SSC MTS MOCK TEST 202181

Solutions
1. (c):

2. (b):

3. (c):

4. (b):

5. (d): Place value of 5 is 50000

Place value of 9 is 9
Difference 50000 – 9
= 49991
6. (d): 12.3 × 0.456 = 5.6088

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7. (a):

8. (c): Square root of 4489 is 67.

9. (b): Usual time = 6 ×20 = 120 minutes
= 2 hr
10. (d):

11. (a):

12. (c): 29 % → 435

1% → 15
200% → 3000
13. (b):

14. (a):

15. (d):

16. (d): Total stock = (70 × 9000) + (70 × 9000) + (82 × 49000) + (88 × 49000) + (37 × 27000)
= Rs 10589000
= 105.89 lakh
17. (a):

18. (d): Increase in height = 175 – 105

= 70 cm

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19. (b):

20. (c):

21. (a):
S22. (d):

23. (b):

24. (d):

25. (b): All are different animals

26. (b):

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27. (a):

28. (b): Four year ago, age of Arjun = 15 – 4 = 11 yrs

And, four yrs ago, age of Bheem = 26 -10 = 16 yrs
So,
Required ratio = 11 : 16

29. (d): Sankranti is a festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh. In same way, Onam is celebrated in Kerala.
30. (c):

31. (a):
32. (a): I + VI + VII

33. (a): Difference of 1, 4, 9, 16 and 25.

34. (b): 42 ÷ 7 + 5 × 3 – 20 = 1
⇒ 6 + 15 – 20 = 1
⇒1=1

35. (d):

36. (a): No. of students = 18 + 1 + 22

= 41

37. (b): 6² - (1 + 5 + 3) = 27
5² - (9 + 4 + 2) = 10
Similarly, 8² - (20 + 3 + 4) = 32
38. (c): Correct order is 25431

39. (b):
40. (d): Opposite faces are
β→∝
∞→θ
δ→Ψ
Option (d) can be formed.

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41. (a): Bal Gangadhar Tilak never became President of Indian National Congress. Tilak joined the Indian National Congress in
1890. He opposed its moderate attitude, especially towards the fight for self-government. He was supported by fellow
Indian nationalists Bipin Chandra Pal in Bengal and Lala Lajpat Rai in Punjab. They were referred to as the Lal-Bal-Pal
triumvirate.
42. (c): The famous ‘Dancing girl’ found in Mohenjodaro is an artifact that is some 4,500 years old. The 10.8 cm long statue of
the dancing girl was found in 1926 from a house in Mohenjodaro is made of bronze. Steatite (Soap Stone) artifacts have
been found at nearly every excavated Harappan period site and were the primary element used to make seals.
Terracotta were used to make figurines.
43. (d): Lord Cornwallis was the father of Civil Services. The term ‘civil service’ was used for the first time by the East India
Company to distinguish its civilian employee from their military counterparts. Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service
in India to effectively administer British territories in India. 38. Whom did Sir Charles.
44. (d): In Nehru Report Nineteen fundamental rights including the right to vote for men and women above 21 years of age,
unless disqualified. It also include Proposal for Creation of Supreme Court, and Federal form of Government with
residual powers with the centre.
45. (a): The Second Round Conference opened on September 7, 1931. Gandhi represented Indian National Congress and Sarojini
Naidu represented Indian women. Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail
Diwan of Mysore, S K Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam were other people that attended the conference
46. (a): By vesting the residuary powers in the Union, the Indian Constitution has followed the Canadian System.
The provisions of a Federation with a strong center, Residuary powers of the Centre, the appointment of State governors
by the Centre, and the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, are all borrowed from the Canadian constitution.
47. (d): Federalism is not a part of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
48. (a): State Human Rights Commission is a non-constitutional body of India.
The State Human Rights Commission is a multi-member body.
It consists of a Chairman and two members.
It can enquire into violation of human rights only in respect of subjects mentioned in the state list and concurrent list.
49. (b): Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)
50. (d): If the announcement of the National Emergency has been approved by both Houses of Parliament, it will continue for 6
months but it should be re-approved after every 6 months.
51. (c): The focus of the Sattriya recitals narrates the stories of Vishnu.
52. (d): Hathigumpha inscription is associated with Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves.
53. (b): Aphelion is the point in the orbit where the celestial body is farthest from the Sun.
54. (d): An extinct volcano is one which is no longer active and hasn’t erupted in historical times. Some volcanoes lie dormant
for thousands of years before erupting again. Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
55. (d): Equatorial regions receives rainfall throughout the year.
56. (a): Goa state has smallest coastline of approximately 131 Km.
57. (a): When the Federal Reserve lowers the reserve ratio, it lowers the amount of cash banks are required to hold in reserves
and allows them to make more loans to consumers and businesses. This increases the money supply and expands the
economy.
58. (b): Monopoly refers to a company that is a single seller of a product or service in the market. A monopoly basically holds
the entire market, controls prices and supplies and puts an end to any competition or it doesn’t even let competition
get a start because of high market entry costs and legal
59. (a): Uttar Pradesh recently launched the “Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan” a campaign to empower girls from the underprivileged
class.
Details:
The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan will work under the Aarohini Initiative Training Programme for the safety and security
of girls in 746 Kasturba Gandhi Residential Girls Schools in Uttar Pradesh.
The major goal of this scheme is Gender sensitization which is intended to address gender inequality concerns in the
city.

