SSC MTS Mock Test 2027 | Free MTS & Havaldar Test Series

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Direct Clarification for SSC MTS & Havaldar Aspirants:

• (1) The "broken" scoring rule on the coaching sites: The major mock test websites are still propagating the old rules around the scoring such as "0.25 negative marking for the whole exam", "1 mark per question" or a "Tier 2 Descriptive Paper". The actual rules for the mock test engine to remember: The SSC MTS and Havaldar exam is a Single Sitting Computer Based Examination (CBE) of 90 questions (270 marks, 90 minutes). It is strictly divided into Session I (40 Qs, 120 marks, 45 minutes) and Session II (50 Qs, 150 marks, 45 minutes). Session I is a qualifying session (zero negative marking) and Session II is the 100% merit deciding session (1 mark negative marking per wrong answer out of 3 marks).
• (2) Auto-Locking Engine Standard: The generic test series don't actually lock Session I at exactly 45 minutes and they also tend to confuse the qualifying status with the merit rank calculation. Our mock engine will auto-lock Session I at 45:00 and load Session II straight away.
• (3) The outdated Havaldar Physical Test myths: old coaching articles still refer to the '8km / 3km Cycling Test' for the Havaldar post. That has been removed by the SSC permanently. The PET is now purely a walking test (1600m in 15 minutes for males and 1km in 20 minutes for females). Also, failure to pass the Havaldar PET in no way cancels your MTS candidature. Your MTS merit is fully intact.

Subject Distribution: Numerical & Mathematical Ability (20 Qs / 60 Marks) and Reasoning Ability & Problem Solving (20 Qs / 60 Marks)

Marking scheme: +3 for each correct answer; no negative marking for incorrect or unattempted answers.

Qualifying thresholds: all of this assessed purely as a threshold. The mock reports will flag your status against the official category cut-offs: UR is 30% (36 marks / 12 Qs), OBC/EWS is 25% (30 marks / 10 Qs) and all others are 20% (24 marks / 8 Qs).

Subject Distribution: General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) and English Language & Comprehension (25 Qs / 75 Marks).

Marking scheme: +3 for each correct answer; -1 mark (1/3rd) for each wrong answer.

Merit calculation: 100% of your All India and State/CCA wise mock rank is computed purely from Session-II marks (provided you clear the Session I qualifying gate).

As Session I has no negative marking, leaving any question unanswered is a certain loss of marks.
With 4 options and +3 for correct answers with 0 penalty for wrong answers, a blind guess across 4 options yields an expected value of +0.75 marks per question ($0.25 \times 3$).
In the mock tests you are expressly trained to bubble all 40 questions in Session I before the time runs out (even if that means resorting to educated guessing in the final minutes).

Minutes 00 to 22 (22 Mins) — Reasoning Ability (20 Qs): Solve the verbal and non-verbal reasoning questions, coding-decoding, series and direction sense. Identify the longer puzzles and move on.

Minutes 22 to 43 (21 Mins) — Numerical & Mathematical Ability (20 Qs): Arithmetic, data interpretation and simplification questions.

Minutes 43 to 45 (02 Mins) — Final Review & Blind Guess Buffer: Just check the question palette and fill in any blanks you haven't attempted with random guesses. Session I locks automatically at 45:00 and carries no negative marking.

Minutes 00 to 16 (16 Mins) — General Awareness (25 Qs): A rapid-fire through static GK, current affairs, history, polity and science. Answer the questions you know about straight away, don't spend time on things you don't know.

Minutes 16 to 38 (22 mins) — English Language & Comprehension (25 Qs): Grammar, vocabulary, error spotting, active/passive voice and reading/cloze test passages.

Minutes 38 to 45 (07 Mins) — 50:50 Review & Safe-Guess Execution: Back to the bookmarked questions in GA and English where you've successfully eliminated 1 or 2 options and are going in for some calculated safe guesses before the time runs out.

