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Mental Ability (Foundation)

Complete Syllabus of Class VIII, IX & X

Instructions :
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(iii) Dark only one circle for each entry.
(iv) Dark the circle in the space provided only.
(v) Rough work must not be done on the Answer sheet and do not use white-fluid or any other rubbing
material on Answer sheet.
(vi) Each question carries 4 marks. For every wrong response 1 mark shall be deducted from the total
score.

Choose the correct answer :

1. A is brother of B.C is mother of A.D is brother of 3. Problem figures
C. How D is related to B?
(1) Paternal uncle
(2) Maternal uncle
(3) Grandfather (a) (b) (c) (d)
(4) Brother
Answer figures
Directions (Q2 & Q3): There are two sets of figures
namely the problem figures containing four figures (a),
(b), (c) and (d) and answer figures (1), (2), (3) and (4).
you have to select one figure from the answer figures
(1) (2) (3) (4)
which will continue the same series as given in the
Directions (Q4 & Q5): Read the given information
problem figures.
carefully and answer the following questions.
2. Problem figures
In a certain coding system, 816321 means ‘The brown
dog frightened the cat,’ 64851 means ‘The frightened cat
ran away’ 7621 means ‘The cat was brown’ 341 means
‘The dog ran,
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4. What can be the code for ‘The dog was frightened’?
Answer figures
(1) 8263
(2) 8731
(3) 5438
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(4) 8238

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5. What is the code for ‘frightened’? 11. For A = 2, B = 3 and N = 100, how many steps
(1) 2 (2) 6 are performed before the machine stops?

(3) 3 (4) 8 (1) 1 (2) 2

6. If RAT = 13, HEN = 9, then BATS is equal to (3) 3 (4) 4

(1) 10 (2) 12 12. In the question no. 11, what is the value of A when
machine stops?
(3) 14 (4) 16
(1) 6 (2) 30
7. The number of triangles in the given figure is
(3) 210 (4) 1890
13. In the question no. 11, what is the value of B when
machine stops?
(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 7 (4) 9
14. If the value of N changed from 100 to 2000, then
what is the value of A?
(1) 1890 (2) 20790
(1) 28 (2) 30
(3) 20580 (4) 1860
(3) 34 (4) 32
15. Who is heaviest among Anil, Shiv, Nayan and
8. Which letter replaces the question mark? Prem?
1 2 4 5 I. Anil and Shiv are of same weight.
3 D O 6 II. Shiv weighs more than Nayan, but less than
Prem.
(1) Anil (2) Prem
4 J ? 5 (3) Nayan (4) Data is not sufficient
2 2 3 8 16. A customer asks for the production of x number of
(1) L (2) F goods. The company produces y number of goods
(3) H (4) S daily out of which z% are unfit for sale. The order
will be completed in
9. In the given figure, area of square PQRS is x. Find
area of shaded portion. x 100 x
(1) (2)
100 (yz) y (100  z)
100 x 100 x
P Q (3) (4)
y (z  1) y (100  z)
17. Find the odd figure from the given figures.
S R

27 2 25 2
(1) x (2) x
4 4 (a) (b) (c) (d)
27 25 (1) a (2) b
(3) x (4) x
4 4 (3) c (4) d
10. 35 : 12 : : 77 : ? 18. A motorist is driving west to east and on the way
(1) 12 (2) 14 turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock
and then turns left at right angles. The direction in
(3) 18 (4) 17
which, the motorist is finally driving, is
Directions (Q11 to Q14): Read the following data and
(1) West
answer the questions that follows :
(2) East
A numerical machine accepts two values A and B. Then,
it updates these values as A = AB and B = B + 2 in (3) North
every step. The machine stops at A  N. (4) South

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 Directions (Q25 & Q26) : In each of the following
2 5 10 questions, there is a certain relationship between two
155 terms (letter clusters or numbers) on the left of the sign
19. 56 ?
4 6 9 7 12 11 (::). The same relationship exists between the two terms
on the right of the sign (: :) of which one is missing.
(1) 265 (2) 165 Find the missing one from the four alternatives.
(3) 366 (4) 365 25. 48 : 122 : : 168 : ?
20. If 9  5 = 56, 14  10 = 96 and 18  15 = 99, then (1) 215 (2) 225
20 14 = ?
(3) 290 (4) 292
(1) 204 (2) 104
26. 16 : 88 : : 32 : ?
(3) 36 (4) 1156
(1) 96 (2) 176
Directions (Q21 & Q22) : Find the missing character
(3) 112 (4) 128
in each of the following questions.
63 36 (?) 63
Direction (Q27) : In the following question, choose the
97 94 88 79 correct water-image of figure (X) from amongst the four
21. 8 8 8 8 alternatives.
18 18 24 18
27.
(1) 61 (2) 62
(3) 64 (4) 65

49 36 121
21
22. 12
7 3 55 ? 1331 (X)
21
112 105 39 22
(1) 10 (2) 11
(3) 9 (4) 8 (1) (2)

