MTS 21 14-07-2022 Shift 1 previous year paper Full Length PDF

Question 1

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

You really need to exercise daily, if you want to live a long and ______ life.

Options

A

marginal

B

shrieking

C

healthy

D

wealthy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

healthy

Question 2

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Bulky

Options

A

Massive

B

Scanty

C

Soft

D

Airy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Massive

Question 3

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To raise a dust

Options

A

To be satisfied with what you have achieved

B

To meet one’s defeat

C

To cause disruption or confusion

D

To be secretly or inwardly amused

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

To cause disruption or confusion

Question 4

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Fiery

B

Hieght

C

Foriegn

D

Beleive

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Fiery

Question 5

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Unfeigned

Options

A

Genuine

B

Expressive

C

Sincere

D

Pretended

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Pretended

Question 6

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My friend is not ______ for this complicated assignment.

Options

A

entitled

B

suitable

C

worthy

D

comfortable

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

suitable

Question 7

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Can all us sleep in the same room, Mother?

Options

A

Should us all

B

Can we all

C

May all we

D

No improvement required

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Can we all

Question 8

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 mother exclaimed / at how fast / the days had pass.

Options

A

at how fast

B

My mother exclaimed

C

the days had pass

D

No error

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

the days had pass

Question 9

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Persecution

B

Solitory

C

Strangled

D

Dominion

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Solitory

Question 10

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.

Hundreds of migrants work in private firms in Erode.

Options

A

No error

B

firms in Erode

C

Hundreds of migrants

D

work in private

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

No error

Question 11

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

She had no sooner taken a few steps forward that she suddenly recoiled.

Options

A

No improvement required

B

She did no sooner took a few steps forward than

C

She did no sooner taken a few steps forward than

D

No sooner had she taken a few steps forward than

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

No sooner had she taken a few steps forward than

Question 12

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Michael nodded and begun writing at his pad.

Options

A

begin writing in

B

begun to write in

C

No improvement required

D

began writing on

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

began writing on

Question 13

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

One day, the queen was painting when a messenger entered ____________ to convey the king's arrival.

Options

A

relatively

B

breathlessly

C

comparably

D

enjoyably

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

breathlessly

Question 14

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Hardly had he disappeared that her mother clomped down the steps, looking for him.

Options

A

Hardly had he disappear that her mother

B

No improvement required

C

Hardly had he disappeared when her mother

D

Hardly did he disappeared that her mother

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Hardly had he disappeared when her mother

Question 15

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

An unidentified man on an bike dropped for the box outside the building.

Options

A

a bike dropped off

B

No improvement required

C

a bike dropping for

D

a bike drop of

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

a bike dropped off

Question 16

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Maestro

Options

A

Senile

B

Genius

C

Slender

D

Novice

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Genius

Question 17

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. 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.

Neither she not I am going to take part in the debate competition.

Options

A

in the debate competition

B

No error

C

am going to take part

D

Neither she not I

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Neither she not I

Question 18

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

That lady must have an axe to grind that’s why she is not reporting your crime.

Options

A

To have an ulterior motive

B

To delay one’s actions

C

To have a tedious job

D

To have a crucial information

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

To have an ulterior motive

Question 19

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

But if you ______ to spare before you do catch the bus, be sure to pop in.

Options

A

have a nap

B

have a moment

C

have a ride

D

have a meeting

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

have a moment

Question 20

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Just try and recall the poor people you saw on the streets, on local trains, and in slums on our way back.

Options

A

No substitution required

B

seen on the

C

have seeing on the

D

have been seen on the

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

No substitution required

Question 21

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

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) ______ recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2) ______ the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3) ______ other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends – a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4) ______ alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) ______ his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

specifically

B

universally

C

casually

D

manically

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

universally

Question 22

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

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) ______ recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2) ______ the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3) ______ other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends – a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4) ______ alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) ______ his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

awarded

B

rewarded

C

crowded

D

unaided

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

awarded

Question 23

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

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) ______ recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2) ______ the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3) ______ other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends – a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4) ______ alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) ______ his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

none

B

some

C

any

D

few

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

any

Question 24

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

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) ______ recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2) ______ the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3) ______ other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends – a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4) ______ alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) ______ his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

cruelty

B

benefit

C

failure

D

success

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

cruelty

Question 25

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

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) ______ recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2) ______ the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3) ______ other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends – a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4) ______ alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) ______ his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

understand

B

demonstrate

C

prepare

D

produce

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

understand

Question 26

Which two numbers need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

27 − 8 × 4 − 3 ÷ 2 = 1

निम्नलिखित समीकरण को सही करने के लिए, किन दो संख्याओं को परस्पर बदलने की आवश्यकता होगी?

