Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tighten one's belt
SSC MTS 2021 Question Paper Shift 2 (Oct 18th)
For the following questions answer them individually
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No
error'.
The policeman wanted punish the boy severely.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence.
If my uncle were here now, he knows what to do.
Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A mass of wax cells built by honey bees to store honey
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’.
As she wants to lose weight, she was started running.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
THRIVE
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No
error'.
During the summer months, there is shortage of power in much parts of the country.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The best way to learn a language is to spend some time in the ______ country where it
is spoken.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Only those children ______ are below fifteen can take part in this competition.
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No
error'.
This monument is the older building in this area.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
______ the boys were afraid at heart, they decided to stay on in the jungle.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DECREASE
Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
To keep away from
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’.
Life’s many events give shape to a person’s individuality.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SUCCEED
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be Off
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If you want good seats, I ______ you buy the tickets in advance.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
AMIABLE
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.
Eighty merchants of London came together in the year 1600 (1)______ the East India Company. They wanted to enter (2)______ business with Indian traders in the fields of textile and spices. They (3)______ inspired by the Portuguese and the Dutch who were (4)______ a flourishing trade in spices and earning huge (5)______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
For the following questions answer them individually
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?
12, 24, 36, 46, 56, ?, 72
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way, as the numbers of
the following set.
56 : 90 : 132
If in a coding system CHARITY is coded as 107 and DAYTIME is coded as 89, then how
will PENALIZE be coded in the same coding system?
Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following letter series?
WAS, YCU, AEW, ?
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.
Select the option figure that will replace question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Identify the option figure that completes the given pattern.
In a certain code language, if MULTIPLE is written as EILLMPTU, then how will
RAVENING be written in the same code language?
Which two digits and signs can be interchanged so as to balance the given equation?
46 $$\times$$ 6 + 32 - 12 $$\div$$ 8 = - 34
Identify the option in which the following figure is embedded (rotation is NOT applicable).
A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures. How will it appear when unfolded?
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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some books are novels.
All novels are texts.
Conclusions:
I. All texts are novels.
II. Some books are texts.
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.
GOVERN : VRONGE : : MOCKERY : ______.
The way ‘Stitching’ is related to ‘Thread’, in the same way ‘Writing’ is related to
‘______’.
Five persons P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a pentagon table facing the centre. T is
immediate left to R, who is second right to P. Q is immediate left to S, who is exact left
to P. Who is sitting exact right to P?
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?
48, 32, 23, 19, ?
If in a coding system DAYCARE is coded as 54 and JOURNEY is coded as 105, then
how will FURTHER be coded in the same coding system?
Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following terms in
a meaningful manner.
1. Heart
2. Pelvis
3. Cornea
4. Kidney
5. Pinna
In a certain code language, if SIBLING is written as YOHROTM, then how will OFFICER
be written in the same code language?
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. image
Men, Tennis players, Women
Ritik is ranked 6th from top in his class, while Akshey is 18th from bottom. If their
position is interchanged, Akshey gets 15th from bottom. What is the number of
students in the class?
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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All computers are boxes.
All boxes are printers.
Conclusions:
I. All printers are computers.
II. All computers are printers.
Select the option in which the number-pair shares the same relationship, as shared by
the following number-pair.
Select the option word that is related to the third word in the same way as the second
word is related to the first word.
Ocean : Sea : : Happiness : ______.
If $$\div$$ is interchanged with +, and $$\times$$ is interchanged with -, then which of the following
equations is correct?
A certain sum of money becomes 4 times in 12 years when invested at simple interest. In how many years will it become 10 times of itself at the same rate?
The marks obtained by a student in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics are, respectively, 195 out of 200, 133 out of 180 and 153 out of 160. His average score in per cent (correct to one decimal place) is:
A man borrowed money and paid back in two equal annual instalments of ₹1,089, at 10% compound interest compounded annually for 2 years. What was the sum (in ₹) borrowed?
The selling price of a chair is $$\frac{33}{20}$$ times its cost price. What is the gain or loss percentage in the transaction?
The given pie charts show the number of candidates who enrolled for a medical entrance examination in 2010, and those who qualified 1be examination in seven medical institutes of India. The total number of candidates who appeared for the entrance examination were 1,80,000, and those who qualified were 75,000. Study the charts carefully and answer the question that follows.
What is the ratio of the number of candidates who enrolled in institute A to the number of candidates who qualified in institute G?
Jack takes thrice as much time as Peter and twice as much as Justin to finish a work; working together they can finish the work in 15 days. The time (in days) Justin will take to finish the work alone is:
The numbers 8, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21 and N are arranged in ascending order. The mean of these numbers is equal to the median of the numbers. The value of N is:
Four solid cubes, each of volume 1728 $$cm^{3}$$, are kept in two rows having two cubes in each row. They form a rectangular solid with square base. The total surface area (in $$cm^{2}$$) of the resulting solid is:
Two similar cylindrical jugs have heights 5 cm and 8 cm, respectively. If the capacity of the smaller jug is 64 $$cm^{3}$$, what is the capacity ( correct to 2 decimal places, in $$cm^{3}$$) of the larger jug?
