SSC MTS 2019 Question Paper Shift 2 (Aug 14th)

For the following questions answer them individually

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be on cloud nine

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The mother as well as her children were brought to the police station for interrogation.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
I tried to contact her two or three times but ________ time there was no reply.

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.
Comprehension:

Thomas was the manager of a cooperative society in Katchall. His wife (1)_______him up at 6 a.m. because she felt an earthquake. Thomas (2)_______ took his television set (3)______ the table and put it down on the ground so that it would not fall and break. Then the family (4)______ out of the house. When the tremors stopped, they saw the sea waves (5)_____.

For the following questions answer them individually

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement
Do you mind to lending me your umbrella ?

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

For the following questions answer them individually

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The master did not know who of the servants had broken the glass.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
The idea of Satyagraha ________ the power of truth.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement
He does not tell lies, doesn’t he ?

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
When we talk of ‘globalization’ we often refer to an economic system that has ________ in the last 50 years or so.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement
Have you ever being by New York?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Give someone the cold shoulder

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
Chris and I play tennis together regularly, but ________ of us can play very well.

Yuvraj has got more marks than Shakti. Neha has got less marks than Anamika. Swapnil has got more marks than Adil. Yuvraj gets less marks than Adil. Anamika and Shakti has got equal marks. Aditya has got more marks than Adil but less than only one person in the group. Who has got the highest and lowest marks?

In a code language, 'are you coming' is written as 'gla pla sot', 'they are right' is written as 'kla sot pom', 'are they coming' is written as 'sot pla pom'. What is the code for 'right'?

In a class of 70 students, 40 students have passed in Philosophy, 36 have passed in History, 10 students have failed in both the subjects. How many students have passed in Philosophy only?

Two statements are given, followed by four conclusions as options. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which conclusion logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All roots are plants.
No plant is fruit.

A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern is given below. Figure out from amongst the four options as to how the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

If 'A' stands 'addition', B stands for 'division', C stands for 'subtraction' and D stands for 'multiplication, then what is the value of the following equation?
14 A 7 D 5 D (2 D 2) C ( 96 B 6) D 3 = ?

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
17, 85, 425

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.
BTU : JBC : : HLA : ?

In a code language, if ‘BADGE’ is written as '4281410', then how will ‘NORMS’ be written in that language?

Which of the following letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
CATCH, DATCH, DCTCH, DCWCH, ?, DCWGM

Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair.
Bird : Nest

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two lines with three persons in each line. All are facing north. B is ahead of D. F is behind E. C and D are diagonal to each other. C is just before E. A is after D. Which two persons are sitting at the last positions of both the rows?

Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$54 - 45 \div 9 + 7 \times 11 = 14$$

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table at equal distances from each other. S is between V and Q. Also Q is between P and S. V is sitting in north-east and P is sitting in south direction. W and S, T and V, and Q and R are sitting at exact opposite ends. Who is sitting between R and V?

Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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:
I. All match-boxes are torches.
II. All torches are lanterns.
Conclusions:
I. Some torches are match-boxes.
II. Some lanterns are match-boxes .
III. No match-box is lantern.

A shopkeeper earns the same percent of profit as well as loss by selling two similar pieces of furniture for ₹18000 and ₹10000, respectively. At what price should he sell it to earn a profit of 50%?

The Table shows the distribution of the marks obtained by various students in a class. What is the ratio of the number of students getting $$\geq$$ 20% in English and $$\geq$$ 80% in Hindi to $$\geq$$ 40% in English and $$\geq$$ 60% in Hindi?

A farmer sells wheat. He mixes the two types of wheat he grows. 30 kg of the first group costs him ₹900 and 20 kg of the other group costs him ₹1100. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture so as to earn 25% on his average cost?

The Pie chart shows the proportionate population of seven villages. The seven villages make up a district. If the population of villages F and G combined is 35000, then what is the total population of the district?

What is the total surface area of a cone which has a radius of 21 cm and a height of 28 cm? (Take $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)

In a mixture of 100 litres of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 3 : 2. If this ratio is to be 1 : 1, how much more water is to be added to the mixture?

The price of a machine got depreciated by 50% in the 1st year, $$33\frac{1}{3}\%$$ in the 2nd year and 25% in the 3rd year. Overall, by how much has the machine depreciated?

A train's average speed is 72 km/h but is reduced to 60 km/h due to stoppages. For how much time does the train stop in an hour?

X did a task for 24 days and left it incomplete. He could have finished the task all by himself in a total of 36 days. Y, who can finish the task alone in 18 days, will take how many more days to complete the remaining task?

A, B and C can complete a work alone in 400, 600 and 900 days respectively. In how many days can the work be completed if it is started by A and he is assisted by B and C on every second and third day respectively?

The bar chart shows the annual food grain production (in million tonnes) for years 2012-2017. For how many years is the production less than the average production during the given period?

X took a loan of ₹5000 on simple interest, the rate of interest being the same as the number of years for which the loan was taken. If the interest paid was ₹1800, then what was the rate of interest?

The number of students studying subjects A, B and C in a school are in the proportion 12 : 15 : 16. There is a proposal to increase the number of students studying A, B and C, respectively by 50%, 20% and 50%. What will be the new proportion of the number of students studying A, B and C?

Two trains are moving in opposite directions with speeds of 35 m/s and 45 m/s respectively. From the time they are 12 km apart, how much time would they take to cross each other?

A customer was offered a discount of 40% on a piece of cloth. On insisting further, the shopkeeper agreed to a further discount of 20% on the above. What was the effective discount(%) offered to the customer?

Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced Anti-Defection Provisons in the Constitution?

Minhaj-i-Siraj, a chronicler used the term "Hindustan" to represent the areas of ______.

Financial Emergency provisions of Indian Constitution have been borrowed from ______.

Reproduction in Human Beings occurs through which type of fertilisation?

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