Q1. (Static GK) भारत का कौन सा शास्त्रीय नृत्य उत्तर प्रदेश से शुरू हुआ है, जिसमें राधा और कृष्ण की प्रेम कहानियाँ और कथाएँ दिखाई जाती हैं?
Which classical dance of India came from the state of Uttar Pradesh and is essentially based on the stories and legends of Radha and Krishna?
A. कथकली (Kathakali)
B. कथक (Kathak) [Correct]
C. कुचिपुड़ी (Kuchipudi)
D. मोहिनीअट्टम (Mohiniyattam)

Option (Correct): B. Kathak (Kathak) [Correct] -> Reason: Kathak is the classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh, a dance form which has its origins in the storytelling traditions of northern India (the tales of Krishna and Radha being the most prominent).
Option (Incorrect): A. Kathakali -> Reason: Kathakali is a classical dance-drama from the southern state of Kerala.
Option (Incorrect): C. Kuchipudi -> Reason: Kuchipudi is a classical dance form from the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Option (Incorrect): D. Mohiniyattam -> Reason: Mohiniyattam is a graceful classical solo dance from Kerala.
'कथक' उत्तर प्रदेश और उत्तर भारत का एकमात्र मुख्य शास्त्रीय नृत्य है।

Q2. (Polity) भारतीय संविधान में 'संवैधानिक उपचारों का अधिकार' नागरिकों को अनुच्छेद 32 के तहत दिया गया है।
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the 'Right to Constitutional Remedies' guaranteed to the citizens of India?
A. अनुच्छेद 19 (Article 19)
B. अनुच्छेद 21 (Article 21)
C. अनुच्छेद 32 (Article 32) [Correct]
D. अनुच्छेद 51ए (Article 51A)

Option (Correct): C. Article 32 [Correct] -> Reason: Dr B.R. Ambedkar referred to Article 32 as the "heart and soul" of the Constitution as it gives the citizen the right to approach the Supreme Court for enforcement of his Fundamental Rights.
Option (Incorrect): A. Article 19 -> Reason: Article 32 provides for the right to constitutional remedies, not the protection of the six democratic freedoms (freedom of speech and expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement etc.).
Option (Incorrect): B. Article 21 -> Reason: Article 21 provides for the protection of life and personal liberty.
Option (Incorrect): D. Article 51a (Section 51A) -> Reason: Article 51A sets out the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens.
डॉ. बी.आर. अंबेडकर ने इस अनुच्छेद को भारतीय संविधान की 'आत्मा और हृदय' कहा था।

Q3. (General Science) मानव शरीर में रक्त के थक्के बनने में आम तौर पर कौन सा विटामिन सबसे अहम होता है?
Which vitamin is absolutely essential for the coagulation (clotting) of blood in the human body?
A. विटामिन ए (Vitamin A)
B. विटामिन सी (Vitamin C)
C. विटामिन के (Vitamin K) [Correct]
D. विटामिन बी1 (Vitamin B1)

Option (Correct): C. Vitamin K [Correct] -> Reason: Vitamin K is an essential co-factor for the liver in the synthesis of prothrombin and other clotting factors which are required for blood coagulation.
Option (Incorrect): A. Vitamin A -> Reason: Vitamin K is required for vision and for the maintenance of epithelial tissue, not primarily for blood coagulation.
Option (Incorrect): B. Vitamin C (Vitamin C) -> Reason: Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) is required for collagen synthesis and for immunity, deficiency of which leads to scurvy.
Option (Incorrect): D. Vitamin B1 (Vitamin B1) -> Reason: Deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) leads to beriberi, has nothing to do with blood clotting.
यह रक्तस्राव रोकने और प्रोथ्रोम्बिन बनाने में यकृत इसका इस्तेमाल करता है।

Q4. (Cloze Test / Grammar) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: "Hardly had the train stopped at the platform __________ the passengers rushed towards the exit."
A. than
B. when [Correct]
C. then
D. before