Directions (Q23 & Q24) : A team of five is to be

selected from amongst five boys A, B, C, D and E and
four girls P, Q, R and S. Some criteria for selection are
as follows :
(i) C and P have to be together.
(ii) Q cannot go with R. (3) (4)
(iii) E cannot go with S.
(iv) B and D have to go together.
(v) Q cannot go with A. 28. 50% of 60% of 300 = x% of 20% of 1000.
These criteria apply to all questions unless stated, (1) x = 40
otherwise.
(2) x = 45
23. If C and D are to be included, the other members
(3) x = 50
of the team cannot be
(4) x = 37.5
(1) BRS (2) BEP
29. Find the missing number.
(3) ABP (4) BPR
24. If at least three members including R have to be 1 2 5
girls, then the members of the team other than R 2 3 13
are 10 5 ?
(1) BDPS (1) 15
(2) CEPQ (2) 125
(3) AEPS (3) 50
(4) ACPS (4) 100

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Direction (Q30) : Find the correct figure obtained after 37. Anil wants to visit Delhi for a business meeting for
folding the paper. three days, after which he has to go to Aligarh for
one day, then he will take two days rest and will
visit Lucknow to attend a two days seminar. If the
30. last day of seminar is a Saturday, then which of
the following day is the first day of the business
Transparent sheet meeting?
(1) Friday
(1) (2) (2) Saturday
(3) Thursday
(4) Sunday
(3) (4) 38. A, B, C, D, E play a game of cards. A says to B,
“If you give me three cards, you will have as many
31. The missing term of the series is as E has and if I give you three cards, you will
ABCD BDDE CFFF ? EJMH have as many as D has”. A and B together have
(1) DGGG (2) DHIG 10 cards more D and E together have. If B has 2
cards more than what C has and the total number
(3) DGHG (4) EHIG
of cards be 133, then how many cards does B
32. The number of triangles in the given figure is have?
(1) 22 (2) 23
(3) 25 (4) 35
Directions (Q39 & Q40) : Study the following
information to answer the given questions :
(1) 7 (2) 9 (i) Eight friends F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8 are
(3) 10 (4) 12 seated in the circle facing centre.
Directions (Q33 & Q34) : In each of the following (ii) F 4 is between F 2 & F 7 and F 6 is between
questions, some of the letters are missing which are F1 & F8.
given in that order as one of the alternatives below it.
(iii) F5 is second to the right of F1.
Choose the correct alternative.
33. a_b_c_bacc_baccc_b 39. Who is sitting between F5 and F1?

(1) caccc (2) abcca (1) F3 (2) F7

(3) cabca (4) cacab (3) F4 (4) F6
34. a_ _aa_ba_ aab_aaaab 40. Who is sitting second to the right of F2?
(1) aaaba (2) ababa (1) F7 (2) F6
(3) abaaa (4) abbbb (3) F3 or F6 or F7 (4) F7 or F6
35. A cube is painted red on three adjacent faces, yellow
Directions (Q41 & Q42) : Study the arrangement of
on two opposite faces to red and green on the
letters in the form of a pyramid and answer the
remaining face. It is then cut into 64 small cubes.
questions that follow.
How many cubes have one red and one green face?
z
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 6 (4) 8 a b
c d e
P Q
36. If P  Q means and P  Q means
QP f g h i
QP j k l m n
, then the value of 10  2 – 7  9 is
QP o p q r s t
11 13
(1) (2) 41. jo : nt :: fc : ?
8 8
11 13 (1) dl (2) ie
(3) (4)
8 8 (3) kr (4) cm

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42. fah : len :: kdm : ? 45. Which letter represents Poets who are also
(1) jfc (2) adh Teachers only?

(3) igf (4) qhs (1) f (2) a

Directions (Q43 to Q44) : Go through this number (3) e (4) h

series puzzle and find the missing characters. 46. Which letter(s) represent(s) Teachers who are
30 19 neither Typists nor Poets?
R 14
(1) b (2) c
14 10
9 P (3) e, f (4) b, c
5
12 10
Directions (Q47 & Q48) : Find the missing term in the
18 30 following patterns
24 Q
1 5 7 11 13
S 600
47. , , ,?, ,
2 6 6 6 6
43. P = ?
(1) 6 (2) 7 5 3
(1) (2)
3 2
(3) 8 (4) 9
44. Q = ? 3 4
(3) (4)
(1) 60 (2) 90 5 5
(3) 150 (4) 120 48. 2944, 1472, 736, 368, 184, ?
Directions (Q45 & Q46) : Study the figure carefully and (1) 97 (2) 107
answer the given questions :
(3) 92 (4) 82
b Directions (Q49 & Q50) : If ' `' means '  ', $ means
d '=', '!' means '  ', '?' means '>' and '#' means '<', then
c g
answer the following questions.
e f
h 49. If a c ? b c, then

a (1) a # b (2) b # a
(3) a ` c (4) b ` c
Here (i) Triangle represents ‘Typists’. 50. If a # c and b ? c, then
(ii) Circle represents ‘Teachers’. (1) a ? b (2) a ` b
(iii) Rectangle represents ‘Poets’. (3) b ? a (4) b ` a

  

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