Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hold the fort
SSC MTS 2022 Question Paper Shift 2 (July 21st)
For the following questions answer them individually
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Writing down your thoughts / can has immense positive / effects on your health.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
It will have detrimental effects on the healing process.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Culpable
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs ______ obscure.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Cryptic
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place where bees are kept
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I think I have left ______ lunchbox at your house.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The lottery is a regular weekly ______ where the drawing of the numbers is done by a little girl.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
______ Paul and Jenny are waiting for you in their office.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Anita looked ______ the word in the dictionary, but she still did not understand it.
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Foods turn brown and crispy when we cook them because for chemical reactions.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Kangaroo leather is used to make items / that must be strong and flexible hence it is most / common used in bullwhips.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
He was quick in his anger, but easily appeased.
Select the correctly spelt word.
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Neither of the political parties have had much interest in environmental causes.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
This Louis Vuitton bag costed me an arm and a leg.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Her ______ of smell is wonderful.
Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.
Let us prepare for the upcomng comptitive exams.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
One of the most basic (1)______ of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world according to the climatic (2)______ but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3)______ an exception is water. We all know (4)______ water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5)______ key to a plant’s growth.
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
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
79, 81, 84, 89, 96, ?
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Six boys A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting in a straight row facing north (not necessarily in the same order). B sits second to the right of D. A sits fourth to the left of F. F is not sitting on the extreme ends of the row. C sits second to the right of B. Who sits second to the right of A?
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Among five friends A, B, C, D and E, C is older than only one friend. E is older than D. Only two persons are older than D. B is older than E. Who is the youngest among all the friends?
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Select the option in which the pair of letter-clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of letter-clusters.
LAB : BAL :: ?
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In a certain code language, 'FRIGHT' is coded as '860432', and 'HEAR' is coded as '3156'. How will 'EAFT' be coded in that language?
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Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All snakes are ants.
No ant is a lizard.
Conclusions:
I: Some ants are snakes.
II: Some snakes are lizards.
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Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.
(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 /deleting /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)
53 : 35 :: 37 : 73 :: 24 : ?
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Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?
$$2 + 5 − 3 \times 6 \div 2 = 14$$
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Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
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Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.
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Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
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Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark(?) in the following series.
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Six students, Aryan, Shreya, Arshit, Puneet, Kaushal and Harsh, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). Shreya is sitting second to the right of Puneet. Arshit and Harsh are not the immediate neighbours of Shreya. Puneet is third to the right of Aryan. Harsh is sitting second to the left of Kaushal.
Who is the immediate neighbour of Shreya and Puneet?
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In a certain code language, 'TRICAD' is written as 'FBEJTU', and 'OPQSBG' is written as 'ICURRP'. How will 'ABKLMN' be written in that language?
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Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.
(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 /deleting /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)
133 : 666 :: 157 : 786 :: 221 : ?
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Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
RAT, UEY, XID, ?, DQN
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In a certain code language, 'LOWER' is coded as '37', and 'OVER' is coded as '06'. How will 'MELON' be coded in that code language?
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Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No phone is mobile.
Some mobiles are telephones.
Conclusions:
I. All phones being telephones is a possibility.
II. Some telephones are not mobiles.
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Which two signs and two numbers (NOT digits) need to be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$16 + 15 - 25 \times 4 \div 5 = 20$$
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In a certain code language, 'CHILDREN' is written as 'OFSEMJID', 'CURTAIN' is written as 'OJBUSVD', and 'LIQUID' is written as 'EJVRJM'. How will 'PERFORMANCE' be written in that language?
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Select the option that is related to the fifth word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word and the fourth word is related to the third word.
Year : Month :: Week : Day :: Minute : ?
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Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
GAME : IWSW :: HOPE : JKVW :: SOLO : ?
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The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
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Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(30, 14, 8)
(84, 12, 36)
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What is the value of $$\frac{84 \div 12 \times 3 - 4 \div 12 \times 9 + 5 \times 6 - 2 \times 3}{8 \div 12 \times 3}$$ ?
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The cost price of the two fans is the same. One fan is sold at a loss of 20% and the other fan is sold at a loss of 60%. What will be the overall loss percentage?
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Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. The sum of these three numbers is 80. What is the product of these three numbers?
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The following pie chart shows the sectors representing the shares of the number of lights manufactured in a given year by each of six different factories in terms of the central angles (in degrees) with respect to the total number of lights manufactured in that year by all the six factories taken together.
If the total number of lights manufactured in that year by the 6 factories taken together is 1840, then what is the difference between the numbers of lights manufactured by F5 and F1 ?
