SSC MTS 2026 Full Mock Test 2
Second current-pattern 90-question SSC MTS mock with two locked 45-minute sessions, session-specific scoring and explanations.
SSC MTS 2026 Full Mock Test 2
Second full-length SSC MTS 2026 CBT mock with a fresh question set across all 4 sections. Live countdown timer, negative marking, section-wise scoring and explanations.
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- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Reverse Percentage
1. After a 25% increase, a salary becomes 25,000. Original salary was:
- A. 18,000
- B. 19,000
- C. 20,000 (Correct)
- D. 21,000
Explanation: 125% = 25,000, so 100% = 20,000.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Population
2. If a town population increases from 80,000 to 88,000, the increase percent is:
- A. 8%
- B. 10% (Correct)
- C. 12%
- D. 15%
Explanation: Increase = 8,000, so 8,000/80,000 × 100 = 10%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Expenditure
3. Income increases by 20% and expenditure by 10%. If savings become 35% more, the original expenditure was what percent of income?
- A. 50%
- B. 60% (Correct)
- C. 70%
- D. 80%
Explanation: Let income = 100 and expenditure = x. Savings = 100 - x. New savings = 120 - 1.1x = 1.35(100 - x). Solving: 120 - 1.1x = 135 - 1.35x, so 0.25x = 15, giving x = 60.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Comparison
4. If A is 25% more than B, then B is less than A by:
- A. 20% (Correct)
- B. 25%
- C. 30%
- D. 33.33%
Explanation: If B = 100, A = 125. So B is 25 less than 125, i.e. 20% less than A.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Percentage Fraction
5. 12.5% is equal to:
- A. 1/2
- B. 1/4
- C. 1/8 (Correct)
- D. 1/16
Explanation: 12.5% = 12.5/100 = 1/8.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Increase-Decrease
6. A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The net effect is:
- A. 0% (Correct)
- B. 5% increase
- C. 5% decrease
- D. 10% decrease
Explanation: 100 → 125 → 100, so net effect is zero.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Profit Percentage Link
7. If the cost price is 400 and profit is 80, profit percent is:
- A. 10%
- B. 15%
- C. 20% (Correct)
- D. 25%
Explanation: 80/400 × 100 = 20%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Pass Percentage
8. In an exam, a student gets 36% and fails by 8 marks, while another gets 44% and passes by 8 marks. Maximum marks are:
- A. 150
- B. 160
- C. 175
- D. 200 (Correct)
Explanation: Difference in percentage = 8%, difference in marks = 16. So 100% = 16/8 × 100 = 200.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Successive Percentage Change
9. A value is decreased by 20% and then by 10%. Net decrease is:
- A. 28% (Correct)
- B. 30%
- C. 32%
- D. 35%
Explanation: 100 → 80 → 72, so net decrease is 28%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Base Change
10. If x is 40% of y, then y is what percent of x?
- A. 150%
- B. 200%
- C. 250% (Correct)
- D. 300%
Explanation: If x = 40 and y = 100, then y/x × 100 = 250%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Basic Percentage
11. 40% of 250 is:
- A. 80
- B. 90
- C. 100 (Correct)
- D. 110
Explanation: 40% of 250 = 100.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Increase
12. A quantity increases from 80 to 100. The percentage increase is:
- A. 20%
- B. 25% (Correct)
- C. 30%
- D. 40%
Explanation: Increase = 20 on base 80, so 20/80 x 100 = 25%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Decrease
13. A price falls from 500 to 450. The percentage decrease is:
- A. 5%
- B. 10% (Correct)
- C. 12%
- D. 15%
Explanation: Decrease = 50 on base 500, so 10%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Marks
14. A student scores 180 out of 240. The percentage is:
- A. 70%
- B. 75% (Correct)
- C. 80%
- D. 85%
Explanation: 180/240 x 100 = 75%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Population
15. Population rises by 10% from 2000. New population is:
- A. 2100
- B. 2200 (Correct)
- C. 2300
- D. 2400
Explanation: 10% of 2000 is 200, so new population = 2200.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Expenditure
16. If a man spends 60% of his income, he saves:
- A. 20%
- B. 30%
- C. 35%
- D. 40% (Correct)
Explanation: Savings percentage = 100% - 60% = 40%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Successive Change
17. A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. Net change is:
- A. No change
- B. 4% decrease (Correct)
- C. 4% increase
- D. 8% decrease
Explanation: 1.2 x 0.8 = 0.96, so net 4% decrease.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Comparison
