SSC MTS 18th October 2021 Shift-1-3071

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SSC MTS 18th October 2021 Shift-1 (Test Code: 3071)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The weather report ______ the fishermen not to go fishing the next day.

  1. announced

  2. insisted

  3. requested

  4. advised

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’.

We had not explored even a tiny fraction of space even after years of space research.

  1. are not

  2. No substitution required

  3. could not

  4. have not

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ACQUIRE

  1. Gain

  2. Collect

  3. Disperse

  4. Earn

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 tournament have been cancel.

  1. No substitution required

  2. has been cancel

  3. have been cancelled

  4. has been cancelled

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At beck and call

  1. Try to convince others about something

  2. Ready to do everything for someone

  3. Signal someone to approach

  4. Gain an advantage over someone

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

Make better

  1. Increase

  2. Delete

  3. Improve

  4. Change

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

It is one of the best books whom I have ever read.

  1. It is one of the

  2. best books whom

  3. No error

  4. I have ever read

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Twenty people were buried alive when the building ______.

  1. subsided

  2. damaged

  3. collapsed

  4. shook

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bear fruit

  1. Be creative

  2. Put in hard work

  3. Produce positive results

  4. Accept the truth

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

sentence.

Her later short stories are vastly superior than her earlier ones.

  1. superior over

  2. superior from

  3. superior to

  4. superior against

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

AMPLE

  1. Sufficient

  2. Narrow

  3. Short

  4. Meager

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Precede

  2. Persuade

  3. Possess

  4. Persuit

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I wonder if the postman ______ today.

  1. will have come

  2. will come

  3. come

  4. was coming

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

Each team were wearing a different coloured dress.

  1. wearing a

  2. different coloured dress

  3. Each team were

  4. No error

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My brother took us ______ a ride in the nature reserve.

  1. to

  2. in

  3. for

  4. at

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

CONCISE

  1. Edited

  2. Modified

  3. Lengthy

  4. Brief

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Cube

  2. Cubicle

  3. Crust

  4. Crystle

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

EXCITED

  1. Thrilled

  2. Busy

  3. Active

  4. Bored

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

The cry of an owl

  1. Squawk

  2. Hoot

  3. Moo

  4. Coo

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

Every morning a shrill noise wake me up.

  1. No error

  2. wake me up

  3. a shrill noise

  4. Every morning

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.
The train came out of the jungle and passed fields of sugarcane and villages of mud huts. Children (1)______ and waved to the train,
though (2) ______ was no one in it except Suraj, the guard and the (3) ______ driver. Suraj waved back. Usually he (4) ______ in a field,
waving; today, he was (5) ______ on a train.

Question:

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

  1. shouted

  2. shout

  3. shouts

  4. shouting

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.
The train came out of the jungle and passed fields of sugarcane and villages of mud huts. Children (1)______ and waved to the train,
though (2) ______ was no one in it except Suraj, the guard and the (3) ______ driver. Suraj waved back. Usually he (4) ______ in a field,
waving; today, he was (5) ______ on a train.

Question:

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

  1. that

  2. there

  3. this

  4. here

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.
The train came out of the jungle and passed fields of sugarcane and villages of mud huts. Children (1)______ and waved to the train,
though (2) ______ was no one in it except Suraj, the guard and the (3) ______ driver. Suraj waved back. Usually he (4) ______ in a field,
waving; today, he was (5) ______ on a train.

Question:

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

  1. pump

  2. engine

  3. car

  4. motor

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.
The train came out of the jungle and passed fields of sugarcane and villages of mud huts. Children (1)______ and waved to the train,
though (2) ______ was no one in it except Suraj, the guard and the (3) ______ driver. Suraj waved back. Usually he (4) ______ in a field,
waving; today, he was (5) ______ on a train.

Question:

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

  1. are

  2. is

  3. was

  4. were

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.
The train came out of the jungle and passed fields of sugarcane and villages of mud huts. Children (1)______ and waved to the train,
though (2) ______ was no one in it except Suraj, the guard and the (3) ______ driver. Suraj waved back. Usually he (4) ______ in a field,
waving; today, he was (5) ______ on a train.

Question:

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

  1. definitely

  2. absolutely

  3. actually

  4. frequently

Six friends, Abhishek, Apurva, Parth, Kiran, Onkar and Viraj, are sitting on the vertices of a

regular hexagon and they are sitting facing the centre of the hexagon.

1. Apurva is sitting between Onkar and Parth.

2. Abhishek is sitting next to Onkar.

3. Kiran is not exactly opposite to Apurva.

In the above question, if Viraj and Onkar exchanged their positions, then who would be

sitting next to Kiran?

  1. Onkar

  2. Abhishek

  3. Viraj

  4. Apurva

Select the mirror image of the following figure.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn on the basis of the given statements?

