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SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper – 14 Sep 2023 Shift 3 (with Solutions)

Alligation, train overtaking, a calendar puzzle, Mohiniyattam's revival and spelling fixes: this real SSC MTS 2023 paper from 14 September, Shift 3 is solved step by step.

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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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SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper 14 Sep Shift 3 PYQ with Solved Answers

This page holds the SSC MTS 2023 question paper from the 14 September 2023 Shift 3 session, spanning Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness and English. Every question on Aptitude360 comes with a written solution. The paper leans on arithmetic word problems, number series and Indian art and culture, with spelling and idiom questions in English.

What this SSC MTS 2023 Shift 3 paper covers

  • Maths: areas of a square and rhombus, ratio and LCM, simple interest, time and work with extra workers joining, mixtures and alligation, relative speed of trains, speed and distance, successive profit
  • Reasoning: figure series, number series, number analogies, letter-cluster analogy, circular seating, calendar day-finding, mirror images and statement-conclusion
  • General Awareness: Bharat Ratna awardees, national monuments, revival of Mohiniyattam, autobiographies, RBI remittance schemes, monsoon rainfall, classical dance awards, calorimetry and constitutional bodies
  • English: error spotting, idioms, fill in the blanks, sentence improvement, spelling correction, synonyms and a cloze passage

Concepts worth revising for SSC MTS

  • Alligation for mixing two varieties at different prices
  • Odd days and leap years for calendar questions
  • Relative speed when a train overtakes a person moving the same way
  • Indian classical dance forms and the people who revived them
  • Difference between constitutional and statutory bodies

How to prepare for MTS Maths, Reasoning, GA and English

  • Convert train speeds into metres per second before calculating
  • In series questions, check whether each term is a multiple of the previous one plus or minus a constant
  • Group GK facts by theme: awards, books and authors, dance and culture
  • Check spellings of common science words carefully, since errors often hide there

Who will find this paper useful

SSC MTS aspirants who want genuine exam-level practice after revising the basics of arithmetic, reasoning and static GK.

FAQs about SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper – 14 Sep 2023 Shift 3 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 3) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 3 paper on Aptitude360 has 87 questions: 20 in Quantitative Aptitude, 19 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 23 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 3)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 3 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 3), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 3 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including ratio and proportion, time, speed and distance, simple and compound interest, mixtures and alligation and time and work. For example, one question begins: “The salaries of P and Q together amount to ₹6,40,000.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Ratio & Proportion and Time, Speed and Distance practice lessons.
In SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 3), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 3 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including series, analogy, dictionary and alphabet order, syllogisms and coding-decoding. For example, one question begins: “What will come in the place of '?' in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Series Completion and Analogy practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 3) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 3 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.
Where can I practise the SSC MTS 2023 (14 September 2023, Shift 3) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 14 September 2023 Shift 3 paper on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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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 · S3 · Maths2023 min
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S3 · Reasoning1922 min
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S3 · GA2322 min
MTS23 · 14 Sep 2023 · S3 · 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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