18. If A is 25% more than B, then B is what percent less than A?
- A. 20% (Correct)
- B. 25%
- C. 30%
- D. 33 1/3%
Explanation: If A = 125 and B = 100, B is 25 less than 125, i.e. 20%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Basic Percentage
19. 5% of 640 is:
- A. 16
- B. 24
- C. 32 (Correct)
- D. 40
Explanation: 10% of 640 is 64, so 5% is 32.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Expenditure
20. Income is 5000 and expenditure is 3500. Savings percent on income is:
- A. 20%
- B. 25%
- C. 30% (Correct)
- D. 35%
Explanation: Savings = 1500, so 1500/5000 x 100 = 30%.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
21. Statements: Some cars are buses. Some buses are trucks. Conclusion: Some cars are trucks.
- A. Follows
- B. Does not follow (Correct)
- C. Both follow
- D. None
Explanation: The overlap with buses may be different.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
22. Statements: Only a few files are folders. All folders are records. Conclusion: Some files are records.
- A. Follows (Correct)
- B. Does not follow
- C. Cannot say
- D. Either
Explanation: The folders that are files are also records.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
23. Statements: All roses are flowers. Conclusion: Some flowers are roses.
- A. Follows (Correct)
- B. Does not follow
- C. Cannot say
- D. None
Explanation: If roses exist and all are flowers, some flowers are roses.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
24. Statements: No stone is wood. All wood are blocks. Conclusion: No block is stone.
- A. Follows
- B. Does not follow (Correct)
- C. May follow
- D. Either
Explanation: Only wooden blocks are known not to be stones; all blocks are not covered.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
25. Statements: All planets are bodies. Some bodies are bright. Conclusions: I. Some planets are bright. II. Some bodies are planets.
- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows (Correct)
- C. Both follow
- D. Neither follows
Explanation: All planets are bodies, so some bodies are planets. Brightness is not definite for planets.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
26. Statements: Some lamps are bulbs. No bulb is a tube. Conclusion: Some lamps are not tubes.
- A. Follows (Correct)
- B. Does not follow
- C. Cannot say
- D. Either
Explanation: The lamps that are bulbs cannot be tubes.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
27. Statements: All keys are locks. Some locks are doors. Conclusions: I. Some keys are doors. II. Some locks are keys.
- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows (Correct)
- C. Both follow
- D. Neither follows
Explanation: All keys are locks, so some locks are keys. No definite link exists between keys and doors.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
28. Statements: No paper is cloth. All cloth are sheets. Conclusion: Some sheets are not papers.
- A. Follows (Correct)
- B. Does not follow
- C. May follow
- D. Either
Explanation: All cloth are sheets, and no cloth is paper, so those sheets are not papers.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
29. Statements: All apples are fruits. Some fruits are sweet. Conclusion: All apples are sweet.
- A. Follows
- B. Does not follow (Correct)
- C. Cannot say
- D. Both
Explanation: Only some fruits are sweet; apples are not definitely included in that part.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Syllogism
30. Statements: Only chairs are tables. Some chairs are wooden. Conclusion: Some tables are wooden.
- A. Follows
- B. Does not follow (Correct)
- C. Cannot say
- D. Either
Explanation: Only chairs are tables means every table is a chair, but wooden chairs need not be tables.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
31. Five people A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north. B is immediately left of C. A is at the left end. D is immediately right of C. Who sits in the middle?
- A. B
- B. C (Correct)
- C. D
- D. E
Explanation: The order starts A, then B-C-D consecutively; C is in the middle position.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
32. P, Q, R, S sit in a row. Q is not at an end. P is left of Q. R is right of S. If S is at the left end, who is second from left?