Statement 1: Om is taller than Akash.

Statement 2: Shraddha is not taller than Om.

Statement 3: Pratiksha is shorter than Shraddha.

  1. Pratiksha is shorter than Om.

  2. Akash is the shortest.

  3. Shraddha is shorter than Akash.

  4. Akash is taller than Pratiksha.

Six friends, Abhishek, Apurva, Parth, Kiran, Onkar and Viraj, are sitting on the vertices of a

regular hexagon and they are sitting facing the centre of the hexagon.

1. Apurva is sitting between Onkar and Parth.

2. Abhishek is sitting next to Onkar.

3. Kiran is not exactly opposite to Apurva.

Who is exactly opposite to Abhishek?

  1. Viraj

  2. Kiran

  3. Apurva

  4. Parth

In a certain language, if '+' means 'division', '×' means 'subtraction', '÷' means 'addition' and '-' means 'multiplication', then

find the value of the following expression (apply BODMAS).

24 ÷ 6 − 2 + 4 × 2

  1. 25

  2. 13

  3. 12

  4. 10

Five players, ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’ and ‘e’, scored some runs during a match.

1. ‘b’ scored a half century, but did not score a century.

2. ‘d’ scored more runs than ‘c’, but less runs than ‘b’.

3. ‘a’ scored 37 runs, which is less than ‘c’.

4. ‘e’ scored 29 runs more than ‘d’.

5. ‘c’ scored 21 runs less than ‘b’.

What is likely to be the score of ‘e’?

  1. 134

  2. 62

  3. 70

  4. 58

Select the letter that will replace the question mark (?) in the given series.

E, G, L, V, ?

  1. M

  2. G

  3. S

  4. P

Select the option that will come next in the given figure series.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is

related to the first term.

Penicillin : Alexander Fleming : : AC motor : ?

  1. Benjamin Franklin

  2. Isaac Newton

  3. Thomas Edison

  4. Nikola Tesla

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is

related to the first term.

Maithili : Jharkhand : : Konkani : ?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Goa

  4. Konkan

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given

series will complete the series.

B_DC_ _ ADD_BA

  1. ABCB

  2. DABC

  3. ACBC

  4. DACB

Select the number that will replace the question mark (?) in the given number series.

2, 5, 13, 29, ?

  1. 41

  2. 43

  3. 39

  4. 47

Select the option that depicts how the given transparent sheet of paper would appear if it is folded at the dotted line.

Select the letter-cluster that will replace the question mark (?) in the given series.

bisq, dguo, ?, hcyk

  1. fewm

  2. eevm

  3. efvn

  4. ffwn

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is

related to the first term.

Kabaddi : 7 : : Football : ?

  1. 10

  2. 1

  3. 6

  4. 8

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

is related to the first number.

31 : 8 : : 92 : ?

  1. 61

  2. 77

  3. 49

  4. 721

Four number-triads have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is

different. Select the number-triad that is different from the rest.

  1. 38, 924, 33

  2. 55, 5425, 96

  3. 43, 126, 32

  4. 23, 426, 67

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn on the basis of the given statements?

Statement 1: All computers are laptops.

Statement 2: Some laptops are software.

  1. All laptops are computers.

  2. No software is a laptop.

  3. Some computers are software.

  4. All software are computers.

Select the numbers that will replace the question marks (?) in the given number series.

23, 25, 29, 35, 47, 50, ?, ?

  1. 75, 50

  2. 54, 68

  3. 56, 70

  4. 62, 70

In a certain code language, if ‘375’ is written as ‘42’, and ‘784’ is written as ‘14’, then in the

same code language, how will you write ‘465’?

  1. 21

  2. 43

  3. 34

  4. 12

Select the figure from the options which is embedded in the given question figure.

In the following figure, the triangle represents 'football players', the circle represents 'kho-kho players', and the rectangle

represents 'kabaddi players'. How many players play both kabaddi and football only?

  1. 9

  2. 26

  3. 13

  4. 19

Select the figure from the options that when placed in the blank space of the given figure will complete the pattern.

If all the vowels are omitted from the alphabet, which letter will come at the 15th place?

  1. T

  2. Q

  3. S

  4. R

In a certain language, if 4 and 6 are interchanged and 5 and 9 are interchanged, then which

of the following numbers will be the highest?

  1. 7486

  2. 4555

  3. 9383

  4. 7458

If the difference of the mode and median of a data is 38, then the difference of the median and mean is:

  1. 19

  2. 18

  3. 24

  4. 22

The sum of two numbers is 50 and their product is 525. The LCM of the two numbers is:

  1. 85

  2. 105

  3. 115

  4. 125

A. B and C are boxes with marbles in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The total number of marbles in the boxes is 360. The above ratio can be

changed to 3 : 8 : 7 by which of the following?