A can do a piece of work in 8 days while B alone can do it in 12 days. They work together for 4 days and the remaining work is completed by C alone in 2 days. They are paid ₹7,200 for the completion of the entire work. The earnings of A, B and C, respectively, are:
What is the smallest number which when divided by 72 and 96, respectively, leaves a remainder 5 in each case?
What is the simplified value of $$\frac{9\div9 of 9+9}{9\div9\times9+9}$$ ?
The given pie charts show the number of candidates who enrolled for a medical entrance examination in 2010, and those who qualified the examination in seven medical institutes of India.
The total number of candidates who appeared for the entrance examination were 1,80,000. and those who qualified were 75,000.
Study the charts carefully and answer the question that follows.
Which of the following institutes has the highest percentage of qualified candidates with respect to the number of
candidates enrolled in that institute?
Given that the number of candidates enrolled in institutes B, E, F and G are 18,000, 28,800, 21,600 and 16,200,
respectively.
The given pie charts show the number of candidates who enrolled for a medical entrance examination in 2010 and those who qualified the examination in seven medical institutes of India.
The total number of candidates who appeared for the entrance examination were 1,80,000, and those who qualified were 75,000.
Study the charts carefully and answer the question that follows.
The combined number of candidates who qualified for institutes B and E is what percentage (correct to one place of decimal) of the combined number of candidates who enrolled for institutes C and D?
A girl cycles from A to B, a disiance of 25 km in 2 hours 20 minutes. The road from A is a levelled road for 15 km and then it slopes down to B. The average speed of the girl on the levelled road is 10 km/h. Her average downhill speed (in km/h) is:
P and Q are two towns. A man drives from P to Q at an average speed of 50 km/h. He stops at Q for 4 hours and then heads back to P at an average speed of 40 km/h following the same route. What is his average speed (in km/h correct to two decimal places) if he takes 22 hours for the entire trip?
A sum of ₹3,900 is divided among P, Q and R such that R receives two-fifths of P's share and Q receives three times of R's share. What is Q's share (in ₹)?
In the last two weeks of a sale, prices are reduced by 40%, followed by a discount of 25%, What is the final sale price (to the nearest rupee) of a microwave oven that originally costs ₹15,485?
A trader purchased 500 kg of sugar at ₹40 per kg. He sold 200 kg of it at a profit of 10% and 120 kg at a loss of 5%. At what rate per kg (in ₹, correct to 2 decimal places) should he sell the remaining sugar to gain 12% on his initial investment?
A right circular cone is inscribed in a cube of side 9 cm occupying the maximum space possible. What is the ratio of the volume of the cube to the volume of the cone?
(Take $$\pi=\frac{22}{7}$$)
The average age of a 10-person committee increases by 3 when three men aged 35 years, 48 years and 49 years are substimted by three women. The average age (in years) of the three women is:
The number of students in three sections of Grade 10 in a school are in the proportion 3: 5 : S. If 15, 30 and 15 more students are admitted in the three sections respectively, the new proportion becomes 4 : 7 : 9. The total number of students before the new admissions is:
The price of a semi-precious stone weighing 48 g, is ₹2,30,400. It is broken into two pieces whose weights are in the ratio of 5 : 7. If the price is proportional to the square of the weight, then the loss (in ₹) incurred, is:
The value of $$12\times\left[\left(9-4\right)\div\left\{\left(8\div8 of 4\right)+\left(4\div4 of 2\right)\right\}\right]$$ is:
An employee gets two successive increments in his salary, as a result of which his salary becomes 2.5 times the initial salary. what was his first percentage increment, if the second percentage increment was 4 times as high as the first?
After full moon day, every night the size of the bright part of the moon appears to
become thinner and thinner. On the fifteenth day, the moon is not visible. This day is
known as:
The Speaker of the House of the People may submit his resignation to the:
With which country does India share the longest border?
Who among the following has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the category of fiction?
With which dance form is the noted classical dancer Shovana Narayan associated?
The sorting, tagging, packaging, and distribution of lipids and proteins in the human
body take place in the:
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:
Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?
What is the approximate length of India’s coastline, including island territories?
Friction depends on the smoothness of the surfaces. The force of friction always
______ the applied forces.
Which of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?
Which of the following government schemes was launched with the objective of
achieving inclusive growth, by developing skills and productive capacity of the rural
youth from poor families?
The ‘Dhangari Gaja’ traditional/folk dance belongs to which of the following states?
The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at:
When the breakdown of food (glucose) occurs without the use of oxygen, it is called:
Who among the following founded the Arya Samaj in 1875?
Which soccer player holds the distinction of having the most wins of the FIFA World
Cup by any player?
Who among the following was the first-ever Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
Which of the following States has a Legislative Council?
In which year was the ‘Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan’ (PMAASHA)
launched by the Government of India?
A Panchayat continues for ______ from the date appointed for its first meeting.
A simple pendulum consists of a small metallic ball or a piece of stone suspended
from a rigid stand by a thread. The metallic ball is called the ______ of the pendulum.
In 2020, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) was
permitted to increase deposit insurance coverage to ______.
Which Indian cricketer has featured in the most number of international cricket
matches?
Chhannulal Mishra, the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan 2020, has received the
award in the domain of:
