Date : 19/05/2021 CODE

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PART-I

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Time : 2 Hrs. NTSE TEST SERIES (S-I) : TEST-1 M.M. : 100

(For Class-X Students)

MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)

Topics Covered :
Mental Ability : Number Series, Alphabetical Series, Alphanumeric Series, Non-Verbal Series, Analogy
(Verbal and Non-Verbal)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
1. There are 100 questions in this test. All are compulsory.
2. 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.
3. Use only Blue/Black ballpoint pen to darken the appropriate circle.
4. The mark should be dark and should completely fill the circle.
5. Darken only one circle for each question.
6. Rough work must not be done on the Answer sheet and do not use white-fluid or any other rubbing
material on the Answer sheet.
7. Each question carries 1 mark. There is no negative marking.

Choose the correct answer :

Direction (Q.1 to Q.30) : Find the missing term(s) in 5. 2 , 5, 11, 23, ?
the following patterns. (1) 51 (2) 47
1. 16, 64, 144, 256, 400, ? (3) 50 (4) 46
(1) 441 (2) 448 6. 11, 12, 13, 22, 24, 26, 44, 48, 52, ?, ?, ?
(3) 484 (4) 576 (1) 88, 92, 102 (2) 100, 102, 104
2. 224, 255, 288, 323, 360, ? (3) 88, 96, 104 (4) 100, 104, 108

(1) 400 (2) 401 7. 15, 29, 57, 113, ?

(1) 256 (2) 289
(3) 399 (4) 444
(3) 225 (4) 169
3. 0, 2, 5, 10, 17, 28, ?
8. 528, 264, 132, 66, 33, ?
(1) 50 (2) 35
(1) 15 (2) 16.5
(3) 44 (4) 41
(3) 17 (4) 16
4. 53, 59, ?, ?, 71, 73, 79 9. 10.5, 22, 67, 269, ?
(1) 61, 67 (2) 61, 63 (1) 1344 (2) 1346
(3) 63, 67 (4) 63, 69 (3) 1336 (4) 1345

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10. 3, 20, 63, 144, 275, ? 23. A15E, C37G, E59I, G711K, I913M, ?
(1) 468 (2) 478 (1) K1115P (2) K1115O
(3) 498 (4) 488 (3) K1215O (4) K1215P

11. AZ, BW, CT, DQ, EN, ?, ? 24. Q, 16, S, 25, U, 36, W, ?, ?
(1) 49, Y (2) Y, 49
(1) FK, GH (2) FM, GJ
(3) 64, Y (4) W, 49
(3) FK, GJ (4) FM, GH
25. 1A, 4B, 9C, 16D, ?
12. Y, A, D, H, M, S, ?
(1) 25F (2) 36F
(1) Y (2) Z
(3) 25E (4) 36E
(3) U (4) V 26. Y0101, X0408, W0927, V1664, ?
13. A, D, I, P, ? (1) R15125 (2) U25125
(1) Z (2) Q (3) S25125 (4) T15125
(3) Y (4) W 27. 11B, 14E, 17H, 20B, 23E, ?
14. PTU, QVS, RXQ, SZO, TBM, ? (1) 26I (2) 26M
(1) VDJ (2) UEK (3) 26H (4) 26F
(3) VCJ (4) UDK 28. 13AC, 25BE, 37CG, 49DI, ?

15. ZYG, YTH, XPJ, WMM, VKQ, ? (1) 511EK (2) 511EL
(3) 611EK (4) 512EK
(1) VJU (2) UJV
29. 5E13G7, 8H17J10, 11K25M13, 14N29P16, ?
(3) VIV (4) UIU
(1) 17Q35S19 (2) 17Q37S18
16. BCE, FFH, JIK, NLN, ROQ, ?
(3) 18Q37S19 (4) 17Q37S19
(1) VRT (2) UQR
30. A2B, C12D, E30F, G56H, I90J, ?
(3) TQT (4) STR (1) K132L (2) K132M
17. ACZ, YAX, WYV, UWT, SUR, ? (3) K130M (4) K131L
(1) RUQ (2) QRP Direction (Q.31 to Q.40) : In each of the following
(3) RTQ (4) QSP pattern, some of the letter/numbers are missing which
are given in that order as one of the alternatives
18. E, G, K, M, Q, ?
below it. Choose the correct alternative.
(1) T (2) R 31. p q _ p _ r _ q r p q _ p q _
(3) S (4) U (1) r q p r p (2) p q p r r
19. AZB, EDD, IHF, ONH, ? (3) r q p r r (4) r p p r r
(1) UTJ (2) OTK 32. j m b _ j m _ h j _ b h _ m b h
(3) OSL (4) USN (1) j m b h (2) h b m j
20. A, B, F, O, E, ? (3) h b j j (4) j b m j

