SSC MTS Previous Year Question Papers (09 October 2024) Shift 2 | SSC MTS Mock Test Series 2026 - SSC MTS / SSC GD PDF Download

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Q.1 The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/h, while it takes 2 hours for the boat to cover a distance of 20 km downstream.
What is the speed (in km/h) of the stream?
Ans 1. 2.5
2. 1.75
3. 2
4. 1.5
Q.2 A dozen oranges cost ?96, 2 dozen apples cost ?240 and 4 pineapples costs ?180. What is the average cost (in ?) per piece?
Ans 1. 12.6
2. 16.2
3. 19.2
4. 12.9
Q.3 The cost of a raw material increased with equal percentage in two years. The price increased to ?145.20 from ?120. What is
the equal annual percentage increase?
Ans 1. 10.5%
2. 10%
3. 11.5%
4. 11%
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.5 A rectangular sheet of length 28 cm and breadth 16 cm is folded to meet the edges so that it is made into a cylindrical pipe
in two possible ways – one along the length and the other along the breadth. The larger volume is how much percentage of
smaller volume?
Ans 1. 165%
2. 180%
3. 185%
4. 175%
Q.6 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2000 as a sum borrowed at 8% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
Ans 1. 280
2. 320
3. 360
4. 260
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
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Q.1 The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/h, while it takes 2 hours for the boat to cover a distance of 20 km downstream.
What is the speed (in km/h) of the stream?
Ans 1. 2.5
2. 1.75
3. 2
4. 1.5
Q.2 A dozen oranges cost ?96, 2 dozen apples cost ?240 and 4 pineapples costs ?180. What is the average cost (in ?) per piece?
Ans 1. 12.6
2. 16.2
3. 19.2
4. 12.9
Q.3 The cost of a raw material increased with equal percentage in two years. The price increased to ?145.20 from ?120. What is
the equal annual percentage increase?
Ans 1. 10.5%
2. 10%
3. 11.5%
4. 11%
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.5 A rectangular sheet of length 28 cm and breadth 16 cm is folded to meet the edges so that it is made into a cylindrical pipe
in two possible ways – one along the length and the other along the breadth. The larger volume is how much percentage of
smaller volume?
Ans 1. 165%
2. 180%
3. 185%
4. 175%
Q.6 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2000 as a sum borrowed at 8% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
Ans 1. 280
2. 320
3. 360
4. 260
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.7 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 65 kg and 37 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.4
2. 50.4
3. 48.4
4. 49.4
Q.8 A merchant gives 800 g instead of 1000 g to a customer. What is the merchant’s percentage profit?
Ans 1. 15%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 10%
Q.9 A solution of phenyl and water is 28 litres, with phenyl and water in ratio 4 : 3. 21 litres phenyl-water solution which has
phenyl to water ratio as 2 : 1 is added to the 28 litres phenyl-water solution. Again 51 litres phenyl-water solution that has
phenyl to water ratio as 9 : 8 is added to this. What is ratio of water to phenyl in the final mixture?
Ans 1. 57 : 43
2. 59 : 41
3. 41 : 59
4. 43 : 57
Q.10 A specific amount of money is loaned out at a simple interest rate, resulting in ?15,000 in 2 years and ?20,000 in 4 years. The
rate percentage per annum is:
Ans 1. 25%
2. 20%
3. 18%
4. 15%
Q.11 A train is moving in from north to south direction. It overtakes Raj and Madhur who are walking in the same direction at the
rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h in 9 sec and 10 sec, respectively. If the train is x metres long, find the value of x.
Ans 1. 70
2. 50
3. 30
4. 90
Q.12 The dimensions of a room are 1650 cm × 1350 cm × 900 cm. What should be the size of the longest tape with which the three
dimensions can be measured exactly?
Ans 1. 250 cm
2. 300 cm
3. 200 cm
4. 150 cm
Q.13
For 8 innings, a cricketer has an average of 68 runs. In the ninth inning, he scores 220 runs. His average
score increased by (rounded off to the nearest whole number):
Ans 1. 85
2. 23
3. 61
4. 17
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Q.1 The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/h, while it takes 2 hours for the boat to cover a distance of 20 km downstream.
What is the speed (in km/h) of the stream?
Ans 1. 2.5
2. 1.75
3. 2
4. 1.5
Q.2 A dozen oranges cost ?96, 2 dozen apples cost ?240 and 4 pineapples costs ?180. What is the average cost (in ?) per piece?