(i) By transferring 20 marbles from A to B and 20 marbles from C 10 B.

(ii) By u.msferring 20 marbles from A to Band 10 marbles from C 10 B.

(iii) By transfen-ing 40 marbles from A to Band 20 marbles from C to B.

(iv) By transferring 30 marbles from A to B and 30 marbles from C to B.

  1. (ii)

  2. (iv)

  3. (i)

  4. (iii)

The average weight of 30 boys is more than average weight of 20 girls by 5 kg. If the total weight of 30 boys is 1050 kg. then

rhe total weight of 20 girls is:

  1. 400 kg

  2. 550 kg

  3. 650 kg

  4. 600 kg

The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical bowl are 18 cm and 22 cm, respectively. The total surface area

(in cm2 ) of the bowl is:

  1. 424\pi

  2. 414\pi

  3. 444\pi

  4. 404\pi

The value of  is:

  1. \frac{7}{65}      

  2. \frac{4}{65}

  3. \frac{8}{65}

  4. \frac{2}{65}

A man takes 12 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 8 km/h. If he walks at a speed of 12 km/h. how long will he

take to cover the same distance?

  1. 12 minutes

  2. 14 minutes

  3. 8 minutes

  4. 10 minutes

The sum of the length, breadth and height of a cuboid is 28 cm. lf the total surface area of the cuboid is 558 cm2 then its

diagonal is:

  1. 14 cm

  2. 12 cm

  3. 16 cm

  4. 15 cm

The average of three numbers is 30. The first number is \frac{2}{3}  times of the second number, and the second number is  \frac{3}{4} of the

third number. The first number is:

  1. 30

  2. 25

  3. 28

  4. 20

The marked price of an item is Rs5,800. If Ravi earns a profit of 25% after allowing a discount of 20%, then the cost price of the

item is:

  1. Rs3,625

  2. Rs3,724

  3. Rs3,720

  4. Rs3,712

Two numbers are in the ratio of 13 : 8. If each number is increased by 25, then the ratio becomes 444 : 29. The difference

between the two numbers is:

  1. 75

  2. 80

  3. 70

  4. 85

If 4A= 5B = 8C, then A : B : C is:

  1. 10 : 8 : 5

  2. 12 : 8 : 7

  3. 12 : 7 : 5

  4. 10 : 8 : 7

A sum of Rs15,400 was lent in two parts, partly at 9% and the rest at 12% simple interest. The total interest received after three

years is Rs4,914. The ratio of the money lent at 9% to that at 12% is:

  1. 5 : 6

  2. 4 : 5

  3. 6 : 7

  4. 5 : 7

The given pie chart shows a country's expenditure on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer

the question given below.

If the total amount spent on sports was ?3.6 crores, then the average amount spent on hockey, cricket and basketball was:

  1. Rs56 lakhs

  2. Rs62 lakhs

  3. Rs60 lakhs

  4. Rs65 lakhs

While covering a distance of 51 km, a man noticed that after walking for one hour and 40 minutes, the distance covered by him

was \frac{5}{12} of the remaining distance. What was his speed?

  1. 7 km/h

  2. 10 km/h

  3. 8 km/h

  4. 9 km/h

In a company, 75% of the workers are skilled and the remaining are unskilled. 84% of skilled workers and 28% of unskilled

workers are permanent. If the number of temporary workers is 180, then the total number of workers in the company is:

  1. 800

  2. 700

  3. 650

  4. 600

A, B and C can complete a work in 16, 124 and 32 days, respectively. They started together, but C left after 4 days of starting,

and A left 6 days before completion of the work. In how many days will the work be completed?

  1. 9 days

  2. 15 days

  3. 12 days

  4. 14 days

A man sold two TV sets for Rs 7,200 each, neither incurring a gain nor a loss. If he sold one TV set at a profit of 12\frac{1}{2} %, then the

other TV set is sold at a loss of:

  1. 8.5%

  2. 9%

  3. 8%

  4. 10%

52 oranges are bought for Rs119.60 and sold at the rate of Rs41.40 per dozen. The profit percentage is:

  1. 60%

  2. 45%

  3. 50%

  4. 40%

The maximum length of a pencil that can be kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 13 cm x  8 cm  x  3 cm is:

  1. 12\sqrt{2}cm    

  2. 10\sqrt{2}cm

  3. 11\sqrt{3}cm

  4. 11\sqrt{2}cm

The given pie chart shows a country's expenditure on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer

the question given below.

If the total amount spent on sports in the year was Rs4.2 crores, then the amount spent on football and hockey together was:

  1. Rs2.47 crores

  2. Rs1.47 crores

  3. Rs1.45 crores

  4. Rs1.35 crores

Find the compound interest on Rs12.500 in one year at 12% p.a., the interest being compounded half yearly.