Option (Correct): B. when [Correct] -> Reason: The correlative conjunction pair for the adverb "Hardly" (and "Scarcely") is always "when" (or "before") to indicate an action occurring immediately after another.
Option (Incorrect): A. than -> Reason: "Than" is the correct correlative to "No sooner" (a comparative adjective/adverb), not "Hardly".
Option (Incorrect): C. then -> Reason: "Then" is used to denote sequence in time ("if-then") and is grammatically incorrect in this context.
Option (Incorrect): D. before -> Reason: "Before" is occasionally acceptable with "scarcely", "when" is the correct and standard pairing as tested in the SSC exams.
याद रखें, अंग्रेजी व्याकरण में 'Hardly' या 'Scarcely' के साथ हमेशा 'when' आता है। 'No sooner' के साथ 'than' आता है।

Q5. (Vocabulary / Synonyms) Select the synonym of the given word: "ABUNDANT"
A. Scarce
B. Plentiful [Correct]
C. Meagre
D. Deficient

Option (Correct): B. Plentiful [Correct] -> Reason: "Abundant" means to be in large quantities; "plentiful" is its exact synonym.
Option (Incorrect): A. Scarce -> Reason: "Scarce" is an opposite meaning i.e. insufficient or rare.
Option (Incorrect): C. Meagre -> Reason: "Meagre" means scanty, inadequate (antonym).
Option (Incorrect): D. Deficient -> Reason: "Deficient" means lacking in some necessary element or amount (antonym).
'Abundant' का मतलब है बहुत ज्यादा मात्रा में, और इसका समानार्थी शब्द 'Plentiful' है।

Q6. (Spotting Errors) Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error: "Neither the teacher nor the students was in the classroom yesterday."
A. Neither the teacher nor
B. the students was present [Correct]
C. in the classroom
D. yesterday

Option (Correct): B. the students were present [Correct] -> Reason: Subject-verb agreement rules state that when you have two subjects joined by "neither...nor", the verb agrees with the subject that is closest to it. In this case the subject closest to the verb is "students" (plural) so the verb must be "were" not "was".
Option (Incorrect): A. Neither the teacher nor -> Reason: That correlative conjunction structure is correct.
Option (Incorrect): C. in the classroom -> Reason: That prepositional phrase is grammatically correct.
Option (Incorrect): D. yesterday -> Reason: The adverbial of time is in the correct position.
संकेत: 'Neither...nor' वाले वाक्यों में क्रिया हमेशा सबसे पास वाले कर्ता के हिसाब से आती है।

Q7. (Arithmetic / Percentage) अगर किसी चीज़ के दाम 25% बढ़ा दिए जाएं, तो कुल खर्च को बराबर रखने के लिए उसकी खपत में कितने प्रतिशत की कमी करनी पड़ेगी?
If the price of an article is increased by 25%, by what % must its consumption be reduced in order that the expenditure on it may remain unchanged?
A. 15%
B. 20% [Correct]
C. 25%
D. 30%

Option (Correct): B. 20% [Correct] -> Reason: Consumption reduction percentage = $\left(\frac{r}{100+r}\right) \times 100 = \left(\frac{25}{125}\right) \times 100 = \frac{1}{5} \times 100 = 20\%$.
Option (Incorrect): A. 15% -> Reason: A 15% reduction is mathematically wrong for a 25% price increase.
Option (Incorrect): C. 25% -> Reason: A typical fallacy is to assume that consumption should fall by precisely 25% as well, thereby reducing total spending.
Option (Incorrect): D. 30% -> Reason: 30% reduction is too much and ends up reducing the total outlay.
Hint: प्रतिशत वृद्धि वाले ऐसे प्रश्नों में शॉर्टकट सूत्र $\frac{r}{100+r} \times 100$ का प्रयोग करें।

Q8. (Arithmetic / BODMAS) Simplify the following expression using BODMAS rule: $50 - [40 - \{30 - (20 - 10)\}]$
A. 10
B. 20 [Correct]
C. 30
D. 40