Ans 1. 12.6
2. 16.2
3. 19.2
4. 12.9
Q.3 The cost of a raw material increased with equal percentage in two years. The price increased to ?145.20 from ?120. What is
the equal annual percentage increase?
Ans 1. 10.5%
2. 10%
3. 11.5%
4. 11%
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.5 A rectangular sheet of length 28 cm and breadth 16 cm is folded to meet the edges so that it is made into a cylindrical pipe
in two possible ways – one along the length and the other along the breadth. The larger volume is how much percentage of
smaller volume?
Ans 1. 165%
2. 180%
3. 185%
4. 175%
Q.6 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2000 as a sum borrowed at 8% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
Ans 1. 280
2. 320
3. 360
4. 260
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.7 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 65 kg and 37 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.4
2. 50.4
3. 48.4
4. 49.4
Q.8 A merchant gives 800 g instead of 1000 g to a customer. What is the merchant’s percentage profit?
Ans 1. 15%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 10%
Q.9 A solution of phenyl and water is 28 litres, with phenyl and water in ratio 4 : 3. 21 litres phenyl-water solution which has
phenyl to water ratio as 2 : 1 is added to the 28 litres phenyl-water solution. Again 51 litres phenyl-water solution that has
phenyl to water ratio as 9 : 8 is added to this. What is ratio of water to phenyl in the final mixture?
Ans 1. 57 : 43
2. 59 : 41
3. 41 : 59
4. 43 : 57
Q.10 A specific amount of money is loaned out at a simple interest rate, resulting in ?15,000 in 2 years and ?20,000 in 4 years. The
rate percentage per annum is:
Ans 1. 25%
2. 20%
3. 18%
4. 15%
Q.11 A train is moving in from north to south direction. It overtakes Raj and Madhur who are walking in the same direction at the
rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h in 9 sec and 10 sec, respectively. If the train is x metres long, find the value of x.
Ans 1. 70
2. 50
3. 30
4. 90
Q.12 The dimensions of a room are 1650 cm × 1350 cm × 900 cm. What should be the size of the longest tape with which the three
dimensions can be measured exactly?
Ans 1. 250 cm
2. 300 cm
3. 200 cm
4. 150 cm
Q.13
For 8 innings, a cricketer has an average of 68 runs. In the ninth inning, he scores 220 runs. His average
score increased by (rounded off to the nearest whole number):
Ans 1. 85
2. 23
3. 61
4. 17
Q.14
Ans 1. Mechanical
2. Electrical
3. Civil
4. Computer Science
Q.15
Ans 1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Patna
4. Lucknow
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Q.1 The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/h, while it takes 2 hours for the boat to cover a distance of 20 km downstream.
What is the speed (in km/h) of the stream?
Ans 1. 2.5
2. 1.75
3. 2
4. 1.5
Q.2 A dozen oranges cost ?96, 2 dozen apples cost ?240 and 4 pineapples costs ?180. What is the average cost (in ?) per piece?
Ans 1. 12.6
2. 16.2
3. 19.2
4. 12.9
Q.3 The cost of a raw material increased with equal percentage in two years. The price increased to ?145.20 from ?120. What is
the equal annual percentage increase?
Ans 1. 10.5%
2. 10%
3. 11.5%
4. 11%
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.5 A rectangular sheet of length 28 cm and breadth 16 cm is folded to meet the edges so that it is made into a cylindrical pipe
in two possible ways – one along the length and the other along the breadth. The larger volume is how much percentage of
smaller volume?
Ans 1. 165%
2. 180%
3. 185%
4. 175%
Q.6 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2000 as a sum borrowed at 8% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
Ans 1. 280
2. 320
3. 360
4. 260
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.7 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 65 kg and 37 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.4
2. 50.4
3. 48.4
4. 49.4
Q.8 A merchant gives 800 g instead of 1000 g to a customer. What is the merchant’s percentage profit?
Ans 1. 15%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 10%
Q.9 A solution of phenyl and water is 28 litres, with phenyl and water in ratio 4 : 3. 21 litres phenyl-water solution which has
phenyl to water ratio as 2 : 1 is added to the 28 litres phenyl-water solution. Again 51 litres phenyl-water solution that has
phenyl to water ratio as 9 : 8 is added to this. What is ratio of water to phenyl in the final mixture?
