SSC MTS 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 01 Sept, 2023 Shift 1) ( English)

1. If the first number is 20% less than the third number and the ratio of the second to the third number is 7: 10, then the average of the first and the third number is how much per cent more than the second number?

26 4/7
28 2/7
28 4/7
24 2/7

2 . Geeta deposited a certain sum of money in her bank account which amounted to Rs. 27,783 in 3 years at 5% per annum. the interest being compounded annually. What amount did she deposit?

Rs. 25,500
Rs. 25,000
Rs. 26,000
Rs. 24,000

3 . A truck driver drove 60 km/h for three hours. Then he stopped for one hour and did not go anywhere. Then, he drove four more hours at 60 km/h. What was the driver’s average speed (in km/h)?

52.5
62.4
50.5
42.8

4 . The following table indicates the number of candidates who appeared in an entrance examination from four different cities A, B, C, D and the ratio of passing and failing. Study the table carefully and answer the question.

Which city has the highest number of candidates who failed in the entrance examination and find its rate of per cent in that city, respectively?

A, 50%
B, 60%
D, 60%
C, 50%

5 . Disha invested an amount of Rs. 20,000 for 9 years at a simple interest per annum and obtain the total amount of Rs. 33,500. What is the rate of interest?

8%
8.5%
7.5%
9%

6 . Simplify: (13รท13 of 13+13)/(13รท13 ร— 13 +13)

1/26
15/26
13/96
85/169

7 . The cost price of an item is Rs. 4,350, What is the profit percentage (rounded off to 1 decimal place) if it is sold at Rs. 5,680?

28.5%
40.7%
36.8%
30.6%

8 . In a class of 37 students, there are 22 girls. The average weight of these girls is 46 kg and the average weigh of the whole class is 50 kg. What is the average weight (in kg) of the boys in that class? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)

60.74
55.87
61.35
58.25

9 . A boat takes 20 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and comes back to a midpoint C between A and B. The speed of the stream is 5 km/h and the speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/h. Find the distance between A and B (in km),

100
120
150
75

10 . Raju sold an article to Ravi at 10% gain. Ravi sold the article to Ramu at a loss of 10%. If Ramu paid Rs. 1,485 to Ravi. find the selling price of Raju to Ravi.

Rs. 1,200
Rs. 1,500
Rs. 1,650
Rs. 1,600

11 . A and B can do a piece of work in 4 days. B and C can do the same work in 5 days. A and C can do it in 10 days. If A, B, C work together, in how many days can they complete the work?

3 11/7
11 3/7
3 7/11
11 7/3

12 . The graph shows the production of tyres (in Lakhs) by three different companies X, Y, and Z over the years. ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Study the following graph carefully to answer the question given below it.

What is the difference between the average production per year of the company with the highest average production and that of the company with the lowest average production in Lakhs?

2
6
8
4

13 . What is the mean proportional of 9.61 and 3.61?

3.17
5.89
4.87
6.78

14 . Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 6% of A and 4% of B is two-fifth of the sum of 7% of A and 11% of B, then the ratio A: B is:

3:7
5:8
1:8
1:7

15 . Two trains of length 110 m and 85 m are moving in the same direction at 12 m/s and 7 m/s. respectively. Find the time (in seconds) taken by the faster train to cross the slower train.

39
35
19
29

16 . In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of rice costing Rs. 128 and Rs. 143 per kg, respectively, to get a mixture of rice worth Rs. 137.75 per kg?

12:5
7:13
5:4
6:7

17 . Two persons take steps of 77 cm and 88 cm, respectively. If they start in step, then what is the minimum distance (in cm) they should cover so that both of them can cover the distance in complete steps?

968
828
616
560

18 . The surface area of a sphere is 616 cmยฒ find its diameter. Take ฯ€ = 22/7

14 cm
2 cm
4 cm
3 cm

19 . The diameter of a metallic sphere is 6 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire having a diameter of the cross-section as 0.4 cm. Find the length of the wire (in meters).

