SSC MTS Previous Year Question Papers (30 September 2024) Shift 2 | SSC MTS Mock Test Series 2026 - SSC MTS / SSC GD PDF Download

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Q.1 The graph given below represents the number of students (in thousands), who opted for the given three subjects during the
given four years.
Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2022, 42% were girls. How many boys
chose the given three subjects?
Ans 1. 31,500
2. 38,900
3. 40,600
4. 29,300
Q.2 A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h,
respectively.What distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief?
Ans 1. 880 metres
2. 870 metres
3. 890 metres
4. 900 metres
Q.3 Rohan deposited ?500 for 2 years, ?650 for 4 years and ?1,300 for 6 years, at the same rate of interest. He received the total
simple interest of ?1,140. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Ans 1. 10%
2. 9.5%
3. 10.5%
4. 11%
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
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Q.1 The graph given below represents the number of students (in thousands), who opted for the given three subjects during the
given four years.
Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2022, 42% were girls. How many boys
chose the given three subjects?
Ans 1. 31,500
2. 38,900
3. 40,600
4. 29,300
Q.2 A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h,
respectively.What distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief?
Ans 1. 880 metres
2. 870 metres
3. 890 metres
4. 900 metres
Q.3 Rohan deposited ?500 for 2 years, ?650 for 4 years and ?1,300 for 6 years, at the same rate of interest. He received the total
simple interest of ?1,140. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Ans 1. 10%
2. 9.5%
3. 10.5%
4. 11%
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.4 A right circular cone of height h and radius R is cut by a plane parallel to the base at a distance h/4 from the base. The ratio
of the curved surface areas of the resulting cone to the frustum is:
Ans 1. 7 : 16
2. 16 : 9
3. 16 : 7
4. 9 : 7
Q.5 A shot-put made of iron with a diameter of 12 cm is melted into a solid cylinder with a height of 2 cm. What is the diameter of
the cylinder made?
Ans 1. 12 cm
2. 18 cm
3. 24 cm
4. 21 cm
Q.6 An oil dealer had three types of oil. 403 litres of the first kind, 434 litres of the second kind and 465 litres of the third kind.
Find the maximum volume of oil, filled in each barrel, if equal number of barrels are filled.
Ans 1. 52 litres 
2. 48 litres 
3. 31 litres 
4. 41 litres 
Q.7 In a mock test conducted by a coaching institute, 20 students average scored 75% marks and the remaining 15 students
average scored 54% marks. Find the average score.
Ans 1. 66%
2. 67%
3. 63%
4. 62%
Q.8 The mean (rounded off to two decimal place) of the first 6 odd prime numbers is:
Ans 1. 9.33
2. 8.61
3. 7.93
4. 10.71
Q.9 In an election contested by two candidates, one candidate got 25% of the total votes and still lost by 20,000 votes. Find the
total number of votes cast? (all votes are valid)
Ans 1. 35000
2. 40000
3. 25000
4. 55000
Q.10 The marked price of a scooter is ?1,80,000. The shopkeeper gave a scheme discount of 4% on ?1,20,000 and 2.5% on the
remaining amount. The selling price (in ?) of the scooter is:
Ans 1. 1,37,700
2. 1,73,070
3. 1,73,700
4. 1,77,300
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Q.1 The graph given below represents the number of students (in thousands), who opted for the given three subjects during the
given four years.
Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2022, 42% were girls. How many boys
chose the given three subjects?
Ans 1. 31,500
2. 38,900
3. 40,600
4. 29,300
Q.2 A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h,
respectively.What distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief?
Ans 1. 880 metres
2. 870 metres
3. 890 metres
4. 900 metres
Q.3 Rohan deposited ?500 for 2 years, ?650 for 4 years and ?1,300 for 6 years, at the same rate of interest. He received the total
simple interest of ?1,140. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Ans 1. 10%
2. 9.5%
3. 10.5%
4. 11%
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.4 A right circular cone of height h and radius R is cut by a plane parallel to the base at a distance h/4 from the base. The ratio
of the curved surface areas of the resulting cone to the frustum is:
Ans 1. 7 : 16
2. 16 : 9
3. 16 : 7
4. 9 : 7
Q.5 A shot-put made of iron with a diameter of 12 cm is melted into a solid cylinder with a height of 2 cm. What is the diameter of
the cylinder made?
Ans 1. 12 cm
2. 18 cm
3. 24 cm
4. 21 cm
Q.6 An oil dealer had three types of oil. 403 litres of the first kind, 434 litres of the second kind and 465 litres of the third kind.
Find the maximum volume of oil, filled in each barrel, if equal number of barrels are filled.
Ans 1. 52 litres 
2. 48 litres 
3. 31 litres 
4. 41 litres 
Q.7 In a mock test conducted by a coaching institute, 20 students average scored 75% marks and the remaining 15 students
average scored 54% marks. Find the average score.
Ans 1. 66%
2. 67%
3. 63%
4. 62%
Q.8 The mean (rounded off to two decimal place) of the first 6 odd prime numbers is:
Ans 1. 9.33
2. 8.61
3. 7.93
4. 10.71
Q.9 In an election contested by two candidates, one candidate got 25% of the total votes and still lost by 20,000 votes. Find the
total number of votes cast? (all votes are valid)
Ans 1. 35000
2. 40000
3. 25000
4. 55000
Q.10 The marked price of a scooter is ?1,80,000. The shopkeeper gave a scheme discount of 4% on ?1,20,000 and 2.5% on the
remaining amount. The selling price (in ?) of the scooter is:
Ans 1. 1,37,700
2. 1,73,070
3. 1,73,700
4. 1,77,300
Q.11 The average of the sales of an electronics shop in the years 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is 2000, and that for the years 1992,
1993, 1994 and 1995 is 2200. If the sales in 1995 are 1800, find the sales in 1991.
Ans 1. 800
2. 1200
3. 1000
4. 500
Q.12 A trader marks his goods at 20% higher than the cost price. Further, he uses a weighing balance which shows 1200 grams
for a kilogram. What is his profit percentage?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.13 A dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell rice at the cost price of ?95 per kg, but the weight he uses has 1 kg written on it,
while it actually weighs 950 gm. The profit he thus earns on selling rice having an actual weight of 95 kg rice is:
Ans 1. ?500
2. ?375
3. ?475
4. ?275
Q.14 In the first 5 overs of a T-20 international cricket match, the run rate was only 5.6. What should be the run rate
(approximately) in the remaining 15 overs to reach a target of 185 runs?
Ans 1. 10.46
2. 10.25
3. 9.55
4. 11.15
Q.15 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3500 as a sum borrowed at 5% per year rate of interest for 5 years.
Ans 1. 835
2. 875
3. 815
4. 915
Q.16 If Anil takes 5 days to complete a task when he works for 8 hours a day, how many days will he take to complete
the task if he works 6 hours a day?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.17 Find the area of a square whose diagonal is of 14 cm length.
Ans
1. 95 cm
2
 
