SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper Shift 1 (May 18th)

For the following questions answer them individually

The longest side of the obtuse triangle is 7 cm and the other two sides of the triangle are 4 cm and 5 cm. Find the area of the triangle.

The following bar graph shows the marks of a student from 5 different subjects in 2018 and 2019. Find the ratio of total marks of 2018 to the total marks of 2019.

X alone can finish a work in 18 days. Y alone can finish the same work in 9 days. If X, Y and Z together can finish the same work in 4 days, then in how many days Z alone can finish the work?

A purchased two articles for Rs. 400 and Rs 600 respectively and sold at gains of 10% and 20% respectively.

What was his overall gain percentage?

A sum of Rs. 7500 amounts to Rs. 15000 in two years at compound interest calculated annually. How much will Rs. 7500 becomes in four years?

An article was sold at a loss of 14%. If it was sold for Rs. 756 more, then there would have been a gain of 7%. Find the cost price of the article.

2 cubes each of volumes 125 $$cm^{3}$$ are joined end to end. The surface area of the resulting cuboid is:

An auto rickshaw travels 20 km from point P to Q then 25 km from Q to R. The total time took was 1 hour 30 minutes.
What was the average speed of the auto rickshaw?

If the cost price of a refrigerator is Rs. 17200 and the loss percentage is 8%, then what is the selling price (in Rs.) of refrigerator?

The table given below shows the production of television and fridge by different companies.


Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
I. The difference between average production of television and fridge by R and the average production of television and fridge by S are 10.
II. The production of television and fridge by P is 20 percent of the production of television by T.

Five girls Anita, Babita, Chamma, Daina and Erica are of different ages, Anita is younger than only Daina and Erica, Erica is younger to Daina. Chamma is youngest. Who is the fourth oldest?

Five friends Alpha, Beta, Gamma,Rho and Theta are arranged in a row facing north but not necessarily in the same order. Beta sits at left end of the row. Only two people are sitting between Alpha and Gamma. Alpha sits immediate next to the Beta and Rho sits second to the right of Beta. Who sits between Rho and Gamma?

By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equation will be not correct?

9 and 3

I. $$7 \times 4 \div 2 - 9 + 3 = 22$$
II. $$9 + 4 - 6 \times 3 \div 2 = -10$$

Two Statement 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:

No astronaut is tall.
Some tall are blue.

Conclusion:
I. Some astronaut are blue.
II. No tall is an astronaut.

Select set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.
E.g 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)
(13, 28, 58)
(16, 34, 70)

In a certain code language, 'FINGER' is written as '69147518' and 'DOG' is written as '4157'. How will 'FOREST' be written in that language?

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 conclusion logically follow (s) from the statements.

Statements:
All mobiles are electronic items.
Some telephones are electronic items.

Conclusions:
I. No mobile is a telephone.
II. Some mobile are telephone.

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first words.
Cricket : Pitch :: Golf : ?

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first words.
Bear : Growl :: Elephant : ?

Which of the mathematical signs should be interchanged in the below equation to make it mathematically correct?
$$4 \div 32 + 8 \times 9 - 5 = 35$$

In an examination hall seven students Aditi, Cindy, Jeanie, Kirti, Niti, Preeti and Sweety are sitting in a row facing North but not necessarily in the same order. Cindy sits third to the right of Sweety. Aditi and Preeti are immediate neighbours of Cindy, More than two persons sit between Preeti and Sweety. Jeanie is the only neighbour of Niti. Jeanie sits to the right of Aditi. What is the position of Niti with respect to Kirti?

Who among the following statements is incorrect?

Sohan is suffering from goitre. Which deficiency is the most common cause of it?

In the sport of ___________, two teams of five players each attempt to score point by putting the ball into a hoop that is 10 feet off the ground.

The Superintendence, control and conduct of all election to the municipalities is responsibility of the _____________.

Who launched the SAMRIDDHI (Strengthening and Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for Infrastructure Development) scheme in October 2022 for Delhi, India?

Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is known to create the formal structure and ornamentation of the ___________ dance form.

Pad XVI of the Indian constitution deals with __________.

Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence.

Confession has always rested on a clear distinction between mortal and (venial) sins.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Sam knew who those people were; the figure in front was _______his cousin.

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Rapid climate warming in / the tundra biome have been linked / to increasing shrub dominance.

A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
Farms are increasingly turning to automation for ______ reasons.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Participate in a mock interview to prepare for ___________ on your feet and formulating answers under pressure.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
She blew out the candle and gone to sleepy.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
At all costs

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is nor error, choose 'No error'.
Tax dispute settlement might not work out in the desired scale.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
Cell phones keeps loved ones and those nearly them well connected.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

He had moved about two inches several things happened in very ______________ succession.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Rolling in cash

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is nor error, choose 'No error'.

The benefits of rebuilding healthy, fertile soil are clear.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
(Beside myself, the only English people) there were Keith and Doreen.

Four sentences are given, out of which three have spelling errors. Choose the sentence with all correctly spelt words.

In the following passage words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

By the (1) __________ we reach puberty, the world has reached us and (2) __________ us to a greater extent than we realize. (3) __________ family, friends, school, and society in general (4) __________ -by word and example-how to be. But people (5) __________ leaders at that moment when they decide for themselves how to be.

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