18
9
12
10

20 . A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10, 15, 12 days, respectively. A and B worked alternately for 5 days each and left. Then C joined and completed the work. In how many days did C complete the remaining work?

3
1
4
2

21 . 287 is related to 398 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 378 is related to 489. ฮคฮฟ which of the following is 852 related to, following the same logic?

643
963
346
543

22 . If ‘A’ stands for ‘รท’, ‘B’ stands for ‘x’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘-‘. what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? (87 A 29 ) B 14 D 24 C 14 C 6 B 5 = ?

68
74
62
56

23 . What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 9 15 33 87? 735 2193

241
249
237
225

24 . What should come in place of? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? CNT, FQU, ITV, LWW, ?

OZX
NYY
MXZ
LYX

25 . 38 is related to 49 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 64 is related to 75. To which of the following is 83 related to, following the same logic?

93
95
92
94

26 . What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 3 9 45 261 1557?

9555
8572
9433
9333

27 . What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-‘ are interchanged and ‘x’ and ‘รท’ are interchanged? 32-512 x 64รท8+64= ?

42
22
32
52

28 . Select the correct mirror Image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

29 . What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 16, 65, 261, 1045, 4181, ?

16945
16273
16725
16892

30 . Identify the figure that completes the pattern (rotation is NOT allowed).

31 . Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Reflection: Light

Sentiment: Feeling
Echo: Sound
Iris: Sight
Movie: Scene

32 . Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All rags are carpets. Some carpets are steel. Some steel are bottles. Conclusion I: All carpets are rags. Conclusion II: Some carpets are bottles.

Only conclusion (1) is follow.
Both conclusions (1) and (II) are follow.
Only conclusion (II) is follow.
Neither conclusion (1) nor (II) is follow.

33 . Find out the correct alternative that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete. X_AL ZH_L_KAL DNA_ _QAL

FBPSB
FABLE
EABLF
EBFLA

34 . The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word ‘FINGER’ is arranged in alphabetical order?

Two
One
Three
Four

35 . In a certain code language, ‘BLUE’ is coded as ‘1542’ and ‘ABLE’ is coded as ‘1745’. What is the code for ‘A’ in the given code language?

7
1
4
5

36 . Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: All chocolates are sweets. Some sweets are harmful. Conclusions: (1) All Chocolates are harmful. (II) Some harmful are chocolates.

Neither conclusion (1) nor (II) is follows.
Both conclusions (1) and (II) are follows.
Only conclusion (II) is follows.
Only conclusion (I) is follows.

37 . Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following figure series were to be continued?

38 . In a certain code language, ‘ENVY’ is coded as ‘FMWX’ and ‘ALAS’ is coded as ‘BKBR’. What is the code for ‘BODY’ in the given code language?

DNEY
DNEX
CPEY
CNEX

39 . Six people, P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight line, facing north. U sits fourth to the right of R. R is not sitting at the extreme end of the line. T is the immediate neighbour of U and S. Q sits third to the left of S. Who is sitting immediately to the right of R?

S
T
Q
P

40 . Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series. P_ _PO_P_P_OP

POPPO
POOOP
000PP
OPPOP

1 . FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 matches were NOT held in which state?

Maharashtra
Odisha
Goa
Gujarat

2 . Who among the following is one of the co-authors of the book, ‘Cracking The Code:My Journey in Bollywood’?

Harshvardhan Kapoor
Nawazuddin Siddique
Ayushmann Khurrana
Rajkumar Rao

3 . In 1873, who published the first photograph of nerve tissue stained with the black reaction technique, describing a whole nerve cell?

Gunter Blobel
Camillo Golgi
William Harvey
Paul Ehrlich

4 . In October 2022, Virat Kohli became the first Indian to complete how many runs in T20 cricket history?

