 0.2 million in 2019; of those, 0.1 million public telephones are in villages. New York city is said to have
only 4 such booths.

Question:

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

  1. figure

  2. ratio

  3. proportion

  4. number

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Here are some statistics for those interested in numbers and percentages. The proportion of (1)______ users in India is said to be
90.1%. While the use of landline phones continues to decline, the (2)______ of mobile phone users appears to have reached a plateau,
according to reports. The number of (3)______ to landline phones had gone up from 9.8 million in 1995 to 21.7 million in 2019. On the
other hand, India had only 1.2 million cell phone users in 1999, which grew to an (4)______ figure of 1,161.7 million in 2019. It’s
unimaginable, isn’t it? Mobile phones have also literally (5)______ phone booths. There were about 6.2 million public call offices in India
in 2008. The number declined to 0.2 million in 2019; of those, 0.1 million public telephones are in villages. New York city is said to have
only 4 such booths.

Question:

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

  1. producers

  2. buyers

  3. sellers

  4. subscribers

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Here are some statistics for those interested in numbers and percentages. The proportion of (1)______ users in India is said to be
90.1%. While the use of landline phones continues to decline, the (2)______ of mobile phone users appears to have reached a plateau,
according to reports. The number of (3)______ to landline phones had gone up from 9.8 million in 1995 to 21.7 million in 2019. On the
other hand, India had only 1.2 million cell phone users in 1999, which grew to an (4)______ figure of 1,161.7 million in 2019. It’s
unimaginable, isn’t it? Mobile phones have also literally (5)______ phone booths. There were about 6.2 million public call offices in India
in 2008. The number declined to 0.2 million in 2019; of those, 0.1 million public telephones are in villages. New York city is said to have
only 4 such booths.

Question:

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

  1. excellent

  2. astonishing

  3. anticipated

  4. imaginable

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Here are some statistics for those interested in numbers and percentages. The proportion of (1)______ users in India is said to be
90.1%. While the use of landline phones continues to decline, the (2)______ of mobile phone users appears to have reached a plateau,
according to reports. The number of (3)______ to landline phones had gone up from 9.8 million in 1995 to 21.7 million in 2019. On the
other hand, India had only 1.2 million cell phone users in 1999, which grew to an (4)______ figure of 1,161.7 million in 2019. It’s
unimaginable, isn’t it? Mobile phones have also literally (5)______ phone booths. There were about 6.2 million public call offices in India
in 2008. The number declined to 0.2 million in 2019; of those, 0.1 million public telephones are in villages. New York city is said to have
only 4 such booths.

Question:

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

  1. thrown out

  2. erased

  3. established

  4. destroyed

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

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

36 - 6 ÷ 6 × 6 + 30 = 0

  1. - and +

  2. + and ×

  3. ÷ and ×

  4. - and ÷

In a code language, 'BEAUTY' is written as ‘WRSYCZ’. How will ‘NATURE’ be written in

the same language?

  1. GTWVCP

  2. PCVWTG

  3. GPWRCL

  4. CPSRYL

If 'MONEY' is coded as '77' and 'CAPITAL' is coded as '67', then how will 'ASSET' be

coded?

  1. 68

  2. 69

  3. 72

  4. 65

Identify the figure that completes the given pattern.

Which letter-cluster from the options will replace the question mark (?) to complete the

given series?

HJKL, GHHH, FFED, ?

  1. EDBZ

  2. EDCB

  3. EEDC

  4. EEBZ

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

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the *

signs and to balance the given equation.

72 * 4 * 15 * 3 * 12 = 51

  1. ÷ , + , × , -

  2. - , + , ÷ , ×

  3. ÷ , + , - , ×

  4. + , ÷ , × , -

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

following set.

(12, 13, 76)

  1. (9, 10, 45)

  2. (11, 13, 62)

  3. (15, 17, 98)

  4. (21, 25, 125)

If 'HONEY' is coded as '72' and 'JAGGERY' is coded as '80', then how will ' SUGAR' be

coded?

  1. 76

  2. 71

  3. 73

  4. 67

‘Mary Kom’ is related to ‘Boxing’ in the same way as ‘PT Usha’ is related to ‘______’.

  1. Running

  2. Weightlifting

  3. Shooting

  4. Wrestling

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.

