SSC MTS 2021 Question Paper Shift 2 (Oct 20th)

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For the following questions answer them individually
SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 1

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’.

Children need much of guidance in how to use the internet wisely and efficiently.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 2

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At loggerheads

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 6

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Mohan was very hungry so he had missed breakfast that morning.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 17

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’.
I am trying my best to give in junk food.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 18

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’.
You should live throughout your means.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 19

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Watching one’s pet cat is therapeutic and can make one quite ______ to the real world
outside.

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.

Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They (4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.

For the following questions answer them individually
SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 31

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

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SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 32

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U read a magazine one after another.

i. S was neither the first nor the last to read it.
ii. There were as many readers between P and T as there were between R and P.
iii. S read it sometime before Q, who read it sometime after U.
iv. The one who read it last had taken it from R.

Who were the two persons to have read the magazine first and last, respectively?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 33

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.
i. D is between G and A, and is facing B.
ii. F is between A and H, and H is third to the right of D.
iii. E is second to the left of G.
Who are the persons sitting immediately to the left of C?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 34

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 buildings are shops.
2. Some shops are boutiques.
3. No restaurant is a boutique.

Conclusions:
I. Some boutiques are buildings.
II. Some restaurants being buildings is a possibility.
III. No restaurant is a shop.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 36

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.
FHKO : UQNL : : MORV : ?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 37

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

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 44

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$18 \div 9 + 12 \times 4 - 8 = 15$$

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 47

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 instruments are machines.
2. All instruments are gadgets.
Conclusions:
I. No machine is a gadget.
II. Some machines are gadgets.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 48

Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the
two numbers of the pair given below.
20 : 68

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 50

19 persons are standing in a queue.
i. Manish is 7th from the back.
ii. Rinku is exactly in the middle of Manish and Seema.
iii. Seema and Rinku have three persons between them.
What is the position of Seema from the front?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 51

Twenty persons take 15 days to complete a certain work, working 8 hours a day. To complete the same work in 4 days, the number of hours a day 60 persons should work, is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 52

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.


In which month is the actual production of ACs 20% more than the target production?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 53

Two trains of the same length are running on parallel tracks in the same direction at 44 km/h and 32 km/h. The faster  train passes the other train in 72 seconds. What is the length ( in m) of each train?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 54

The area of the curved surface of a right circular cylinder is 19.5 $$m^{2}$$ and its volume is 39 $$m^{3}$$.  What is the radius (in m) of its base?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 55

An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 190 km/b in 7 hours. To cover the same distance in $$4\frac{3}{4}$$ hours, it must travel at a speed (in km/h) of:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 56

The value of $$\frac{7}{10}\div\frac{7}{5}$$ of $$\left[\frac{21}{10}+\frac{13}{5}\right]+\left[\frac{1}{10}\times\frac{10}{47}-\frac{6}{47}\right]$$ is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 57

In an examination, the ratio of the number of candidates who passed to those who failed was 5 : 2. If the number of failed candidates had been 14 more, then the ratio of the number of passed candidates to those who failed would have been 4 : 3. The number of candidates who appeared in the examination was:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 58

Two circles of radii 10 cm and 12 cm intersect each other and the length of their common chord is 16 cm. What is the distance (in cm) between their centres?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 59

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.


The ratio of the actual production of AC's in March and April to that of the combined target production of AC's in  January and April, is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 60

If x : y : z = 1 : 2 : 3, what is the value of $$\left(\frac{x^{2}+2y^{2}+z^{2}}{3x^{2}-2y^{2}+4z^{2}}\right)$$

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 62

The ratio of the income of A and B is 1 : 2 and that of their expenditure is 2: 3. If 80% of B's expenditure is equal to the income of A, then what is the ratio of the savings of A and B?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 63

The average monthly expenditure of a family was ₹10,000 during the first three months. ₹12.500 during the next four months, and ₹13,500 during the last five months of a year. If the total savings during the year were ₹32,500, then the average monthly income (in ₹) of the family was:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 64

When the price of sugar gets raised by 30%, a person increases his expenditure on sugar only by 12%. By what percentage ( correct up to two decimal places) should he reduce his consumption of sugar so as to be able to maintain the same level of expenditure?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 65

'A' alone can do a piece of work in 10 days and 'B' alone can do it in 15 days. 'A' and 'B' undertook to do the work for ₹42,000. With the help of 'C', they completed the work in 5 days. How much (in ₹) is to be paid to C?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 66

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.


The actual production of AC's in March is what percentage more than the average target production of AC's over the period of 5 months ( correct to the nearest integer)?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 67

A sells an article to B at 12% profit. B sells it to C at 9% loss. If C pays ₹15,288 for it, then at what price (in ₹) is the article purchased by A?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 70

The selling price of an article is $$\frac{7}{6}$$ times the cost price. What is the loss/gain percentage (correct up to two decimal places)?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 71

A farmer borrowed ₹1,32,000 from a money lender to do cultivation in his field. The rate of interest is 12.5% p.a. compounded annually. At the end of two years, he cleared his loan by paying ₹1,07.062.50 and his scooter. The cost (in ₹) of the scooter is:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 72

After allowing a discoum of 10% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for ₹450. Had the discount not been given, the profit would have been 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 73

There are 100 students in a class, out of which 70% are girls and others are boys. The average score of girls in a test is 20% more than that of boys. If the average score of all the students is 57, then what is the average score of boys?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 74

What is the simplified value of $$\left\{\left(4-\frac{2}{1+\frac{2}{1-\frac{1}{2+\frac{3}{4}}}}\right)\div1\frac{5}{12} of \frac{17}{145}-\left(4+3\div0.5-1\right)\right\}$$?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 75

Eight copies of a book can be bought for a certain sum payable at the end of a year and ten copies of the same book can be bought for the same sum in cash money. What is the rate percentage of the interest?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 77

In February 2020, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) published 'List of
Eight Wonders of SCO'. Which of the following Indian monuments figured in this list?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 79

In which of the following periods is the meteor shower named Quadrantids generally
visible from Earth?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 80

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down the duties and
functions of the Union and State Public Service Commissions in India?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 84

Which classical economist popularised the following phrase: "From each according to
his ability, to each according to his needs”?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 86

The series of articles titled ‘New Lamps for Old’, strongly criticising the Congress for
its moderate policy towards British rule, was authored by:

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 87

In the year 2009, who among the following was appointed as the Leader of Opposition
in the 15th Lok Sabha?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 88

According to the ‘2nd Advance Estimates of Horticulture Production 2019-20’,
published by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare in June
2020, the total horticulture production in 2019-20 is estimated to be about ______
higher than 2018-19.

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 90

Of the languages recognised as Classical Languages by the Government of India, as
on 30th June 2020, which of the following is the latest?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 91

Which of the following is the name of the spacecraft developed by SpaceX for NASA’s
manned mission to International Space Station?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 93

Who among the following cricketers is NOT among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the
Year named by the 2020 edition of the Wisden Almanack?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 94

Which of the following helps borrowers to overcome the problem of lack of collateral?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 96

As per the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China emerged as the top
source of international patent applications filed with it in the year 2019. Which of the
following countries held this place in the year 2018?

SSC MTS 2021 Shift 2 (Oct 20th) - Question 97

To which of the following corporate houses does the leading vaccine manufacturing
company Serum Institute of India Private Limited belong?

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