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SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 16 Oct 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

The actual SSC MTS 2024 paper of 16 October, Shift 1, covers averages and interest, coding and seating, Census and Earth's layers, and idioms and spellings, fully solved.

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Questions
90

Across 4 sections

Duration
90 min

4 timed sections

Marks
270

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Attempts
100
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SSC MTS 2024 16 Oct Shift 1 PYQ: Maths, Reasoning, GA and English

This is the SSC MTS 2024 question paper from 16 October 2024, Shift 1, and it tests quick arithmetic, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, general awareness and everyday English usage.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 16 Oct 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Mathematics
8topics
Average4 · 21%
Mensuration3 · 16%
Profit, Loss & Discount3 · 16%
Simple & Compound Interest3 · 16%
Data Interpretation2 · 11%
Time, Speed & Distance2 · 10%
HCF & LCM1 · 5%
Percentage1 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (95% of this section).

Reasoning
6topics
Analogy4 · 23%
Coding-Decoding4 · 23%
Series3 · 18%
Mathematical Operations2 · 12%
Seating Arrangement2 · 12%
Syllogism2 · 12%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (85% of this section).

General Awareness
10topics
Art & Culture4 · 18%
History4 · 18%
Economy3 · 14%
Biology2 · 9%
Polity2 · 9%
Sports2 · 9%
Static GK2 · 9%
Chemistry1 · 5%
Environment1 · 5%
Geography1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (88% of this section).

English Language
9topics
Cloze Test5 · 21%
Synonyms & Antonyms5 · 21%
Error Spotting3 · 13%
Spelling3 · 13%
Fill in the Blanks2 · 8%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 8%
Sentence Improvement2 · 8%
One Word Substitution1 · 4%
Phrasal Verbs1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (96% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

Mathematics

  • Begin with Average, Mensuration and Profit, Loss & Discount. These carry about 53% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Simple & Compound Interest, Data Interpretation and Time, Speed & Distance, a steady 37% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 2 topics appear only once, about 11% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • First priority: Analogy, Coding-Decoding and Series, roughly 65% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Mathematical Operations, Seating Arrangement and Syllogism, a steady 35% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group and 4 for the keep-in-rotation group.

General Awareness

  • Start with Art & Culture, History and Economy: together about 50% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Biology, Polity, Sports and Static GK, a steady 36% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 3 topics appear only once, about 14% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

English Language

  • Begin with Cloze Test, Synonyms & Antonyms and Error Spotting. These carry about 54% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Spelling, Fill in the Blanks, Idioms & Phrases and Sentence Improvement, a steady 38% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 2 one-question topics (8% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise for this MTS shift

  • How an average changes when people are added to or removed from a group
  • LCM for the smallest class size that can be divided into groups of each specified size
  • Direction rules in circular seating when everyone faces the centre
  • The layers of the Earth's interior and their composition

FAQs about SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 16 Oct 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2024 (16 October 2024, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 16 October 2024 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 90 questions: 20 in Quantitative Aptitude, 20 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 2024 (16 October 2024, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 16 October 2024 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 270.
In SSC MTS 2024 (16 October 2024, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 16 October 2024 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including averages, simple and compound interest, profit, loss and discount, time, speed and distance and ratio and proportion. For example, one question begins: “Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹3500 as a sum borrowed at 4% per year rate of interest for 6 years.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Averages and Compound Interest practice lessons.
In SSC MTS 2024 (16 October 2024, Shift 1), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 16 October 2024 Shift 1 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including analogy, coding-decoding, series, mathematical operations and syllogisms. For example, one question begins: “BI54 is related to XE64 in a certain way.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Analogy and Coding-Decoding practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2024 (16 October 2024, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 16 October 2024 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.
Where can I practise the SSC MTS 2024 (16 October 2024, Shift 1) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 16 October 2024 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360, where it is 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
MTS24 · 16 Oct 2024 · S1 · Maths2023 min
MTS24 · 16 Oct 2024 · S1 · Reasoning2022 min
MTS24 · 16 Oct 2024 · S1 · GA2522 min
MTS24 · 16 Oct 2024 · S1 · English2523 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
270 across 90 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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