SSC MTS Model Paper
Time: 2 hrs. No. of Qs. 150
Part A – General English (50 questions)
Part B – Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions)
Part C – General Awareness (50 Questions)
Part D – General Intelligence (25 Questions)
SSC MTS Model Paper
Part – A: General English
Directions: In Questions No. 1 to 5, some parts of the sentences have errors and
some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.
1. There was hue and cry (1) from all over (2) the state but (3) the
government ignored. (4)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
2. People live in these houses themselves and yet they are mostly (2)
unaware of the chinks (3) in the painted wooden ceilings. (4)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
3. Neither he is a rogue (1) nor a lunatic (2) so you and your friend’s (3)
assessment of him. (4)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
4. The green plants in your private (1) collection will dry up (2) before the
rains (3) will fall in this region. (4)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
5. The woman (1) is the ornament of the home (2) this is commonly (3)
accepted in Indian society. (4)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
Directions: (6 - 10) In each of the following questions, some parts have been
jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange in a proper sequence .
6. I can guarantee
As a medical representative (P)
without any doubt (Q)
for the post for which he has applied (R)
that this candidate will be successful (S)
The proper sequence should be
a) SPRQ b) PRQS c) SPQR d) PSRQ
7. By the Time
Known to everyone (P)
we appeared on the Scene (Q
he had already become as institution (R)
who had ever stayed at Anand Bhawan (S)
The proper sequence should be
a) QPRS b) PSQR c) QRPS d) RSQP
8. Yet
Indian civil aviation in the next few years (P)
hold out hopes of revolution in (Q)
and shift in preference for air travel in the past one year (R)
a misc of policy changes (S)
The proper sequence should be
a) QPRS b) SRQP c) QRSP d) SPQR
9. I am
If someone rings the bell (P)
very hesitant(Q)
to open the door (R)
at mid night(S)
The proper sequence should be
a) QRPS b) QSRP c) RSQP d) RSPQ
10. While going to a party
which was a peculiar practice of the day (P)
fashionable men (Q)
painted faces and wore wigs (R)
as well as women (S)
The proper sequence should be
a) QSPR b) SQPR c) QSRP d) SQRP
Direction: (11 - 20) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill
in the blank:
11. As a general rule, politicians do not ------------- centre stage.
a) Forward b) Forbid c) Forgive d) Forsake
12. His party is solely to be blamed for the political _________ in the country.
a) Devaluation b) Revival c) Advocacy d) Stalemate
13. He is the best man for this Job. He has mental ________ to carry it out.
a) Predilection b) Durability c) Adroitness d) Persuasion
14. I ________ you to be at the party this evening.
a) Expect b) Hope c) Look forward d) Desire
15. I wish I _____ a king.
a) Was b) Am c) Should be d) Were
16. Can you pay ________ all these articles?
a) For b) Of c) Off d) Out
17. He was very angry as usual, however, his angry words ______ me.
a) Jollied b) Criticised c) Fluttered d) Obstructed
18. Despite repeated _______ he did not give up his efforts.
a) Failures b) Successes c) Attempts d) Strokes
19. If is dangerous to intrude _______ the enemy’s camp?
a) In b) Into c) On d) By
20. Many companies see technology as a ________ for a whole host of
business problems.
a) Carnation b) Preference c) Linking d) Panacea
Directions: (21 – 25) choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning
21. SUBTLE
a) Innocent b) Soft c) Dangerous d) Insidious
22. TRAVERSE
a) Mingle b) Frustrate c) Taken d) Cross
23. AUDACIOUS
a) Brilliant b) Bold c) Powerful d) Frightening
24. EMBEZZLE
a) Misappropriate b) Balance c) Remunerate d) Clear
25. ABDICATE
a) Renounce b) Accept c) Win d) Lose heart
Directions: (26 - 30) choose the word which is most opposite in meaning.
26. DAZZLING
a) Glaring b) Unscrupulous c) Unexposable d) Unnoticeable
27. TERMINATE
a) Remain b) Continue c) Stay d) Hold
28. SIGNIFICANT
a) Useless b) Irrelevant c) Obscure d) Unimportant
29. EXTREME
a) Moderate b) Timid c) Casual d) Ordinary
30. STALE
a) Fresh b) New c) Tasty d) Nice
Directions: (31 - 35) In each question, the following four words are given and one
of them is wrongly spelt. Find it out.
