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SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper – 14 Sep 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Work and mixture sums, NAIL and LANE style coding, Sattriya dance and Kolar's mineral appear in this SSC MTS 2023 set from 14 September, Shift 1, with solutions.

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Questions
87

Across 4 sections

Duration
90 min

4 timed sections

Marks
261

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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About this test

SSC MTS 2023 PYQ 14 Sep Shift 1: Maths, Reasoning, GA and English Topics

This is the SSC MTS 2023 previous-year question set from the 14 September 2023, Shift 1 exam, covering Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness and English. It tests time and work, mixtures, letter coding, Indian classical dance and idioms. Aptitude360 provides a worked solution for every question in the set.

What each section of the 14 Sep 2023 Shift 1 paper asked

  • Maths: time and work with one worker leaving, ratio of boys and girls, milk mixtures, a police and thief chase, average speed, simple interest, LCM with ratio, cuboid surface area, pie chart reading
  • Reasoning: statements and conclusions, symbol and figure series, number series, embedded figures, number set analogies, alphabet series, mirror images, letter-to-digit coding
  • General Awareness: vector quantities, the Kolar mineral belt, the Vivekanand Rock Memorial, fencing terms, the Atla Taddi festival, the NITI Aayog Multidimensional Poverty Index, Sattriya dance, N Rajam's instrument
  • English: fill in the blanks, sentence improvement, idioms, antonyms, spelling errors, situational responses, error spotting, cloze passage

Core ideas to revise before attempting this MTS shift

  • Efficiency method for work problems where a partner leaves midway
  • Weighted averages in mixture and average speed questions
  • Relative speed when two people move in the same direction
  • Classical dances and regional festivals matched to their states
  • Indian musicians and the instruments they are known for

Preparation pointers drawn from this shift

  • Revise static GK in linked pairs, such as mineral and region or dance and state
  • In letter coding, compare two words that share letters to isolate each code
  • Read spelling options slowly, since a single letter often decides the answer

Who will benefit from this set

SSC MTS aspirants who have finished the syllabus and want a previous-year question set to judge their readiness section by section.

FAQs about SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper – 14 Sep 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 87 questions: 20 in Quantitative Aptitude, 18 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 24 in General Awareness and 25 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 1 paper, marking differs by section: Quantitative Aptitude and General Intelligence and Reasoning carry 3 marks per question with no negative marking; General Awareness and English Comprehension carry 3 marks per question with a deduction of 1 mark for a wrong answer. The maximum score on this paper is 261.
In SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including time, speed and distance, ratio and proportion, mensuration, time and work and profit, loss and discount. For example, one question begins: “In a class of boys and girls, the number of girls is twice the number of boys.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Time, Speed and Distance and Ratio & Proportion practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 1 General Intelligence and Reasoning section had 2 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 4 of its 18 questions. They open with “You have to take the given statements to…” and “Select the combination of letters that when sequentially…”.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 1 paper runs 90 minutes, split as Quantitative Aptitude 23 min, General Intelligence and Reasoning 22 min, General Awareness 22 min, English Comprehension 23 min. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Can I attempt SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 1 paper is available on Aptitude360 as a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S1 · Maths2023 min
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S1 · Reasoning1822 min
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S1 · GA2422 min
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S1 · English2523 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
261 across 87 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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