Fiitjee: Ntse Stage - I

FIITJEE COMMON TEST
MOCK TEST - 2
for
NTSE STAGE – I
(All Class X Batches)
Mental Ability Test (MAT)

QP CODE:
Time: 120 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100
Please read the instructions carefully.
INSTRUCTIONS
A: General :
1. Immediately fill in the particulars on this page of the Test Booklet with Blue/Black Ball point pen.
2. Use Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only for writing particulars on Side-1 and Side-2 of the Answer Sheet.
Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
3. Darken the appropriate bubbles with HB Pencil only.
4. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers and electronic gadgets
in any form are not allowed.
5. The answer sheet, a machine-gradable Objective Response Sheet (ORS) is provided separately.
6. Do not Tamper/mutilate the ORS or this booklet.
7. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work
8. On completion of this test, the candidate must hand over the Answer Sheet to the Invigilator on duty in the
Room/Hall. However, the candidates are allowed to take away this Test Booklet with them.
B: Questions paper format and Marking Scheme :
1. The question paper consists of 100 questions.
2. For each question you will be awarded 1 mark if you darken the bubble corresponding to the correct
answer and zero mark if no bubbles is darkened or your response is incorrect.
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Directions (Questions 1 – 2): In each of these questions, four problem figures are given. Select a
figure from amongst the answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the problem
figures.
1.
?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2.
?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Directions (Questions 3 – 5): Out of the four figures (A), (B), (C) and (D), given in each problem,
three are similar in a certain way. Choose the figure which is different from other figures.
3.
T V X I
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6. Find the missing term.
3 5 4 7 3 5
39 51 ?
6 3 5 4 5 4
A B C
(A) 47 (B) 45
(C) 37 (D) 35
(Space for rough work)
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7. If  stands for +, < stands for –, > stands for , + stands for ÷, – stands for =, ÷ stands for >,
and = stands for <, then which of the given equations is correct?
(A) 8 < 4  3 – 3  2  1 (B) 8 > 4 < 3 – 3 > 2 < 1
(C) 8 + 4 < 3 ÷ 3 < 2 < 1 (D) 8 + 4  3 = 3 > 2  1
8. If sign ‘–’ means ‘+’, sign ‘+’ means ‘–’, sign ‘’ means ‘÷’ and sign ‘÷’ means ‘’, then simplify
7 – 8  5 ÷ 6 + 4.
(A) 3 (B) 12
3 48
(C) 12 (D)
5 5
Directions (Questions 9 – 11): Choose the correct alternative from the given choices:
9. 23, 35, 57, 711, ?

(A) 1115 (B) 1311
(C) 1113 (D) 1117
10. 56789231, 5678923, 678923, 67892, ?

(A) 78923 (B) 8972
(C) 7896 (D) 7892
11. 3A, 7E, 11I, 15M, ?

(A) 19Q (B) 19P
(C) 19R (D) 19T
12. Find the missing letters:

m __ mmn __ m __ __ m __ m
(A) nmnmn (B) mnmnn
(C) nnmmn (D) nmmnn
13. In a certain code language, if 2 x 3 = 65 and 3 x 4 = 127, find the value of 5 x 6 in that
language.
(A) 1130 (B) 3101
(C) 1013 (D) 3011
14. Pointing to a photo, Vaibhav said, “He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my
brother.” How is Vaibhav related to the man in the photo?
(A) Father (B) Uncle
(C) Maternal Uncle (D) None of these
15. Naresh puts his clock in such a way that at 6.00 P.M., hour hand points to North. In which
direction the minute – hand will point at 9.15 P.M. ?
(A) West (B) North - West
(C) South - East (D) East
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Directions (Questions 16 – 17): Find the odd one out:
16. (A) Cat (B) Dog

(C) Fox (D) Cow
17. (A) Cot (B) Blanket

(C) Pillow (D) Bed
18. In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys. Kunal ranked seventeenth from the top. If
there are nine girls ahead of Kunal, how many boys are there after him?
(A) 3 (B) 7
(C) 12 (D) 23
19. In a queue, I am the last person. While my friend is seventh from the front. If a person
exactly between me and my friend is on the 23rd position from the front. What is my position
in the queue?
(A) 46 (B) 39
(C) 44 (D) 37
20. One evening before sunset, two friends Hareesh and Sunil were talking to each other face to
face. If Sunil’s shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Hareesh facing?
(A) South (B) North
(C) West (D) Data inadequate
Directions (Questions 21 – 22): Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of
placement of the dots as in figure (X).
21.
(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)
22.
(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

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Directions (Questions 23 – 24): The figure (X) given in each of these questions is the unfolded
positions of a cubical dice. This unfolded figure is followed by four different figures of dice. You have
to select the figure which is identical to figure (X).
23.
F A
D E
(X)
F F B F
D B F A
B E C E
(A) (B) (C) (D)
24.
1
4 2
(X)
3 1 3 2
4 2 1 1
5 3 5 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Directions (Questions 25 – 27): Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.
Singers
Doctors
4 17
25
22 3
8
30 Teachers
25. How many doctors are neither teachers nor singers?