2. 98 cm
2
 
3. 94 cm
2
 
4. 96 cm
2
 
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Q.1 The graph given below represents the number of students (in thousands), who opted for the given three subjects during the
given four years.
Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2022, 42% were girls. How many boys
chose the given three subjects?
Ans 1. 31,500
2. 38,900
3. 40,600
4. 29,300
Q.2 A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h,
respectively.What distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief?
Ans 1. 880 metres
2. 870 metres
3. 890 metres
4. 900 metres
Q.3 Rohan deposited ?500 for 2 years, ?650 for 4 years and ?1,300 for 6 years, at the same rate of interest. He received the total
simple interest of ?1,140. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Ans 1. 10%
2. 9.5%
3. 10.5%
4. 11%
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.4 A right circular cone of height h and radius R is cut by a plane parallel to the base at a distance h/4 from the base. The ratio
of the curved surface areas of the resulting cone to the frustum is:
Ans 1. 7 : 16
2. 16 : 9
3. 16 : 7
4. 9 : 7
Q.5 A shot-put made of iron with a diameter of 12 cm is melted into a solid cylinder with a height of 2 cm. What is the diameter of
the cylinder made?
Ans 1. 12 cm
2. 18 cm
3. 24 cm
4. 21 cm
Q.6 An oil dealer had three types of oil. 403 litres of the first kind, 434 litres of the second kind and 465 litres of the third kind.
Find the maximum volume of oil, filled in each barrel, if equal number of barrels are filled.
Ans 1. 52 litres 
2. 48 litres 
3. 31 litres 
4. 41 litres 
Q.7 In a mock test conducted by a coaching institute, 20 students average scored 75% marks and the remaining 15 students
average scored 54% marks. Find the average score.
Ans 1. 66%
2. 67%
3. 63%
4. 62%
Q.8 The mean (rounded off to two decimal place) of the first 6 odd prime numbers is:
Ans 1. 9.33
2. 8.61
3. 7.93
4. 10.71
Q.9 In an election contested by two candidates, one candidate got 25% of the total votes and still lost by 20,000 votes. Find the
total number of votes cast? (all votes are valid)
Ans 1. 35000
2. 40000
3. 25000
4. 55000
Q.10 The marked price of a scooter is ?1,80,000. The shopkeeper gave a scheme discount of 4% on ?1,20,000 and 2.5% on the
remaining amount. The selling price (in ?) of the scooter is:
Ans 1. 1,37,700
2. 1,73,070
3. 1,73,700
4. 1,77,300
Q.11 The average of the sales of an electronics shop in the years 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is 2000, and that for the years 1992,
1993, 1994 and 1995 is 2200. If the sales in 1995 are 1800, find the sales in 1991.
Ans 1. 800
2. 1200
3. 1000
4. 500
Q.12 A trader marks his goods at 20% higher than the cost price. Further, he uses a weighing balance which shows 1200 grams
for a kilogram. What is his profit percentage?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.13 A dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell rice at the cost price of ?95 per kg, but the weight he uses has 1 kg written on it,
while it actually weighs 950 gm. The profit he thus earns on selling rice having an actual weight of 95 kg rice is:
Ans 1. ?500
2. ?375
3. ?475
4. ?275
Q.14 In the first 5 overs of a T-20 international cricket match, the run rate was only 5.6. What should be the run rate
(approximately) in the remaining 15 overs to reach a target of 185 runs?
Ans 1. 10.46
2. 10.25
3. 9.55
4. 11.15
Q.15 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3500 as a sum borrowed at 5% per year rate of interest for 5 years.
Ans 1. 835
2. 875
3. 815
4. 915
Q.16 If Anil takes 5 days to complete a task when he works for 8 hours a day, how many days will he take to complete
the task if he works 6 hours a day?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.17 Find the area of a square whose diagonal is of 14 cm length.
Ans
1. 95 cm
2
 