27 − 8 × 4 − 3 ÷ 2 = 1

Options

A

8 and 4

B

2 and 3

C

2 and 8

D

3 and 4

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

3 and 4

Question 27

In a certain code language, 'ACQUIRE' is written as 'QCAUERI', 'ADDRESS' is written as 'DDARSSE', and 'ABILITY' is written as 'IBALYTI'. How will 'ICEBERG' be written in that language?

एक निश्चित कूट भाषा में, 'ACQUIRE' को 'QCAUERI' के रूप में लिखा जाता है, 'ADDRESS' को 'DDARSSE' के रूप में लिखा जाता है, और 'ABILITY' को 'IBALYTI' के रूप में लिखा जाता है। उसी भाषा में 'ICEBERG' को किस प्रकार लिखा जाएगा?

Options

A

ICEBGRE

B

GREBECI

C

GREBICE

D

ECIBGRE

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

ECIBGRE

Question 28

In a certain code language, ‘heart black blue’ is written as ‘8 # ab’, ‘grey are blue’ is written as ‘# pr kt’. How will ‘blue’ be written in that language?

एक निश्चित कूट भाषा में, ‘heart black blue’ को ‘8 # ab’ के रूप में लिखा जाता है, और ‘grey are blue’ को ‘# pr kt’ के रूप में लिखा जाता है। उसी भाषा में ‘blue’ को किस रूप में लिखा जाएगा?

Options

A

ab

B

pr

C

8

D

#

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

#

Question 29

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

524, 533, 544, 557, ?

दिए गए विकल्पों में से उस संख्या का चयन करें, जो निम्नलिखित शृंखला में प्रश्न चिह्न (?) के स्थान पर आ सकती है।

524, 533, 544, 557, ?

Options

A

568

B

564

C

574

D

572

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

572

Question 30

Five friends N, M, O, P and Q are sitting in a column facing east (but not necessarily in the same order) . O is sitting to the leftmost side. N is the immediate neighbour of M and Q. P is not sitting on any of the end seats. Who is the immediate neighbour of O?

पाँच मित्र N, M, O, P और Q एक कतार में पूर्व की ओर मुख करके बैठे हैं (लेकिन जरूरी नहीं कि वे इसी क्रम में हों)। O सबसे बाईं ओर बैठा है। N, M और Q का निकटतम पड़ोसी है। P किसी भी छोर की सीट पर नहीं बैठा है। O का निकटतम पड़ोसी कौन है?

Options

A

Q

B

N

C

M

D

P

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

P

Question 31

Options

A

B

Correct Answer:

A

YJISR

Question 33

Options

A

B

C

D

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Question 34

The marks of seven students A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a test were given as follows:
A's score was exactly between E's and F's scores. B's score was more than only G's score. C's score was immediately more than B's score. F's score was more than E's score and F did not score the highest.
Who scored the highest marks in the test?

एक परीक्षा में सात छात्रों A, B, C, D, E, F और G के प्राप्तांक निम्नानुसार दिए गए थे:
A का प्राप्तांक E और F के प्राप्तांक के ठीक बीच में था। B का प्राप्तांक केवल G के प्राप्तांक से अधिक था। C का प्राप्तांक B के प्राप्तांक से एक अंक अधिक था। F का प्राप्तांक E के प्राप्तांक से अधिक था और F का प्राप्तांक अधिकतम नहीं था।
परीक्षा में सबसे ज्यादा प्राप्तांक किसके थे?

Options

A

G

B

E

C

D

D

A

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

D

Question 35

Options

A

B

Correct Answer:

D

864

Question 37

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

28, 27, 31, 22, 38, 13, 49, ?

दिए गए विकल्पों में से निम्नलिखित श्रृंखला में प्रश्नवाचक चिह्न (?) को प्रतिस्थापित कर सकने वाली संख्या का चयन कीजिए।

28, 27, 31, 22, 38, 13, 49, ?

Options

A

22

B

0

C

2

D

42

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

0

Question 38

What will be the value of the following expression, if ‘×’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

200 ÷ 100 × 300 ÷ 200 + 10 − 2 × 40 = ?

यदि '×' और '-' को आपस में बदल दिया जाए तथा '+' और '÷' को आपस में बदल दिया जाए, तो निम्नलिखित व्यंजक का मान क्या होगा?

200 ÷ 100 × 300 ÷ 200 + 10 − 2 × 40 = ?

Options

A

40

B

200

C

2

D

0

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

0

Question 39

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

AEI, EIO, IOU, ?

दिए गए विकल्पों में से उस अक्षर-समूह का चयन कीजिए जो निम्नलिखित शृंखला में प्रश्नचिह्न (?) के स्थान पर आ सकता है।

AEI, EIO, IOU, ?

Options

A

OUA

B

AII

C

UAE

D

AEI

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

OUA

Question 40

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:
I. Some M are Q.
II. All V are Q.

Conclusions:
I. Some Q are M.
II. No M is V.

