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SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 29 Oct 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

SSC MTS 2024 paper of 29 October, Shift 2: melted cubes, successive discounts, colour-name coding, the Battle of Plassey and synonyms, every question solved.

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Questions
90

Across 4 sections

Duration
90 min

4 timed sections

Marks
270

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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About this test

SSC MTS 29 Oct 2024 Shift 2 Question Paper: Solved Previous Year Questions

This is the actual SSC MTS 2024 paper held on 29 October 2024, Shift 2, spanning Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness and English. Questions move from recasting solids and successive discounts to word coding, Indian classical arts and vocabulary. Aptitude360 pairs every question with a short worked solution.

What the SSC MTS 29 October Shift 2 paper tests

  • Maths: LCM of a prime and the next number, cubes melted into a single cube, averages with a misread observation, fourth proportional, percentage to ratio, profit after successive discounts on a raised price, percentage table of student scores
  • Reasoning: letter and alphanumeric analogies, figure series, sentence coding, colour-name coding, circular seating, number-pair operations, pattern completion
  • GA: Battle of Plassey, Mangla oil field in Rajasthan, Lalbagh Flower Show, malnutrition and stunting, Sarangi as a solo instrument, Kuchipudi and Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma, religious communities in the Census, the multidimensional poverty index
  • English: synonyms, antonyms, spelling, error spotting, degrees of comparison, one-word substitution

Core concepts behind this shift's questions

  • Total volume is unchanged when solids are melted and recast
  • Two consecutive integers are co-prime, so their LCM equals their product
  • Classical dance forms and their noted gurus
  • Farther for distance and further for extent

Revision pointers for a similar SSC MTS paper

  • Apply successive discounts one after another instead of adding them
  • Compare two coded sentences and match the common word to its common code
  • Link oil fields and industries to their districts while revising economic geography

Ideal for

SSC MTS aspirants at the practice stage who want a complete real paper covering all four subjects.

FAQs about SSC MTS 2024 Question Paper – 29 Oct 2024 Shift 2 (with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SSC MTS 2024 (29 October 2024, Shift 2) paper?
The Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 29 October 2024 Shift 2 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 (29 October 2024, Shift 2)?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 29 October 2024 Shift 2 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 (29 October 2024, Shift 2), which Maths topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 29 October 2024 Shift 2 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including averages, profit, loss and discount, simple and compound interest, percentages and mensuration. For example, one question begins: “On a circular race track of 2500 m, Sahil and Reena are running in the same direction at speeds of 27 km/h and 45 km/h, respectively.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Averages and Profit & Loss practice lessons.
In SSC MTS 2024 (29 October 2024, Shift 2), which Reasoning topics were asked?
In the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 29 October 2024 Shift 2 paper, the General Intelligence and Reasoning section covered topics including series, analogy, coding-decoding, syllogisms and seating arrangement. For example, one question begins: “In a certain code language, ‘she can sing’ is written as ‘dq tk dp’ and ‘sing with me’ is written as ‘az dq js’.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Series Completion and Analogy practice lessons.
How much time is given for the SSC MTS 2024 (29 October 2024, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) 2024, 29 October 2024 Shift 2 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 (29 October 2024, Shift 2) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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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 · 29 Oct 2024 · S2 · Maths2023 min
MTS24 · 29 Oct 2024 · S2 · Reasoning2022 min
MTS24 · 29 Oct 2024 · S2 · GA2522 min
MTS24 · 29 Oct 2024 · S2 · 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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