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SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 21 Oct 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

Real SSC MTS 2024 questions from 21 October 2024, Shift 1, on mixtures and trains, syllogisms and seating, the Basic Structure Doctrine, and homophones and idioms.

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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 2024 21 Oct Shift 1 PYQ: Topics, Concepts and Practice Areas

This SSC MTS 2024 paper from 21 October 2024, Shift 1, lets you check how you handle mixture replacement, train ratios, circular seating and constitutional history in real exam questions. Aptitude360 offers it free, and every question comes with a written solution so you can trace any mistake.

Areas tested in the 21 October 2024 MTS shift

  • Maths: profit and loss across two articles, surface area of a cut cylinder, simple interest, table interpretation, mixture replacement, ratio to percentage, direct and inverse variation, train speed and time ratios, averages
  • Reasoning: statements and conclusions, circular seating facing the centre, figure series, alphabet series, letter-to-digit coding, mirror images, operator interchange
  • General Awareness: the Basic Structure Doctrine case, the Battle of Khanwa, Sansad Ratna Award, Fugdi dance, the North-South corridor, coastal nurseries of the ocean, the novel Amrit Aur Vish, the Agaria community, paper taxes
  • English: adverbs, idiom substitution, antonyms, one-word substitution, sentence improvement, homophones, grammatical correctness, error spotting

Concepts worth revising from this paper

  • Cutting a cylinder parallel to its base adds two new circular faces
  • Drawing out part of a mixture removes each component in the same ratio
  • For the same distance, time taken is inversely proportional to speed
  • The Kesavananda Bharati case and the Basic Structure Doctrine
  • Mughal-Rajput battles and the rulers involved

Practice tips for SSC MTS aspirants

  • Write variation statements as equations with constants before checking the options
  • In syllogisms, draw Venn diagrams and accept only conclusions that must follow
  • Revise true homophone pairs such as weather and whether, or principal and principle

Who should use this paper

SSC MTS candidates in the revision stage who want to test mixtures, seating and polity on a real 2024 shift.

FAQs about SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 21 Oct 2024 Shift 1 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2024 (21 October 2024, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 21 October 2024 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 87 questions: 19 in Quantitative Aptitude, 19 in General Intelligence and Reasoning, 25 in General Awareness and 24 in English Comprehension. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SSC MTS 2024 (21 October 2024, Shift 1)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 21 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 261.
In SSC MTS 2024 (21 October 2024, Shift 1), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 21 October 2024 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including mensuration, averages, simple and compound interest, profit, loss and discount and data interpretation. For example, one question begins: “b is the sum of two quantities, one of which varies inversely as the square of a, and the other of which varies directly as a.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Mensuration (Area & Volume) and Averages practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SSC MTS 2024 (21 October 2024, Shift 1) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 21 October 2024 Shift 1 General Intelligence and Reasoning section had 3 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 6 of its 19 questions. They open with “Assuming that the information given in the statements…”, “Select the figure from among the given options…” and “What should come in place of the question…”.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2024 (21 October 2024, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 21 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 (21 October 2024, Shift 1) paper online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 21 October 2024 Shift 1 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
MTS24 · 21 Oct 2024 · S1 · Maths1923 min
MTS24 · 21 Oct 2024 · S1 · Reasoning1922 min
MTS24 · 21 Oct 2024 · S1 · GA2522 min
MTS24 · 21 Oct 2024 · S1 · English2423 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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