The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains
the error.
There is no one else in this house; I can feel the presence.
SSC MTS 2021 Question Paper Shift 1 (Oct 22nd)
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Overflow or fill an area with excess water, as in a flood
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains
the error.
I will join you tomorrow if I will have time.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ABUSE
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence.
Suman and his friend often coming here to read books.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
There is no problem with your bike; it’s in good ______.
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’.
The Sports Committee was asked to give an explanation for dropping the boy into the school team.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Make out
Choose the correctly spelt word.
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains
the error.
You look very tired; you would go to bed now.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ALLOW
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pick and choose
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
I am sure that there isn’t ______ on this campus now.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
After many years of ______ the world’s first test tube baby was born in 1978.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
If you had come to the match yesterday with us, you ______ watching it.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ALIKE
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ABOLISH
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 asked my friend that when would she return from her trip.
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Move ahead or forward steadily and gradually
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.
Today, nearly every Indian has a mobile phone. From the time the first (1)______ was made in India using a mobile phone on July 31, 1995, a lot of (2)______ have taken place in the use of mobile phones in the last twenty-five years or so. The number of mobile phone users is (3)______ to have recorded a growth of three thousand times during this period. Initially, the call rates were expensive and the cost of early devices was high - very few people could (4)______ a mobile phone. However, mobile phone usage has risen sky high because of these reasons: the call rates have fallen (5)______ and smartphones have made the internet accessible in our palms.
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 that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
15, 30, 44, 57, 69, ?
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Select the option that is related to third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.
PENCIL : QJOHNM : : ALBUM : ?
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If the mathematical signs are changed as given below, then select the option which represents the correct equation.
$$\times$$ means $$+$$
$$-$$ means $$\times$$
$$+$$ means $$\div$$
$$\div$$ means $$-$$
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Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of following units in a logical and meaningful order.
1.Byte
2.Megabyte
3.Terabyte
4.Gigabyte
5.Kilobyte
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Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
11 , 23, ? ,95, 191
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Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
125 : 343 : : 1331 : ?
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Six employees (A, B, C, D, E, F) are sitting at a round table with eight chairs. Two of them are not sitting exactly opposite each other. One has no body sitting adjacent to him. E is sitting on the third right to F. B is sitting opposite A. D is sitting opposite E who is second right to A. C is sitting between A and E.
What is the position of F with respect to C?
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Identify the option figure that when placed in the blank space completes the pattern in the given question figure.
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In a certain code language, ANKLE is written as BBVXJ. How will THIGH be written in the same code language?
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In a certain code language, the code for ADDRESS is 25 and the code for BOLT is 13. How will CASTE be written in the same code language?
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In a certain code language, MALE is written as RGSM. How will SEAM be written in the same code language?
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If the mathematical signs are changed as given below,$$\div$$ means $$\times$$; $$\times$$ means $$-$$ ; $$+$$ means $$\div$$ ; and $$-$$ means $$+$$, then select the option which represents the final value of the given equation.
$$39 + 3 \div 4 - 1 \times 3$$
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Select the figure that will come next in the following series.
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In a certain code language, JOHN is written as 60 and RANB is written as 72. How will YUVAAN be written in the same code language?
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Lokesh is an expert in the studies of reptiles and amphibians. Lokesh is a/an:
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Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.
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Six employees (A, B, C, D, E, F) are sitting at a round table with eight chairs. Two of them are not sitting exactly opposite each other. One has no body sitting adjacent to him. E is sitting on the third right to F. B is sitting opposite A. D is sitting opposite E who is second right to A. C is sitting between A and E.
If the boss is sitting adjacent to the vacant chair in each side, then who among them is the boss?
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Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be different from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. Some cheeses are butters.
2. All oils are butters.
3. No butters are liquid.
Conclusions:
I. No oils are liquids.
II. Some butters are cheeses.
III. All butters are oils.
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Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
5 7 12
3 6 9
12 ? 99
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Select the option which is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Bottle : Cap : : Jar : ?
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Charcoal, Black Colour, Classroom Board.
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Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be different from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. Some oranges are yellows.
2. Some yellows are grapes.
Conclusions:
I. Some oranges are grapes.
II. All grapes are yellows.
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Four letter clusters have been given out of which three are alike in some manner while one is different. Select the odd one.
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A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
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Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (ROTATION IS NOT ALLOWED).
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The pie chart given below represents the expenditure of a country on various sports during 2015. Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.
What percentage of the total expenditure is spent on cricket and tennis taken together, during 2015?
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The average height of a group of 12 students is 170 cm. Four students of heights 154 cm, 157 cm, 165 cm, and 172 cm left the group. what is the new average height (in cm) of the group?
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The cost price of an article is 25% less than its selling price. What is the profit or loss percentage?
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The pie chart given below represents the expenditure of a country on various sports during 2015. Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
Note: the pie chart is not drawn to scale. The data does not represent the actual numbers. It has been created only for mathematical exercise.
In 2015, there was an increase of 50% and 25%, of expenditure on Cricket and Other Sports, respectively, compared to the previous year. What was the ratio of the expenditure on Cricket to that on Other Sports in 2014?
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A and B travel the same distance at speeds of 8 km/h and 12 km/h, respectively. If B takes 30 minutes less than that taken by A. what is the distance (in km) travelled by each one of them?
