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SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper – 5 Sep 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

The actual SSC MTS 2023 paper of 5 September 2023, Shift 1, covering interest, mensuration, coding, Indian history, budget terms and English usage, with worked solutions.

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Questions
89

Across 4 sections

Duration
90 min

4 timed sections

Marks
267

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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SSC MTS 2023 PYQ 5 Sep Shift 1 Solved: Maths, Reasoning, GA, English

For SSC MTS aspirants who have finished the syllabus once and now want a real benchmark, this is the actual SSC MTS 2023 question paper from 5 September 2023, Shift 1. It covers Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness and English as they appeared in that shift. Aptitude360 gives a worked solution for every question.

Inside the 5 Sep 2023 Shift 1 MTS question paper

  • Maths: profit and loss on bulk buying and selling, simple and compound interest, boats and streams, time and work, alligation of grain mixtures, mixed-fraction simplification, total surface area of a cone
  • Reasoning: alphabet series, letter series completion, word coding, symbol substitution in equations, number-pair relations, mirror images, statements and conclusions, seating around a square table
  • General Awareness: banking terms, Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal, the author of Mein Kampf, Gangubai Hangal's gharana, Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, the Planet Drum Grammy, non-debt capital receipts, money bills in state legislatures, women's world boxing
  • English: synonyms, error spotting, idioms, sentence improvement, adverb misuse, spelling, one-word substitution, fill in the blanks

Key SSC MTS concepts this shift brings up

  • Present perfect continuous with 'since' for an action that is still going on
  • The difference between 'hard' and 'hardly' as adverbs
  • Collective nouns such as a swarm of bees
  • The Governor's prior recommendation for money bills in a state legislature
  • Debt and non-debt receipts in the government budget

Smart revision pointers for MTS aspirants

  • Remember that the total surface area of a cone adds the base area to the curved surface, so find the slant height from radius and height first
  • In word coding, locate the word common to two sentences and match it to the shared code
  • Revise Hindustani music gharanas alongside their leading vocalists

Is this MTS paper right for you?

It fits SSC MTS aspirants in the revision stage who want to test all four subjects together on a genuine previous-year shift.

FAQs about SSC MTS 2023 Question Paper – 5 Sep 2023 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2023 (5 September 2023, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 5 September 2023 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 89 questions: 20 in Quantitative Aptitude, 19 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 25 in General Awareness and 25 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC MTS 2023 (5 September 2023, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 5 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 267.
In SSC MTS 2023 (5 September 2023, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 5 September 2023 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including time, speed and distance, profit, loss and discount, averages, simple and compound interest and mensuration. For example, one question begins: “Find the value of x if 152/3 × 31/6 + 61/3 = 117/18 +…” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Time, Speed and Distance and Profit & Loss practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SSC MTS 2023 (5 September 2023, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 5 September 2023 Shift 1 General Intelligence and Reasoning section had 2 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 4 of its 19 questions. They open with “Select the combination of letters that when sequentially…” and “You have to take the given statements to…”.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2023 (5 September 2023, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2023, 5 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 (5 September 2023, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
MTS23 · 5 Sep 2023 · S1 · Maths2023 min
MTS23 · 5 Sep 2023 · S1 · Reasoning1922 min
MTS23 · 5 Sep 2023 · S1 · GA2522 min
MTS23 · 5 Sep 2023 · S1 · English2523 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
267 across 89 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.

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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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