- A. P (Correct)
- B. Q
- C. R
- D. S
Explanation: S is first. Since R is right of S and P is left of Q, the possible order is S-P-Q-R.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Circular Seating
33. Four friends sit around a circular table facing centre. A is opposite C and B is to the immediate right of A. Who is opposite B?
- A. A
- B. C
- C. D (Correct)
- D. Cannot be determined
Explanation: With A opposite C, B on A's right leaves D opposite B.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
34. Six people sit in a row. M is third from the left and N is second from the right. How many people sit between M and N?
- A. 0
- B. 1 (Correct)
- C. 2
- D. 3
Explanation: In six places, M is position 3 and N is position 5, so one person sits between them.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
35. A, B, C, D, E sit in a row. C is exactly between A and E. A is second from the left and E is fourth from the left. Where is C?
- A. First
- B. Second
- C. Third (Correct)
- D. Fifth
Explanation: C is exactly between positions 2 and 4, so C is at position 3.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Circular Seating
36. In a circle facing centre, X sits immediately left of Y. Z sits opposite Y. Who is immediately right of X if four people sit?
- A. Y
- B. Z
- C. W (Correct)
- D. Cannot be determined
Explanation: With four people, if X is left of Y, the remaining adjacent on X's other side is W.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
37. Seven students sit in a row. R is fourth from the left. What is R's position from the right?
- A. 3rd
- B. 4th (Correct)
- C. 5th
- D. 6th
Explanation: Position from right = 7 - 4 + 1 = 4.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
38. A is to the immediate left of B. C is to the immediate right of B. Which person is between A and C?
- A. A
- B. B (Correct)
- C. C
- D. None
Explanation: The order is A-B-C.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Floor Arrangement
39. P lives above Q but below R in a three-floor building. Who lives on the top floor?
- A. P
- B. Q
- C. R (Correct)
- D. Cannot be determined
Explanation: The order from bottom to top is Q, P, R.
- Session I — Numerical Ability and Reasoning — Seating Arrangement
40. Five people sit in a row facing north. A is left of B but right of C. D is at the right end. E is at the left end. Who sits in the middle?
- A. A (Correct)
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
Explanation: E is first and D is fifth. Since C-A-B must be in order, A occupies the middle seat.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Question Tag
41. She is your cousin, _____?
- A. isn't she (Correct)
- B. doesn't she
- C. wasn't she
- D. is she
Explanation: The auxiliary 'is' becomes negative in the tag.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Conditional
42. If I were the manager, I _____ the policy.
- A. change
- B. changed
- C. would change (Correct)
- D. will change
Explanation: This is a second conditional sentence.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Verb Form
43. He made me _____ the letter twice.
- A. to read
- B. reading
- C. read (Correct)
- D. reads
Explanation: 'Make' is followed by the base verb in active voice.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Pronoun
44. Everyone should finish _____ assignment before lunch.
- A. their
- B. his or her (Correct)
- C. our
- D. its
Explanation: Formal singular agreement with 'everyone' takes 'his or her'.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Adjective
45. Mount Everest is _____ peak in the world.
- A. high
- B. higher
- C. the highest (Correct)
- D. most high
Explanation: A superlative is required.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Articles
46. She waited for _____ hour before boarding.
- A. a
- B. an (Correct)
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Hour begins with a vowel sound.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Preposition
47. The child was angry _____ his friend.
- A. with (Correct)
- B. to
- C. for
- D. at
Explanation: The usual expression is 'angry with someone'.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Agreement
48. The list of candidates _____ been displayed.
- A. have
- B. has (Correct)
- C. were
- D. are
Explanation: The subject 'list' is singular.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Tense
49. By the time we arrived, the movie _____.
- A. starts
- B. had started (Correct)
- C. has started
- D. will start
Explanation: Past perfect shows the earlier of two past actions.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Voice
50. Choose the passive form: Someone has stolen my bag.
- A. My bag has stolen.
- B. My bag has been stolen. (Correct)
- C. My bag was stealing.
- D. My bag had stolen.
Explanation: Present perfect passive uses has/have been plus past participle.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Error Spotting
51. Identify the error: Neither of the answers are correct.
- A. Neither
- B. of the answers
- C. are correct (Correct)
- D. no error
Explanation: 'Neither' is singular, so 'is correct' is required.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Conjunction
52. He stayed at home _____ it was raining.
- A. because (Correct)
- B. although
- C. unless
- D. until
Explanation: The reason is introduced by 'because'.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Sentence Improvement
53. Choose the best replacement: She prefers tea than coffee.
- A. prefers tea to coffee (Correct)
- B. prefers tea over coffee than
- C. prefers tea more than coffee
- D. no improvement
Explanation: The correct pattern is 'prefer A to B'.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Question Tag
54. You can solve this, _____?
- A. can you
- B. can't you (Correct)
- C. don't you
- D. won't you
Explanation: Positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Conditional
55. If she studies regularly, she _____ the exam.
- A. passes
- B. will pass (Correct)
- C. would pass
- D. had passed
Explanation: A first conditional uses present in the if-clause and future in the main clause.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Verb Form
56. I look forward to _____ from you.
- A. hear
- B. heard
- C. hearing (Correct)
- D. have heard
Explanation: 'Look forward to' takes a gerund.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Pronoun
57. Every player must carry _____ own ID card.
- A. their
- B. his (Correct)
- C. our
- D. its
Explanation: Traditional singular agreement takes 'his' here in exam grammar style.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Adverb
58. He spoke so _____ that everyone understood him.
- A. clear
- B. clearly (Correct)
- C. more clear
- D. clearest
Explanation: An adverb is needed to modify 'spoke'.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Tense
59. By next Monday, she _____ the report.
- A. completes
- B. completed
- C. will have completed (Correct)
- D. has completed
Explanation: Future perfect is used for an action completed before a future time.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Agreement
60. Each of the players _____ a separate locker.
- A. have
- B. has (Correct)
- C. were given
- D. are given
Explanation: 'Each' is singular and takes a singular verb.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Article
61. He is _____ honest officer.
- A. a
- B. an (Correct)
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Honest begins with a vowel sound.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Preposition
62. She has been absent _____ Monday.
- A. from
- B. since (Correct)
- C. for
- D. by
Explanation: 'Since' is used with a point of time.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Voice
63. Choose the passive form: They will announce the result tomorrow.
- A. The result will announce tomorrow.
- B. The result will be announced tomorrow. (Correct)
- C. The result is announced tomorrow.
- D. The result was announced tomorrow.
Explanation: Future passive uses will be plus past participle.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Narration
64. He said, 'I have finished my task.' The indirect form is:
- A. He said that he had finished his task. (Correct)
- B. He said that I had finished my task.
- C. He says that he has finished his task.
- D. He said that he finished my task.
Explanation: Present perfect changes to past perfect in reported speech after a past reporting verb.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Error Spotting
65. Identify the error: One of the boys have solved the puzzle.
- A. One of
- B. the boys
- C. have solved (Correct)
- D. the puzzle
Explanation: 'One' is singular, so 'has solved' is correct.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Monuments
66. The Sanchi Stupa is located in:
- A. Madhya Pradesh (Correct)
- B. Bihar
- C. Uttar Pradesh
- D. Rajasthan
Explanation: Sanchi is in Madhya Pradesh.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
67. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in:
- A. 1920
- B. 1930 (Correct)
- C. 1942
- D. 1919
Explanation: It was launched by Gandhi in 1930.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
68. Who founded the Slave Dynasty in Delhi?
- A. Iltutmish
- B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak (Correct)
- C. Balban
- D. Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Slave Dynasty.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
69. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in:
- A. 1526 (Correct)
- B. 1556
- C. 1761
- D. 1757
Explanation: The first Battle of Panipat took place in 1526.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Culture
70. Kuchipudi is mainly associated with:
- A. Andhra Pradesh (Correct)
- B. Odisha
- C. Punjab
- D. Gujarat
Explanation: Kuchipudi originated in Andhra Pradesh.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Books
71. 'Gitanjali' is associated with:
- A. Rabindranath Tagore (Correct)
- B. Premchand
- C. Nehru
- D. Bankim Chandra
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore wrote Gitanjali.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
