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SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 18 Oct 2024 Shift 3 (with Solutions)

Actual SSC MTS 2024 Shift 3 paper from 18 October 2024, with mixtures, mensuration, seating arrangement, coding, modern Indian history, festivals and degrees of comparison, each question solved.

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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 2024 Question Paper 18 Oct Shift 3: Previous Year Paper Practice

For SSC MTS aspirants at the full-paper stage, this is the actual SSC MTS 2024 question paper from 18 October 2024, Shift 3. It spans Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness and English, with mensuration, seating arrangement and modern history among its themes. On Aptitude360 every question comes with a worked solution, and access is free.

Topics in the 18 October 2024 Shift 3 SSC MTS paper

  • Maths: simple interest and extra interest at a higher rate, percentage change in population, time taken to run round a square field, profit percentage, a sphere recast into a hollow pipe, average of natural numbers, mixture and alligation
  • Reasoning: number series, interchanging numbers to balance an equation, number-set relationships, number analogies, circular seating arrangement, letter-to-digit coding, word coding, figure series, embedded figures
  • General Awareness: Santosh Trophy, saccharin as a sweetener, the amendment that removed the right to property, Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, the pact that suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement, state population, steel plant towns, Hareli festival, the Pallava capital
  • English: synonyms, antonyms, error spotting, degrees of comparison, spelling correction, fill in the blanks, cloze passage

Concept areas worth revising from this shift

  • Volume conservation when a solid is melted and recast into another shape
  • Alligation for mixing two qualities to get a target price
  • Converting sentences between positive, comparative and superlative degrees
  • Freedom struggle milestones and key constitutional amendments
  • Indian steel plants and the states where regional festivals are celebrated

Preparation tips for SSC MTS Shift 3 type questions

  • Convert speed into metres per second before working out time in seconds
  • In circular arrangements, fix one person first and note left and right while facing the centre
  • Learn spellings of common academic words that are often misspelt

FAQs about SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 18 Oct 2024 Shift 3 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2024 (18 October 2024, Shift 3) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 18 October 2024 Shift 3 paper on Aptitude360 has 89 questions: 19 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 (18 October 2024, Shift 3)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 18 October 2024 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 267.
In SSC MTS 2024 (18 October 2024, Shift 3), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 18 October 2024 Shift 3 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including simple and compound interest, profit, loss and discount, mensuration, time, speed and distance and mixtures and alligation. For example, one question begins: “The population of a village is increased by 3%.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Compound Interest and Profit & Loss practice lessons.
In SSC MTS 2024 (18 October 2024, Shift 3), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 18 October 2024 Shift 3 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including analogy, coding-decoding, series, mathematical operations and syllogisms. For example, one question begins: “In a certain code language, ‘Try to act’ is coded as ‘ZX MN HO’ and ‘act your age’ is coded as ‘CO MB ZX’.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Analogy and Coding-Decoding practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2024 (18 October 2024, Shift 3) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 18 October 2024 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.
Can I attempt SSC MTS 2024 (18 October 2024, Shift 3) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 18 October 2024 Shift 3 paper is available on Aptitude360 as 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
MTS24 · 18 Oct 2024 · S3 · Maths1923 min
MTS24 · 18 Oct 2024 · S3 · Reasoning2022 min
MTS24 · 18 Oct 2024 · S3 · GA2522 min
MTS24 · 18 Oct 2024 · S3 · 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.

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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