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A and B can do a piece of work in 15 days. while B and C can do the same work in 12 days, and C and A in 10 days. They all work together for 5 days, and then B and C leave. How many days more will A take to finish the work?
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The first and second numbers are 32% and 48% more than the third number. What percentage (correct to two decimal places) is the second number of the first?
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An airplane took off from the starting point 45 minutes later than the scheduled time. The destination was 2100 km away from the starting point. To reach on time, the pilot had to increase the speed by 40% of its usual speed. What was the increased speed (in km/h)?
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The profit earned by a company is to be divided among three friends who invested their money in the company, in the proportion of 6: 9: 11. If the share of the person who invested the most is ₹2,310, then what is the sum of the money (in ₹) received by the other two friends?
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A tank is to be filled completely with water for which 8 pipes of the same kind are used. The tank gets filled in 1 hour and 40 minutes. If 10 pipes of the same kind, as mentioned above, are used, in how much time (in hours and minutes) will the tank be completely filled?
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The value of 15 of $$8-6+\left[\left(27-3\right)\div6-4\right]$$ is:
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The pie chart given below represents the expenditure of a country on various sports during 2015. study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.
If the total amount spent on sports during 2015 is ₹5,20,00,000, the amount (in ₹) spent on Hockey is how much more than that spent on Basketball?
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Find the mean (up to 2 decimal points) of the following numbers:
8.9, 6.5, 7.8, 12.3, 15.6, 14.4, 9.8
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The simplified value of $$\left[\frac{5}{8}-\left\{\frac{5}{8}-\left(\frac{5}{8}-\frac{3}{8}\right)\right\}\right]$$ of $$3.6-0.8\div10$$ is:
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An open tank 15 m long, 12 m wide and 5 m deep is to be constructed with the help of a stainless-steel sheet which is 1.5 m in width. What length (in m) of the sheet will be required?
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P sold a mobile phone to Q at 25% profit. However, Q sold it to R at a loss of 10%. If R paid ₹3240 for the mobile phone, what was the price (in ₹) paid by P for it?
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The total number of students in three classes of an Engineering Institute is 885. The strength of the students in the first two classes are in the ratio of 4 : 9. The ratio of the number of students in the second and the third classes is 6 : 11. How many students are there in the class that has the maximum number of students?
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A retailer gives 40% discount on a certain article, to his customer. In this transaction, he earns a profit of 25% on that article. If the article costs ₹4,320 to the retailer, what is its marked price (in ₹)?
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A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days. A is one and a half times more efficient than B. In how many days does A complete the work independently?
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In how many years will the interest on a certain sum of money at 5% p.a. be three-eights of itself? (Express your answer in years and months)
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The LCM of $$\frac{18}{5},\frac{6}{5}$$ and $$\frac{18}{125}$$ is:
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The average of 75 scores is 45. The average of the first 50 scores is 42 and that of the last 26 scores is 52. What is the $$50^{th}$$ score?
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A wall 12 m long, 9 m high and 30 cm thick is to be constructed. How many bricks will be required if all bricks are of the same size of length 24 cm, breadth 18 cm and height 15 cm?
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A horse racecourse is in the form of an annular ring whose outer and inner circumferences are 748 m and 396 m, respectively. The width (in m) of the racecourse is: (Take $$\pi=\frac{22}{7}$$)
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The present value of an old car is ₹5,40,000. Its value depreciates at 25% per annum. What was its value (in ₹) 2 years ago?
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The National Scheduled Tribes Commission came into existence as a separate commission in which of the following years?
Drukpa Tsechi, a festival celebrated in Sikkim, is related to which of the following person?
Which of the following rivers originates at Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra?
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The Reserve Bank of India also acted as a key bank for _______ till April 1947.
The ancient port, Sopara is located in which of the following states?
According to the 2011 Census of India, what was the approx. decadal growth rate of India?
I.M. Vijayan, who was recommended for Padma Shri award in June 2020, is a professional sportsperson of _______.
Which of the following was Oxford Dictionary’s Hindi Word Of The Year 2018?
Tim Brooke-Taylor, who breathed his last in April 2020 in the UK, was known for his contribution to the field of:
Which one of the following articles of the Indian Constitution directs the State to ensure the right of citizens to an adequate source of livelihood?
In June 2020, who among the following was appointed as the head of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?
At which of the following places did C. Rajagopalachari break the salt law in the year 1930?
Which of the following abbreviation means Union Government Program for Urban Development?
Kwashiorkor is caused due to severe deficiency of _______ in the body.
Where is Havelock Island, a popular tourist destination?
In which year were 30 Rigveda manuscripts dating from 1800 to 1500 BC included in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register?
For immunity against which of the following diseases is BCG vaccine given?
Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?
Niki Poonacha is a professional ______ player.
Which of the following is not one of the writings of Lala Lajpat Rai?
Which of the following vitamins is also called ‘cyanocobalamin’?
Who among the following is the chairman of NITI Aayog?
HVJ pipeline is India's first inter-state natural gas pipeline in which 'V' stands for?
Who among the following sikh guru is said to have assisted Jahangir's rebel son Khusrau?
The mineral Camotite is an important source of:
