SSC MTS 2019 PYQs

Question 1

Five articles, bat, ball, fan, table and chair, are kept one above the other (not necessarily in the same order). The bat is four places above the fan. The Table is between the ball and the chair. The chair is three places below the bat.Which article is at the second position from the top?

Accepted Answer

The bat is four places above the fan, placing the bat at the top (1st) and the fan at the bottom (5th). The chair is three places below the bat, so it's at the 4th position. The table is between the ball and chair, so the order must be Ball (2nd), Table (3rd), Chair (4th). Thus, the ball is second from the top.

Question 2

Six friends, C, E, G, I, K and M, are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre and at equal distance from each other (not necessarily in the same order). E is second to the right of C. K is to the immediate right of G. G and I are facing towards each other. Moving towards the left of I, how many friends are sitting between I and M?

Accepted Answer

Arrange the friends based on the given clues: G and I are opposite. K is right of G. E is second right of C. This places M. Counting left from I, there are two friends between I and M.

Question 3

In a ceratin code language, ‘PAPER’ is written as ‘UFUJW’. What will be the code for ‘MOURN’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

The pattern is +5, +5, +5, +5, +5 for each letter. Applying this to MOURN: M+5=R, O+5=T, U+5=Z, R+5=W, N+5=S. So, MOURN becomes RTZWS.

Question 4

In a certain code language, ‘SOLVED’ is written as ‘OSVLDE’. What is the code for‘CREATE’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

The pattern involves swapping letters in pairs: SO becomes OS, LV becomes VL, ED becomes DE. Applying this to CREATE, CR becomes RC, EA becomes AE, TE becomes ET.

Question 5

Five teachers, H, K, P, R and T, are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). T is between H and R. P is second to the right of R. H is to the immediate left of T. Who is sitting to the immediate left of K?

Accepted Answer

From 'H is to the immediate left of T' and 'T is between H and R', we get the sequence H-T-R. P is second to the right of R. The remaining spot is for K. Thus, R is to the immediate left of K.

Question 6

In a certain code language, ‘PRINT’ is written as ‘96512’ and ‘FROM’ is written as ‘8603’. What will be the code for ‘PROMPT’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

Each letter is directly assigned a digit. P=9, R=6, I=5, N=1, T=2, F=8, O=0, M=3. Apply these to PROMPT: P=9, R=6, O=0, M=3, P=9, T=2. So, PROMPT = 960392.

Question 7

Five boys, G, K, P, R and T, are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). R is third to the left of K. P and G are the immediate neighbours of K. T is to the immediate left of P. Who is sitting second to the right of P?

Accepted Answer

Arrange the boys based on the given clues. R is third left of K. P and G are K's neighbors. T is immediate left of P. This places G second right of P.

Question 8

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?14 × 16 ÷ 8 + 2 – 1 = 17

Accepted Answer

Test each option. Interchanging '+' and '×' gives 14 + 16 ÷ 8 × 2 – 1. Following BODMAS: 14 + 2 × 2 – 1 = 14 + 4 – 1 = 17. This matches the target.

Question 9

By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equations will be correct?× and +

Accepted Answer

Interchange '×' and '+'. For option 3: 11 + 6 ÷ 18 × 54. Following BODMAS, 6 ÷ 18 = 1/3, then 1/3 × 54 = 18. Finally, 11 + 18 = 29. Thus, option 3 is correct.

Question 10

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.Food : Chef :: ?

Accepted Answer

A Chef prepares Food. Similarly, a Goldsmith prepares Ornaments. The relationship is 'producer : product'.

Question 11

In a certain code language, ‘MOTHER’ is written as ‘TOMREH’. What is the code for ‘STORME’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

The code swaps letters in pairs: MO becomes TO, TH becomes MR, ER becomes EH. Applying this pattern to STORME, ST becomes OT, OR becomes EM, ME becomes RS. Thus, STORME becomes OTSEMR.

Question 12

In a certain code language, ‘RIGIDS’ is written as ‘TFIFFP’. What will be the code for ‘CORNET’ in the code language?

Accepted Answer

The pattern is +2, -3, +2, -3, +2, -3 for each letter. Applying this to CORNET: C+2=E, O-3=L, R+2=T, N-3=K, E+2=G, T-3=Q. So, CORNET becomes ELTKGQ.

Question 13

In a certain code language, ‘PAIN’ is written as ‘,161914’ and ‘TYRE’ is written as ‘2025185’. What will be the code for ‘LONG’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

Each letter is replaced by its alphabetical position. P=16, A=1, I=9, N=14. So PAIN is 161914. Similarly, L=12, O=15, N=14, G=7. Thus, LONG is 1215147.

Question 14

In a ceratin code language, ROGER’ is written as ‘5’ and ‘MOULDS’ is written as ‘6’. What will be the code for ‘PIN’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

The code represents the number of letters in the word. ROGER has 5 letters, MOULDS has 6 letters. PIN has 3 letters, so its code is 3.

Question 15

Six cars labelled D, F, H, J, L and N are parked around a circular path facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). H is third to the right of N. J is to the immediate left of D. F is second to the left of N. D is second to the left of F. Which car is parked second to the right of H?

Accepted Answer

Place N, then F (2nd left of N). Place D (2nd left of F). Place J (immediate left of D). Place H (3rd right of N). The remaining spot is for L. H's second right is L.

Question 16

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.16, 49, 149, 450, 1354, ?

Accepted Answer

The pattern is (previous number × 3) + (position number - 1). So, 1354 × 3 + (6 - 1) = 4062 + 5 = 4067.

Question 17

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.137, 148, 161, 176, 193, ?

Accepted Answer

The differences between consecutive terms are +11, +13, +15, +17. This is an arithmetic progression of odd numbers. The next difference should be +19. So, 193 + 19 = 212.

Question 18

In a certain code language, ‘MANGO’ is written as ‘93425’ and GREAT’ is written as ‘28631’. What will be the code for ‘GREEN’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

Assign numbers to letters based on the given codes. M=9, A=3, N=4, G=2, O=5 and G=2, R=8, E=6, A=3, T=1. For GREEN, use G=2, R=8, E=6, E=6, N=4, resulting in 28664.

Question 19

In the following question, select the related letter pair from the given alternatives.TIR : VKT :: ?

Accepted Answer

The pattern is +2, +2, +2 for each letter. T(+2) = V, I(+2) = K, R(+2) = T. Applying this to GEM: G(+2)=I, E(+2)=G, M(+2)=O. So, GEM : IGO.

Question 20

In a certain code language, ‘ROCKS’ is written as ‘82649’, ‘MENTR’ is written as ‘01578’.What is the code for ‘TROMN’ in that code language?

Accepted Answer

Assign each letter its corresponding digit from the given words. T=7, R=8, O=2, M=0, N=5. Combining these gives 78205.