SSC MTS Previous Year Question Papers (07 October 2024) Shift 2 | SSC MTS Mock Test Series 2026 - SSC MTS / SSC GD PDF Download

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Q.1 Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the income and expenditure (in ? crores) of a company in 5 years during 2018 to 2022.
In which year is the ratio of income to expenditure 2
nd
 highest?
Ans 1. 2022
2. 2019
3. 2020
4. 2018
Q.2
Ans 1. 22
2. 18
3. 20
4. 25
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
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Q.1 Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the income and expenditure (in ? crores) of a company in 5 years during 2018 to 2022.
In which year is the ratio of income to expenditure 2
nd
 highest?
Ans 1. 2022
2. 2019
3. 2020
4. 2018
Q.2
Ans 1. 22
2. 18
3. 20
4. 25
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.3
141 is divided into two parts in such a way that the one-eighth part of the first and one-ninth
part of the second are in the ratio 5 : 6. Find the first part.
Ans 1. 36
2. 72
3. 48
4. 60
Q.4 A hemispherical bowl with diameter 14 cm has to be painted inside and outside. How much it will be charged at the rate of
?20 per 40 cm
2
?
Ans 1. ?154
2. ?616
3. ?308
4. ?224
Q.5 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?4000 as a sum borrowed at 4% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 420
2. 520
3. 440
4. 480
Q.6 The radius of a cylinder is doubled due to which the volume of the new cylinder also gets doubled. The height of the new
cylinder is what percentage of the old cylinder?
Ans 1. 200%
2. 100%
3. 25%
4. 50%
Q.7 The average of seven consecutive numbers is 95. Find the middle number in the series of seven consecutive numbers.
Ans 1. 98
2. 96
3. 92
4. 95
Q.8 A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a
distance of 250 km?
Ans 1. 5 hr
2. 5 hr 30 min
3. 4 hr 30 min
4. 6 hr
Q.9 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 66 kg and 35 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.2
2. 50.2
3. 49.2
4. 48.2
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Q.1 Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the income and expenditure (in ? crores) of a company in 5 years during 2018 to 2022.
In which year is the ratio of income to expenditure 2
nd
 highest?
Ans 1. 2022
2. 2019
3. 2020
4. 2018
Q.2
Ans 1. 22
2. 18
3. 20
4. 25
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.3
141 is divided into two parts in such a way that the one-eighth part of the first and one-ninth
part of the second are in the ratio 5 : 6. Find the first part.
Ans 1. 36
2. 72
3. 48
4. 60
Q.4 A hemispherical bowl with diameter 14 cm has to be painted inside and outside. How much it will be charged at the rate of
?20 per 40 cm
2
?
Ans 1. ?154
2. ?616
3. ?308
4. ?224
Q.5 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?4000 as a sum borrowed at 4% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 420
2. 520
3. 440
4. 480
Q.6 The radius of a cylinder is doubled due to which the volume of the new cylinder also gets doubled. The height of the new
cylinder is what percentage of the old cylinder?
Ans 1. 200%
2. 100%
3. 25%
4. 50%
Q.7 The average of seven consecutive numbers is 95. Find the middle number in the series of seven consecutive numbers.
Ans 1. 98
2. 96
3. 92
4. 95
Q.8 A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a
distance of 250 km?
Ans 1. 5 hr
2. 5 hr 30 min
3. 4 hr 30 min
4. 6 hr
Q.9 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 66 kg and 35 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.2
2. 50.2
3. 49.2
4. 48.2
Q.10 The number of heads on the farm, as determined by the farmer, was 60. When he counted, he discovered there were 150
legs. If all that was present were pigeons or horses, and every horse on the property had four legs while every pigeon had
two, how many horses were there on the property?
Ans 1. 14
2. 12
3. 15
4. 10
Q.11 The largest number that can divide 147,183 and 271 leaving remainders 11,13 and 16, respectively, is:
Ans 1. 14
2. 17
3. 15
4. 16
Q.12 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 67 kg and 36 kg is:
Ans 1. 49.6
2. 48.6
3. 50.6
4. 51.6
Q.13 By selling an article for ?20, a dealer makes a profit of 10%. By how much should he increase his selling price (in ?, rounded
off to two decimal place) so as to make a profit of 50%?
Ans 1. 9.27
2. 7.27
3. 8.27
4. 10.27
Q.14 Anil sells sugar at cost price but uses false weights and thus makes 20% profit. How many grams of sugar does he give in 1
kilogram?