Ans 1. 57 : 43
2. 59 : 41
3. 41 : 59
4. 43 : 57
Q.10 A specific amount of money is loaned out at a simple interest rate, resulting in ?15,000 in 2 years and ?20,000 in 4 years. The
rate percentage per annum is:
Ans 1. 25%
2. 20%
3. 18%
4. 15%
Q.11 A train is moving in from north to south direction. It overtakes Raj and Madhur who are walking in the same direction at the
rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h in 9 sec and 10 sec, respectively. If the train is x metres long, find the value of x.
Ans 1. 70
2. 50
3. 30
4. 90
Q.12 The dimensions of a room are 1650 cm × 1350 cm × 900 cm. What should be the size of the longest tape with which the three
dimensions can be measured exactly?
Ans 1. 250 cm
2. 300 cm
3. 200 cm
4. 150 cm
Q.13
For 8 innings, a cricketer has an average of 68 runs. In the ninth inning, he scores 220 runs. His average
score increased by (rounded off to the nearest whole number):
Ans 1. 85
2. 23
3. 61
4. 17
Q.14
Ans 1. Mechanical
2. Electrical
3. Civil
4. Computer Science
Q.15
Ans 1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Patna
4. Lucknow
Q.16
A conical tent is to accommodate 12 persons. Each person must have 5 m
2
 of the space on the ground and 20 m
3
 of air to
breathe. The height of the tent should be:
Ans 1. 12 m 
2. 13 m 
3. 12.5 m 
4. 22 m 
Q.17 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3000 as a sum borrowed at 9% per year rate of interest for 6 years.
Ans 1. 1580
2. 1660
3. 1560
4. 1620
Q.18 Each of the two merchants sell an article for ?1,000. If Merchant A computes his profit on the cost price, while Merchant B
computes his profit on the selling price, then they both end up making profits of 25%. By how much is the profit made by
Merchant B more than that of Merchant A?
Ans 1. ?45
2. ?40
3. ?35
4. ?50
Q.19 A shopkeeper bought 10 dozen eggs at the rate of ?5 per egg. 12 eggs broke in transit. He sold the remaining eggs at the
rate of ?6 per egg. Find his profit percentage.
Ans 1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 15%
4. 8%
Q.20
Ans 1. 19.404
2. 21.404
3. 20.500
4. 22.500
Q.1 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
CVF, GTJ, KRN, ?, SNV
Ans 1. OPR
2. ROQ
3. OPS
4. PRO
Q.2 A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre (but not necessarily in the same order).
Only 3 people sit between D and F when counted from the right of D. E and G are both immediate neighbours of A. B sits
immediately to the left of C. Only 1 person sits between B and G when counted from the right of G. What is the position of E
with respect to B?
Ans 1. Second to the left
2. Second to the right
3. Third to the left
4. Third to the right
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
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Q.1 The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/h, while it takes 2 hours for the boat to cover a distance of 20 km downstream.
What is the speed (in km/h) of the stream?
Ans 1. 2.5
2. 1.75
3. 2
4. 1.5
Q.2 A dozen oranges cost ?96, 2 dozen apples cost ?240 and 4 pineapples costs ?180. What is the average cost (in ?) per piece?
Ans 1. 12.6
2. 16.2
3. 19.2
4. 12.9
Q.3 The cost of a raw material increased with equal percentage in two years. The price increased to ?145.20 from ?120. What is
the equal annual percentage increase?
Ans 1. 10.5%
2. 10%
3. 11.5%
4. 11%
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.5 A rectangular sheet of length 28 cm and breadth 16 cm is folded to meet the edges so that it is made into a cylindrical pipe
in two possible ways – one along the length and the other along the breadth. The larger volume is how much percentage of
smaller volume?
Ans 1. 165%
2. 180%
3. 185%
4. 175%
Q.6 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2000 as a sum borrowed at 8% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
Ans 1. 280
2. 320
3. 360
4. 260
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.7 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 65 kg and 37 kg is:
Ans 1. 51.4
2. 50.4
3. 48.4
4. 49.4
Q.8 A merchant gives 800 g instead of 1000 g to a customer. What is the merchant’s percentage profit?
