Mental Ability Test MK2015104 QUestion Paper

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NTSE Mock Test
Code: MK2015104
Name: ________________________________ Roll No.: ________________Mobile No.: ________________________
MENTAL ABILITY TEST

Time: 45 Minutes
Max. Marks: 50
Instructions to the Candidates

1. Answers are to be given on a SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET.
2. Please write your Roll Number very clearly on the Test-booklet and Answer Sheet.
3. Please note and follow the instructions, given on the answer sheet for writing the answers.
4. Darken the CIRCLE with pen for answering the question in the appropriate space against
the number corresponding to the question you are answering.
5. There are 50 questions in the test.
6. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try to read the whole question paper before
beginning to answer it.
7. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to
the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the
first instance and try them again.
8. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of it
by not spending too much time on any one question.
9. Rough work can be done anywhere in the Test booklet but not on the Answer sheet/loose
paper.
10. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark.
11. Please return the Answer Sheet to the invigilator after the test.
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1.
In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE written in that code?
(a) CHRONRD
2.
(b) DSOESPI
(c) ESJTPTF
(d) ESOPSID
(c) CR
(d) DQ
I : Wheat : : Brick : II
I. [A] Cereal
[B] Field
[C] Bread
[D] Farme
II.[P] Building
[Q] Mason
[R] Clay
(a) AP
3.
[S] Kiln
(b) BS
Six roads lead to a country. They may be indicated by letters X, Y, Z and digits 1, 2, 3. When there is a
storm, Y is blocked. When there are floods, X, 1 and 2 will be affected. When road 1 is blocked, Z is also
blocked. At a time when there are floods and a storm, which road can be used?
(a) 3
4.
(c) Y
(d) 2
(c) 158
(d) 170
Which number will replace the question mark?
(a) 130
5.
(b) Z
(b) 148
Pointing towards Neha, Sanchit says, This girl is the daughter of only child of my father. What is the
relation of Sanchits wife to Neha?
(a) Daughter
6.
(b) Mother
(c) Aunt
If + means minus, means divided by, means plus and means multiplied by, then which of
the following will be the value of the expression 252
(a) 95
7.
(d) Sister
(b) 168
9 5 + 32
92 = ?
(c) 192
(d) 200
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Paper, Stationery and Ink?

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8.
A child is looking for his father He went 90m in the East before turning to his right. He went 20m
before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncles place 30 m from this point. His
father was not there. From here he went 100 m to the North before meeting his father in a street. How
far did the son meet his father from the starting point?
(a) 80 m
9.
(b) 100 m
(c) 140 m
(d) 260 m
(c) L12T
(d) L11T
J2Z, K4X, I7V, ?, H16R, M22P

(a) I11T
(b) L11S
10. Series : 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6
How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded and also
immediately followed by an even number?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
11. Parth left home for the bus stop 15 minutes earlier than usual. It takes 10 minutes to reach the stop. He
reached the stop at 8.40 a.m. What time does he usually leave home for the bustop?
(a) 8.30 .am.
(b) 8.45 pm.
(c) 8.55 a.m.
(d) None of these
Direction (Q. Nos. 12): In the following question, statements are given followed by conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known
facts and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given statements
disregarding commonly known facts.
12. Statements:
Some ants are parrots.
All the parrots are apples.
Conclusions:
1. All the apples are parrots.
2. Some ants are apples.
(a) Only (1) conclusion follows.
(b) Only (2) conclusion follows.
(c) Either (1) or (2) follows.
(d) Neither (1) nor (2) follows.
13. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a
place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is
(a) 16 hours
(b) 18 hours
(c) 20 hours
(d) 24 hours
(c) 147
(d) 153
Directions (Q. Nos. 14): Choose odd Number.

14. 119, 136, 147, 153
(a) 119
(b) 136

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Directions (Q. Nos. 15) : Choose odd pair of words

15. (Bottle : Wine), (Cup : Tea), (Pitcher : Water), (Ball : Bat), (Inkpot : Ink)
(a) Bottle : Wine
(b) Cup : Tea
(c) Pitcher : Water
(d) Ball : Bat
16. A train 300 m long has a speed of 10 m/s. How long will it take to pass a platform of 50 m?
(a) 35s
(b) 25 s
(c) 70 s
(d) 50 s
17. How many 7s are there in the following number series; which are preceded by an even number but
not followed by an odd?
437523721367542742712276572
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Direction (Q. Nos. 18 to 19): In a school, there were five teachers.

A and B were teaching Hindi and English.
C and D were teaching English and Geography.
D and A were teaching Mathematics and Hindi
E and B were teaching History and French.
18. Who among the teachers was teaching maximum number of subjects?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
19. D, B and A were teaching which of the following subjects?

