NTSE

Practice Paper -13

Scholastic Aptitude Test (Mental Ability Test)

Direction: (Questions 1 to 10)

In each of the following questions, the number/ letters are arranged based on some
pattern or principle. Choose the correct answer for the term marked by the symbol (?):

1. 0, 3, 9, 18, 30, ?
a. 48
b. 42
c. 36
d. 45 (Ans.)
2. 6, 9, 18, 21, 30, ?
a. 38
b. 33 (Ans.)
c. 36
d. 39

3.

a. 16
b. 10
c. 9
d. 12 (Ans.)

4.

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 a. 18
b. 40
c. 21 (Ans.)
d. 24

5.

a. 86
b. 138
c. 76
d. 120 (Ans.)

6.

a. 22
b. 88
c. 69 (Ans.)
d. 153

7.

a. 82 (Ans.)

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 b. 81
c. 48
d. 26

8.

a. 195
b. 139 (Ans.)
c. 121
d. 84

9.

a. 160 (Ans.)
b. 116
c. 150
d. 128
10. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

a. 8
b. 10 (Ans.)
c. 12

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 d. 11

Direction: (Questions 11 and 12)

11. The number of squares in the given figure is

a. 9
b. 10
c. 14 (Ans.)
d. 12
12. 2*5=83325; 4*6=6410036, 3*7=277649 then 5*9=________________.

a. 12520681 (Ans.)
b. 1254481
c. 25704729
d. 125604729
13. Insert the missing number:
a. 625 (Ans.)
b. 125
c. 225
d. 25

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14. Which one of the following pairs is different from other three pairs?
a. BFJN : YUQM
b. EIMQ : VRNJ
c. GLQV : TOJE (Ans.)
d. KOSW : PLHD
15. Choose from the given options, the correct letter-number pair to replace the ? and to
continue the series.

a. S/10
b. U/4
c. 3/X (Ans.)
d. 6/U

Directions: (Question numbers 16 to 20)

According the relevance of three elements in each question, choose the sets of elements
which exactly fit in one of the diagrams marked as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E)

16. Crow : Pigeon : Bird

a. B
b. C
c. A
d. E (Ans.)
17. India : Earth : Jupiter
a. D
b. A (Ans.)

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 c. E
d. B
18. Music : Rhythm : Dance
a. D
b. A
c. B (Ans.)
d. E
19. Cells : Tissues : Organs
a. B
b. A
c. E
d. D (Ans.)
20. Television : Computer : Typewriter
a. C (Ans.)
b. D
c. A
d. E
21. The number opposite to ‘3’ in the given die is:

a. 4 (Ans.)
b. 5
c. 1
d. 2
22. If P stands for ‘+’
Q stands for ‘–’
R stands for ‘ × ’
S stands for ‘ ÷ ’, then
2P4Q6R8S1R3Q5P7
a. 0

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 b. -163
c. -150
d. 2 (Ans.)
23. Find the odd man out in the series.
64, 71, 80, 91, 104, 119, 135, 155
a. 71
b. 80
c. 119
d. 135 (Ans.)
24. Find the odd figure in the given sequence.

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D (Ans.)
25. Complete the series.
0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, __________
1. 0.85
2. 0.9
3. 0.95
4. 1.0 (Ans.)
26. A man starts from his house and goes 5 km towards north and turns right and goes 5 km.
Again he goes 5 km to his left and turns left and goes 15 km further. Now, in which
direction is he from his house?
a. North
b. North – West (Ans.)
c. East
d. North – East

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27. If A*E=C; H*L=J; P*T=R then, J*(L*P)=?
a. K
b. I
c. L (Ans.)
d. N
28. Choose from the given options, the correct Letter-Number pair to replace the (?) and to
continue the series.

a. 3
b. 7
c. 2 (Ans.)
d. 6
29. If POUND is coded as MLRKA, how will ENGLISH be coded?
a. AKDJEPF
b. BJDIFOE
c. BKDIFPE (Ans.)
d. BKDIDOE
30. SHINE, VEMJJ, XBQFO, ?
a. ZXTAS
b. AYUBT (Ans.)
c. BZVCU
d. WTUAV
31. The mirror image of the word WEATHER.

a.

b.

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 c.

d. (Ans.)

32. Paper : Pen : : Blackboard : ___________.

a. Teacher
b. Student
c. Notebook
d. Chalk (Ans.)

Direction: (Question 33 to 39)

In the following diagram Rectangle represents women, Circle represents urban,
Triangle represents Post Graduates and Square represents librarians.

33. Who among the following is a Post Graduate who is not an urban resident?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 11
d. 20 (Ans.)
34. Who among the following is a Woman Librarian, who is neither post graduate nor
belongs to urban area?
a. 9
b. 15 (Ans.)
c. 6
d. 10
35. Who among the following is a woman, urban and also a librarian but not a post
graduate?
a. 15

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 b. 14
c. 8 (Ans.)
d. 12
36. Who among the following is neither a librarian nor a post graduate but is urban and not
a woman?
a. 4
b. 5 (Ans.)
c. 8
d. 12
37. Who among the following is only a librarian but not a woman nor urban resident and not
a post graduate?
a. 9 (Ans.)
b. 10
c. 11
d. 16
38. Who among the following is a man, urban resident and also a librarian?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 12 (Ans.)
d. 15
39. Who among the following is a post graduate woman who comes from urban area?
a. 6 (Ans.)
b. 14
c. 13
d. 7
40. 351 means “Students like maths”; 197 means “We are students” and 748 means “They are
parents”. The digit for “We” is:
a. 4
b. 8
c. 9 (Ans.)
d. 5
41. If ‘BROTHER’ is 86; ‘FATHER’ is 58 and ‘SISTER’ is 90 then ‘MOTHER’ is ___________
a. 83

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 b. 73
c. 79 (Ans.)
d. 52
42. If fifth day of a month is four days earlier than Wednesday, what day will it be on Twenty
eighth day of the month?
a. Sunday
b. Monday (Ans.)
c. Tuesday
d. Wednesday
43. The next figure in the following sequence of figures is:

a.

b. (Ans.)

c.

d.

44. The next figure in the following sequence of figures is:

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 a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

45. The next figure in the following sequence of figure is:

a.

b.

c. (Ans.)

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 d.

46. The next figure in the following sequence of figure is:

a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

47. The next figure in the following sequence of figure is:

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 a. (Ans.)

b.

c.

d.

48. Find out the word that cannot be formed by using the letters in the word formed by using
the letters in the word “ERYTHROBLAST”:
a. BLAST
b. BLAME (Ans.)
c. THEORY
d. ROAST
49. From the four alternatives only one differs from the remaining three. Identify it.
a. Aries
b. Virus (Ans.)
c. Aquarius
d. Pisces
50. Choose the correct answer for the term marked by the symbol (?)
P3, ?, J9, G12, D15
a. K6
b. M6 (Ans.)
c. M8
d. L8

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