Ans 1. 15%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 10%
Q.9 A solution of phenyl and water is 28 litres, with phenyl and water in ratio 4 : 3. 21 litres phenyl-water solution which has
phenyl to water ratio as 2 : 1 is added to the 28 litres phenyl-water solution. Again 51 litres phenyl-water solution that has
phenyl to water ratio as 9 : 8 is added to this. What is ratio of water to phenyl in the final mixture?
Ans 1. 57 : 43
2. 59 : 41
3. 41 : 59
4. 43 : 57
Q.10 A specific amount of money is loaned out at a simple interest rate, resulting in ?15,000 in 2 years and ?20,000 in 4 years. The
rate percentage per annum is:
Ans 1. 25%
2. 20%
3. 18%
4. 15%
Q.11 A train is moving in from north to south direction. It overtakes Raj and Madhur who are walking in the same direction at the
rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h in 9 sec and 10 sec, respectively. If the train is x metres long, find the value of x.
Ans 1. 70
2. 50
3. 30
4. 90
Q.12 The dimensions of a room are 1650 cm × 1350 cm × 900 cm. What should be the size of the longest tape with which the three
dimensions can be measured exactly?
Ans 1. 250 cm
2. 300 cm
3. 200 cm
4. 150 cm
Q.13
For 8 innings, a cricketer has an average of 68 runs. In the ninth inning, he scores 220 runs. His average
score increased by (rounded off to the nearest whole number):
Ans 1. 85
2. 23
3. 61
4. 17
Q.14
Ans 1. Mechanical
2. Electrical
3. Civil
4. Computer Science
Q.15
Ans 1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Patna
4. Lucknow
Q.16
A conical tent is to accommodate 12 persons. Each person must have 5 m
2
 of the space on the ground and 20 m
3
 of air to
breathe. The height of the tent should be:
Ans 1. 12 m 
2. 13 m 
3. 12.5 m 
4. 22 m 
Q.17 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3000 as a sum borrowed at 9% per year rate of interest for 6 years.
Ans 1. 1580
2. 1660
3. 1560
4. 1620
Q.18 Each of the two merchants sell an article for ?1,000. If Merchant A computes his profit on the cost price, while Merchant B
computes his profit on the selling price, then they both end up making profits of 25%. By how much is the profit made by
Merchant B more than that of Merchant A?
Ans 1. ?45
2. ?40
3. ?35
4. ?50
Q.19 A shopkeeper bought 10 dozen eggs at the rate of ?5 per egg. 12 eggs broke in transit. He sold the remaining eggs at the
rate of ?6 per egg. Find his profit percentage.
Ans 1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 15%
4. 8%
Q.20
Ans 1. 19.404
2. 21.404
3. 20.500
4. 22.500
Q.1 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
CVF, GTJ, KRN, ?, SNV
Ans 1. OPR
2. ROQ
3. OPS
4. PRO
Q.2 A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre (but not necessarily in the same order).
Only 3 people sit between D and F when counted from the right of D. E and G are both immediate neighbours of A. B sits
immediately to the left of C. Only 1 person sits between B and G when counted from the right of G. What is the position of E
with respect to B?
Ans 1. Second to the left
2. Second to the right
3. Third to the left
4. Third to the right
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
Q.3 What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘×’ and ‘-‘ are interchanged and ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
16 – 66 + 6 × 26 ÷ 36 = ?
Ans 1. 166
2. 186
3. 204
4. 241
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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the
statement(s).
Statements:
All sharks are whales.
No whale is a dolphin.
Conclusions:
(I) No shark is a dolphin.
(II) No dolphin is a whale.
Ans 1. Only conclusion I follows.
2. Only conclusion II follows.
3. Both conclusions I and II follow.
4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Q.5 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
1, 2, 5, 12, ?, 58, 121
Ans 1. 20
2. 25
3. 15
4. 27
Q.6 AB10 is related to CD29 in a certain way. In the same way, KL65 is related to MN84. To which of the following is UV25 related,
following the same logic?
Ans 1. ZX44
2. WX45
3. WX44
4. ZX45
Q.7 What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are
interchanged?
12 ÷ 2 × 6 – 11 + 12 = ?
Ans 1. 6
2. 9
3. 5
4. 3
Q.8 In a certain code language, 'DEVICE' is coded as ‘EDWHDD’ and 'DENIAL' is coded as ‘EDOHBK’. How will 'DEMAND' be
coded in the same language?
Ans 1. EDNBMC
2. EDNZOC
3. EDLZMC
4. EDNBOC