SSC Exams · SSC MTS & Havaldar
SSC MTS (2020) 5 Oct 2021 Shift 1 (English)
SSC MTS (2020) 5 Oct 2021 Shift 1 (English) with official questions, answers, and practice mock test.
Start Mock Test
Score: 0 / 0
In-article ad slot
Section 1
General Intelligence and Reasoning
26 questions
Section Test
1
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
MCQ
Correct answer: he
2
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
MCQ
Correct answer: dropped
3
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
MCQ
Correct answer: crushing
4
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
5
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 Cups are Plates. Some Plates are Saucers. Conclusions: I. All Plates are Cups. II. Some Cups are Saucers.
MCQ
Correct answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
6
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. FLUIDITY : YUTLIIFD : : IMPROVISE : ?
MCQ
Correct answer: VSRPOMIIE
7
Identify the option in which the following figure is embedded rotation is NoT applicable
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
8
Select the number-pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pair. 144 : 168
MCQ
Correct answer: 121 : 143
9
In a certain code language, if SMOOTHIE is written as UKQMVFKC, then how will HEAVENLY be written as in the same code language?
MCQ
Correct answer: JCCTGLNW
10
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: Some Pans are Bottles. All Bottles are Mugs. Conclusions: I. All Mugs are Bottles. II. Some Mugs are Pans.
MCQ
Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows.
11
Abhay's uncle sent him some mangoes from Konkan. If he was to eat some specific number of mangoes every day, they would have lasted for 60 days. But, Abhay's cousin Rajiv came to spend the holidays with him and both of them finished the mangoes in 36 days. If Rajiv alone was to eat the mangoes, then how many days would they have lasted?
MCQ
Correct answer: 90
12
उस विकल्प का चयन कीजिए जिसका तीसरे शब्द से वही संबंध है जो दूसरे शब्द का पहले शब्द से है। खलनायक : नायक : : शैतान : ?
MCQ
Correct answer: फरिश्ता
13
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (4, 3, 35)
MCQ
Correct answer: (7, 12, 95)
14
In a certain code language, if GLOWING is written as GGILNOW, then how will OBVIOUS be written as in the same code language?
MCQ
Correct answer: BIOOSUV
15
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series? 6, 11, 18, 27, 38, ?
MCQ
Correct answer: 51
16
From the given options select the Ven n diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes: Pencil, Sharpener Lead
MCQ
Correct answer: 00
17
Six persons are posing before a camera for a group photograph. P is standing exactly between N and S, while Q is to the immediate left of N. O is at the extreme right, while R is to his immediate left. Who is to the exact right of S?
MCQ
Correct answer: R
18
Which two digits can be interchanged so as to balance the given equation? 87 × 2 – 65 + 182 ÷ 38 = 155
MCQ
Correct answer: 2 and 8
19
Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the signs so as to balance the given equation. 46 72 18 27 * 135 = 19
MCQ
Correct answer: +, ÷, ×, –
20
A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures How will it appear when unfolded?
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
21
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 4]
22
In the morning prayer of a school, Chanchal was 8th from the front, while Prince was 11th from the back in the same row. If they swap their positions, Chanchal becomes 22nd from the front. What is the number of students in the row?
MCQ
Correct answer: 32
23
Identify the option figure that completes the pattern
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 4]
24
‘Sewing’ is related to ‘Tailor’ in the same way as 'Painting’ is related to ‘______’.
MCQ
Correct answer: Painter
25
Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following letter-cluster series? VSP, NKH, FCZ, ?
MCQ
Correct answer: XUR
26
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series? 128, 116, 126, 118, 124, ?
MCQ
Correct answer: 120
Section 2
General Awareness
28 questions
Section Test
27
The cost of manufacturing an item was 24,000, and 20% of it was spent on packaging and its shipment to a retailer. The manufacturer made a profit of 50%, while the retailer incurred a loss of 20% in selling it to a customer. At what price in was the items old by the retailer
MCQ
Correct answer: 34,560
28
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
29
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 2]
30
______, a festival of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, is celebrated in April every year.
MCQ
Correct answer: Mopin
31
Moved by the Swadeshi Movement, ______ painted his famous image of Bharat Mata portraying her as an ascetic figure.
MCQ
Correct answer: Abanindranath Tagore
32
Which of the following princely states was annexed by the British under the pretext of 'misgovernment of the Nawab'?
MCQ
Correct answer: Awadh
33
Which of the following statements about the Reserve Bank of India is INCORRECT?