दिए गए कथन और निष्कर्षों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें। यह मानते हुए कि कथनों में दी गई जानकारी सत्य है, भले ही वह सामान्य रूप से ज्ञात तथ्यों से भिन्न प्रतीत होती हो, तय करें कि दिए गए निष्कर्षों में से कौन सा/से निष्कर्ष तार्किक रूप से कथनों का अनुसरण करता/ते है/हैं।

कथन:
I. कुछ M, Q हैं।
II. सभी V, Q हैं।

निष्कर्ष:
I. कुछ Q, M हैं।
II. कोई भी M, V नहीं है।

Options

A

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

B

Only conclusion I follows

C

Both conclusions I and II follow

D

Only conclusion II follows

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Only conclusion I follows

Question 41

Options

A

B

C

D

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Question 42

Options

A

B

Correct Answer:

A

TGJ

Question 44

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 hexagons are pentagons.
All pentagons are octagons.
All octagons are decagons.

Conclusions:
I. All decagons are hexagons.
II. All hexagons are octagons.

दिए गए कथनों और निष्कर्षों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें। यह मानते हुए कि कथनों में दी गई जानकारी सत्य है, भले ही वह सामान्य रूप से ज्ञात तथ्यों से भिन्न प्रतीत होती हो, तय करें कि दिए गए निष्कर्षों में से कौन-सा/से निष्कर्ष कथनों का तार्किक रूप से अनुसरण करता है/करते हैं।

कथन:
सभी षट्भुज पंचभुज हैं।
सभी पंचभुज अष्टभुज हैं।
सभी अष्टभुज दसभुज हैं।

निष्कर्ष:
I. सभी दसभुज षट्भुज हैं।
II. सभी षट्भुज अष्टभुज हैं।

Options

A

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

B

Only conclusion II follows

C

Only conclusion I follows

D

Both conclusions I and II follow

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Only conclusion II follows

Question 45

Seven boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). B1 is third to the left of B7. B4 is to immediate left of B1. B2 is second to the left of B6. B6 is not an immediate neighbour of B5.
Who are the immediate neighbours of B3?

सात लड़के B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 और B7 एक वृत्ताकार मेज़ के चतुर्दिक मेज़ के केंद्र की ओर मुख करके (आवश्यक नहीं है कि इसी क्रम में हों) बैठे हैं। B1, B7 के बाईं ओर तीसरे स्थान पर बैठा है। B4, B1 के बाईं ओर निकटतम स्थान पर बैठा है। B2, B6 के बाईं ओर दूसरे स्थान पर बैठा है। B6, B5 के निकटतम स्थान पर नहीं है।
B3 के निकटतम स्थानों पर कौन हैं?

Options

A

B6 and B7

B

B1 and B2

C

B5 and B4

D

B4 and B6

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

B4 and B6

Question 46

Options

A

B

C

D

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Question 47

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.

(7, 49, 343)

उस विकल्प का चयन करें जिसमें संख्याएँ उसी प्रकार संबंधित है, जिस प्रकार संख्याएँ दिए गए समुच्चय में संबंधित हैं।

(7, 49, 343)

Options

A

(11, 121, 1321)

B

(5, 25, 625)

C

(3, 9, 29)

D

(13, 169, 2197)

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

(13, 169, 2197)

Question 48

Select the option that is related to the fifth word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word and the fourth word is related to the third word.

Virat Kohli : Cricket :: Saina Nehwal : Badminton :: Viswanathan Anand : ?

उस विकल्प का चयन करें जो पांचवें शब्द से उसी प्रकार संबंधित है जैसे दूसरा शब्द पहले शब्द से संबंधित है और चौथा शब्द तीसरे शब्द से संबंधित है।

विराट कोहली : क्रिकेट :: साइना नेहवाल : बैडमिंटन :: विश्वनाथन आनंद : ?

Options

A

Tennis

B

Chess

C

Football

D

Basketball

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Chess

Question 49

In a certain code language, 'GEFS' is written as 'HFER' and ‘IBIS’ is written as ‘JCHR’. How will 'STIR' be written in that language?

एक निश्चित कूट भाषा में, 'GEFS' को 'HFER' लिखा जाता है और 'IBIS' को 'JCHR' लिखा जाता है। उसी भाषा में 'STIR' कैसे लिखा जाएगा?

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A

TUHQ

B

RUHS

C

RSHQ

D

TUJS

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Correct Answer:

A

TUHQ

Question 50

Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.

TACKLE : TCCMLG :: JACKET : JCCMEV :: NEPTUNE : ?

उस विकल्प का चयन करें जो पांचवें पद से उसी प्रकार संबंधित है जैसे दूसरा पद पहले पद से और चौथा पद तीसरे पद से संबंधित है।

TACKLE : TCCMLG :: JACKET : JCCMEV :: NEPTUNE : ?

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A

PERTWNG

B

PEPTVOE

C

NFGPVUP

D

NGPVUPE

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Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

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A

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