FACULTY RECRUITMENT TEST

CATEGORY-D
Formal School Education/IX, X / NSEJS/NTSE/ Foundation
for KVPY, Senior Olympiads, JEE Main & JEE Advanced
Mental Ability Test (MAT)
PAPER-B
Time: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 40

Name:................................................................................. Marks:

Subject:…………………………...........................................

Instructions
 Attempt all questions.
 PAPER-A has only one part. Each question carries two marks.
 Calculators and log tables are not permitted.

1. In a row of trees, one tree is the fifth from either end of the row. How many trees are there in the row?
(A) 11 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 9

2. Find the related word/number:

Suggest : Demand : : Take : ?
(A) Give (B) Grab
(C) Receive (D) Gift

3. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?
(A) 18 (B) 21
(C) 23 (D) None of these

Directions (48): In a certain code ‘I received a letter’, means ‘we saw an aircraft’. ‘Shyam received one too’
means ‘the aircraft is blue’, ‘Shyam loves long letters’ means ‘captain saw blue flag’ and ‘I like long one’
means ‘we believe the captain’.
The questions are based on the above information.

4. What does the word ‘received’ in the code mean?

(A) we (B) saw
(C) blue (D) aircraft

5. Which word is coded as ‘believe’?

(A) received (B) saw
(C) loves (D) like

6. What is the code for ‘long letter’?

(A) Shyam loves (B) captain saw
(C) I like (D) we believe

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7. What is the code for ‘the captain’?

(A) long one (B) long letter
(C) received one (D) saw flag
8. A person goes 2 kms towards East. He then turns right and goes 1 km. He turns again right and goes
3 kms straight. In which direction is he now from his starting place?
(A) North-East (B) North-West
(C) South-East (D) South-West

9.
?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

10. 1 9 4 16 9 25

25 49 ?
(A) 47 (B) 81
(C) 50 (D) 57

Direction (Q. 11 12): are based on number series fill up the blanks with appropriate choice.

11. 2, 3, 8, ____, 154

(A) 9 (B) 17
(C) 64 (D) 31

12. 2, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, _____

(A) 9 (B) 10
(C) 11 (D) 12

Direction (Q. 13 15): find the odd man out.

13. 2, 8, 20, 92, 184, 380

(A) 44 (B) 184
(C) 380 (D) 20

14. 3, 4.5, 9, 22.5, 67.5, 270, 945

(A) 270 (B) 22.5
(C) 4.5 (D) 67.5

15. 7, 9, 17, 42, 91, 172, 293

(A) 172 (B) 42
(C) 91 (D) 9

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Direction (Q. 16  18): Six die with their top faces raised as shown below. The sum of the number of dots on
the opposite faces is 7

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

16. If the dice (i), (ii), (iii), have even number of dots on their bottom faces, then what would be the total
number of dots on top faces ?
(A) 14 (B) 37
(C) 21 (D) 12
17. If dice (i), (ii), (iii), have even number of dots on their bottom faces and the dice (iv), (v), (vi) have add
number of dots on their top faces then what would be the difference on the total number of top face
dots between these two sets ?
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
18. If odd numbered dice have odd number of dots on their bottom faces what would be the total number
of dots on the top faces number of dots on the top faces of these dices ?
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 10 (D) 12

19. Find the number of triangles of the

figure
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
20. Complete the blanks in the series _kt_kk_xk_txk
(A) kxtkkk (B) xkttkx
(C) kktkkx (D) kxtkkt

21. In English alphabet if 1 is written for A and B, 2 is written for C and D; 3 is written for E and F and so
on so forth (and further alike) find out the second letter in the pair substituted for no.11
(A) X (B) U
(C) V (D) Z

Direction (Q. 22 26): Coding and decoding

22. Newspaper : Press : : Cloth : ?

(A) Tailor (B) Textile
(C) Fibre (D) Mill

23. Food : Stomach : : Fuel : ?

(A) Man (B) Bus
(C) Car (D) none

24. Cricket : Bat: : Hockey : ?

(A) Stick (B) Bat
(C) Raquet (D) none

25. What follows next

ACE BDF GIK HJL ____
(A) LNO (B) KMO
(C) MOQ (D) MOP

26. XAM VYDK TWBI RUZG _____

(A) PSXD (B) PSXC
(C) PSXD (D) PSXF

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Direction (Q. 27 29): Coding and decoding

27. If ORAL is coded as 3196, then WRITTEN is coded as

(A) 5992255 (B) 5522995
(C) 5893355 (D) 5192256

28. In a certain code PRACTICE is written as EICRPATC, then the word PERFECT should be written as
(A) CFEPRET (B) TCPPERCP
(C) CREPEFT (D) CEEPRFT

29. In a certain code COLLEGE is written as CLEEGLO, then the word SUETSNDT stands for
(A) STIPENDS (B) STRINGENT
(C) STUDENTS (D) None

Direction (Q. 30 31): Find the analogies

30. CDEF : UVWX: : GHIJ: ?

(A) TSRQ (B) QRST
(C) RSTU (D) STUV

31. AZB : EVF: : SHT: ?

(A) UFV (B) WDV
(C) XCY (D) WDX

32. One morning after sunrise, Sachin was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to
his right, which direction was he facing ?
(A) north (B) south
(C) east (D) west

33. A man travels 7 kms towards east, then he turns left and travels 8 kms, again he turns left and travels
10 kms. Finally, he turns left and travels 2 kms. In which direction is he from his starting point ?
(A) north-west (B) west
(C) east (D) north-east

Direction (Q. 34-37): Six friends one sitting around a circular table at equal distance from each other. A is
sitting two places right of B who is exactly opposite to C. C is an immediate left of D, who is exactly opposite
to E. F is also sitting at the table.

34. Who is the only person sitting between B and A ?

(A) B (B) C
(C) D (D) E

35. A is not sitting at equal distance from

(A) E and C (B) D and B
(C) F and D (D) all of these

36. B is sitting to the

(A) left of F (B) right of E
(C) left of E (D) right of C

37. The angle subtended by F and C at the end of the table is

(A) 60° (B) 90°
(C) 120° (D) 180°

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Direction (Q. 38  40): The faces of a die have been marked with alphabets A, B, C, D, E, & F respectively.
This die is rolled down three times. The three positions are shown as:

A D F
C E B
B C F

38. Find the alphabet opposite A?

(A) B (B) C
(C) D (D) E

39. Find the alphabet opposite C?

(A) B (B) O
(C) E (D) F

40. Find the alphabet opposite B?

(A) A (B) C
(C) O (D) E

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