FEMININE : ENIMINEF : : HOMEWORK : ?

  1. RKWOMEHO

  2. KREMOWOH

  3. MOHOWEKR

  4. OHEMOWKR

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

Nagaland, Meghalaya, Kohima

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are sitting around a circular table facing towards the

centre.

1) C is the neighbour of A and G.

2) B is to the immediate right of A.

3) F is second to the left of D.

What is G’s position?

  1. Second to the left of B

  2. Second to the right of F

  3. To the immediate left of D

  4. Between C and D

Select the option that arranges the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Lal Bahadur Shastri

2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Manmohan Singh

5. Indira Gandhi

  1. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5

  2. 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

  3. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3

  4. 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

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.

ABUSIVE : CAWRKUG : : VIOLENT : ?

  1. XJQMGOV

  2. XHQKGMV

  3. TJMMCOR

  4. TJMKGOV

Which figure from the options will replace the question mark(?) in following figure series?

Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the

two numbers of the following number-pair.

5 : 55

  1. 7 : 140

  2. 8 : 200

  3. 3. 6 : 90

  4. 4. 4 : 32

In a code language, 'BETTER' is written as ‘EBWQHO’. How will ‘WORSE’ be written in

the same language?

  1. ZLOPH

  2. ZLUPH

  3. ZLOVH

  4. ZLUVH

A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

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

series?

13, 6, 11, 5, 9, ?

  1. 7

  2. 12

  3. 17

  4. 4

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 papers are scissors.

Some scissors are stones.

Conclusions:

I. All scissors are papers.

II. Some stones are scissors.

  1. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  2. Only conclusion II follows.

  3. Only conclusion I follows.

  4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Two statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV.

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 soap is a dessert.

All desserts are cups.

Conclusions:

I. No dessert is a soap.

II. Some cups are desserts.

III. Some desserts are soaps.

IV. All cups are desserts.

  1. Only conclusion I follows.

  2. Only conclusion II follows.

  3. Both conclusions I and II follow.

  4. Both conclusions I and IV follow.

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

series?

1, 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, ?

  1. 59

  2. 55

  3. 49

  4. 53

Six friends, Tanay, Neha, Kalpana, Raashi, Hemant and Chaitra, are standing in a row.

There are two persons between Neha and Chaitra. Kalpana is between Raashi and

Neha. Hemant is standing beside Chaitra. Neha is at one of the ends of the row. Who is

standing between Chaitra and Tanay?

  1. Raashi

  2. Hemant

  3. Kalpana

  4. Neha

The value of is:

  1. 12

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 5

If Rs 63,800 is to be divided between A nd B in the ratio 4 : 7. The share (in Rs) received by B is:

  1. 40,600

  2. 17,400

  3. 23,200

  4. 25,000

If 4 men can reap a field in 5 days working 9 hours a day, in how many hours can 10 men can reap the same field working 3

days?

  1. 5

  2. 4

  3. 6

  4. 3

A rectangular room has an area of 60 mand a perimeter of 34 m. The length of the diagonal of the rectangular room is same

as the side of a square. The perimeter of the square (in m) is:

  1. 64

  2. 100

  3. 44

  4. 52

In a class of 80 students, 60% are girls and the rest are boys. The average weight of boys is 5% more than that of girls.If the

average weight of all the students is 51 kg, then what is the average weight (in kg) of the girls?

  1. 52.5

  2. 50

  3. 55

  4. 47.5

'A' is 3 times as good a workman has 'B' and therefore is able to complete a job in 35 days less than 'B'. In how many days will

they finish 40% of the work, working together?

  1. 3\frac{1}{2}     

  2. 4\frac{2}{5}

  3. 5\frac{2}{5}

  4. 5\frac{1}{2}

A train takes 1 hour 30 minutes travel between two station P and Q. If it travels at \frac{5}{6} of its usual speed, how long will it take

travel between P and Q?

  1. 1 h 24 min

  2. 1 h 48 min

  3. 1 h 12 min

  4. 1 h 36 min

Sita and Geeta start at same the time to ride from place A to place B, which is 90 km away from place A. Sita travels 3 km per

hour slower than Geeta. Geeta reaches place B and at once turn back, meeting Sita 15 km from place B. Geeta's speed (in

km/h) is:

  1. 9

  2. 6

  3. 7.5

  4. 10.5

There are four different numbers. The average of the first three numbers is three times the fourth number, and the average of

all the four number is 55. What is the sum of the first three numbers?

