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A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹500 and sells it for ₹650. What is the profit percentage?
Correct answer: D. 30%
Profit = ₹150. Profit % = 150 ÷ 500 × 100 = 30% (always on the cost price).
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SSC MTS (Non-Technical) and Havaldar Practice Paper 1
Practice paper90 MCQs90 minutesPublished 27 October 2026
A full 90-question practice paper in the official SSC MTS (Non-Technical) and Havaldar pattern: Session I with 20 Numerical and 20 Reasoning questions, Session II with 25 General Awareness and 25 English questions.
Written by our editorial team in the official pattern of the SSC MTS (Non-Technical) and Havaldar written test. This is not a past paper: the questions are our own, and every answer was checked against reliable sources.
Session I: Numerical and Mathematical Ability
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An item marked ₹5,000 is sold at a discount of 20%. What is the selling price?
Correct answer: C. ₹4,000
Discount = 20% of 5,000 = ₹1,000. Selling price = ₹4,000.
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Find the simple interest on ₹7,500 at 6% per annum for 2 years.
Correct answer: B. ₹900
SI = P × R × T ÷ 100 = 7,500 × 6 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹900.
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A can finish a job in 20 days and B in 30 days. Working together, how many days will they take?
Correct answer: D. 12 days
Together they do 1/20 + 1/30 = 1/12 of the job per day, so they need 12 days.
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A 240 m long train runs at 36 km/h. How long will it take to cross a pole?
Correct answer: B. 24 seconds
Speed = 36 × 5/18 = 10 m/s. Distance = 240 m. Time = 24 seconds.
medium - 6
The average of 7 numbers is 21. When one more number is added, the average rises by 8. What is the new number?
Correct answer: D. 85
New total = 29 × 8 = 232; old total = 147. New number = 85.
medium - 7
₹1,350 is divided between two people in the ratio 4 : 5. What is the larger share?
Correct answer: A. ₹750
One part = 1,350 ÷ 9 = ₹150. Larger share = 5 parts = ₹750.
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A father is 4 times as old as his son, who is 12 years old. How old will the father be in 4 years?
Correct answer: D. 52 years
Father's age now = 4 × 12 = 48. In 4 years he will be 52.
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What is the LCM of 18 and 27?
Correct answer: C. 54
18 = 9 × 2 and 27 = 9 × 3, so the LCM = 9 × 2 × 3 = 54. (Their HCF is 9.)
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Simplify: 41 + 3 × 4 − 11
Correct answer: D. 42
Multiply first: 3 × 4 = 12. Then 41 + 12 − 11 = 42.
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Find the area of a circle with radius 28 cm (π = 22/7).
Correct answer: B. 2,464 cm²
Area = πr² = 22/7 × 28 × 28 = 2,464 cm².
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A rectangular field is 26 m long and 5 m wide. What is its perimeter?
Correct answer: B. 62 m
Perimeter = 2 × (26 + 5) = 62 m.
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A car travels at 50 km/h for 3 hours. What distance does it cover?
Correct answer: C. 150 km
Distance = speed × time = 50 × 3 = 150 km.
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The price of a product rises from ₹1,500 to ₹1,650. By what percent must it now be reduced to return to ₹1,500?
Correct answer: A. 9.09%
It must fall by ₹150 on ₹1,650: 150 ÷ 1,650 × 100 = 9.09%. The percentage is smaller than 10% because the base is larger.
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A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹640 and sells it for ₹832. What is the profit percentage?
Correct answer: C. 30%
Profit = ₹192. Profit % = 192 ÷ 640 × 100 = 30% (always on the cost price).
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Find the simple interest on ₹8,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years.
Correct answer: A. ₹1,600
SI = P × R × T ÷ 100 = 8,000 × 10 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹1,600.
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A 120 m long train runs at 108 km/h. How long will it take to cross a pole?
Correct answer: B. 4 seconds
Speed = 108 × 5/18 = 30 m/s. Distance = 120 m. Time = 4 seconds.
medium - 18
The average of 7 numbers is 39. When one more number is added, the average rises by 11. What is the new number?
Correct answer: D. 127
New total = 50 × 8 = 400; old total = 273. New number = 127.
medium - 19
A father is 4 times as old as his son, who is 11 years old. How old will the father be in 4 years?
Correct answer: D. 48 years
Father's age now = 4 × 11 = 44. In 4 years he will be 48.
easy - 20
What is the LCM of 32 and 40?
Correct answer: C. 160
32 = 8 × 4 and 40 = 8 × 5, so the LCM = 8 × 4 × 5 = 160. (Their HCF is 8.)
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Session I: Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
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Find the next term: 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, ?
Correct answer: B. 22
The terms increase by 3, so the next term is 19 + 3 = 22.
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Find the next term: 27, 38, 51, 66, 83, ?
Correct answer: C. 102
The terms are n² + 2 for n = 5, 6, 7 …, so the next is 10² + 2 = 102.
medium - 23
Find the next term: 4, 8, 15, 25, 38, 54, ?
