SSC MTS 25th July 2022 Shift-1-1309

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SSC MTS 25th July 2022 Shift-1 (Test Code: 1309)

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

  1. Judge

  2. Malign

  3. Castigate

  4. Ameliorate

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No

improvement reuired’.

The viewing for the Mount Everest is clearer from here.

  1. view of an

  2. view of

  3. No improvement reuired

  4. viewing of a

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No

improvement required'.

An immense crowd had gather to witness this ceremony.

  1. had gathering

  2. gather

  3. No improvement required

  4. had gathered

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No

improvement required'.

When it comes to love of sports, he takes off his father.

  1. takes from

  2. takes by

  3. takes after

  4. No improvement required

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Bombastic

  2. Arachic

  3. Benign

  4. Artless

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the

error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Businesses are asking employees to work from home.

  1. employees to work

  2. from home

  3. Businesses are asking

  4. No error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

A child in an art museum is like a bull in a China shop.

  1. A clumsy person in a delicate situation

  2. A person who cries for everything

  3. A talkative person

  4. A person with no moral values

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

An afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema

  1. Canvas

  2. Premiere

  3. Comedy

  4. Matinee

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

An ability to find ways and directions

  1. Navigate

  2. Annotate

  3. drive

  4. operate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

It was a long and dangerous journey in those unsettled days.The pilgrim had to face ______ by land and sea.

  1. safeties

  2. respite

  3. perils

  4. exposure

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Hesitant

  1. Diligent

  2. Remote

  3. Eager

  4. Reluctant

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

She didn’t knew / that I was out / for some urgent work.

  1. for some urgent work

  2. No error

  3. that I was out

  4. She didn’t knew

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No

improvement required’.

Many state governments are facing a financial crunch.

  1. are facing an

  2. is facing a

  3. will facing a

  4. No improvement required

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

I have receive perhaps four / or five such requests during the / course of a typical

week.

  1. or five such requests during the

  2. No error

  3. course of a typical week

  4. I have receive perhaps four

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Laconic

  1. Verbose

  2. Pithy

  3. Brief

  4. Terse

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Vanquish

  1. Defeat

  2. Acquit

  3. Surrender

  4. Flee

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Overindulgence in anything may prove ________ to health.

  1. spurious

  2. injurious

  3. repetitive

  4. commercial

Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

The table was grased with a lovelly showpiece.

  1. The table was grased with a lovvely showpiece.

  2. The table was graced with a lovaly showpiece.

  3. The table was graced with a lovely showpiece.

  4. The table was graced with a lovelly showpiece.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The judges applauded me for my ______ performance at the competition.

  1. usual

  2. normal

  3. outstanding

  4. large

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bury the hatchet

  1. To change the plans

  2. To make secret preparations to attack

  3. To settle disputes

  4. To hide something controversial

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in
(2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of
man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and
expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____
form of love and brings man into
the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self.

Question:

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

  1. condemn

  2. express

  3. attack

  4. condone

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in
(2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of
man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and
expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____
form of love and brings man into
the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self.

Question:

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

  1. mention

  2. inspection

  3. position

  4. relation

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in
(2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of
man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and
expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____
form of love and brings man into
the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self.

Question:

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

  1. realise

  2. comprehends

  3. acknowledges

  4. contrast

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in
(2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of
man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and
expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____
form of love and brings man into
the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self.

Question:

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

  1. smallest

  2. latest

  3. highest

  4. largest

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in
(2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of
man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and
expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____
form of love and brings man into
the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self.

Question:

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

  1. suffering

  2. harmony

  3. menace

  4. loathing

Select the option that is related to the sixth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number and

the third number is related to the fourth number.

1246 : 2164 :: 3482 : 4328 :: ? : 2548

  1. 2485

  2. 5284

  3. 2854

  4. 2458

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘ב are interchanged and also ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

4 + 8 ÷ 4 × 2−2 =?

  1. 44

  2. 28

  3. 48

  4. 29

What will be the value of the given expression if ‘A’ means ‘+’, ‘B’ means ‘-’, ‘C’ means ‘×’, and ‘D’ means ‘÷’?

50 A 40 B 10 C 12 D 2 = ?

  1. 35

  2. 20

  3. 40

  4. 30

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.

ROBY : TJDT :: GAIN : ?

  1. IVKI

  2. IUKJ

  3. IUKI

  4. IVKJ

Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth

term is related to the third term.

LOCAL : SVJHS :: PROOF : WYVVM :: STAGE : ?