(A) 17 (B) 5
(C) 10 (D) 30
26. How many doctors are both singers and teachers?

(A) 22 (B) 8
(C) 3 (D) 17
27. How many teachers are singers?

(A) 25 (B) 16
(C) 21 (D) 47
28. A woman has apples, oranges and guavas in her basket. When a person asked her how
many fruits she had in her basket, she replied that there were all apples but six, all oranges
but six and all guavas but six. How many fruits she had in the bag in all?
(A) 9 (B) 18
(C) 27 (D) 36
29. If you write down all the number from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 4?
(A) 11 (B) 18
(C) 20 (D) 21
Directions (Questions 30 – 31): In each of the following questions, find out the alternative which
will replace the question mark.
30. Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?

(A) Dog (B) Lion
(C) Fox (D) Horse
31. Tiger : India :: Bear : ?

(A) Australia (B) America
(C) Russia (D) England
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32. Find the mirror image of (X):
(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)
33. Insert the missing number from among the given alternatives.
6 18 15
3 2 5
4 3 ?
8 27 9
(A) 11 (B) 6
(C) 3 (D) 2
34. The age of a father is twice that of the elder son. Ten years hence the age of the father will
be three times that of the younger son. If the difference of ages of the two sons is 15 years,
the age of the father is
(A) 50 years (B) 55 years
(C) 60 years (D) 70 years
35. Out of four, which can be possibly a standard dice?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
36. 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ___

(A) 216 (B) 222
(C) 250 (D) 210
37. In a certain code language, if the word REGISTRATION is coded as TSIGERNOITAR, then
how is word ACCURATE coded in that language?
(A) UCCAETAR (B) UACCETAR
(C) UCACETAR (D) UCCATEAR
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38. In a certain code language, if the word MINUTE is coded as NMWKSO, then what is the
code for the word REIGN?
(A) SIPVM (B) SLRVM
(C) SIRTN (D) SIRWM
39. In a certain code language, if IMPEND = 61 and DISH = 40, then FRUIT = ?
(A) 86 (B) 68
(C) 74 (D) 76
40. In the following sequence of digits, how many digits, which are multiples of three, are either
immediately followed by an odd digit or immediately preceded by an even digit?
6579113235787628
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 3 (D) 1
41. A clock strikes once at 1 o’ clock, twice at 2 o’ clock, three times at 3 o’ clock and so on. If it
takes 10 seconds to strike at 6 o’ clock, find the time taken by it to strike at 12 o’ clock?
(A) 18 seconds (B) 22 seconds
(C) 24 seconds (D) 26 seconds
42. There are a total of 50 vehicles kept in the parking lot outside of a cinema theatre, of which
some are cars and the remaining are motorcycles. If the total number of wheels is 160, what
is the number of motorcycles that are kept in the parking lot? (Do not consider the spare
tyres)
(A) 10 (B) 15
(C) 20 (D) 30
Directions (Questions 43 – 45): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
question.
All the roads of a city are either perpendicular or parallel to each other. The roads are all straight.
Roads A, B, C, D and E are parallel to one another. Roads G, H, I, J, K and M are parallel to one
another.
I. Road A is 1 km east of Road B.
II. Road B is 1/2 km west of Road C.
III. Road D is 1 km west of Road E.
IV. Road G is 1/2 km south of Road H.
V. Road I is 1 km north of Road L.
VI. Road K is 1/2 km north of Road l.
VII. Road K is 1 km south of Road M.
43. Which is essentially true?

(A) E and B intersect (B) M is 1.5 km north of L
(C) D is at least 2 km west of A (D) M is 2.5 km north of L
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44. If E is between B and C, then which of the following is false?
(A) D is 2 km west of A (B) C is less than 1.5 km from D
(C) E is less than 1 km from A (D) D is less than 1 km from B
45. If road E is between B and C, then distance between A and D is -

(A) 1/2 km (B) 1 km
(C) 1.5 km (D) more than 1.5 km
46. In a row of girls facing to the North, A is sixteenth from the left end and C is sixteenth from
the right end. B who is fourth to the right of A, is fifth to the left of C in the row. How many
girls are there in the row?
(A) 39 (B) 40
(C) 41 (D) Cannot be determined
Directions (Questions 47 – 48): Study the following blood relation information carefully and answer
the given questions.
‘A + B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’
‘A – B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’
‘A x B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’
47. If P + Q – R, which of the following is true?