Ans 1. 833.23
2. 833.13
3. 833.33
4. 823.33
Q.15 A 240 m long train crosses a man walking at a speed of 4.5 km/h in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. What is the speed
(in km/h) of the train?
Ans 1. 61.5
2. 67.5
3. 60.5
4. 58.5
Q.16
Ans 1. 1458
2. 1025p
3. 1458p
4. 1546
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Q.1 Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the income and expenditure (in ? crores) of a company in 5 years during 2018 to 2022.
In which year is the ratio of income to expenditure 2
nd
 highest?
Ans 1. 2022
2. 2019
3. 2020
4. 2018
Q.2
Ans 1. 22
2. 18
3. 20
4. 25
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.3
141 is divided into two parts in such a way that the one-eighth part of the first and one-ninth
part of the second are in the ratio 5 : 6. Find the first part.
Ans 1. 36
2. 72
3. 48
4. 60
Q.4 A hemispherical bowl with diameter 14 cm has to be painted inside and outside. How much it will be charged at the rate of
?20 per 40 cm
2
?
Ans 1. ?154
2. ?616
3. ?308
4. ?224
Q.5 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?4000 as a sum borrowed at 4% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 420
2. 520
3. 440
4. 480
Q.6 The radius of a cylinder is doubled due to which the volume of the new cylinder also gets doubled. The height of the new
cylinder is what percentage of the old cylinder?
Ans 1. 200%
2. 100%
3. 25%
4. 50%
Q.7 The average of seven consecutive numbers is 95. Find the middle number in the series of seven consecutive numbers.
Ans 1. 98
2. 96
3. 92
4. 95
Q.8 A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a
distance of 250 km?
Ans 1. 5 hr
2. 5 hr 30 min
3. 4 hr 30 min
4. 6 hr
Q.9 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 66 kg and 35 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.2
2. 50.2
3. 49.2
4. 48.2
Q.10 The number of heads on the farm, as determined by the farmer, was 60. When he counted, he discovered there were 150
legs. If all that was present were pigeons or horses, and every horse on the property had four legs while every pigeon had
two, how many horses were there on the property?
Ans 1. 14
2. 12
3. 15
4. 10
Q.11 The largest number that can divide 147,183 and 271 leaving remainders 11,13 and 16, respectively, is:
Ans 1. 14
2. 17
3. 15
4. 16
Q.12 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 67 kg and 36 kg is:
Ans 1. 49.6
2. 48.6
3. 50.6
4. 51.6
Q.13 By selling an article for ?20, a dealer makes a profit of 10%. By how much should he increase his selling price (in ?, rounded
off to two decimal place) so as to make a profit of 50%?
Ans 1. 9.27
2. 7.27
3. 8.27
4. 10.27
Q.14 Anil sells sugar at cost price but uses false weights and thus makes 20% profit. How many grams of sugar does he give in 1
kilogram?
Ans 1. 833.23
2. 833.13
3. 833.33
4. 823.33
Q.15 A 240 m long train crosses a man walking at a speed of 4.5 km/h in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. What is the speed
(in km/h) of the train?
Ans 1. 61.5
2. 67.5
3. 60.5
4. 58.5
Q.16
Ans 1. 1458
2. 1025p
3. 1458p
4. 1546
Q.17
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.18 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3000 as a sum borrowed at 6% per year rate of interest for 5 years.
Ans 1. 940
2. 840
3. 900
4. 860
Q.19 At what rate percent per annum on simple interest will ?760 amount to ?912 in 5 years?
Ans 1. 5%
2. 3%
3. 4%
4. 6%
Q.20 Trader A gives a single discount of 45% and Trader B gives two successive discounts of 35% and 10% on an identical item
of the same marked price. If the discount given by A is ?539 more than the discount given by Trader B, then what is the
marked price (in ?) of the item?
Ans 1. 15,600
2. 16,500
3. 14,500
4. 15,400
Q.1 In a certain code language, ‘like my pet’ is written as ‘nj kj lk’ and ‘pet is wet’ is writtenas ‘lk mk bt’. How is ‘pet’ writtenin the
given language?
Ans 1. lk
2. kj
3. nj
4. mk
Q.2 In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first
number. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into
1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
 10 , 99
21, 440
Ans 1. 30, 899
2. 3, 23
3. 26, 298
4. 15, 285
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
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Q.1 Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the income and expenditure (in ? crores) of a company in 5 years during 2018 to 2022.