  1. ZAHML

  2. ZAINL

  3. ZAHNL

  4. ZAHNK

In a certain code language, if Grapes is called Grass, Grass is called Jasmine, Jasmine is called Jaggery, Jaggery is called

Melon, and Melon is called Guava, then what is a manmade object?

  1. Jaggery

  2. Melon

  3. Guava

  4. Jasmine

Select the option in which the pair of letter-clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given letter-clusters.

AM : EQ

  1. RS : VX

  2. LB : JF

  3. GH : KE

  4. PT : TX

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

Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series.

34, 63, 94, 131, 172, 225

  1. 94

  2. 63

  3. 172

  4. 225

8 boys A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). 4

boys are sitting at each corner, and 4 boys are sitting at the middle of each side of the table. A is an immediate neighbour of H

and G. A is sitting at a corner. B is an immediate neighbour of D and C. E is an immediate neighbour of C and F. G is third to the

right of D.

Three out of the following four options follow a similar rule and form a group. Which of the following does NOT belong to that

group?

  1. EB

  2. BH

  3. AF

  4. GC

J, K, L, M and N are sitting on a bench facing towards north (but not necessarily in the same order). J is immediate neighbour

of K. L is immediate neighbour of N. J is not sitting with M who sits on the right end of the bench. J sits to the right of L and N.

L sits to the right of N. In which position L is sitting?

  1. Second from the right

  2. Second from the left

  3. Fourth from the left

  4. Third from the left

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

49, 53, 61, 73, 89, ?

  1. 108

  2. 109

  3. 107

  4. 111

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

YZCD, WXEF, UVGH, STIJ,?

  1. MNKL

  2. QROP

  3. MNOP

  4. QRKL

In a certain code language, ‘Parties are scrumptious’ is written as ‘@ # %’, ‘Peter loves parties’ is written as ‘% fr kn’ and ‘Here

scrumptious are cakes’ is written as ‘# 6 9 @’. What can be the possible code for ‘Here parties’ in that code language?

  1. # 9

  2. % #

  3. 6 9

  4. % 9

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.

(11, 23, 47)

  1. (17, 35, 69)

  2. (13, 27, 54)

  3. (19, 39, 79)

  4. (23, 46, 93)

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (Rotation is not allowed).

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it

appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the

statements.

Statements:

All pen are table.

All rubber are pen.

Conclusions:

I. All pen are rubber.

II. All table are pen.

III. No rubber is table.

  1. Both conclusions II and III follow.

  2. All conclusions follow.

  3. Only conclusion III follows.

  4. Neither conclusion follow

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

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark(?) in the following: series.

The prices of seven mobiles M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 and M7 are compared. The price of M7 is more than M5 and less than

M4. The price of M1 more than M6 and less than M2. The price of M2 is less than the price of M5. If the price of M4 is less

than only one mobile, then which of the following options is correct?

  1. M3 > M4

  2. M6 > M5

  3. M1 > M5

  4. M7 > M3

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it

appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the

statements.

Statements:

I. No L is P.

II. No R is L.

Conclusions:

I. Some R are not P.

II. Some R are not L.

  1. Only conclusion I follows

  2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. Only conclusion II follows

In a certain code language, 'DETECT' is written as 'FCVCER' and 'HEIGHT' is written as ‘JCKEJR’. How will 'MOTHER' be written

in that language?

  1. ONVFGP

  2. OMVFGO

  3. OMVEGP

  4. OMVFGP

Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

In a certain code language, 'TRUMPS' is written as 'VTWORU' and 'GAYTER' is written as 'ICAVGT'. How will 'HEINAP' be written

in that code language?

  1. JGKPCR

  2. JGLPCR

  3. JGLQCR

  4. JGKQCR

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following

figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

Z is increased successively by 11\frac{1}{9}% and 10% to get R. If R = 165, then what is the value of Z?

  1. 145

  2. 115

  3. 125

  4. 135

An car moves through 20 m in 3 minutes and the next 50 km at a speed of 100 km/h. What is the approximate average speed

of the car?

  1. 22.38 m/s

  2. 20 m/s

  3. 25.26 m/s

  4. 26.28 m/s

If the sum of the diagonals of a rhombus is Land the perimeter is 4P, find the area of the rhombus?

  1. _{4}^{1}\left ( L^{2}-P^{2} \right )       

  2. _{2}^{1}\left ( L^{2}-4P^{2} \right )

  3. _{4}^{1}\left ( L^{2} + 3P^{2} \right )

  4. _{4}^{1}\left ( L^{2} -4P^{2} \right )

If P = 7 × 4 − 3, Q = 8 ÷ 4 + 2 , and R = 14 ÷ 21 × 9 , then what is the value of P × Q + R?

  1. 96

  2. 112

  3. 108

  4. 106

If A1 and A2 are two distinct prime numbers, then what is the highest common factor of A1 and A2?

  1. 3

  2. 1

  3. 5

  4. 2

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The table shows the population of three cities P, Q and R, as percentages of the total population of these three cities taken

together. It also shows the percentage of the population above 60 years of age in each of these cities, and also the ratio of

males to females below 60 years of age, in each of these cities. The total population of all the three cities taken together is

3,00,000.

Find the male population of city R that is below 60 years.

  1. 19,800

  2. 24,600

  3. 21,600

  4. 30,000

The present ages of Vishal and Shekhar are in the ratio of 14 : 17. Six years from now, their ages will be in the ratio of 17 : 20.

What is Shekhar's present age?

  1. 51 years

  2. 34 years

  3. 36 years

  4. 17 years

What is the difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 30% and 5% on a bill on Rs10,00,000?

  1. Rs15,500

  2. Rs15,000

  3. Rs14,000

  4. Rs16,500

The following bar chart shows the number of bottles of green and red colours sold by 5 different shops.

What is the ratio of the total number of green bottles sold by the 5 shops taken together to the total number of red bottles sold

by the 5 shops taken together?

  1. 3 : 5

  2. 6 : 11

  3. 4 : 7

  4. 5 : 7

The profit earned when a painting is sold for Rs1,200 is 15 times the loss incurred when it is sold for Rs240. At what price should

the painting be sold to make a profit of 40%?

  1. Rs300

  2. Rs480

  3. Rs420

  4. Rs360

10 horses can graze a field in 14 days, and 10 sheep take 28 days to graze the same field. How many days will 5 horses and 10

sheep take to graze the same field?

  1. 28

  2. 10

  3. 14

  4. 20

The pie-chart shows the distribution of the 5,00,040 employed people of a city according to their occupations in terms of the

central angles of the sectors representing people engaged in the different occupations mentioned.

As per the information provided above, how many more people work in the service sector when compared to the number of

people who engage themselves in business?

  1. 24,492

  2. 25,684

  3. 25,000

  4. 25,002

The length, the breadth, and the height of a cuboidal room are given as 80 m, 70m, and 80 m, respectively. What will be the

total cost of painting the four walls of this room, at the rate of 50 paise per square metre?

  1. Rs1,20,000

  2. Rs28,000

  3. Rs48,000

  4. Rs12,000

The population of a town increases by 8% every year. If the present population of the town is 14,580, then what was the

population of the town 2 years ago?

  1. 13,600

  2. 12,200

  3. 13,765

  4. 12,500

The cost price of a notebook is Rs120. It is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the nominal profit made on the sale of each

notebook?

  1. Rs36

  2. Rs48

  3. Rs24

  4. Rs40

The speed of a motor-boat in still water and the speed of the current of water are in the ratio 20 : 4. To go a certain distance

along the current the boat takes 4 hours. Find the time taken by the boat to cover the same distance against the current.

  1. 6 hours

  2. 8 hours

  3. 12 hours

  4. 10 hours

A man travels for 3 minutes at a speed of 22 km/h. What is the distance travelled by the man?

  1. 2200 metres

  2. 550 metres

  3. 1650 metres

  4. 1100 metres

A is 25% less than B. B is 30% more than 120. What is the value of A?

  1. 117

  2. 111

  3. 114

  4. 108

The average weight of A, B, C and D is 33 kg. C is 12 kg lighter than A, while B is 6 kg heavier than C. D's weight is 10 kg less

than that of C. What is the average weight of A and D?

  1. 34 kg

  2. 35 kg

  3. 33 kg

  4. 32 kg

Ridhaan took a loan of Rs12,000 at the rate of 8% simple interest per annum. What amount will he have to pay after 6 months, if

he decides to repay the entire loan amount with interest at that time?

  1. 12,580

  2. 12,480

  3. 14,690

  4. 13,720

22 boys, working together, can complete a work in 10 days, whereas 25 boys and 12 girls take 8 days to complete the same

work In how many days can only 6 girls, working together, complete the same work?

  1. 170

  2. 177

  3. 175

  4. 176

Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following mathematical statement.

\left ( 9^{2}\times 27+3^{3}\times 7+? \right )^{\frac{1}{2}}=59

  1. 1087

  2. 1105

  3. 1111

  4. 1090

Three numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. The product of the three numbers is 1296. What is the sum of the three numbers?