MCQ
Correct answer: In 1929, the Hilton Young Commission recommended the establishment of a central bank to be called the 'Reserve Bank of India'.
34
Where was the first jute mill set up at Kolkata in 1859?
MCQ
Correct answer: Rishra
35
The Kamakhya Temple is located in ______.
MCQ
Correct answer: Guwahati
36
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by ingesting polluted water?
MCQ
Correct answer: Rabies
37
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
MCQ
Correct answer: Lead and mercury are best conductors of heat.
38
Hafiz (Hafez) was a ______ century poet whose collection of poems is known as 'Diwan' or 'Diwan-e-Hafiz'.
MCQ
Correct answer: 14th
39
Which of the following Acts was enacted in British India in the year 1878?
MCQ
Correct answer: Vernacular Press Act
40
Which of the following books was written by James Mill, a Scottish economist, in 1817?
MCQ
Correct answer: The History of British in India
41
Which of the following is NOT a natural acid-base indicator?
MCQ
Correct answer: Thyme leaves
42
Who is the first Indian cricketer to have twin centuries in his maiden appearance as a Test opener?
MCQ
Correct answer: Rohit Sharma
43
कूर्ग का कोडव समुदाय, ______ त्यौहार के दौरान हथियारों की पूजा करता है।
MCQ
Correct answer: कैलपोध
44
The Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal is threatened by the ongoing:
MCQ
Correct answer: dolomite mining
45
Which of the following books is written by Rajendra Prasad?
MCQ
Correct answer: India Divided
46
प्लासी के युद्ध के बाद बंगाल का नवाब ______ को बनाया गया।
MCQ
Correct answer: मीर ज़ााफर
47
As per the Companies Act, 2013, dividend declared by a company but not paid or claimed within ______ days from the date of declaration is to be transferred to the Unpaid Dividend Account.
MCQ
Correct answer: 30
48
The monthly maintenance amount of ₹ ______ payable by children to parents, set by the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill, 2007, was removed by the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
MCQ
Correct answer: 10,000
49
Who among the following is a professional football player?
MCQ
Correct answer: Sadio Mane
50
Which of the following concepts implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing?
MCQ
Correct answer: Gross National Happiness
51
How many colours does sunlight consist of?
MCQ
Correct answer: Seven
52
What was India's rank in the Human Development Index-2019 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
MCQ
Correct answer: 129
53
Zinc + Sulphuric acid → Zinc sulphate + ______
MCQ
Correct answer: Hydrogen
54
Which of the following is a snow-fed river?
MCQ
Correct answer: Yamuna
Section 3
Quantitative Aptitude
24 questions
Section Test
55
If in a certain code language, FEVERISH is coded as 29 and COUNSEL is coded as 98, then how will MUTATED be coded as in the same code language?
MCQ
Correct answer: 48
56
If in a certain code language, PETITION is coded as 75292965, and GERMINATE is coded as 759495125, then how will COMPLEX be coded as in the same code language?
MCQ
Correct answer: 3647356
57
A salesperson, with a view to promote sales of an item, applies the principle of simple interest. He declares that 3 oo pieces of the item can be obtained immediately against cash payment, but a customer will get only 2 o 0 pieces of the item if he defers the payment for a year. What is the rate percentage of interest on the whole?
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 2]
58
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 10:11
59
ZBAC=$90^\circ$,AD is drawn Ina AABC, perpendicular from A on BC. Which among the following is the mean proportional between BD and BC
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 2]
60
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 3]
61
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 39.6
62
Two men A and B, each working alone by working 12 hours per day, can complete a work in 2 o days For execution of the work, it was decided that A and B would be working for 8 and 6 hours per day, respectively, on alternate days starting with A If it takes x days and y hours to complete the work then y is
MCQ
Correct answer: (34, 2)
63
The value of is: 80
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
64
6- × of 41 Simplify
MCQ
Correct answer: -10
65
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 4% gain
66
Due to some crisis some people from State A migrated to State B and there by the population of the second State increased by 19.96%. However, at a later stage, all of them returned to State A. Then by what percentage (correct up to two decimal places did the population of State B decrease
MCQ
Correct answer: 16.64
67
The area of a square is S, and that of the square formed by joining the mid-points of the given square is A. The value of is equal to:
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 2]
68
The number of students taking admission in First Year of a Degree Course at a college in areas of Social Sciences in 2012 were as follows: Economics (S 1) - 96, Psychology (S 2) - 84, History (S 3) - 160, Political Science (S 4) - 120, Sociology (S 5) - 125. The break-up of students in different subjects has been presented through the given pie chart. Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows. The number of students taking admission in the First Year of Degree Course ata college in areas of Social Sciences in 2012 S 1-96 S 5-125 Economics S 1 Psychology S 2 S 2-84 History S 3 S 4-120 Pol Science S 4) S 3-160 Sociology s 5 In 2013, 20% of the Sociology students,25% of the Political Science students and one-sixth of the Economics students shifted to another college and the number of History students got increased by 1 o% due to students shifting from other colleges. Over and above this, 10% of the remaining Sociology students and one-seventh of the Psychology students got transferred to Economics. What will be the central angle (to the nearest degree) of the sector corresponding to History in the pie chart, representing the break-up in 2013?
