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SSC Previous Year Paper

MTS 07 Oct, 2024 Shift 1
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Multi Tasking Non Technical Staff and Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2024
Exam Date 07/10/2024
Exam
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Time
MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination
Subject
2024

Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability

Q.1 In a student council election, there were three contestants. All the voters participated in the voting and 10% of votes were
declared invalid. The contestants got the votes in the ratio 8 : 7 : 5. If the second candidate in the list got 4725 votes, the
total number of valid votes is:
Ans 1. 10,000

2. 11,500

3. 13,500

4. 9,000

Q.2 A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 8 km/hr, respectively, and takes a total of 425 minutes.
What is the total distance (in km) travelled?
Ans 1. 32

2. 28

3. 27

4. 30

Q.3 Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹3000 as a sum borrowed at 6% per year rate of interest for 4 years.
Ans 1. 660

2. 680

3. 760

4. 720

Q.4 Surendra bought an old bicycle for ₹2,500 and spent ₹300 on its repair. He sold it for ₹3,000. Find his profit percentage.
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Q.5 Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹2500 as a sum borrowed at 9% per year rate of interest for 6 years.
Ans 1. 1390

2. 1310

3. 1350

4. 1290

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Q.6 A hemispherical bowl is 264 cm round at the brim. Suppose that the bowl is half-full of beverage. If the beverage is served in
hemispherical glasses 6 cm in the diameter at the top, how many people would be served?
Ans 1. 1170

2. 1372

3. 1270

4. 1470

Q.7 The highest common factor of 84 and 108 is:

Ans 1. 16

2. 8

3. 12

4. 6

Q.8 The following graph shows the actual and target revenue (in crores) of an industry in five different branches. Study the
graph and answer the question:

The ratio of total actual revenue to the total target revenue over all the branches is:
Ans 1. 16 : 17

2. 17 : 16

3. 14 : 13

4. 13 : 14

Q.9 What is the area of the remaining portion of a circle of radius 14 cm when a square with maximum possible area inscribed in
it is removed from it? (Use π= 22/7)
Ans 1. 518 cm2

2. 520 cm2

3. 224 cm2

4. 616 cm2

Q.10 A vendor wants to gain 25% by adding water to milk and selling the mixture at the cost price. Find the ratio
of water and milk in the mixture.
Ans 1. 2 : 5

2. 1 : 4

3. 2 : 7

4. 1 : 5

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Q.11 If the cash difference between the selling price of an item at a gain of 3% and 6% is ₹9, which of the following options is the
correct ratio between the selling prices?
Ans 1. 101 : 103

2. 103 : 100

3. 103 : 106

4. 101 : 105

Q.12
Two vessels, A and B, contain spirit and water in the ratio 3 : 4 and 5 : 3,
respectively. Find the ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed to obtain
a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 4 : 3.
Ans 1. 3 : 8

2. 3 : 7

3. 5 : 8

4. 4 : 7

Q.13 The average age of 12 men is increased by 6 years when three of them, whose ages are 36, 40 and 44 years, are replaced by
3 persons. What is the average age of the 3 persons?
Ans 1. 58 years

2. 64 years

3. 67 years

4. 50 years

Q.14 If the volume and surface area of a sphere are numerically the same, then find the volume (in cm3) of its semi − sphere.
(correct to two places of decimals, use π = 3.14)
Ans 1. 65.25

2. 65.52

3. 56.25

4. 56.52

Q.15 The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h and the speed of the current is 3 km/h. How much distance (in km) can be
covered going downstream in 12 minutes?
Ans 1. 3.5

2. 3.7

3. 3.4

4. 3.6

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Q.16

Ans 1. Company C, in 2011

2. Company A, in 2010

3. Company B, in 2009

4. Company A, in 2011

Q.17 Raju sold 4 laptops at a rate of ₹1,54,005 all together and incurred a loss of 25%. At what rate should he sell the laptops to
gain a profit of 25%?
Ans 1. ₹2,25,820

2. ₹2,56,675

3. ₹2,31,007.5

4. ₹2,05,340

Q.18 A sum of₹2,380 is lent out into two parts, one at 25% p.a. and another at 20% p.a. . If the total annual
income is₹500, find the money (in ₹) lent at 25% rate.
Ans 1. 320

2. 240

3. 480

4. 560

Q.19 The average age of a group of 32 women is 60 years and that of another group of 40 men is 33 years. The average age of the
two groups mixed together is:
Ans 1. 42 years

2. 45 years

3. 48 years

4. 46.5 years

Q.20 The marked price of a folding bed is ₹18,000. Aman bought it after two successive discount
of 15% and 10%. He spent ₹830 on transportation and sold it for ₹18,440. Find his profit.
Ans 1. ₹2,869

2. ₹3,539

3. ₹3,840

4. ₹3,148

Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving

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Q.1 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:
All planets are rocks.
All rocks are lakes.

