SSC MTS 2023-08.09.2023-2 SSC Question Paper

SSC MTS 2023 Question Papers

SSC MTS 2023-08.09.2023-2 SSC Questions

1.
Quantitative Aptitude
A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 5 hours but takes 8 hours to return upstream to the starting point. If the speed of the stream is 6kmph, find the speed of the boat in still water.
A.
26 km/h
B.
13 km/h
C.
78 km/h
D.
39 km/h
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ANSWER :
A. 26 km/h
2.
Three numbers are in the ratio 5:2:7. The sum of their squares is 3822. The biggest number is :
A.
35
B.
38
C.
78
D.
49
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ANSWER :
D. 49
3.

A path of uniform width 2.5m runs around the outside of a rectangular field of dimensions 45m x 35m. What is the area of the path (in m2.) ?

A.

500

B.

425

C.

475

D.

525

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ANSWER :

B. 425

4.
In a certain time, a sum becomes 5 times at the rate of 6% per annum on simple interest. At what rate of interest, the same sum becomes 8 times in the same direction?
A.
8.5%
B.
10.5%
C.
5.5%
D.
12.5%
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ANSWER :
B. 10.5%
5.

Find the amount if Rs.10,200 is invested at the rate of 8% per annum compound interest for \(1\tfrac{1}{2}\) yers when interest is compounded half yearly (upto two decimal places)

A.

₹11,743.61

B.

₹11,473.61

C.

₹11,764.28

D.

₹11,347.28

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ANSWER :

B. ₹11,473.61

6.
In what ratio, rice costing Rs.185/kg be mixed with rice costing Rs.95/kg such that by selling the mixture at Rs.140/kg there is a gain of 40% ?
A.
2:19
B.
3:23
C.
2:13
D.
1:17
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ANSWER :
D. 1:17
7.
Among 4 numbers the sum of the smallest and largest is 72 more than the sum of the middle two numbers. If the numbers are in the ratio 6:7:15:19, then the smallest number is ?
A.
72
B.
144
C.
168
D.
216
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ANSWER :
B. 144
8.
A man runs across an 1800m long street in 6min. Calculate his speed in m/sec.
A.
5
B.
4
C.
6
D.
8
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ANSWER :
A. 5
9.

The following marks are obtained by a student in five subjects.

Subjects Marks
Geography 42
History 43
Civics 51
Hindi 54
CS 50

What is the difference between the minimum and maximum marks scored by the student? 

A.

10

B.

4

C.

2

D.

12

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ANSWER :

D. 12

10.

The sale of tickets (in 1000s) in days of a week is given in the pie chart.

The combined angle made at the centre by ehich days is equal to the angle made by Saturday?

A.

Sunday,Monday and Tuesday

B.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

C.

Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday

D.

Wednesday,Thursday and Friday

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ANSWER :

A. Sunday,Monday and Tuesday