11000
9000
5000
15000

5 . According to Sikh literature, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev is celebrated on the full moon day of the Indian lunar month_________.

Magh
Paush
Ashada
Kartik

6 . Yakshagana is a folk dance that belongs to the state of________.

Kerala
Karnataka
Haryana
Rajasthan

7 . The brick temple of Bhitargaon is situated in which state?

Odisha
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

8 . Which of the following movements was founded in Bengal?

Ramakrishna Mission
Arya Samaj
Satyashodhak Samaj
Prarthana Samaj

9 . On 15 August 1947, the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian National Flag above the________of Red Fort in Delhi.

Delhi Gate
Kashmiri Gate
Ajmeri Gate
Lahori Gate

10 .’Mandarin’ is the official language of which neighbouring country of India?

Afghanistan
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
China

11 . Which of the following is used to measure the total output of goods and services in an economy including depreciation during a specific period within country?

Net Domestic Product (NDP)
Gross National Product (GNP)
Net National Product (NNP)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

12 . Which of the following is NOT related to the sport of swimming?

Breaststroke
Back stroke
Freestyle
Penalty Corner

13 . The East-West corridor, which is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral super highways, links which two cities of India from the following?

Ahmadnagar and Imphal
Silchar and Porbander
Jaipur and Gangtok
Gandhi Nagar and Silchar

14 . What is the name of the seventh most abundant metal in the earth’s crust, which is derived from the medieval Latin word ‘Kalium’?

Aluminium
Magnesium
Calcium
Potassium

15 . What is the aim of Article 44 of the Indian Constitution?

To protect every monument or place of artistic or historic interest
To separate judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State
To protect and improve the environment and safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country
To secure for the citizen, a uniform civil code through the territory of India

16 . Which of the following novels of Kamleshwar was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2003?

Jalti Hui Nadi
Kaali Aandhi
Kitne Pakistan
Ek Sadak Sattavan Galiyan

17 . Which of the following institutes was founded by MG Ranade and GV Joshi?

Abhinav Bharat
The Indian National Congress
The Bombay Presidency Association
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

18 . Roshan Kumari, Shovana Narayan, Maya Rao and Kumudini Lakhia are eminent_________artists.

Odissi
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Manipuri

19 . Rani Machaiah is a________folk dancer who was awarded Padma Shri in 2023.

Ummathat
Lambadi
Gussadi
Dhimsa

20 . What is the difference between a debit card and a credit card?

Debit cards are used for online transactions, while credit cards are used for in-person purchases.
Credit cards require a PIN, while debit cards require a signature.
Debit cards withdraw money directly from a bank account, while credit cards allow borrowing up to a certain limit.
Debit cards have higher interest rates than credit cards.

21 . The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 has included Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes of which state?

Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Chhattisgarh
Odisha

22 . Which group of musicians were awarded by ‘Bharat Ratna’ from the following? (As of May 2023.)

Anu Malik and Udit Narayan
Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar
AR Rahman and Hariprasad Chaurasia

23 . Which river is also known as Tsangpo?

Ganga river
Gandak river
Kaveri river
Brahmaputra river

24 . What is the destination of the water drained off by the Nile river?

Lake Victoria
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Lake Tanganyika

25 . Article 149 of the Constitution deals with_______.

the qualifications required for the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
the duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
the term of office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India

26 . Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Feud

Gross
Peril
Harmony
Vigour

27 . ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ. All these things happen/ because she do not / pay heed to my words.

pay heed to my words
All these things happen
No error
because she do not

28 . ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. Professor said that IอŸ wอŸiอŸlอŸlอŸ bอŸeอŸ lอŸaอŸtอŸeอŸ fอŸoอŸrอŸ tอŸhอŸeอŸ lอŸeอŸcอŸtอŸuอŸrอŸeอŸ.

he shall be late for the lecture
he is late for the lecture
he would be late for the lecture
he may be late for the lecture

29 . ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐„๐‚๐“๐‹๐˜ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐.