(A) R is the mother of P (B) P is the uncle of R
(C) P is the son of R (D) P is the father of R
48. If P x Q + R, which of the following is true?

(A) P is the brother of R (B) P is the daughter of R
(C) P is the cousin of R (D) P is the son of R
Directions (Questions 49 – 50): In the following questions three classes are given. Out of the four
figures that follow, you are to indicate which figure will best represent the relationship amongst the
three classes.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
49. Elephants, Wolves, Animals.
50. Metal, Iron, Chlorine

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Directions (Questions 51– 55): These questions are based on the following information.
In the table given below, a group of words are written in column I and their respective codes are
written in column – II against each group. Each word has a unique code. Compare the group of
words and their respective codes and answer the following questions.
Column-I Column-II
(A) I am not coming (P) 7 4 9 6
(B) She is not going (Q) 4 3 2 1
(C) We will be coming (R) 9 0 5 8
(D) I will be going (S) 6 0 5 1
51. What is the code for ‘coming’?

(A) 4 (B) 9
(C) 6 (D) 5
52. What is the code for ‘I’?
(A) 7 (B) 5
(C) 9 (D) 6
53. What is the code for ‘going’?

(A) 4 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 5
54. What is the code for ‘will be’?

(A) 05 (B) 51
(C) 60 (D) 01
55. What is the code for ‘I am not going’?

(A) 6749 (B) 7491
(C) 6741 (D) none of these
56. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, “This man’s son’s sister is my mother – in – law.”
How is the woman’s husband related to the man in the photograph?
(A) Grandson (B) Son
(C) Nephew (D) None of these
Directions (Questions 57 – 58): Each question is followed by two statements, I and II.
Mark the answer as:
(A) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other statement alone.
(B) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
(C) if the question can be answered by using both statements together, but cannot be answered
using either statement alone.
(D) if the question cannot be answered even by using both statements together.
57. What is the length of the train?

I. It crosses a platform of length 120 m in 16 sec.
II. It crosses a tower in 10 sec.
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58. How is Bhawana related to Sukhram?
I. Bhawana is the sister of Akram.
II. Sukhram’s son is Akram.
59. There are two sets of figures. One set is called the problem figure and the other sets is
called the answer figure. The problems set figures form some kind of series select one figure
from some kind of series as given in the problem set figures.
Problem Figures Answer Figures
(A) (B) (C) (D)

60. If 2x  64, then the value of x2 is
(A) 100 (B) 144
(C) 225 (D) 36
61. How many A’s are there in the following series which are immediately followed by B as well
as immediately preceded by Z?
A M B Z A N A A B Z A B A Z B A P Z A B A Z A B
(A) Nil (B) One
(C) Two (D) Three
62. Find the total number of triangles in the following figure:
(A) 38 (B) 39
(C) 40 (D) 41
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63. Find the total number of squares in the following figure:
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11
64. Find from amongst the four response figures, the one which resembles the pattern formed
when the transparent sheet, carrying a design is folded along the dotted line.
(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)
65. Figure A and B are related in some manner. Find the same relationship between figures C
and D by choosing a figure from amongst the four alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D) which
would replace the questions mark ‘?’ in figure D.
Problem Figure Answer Figure
?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (C) (D)
Directions (Questions 66 – 70) : Answer the following questions based on the given information.
The two pie diagrams given below provide the relative expenses of two families A and B.
Family A Family B
Clothing Clothing
60° Rent 56° Rent
90° 70°
Education
48° Education
70°
Light
18°
Food Light Food
Misc 96° 15° Misc 110°
48°
39°
Total expenses = Rs.4,800 Total expenses = Rs.7,200
66. If the total expenses of A and B are doubled, the ratio of expenditure on ‘light’ would be
[[
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 4 : 5 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 5 : 4
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67. If the expenses of B increase three times, the percentage of expenses on education would
be:
(A) 19.55% (B) 20.44%
(C) 20.54% (D) 19.44%
68. The miscellaneous expenses of A as a percentage of those of B is

(A) less than 75% (B) less than 80%
(C) more than 80% (D) 80%
69. The item showing the least difference in expenditure between A and B is
(A) food (B) light
(C) clothing (D) miscellaneous
70. The percentages of expenses of A and B on food are in the respective ratio
(A) 55 : 48 (B) 4 : 5
(C) 5 : 4 (D) 48 : 55
Directions (Questions 71 – 75): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.
Asha and Charu are good in Mathematics and Athletics. Deepa and Asha are good in Athletics and
Studies, Charu and Beena are good in General Knowledge and Mathematics. Deepa, Beena and
Ela are good in Studies and General Knowledge. Ela and Deepa are good in Studies and Art.
71. Who is good in Studies, General Knowledge, Athletics and Art?