Conclusions:
(I) All planets are lakes.
(II) All rocks are planets.
Ans 1. Only conclusion II follows.

2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

3. Both conclusions I and II follow.

4. Only conclusion I follows.

Q.2 Seven friends, Kamala, Raveena, Amruta, Nisha, Gautami, Bhavana and Triveni, are sitting in a circular dining table facing
the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). Raveena is sitting second to the right of Nisha. Gautami has Kamala and
Triveni as immediate neighbours. Triveni is sitting third to the left of Nisha. Amruta is not an immediate neighbour of Nisha.
Who is seated fourth to the left of Bhavana?
Ans 1. Kamala

2. Triveni

3. Nisha

4. Raveena

Q.3 M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). N sits to the
immediate right of R. M sits second to the right of N. P sits second to the right of M. O sits third to the right of P. Who sits to
the immediate right of Q?
Ans 1. R

2. O

3. M

4. P

Q.4 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?

1,17, 33, 49, 65 ,?

Ans 1. 79

2. 77

3. 80

4. 81

Q.5 What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘÷’ and ‘−’
are interchanged?
15 ÷ 5 + 8 − 4 × 7 = ?
Ans 1. 18

2. 25

3. 22

4. 12

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Q.6 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.7 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 their
constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed.
Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
24, 73
27, 82
Ans 1. 32, 101

2. 32, 100

3. 33, 101

4. 33, 100

Q.8 Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.9 What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
8+2–1×1÷1=?
Ans 1. 3

2. 5

3. 7

4. 10

Q.10 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

GGB, HHD ,IKH, JPN, ?

Ans 1. OUV

2. OWV

3. KWV

4. PUV

Q.11 In a certain code language, ‘MOVE’ is coded as ‘3917’ and ‘EAST’ is coded as ‘4692’.
What is the code for ‘E in the given code language?
Ans 1. 9

2. 4

3. 2

4. 7

Q.12 Identify the figure given in the options that when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.13 PLRN is related to QMSO in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, LHNJ is related to
MIOK. To which of the following is HDJF related, following the same logic?
Ans 1. EIGK

2. EIKG

3. IEKG

4. IEGK

Q.14 In a certain code language, ‘father makes tea’ is coded as ‘ib fx ey’ and ‘tea and coffee’ is coded as ‘kr ey wn’. How is ‘tea’
coded in the given language?
Ans 1. fx

2. kr

3. wn

4. ey

Q.15 In a certain code language, ‘FLOAT’ is coded as ‘14238’ and ‘BLOAT’ is coded as ‘23849’. What is the code for ‘F’ in the given
code language?
Ans 1. 4

2. 2

3. 1

4. 9

Q.16 Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of (?) will logically complete the series.

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.17 In a certain code language, ‘GIFT’ is coded as ‘5197’ and ‘FIST’ is coded as ‘4157’. What is the code for ‘S’ in that language?
Ans 1. 9

2. 5

3. 1

4. 4

Q.18 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:
Some kites are rocks.
All rocks are stones.

Conclusions:
(I) Atleast some kites are stones.
(II) All stones are rocks.
Ans 1. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

2. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

3. Only conclusion (II) follows.

4. Only conclusion (I) follows.

Q.19 519 is related to 781 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 642 is related to 904. To which ofthe following is 485
related, following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbersinto its constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting / multiplying etc., to 13 canbe performed. Breaking down 13
into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3is not allowed.)
Ans 1. 721

2. 794

3. 756

4. 747

Q.20 FI29 is related to TW49 in a certain way. In the same way, LO38 is related to ZC58. To which of the following is RU65 related,
following the same logic?
Ans 1. FE85

2. IF58

3. EF58

4. FI85

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Which of the following states had benefitted by the Indira Gandhi Canal?
Ans 1. Rajasthan

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Gujarat

4. Madhya Pradesh

Q.2 Which of the following is the style of temple architecture that is widely favoured in northern India?
Ans 1. Vihar

2. Madapa

3. Nagar

4. Dravid

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Q.3 'My Country My Life' is the autobiography of:

Ans 1. Khushwant Singh

2. Manmohan Singh

3. Natwar Singh

4. Lal Krishna Advani

Q.4 In which of the following systems was the charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company given to the village
headman, rather than the zamindar?
Ans 1. Mahalwari

2. Iqtadari

3. Zamindari

4. Ryotwari

Q.5 Who among the following signed a pact with Lord Irwin on March 5, 1931?
Ans 1. B R Ambedkar

2. Subhas Chandra Bose

3. Mahatma Gandhi

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q.6 A river is capable of forming which of the following landscapes when the river is in its middle course?
Ans 1. Waterfalls

2. A delta

3. V shaped valley

4. A meander

Q.7 Which of the following mountain peaks is a part of the Himalayas?

Ans 1. Kamet

2. Dhupgarh

3. Kalsubai

4. Taramati

Q.8 Which of the following is NOT related to goals of Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens?
Ans 1. Preserve

2. Cherish

3. Courage

4. Respect

Q.9 Which team won the Women's Asian Hockey Champions Trophy in 2023?
Ans 1. Malaysia

2. India

3. Japan

4. South Korea

Q.10 S Abdul Nazeer was appointed as the Governor of _______ in February 2023.
Ans 1. Kerala

2. Maharashtra

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Goa

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Q.11 Which Tamil superstar founded the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) political party in Tamil Nadu
and Puducherry on 2 February 2024 with the slogan 'Pirappokkum Ellaa Uyirkkum' (All are equal by
birth)?
Ans 1. Vijay

2. Kamal Haasan

3. Rajinikanth

4. Dhanush

Q.12 The digestive enzymes inside lysosomes are made by:

Ans 1. rough endoplasmic reticulum

2. plastids themselves

3. Golgi apparatus

4. mitochondria

Q.13 ________was well known for creating fusion art by adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance
combined with Indian folk and tribal dance.
Ans 1. Uday Shankar

2. Guru Bipin Singh

3. Kelucharan Mohapatra

4. Birju Maharaj

Q.14 What is the primary gas responsible for the leavening effect in bread when yeast ferments sugars?
Ans 1. Carbon dioxide

2. Nitrogen

3. Oxygen

4. Helium

Q.15 Who was the famous Venetian traveller of the 13th century who visited Kerala?
Ans 1. Abdur Razzaq

2. Marco Polo

3. Barthema

4. Nicolo Conti

Q.16 What is Cash Reserve Ratio?

Ans 1. Percentage of deposits that a central bank must keep as cash reserves with the bank

2. Percentage of deposits that a central bank must keep as cash reserves with the government

3. Percentage of deposits that a bank must keep as cash reserves with any bank

4. Percentage of deposits that a bank must keep as cash reserves with the central bank

Q.17 Sarhul is an agricultural festival of tribals, which is primarily celebrated in the Indian state of ________.
Ans 1. Uttarakhand

2. Sikkim

3. Jharkhand

4. Gujarat

Q.18 According to Census 2011, what is the sex ratio of India?

Ans 1. 950

2. 998

3. 943

4. 933

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Q.19 Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair was a notable figure in which of the following classical dance forms of India?
Ans 1. Kathakali

2. Kuchipudi

3. Bharatnatyam

4. Mohiniyattam

Q.20 Who was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census?
Ans 1. Vivek Joshi

2. Devender Kumar Sikri

3. Jayant Kumar Banthia

4. Dr. C Chandramouli

Q.21 Helium gas can be converted to the liquid form by the _______.
Ans 1. hydrogen bonding interaction

2. London forces of attraction

3. dipole-induced dipole forces of attraction

4. dipole-dipole forces of attraction

Q.22 The sister of Harshavardhana Rajyashri was married to___________, the king of Maukhari dynasty of Kanyakubja.
Ans 1. Grahavarman

2. Devagupta

3. Sasanka

4. Isanavarman

Q.23 Pandit Arvind Thatte belongs to which of the following gharanas?

Ans 1. Indore gharana

2. Mewati gharana

3. Agra gharana

4. Benaras gharana

Q.24 In the inaugural year of the Nehru Cup event for football in 1982, which team emerged as the winner of the first edition?
Ans 1. Poland

2. Ghana

3. Uruguay

4. Australia

Q.25 Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha as on 10 October 2023?
Ans 1. Virendra Kumar

2. Piyush Goyal

3. Prakash Javdekar

4. Jagdeep Dhankar

Section : English Language and Comprehension

Q.1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

He gnashed his teeth at his son's actions.