31. a) Garbage b) Couragious c) Criminal d) Regular
32. a) Enthusistic b) Surrender c) Impression d) Harmonise
33. a) Perspective b) Licquidity c) Distinct d) Companion
34. a) Kitchen b) Common c) Colage d) Quit
35. a) Pionear b) Neighbour c) Harmony d) Propriety
Directions: (36 - 40) Which of the phrases (a), (b) (c) and (d) given below should
replace the phrase underlined.
36. Suvarna purchased the very good of all the Sari kept in the shop
a) The most good b) The very better
c) The best d) No correction required
37. in the Railways for a long time, Manohar has visited all the
Indian cities.
a) He has been b) Had he been
c) Having d) Having been
38. Taxes are high in this country aren’t they?
a) Doesn’t it b) Do they?
c) Aren’t taxes d) No correction required
39. Deepika would have been looked elegant in a sari.
a) Had looking b) Might have looked
c) Was looked d) No correction required
40. The roads are wet; it must had rained last night.
a) Must have b) Must have been
c) Might had d) Would have been
Direction: (41 - 45): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has
been numbered find out the appropriate word.
Scientific psychology recognizes a (41) truth that no two individuals (42) in this
world (43) equality is a fostered norm of civil society, the truth is that men (44)
unequal in (45) hues and degrees.
41. a) Clear b) Direct c) Simple d) Broken
42. a) Alike b) Liked c) Unequal d) Close
43. a) As b) Even though c) Since d) When
44. a) Is b) Were c) Was d) Are
45. a) Varying b) Almost c) Total d) High
Directions: (46 - 50) In these questions out of the four alternatives choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
46. “A person who eats too much.”
a) Glutton b) Reveler
c) Sensualist d) Omnivore
47. “Government by one person.”
a) Dictatorship b) Monarchy
c) Democracy d) Oligarchy
48. “A person who has no money to pay off his debts.”
a) Insolvent b) Poor
c) Pauper d) Destitute
49. “A thing which catches fire easily.”
a) Inflammable b) Fierce
c) Fireproof d) Dry
50. People working in the same department (or) office are.
a) Fellows b) Colleagues
c) Mates d) Companions
Part – B Quantitative Aptitude
51. The number of odd composite divisors of 1848 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
52. The value of 3 0.000125 is
a) 0.005 b) 0.05 c) 0.5 d) 0.0005
53. The heights of two cones are in the ratio of 1:3 and the diameters of their
bases are in the ratio of 3:5 the ratio of their volumes is
a) 3:25 b) 4:25 c) 6:25 d) 7:25
54. A Solid sphere of 6 cm diameter is melted and recast into 8 solid spheres
of equal volume. The radius (in cm) of each small sphere is.
a) 1:5 b) 3 c) 2 d) 2.5
55. If a:b:c = 2:3:4 then 111
: :
abc = −
a) 4:3:2 b) 111
: :
234 c) d) 3: 4: 6
56. If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is B and the ratio of girls to boys is G,
then 3(B + G) is?
a) Equal to 3 b) Less than 3
c) More than 3 d) Loss than 1/3
57. A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5,
their total value is Rs. 114 the value of 50 paise coins is
a) 24/- b) 36/- c) 48/- d) 72/-
There pots have the same volume. The ratio of milk and water in first,
second and third pots are 3:2, 7:3 and 11:4 respectively. If the liquid of
three pots are mixed, then the ratio of milk and water in the mixture is.
a) 61:29 b) 61:30 c) 5:4 d) 29:61
59. What percent of a day in there hours?
a) 12 1⁄2 % b) 25% c) 80% d) 100/3 %
60. Two numbers are in the ratio 5:9 after adding 9 to each number; the ratio
becomes 16:27. One number out of the two will be.
a) 99 b) 77 c) 88 d) 66
61. Rs.700/- are distributed among A, B and C such that A gets half of what B
gets and B gets half of what C gets. What is the share of C?