Option (Correct): B. 20 [Correct] -> Reason: Solving step-by-step using brackets order (Vinculum → Parentheses → Braces → Brackets):
Inner parentheses: $(20 - 10) = 10$
Braces: $\{30 - 10\} = 20$
Square brackets: $[40 - 20] = 20$
Final subtraction: $50 - 20 = 20$.
Option (Incorrect): A. 10 -> Reason: Results from arithmetic errors in the bracket resolution.
Option (Incorrect): C. 30 -> Reason: Wrongly disregards the outer subtraction brackets.
Option (Incorrect): D. 40 -> Reason: Doesn't properly follow the inward-outward bracket reduction.
सुझाव: BODMAS नियम में सबसे पहले हमेशा सबसे अंदर वाले कोष्ठक (Parentheses) को हल करें।

Q9. (Reasoning / Coding-Decoding) अगर किसी कोड भाषा में 'STUDY' को 'TVVEC' लिखा जाता है, तो उसी कोड भाषा में 'PAPER' को क्या लिखा जाएगा?
If in a certain code language 'STUDY' is coded as 'TVVEC', how would 'PAPER' be coded in that same language?
A. RCRGU [Correct]
B. QBOFS
C. SCSHV
D. QBOHQ

Option (Correct): A. RCRGU [Correct] -> Reason: Analyzing the alphabetical shift pattern:
S (+1) = T, T (+2) = V, U (+3) = V, D (+4) = E, Y (+5) = C. (Progressive incremental shift: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5).
Applying the exact same progressive shift to PAPER:
P (+1) = R, A (+2) = C, P (+3) = R, E (+4) = G, R (+5) = U → RCRGU.
Option (Incorrect): B. QBOFS -> Reason: That represents a uniform +1 shift, ignoring the fact that it's a progressive increment.
Option (Incorrect): C. SCSHV -> Reason: Results from incorrect forward addition steps.
Option (Incorrect): D. QBOHQ -> Reason: Incorrect application of reverse subtraction.
संकेत: देखें कि अक्षरों के बीच वर्णमाला में फर्क हर बार एक अंक, फिर दो अंक, फिर तीन अंक और इसी तरह बढ़ता है या नहीं।

Q10. (Reasoning / Number Series) दी गई संख्या श्रृंखला में कौन सी संख्या अगली आएगी: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Find the missing number in the following number series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
A. 121
B. 127 [Correct]
C. 131
D. 135

Option (Correct): B. 127 [Correct] -> Reason: Analyzing the mathematical pattern: each subsequent number is multiplied by 2 and added by 1 ($\times 2 + 1$):
$3 \times 2 + 1 = 7$; $7 \times 2 + 1 = 15$; $15 \times 2 + 1 = 31$; $31 \times 2 + 1 = 63$; $63 \times 2 + 1 = 127$ (alternatively, doubling the differences: +4, +8, +16, +32, +64).
Option (Incorrect): A. 121 -> Reason: Doesn't fit the geometric doubling progression.
Option (Incorrect): C. 131 -> Reason: Is greater than the precisely calculated progression value.
Option (Incorrect): D. 135 -> Reason: Arithmetically incorrect on the basis of the differences in the series.
Hint: श्रृंखला में प्रत्येक अगली संख्या पिछली संख्या की दोगुनी होकर 1 जोड़ने पर प्राप्त होती है ($\times 2 + 1$)।

Verify Session I Qualification: Confirm that your Session I score has cleared the category-wise qualifying gate (36/30/24 marks out of 120) with 0 penalty.

Calculate Session II Raw Score: Multiply your correct answers in GA and English by 3 and subtract 1 mark for every incorrect answer ($\text{Correct} \times 3 - \text{Wrong} \times 1$).

Analyze Multi-Shift Normalisation: bear in mind that the official SSC scores and our mock rank predictor both use multi-shift normalisation. This means the raw scores are adjusted in accordance with the difficulty of the paper on each date.

1. Go to the testing portal at https://mocktestcenter.com/ssc-mts-havaldar/mock-test

2. Use the 5-tab selector at the top of the page to select your desired practice mode (Full Length Dual Session Mocks, Session II Merit Boosters, Feb 2026 Shift Papers, Session I Qualifying Drills or Static GK/English Lab).

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