  1. Rs1,500

  2. Rs1,545

  3. Rs1,540

  4. Rs1,455

24 spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid cylinder, whose diameter is 28 cm and height is 7 cm. The surface

area of each sphere is: (Take \pi =\frac{22}{7}

  1. 156cm^{2}

  2. 154cm^{2}

  3. 144cm^{2}

  4. 164cm^{2}

The given pie chart shows a country's expenditure on various sports during a particular year. study the pie chart and answer

the question given below.

If the total amount spent on sports in the year was ?Rs2.4 crores, then the amount spent on tennis and basketball together is

what percentage less than the amount spent on golf and football together?

  1. 15%

  2. 12%

  3. 10%

  4. 8%

A, B and C complete a work in 5 days, 8 days and 12 days, respectively. If they work together and get Rs9.800 for the work, then

how much does A get?

  1. Rs4,600

  2. Rs4,800

  3. Rs4,200

  4. Rs5,800

Who was the first Mughal emperor?

  1. Sher Shah Suri

  2. Humayun

  3. Jahangir

  4. Babur

Which of the following dance forms is derived from martial arts practices?

  1. Chhau

  2. Jhora

  3. Bharatanatyam

  4. Ghoomar

Who won the Australian Open title of 2020 in the Men's singles event held in Melbourne?

  1. Rajeev Ram

  2. Joe Salisbury

  3. Novak Djokovic

  4. Dominic Thiem

When did the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly take place?

  1. December 1946

  2. August 1945

  3. January 1950

  4. July 1948

Which of the following oceans is the third largest in the world?

  1. Atlantic ocean

  2. Indian Ocean

  3. Pacific Ocean

  4. Arctic Ocean

Which among the following is included in the gross domestic product?

  1. Sale of used goods

  2. Bartered goods and services

  3. Sales of final goods

  4. Transfer payments

In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha for the peasants of Kheda district of

Gujarat. The satyagraha was for the demand of:

  1. relaxation in revenue collection

  2. improvement in irrigation facilities

  3. better quality seeds

  4. a health centre

Which of the following hills is NOT located in Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. Jaintia

  4. Javadi

In the context of BHIM UPI, what does 'I' stand for in BHIM?

  1. Insurance

  2. Identity

  3. Interfere

  4. Interface

The entire northern plains of India are made of:

  1. black soil

  2. yellow soil

  3. arid soil

  4. alluvial soil

Which book among the following did Kiran Desai author?

  1. The Glass Palace

  2. The Interpreter of Maladies

  3. The God of Small Things

  4. The Inheritance of Loss

In 1862, the High Court was first established at:

  1. Madras

  2. Delhi

  3. Gwalior

  4. Jhansi

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used for cooking in homes is a combination of:

  1. methane and butane

  2. methane and propane

  3. hexane and propane

  4. propane and butane

Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?

  1. Yajurveda

  2. Rigveda

  3. Samaveda

  4. Atharvaveda

The colour of the clear sky is blue due to the phenomenon of:

  1. dispersion of light

  2. reflection of light

  3. scattering of light

  4. refraction of light

Who won the World Food Prize in June 2020 for his contribution towards developing soil

saving techniques to increase food production?

  1. Rattan Lal

  2. A Gopalakrishnan

  3. I Sekar

  4. M. Krishna Reddy

The festival ‘Anthurium’ is celebrated in:

  1. Nagaland

  2. Mizoram

  3. Manipur

  4. Assam

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 aims to provide _____

days of wage employment to every household to ensure livelihood security in rural areas.

  1. 250

  2. 45

  3. 365

  4. 100

Who among the following sportspersons was a winner of the Padma Shri in 2020?

  1. Deepti Sharma

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Rani Rampal

  4. Poonam Yadav

Which of the following is NOT important for individual health?

  1. Social equality

  2. Public cleanliness

  3. Harmony

  4. Public transport

In which year did the Government of India pass the Disabilities Act?

  1. 1995

  2. 1993

  3. 1997

  4. 1992

Ethanoic acid is also known as glacial acetic acid as it:

  1. crystallizes easily

  2. is volatile during winter

  3. freezes in cold climate

  4. is a liquid during winter

Who among the following was the prime minister of India in 1978?

  1. Gulzari Lal Nanda

  2. Charan Singh

  3. Lal Bahadur Shastri

  4. Morarji Desai

Which of the following is a complex substance that provides structural strength to plants?

  1. Cellulose

  2. Xylem

  3. Phloem

  4. Cytoplasm

Which of the following was built by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah?

  1. Buland Darwaza

  2. Gol Gumbad

  3. Char Minar

  4. Jama Masjid

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