Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.
The pen I ______ five years ago is still writing well.
SSC MTS 2021 Question Paper Shift 1 (Oct 26th)
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Force someone through fear to do or not to do something
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Play safe
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Feel the pinch
Choose the correctly spelt word.
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’.
Anshima was too exhausted to continue the race.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
One of the rooms in the new house had not yet been completed.
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains
the error.
While he was running along the garden path, he has tripped over a big stone.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The development of solar energy is of ______ interest, as it is a possible substitute for oil.
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
A shortage of vitamins, minerals, etc. needed for good health
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
BARRIER
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’.
Anant went to the park every evening to exercise at his friends.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CLEAR
Choose the correctly spelt word.
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains
the error.
My sister prefers tea than coffee in the afternoon after lunch.
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains
the error.
If I am you, I wouldn’t take the risk of going to the market.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The ______ of an atom of oxygen is different from that of an atom of hydrogen.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
BANISH
Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.
The effects of the fuel price hike ______ severely even now.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DISCOVER
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The mobile phone that you have may be called “the little computer”. Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times more powerful (1)______ the computers that powered NASA’s moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are much (2)______ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3)______ replaced computers for many households because many internet services are now (4)______ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile internet was (5)______ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in 2019, but data prices had fallen from `152 per GB to a mere ten
rupees during the same period.
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
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 Tools are Hardware.
All Hardware is Metallic.
Conclusions:
I. All Metallic are Tools.
II. All Tools are Metallic.
Select the number-pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are in the
given pair.
10.3 : 0.0103
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?
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(132, 126, 117)
Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following letter-cluster
series?
USQ, NLJ, GEC, ?
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?
6, 12, 9, 36, 31, 186, ?
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.
Right : Correct :: Peak : ?
Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs
so as to balance the given equation.
46 * 12 * 32 * 8 * (96 * 23) = 437
In the Venn diagram shown below, the relationship between which options is correctly represented?
In a certain code language, if DOUBLE is written as FRYGRL, then how will METHYL be
written in the same code language?
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following names
(geographical location).
1. Maharashtra
2. Rajasthan
3. Karnataka
4. Gujarat
5. Kerala
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.
Six persons are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. W is to the immediate
left of X, who is sitting opposite Y. If V is second to the left of Y and exactly opposite U,
what is the sitting location of Z?
Select the option that can replace the question mark(?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.
When I was going to office from my house, early morning, my shadow was formed on
my left hand side. In which direction is my house from the office?
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.
CUSTOMER : YQWXKIIV :: COMMERCIAL : ?
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?
23, 19, 17, 13, ?
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:
No Book is a Stone.
Some Stones are Soft.
Conclusions:
I. No Book is Soft.
II. Some Books are Soft.
In a certain code language, if GLADIATOR is written as TROLIGDAA, then how will
SKILLFUL be written in the same code language?
‘Hectare’ is related to ‘Area’ in the same way as ‘Pascal’ is related to ‘______’.
If in a certain code language, TICKBOX is coded as 106 and RELEASE is coded as 125,
then how will PACKAGE be coded in the same code language?
If in a certain code language, NOTECARD is coded as 56253194, and OPENMIND is
coded as 67554954, then how will HARDCORE be coded in the same code language?
Which two signs can be interchanged so as to balance the given equation?
72 $$\div$$ 36 + 12 $$\times$$ 13 $$-$$ 48 = 63
A sum of money doubled itself at certain rate of compound interest in 15 years. In how many years will it become four times of itself?
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 80%, what would be the percentage decrease (correct to one place of decimal) in the width to maintain the same area?
A sum of money is distributed among P, Q, R and S in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 : 6, respectively. If R gets ₹500 more than Q, then the sum of all their shares (in ₹) is:
Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the Class X examination in a school XYZ, in different years.
What is the ratio of the total number of boys who appeared for the Class X examination in 2012 and 2013 to that of girls who appeared in 2012 and 2015?
A car travels a distance of $$x$$ km at a speed of $$5\frac{5}{9}$$ m/sec and returns at 5 m/sec to the starting point. If the total time taken by the car is $$7\frac{3}{5}$$ hours then the value of $$x$$ (in km) is:
There are three positive numbers. If the average of any two of them is added to the third number, the resulting sums are 154, 148 and 131. The average of the original three numbers is:
Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the Class X examination in a school XYZ, in different years.
The average of the number of boys who appeared in 2011, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than the number of girls who appeared in 2012 (correct to one decimal place)?