Correct answer: C. 73
The differences grow by 3 each time (4, 7, 10 …), so the next difference is 19: 54 + 19 = 73.
medium - 24
What comes next in the series: C, G, K, O, S, ?
Correct answer: D. W
Each letter moves 4 places forward: S + 4 = W.
medium - 25
In a certain code, TICKET is written as VKEMGV. How is SILVER written in that code?
Correct answer: B. UKNXGT
Each letter is moved 2 places forward (T → V), so SILVER becomes UKNXGT.
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If ROAD = 38 (sum of the letters' positions in the alphabet), then RICE = ?
Correct answer: C. 35
R = 18, I = 9, C = 3, E = 5; total 35.
medium - 27
Find the odd number out: 32, 48, 88, 115
Correct answer: A. 115
32, 48, 88 are multiples of 8; 115 is not.
easy - 28
6 : 37 :: 4 : ?
Correct answer: C. 17
The rule is 37 = 6² + 1, so 4 gives 17.
medium - 29
In a row, Kavya is 11th from the left and 21st from the right. How many people are in the row?
Correct answer: B. 31
Total = 11 + 21 − 1 = 31.
easy - 30
In a class of 39 students, Imran's rank from the top is 15th. What is his rank from the bottom?
Correct answer: D. 25th
Rank from bottom = 39 − 15 + 1 = 25.
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Neha walks 5 km West, then turns left and walks 12 km. How far is she from her starting point?
Correct answer: C. 13 km
The two walks are at right angles, so the distance is √(5² + 12²) = √169 = 13 km.
medium - 32
What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 8:30?
Correct answer: B. 75°
Angle = |30 × 8 − 5.5 × 30| = 75°.
hard - 33
26 June 2012 was a Tuesday. What day of the week was 13 August 2012?
Correct answer: B. Monday
The second date is 48 days later. 48 = 6 weeks + 6 days, so count 6 days on from Tuesday: Monday.
hard - 34
Find the next term: 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, ?
Correct answer: B. 23
The terms increase by 3, so the next term is 20 + 3 = 23.
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Find the next term: 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, ?
Correct answer: D. 158
Each term is double the previous one plus 2: 78 × 2 + 2 = 158.
medium - 36
Find the next term: 6, 9, 14, 21, 30, 41, ?
Correct answer: A. 54
The differences grow by 2 each time (3, 5, 7 …), so the next difference is 13: 41 + 13 = 54.
medium - 37
What comes next in the series: I, K, M, O, Q, ?
Correct answer: C. S
Each letter moves 2 places forward: Q + 2 = S.
medium - 38
In a certain code, FOREST is written as IRUHVW. How is FRIEND written in that code?
Correct answer: B. IULHQG
Each letter is moved 3 places forward (F → I), so FRIEND becomes IULHQG.
medium - 39
If BOOK = 43 (sum of the letters' positions in the alphabet), then SAND = ?
Correct answer: C. 38
S = 19, A = 1, N = 14, D = 4; total 38.
medium - 40
Find the odd number out: 28, 56, 63, 100
Correct answer: B. 100
28, 56, 63 are multiples of 7; 100 is not.
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Session II: General Awareness
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What is the capital of Odisha?
Correct answer: A. Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, known as the Temple City, is the capital of Odisha.
easy - 42
What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?
Correct answer: B. Shimla
Shimla is the capital; Dharamshala serves as the winter capital.
easy - 43
Which festival is known as the festival of lights?
Correct answer: C. Diwali
Homes are lit with lamps (diyas) on Diwali.
easy - 44
The Red Fort is located in:
Correct answer: D. Delhi
The Red Fort in Delhi was built by Shah Jahan; the Prime Minister hoists the flag there on Independence Day.
easy - 45
Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"?
Correct answer: C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Patel earned the title for uniting the princely states with India after 1947.
easy - 46
"Jana Gana Mana" was written by:
Correct answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore wrote it; Bankim Chandra wrote the national song Vande Mataram.
easy - 47
How many days are there in a leap year?
Correct answer: C. 366
A leap year has 366 days because February has 29 days.
easy - 48
Which organ helps us breathe?
Correct answer: B. Lungs
The lungs take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide.
easy - 49
Which animal is called the "ship of the desert"?
Correct answer: A. Camel
Camels can travel long distances in deserts with little water.
easy - 50
At normal atmospheric pressure, water boils at:
Correct answer: B. 100 °C
Water boils at 100 °C, which is 212 °F.
easy - 51
Which instrument is used to measure body temperature?
Correct answer: A. Thermometer
A clinical thermometer measures body temperature.
easy - 52
In which direction does the Sun rise?
Correct answer: A. East
The Earth spins from west to east, so the Sun appears to rise in the east.
easy - 53
Which city is known as the "Pink City"?