  1. 36

  2. 30

  3. 72

  4. 24

The average of a certain set of 'b' numbers is 'a', and the average of a ce1tain set of 'a' numbers is 'b'. What is the average of all

the numbers taken together?

  1. 2b\div \left ( a+b \right )      

  2. 2ab\div \left ( a+b \right )

  3. \left ( a+b \right )\div 2ab

  4. 2a\div \left ( a+b \right )

The area of a square is 1296 cm2 and the radius of a circle is _{7}^{6}of the length of a side of the square. What is the ratio of the

perimeter of the square and the circumference of the circle? [Use \pi =\frac{22}{7} ]

  1. 13 : 11

  2. 8 : 11

  3. 6 : 11

  4. 3 : 7

As per Sample Registration System’s 2018 report, what percentage of India’s population comes under working age?

  1. 74%

  2. 44%

  3. 85%

  4. 66%

The moon moves around the earth in about ________.

  1. 30 days

  2. 24 days

  3. 27 days

  4. 29 days

Which lake of India is the result of tectonic activity?

  1. Wular lake

  2. Barapani lake

  3. Dal lake

  4. Loktak lake

Jhaveri Sisters are famous for which form of classical dance?

  1. Manipuri

  2. Mohiniyattam

  3. Kuchipudi

  4. Odissi

What is the atomic number of sulphur?

  1. 15

  2. 14

  3. 16

  4. 18

Article 51 of the Indian Constitution is about ______.

  1. uniform civil code for the citizens

  2. organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry

  3. promotion of international peace and security

  4. separation of judiciary from executive

Dhamek stupa is one of the most prominent Buddhist structures in India. It is situated in the ______ district of Uttar Pradesh.

  1. Jaunpur

  2. Agra

  3. Varanasi

  4. Mirzapur

Which chapter of the Constitution of India discusses the articles of Parliament?

  1. Chapter III

  2. Chapter I

  3. Chapter II

  4. Chapter IV

‘Unfinished’ is a memoir of the famous Indian actress _________.

  1. Kangana Ranaut

  2. Vidya Balan

  3. Priyanka Chopra Jonas

  4. Sridevi

Which respect to value addition in the textile industry, knitting is followed by procedure?

  1. Garment manufacture

  2. Spinning

  3. Fibre production

  4. Dyeing and finishing

In which state of India is Nuakhai festival celebrated?

  1. Bihar

  2. Assam

  3. Odisha

  4. Tamil Nadu

Which scientist first coined the term, Ecosystem/Ecological System?

  1. Charles Sutherland Elton

  2. Arthur Tansley

  3. Eugene Odum

  4. Frederic Edward Clements

According to Article 112 of the Constitution of India, the Union Budget of a year is called __________.

  1. Fiscal Budget

  2. Assessment Statement

  3. Annual Financial Statement

  4. Annual Budget Statement

In which of the following events did India NOT win any medal at the Summer Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?

  1. Men’s hockey

  2. Women’s singles badminton

  3. Men’s javelin throw

  4. Women’s hockey

Which of the following dynasties ruled over Delhi just after the Sayyid dynasty?

  1. Khalji dynasty

  2. Lodi dynasty

  3. Rajput dynasty

  4. Tughluq dynasty

Which Indian state government launched a cleanliness drive called Project CLAP?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Madhya Pradesh

Padma Shri awardee, Gaddam Padmaja Reddy was associated with which classical dance of India?

  1. Kuchipudi

  2. Manipuri

  3. Sattriya

  4. Kathak

The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in ______.

  1. 1645

  2. 1651

  3. 1648

  4. 1640

Who will be India’s Chief G20 Coordinator from May 2022?

  1. Harsh Vardhan Shringla

  2. Rajiv Gauba

  3. Shashi Tharoor

  4. Ajit Doval

How many number of players are permitted to be substituted in a game of field hockey?

  1. NO limit

  2. 3

  3. 10

  4. 5

The process of seeping of water into the ground is called _______.

  1. Infiltration

  2. Soaking

  3. Percolation

  4. Filtration

Which of the following titles was held by Samudragupta, a ruler of the Gupta Dynasty?

  1. Jahan Panah

  2. Sahib-e-Qiran

  3. Kaviraja

  4. Mahendraitya

Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj in 1828, at Calcutta?

  1. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

  2. Ram Singh

  3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  4. HN Kunzru

What is the capital of India's neighbouring country Afghanistan?

  1. Kandahar

  2. Kathmandu

  3. Kabul

  4. Karachi

Pandit Ravi Shankar is associated with ____________ musical instrument.

  1. sitar

  2. violin

  3. flute

  4. guitar

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