'A' can complete a work in 15 days and 'B' can complete the same work in 20 days. Working together, in how many days, will they complete 35% of the same work?
If the variance of 5 values is 0.81, then what is its standard deviation?
The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 5 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train (in km/h) is:
The marked price of an article is ₹4,450. If a person earns a profit of 15% after allowing a discount of 15%, then the cost price (in ₹) (correct to the nearest integer) of the article is:
What is the simplified value of $$\left[\left\{\left(3-\frac{2}{1+\frac{1}{4+\frac{2}{3}}}\right) of 1\frac{13}{21}\div3\frac{2}{7}\right\}-\frac{1}{3}\right]\times\frac{9}{10}$$?
Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the Class X examination in a school, XYZ, in different years.
The total number of girls who appeared in 2012, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than the total number of boys who appeared in all the five years (correct to one decimal place)?
If me HCF of two numbers is 12 and LCM of me same two numbers is 48, then the square root of me product of these numbers is:
The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 35: 39. If the average of boys and girls in the school is 740, then the number of girls in the school is:
The value of $$500\div\frac{3}{8}$$ of $$\frac{2}{3}\div\left[\frac{5}{3} of 300+7\frac{1}{2}\div5\frac{1}{2}\times1100\right]$$ is:
When an article is sold for ₹388, there is a loss of 3%. What is the selling price (in ₹) of the article, if it is sold at a gain of 8%?
If the radius of a circle is increased by 19%, then by what percentage will its area increase?
When $$x$$ is subtracted from each of 21, 22, 60 and 64, the numbers so obtained in this order, are in proportion, what is the mean proportional between $$\left(x-2\right)$$ and $$\left(2x+8\right)$$?
In a constituency, 60% of the voters are males and the rest are females. 40% of the males are illiterates and 25% of females are literates. By what percentage is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females?
If the annual rate of simple interest increased from 8% to $$12\frac{1}{2}\%$$, a person's yearly income increased by ₹459. The principal amount (in ₹) is:
'A' can complete the 60% of the work in 9 days, while 'B' can complete the work in $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ days. If they work together, then in how many days will the work be completed?
An open tank is 25 m long. 12 m wide and 6 m deep. The cost (in ₹) of plastering its walls and bottom from the inside at ₹15 per $$m^{2}$$ is:
The sum of the cost price of two bikes is ₹50,000. The first bike was sold at a profit of 20%, and the second bike at a loss of 20%. If the selling prices are the same, what is the cost price (in ₹) of the first bike that was sold?
The toal number of students in class A and B is 72. The number of students in A is 40% more than that in B. The average marks of students in B are 50% more than that of students in A. If the average marks of all the students in A and B are 58, then what are the average marks of students in B?
Which water treaty has been signed between India and Pakistan in the year 1960?
What is the melting point of ice at the sea-level at normal atmospheric pressure and at
45 degree latitude?
Which cricket team did India defeat in the finals of Men's Cricket World Cup 1983?
Who among the following is regarded as the founder of Aurangabad city?
Cinnabar is the ore of which of the following metals?
Who among the following is the author of the book 'Imaginary Homelands'?
'Ponu Yoksi', a sword like instrument used during ceremonial dances performed by the
priests, belongs to:
Who among the following was the Chairperson of the Disinvestment Commission,
Ministry of Industry (Department of Public Enterprises) established in 1996?
Identify the city which is situated on the banks of the river Sarayu.
‘Balchão’ and ‘Sorpotel' are the traditional culinary dishes of:
‘Bagurumba’ is a ______ of the Bodo Community in Assam.
In the Lok Sabha, discussion under which rule of the Constitution of India does not
involve a formal motion before the House?
In which year did India become a signatory to the CITES (Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora)?
In which Indian state will you find the river Muhuri?
With whom is the 'Patharughat Uprising' associated?
Which one of the following is a ruminant animal?
Identify the alloy among the following of which lead is a component.
Who among the following is an ace pistol shooter?
Which Indian artist has received the Jackson Pollock Fellowship, instituted by the
Pollock Krasner Foundation, for the second time in the year 2019?
Which Indian Prime Minister took a bus journey to Lahore to sign a peace declaration in the year 1999?
Which country among the following is the second largest producer of agricultural
products as per February 2019?
What is India’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index of
141 countries for the year 2019?
Which of the following is used as a preservative?
Who among the following was the founder of the Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty that
ruled parts of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the 15th century?
Who is the author of the book 'The End of Imagination'?