a) Rs.600/- b) Rs.400/- c) Rs.300/- d) Rs.200/-
62. Kranti started a business investing Rs.9000/-, after five months Sudhakar
joined with a capital of Rs.8000/-. If at the end of the year, they earn a
profit of Rs.9870/- then what will be the share of Sudhakar in the profit?
a) Rs.3690/- b) Rs.1883.78/- c) Rs.2380/- d) Rs.3,864/-
63. A number gets reduced to its one-third when 48 is subtracted from it. What
is two-third of that number
a) 24 b) 72 c) 36 d) 48
64. A number lies between the cubes of 15 and 16. If the number is divisible
by the square of 12 as well as by 7 what is the number.
a) 3469 b) 4032 c) 4045 d) 5249
65. If “m” and “n” are integers and mn =10 which of the following cannot be
a value of (m + n)
a) 25 b) 52 c) 101 d) 50
66. In an examination, 35% of the students passed and 455 failed. The total
number of students who appeared for the examination was:
a) 845 b) 1300 c) 490 d) 700
67. 248 15 169 + + is equal to
a) 16 b) 15 c) 18.8 d) 16.6
68. A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases
his average by 3. Find his average after 17th inning.
a) 30 b) 35 c) 38 d) 39
69. Three numbers are in the ratio of 4:5:6 and their average is 25. the largest
number is
a) 30 b) 32 c) 36 d) 42
70. The average age of five numbers of a family is 21 years. If the age of the
grandfather was included, the average is increased by 9 years. The age of
the grand father is.
a) 66 years b) 72 years c) 75 years d) 84 years.
71. From the salary of an officer 10% is deducted as house rent, 15% of the
rest he spends on children’s education and 10% of the balance spends on
clothes. Then he is left with Rs.413 , the total salary is
a) 4,000/- b) 5,000/- c) 6,000/- d) 7,000/-
72. Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively.
How much percent is the second number less than the first?
a) 5% b) 8% c) 9% d) 10%
73. After allowing a discount of 10% on marked price, a shopkeeper charges
540/- for a watch. Had he not allowed any discount, he would have made a
profit of 20% what was the C.P of the watch?
a) Rs.648/- b) Rs.600/- c) Rs.500/- d) None
74. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours and 4 hours respectively. If
they are opened at alternate hour’s and if pipe A is opened first, in how
many hours, the tank shall be fill.
a) 4 b) 5 c) 4 1⁄2 d) 5 1⁄2
75. A man barrows 12,500/- from a bank at 20% compound interest. At the
end of every year he pays 2,000/- as part of repayment how much does he
still owe to the bank after three such installments.
a) 15,600/- b) 12,864/- c) 12,000/- d) None
PART - C (General Awareness)
76. Who was the founder of Haryanka dynasty?
a) Bimnbisara b) Udayin c) Ajatasatru d) None
77. Buddha died at
a) Sarnath b) Kusinagara c) Bodhgaya d) None
78. “Devanampriya” title belongs to
a) Bindusara b) Ashoka
c) Harsha Vardhana d) Chandragupta
79. Which temple got the name of Black Pagoda
a) Sun Temple b) Lingaraja Temple
c) Jagannath Temple d) Kailash Temple
80. The inclination of the earth’s axis to the orbital plane is
a) 21 1⁄2 ° b) 23 1⁄2 ° c) 66 1⁄2 ° d) 90°
81. In how many time zones has the world been divided into
a) 15 b) 24 c) 90 d) 180
82. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east
a) It loses one day b) It gains one day
c) If loses half a day d) It gains half a day
83. Which one of the following is a land locked county?
a) Angola b) Gabon c) Tanzania d) Zimbabwe
84. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the states of
1. Gujarat 2. Jharkhand 3. Asom 4. Mizoram
a) 1, 2 and 4 b) 1 and 2 c) 1, 3 and 4 d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