In which year is the ratio of income to expenditure 2
nd
 highest?
Ans 1. 2022
2. 2019
3. 2020
4. 2018
Q.2
Ans 1. 22
2. 18
3. 20
4. 25
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.3
141 is divided into two parts in such a way that the one-eighth part of the first and one-ninth
part of the second are in the ratio 5 : 6. Find the first part.
Ans 1. 36
2. 72
3. 48
4. 60
Q.4 A hemispherical bowl with diameter 14 cm has to be painted inside and outside. How much it will be charged at the rate of
?20 per 40 cm
2
?
Ans 1. ?154
2. ?616
3. ?308
4. ?224
Q.5 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?4000 as a sum borrowed at 4% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 420
2. 520
3. 440
4. 480
Q.6 The radius of a cylinder is doubled due to which the volume of the new cylinder also gets doubled. The height of the new
cylinder is what percentage of the old cylinder?
Ans 1. 200%
2. 100%
3. 25%
4. 50%
Q.7 The average of seven consecutive numbers is 95. Find the middle number in the series of seven consecutive numbers.
Ans 1. 98
2. 96
3. 92
4. 95
Q.8 A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a
distance of 250 km?
Ans 1. 5 hr
2. 5 hr 30 min
3. 4 hr 30 min
4. 6 hr
Q.9 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 66 kg and 35 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.2
2. 50.2
3. 49.2
4. 48.2
Q.10 The number of heads on the farm, as determined by the farmer, was 60. When he counted, he discovered there were 150
legs. If all that was present were pigeons or horses, and every horse on the property had four legs while every pigeon had
two, how many horses were there on the property?
Ans 1. 14
2. 12
3. 15
4. 10
Q.11 The largest number that can divide 147,183 and 271 leaving remainders 11,13 and 16, respectively, is:
Ans 1. 14
2. 17
3. 15
4. 16
Q.12 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 67 kg and 36 kg is:
Ans 1. 49.6
2. 48.6
3. 50.6
4. 51.6
Q.13 By selling an article for ?20, a dealer makes a profit of 10%. By how much should he increase his selling price (in ?, rounded
off to two decimal place) so as to make a profit of 50%?
Ans 1. 9.27
2. 7.27
3. 8.27
4. 10.27
Q.14 Anil sells sugar at cost price but uses false weights and thus makes 20% profit. How many grams of sugar does he give in 1
kilogram?
Ans 1. 833.23
2. 833.13
3. 833.33
4. 823.33
Q.15 A 240 m long train crosses a man walking at a speed of 4.5 km/h in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. What is the speed
(in km/h) of the train?
Ans 1. 61.5
2. 67.5
3. 60.5
4. 58.5
Q.16
Ans 1. 1458
2. 1025p
3. 1458p
4. 1546
Q.17
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.18 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3000 as a sum borrowed at 6% per year rate of interest for 5 years.
Ans 1. 940
2. 840
3. 900
4. 860
Q.19 At what rate percent per annum on simple interest will ?760 amount to ?912 in 5 years?
Ans 1. 5%
2. 3%
3. 4%
4. 6%
Q.20 Trader A gives a single discount of 45% and Trader B gives two successive discounts of 35% and 10% on an identical item
of the same marked price. If the discount given by A is ?539 more than the discount given by Trader B, then what is the
marked price (in ?) of the item?
Ans 1. 15,600
2. 16,500
3. 14,500
4. 15,400
Q.1 In a certain code language, ‘like my pet’ is written as ‘nj kj lk’ and ‘pet is wet’ is writtenas ‘lk mk bt’. How is ‘pet’ writtenin the
given language?
Ans 1. lk
2. kj
3. nj
4. mk
Q.2 In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first
number. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into
1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
 10 , 99
21, 440
Ans 1. 30, 899
2. 3, 23
3. 26, 298
4. 15, 285
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
Q.3 Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series and complete
the pattern.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.4 Read the given statements 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
statements.
Statements:
Some lights are fans.
Some fans are beds.
Conclusions:
(I) Some lights are beds.
(II) All beds are fans.
Ans 1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
2. Both conclusion I and II follow
3. Only conclusion I follows
4. Only conclusion II follows
Q.5 Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the center (but not necessarily in the same
order). F is sitting fourth to the right of D. E is sitting second to the left of F. B is sitting to the immediate left of G. A is not an
immediate neighbour of F.
How many people are sitting between C and D when counted from the right of D?
Ans 1. Two
2. One
3. Four
4. Three