(1) A (2) B 33. _ 2 3 4 1 _ 3 4 1 2 _ 4 1 2 3 _

(1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 1 2 4 4
(3) D (4) C
(3) 1 4 3 4 (4) 1 3 3 4
21. 1B, 6D, 11F, 16H, 21J, ?
34. 1 A 2 _ 3 C _ A 2 B 3 _1 A _ B 3 C 1 _ 2 B 3 C
(1) 26K (2) 27Q
(1) B 1 C 1 A (2) B 1 C 2 B
(3) 27M (4) 26L (3) B 1 B 2 A (4) B 1 C 2 A
22. 1A, 5E, 9I, 13M, ? 35. p q _ r _ r s _ s _ t t t t _ _ u u u u u
(1) 17Q (2) 17P (1) q r s s t t (2) q r s t t u
(3) 15R (4) 15O (3) q r s s t u (4) q r t s t u

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36. a x _ y y _ x z y y a _ z y _ a x z y _
(1) z a x y a (2) z a x y y 44. ?
(3) z a y y y (4) z a x y z
37. z a b _ a b _ z _ c z a c _ a b
(1) c c b z (2) c a b z (1) (2)

(3) c c b a (4) c c a z
38. C O _ I D _ O V _ D C _ V I D C O V I _
(3) (4)
(1) V C I I D (2) V C I O V
(3) V C C O D (4) V C I O D
39. 1 2 _ B 3 C _ 5 D E _ _ 7 _ G _ 45. ?
(1) A 4 6 F H 8 (2) A 6 4 F 8 H
(3) A 4 6 F 8 H (4) 4 A 6 F 8 H
40. a _ c b _ d E c _ e F _ d E f G h _ (1) (2)
(1) B C d g I (2) B C D g I
(3) b C D g H (4) B c D g I
(3) (4)
Direction (Q.41 to Q.50) : Choose the correct options
to complete the following pattern of figures.

46. ?
41. ?

(1) (2)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(3) (4)

?
42. ? 47.

(1) (2) (1) (2)

(3) (4) (3) (4)

43. ? 48. ?

(1) (2) (1) (2)

(3) (4) (3) (4)

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58. 562 : 123 :: 594 : 200 :: 961 : 226 :: 327 : ?

49. ? (1) 128 (2) 64
(3) 16 (4) 32
59. 23 : 9 :: 53 : 243 :: 54 : 1024 :: 39 : ?
(1) (2) (1) 512 (2) 1728
(3) 729 (4) 4096
60. 231 : 5 :: 322 : 25 :: 533 : 512 :: 724 : ?
(3) (4)
(1) 6561 (2) 6516
(3) 6651 (4) 6551
50. ? 61. ‘Japan’ is related to ‘Tokyo’ in the same way as
‘Indonesia’ is related to
(1) Kuala Lumpur (2) Bangkok
(1) (2)
(3) Jakarta (4) Nairobi
62. ‘America’ is related to ‘US Dollor’ in the same way
as ‘Thailand’ is related to
(3) (4)
(1) Pound sterling (2) Dirham
Direction (Q.51 to Q.60) : Choose the correct options (3) Renminbi (4) Bhat
to complete the following pattern of numbers.
63. ‘Indigo Airline’ is related to ‘India’ in the same way
51. 457 : 16 :: 459 : 18 :: 896 : 23 :: 456 : ? as ‘Lufthansa’ is related to
(1) 20 (1) Germany (2) China
(2) 25 (3) United Kingdom (4) Sri Lanka
(3) 30 64. ‘RAW’ is related to ‘India’ in the same way as
‘MOSAD’ is related to
(4) 15
(1) UAE (2) Israel
52. 63 : 27 :: 59 : 42 :: 96 : 45 :: 56 : ?
(3) Egypt (4) Palestine
(1) 44 (2) 25
65. ‘Distance’ is related to which of the following in the
(3) 33 (4) 27
same way as ‘speed’ is related to ‘speedometer’ in
53. 526 : 16 :: 159 : 14 :: 296 : 24 :: 856 : ? a vehical?
(1) 46 (2) 45 (1) Hygrometer
(3) 55 (4) 50 (2) Anemometer
54. 2359 : 51 :: 2559 : 55 :: 6598 : 102 :: 7896 : ? (3) Screw gauge
(1) 119 (2) 110 (4) Odometer