Correct answer: D. Jaipur
Jaipur's old city buildings were painted pink in 1876. Jodhpur is the "Blue City".
easy - 54
Which city is called the "Garden City of India"?
Correct answer: A. Bengaluru
Bengaluru is known for its many parks, such as Lalbagh and Cubbon Park.
easy - 55
Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
Correct answer: A. Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu became Governor of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) in 1947.
medium - 56
India celebrates its Independence Day on:
Correct answer: D. 15 August
India became independent on 15 August 1947. Republic Day is on 26 January.
easy - 57
How many players does a cricket team have on the field?
Correct answer: C. 11
Each cricket team fields eleven players.
easy - 58
Who was India's first chess Grandmaster?
Correct answer: A. Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand became India's first Grandmaster in 1988.
medium - 59
Which gas do plants give out during photosynthesis?
Correct answer: A. Oxygen
Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen while making food.
easy - 60
Our skin makes which vitamin when exposed to sunlight?
Correct answer: C. Vitamin D
Sunlight helps the skin make vitamin D, which keeps bones strong.
easy - 61
Which is the smallest state of India by area?
Correct answer: A. Goa
Goa is the smallest state by area; Sikkim is the least populous.
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Which ocean lies to the south of India?
Correct answer: A. Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean, the only ocean named after a country, lies to India's south.
easy - 63
Children's Day in India is celebrated on 14 November, the birthday of:
Correct answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru, who loved children, was born on 14 November 1889.
easy - 64
What is the longest river of peninsular India?
Correct answer: C. Godavari
The Godavari flows about 1,465 km from Maharashtra to the Bay of Bengal.
easy - 65
How many colours are there in a rainbow?
Correct answer: C. 7
The seven colours are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red (VIBGYOR).
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Session II: English Language and Comprehension
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Select the synonym of HAPPY.
Correct answer: C. Joyful
Happy and joyful both mean feeling pleasure.
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Select the synonym of BEGIN.
Correct answer: B. Start
To begin is to start something.
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Select the synonym of QUICK.
Correct answer: D. Fast
Quick and fast both mean moving at speed.
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Select the synonym of LARGE.
Correct answer: C. Big
Large and big both mean of great size.
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Select the antonym of HEAVY.
Correct answer: D. Light
Heavy means weighing a lot; light means weighing little.
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Select the antonym of EARLY.
Correct answer: D. Late
Early and late are opposites.
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Select the antonym of ACCEPT.
Correct answer: B. Reject
To accept is to say yes; to reject is to say no.
easy - 73
Select the antonym of STRONG.
Correct answer: A. Weak
Strong and weak are opposites.
easy - 74
Fill in the blank: She ___ a letter to her friend yesterday.
Correct answer: D. wrote
"Yesterday" shows the past, so the simple past "wrote" is used.
easy - 75
Fill in the blank: They ___ playing football now.
Correct answer: B. are
"They" with "now" takes the present continuous: they are playing.
easy - 76
Fill in the blank: There is ___ apple on the table.
Correct answer: D. an
"Apple" starts with a vowel sound, so it takes "an".
easy - 77
Fill in the blank: He goes to school ___ bus.
Correct answer: A. by
We use "by" for means of transport: by bus, by train.
easy - 78
Fill in the blank: I have lived in this town ___ ten years.
Correct answer: A. for
"For" is used with a length of time (ten years).
easy - 79
What is the plural of "mouse"?
Correct answer: C. Mice
Mouse has an irregular plural: mice.
easy - 80
What is the plural of "tooth"?
Correct answer: B. Teeth
Tooth has an irregular plural: teeth (like foot → feet).
easy - 81
What is the feminine of "lion"?
Correct answer: D. Lioness
The female lion is a lioness, like tiger → tigress.
easy - 82
The idiom "to lend a hand" means:
Correct answer: C. to help
Example: "Can you lend me a hand with these boxes?"
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The idiom "to keep an eye on" means:
Correct answer: C. to watch carefully
Example: "Please keep an eye on my bag."
easy - 84
Select the correctly spelt word meaning "very pretty".
Correct answer: B. Beautiful
Beautiful is spelt b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.
easy - 85
Select the correctly spelt word meaning "to get something given to you".
Correct answer: D. Receive
Remember "i before e except after c": receive.
easy - 86
Spot the error: "He go (A) / to school (B) / every day. (C) / No error (D)"
Correct answer: A. (A)
With "he" in the simple present, the verb takes -es: he goes.
easy - 87
One word for "a person who writes poems":
Correct answer: A. Poet
A poet writes poems; an author writes books in general.
easy - 88
What is the comparative form of "good"?
Correct answer: A. Better
Good, better, best is irregular.
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What is the past tense of "go"?
Correct answer: D. Went
Go, went, gone: "went" is the simple past and "gone" the past participle.
easy - 90
Fill in the blank: ___ sun rises in the east.
Correct answer: B. The
There is only one sun, so it takes "the".
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