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What is the greatest number of 4-digits which is divisible by 45, 25 and 5?
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The length of a cuboidal room is 56 m, its breadth is 34 m and its height is 8 m. Find the length of the longest ladder that can be placed in the room.
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The total surface area of a closed hemisphere is 4158 $$cm^{2}$$. What is the diameter of the hemisphere? [Use $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$]
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What is the rate of compound interest, if the interest on ₹10,000 for 2 years is ₹609, when interest is compounded annually?
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The total surface area of a closed cube is 1350 $$cm^{2}$$. What is the length of each side of this cube?
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Due to reduction in workforce, the production in a factory decreases by 30%. By what percentage should the working hours per person be increased to restore the original production? (Correct to two decimal places.)
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If $$\frac{3 \times 7 + 12}{12 \times 7 + 3 \times 4 - 2} =\frac{1}{K}$$, then what is the value of K?
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A thief escapes custody at 10 a.m. He runs at a speed of 40 km/h. The policeman starts chasing the thief at 11:30 a.m., starting from the point from where the thief escaped custody. The speed of the policeman is 60 km/h. At what time will he catch the thief?
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David purchased an item and marked his price up by 10%. He sold the same item by giving a discount of 5% and he made a profit ₹12.87. What is the actual cost price of the item?
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Pipe A can fill an empty cistern in 6 hours and pipe B can fill the same empty cistern in 8 hours. Both the pipes are opened simultaneously but after two hours, pipe A is closed. How many hours will B take to fill the remaining part of the cistern?
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Two numbers are, respectively, 20% and 10% more than a third number. The ratio of the first number to the second number, is:
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What is the average of the first 14 positive even numbers?
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The sum of the simple interest and the compound interest on ₹5,600 at the same rate of interest per annum for two years is ₹2,061.36, when in the case of compound interest, it is compounded annually. What is the rate of interest per annum?
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Anil buys a motorcycle for ₹84,000 and sells it at a loss of 12%. What is the selling price of the motorcycle?
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In what ratio, should rice at ₹60 per kg be mixed with rice at ₹42 per kg such that by selling the mixture at ₹56 per kg there is a gain of 12%?
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The present average age of Rachel and Ross is 34 years. Find the average age of Ross and Rachel after 6 years.
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The following table shows the marks scored by five different students in three subjects.
Find the average of Rahul's marks in the three given subjects.
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Arshi can do a piece of work in 30 days, while Ahan can complete it in 20 days. Both together work for 4 days and afterward Ahan leaves. How long will Arshi take to complete the remaining work?
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A person crosses a 500 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km/h?
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Study the given bar-graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar-graph shows the sales of six different brands of blue and green pens in a town on a given day.
The total number of blue pens sold on that day of all the six brands taken together is how much percentage more than the total number of green pens sold on that day of all the six brands taken together? [Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.]
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If the monthly salary of Rahul is ₹3,00,000 and his salary gets increased by 15% in the next month, then what will be his salary after the increase of 15%?
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The practice of erecting megaliths began about ______ years ago.
As of April 2022, which neighbouring country of India shares an international boundary with Ladakh?
Which of the following is a temperate grassland in Russia?
Who won the National Nritya Shiromani award 2022?
Which of the following types of plant is a seed bearing plant?
Who was the ruler of Mysore in 1761?
Who was the accused in the murder of Saunders in 1928?
Which chemical element does ‘Fe’ stand for in the science periodic table?
Chitti Babu is associated with which musical instrument?
The first railway line was from _______ to ________ in India in 1853.
‘The Test of My Life’ is the autobiography of which of the following persons?
Who among the following Indian players is also known as ‘Dhing Express’?
Who became UNDP India's First Youth Climate Champion?
Indian constitution borrowed a cabinet form of governance from ______.
Which of the following is correct about Nagara or North Indian Temple Style Architecture?
Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second battle of Tarain in 1192 AD?
Who among the following was the minister of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare when the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 was passed in the Indian Parliament?
The period between prorogation of Parliament and re-assembly in a new session is called ___________.
What is the distance between the stumps and the popping crease at the same end of a Cricket pitch?
In which of the following states of India is the Dree festival celebrated?
What is the year whose prices are used to calculate the real GDP called?
Which rivers meet at Devprayag?
For the purpose of Census 2011, a person aged ______ and above, who can both read and write with understanding in any language, was treated as literate.
A balanced diet should meet the RDAs for an individual. State the full form of RDA.
The famous actor Hema Malini is a trained _______ dancer.
