SSC MTS 2021 Question Paper Shift 1 (Oct 6th)

For the following questions answer them individually

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Close to one’s heart

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The farmer is cutting the corn which has ripen in the fields.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
I paid the plumber for repair the pipes.

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 strong wind blow off all the candles.

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.’

There are very little peoples in this world who are bold enough to defy social customs.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The children jumped at joy when they saw the slides in the park.

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’.

He got away from punishment as there was not enough evidence against him.

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.

The judge, in a solemn manner, declared (1)______ there was enough evidence to (2)______ that Max had indeed (3)______ his neighbour’s cat. This was a (4)______ crime and deserved an (5)______ punishment.

For the following questions answer them individually

Six students are sitting on a bench facing the interactive board in the classroom. A is sitting second to the right of B, while F is second to the right of E. If C is second right of A, then what is the sitting position of D in respect of F?

Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following terms as they appear in a dictionary
1. Dreamlike
2. Dreamer
3. Dreamy
4. Dreamland
5. Dreamtime

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to replace the * signs so as to balance the given equation.
92*4*36*13*9=104

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.
Tuesday : Saturday : : May : ______.

If $$-$$ is interchanged with $$\div$$ and $$+$$ is interchanged with $$\times$$, then which of the following equations is correct?

Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes:
Playground, Stadium, Goalpost

In a row of 47 persons, X is 14th from the front while Y is 17th from the back. If they exchange their location, Y becomes 34th from the back, then what will be the position of X from the front?

Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. 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 advocates are doctors.
Some doctors are players.
All players are engineers.

Conclusions:
I. Some players are doctors.
II. Some engineers are advocates.
III. All advocates are engineers.
IV. Some engineers are doctors.

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.
CONCEPT : DDFOPQU : : NARROWS : ______.

If in a coding system LEARNING is coded as 82463739 and MOBILE is coded as 510782, then how will IMAGINE be coded in the same coding system?

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 trees are plants.
Some plants are climbers.

Conclusions:
I. Some plants are trees.
II. Some trees are climbers.

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set.
46 : 82 : 154

If a certain sum at compound interest becomes 3 times in 4 years, then in how many years will it become 9 times, at the same rate of interest?

A train covers a distance of 275 km in $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ hours with a uniform speed. The time taken to cover a distance of 440 km with the same speed is:

The cost prices of two articles are in the ratio 4 : 5. While selling these articles, the shopkeeper gains 10% on one article and 20% profit on the other article, and the difference in the selling price is ₹480. Find the total cost price of both the articles.

A sum of ₹17,200 is lent out at simple interest in two parts for two years at 8% and 10% p.a., respectively. If the total interest received after two years is ₹3,008, then the money lent at 8% rate is:

The radii of the circular ends of a frustum of a cone are 20 cm and 13 cm and its height is 12 cm. What is the capacity (in litres) of the frustum (correct to one decimal place)? (Take $$\pi=\frac{22}{7}$$)

The perimeter of rectangular field is 386 m and the difference between its two adjacent sides is 95 m. The side of a square field, having the same area as that of the rectangle, is:

Ramesh invested 30% more than Suresh. Suresh invested 40% less than Arm, who invested ₹8,000. The total amount invested by all of them together is:

A labourer was engaged for a certain number of days for ₹8,500, but due to his absence for some days, he was paid ₹6,050 only. Find the number of days that he was absent.

If the radius of a cylinder is decreased by 40% and the height is increased by 60% to form a new cylinder, then the volume will be decreased by:

Study the histogram and answer the question given below.
The given graph represents the percentage of marks scored by students in class X Board Examination in 2018 in a school.

The difference between the percentage of students who scored less than 70% marks and the percentage of students who scored 80% and above is:

70 males and 100 females are working in a firm. During one mass recruitment drive, an equal number of males and females are recruited and their ratio becomes 3 : 4. The total number of people working in the firm after recruitment is:

A reduction of 15% in the price of sugar enables Aruna Rai to buy 6 kg more for ₹272. The reduced price of sugar per kg is:

The speed of A is 20 km/h more than the speed of B. The time that A takes to travel a distance of 300 km is 2 hours less than the time that B takes to travel a distance of 240 km. What is the speed (in km/h) of A?

Between two consecutive years, my income is in the ratio 2 : 5 and expenses are in the ratio 4 : 7. If my income in the second year is ₹75,000 and my expenses in the first year are ₹20,000, then my total savings in the two years together are:

A shopkeeper sold 25 articles in such a way that he gets a profit which is equal to the selling price of 5 articles. Find his profit percent?

If the width of the path around a square field is 4.5 in and the area of the path is $$252 m^{2}$$, then the length of the side of the field is:

A can do a piece of work in 60 days. He works at it for 15 days, and then B alone finishes the remaining work in 30 days. In how many days can A and B working together finish the same work?

Study the histogram and answer the question given below.
The given graph represents the percentage of marks scored by students in class X Board Examination in 2018 in a school.

The ratio of the number of students who scored marks less than 60% to the number of students who scored marks 80% and above is:

Study the histogram and answer the question given below.
The given graph represents the percentage of marks scored by students in class X Board Examination in 2018 in a school.

The number of students who scored less than 60% marks is approximately what percentage less than the number of students who scored 70% and above?

Which Indian finance minister was India’s delegate to the World Monetary Conference at Bretton Woods in 1944?

Which of the following statements about tides is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statements about bryophytes is not true?

Which of the following persons was NOT a part of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed by the Supreme Court of India in 2017, to oversee the implementation of the Lodha reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

As per a report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Government of India), India recorded an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of ______ to 1000 live births in the year 2016

We celebrate 'Samvidhan Divas' on ______ every year, to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

Rulers of mahajanapadas in ancient India collected a tax called ‘Bhaga’ from the ______ in their region.

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