(a) English only
(b) Hindi and English
(c) Hindi only
(d) English and Geography
Directions (Q. Nos. 20) : Choose the missing term from options.
20. eac, gce, ieg, ?
(a) jhi
(b) jgi
(c) kgi
(d) khi
21. Ritesh is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In which
direction will his left hand be?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
22. Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena
paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What faction of the bill did Veena pay?
(a) 1/3
(b) 3/11
23. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A
(c) 12/13
(d) 5/8
B means A is the son of B; and A % B means is the daughter of
A then which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of N?

(a) M + O
(b) M % O N + P
(c) M + O % N

(d) None of these

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24. Which number will replace the question mark?

9
5
5
9
(a) 3
(b) 4
17
4
4
17
16
8
?
8
(c) 2
(d) 5
Directions (Q. Nos. 25) : Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
25. 1. Key
3. Lock
2. Door
4. Room
5. Switch on
(a) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
26. In a four-day period Monday through Thursday each of the following temporary office workers
worked only one day, each a different day. Ms. Johnson was scheduled to work on Monday, but she
traded with Mr. Carter, who was originally scheduled to work on Wednesday. Ms. Falk traded with Mr.
Kirk, who was originally scheduled to work on Thursday. After all the switching was done, who
worked on Tuesday?
(a) Mr. Carter
(b) Ms. Falk
(c) Ms. Johnson
(d) Mr. Kirk
27. In a certain code CONCISE is written as FTJBBNM. How is FISHERY written in that code?
(a) ZSFIGJT
(b) ZSFGIHR
(c) ZSFGEHR
(d) ZSFEHGR
28. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?
(a) 22
(b) 24
(c) 44
(d) 48
29. In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and
the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number
of girls in the class?
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 18

(d) 2
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30. The diagram given below represents those students who play Cricket, Football and Kabaddi.
Study the diagram and identify the students who play all the three games.
(a) P + Q + R
(b) V + T
(c) S + T + V
(d) S
Direction (Q. Nos. 31) Select a figure from the four alternatives which will continue the same series as
establish by the problem figures.
31.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
32. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 4 only
Direction (Q. Nos. 33): Choose the alternative which shows the correct water images of that word.
33. ab45CD67
Direction (Ques. No. 34): Choose the alternative which shows the correct mirror images of that word.
34. DL9CG4728

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Directions (Q. Nos. 35): Consider the three figures, marked X, Y and Z showing one fold in X, another
in Y and cut in Z. From amongst the four alternatives figures A, B, C and D, select the one showing the
unfolded positions of Z.
35.
36. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
37. In the adjoining figure, if the centres of all the circles are joined by horizontal and vertical lines, then
find the number of squares that can be formed.

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(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 1
Direction (Q. Nos. 38): Trace out the alternative figure which contains fig (x) as its part.
38.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Direction (Q. Nos. 39) : In the following questions, find out which of the answer figures (a), (b), (c) and
(d) completes the figure matrix?
39.
Direction (Q. Nos. 40) : In the following question, from amongst the figures marked (a), (b) and (c)
and (d), select the one which satisfies the same condition of placement of the dot in the figure.
40.

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Direction (Q. Nos. 41) : In the following question, choose the figure which is different from the rest.
41.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Direction (Q. Nos. 42) : Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same
series as established by the Problem Figures.
42.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Directions (Q. Nos. 43-44) : All the six faces of a cube are colour with six different colour-Black,
Brown, Green, Red, White and Blue.
1. Red face is opposite to the black face.
2. Green face is between red and black faces.
3. Blue face is adjacent to white face.
4. Brown face adjacent to blue face.
5. Red face is in the bottom.
43. The face opposite to brown is ____________ .
(a) blue
(b) white
(c) green
(d) red
44. Which of the following is adjacent to green?

(a) Black, white, brown, red
(b) Blue, black, red, white
(c) Red, black, blue, white
(d) None of these

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Direction (Q. Nos. 45) : Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figure that would replace the
question mark (?).)
45. Problem figures:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(c) 9
(d) 10
46. Count the number of squares in the given figure.
(a) 6
(b) 7
Direction (Q. Nos. 47) : Trace out the alternative figure which contains fig. (X) as its part.
47.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Direction (Q. Nos. 48) : The question, find out which of the answer figure (a), (b), (c) and (d)
completes the figure matrix?

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48.
Direction (Q. Nos. 49) : Select a figure from the given four alternatives which fits exactly into FiguresX to form a complete square.
49.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
50.

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