85. Zozila pass connects
a) Kashmir and Tibet b) Leh and Kargil
c) Nepal and Tibet d) Leh and Srinagar
86. The Himalayan rivers are
a) Monsoon fed b) Snow fed c) ephemeral d) seasonal
87. Where is Indian institute of Petroleum located?
a) Visakhapatnam b) Delhi c) Dehradun d) Chennai
88. Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperatures are the same at
a) -273° b) -40° c) 32° d) 40°
89. The largest living bird is
a) Duck b) Dodo c) Ostrich d) Peacock
90. The market regulations in India were introduced by
a) Balban b) Shershahsuri
c) Akbar d) Allavddin khilji
91. The script of the Indus valley civilization is
a) Brahmi b) Tamil
c) Kharosthi d) On deciphered
92. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru b) Gulzar Lal Nanda
c) Lalbahdur Shastri d) John Mathai
93. The idea of the constitution of India was first of all given by
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) J.L. Nehru d) M.N. Roy
94. The Indian constitution closely follows the constitutional system of
a) USA b) UK c) Switzerland d) Russia
95. Under which article of the constitution is the president’s rule promulgated
in any state in India?
a) 356 b) 352 c) 360 d) 370
96. Which of the following can be abolished but not dissolved?
a) Rajya Sabha b) Municipal Bodies
c) State legislative council d) None of the above
97. Which of the following comes under concurrent list?
a) Inter – state rivers b) Trade unions
c) Citizenship d) Local government
98. A rolling plan is a plan to
a) One year b) Three years
c) Five years d) Year to year basis
99. “Legal Tender money” refers to
a) Cheques b) Drafts
c) Bills of Exchanges d) Currency notes
100. What is the animal on insignia of the RBI?
a) Lion b) Tiger c) Panther d) Elephant
101. Contact lenses are made from
a) Polyvinyl chloride b) Polystyrene
c) Lucite d) Teflon
102. If you swim 1 km. How many miles do you swim?
a) 0.5 b) 0.86 c) 0.62 d) 1.6
103. Which one of the following is another name of RDX
a) Cyanohydrin b) Dextran
c) Cyclohexane d) Cyclonite
104. A transformer works with
a) Alternating current b) Direct current
c) Both a and b d) Any signal
105. Insects that can transmit diseases to humans are referred to as
a) Carriers b) Reservoirs
c) Vectors d) Incubators
106. Cure to spinal injury is likely to emerge form
a) Gene therapy b) Stem cell therapy
c) Xenograft d) Transfusion
107. The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity is-
a) Osmosis b) Transpiration
c) Photosynthesis d) Diffusion
108. Itching due to insect bite is caused by
a) Formic acid b) Acetic acid
c) Lactic acid d) Maleic acid
109. Pituitary gland is present
a) At the base of brain b) Above the brain
c) Inside the brain d) Outside the brain
110. The mammal which lays eggs is-
a) Bat b) Squirrel
c) Kangaroo d) Duckbilled Platypus
111. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?
a) Zinc b) Copper c) Aluminum d) lead
112. Who won the men’s singles title in French open 2013?
a) David Ferrer b) Rogar Federer
c) Rafeal Nadal d) J. Martin Del potro
113. Which of the following state has the maximum Urban population as per the
final data of census 2011?
Gujarat b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh
114. IIFA 2013 best film is-
a) Kahani b) Dabang
c) Barfi d) None of these
115. Expand NPA.
a) Net Performing Asset b) Non Performing Asset
c) New Provident Account d) None of these
116. “Hassan Rouhani” is the president of
a) Iraq b) Syria c) Iran d) Malaysia
117. 23rd CHOGM was held at-
a) Moratuwa, Srilanka b) Negombo, Srilanka
c) Colombo, Srilanka d) None of these
118. Which of the following is the highest sugarcane producer in India?
a) Utter Pradesh b) Punjab
c) Bihar d) Maharashtra
119. Which country on 22 December, 2013 successfully made unmanned
lunar probe?
a) USA b) China c) Russia d) India
120. 2014 SAARC summit will be held in which country?
a) Srilanka b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) Indonesia
121. The article related to Finance Commission is
a) 270 b) 280 c) 290 d) 300
122. World Economic forum (WEF) located at
a) Geneva b) Washington
c) The Hauge d)New York
123. World’s biggest exporter of uranium is?
a) India b) Australia
c) Canada d) South Africa
124. The single biggest borrower from Asian Development Bank (ADB) is
a) US b) Pakistan c) India d) China
125. G- 20 formed in
a) 1997 b) 1998 c) 1999 d) 2000
PART – D: General Intelligence & Reasoning
Directions: (126 - 130) find the odd number word/word / number pair.
