SSC MTS 2024 — 18 Oct 2024, Shift 1

Paper pattern

Subjects covered

• English25
• General Awareness22
• Reasoning20
• Quantitative Aptitude20
• General Science3

Topics include Analogy, Antonyms, Art & Culture, Average, Biology, Books & Authors, Chemistry, Cloze Test, Coding-Decoding, Counting Figures, Current Affairs, Dance & Music, Data Interpretation, Economy, Error Detection, Geography, History, Idioms & Phrases, Mathematical Operations, Mensuration, Mirror & Water Image, Number System, One-Word Substitution, Percentages & Interest, Polity & Constitution and more.

Sample questions

A few questions from this paper. Answers and explanations are revealed after you attempt it.

1. Q1Quantitative Aptitude· AveragePYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 67 kg and 39 kg is:

   • A.52.2
   • B.49.2
   • C.50.2
   • D.51.2
2. Q2Quantitative Aptitude· Ratio & ProportionPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   What is the mean proportional between 9 and 25?

   • A.17
   • B.15
   • C.34
   • D.16
3. Q3Quantitative Aptitude· Percentages & InterestPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   By selling an article for ₹19.5, a dealer makes a profit of 30%. By how much should he increase his selling price (in ₹) so as to make a profit of 50%?

   • A.6
   • B.5
   • C.4
   • D.3
4. Q4Quantitative Aptitude· AveragePYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   The average of some natural numbers is 27. If 69 is added to the first number and 12 is subtracted from the last number, the average becomes 32.7, then the number of natural numbers is:

   • A.8
   • B.7
   • C.5
   • D.10
5. Q5Quantitative Aptitude· Percentages & InterestPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   A shopkeeper sells a notebook that has a marked price of ₹80 at a discount of 8% and gives a pen costing ₹8.60 free with each notebook. Even then he makes a profit of 17%. Find the cost price of each note book correct to two places of decimals.

   • A.₹49.75
   • B.₹45.35
   • C.₹55.56
   • D.₹51.32
6. Q6Quantitative Aptitude· Time, Speed & DistancePYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 400 metres. When the policeman starts to chase the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief is 18km/h and that of the policeman 20 km/h, then how far would the thief have run before he is overtaken?

   • A.1.8 km
   • B.3.6 km
   • C.9 km
   • D.2.5 km
7. Q7Quantitative Aptitude· MensurationPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   An iron ball of radius 20 cm is melted and recast into 64 spherical balls of same radius. Find the radius of each spherical ball.

   • A.5 cm
   • B.8 cm
   • C.6 cm
   • D.7 cm
8. Q8Quantitative Aptitude· Data InterpretationPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   The bar graph given below shows the sale of toys (in thousands) from five branches of a manufacturer for two consecutive years, 2021 and 2022. Total sales of branch B4 for both years is what percentage of the total sales of branch B2 for both years? (up to two decimal places)

   • A.108.82%
   • B.91.89%
   • C.85.85%
   • D.116.47%
9. Q9Quantitative Aptitude· Percentages & InterestPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

   Pushkar buys an article for ₹27.50 and sells it for ₹28.60. Find his gain percentage.

   • A.7%
   • B.6%
   • C.3%
   • D.4%
10. Q10Quantitative Aptitude· Percentages & InterestPYQ • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) • 2024

    Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹3500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 2 years.

    • A.530
    • B.430
    • C.490
    • D.450

Frequently asked questions

What is the pattern of SSC MTS 2024 — 18 Oct 2024, Shift 1?

90 questions, 270 marks, 90 minutes, split across 4 sections. The timer starts when you begin and submits the paper automatically when it runs out.

Is there negative marking in SSC MTS 2024 — 18 Oct 2024, Shift 1?

No marks are deducted for a wrong answer in this test, so it is worth attempting every question.

Which subjects does SSC MTS 2024 — 18 Oct 2024, Shift 1 cover?

It covers English (25 questions), General Awareness (22 questions), Reasoning (20 questions), Quantitative Aptitude (20 questions), General Science (3 questions), with topics such as Analogy, Antonyms, Art & Culture, Average, Biology, Books & Authors, Chemistry, Cloze Test.