MCQ
Correct answer: 120
69
Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows. The pie chart shows the distribution (degree-wise) of the number of players who play five sports A, B, C, D, and E assuming each player plays only one sport 006 $72^\circ$ $36^\circ$ $108^\circ$ $54^\circ$ If the number of players who play sport C is 162,then the difference between the total number of players who play sports A and E is:
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 4]
70
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 32400
71
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 156
72
2012 were as follows Economics S 1)-96,Psychology(S 2)-84,History(S 3)-160,Political Science S 4)-120, Sociology (S 5)-125.The break-up of students in different subjects has been presented through the given pie chart. Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows The number of students taking admission in the First Year of Degree Course at a college in areas of Social Sciences in 2012 S 1-96 S 5-125 Economics S 1 Psychology S 2 S 2-84 History S 3 S 4-120 Pol Science S 4) S 3-160 Sociology s 5 The total number of students in Economics and Psychology is what percentage of the total number of students in History Political Science and Sociology correct to two decimal places
MCQ
Correct answer: 44.44
73
A retailer opens her outlet on all seven days of the week It is observed that her average sales for Saturdays and Sundays combined is R 300, and 200 for the remaining five days combined For a month starting on a Saturday, it was found that the total sales were 7,ooo.Whichamongthefollowingmonthsitcouldbe?
MCQ
Correct answer: April
74
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 256
75
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: 24 35
76
[Image / Diagram based question]
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
77
The total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder is 1617 cm 2.If the diameter of its base is 21 cm, then what is its volume (in cm 3)?(Takeπ = 22
MCQ
Correct answer: 4851
78
What is the median of the distribution: 34, 22, 13, 11,27, 19,25, 16?
MCQ
Correct answer: 20.5
Section 4
English Comprehension
22 questions
Section Test
79
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 many birds in the verandah today. Hema, please feed those.
MCQ
Correct answer: feed them
80
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To get on the nerves
MCQ
Correct answer: To irritate
81
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. PROTEST (v.)
MCQ
Correct answer: object
82
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words. One who interferes in the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons
MCQ
Correct answer: interloper
83
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. INDULGENCE
MCQ
Correct answer: leniency
84
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
MCQ
Correct answer: outhority
85
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Many ______ tales evoke the memory of Akbar and Birbal.
MCQ
Correct answer: popular
86
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The ______ for a vaccine could take up to a year.
MCQ
Correct answer: search
87
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I hope your parents______ soon.
MCQ
Correct answer: recover
88
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. SLY
MCQ
Correct answer: honest
89
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. By the same token
MCQ
Correct answer: In the same way
90
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. NARROW
MCQ
Correct answer: wide
91
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. We do hope you are enjoy this online course in art and craft.
MCQ
Correct answer: you are enjoy
92
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words. Restore (someone) to health or normal life after imprisonment, addiction, or illness
MCQ
Correct answer: rehabilitate
93
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. Have you decided what you want to become when you grown up.
MCQ
Correct answer: when you grown up
94
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Today, banking in a seamless world ______ a distinct reality.
MCQ
Correct answer: is
95
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 can't live at a place which is far from the sea.
MCQ
Correct answer: No substitution required
96
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’. During the winter months the bears go without food by nearly six to seven months.
MCQ
Correct answer: for almost
97
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
MCQ
Correct answer: hesitete
98
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. Seldom has the discoveries of the world’s greatest discoverers, like Copernicus or Galileo, been forgotten.
MCQ
Correct answer: Seldom has the discoveries
99
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
MCQ
Correct answer: through
100
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
MCQ
Correct answer: On