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 Uttar Pradesh Static Facts:
• Capital: Lucknow
• National Parks: Dudhwa National Park
• Folk Dances: Braj Raslila, Charkula, Kathak
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Kishanpur Sanctuary, Hastinapur Sanctuary, Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary etc.
60. (b): Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 for the 5th time in a row.
Details:
• She presented the financial statements and tax proposals for the fiscal year 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024).
• A Made in India tablet has replaced the traditional ‘Bahi Khata’ as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
leaves the Finance Ministry’s office to go to the Parliament to present the Budget.
61. (d): A joint training exercise “Exercise Trishakri Prahar” was conducted in North Bengal.
Details:
• The aim of the exercise was to practice battle preparedness of the Security Forces using the latest weapons and
equipment in a networked, integrated environment, involving all arms and services of the Army, the Indian Air
Force and CAPFs.
62. (b): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 47th Raising Day on 1st February 2023.
Details:
• From a modest beginning with just seven surface platforms in 1978, the ICG currently has 158 ships and 78 aircraft
and is likely to achieve the targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard is the 4th largest Coast Guard in the world.
Indian Coast Guard Static Facts:
• Director-General: Virendra Singh Pathania
• Founded: 1 February 1977
• Headquarter New Delhi
63. (d): Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan passed away at the age of 97.
Details:
• He served as the law minister in the Morarji Desai-led Janata Party government from 1977 to 1979, which came to
power after Emergency.
• Bhushan was among the founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party which was formed in 2012.
• He had also actively participated in the agitation led by social activist Anna Hazare.
64. (d): Rudolf Virchow expanded the cell theory and suggested that all the cells arise from pre-existing cells.
65. (b): Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian who led initiatives worldwide that contributed
to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. He is known as Father of Green
Revolution.
66. (b): Use “only few persons were present there”.
Few is a quantifier used with plural countable nouns. Without the article “a”, few emphasizes a small number of
something. Adding the article removes the emphasis—a few means “some”. While, adding the definite article “the”
means not many, but all of those.
67. (b): “Lest” is followed by “should”, it is negative do not use another negative with it. Hence, option(b) is the correct choice.
68. (a): ;
Sol. ‘Cited’ is the correct usage.
Cite refers to as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
69. (d): The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Intimated’.
Intimate - To make known especially publicly or formally: announce.
For example - He intimated that he intends to leave.
As per the context of the passage the word `Intimated’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
70. (b): Pious - devoutly religious.
Reverent - feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