  1. 172

  2. 198

  3. 165

  4. 153

Study the following bar graph that shows the number of students enrolled for different courses in institutes A and B during 5

years, and answer the question that follows.

What is the ratio of the total number of students enrolled in A during 2015 and 2018 to that of students enrolled in B during

2014 and 2015?

  1. 13:17

  2. 17:13

  3. 12:13

  4. 13:12

Due to 20% reduction in the price of wheat per kg, Ram is able to by 5 kg more for Rs 800. What is the original quantity (in kg) of

wheat?

  1. 50

  2. 20

  3. 40

  4. 30

Simplify :

  1. 3

  2. \frac{200}{-567} 

  3. \frac{5}{7}

  4. -3

The selling price of an article is Rs2,300 and profit percentage is 25%. If the article is sold again for Rs1,656, then what is the

loss/gain percentage?

  1. Loss 10%

  2. Gain 6.25%

  3. Loss 6.5%

  4. Gain 10%

A person borrows Rs75,000 for 3 years at 7% simple interest. He lends it to B at 5% for 3 years. What is his loss (Rs)?

  1. 3,500

  2. 6,000

  3. 4,500

  4. 5,000

A man bought 2 articles for Rs 300 each. He sold one article at 5% profit and the other at 10% loss. What is the total profit or loss

percentage?

  1. Loss 2.5%

  2. Loss 10%

  3. No profit no loss

  4. Profit 2.5%

A certain sum amounts to Rs29,282 in 4 years at 10% p.a. When the interest is compounded yearly. What is the simple interest

(in Rs) on double of the sume of five years' time at the same rate?

  1. 17,000

  2. 20,000

  3. 18,000

  4. 21,500

Study the following bar graph that shows the number of students enrolled for different courses in institutes A and B during 5

years, and answer the question that follows.

The total number of students enrolled in A during 2014 and 2016 is what percentage of the total number of average students

enrolled in B during the 5 years (correct to one decimal place)?

  1. 127.6

  2. 138.4

  3. 152.3

  4. 158.7

The length of a rectangle is three-fifth of the radius of a circle. The radius of the circle is equal to the side of a square, whose

area is 6400 m2 . The perimeter (in m) of the rectangle, if the breadth is 15 m, is:

  1. 120

  2. 126

  3. 160

  4. 180

In an election, the votes cast for two candidates were in the ratio 4 : 9. If the successful candidates received 984321 votes' then

the total votes received by the unsuccessful candidate is:

  1. 421797

  2. 437476

  3. 571279

  4. 912577

What is the sume of the numbers between 300 and 400 such that when they are divided by 6, 12 and 16, it leaves no

remainder?

  1. 720

  2. 764

  3. 586

  4. 632

The marked price of an article is Rs 400. After allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, a shopkeeper makes a loss of

Rs 48. His loss percentage is:

  1. 14\frac{1}{23}%    

  2. 13\frac{1}{23}%

  3. 15\frac{1}{23}%

  4. 17\frac{1}{23}%

A boy walked along two adjacent side of a rectagular field. If he had walked along the diagonal, then he would have saved a

distance equal to one-fourth of the larger side. The ratio of the smaller to the larger side is:

  1. 11:18

  2. 18:11

  3. 24:7

  4. 7:24

The median of a set of 7 distinct observation is 16.5. If each of the largest 3 observations of the set is increased by 5, then the

median of the new set:

  1. is decreased by 5

  2. is increased by 5

  3. is five times of the original number

  4. remains the same as that of the original set

If x is subtracted from each of 52, 47, 20 and 19, the numbers so obtained in this order are in proportion. What is the mean

proportional between (x+4) and (x-4)

  1. 8

  2. 12

  3. 9

  4. 10

Study the following bar graph that shows the number of students enrolled for different courses in institutes A and B during 5

years, and answer the question that follows.

The average number of students (per year) enrolled in A during 2015,2016 and 2018 is what percentage less than the number

of students enrolled in B during 2015 (correct to one decimal place)?

