NTSE

Practice Paper -18

Scholastic Aptitude Test (Mental Ability Test)

Direction: In question no. 1 to 7 each question has four terms. Three terms are alike in
some way. One terms is different from three others. Find out the correct terms which is
different from three others and write its alternative number on your answer sheet
against the proper question number-

1. a. B-8
b. J-1000
c. G-343
d. K-1333 (Ans.)
2. a. Steel
b. Brass
c. Mercury (Ans.)
d. Copper
3. a. DGJM
b. KOSW (Ans.)
c. BEHK
d. ILOR

4.

a. 1
b. 2 (Ans.)
c. 3
d. 4

5.

a. 1
b. 2

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 c. 3 (Ans.)
d. 4

6.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3 (Ans.)
d. 4

7.

a. 1
b. 2 (Ans.)
c. 3
d. 4

Direction: In question 8 to 14 there are four terms in each question. the terms right to the
symbol ::
have same relationship as the two terms of the left of symbol :: out of the four terms
one terms is missing which is shown by (?) and which is one of the four alternatives
given below. Find out the correct alternative and write its number against the
corresponding question on your answer sheet-

8. Parliament : Great Britain :: Congress : ?

a. Canada
b. Japan
c. United States of America (Ans.)
d. South Korea
9. 6 : 222 :: 8 : ?
a. 520 (Ans.)
b. 596
c. 496

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 d. 529
10. CEJP : FGMR :: FKRU : ?
a. HNVX
b. JNXO
c. JMVY
d. IMUW (Ans.)
11. Question figure:

Answer figures:

a. 1 (Ans.)
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
12. Question figure:

Answer figures:

a. 1
b. 2 (Ans.)
c. 3
d. 4
13. Question figure:

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 Answer figure:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 (Ans.)
14. Question figure:

Answer figure:

a. 1 (Ans.)
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Direction: Question 15-17 are based on number or letter series. One, two term is
missing in each series and indicated by question mark (?) find out the missing terms
out of the four alternative given below and write its alternative number against the
correct question number on your answer sheet-

15. 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ?

a. 240
b. 196
c. 222 (Ans.)
d. 226

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16. 6, 2, 12, 6, 20, 12, 30, 20, ?, ?
a. 49, 36
b. 42, 30 (Ans.)
c. 36, 42
d. 48, 54
17. 5, 34, 10, 51, 17, 68, 26, ?, ?
a. 102, 39
b. 76, 35
c. 85, 37 (Ans.)
d. 35, 86

Direction: In Question 18-21 problem figures are given at the left hand side consisting
four figures in a definite series and the place for fifth figure is vacant which has been
shown by question mark (?).
four answer figure are given against each figure and write its alternatives number
against the proper question number on your answer sheet-

18. Problem figures:

Answer figures:

a. 1 (Ans.)
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
19. Problem figures:

Answer figures:

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 a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 (Ans.)
20. Problem figures:

Answer figures:

a. 1
b. 2 (Ans.)
c. 3
d. 4
21. Problem figures:

Answer figures:

a. 1 (Ans.)
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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Direction: In question 22 to 28 the letters in column – I are coded in the form of
numbers. Which are written in column – II, but the order of numbers is different. Study
the code of letters and find out the correct answer for each question from given four
alternative and write its numbers. (alternative numbers) against the proper questions
number on your answer sheet

Column – I Column – II

EJP 325

REL 143

SOV 769

PRO 645

LOS 176

22. What will be code of OPR

a. 419
b. 367
c. 654 (Ans.)
d. 536
23. What will be code of SLV
a. 719 (Ans.)
b. 576
c. 134
d. 742
24. What will be code of EJL
a. 763
b. 541
c. 179
d. 321 (Ans.)
25. What will be code of RES
a. 176
b. 437 (Ans.)
c. 941

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 d. 275
26. If in a code language CLPT written as EOTY. In the same code language FJNR will be
written as
a. IMPW
b. GLPV
c. HMRW (Ans.)
d. GNRX
27. If in a code language FLNS written as DGLP. In the same code language ILPV will be
written as
a. FIMS
b. GINS (Ans.)
c. HJNR
d. GHOP
28. If in a code language OMJC written as KJLB. In the same code language TJGE will be
written as
a. PGED (Ans.)
b. OGFE
c. RHFC
d. SGDE

