SSC MTS 2021 Question Paper Shift 1 (Oct 11th)

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For the following questions answer them individually
SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 1

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution required’.

You will never become a good reader until reading are done with a purpose.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 2

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fly the nest

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 3

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.’

Many industrialists are coming onward to help migrant workers find employment in their villages and cities

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 5

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

When have you been waiting for me here?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 8

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
These discount coupons are ______ for only six months from the date of issue.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 10

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

Why did you spent so much money on old and useless furniture?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 12

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
They went on talking while the teacher were teaching an important lesson.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 13

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Undue favour shown to one’s relatives

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 18

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The elegance furnished drawing room indicated that the owner had good taste.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 20

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Your guess is as good as mine

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.

Albert soon got to learn the language of (1)______ native people. Now, he could talk to (2)______ about their problems. They too began to (3)______ him for advice. Some people, (4)______, were too shy to share their concerns. Albert eventually (5)______ them that he was there to assist them in all matters.

For the following questions answer them individually
SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 26

Among six objects F, G, H, J, K and L:

i. H is twice as heavy as K, and J is one and half times as heavy as F.
ii. G is half as heavy as J.
iii. F and J together are less heavy than H.
iv. J and L together are twice as heavy as F.

If the objects are arranged in descending order of their weight, which object will be second from the bottom?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 34

If ‘FESTIVE’ is coded as ‘16113215011’ and ‘HUNGER’ is coded as ‘1427815114’, then how will ‘GRUDGE’ be coded?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 35

Two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true even if they do not conform to real-world knowledge, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:
1. Some streams are rivers.
2. No river is a lake.

Conclusions:
I. No stream is a lake.
Ii. Some rivers are streams.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 36

Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a queue.

i. There are two boys between B and D, and D is just in front of E.
ii. A and C are adjacent to B.
iii. A is just behind E, and C is just in front of F.

Which two boys are exactly in the middle positions?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 37

If the signs $$+$$ and $$\times$$ are interchanged, then which of the following equations would be correct?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 38

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.

LOTTERY : WQMTBTF : : SECULAR : ?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 39

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row facing North.

i. Q sits to the immediate right of P, who is at one of the extreme ends of the line.
ii. Q sits third to the left of T.
iii. There are two persons between W and T.
iv. U is not an immediate neighbour of S and sits to the immediate left of V.
v. There are three persons between V and R.

Who are sitting between Q and T?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 41

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$10 \div 5 - 4 \times 3 + 6 = 13$$

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 47

Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true even if they do not conform to real-world knowledge, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:
1. All towns are cities.
2. No city is a village.
3. Some cities are corporations.

Conclusions:
I. Some corporations are villages.
II. Some towns are corporations.
III. No corporation is a village.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 48

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cm is shown in the figures below. How would the paper look when unfolded?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 51

What will be the compound interest on a sum of ₹22,500 at the rate of 16% per annum for 1 year. when interest is compounded half yearly?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 52

11 men can complete a painting work in 8 days. However, 16 women can complete the same painting work in 12 days. 8 men started painting the house. After 6 days of painting. 1 men were replaced by 4 women. Now how many days will they take to complete the remaining painting'?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 53

An almirah was sold at a profit of 15%. If its cost bad been 5% less and it had been sold for ₹1,470 less, then the profit would have been 10%. What is the cost price of the almirah?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 54

The year-wise student enrollment of two schools over a period of 5 years has been presented in the following bar graph.

In which year is the difference of enrollment in the two schools, the least?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 55

The simplified value of $$\frac{119[48\div6-7\left\{5\times12\div3-(15-\overline{3-8})\right\}]}{24\div3-9 \ of \ 3+(52-\overline{8-4})\div6}$$

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 56

A wire is in the form of a square of side 33 cm. If the wire is molded to form a circle, then what is the radius of the circle?
(Use $$\pi=\frac{22}{7}$$)

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 57

From a wooden cubical block of side 10 cm, a sphere of radius 4.2 cm is carved out. How much wood is wasted in the process?
(Use $$\pi=\frac{22}{7}$$)

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 59

Two dealers offer an item at the same marked price ₹3,000. The first, dealer allows successive discounts of 10% and 15%. The other dealer allows successive discounts of 20% and 5%. Find the difference in the selling price of the item under the two offers.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 60

A bus moves from station A towards station B, which is at a distance of 189 km. An hour later, a car, the ratio of whose speed with the bus is 3 : 2, starts from station A and moves towards station B . Find the speed of the bus (in km/hr), if the car arrives at station B half an hour earlier than the bus.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 61

Kavita purchased fabric worth ₹800 for a dress, and spent ₹350 on embroidery and stitching. If she sold the dress at a profit of 20%, then the selling price is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 62

In a joint family of 16 persons, the eldest and the youngest members have an age difference of 82 years. If these two are left out of the counting, then the average age of the remaining 14 persons is 28. The average age of the entire family being 30, what is the age of the eldest person?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 66

The value of $$(16\frac{2}{3}\div10)-[(\frac{8}{3}\times\frac{5}{4}) \ of \frac{2}{5}+\frac{16}{3}\times\frac{11}{8}-(\frac{1}{4}\div\frac{1}{28})]$$ is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 67

The following graph shows the production of cotton cloth (in lakh metres) by three companies A,B and C over the years.

In which year the production of company C is 81.94% (correct to 2 decimal places) of the combined production of company A and company B?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 68

A large container has a 50 litre mixture of juice and water in the ratio 3 : 2. To this, a 60 litre juice and water mixture is added, that has a juice to water ratio of 2 : 1. After this, 11 litres of the solution is replaced with pure juice. What is the ratio of water to juice in the final mixture?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 69

The cost of leveling a square field at the rate of ₹52/$$m^{2}$$ is ₹1,30,000. What will be the cost of fencing its boundary at the rate of ₹35/m?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 70

Seats in a college for a B.Sc. course for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, are in the proportion 7 : 5 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 50%, 40% and 25%, respectively. What will be the proportion of increased seats?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 71

A survey was conducted on 80 families to know about their most favourite place to visit out of 6 particular locations. The same has been shown in the following pie chart.

What is the central angle for the families who showed interest for visiting Jaipur?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 72

Ankit invests some money at 9% simple interest for 2 years, and the same sum for 4 years at 10% per annum. He earns ₹l,740 in all. The sum invested in each case is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 74

A typist uses a paper of size 32 cm $$\times$$ 20 cm. He leaves a margin of 2 cm each on all the sides. If he leaves a margin of 1 cm only on all the sides, then what is the percentage of the increase in the area available for typing (correct to 2 decimal places)?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 75

Amit covers a certain distance on his bike at a speed of 40 km/h in 15 min. If he wants to cover the same distance in 12 min, then what should his speed be?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 83

Which Indian Lawn Tennis player became the first Asian player to win the Boys’ Singles title at Wimbledon in 1954?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 85

Pochampally Ikat sarees and dress materials, famous for their traditional geometric patterns, belong to the state of ______

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 89

A paper instructing the bank to pay a specific amount from a person's account to another person in whose name it has been issued is known as:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 90

Who among the following was appointed as the First Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in October 2019?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 91

If two forces act on an object from opposite directions, then the magnitude of the net force acting on it is the ______ of the magnitudes of the two forces.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 93

India and Pakistan had signed the ______, under which the two countries agreed to sort out differences and disputes bilaterally

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 97

What do you call one of the most famous constellations that we can see during summer time in the early part of the night?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 1 (Oct 11th) - Question 99

Who among the following helped Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd expand its work, ushering in the White Revolution?

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