  1. 26.7%

  2. 22.2%

  3. 25.8%

  4. 18.5%

The Constitution of India was hand-written by ______.

  1. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

  2. Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher

  3. Prem Behari Narain Raizada

  4. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Which of the following is a pivotal joint in the human body?

  1. Elbow joint

  2. Joint between the upper jaw and the rest of the head

  3. Joint where our neck joins the head

  4. Shoulder joint

Which of the following best represents the concept of Net Domestic Product (NDP)?

  1. GDP - Income from abroad

  2. GDP + Income from abroad

  3. GNP - Depreciation

  4. GDP - Depreciation

The ______ states that no woman shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise

except under exceptional circumstances.

  1. Probation of Offenders Act

  2. Indian Penal Code

  3. Police Act

  4. Code of Criminal Procedure

A 7 metre high sculpture known as 'Sadashiva', representing three aspects of Lord

Shiva is found at ______ Caves.

  1. Khandagiri

  2. Udayagiri

  3. Bhimbetka

  4. Elephanta

Which of the following can be classified as an artificial ecosystem?

  1. Ponds

  2. Forests

  3. Lakes

  4. Gardens

Which of the following rulers did NOT belong to the Mauryan Dynasty?

  1. Ashoka

  2. Chandragupta

  3. Bimbisara

  4. Bindusara

The Khelo India Youth Games, 2021, will be held in ______.

  1. Haryana

  2. Karnataka

  3. Kerala

  4. Punjab

The river Indus lies to the ______ of the Great Indian Desert.

  1. West

  2. north

  3. east

  4. south

Which of the following festivals is dedicated to the Sun God and his wife Usha?

  1. Chehllum

  2. Chitragupta Pooja

  3. Chhath Pooja

  4. Basant Panchami

______ fought for the rights of the Dalit community.

  1. Subhash Chandra Bose

  2. Bipin Chandra Pal

  3. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  4. Krishnaji Gopal Karve

‘Akbar Nama’ is a ______-volume history of Akbar’s reign, written by Abul Fazl.

  1. five

  2. three

  3. four

  4. two

Article ______ of the Constitution of India defines Uniform Civil Code.

  1. 42

  2. 24

  3. 22

  4. 44

Famines caused by rat infestation during the flowering of Melocanna baccifera

bamboo in parts of North-East India are known as the ‘______’ famines.

  1. Doji Bara

  2. Chalisa

  3. Upper Doab

  4. Mautam

Which of the following is a well-known variety of coffee initially brought to India from

Yemen?

  1. Gesha

  2. Arabica

  3. Canephora

  4. Charrieriana

Which of the following is a part of a leaf?

  1. Petiole

  2. Pistil

  3. Sepal

  4. Stamen

______ is the youngest Indian cricketer to play all three formats (test matches, one-day

internationals and twenty-twenty internationals) of the game.

  1. Kuldeep Yadav

  2. Ishant Sharma

  3. Rishabh Pant

  4. Hardik Pandya

As per Newlands’ Octaves, which of the following has the same properties as sodium?

  1. Beryllium

  2. Magnesium

  3. Potassium

  4. Lithium

Who among the following was awarded the French honour of ‘Chevalier dans l’Ordre

des Arts et des Lettres’ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in January 2020?

  1. Sanjna Kapoor

  2. Ebrahim Alkazi

  3. Hariprasad Chaurasia

  4. Aishwarya Rai

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) increased the Minimum Support

Prices (MSPs) of cotton (long staple) to Rs______ per quintal for marketing season

2020-21.

  1. 7,285

  2. 5,825

  3. 6,855

  4. 8,525

Which of the following associations/organisations was founded by Jyotiba Phule?

  1. Brahmo Samaj

  2. Arya Samaj

  3. Prarthana Samaj

  4. Satyashodhak Samaj

Herbivores form the ______ trophic level in a food chain.

  1. third

  2. second

  3. first

  4. fourth

Who established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)?

  1. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

  2. Sri Chaitanya

  3. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

  4. Sri Ramakrishna

What is India's rank in the world when GDP is compared in terms of purchasing power

parity as on 2019 given by World Population Review Report?

  1. Second

  2. Fifth

  3. Fourth

  4. First

Kaveri Sankramana is a festival celebrated in ______ in the month of October.

  1. Telangana

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Karnataka

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