Separate
Accommodate
Definitely
Embarass

30 . ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ. Sell like hot cakes

Quick sell out
Selling cakes
Being ignored
Eating hot cake

31 . Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Andrew wอŸiอŸlอŸlอŸ pอŸlอŸaอŸyอŸiอŸnอŸgอŸ basketball at the college tournament.

are play the
are play
is playing
is played

32 . Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Hardik Pandya hit four________fours and scored 72 runs in the match.

continuous
consecutive
ongoing
constant

33 . Select the sentence that has NO spelling errors.

The doctor presribed some medicine to alleviate my parsistent cough, which has been boathering me for days.
The doctor precribed some medicine to aleviate my persistent cough, which has been bothering me for days.
The doctor prescribed some medicine to aleviate my parsistent cough, which has been boathering me for days.
The doctor prescribed some medicine to alleviate my persistent cough, which has been bothering me for days.

34 . Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank. The athlete’s perseverance and mental toughness________(facilitate) her to overcome adversity and achieve her goals.

restricted
enabled
limited
hindered

35 . The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Throughout my career as a journalist, / I covered many important stories and / interviewed numerous individuals, which allow me / to share important information and insights with my readers.

to share important information and insights with my readers
I covered many important stories and
Throughout my career as a journalist
interviewed numerous individuals, which allow me

36 . The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Harish says / that his sister / loves to / play harmonium.

play harmonium
loves to
Harish says
that his sister

37 . Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence. Selling, purchasing, and using aอŸnอŸ iอŸlอŸlอŸeอŸgอŸaอŸlอŸlอŸyอŸ cอŸoอŸpอŸiอŸeอŸdอŸ product is a criminal offence.

an obsolete
a pirated
an outlawed
a crooked

38 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The hiring manager has already offered you the job; now,________to accept or decline the offer.

a penny for your thoughts
the ball is in your court
pull your leg
get your act together

39 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Oberon doesn’t like the way Demetrius_______to Helena. (Credit: A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

talked
talks
talking
to talk

40 . Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Let sleeping dogs lie

To let somebody sleep
To fall sick intentionally
Leave an existing situation as it is
To care for the pet

41 . Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A cage made for birds. OR A place for keeping the birds in a confined space.

Aquarium
Apiary
Aviary
Arena

42 . Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Repulsive

Attractive
Reliable
Disgusting
Uniform

43 . Select the option that rectifies the spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence. The sอŸeอŸrอŸgอŸeอŸnอŸtอŸ brought in a lot of changes as soon as he was given charge.

seargeant
sergeannt
sergant
sergeant

44 . The given sentence contains an error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error. The boy told his mother that he saw the most tall giraffe at the zoo.

The boy told his mother that he saw the tallest giraffe at the zoo.
The boy told his mother that he saw the most taller giraffe at the zoo.
The boy told his mother that he saw the most tallest giraffe at the zoo.
The boy told his mother that he saw the more taller giraffe at the zoo.

45 . Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Call the shots

To be a follower that makes less important decision
To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation
To be in a powerless position that follows orders
To be in a neutral position

46 . ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐. ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง. ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐›๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ค. That evening we sat in the courtyard of the hotel once more, (1)_______the sun sink below the western isles. I told Alexi what had happened that day. I (2)_______I could glimpse the grey stone wall of Lismore House (3)_______its island hilltop, the red light of the setting sun glinting from the windows, and from there the wasted frame of Jonathan Blake gazing out across the sea, on nothing, his boy waiting for him to die. But it was my (4)________simply the image on my mind, like the image burned on to your eyes when you have (5)_________too long at the sun, the passing footprint of a creature long gone. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

watching
wallowing
risking
practising

47 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

fancied
groped
imbibed
translated

48 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

off
on
aside
for

49 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

dribble
straw
fantasy
habitat

50 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

resumed
rusted
blocked
stared

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