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71. (a): Correct spelling is “Incisive” which meAns.(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Prolix: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
Posterity: all future generations of people.
Peruse: read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
72. (c): The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Unfortunate’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Unfortunate’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
73. (a): The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Gloomy’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Gloomy’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
74. (b): The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Incredible’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Incredible’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
75. (c): The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Gathered’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Gathered’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
76. (a): The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is ` Chasing’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Chasing’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
77. (b): The correct answer is option b.
The given sentence is of direct speech.
While converting into direct speech we consider the following rules.
If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then it is changed to past perfect tense.
The given sentence is assertive, hence usage of conjunction ‘That’ is appropriate.
Yesterday changes to ‘The previous day or the day before’.
The sentence thus formed is - Ashish said that he had bought a new car the previous day.
78. (d): The correct answer is option d.
To cheese someone off – It is an idiomatic expression which means, ` To anger or irritate someone.’
Option d conveys the same meaning as that of the given idiom & hence it is the correct choice.
79. (c): The correct answer is option c.
Jocund - Cheerful and light-hearted.
Synonyms – Cheerful, Happy.
Antonyms – Despondent, Disheartened.
80. (a): The correct answer is option a.
Under a cloud - It is an idiomatic expression which means, `Under reproach or suspicion, in a state of gloom or bad
temper.
Option a portrays the same meaning as that of the given idiom & hence, it is the correct
choice.
81. (a): The correct answer is option a.
The correct spelling is, ‘Bulldozing’.
Remaining words are spelt correctly.
82. (c): The correct answer is option c.
The error lies in part c of the sentence.
The use of ‘Mutual’ with ‘Agreement’ is redundant. Because ‘Agreement’ means the act of coming to a mutual decision,
position or arrangement.
The sentence thus formed is - Both the parties didn’t reach an agreement although the meeting lasted for two hours.
83. (d): The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is grammatically & contextually correct & hence doesn’t require any improvements.
We use ‘As + adjective/adverb + As’ to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way.
In the given sentence, the structure is - Adjective + Noun after the first ‘As’. Hence, the article should go before the noun.

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84. (b): The correct answer is option b.
Replace, ‘Than she starts working’ with `Than she started working’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The expression ‘No sooner…than’ is used to suggest that one action or situation takes place/took place immediately
after another action or situation.
When ‘No sooner’ comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use inverted word order. That means the auxiliary verb
comes before the subject.
In the given sentence, the 1st action (Ankita finished one project) which is in past perfect tense, the 2nd action must be
followed by past tense.
The sentence thus formed is – No sooner had Ankita finished one project, than she started working on the next.
85. (a): The correct answer is option a.
The proper arrangement is- DABC.
D - It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic by informing about, ‘The earlier time when storybooks were the
only means of entertainment for children.’
A – It talks further by talking how earlier kids used to spend their time in reading stories which is linked with sentence
D.
B – It states that now times have changed.
C – It concludes by stating how times have changed now because of the internet. Hence, it comes last.
86. (a): The correct answer is option a.
Enervate - Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
Synonyms – Exhaust, Drain, Dehydrate, Devitalize, Petrify.
Antonyms - Energize, Enliven.
87. (a): The correct answer is option a.
Malleable - capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences.
Synonyms – Manageable, Adaptable, Compliant, Impressionable.
Option a conveys the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct choice.
88. (d): The correct answer is option d.
Aesthete - someone who loves and appreciates works of art and beautiful things.
Option d conveys the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
89. (b): The correct answer is option b.
Mockery - Unkind, critical remarks or actions, or something so foolish that it can be easily criticized.
Synonyms – Travesty, Contempt, Ridicule.
Option b conveys the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct choice.
90. (b): The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence.
Replace `It’s’ with `Its’.
It’s - It’s is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.”
Its - is a possessive determiner used to denote belongings or refers to something.
In the sentence `Its national pledge’ refers to `National pledge of India’. Hence, usage of
‘It’s’ is inappropriate here.