126. a) Lakshadweep b) Tamilnadu
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala
127. a) College b) Kinder Garten c) School d) Education
128. a) 29 b) 49 c) 9 d) 19
129. 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000
a) 10 b) 50 c) 5000 d) 500
130. 253, 136, 352, 460, 324, 631, 244
a) 324 b) 352 c) 631 d) 244
Directions: (131 - 134) Select the related word/ letters/number from the given
alternatives.
131. ACEG: JLNP: : BDFH : __?
a) KLOR b) KMPQ c) BEFI d) KMOQ
132. 64: 8 :: 16 : 4 :: ? : 2
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
133. Smell : Flower :: Taste : ( )
a) Water b) Salt c) Food d) Sweet
134. DRIVEN: NEVIRD: : BEGUM : ( ?
a) MEUBG b) BGUME c) MUGEB d) EBGMU
Directions: (135 - 136) complete the given series
135. 4, -8, 16, -32, 64 (
a) 128 b) -128 c) 125 d) +32
136. H – JH – IJHHI – HH – JH
a) IHJI b) IJIH c) HIJH d) HHIJ
137. Arrange the following words as per order in the English dictionary.
1) Important 2) Impart 3) Improvise 4) Improve
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 2, 1, 4, 3 c) 3, 4, 1, 2 d) 2, 1, 3, 4
138. From the given alternatives select the word which cannot be formed using
the letters of the given word PUNISHMENT.
a) MINT b) PEST c) PUSH d) NAME
139. Barun is taller than Sanjay. Bipul is taller than Barun. Krishna is also not
as tall as Bipul, but is taller than Barun. Who is the tallest?
a) Barun b) Bipul c) Krishna d) Sanjay
140. Sunita is the 11th from either end of a row of girls. How many girls are
there in that row
a) 19 b) 20 c) 21 d) 22
141. At a birthday party, 5 friends are sitting in a row. “M” is to the lift of “O”
and to the right of “P”. “S” is sitting to the right of “T” but to the left f ‘P’.
Who is sitting in the middle?
a) M b) O c) P d) S
142. One morning, Meena started walking towards the Sun. After walking a
while she turned towards her left and again towards her left. After walking
a while, she turned left. In which direction is she facing now?
a) North b) East c) West d) South
143. Select the missing number in the diagram from the given responses
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 18
?
14
10
5
7 9
144. In the following series how many “2-1-3” occur in such a way so that 1 is
in the middle and both 2 and 3 are on any one side.
2 1 3 7 2 1 3 8 2 2 3 9 3 1 2 6 5 3 2 1 7 2 3 1 2
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
145. If 526 = 9 and
834 = 9 then
716 = ?
a) 20 b) 15 c) 9 d) 12
146. Find the missing character.
a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 5
147. A, B and C are statements such that If both A and B are true then C is
false. Further A is always true. Then.
a) B is always false b) If C is true then B is false
c) C is always true d) If C is false then B is true
148. D is brother of K, M is sister of K, R is father of D, S is mother of M, then
how is K related to R?
a) Son b) Daughter
c) Son (or) Daughter d) None
24 25 50
24 20 10
4 9 3
12 5 ?
149. Statements: All plants are trees.
No trees are green.
Conclusions: 1. Some plants are green.
2. No plants are green.
a) Only 1 follows b) Only 2 follows
c) Both 1 and 2 follows d) None
150. Statements : i) All bottles are boxes
ii) All boxes are bags
iii) Some bags are trays
Conclusions: 1. Some bottles are trays
2. Some trays are boxes
3. All bottles are bags
4. Some trays are bags
a) Only 1, 3 and 4 follows b) only 2 and 3 follows
c) Only 1, 2 and 3 follows d) Only 3 and 4 follows