72. Who started the Home Rule Movement in India along with Annie Besant?
- A. Lala Lajpat Rai
- B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Correct)
- C. Bipin Chandra Pal
- D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: Tilak and Annie Besant were central to the Home Rule Movement.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Culture
73. The classical dance Mohiniyattam belongs to:
- A. Kerala (Correct)
- B. Tamil Nadu
- C. Odisha
- D. Assam
Explanation: Mohiniyattam is the classical dance form of Kerala.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Books
74. 'My Experiments with Truth' is associated with:
- A. Mahatma Gandhi (Correct)
- B. Subhas Bose
- C. Tagore
- D. Rajendra Prasad
Explanation: It is Gandhi's autobiography.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Monuments
75. The India Gate is located in:
- A. Delhi (Correct)
- B. Agra
- C. Bhopal
- D. Jaipur
Explanation: India Gate is in New Delhi.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
76. The Simon Commission came to India in:
- A. 1925
- B. 1927
- C. 1928 (Correct)
- D. 1930
Explanation: The Simon Commission reached India in 1928.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Culture
77. The festival Onam is celebrated mainly in:
- A. Kerala (Correct)
- B. Tamil Nadu
- C. Karnataka
- D. Assam
Explanation: Onam is the major harvest festival of Kerala.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
78. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
- A. Sarojini Naidu (Correct)
- B. Indira Gandhi
- C. Sucheta Kripalani
- D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Explanation: Sarojini Naidu became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Monuments
79. The Charminar is located in:
- A. Hyderabad (Correct)
- B. Lucknow
- C. Mysuru
- D. Aurangabad
Explanation: Charminar is the famous landmark of Hyderabad.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
80. The Cripps Mission came to India in:
- A. 1940
- B. 1941
- C. 1942 (Correct)
- D. 1945
Explanation: The Cripps Mission visited India in 1942.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
81. The Revolt of 1857 first broke out at:
- A. Meerut (Correct)
- B. Kanpur
- C. Jhansi
- D. Barrackpore
Explanation: The uprising began at Meerut in May 1857.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Culture
82. Bharatanatyam is primarily associated with:
- A. Kerala
- B. Tamil Nadu (Correct)
- C. Odisha
- D. Assam
Explanation: Bharatanatyam originated in Tamil Nadu.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Monuments
83. The Sun Temple of Konark is in:
- A. Odisha (Correct)
- B. Bihar
- C. Madhya Pradesh
- D. Rajasthan
Explanation: Konark Sun Temple is located in Odisha.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Culture
84. Bihu is the major festival of:
- A. Assam (Correct)
- B. Tripura
- C. Manipur
- D. Nagaland
Explanation: Bihu is the major festival of Assam.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Monuments
85. The Sanchi Stupa is in:
- A. Madhya Pradesh (Correct)
- B. Uttar Pradesh
- C. Bihar
- D. Gujarat
Explanation: The Sanchi Stupa is located in Madhya Pradesh.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
86. Who presided over the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929?
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. Subhas Chandra Bose
- C. Jawaharlal Nehru (Correct)
- D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session of 1929.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Culture
87. Kathakali belongs to:
- A. Tamil Nadu
- B. Kerala (Correct)
- C. Karnataka
- D. Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: Kathakali is a classical dance-drama form of Kerala.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
88. Who gave the call 'Do or Die'?
- A. Nehru
- B. Gandhi (Correct)
- C. Patel
- D. Tilak
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi gave the call during the Quit India Movement.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — Monuments
89. Buland Darwaza is located at:
- A. Agra Fort
- B. Fatehpur Sikri (Correct)
- C. Red Fort
- D. Golconda
Explanation: Buland Darwaza is the grand gateway at Fatehpur Sikri.
- Session II — General Awareness and English — History
90. The Cabinet Mission came to India in:
- A. 1942
- B. 1944
- C. 1946 (Correct)
- D. 1947
Explanation: The Cabinet Mission came to India in 1946.