2. 98 cm
2
 
3. 94 cm
2
 
4. 96 cm
2
 
Q.18 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 6% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 410
2. 450
3. 390
4. 490
Q.19
Ans 1. 8.02%
2. 7.93%
3. 9.93%
4. 8.93%
Q.20 A policeman chases a thief. The speed of the policeman and thief are 10 kmph and 8 kmph, respectively. If the policeman
started 15 minutes late, find the time taken by the policeman to catch the thief.
Ans 1. 15 minutes
2. 45 minutes
3. 30 minutes
4. 60 minutes
Q.1
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
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Q.1 The graph given below represents the number of students (in thousands), who opted for the given three subjects during the
given four years.
Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2022, 42% were girls. How many boys
chose the given three subjects?
Ans 1. 31,500
2. 38,900
3. 40,600
4. 29,300
Q.2 A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h,
respectively.What distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief?
Ans 1. 880 metres
2. 870 metres
3. 890 metres
4. 900 metres
Q.3 Rohan deposited ?500 for 2 years, ?650 for 4 years and ?1,300 for 6 years, at the same rate of interest. He received the total
simple interest of ?1,140. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Ans 1. 10%
2. 9.5%
3. 10.5%
4. 11%
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.4 A right circular cone of height h and radius R is cut by a plane parallel to the base at a distance h/4 from the base. The ratio
of the curved surface areas of the resulting cone to the frustum is:
Ans 1. 7 : 16
2. 16 : 9
3. 16 : 7
4. 9 : 7
Q.5 A shot-put made of iron with a diameter of 12 cm is melted into a solid cylinder with a height of 2 cm. What is the diameter of
the cylinder made?
Ans 1. 12 cm
2. 18 cm
3. 24 cm
4. 21 cm
Q.6 An oil dealer had three types of oil. 403 litres of the first kind, 434 litres of the second kind and 465 litres of the third kind.
Find the maximum volume of oil, filled in each barrel, if equal number of barrels are filled.
Ans 1. 52 litres 
2. 48 litres 
3. 31 litres 
4. 41 litres 
Q.7 In a mock test conducted by a coaching institute, 20 students average scored 75% marks and the remaining 15 students
average scored 54% marks. Find the average score.
Ans 1. 66%
2. 67%
3. 63%
4. 62%
Q.8 The mean (rounded off to two decimal place) of the first 6 odd prime numbers is:
Ans 1. 9.33
2. 8.61
3. 7.93
4. 10.71
Q.9 In an election contested by two candidates, one candidate got 25% of the total votes and still lost by 20,000 votes. Find the
total number of votes cast? (all votes are valid)
Ans 1. 35000
2. 40000
3. 25000
4. 55000
Q.10 The marked price of a scooter is ?1,80,000. The shopkeeper gave a scheme discount of 4% on ?1,20,000 and 2.5% on the
remaining amount. The selling price (in ?) of the scooter is:
Ans 1. 1,37,700
2. 1,73,070
3. 1,73,700
4. 1,77,300
Q.11 The average of the sales of an electronics shop in the years 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is 2000, and that for the years 1992,
1993, 1994 and 1995 is 2200. If the sales in 1995 are 1800, find the sales in 1991.
Ans 1. 800
2. 1200
3. 1000
4. 500
Q.12 A trader marks his goods at 20% higher than the cost price. Further, he uses a weighing balance which shows 1200 grams
for a kilogram. What is his profit percentage?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.13 A dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell rice at the cost price of ?95 per kg, but the weight he uses has 1 kg written on it,
while it actually weighs 950 gm. The profit he thus earns on selling rice having an actual weight of 95 kg rice is:
Ans 1. ?500
2. ?375
3. ?475
4. ?275
Q.14 In the first 5 overs of a T-20 international cricket match, the run rate was only 5.6. What should be the run rate
(approximately) in the remaining 15 overs to reach a target of 185 runs?
Ans 1. 10.46
2. 10.25
3. 9.55
4. 11.15
Q.15 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?3500 as a sum borrowed at 5% per year rate of interest for 5 years.
Ans 1. 835
2. 875
3. 815
4. 915
Q.16 If Anil takes 5 days to complete a task when he works for 8 hours a day, how many days will he take to complete
the task if he works 6 hours a day?
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.17 Find the area of a square whose diagonal is of 14 cm length.
Ans
1. 95 cm
2
 
2. 98 cm
2
 
3. 94 cm
2
 
4. 96 cm
2
 
Q.18 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 6% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 410
2. 450
3. 390
4. 490
Q.19
Ans 1. 8.02%
2. 7.93%
3. 9.93%
4. 8.93%
Q.20 A policeman chases a thief. The speed of the policeman and thief are 10 kmph and 8 kmph, respectively. If the policeman
started 15 minutes late, find the time taken by the policeman to catch the thief.
Ans 1. 15 minutes
2. 45 minutes
3. 30 minutes
4. 60 minutes
Q.1
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
Q.2 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.3 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 hooks are rags.
All rags are bottles.
Conclusions:
(I) Some bottles are hooks.
(II) All bottles are rags.
Ans 1. Only conclusion (II) follows
2. Only conclusion (I) follows
3. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
4. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4.