(3) 120 (4) 121 Direction (Q.66 to Q.70) : Choose the correct options
to complete the following pattern of words.
55. 163 : 46 :: 598 : 188 :: 969 : 216 :: 875 : ?
66. MINE : IMEN :: FOUR : ?
(1) 225 (2) 224
(1) OFUR (2) RFOU
(3) 220 (4) 216
(3) OFRU (4) RFUO
56. 31 : 4 :: 58 : 9 :: 95 : 16 :: 27 : ?
67. Tie : Neck :: Socks :: ?
(1) 84 (2) 36 (1) Hands (2) Foot
(3) 25 (4) 49 (3) Ear (4) Waist
57. 20 : 8 :: 91 : 512 :: 81 : 343 :: 46 : ? 68. AEROBIC : CBIORAE :: ALAMEDA : ?
(1) 8 (2) – 8 (1) AEDMAAL (2) ADEMAAL
(3) – 27 (4) 27 (3) AEDMALA (4) AEDAALM

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69. Ampere : current :: Tesla : ? Direction (Q.76 to Q.80) : In each of the following
(1) Resistance (2) Electric potential question figure (a) and figure (b) have a definite
(3) Momentum (4) Magnetic flux relationship between them. Choose a figure from the
option such that it has the same relation with figure (c).
70. Contractor : Building :: Cobbler : ?
(1) Cloth (2) Bridge
(3) Shoes (4) Food ?
76.
Direction (Q.71 to Q.75) : In each of the following a c
b d
questions figures on both side of ‘:’ have a definite
relation between them and the pair of figures on both
side of ‘::’ follow the same pattern. Choose the correct (1) (2)
option to replace the ‘?’.

71. : :: : ?
(3) (4)
(1) (2)

(3) (4) 77. ?

a b c d
72. : :: : ?
(1) (2)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(3) (4)

73. : :: :?
78. ?
(1) (2)
a b c d
(3) (4)
(1) (2)
74.
: : : ?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)

(3) (4)

: :: : ?
79. TN ?
75.
a b c d

(1) (2) (1) (2)

(3) (4) (3) (4)

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89. 1, 3, 7, 15, 30, 63, 127

80. ? (1) 15 (2) 30
(3) 127 (4) 7
a b c d
90. 29, 25, 58, 50, 87, 75, 126, 100
(1) 100 (2) 75
(1) (2)
(3) 126 (4) 87
Direction (Q.91 to Q.100) : Find the wrong term in the
following pattern.
(3) (4)
91. Z, Y, W, T, O, K

Direction (Q.81 to Q.90) : Find the wrong term in the (1) W (2) O
following pattern. (3) T (4) K
81. 19, 23, 29, 31, 33, 41, 43, 47 92. B, D, F, I, J, L, N
(1) 23 (2) 47 (1) L (2) J
(3) 33 (4) 31 (3) D (4) I

82. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 343, 729 93. AB, DE, GH, JL, MN, PQ

(1) 81 (2) 729 (1) JL (2) PQ

(3) GH (4) MN
(3) 27 (4) 343
94. MA, PB, SC, VD, ZE, BF, EG
83. 196, 256, 324, 441, 484, 576
(1) VD (2) EG
(1) 441 (2) 324
(3) ZE (4) SC
(3) 484 (4) 576
95. AB, EF, IJ, OR, UV
84. 700, 800, 1000, 1200, 1700, 2200
(1) EF (2) IJ
(1) 1700 (2) 1200
(3) UV (4) OR
(3) 1000 (4) 2200
96. ABC, BCD, CDE, EFH, EFG, FGH, GHI
85. 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 226, 343, 512
(1) CDE (2) BCD
(1) 226
(3) EFH (4) GHI
(2) 512 97. V, X, U, W, T, V, Q, U, R
(3) 125 (1) Q (2) X
(4) 343 (3) T (4) R
86. 168, 195, 224, 257, 288, 323, 360 98. A, D, I, P, Y, J, X, L, C
(1) 195 (2) 360 (1) C (2) L
(3) 288 (4) 257 (3) Y (4) X
87. 4, 9, 25, 49, 121, 169, 225, 361 99. HBDF, LCFI, PDHL, UEJO, XFLR, BGNU
(1) 225 (2) 169 (1) BGNU (2) UEJO
(3) 121 (4) 361 (3) PDHL (4) XFLR
88. 804, 2709, 64016, 125025, 226036, 343049 100. AA, DE, IJ, PO, YU
(1) 804 (2) 64016 (1) IJ (2) PO
(3) 226036 (4) 125025 (3) DE (4) YU

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