Ans 1. expressed disappointment

2. expressed rage

3. expressed sadness

4. expressed joy

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Q.2 Select the option that rectifies the spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The concert was canceeled due to rain.
Ans 1. Cancealed

2. Cancaeled

3. Cancelled

4. Cencelled

Q.3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Run errands
Ans 1. To go out to buy or do something

2. To participate in a race through unfair means

3. To finish running before the end point

4. To do something incorrectly or erroneous in haste

Q.4 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He cheated in the [A] / examination, making his [B] / already-falling academic [C] / credentials worst. [D]
Ans 1. D

2. A

3. C

4. B

Q.5 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Conscious
Ans 1. Secure

2. Unaware

3. Sensible

4. Sentimental

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

Our _____ conducted a _____ to get everyone's opinion.

Ans 1. principle; poll

2. principal; poll

3. principle; pole

4. principal; pole

Q.7 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He is waiting / at airport to receive / Mr. Smith, who is / coming from South Africa.
Ans 1. He is waiting

2. Mr. Smith, who is

3. coming from South Africa.

4. at airport to receive

Q.8 Select the most appropriate degree of comparison to fill in the blank.

Many ornithologists believe that the northern mocking birds are __________ wild birds in the jungle.
Ans 1. the noisy

2. noisy

3. the noisiest

4. noisier

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Q.9 Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.

The rivals in the institution _____ (fabricated) evidence and manipulated the whole dataset.
Ans 1. destroyed

2. forged

3. fluctuated

4. wrecked

Q.10 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains anerror in phrasal verb.

Tina dropped behind of / college and / went straight / into a good job.
Ans 1. college and

2. went straight

3. Tina dropped behind of

4. into a good job

Q.11 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Spouse

2. Intransigence

3. Endengered

4. Unambiguous

Q.12 Identify the ODD word from the given options.

Ans 1. Golf

2. Billiards

3. Table tennis

4. Carom

Q.13 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error
from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

My friend, / Priya looks more cheerful today / as she celebrates her birthday.
Ans 1. No error

2. Priya looks more cheerful today

3. My friend,

4. as she celebrates her birthday

Q.14 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

Arun asks Smita to copy the contents of the document word by word.
Ans 1. word for word

2. word par word

3. word with word

4. word to word

Q.15 In the following sentence the underlined part contains an error. Alternatives to the underlined part are given as options.
Select the correct alternative.
The new almirah is big than this one.
Ans 1. bigger

2. more big

3. biggest

4. more bigger

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Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
In what ways do you find technological advancements beneficial to your daily life?

Ans 1. unfavourable

2. unfathomable

3. unapproachable

4. unwarranted

Q.17 Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.

We are entering a point where technology will change at __________ speeds.
Ans 1. extreme

2. inferier

3. suprime

4. modarate

Q.18 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Leisure activities can improve an individual's physical and mental health by ________ stress, and offering a pleasurable
experience.
Ans 1. reconstructing

2. irritating

3. relieving

4. upsetting

Q.19 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Entice
Ans 1. Allure

2. Repulse

3. Invite

4. Tangle

Q.20 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank

School classrooms have _________ very little over the last century.
Ans 1. changed

2. freed

3. startled

4. unconcerned

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.

Dolphins 1_________ regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea, and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we 2____________ about dolphins, the more we realise that their society is more complex
3__________ people previously imagined. They look 4____________ other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant
5___________ and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. has

2. was

3. are

4. is

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Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.

Dolphins 1_________ regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea, and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we 2____________ about dolphins, the more we realise that their society is more complex
3__________ people previously imagined. They look 4____________ other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant
5___________ and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. learns

2. learning

3. learned

4. learn

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.

Dolphins 1_________ regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea, and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we 2____________ about dolphins, the more we realise that their society is more complex
3__________ people previously imagined. They look 4____________ other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant
5___________ and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. for

2. the

3. than

4. to

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.

Dolphins 1_________ regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea, and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we 2____________ about dolphins, the more we realise that their society is more complex
3__________ people previously imagined. They look 4____________ other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant
5___________ and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. up

2. on

3. after

4. into

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.

Dolphins 1_________ regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea, and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we 2____________ about dolphins, the more we realise that their society is more complex
3__________ people previously imagined. They look 4____________ other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant
5___________ and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. mothers

2. brothers

3. fathers

4. uncles

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