Direction: Question 29 to 33 are based on letter series, in each question some letters are
missing shown by (-). The missing letter are given in a proper sequence as one of the
four alternative given under each question. find out the correct alternative and write
its number against corresponding question number on your answer sheet-

29. – – B – TM – BA – MO – A –
a. MTOBTAM
b. MOAOTBT (Ans.)
c. OABTMOA
d. TMOABTM
30. – TP –N – P ––– PC
a. CNPTNT
b. NCPTCN
c. PNTCPT

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 d. NCTCNT (Ans.)
31. – L – C – LM – T –––
a. CTMCLMC
b. MCTLMCT
c. TMTCLMC (Ans.)
d. TMLCTCL
32. K – C – B – KB –
a. BKCC (Ans.)
b. CBKC
c. BCKB
d. BCKC
33. –– C – BM –– B – CK
a. CMKBMK
b. BCMKCM
c. BMKCKM (Ans.)
d. CBMKBC

Direction: In Question no. 34-38 the equations have become wrong because of the wrong
order of signs. Choose the correct order of signs from the four options given below so as
to make the equations right. Write the alternative number of the correct option on the
answer sheet against the corresponding question number –

34.
a. ÷ + = (Ans.)
b. = ÷ +
c. + ÷ =
d. ÷ = +
35.
a. − × =
b. = − ×
c. = × −
d. × − = (Ans.)
36.
a. = + ÷

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 b. ÷ + = (Ans.)
c. + = ÷
d. + ÷ =
37.
a. + × =
b. = + ×
c. × + = (Ans.)
d. = × +
38. 17 + 7 – 3 = 13
a. - + =
b. + = -
c. - = +
d. = - + (Ans.)

Direction: In Question 39-41 numbers are placed in figure on the basis of some rules.
One place is vacant which is indicated as (?). Find out the correct alternative for the
vacant place and write its number against the proper question number on your answer
sheet-

39.

a. 27
b. 21
c. 29 (Ans.)
d. 24
40.

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 a. 21
b. 26
c. 15 (Ans.)
d. 19

41.

a. 17
b. 10 (Ans.)
c. 15
d. 18

Direction: Each of the following questions 42 to 44 has a group of the three words which
are related to each other in some way. This relationship can be represented by one of
the four figure alternative given in the beginning. Find out the correct figure
alternative and write its number against the corresponding questions on your answer
sheet-

42. History, Physics, Psychology

a. 3
b. 4
c. 1
d. 2 (Ans.)
43. Jharkhand, Ranchi, Nagpur

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 a. 2
b. 4
c. 1
d. 3 (Ans.)
44. India, M.P., Bhopal
a. 4
b. 1 (Ans.)
c. 2
d. 3

Direction: In Question 45-47 are based on information given below. Read the following
information carefully and answer. The question given below. There are four
alternative for each question. Find out the correct alternative and write its number on
your answer sheet against the proper question number Information
A. Radha went to school on Wednesday and Monday.
B. Suman did not go to school on Saturday.
C. Seta went to school on Wednesday and Thursday.
D. Geeta did not go to school on Friday and Tuesday.
E. Reeta did not go to school on Tuesday, Saturday and Monday.

45. On which day all the girls went to school

a. Monday
b. Wednesday
c. Saturday
d. Tuesday (Ans.)
46. How many girls went to school on Thursday
a. Two
b. Four (Ans.)
c. Three
d. One
47. Which of the girls did not go to school on Monday
a. Radha – Suman
b. Seeta – Reeta (Ans.)
c. Geeta – Radha

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 d. Suman – Seeta
48. Rohan ranks 7th from the top and 26th from the bottom in class. How many students are
there in the Class
a. 32 (Ans.)
b. 33
c. 34
d. 27
49. Tarun is the father of Rohit. Rohit is the brother of Kala. Kala is the wife of Dilip. How
Dilip is related to Rohit
a. Uncle
b. Brother-in-law (Ans.)
c. Father-in-law
d. Son
50. A man starts from his house walks 2 km towards North. He turns right and walk 3 km.
Then he turn left and travels 3 km. What is the direction he is facing.
a. East
b. West
c. North (Ans.)
d. South

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