(A) Asha (B) Beena
(C) Charu (D) Deepa
72. Who is good in Studies, General Knowledge and Mathematics?

(A) Asha (B) Beena
(C) Charu (D) Ela
73. Who is good in Studies, Mathematics and Athletics?

(A) Asha (B) Beena
(C) Charu (D) Deepa
74. Who is good in Athletics, General Knowledge and Mathematics?

(A) Asha (B) Beena
(C) Charu (D) Deepa
75. Who is good in Studies, General Knowledge and Art but not in Athletics?
(A) Asha (B) Beena
(C) Charu (D) Ela
76. At what time between 5:30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
5 7
(A) 43 min past 5 (B) 43 min past 5
11 11
(C) 40 min past 5 (D) 45 min past 5
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Directions (Questions 77 – 80): Read he following information’s and answer the following
questions.
All the faces of a cube are painted with red in colour. Further, it is divided into 1728 small, but
identical parts.
77. How many cubes are painted with no faces painted in red?
(A) 1000 (B) 729
(C) 1331 (D) 512
78. How many cubes are painted with only one face painted in red?
(A) 200 (B) 600
(C) 120 (D) 800
79. How many cubes are painted with only two faces painted in red?
(A) 120 (B) 80
(C) 600 (D) 10
80. How many cubes are painted with three faces painted in red?
(A) 8 (B) 12
(C) 6 (D) 10
Directions (Questions 81 – 85): Read the following information and answer the questions based
on them:
From amongst five doctors A, B, C, D and E, four engineers G, H, K and L and six teachers M, N, O,
P, Q and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these, A, B, G, H, O, P and Q are females and the
rest are males. The formation of teams is subject to the following conditions:
i. Whenever there is a male doctor, there will be no female teacher.
ii. Whenever there is a male engineer, there will be no female doctor.
iii. There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.
81. If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, all the following
teams are possible except:
(A) OPGHAB (B) ABGHPQ
(C) ABGHOQ (D) ABKLPQ
82. If the team consists of two doctors, three female teachers and two engineers, the members
of the team are:
(A) CDOPQGH (B) ABOPQGH
(C) CDKLOPQ (D) DEGHOPQ
83. If the team consists of three doctors, two male engineers and two teachers, the members of
the team could be:
(A) CDEKLMN (B) ABCKLMR
(C) CDEKLPR (D) BCDKLNR
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84. If the team consists of two doctors, one engineer and four teachers, all the following teams
are possible except:
(A) ABGMNOP (B) ABKNRPQ
(C) ABHMOPQ (D) ABHMRPQ
85. If the team consist of two doctors, two engineers and two teacher, all the following teams are
possible except:
(A) CEKLMN (B) ABGHMN
(C) CDKLOP (D) ABGHOP
86. 25 men were employed to do a piece of work in 24 days. After 15 days, 10 more men were
engaged and the work was finished a day before the schedule. In what time could they finish
the work if extra men were not employed?
(A) 25 days (B) 25.2 days
(C) 26 days (D) 26.2 days
87. A pupil’s marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for
the class increased by its half. Find the number of pupils in the class.
(A) 25 (B) 35
(C) 60 (D) 40
88. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 57, 54 and x is 70, what is the value of x?
(A) 99 (B) 199
(C) 100 (D) 77
89. In a certain code ‘CLOCK’ is written as ‘XOLXP’. How will ‘LOTUS’ be written in that same
code?
(A) OGLFH (B) OLGFH
(C) LOGFH (D) OLGHF
Directions (Questions 90 – 91): Each question below has two statements followed by three
conclusions (i), (ii) and (iii). Read the statements carefully and identify how many of the given
conclusions logically follow and mark your answer as
(A) None of the given conclusions follows. (B) Only one conclusion follows.
(C) Only two conclusions follow. (D) All three conclusions follow.
90. Statements:
Some guns are not pens.
Some pens are not pencils.
Conclusions:
(i) Some guns are not pencils.
(ii) Some pens are not guns.
(iii) Some pencils are not guns
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91. Statements:
All gods are great.
Some greats are brave.
Conclusions:
(i) Some gods are not brave.
(ii) Some gods are brave.
(iii) Some brave are not gods.
92. The last day of a century cannot be:

(A) Monday (B) Wednesday (C) Friday (D) Tuesday
93. If the first day of 2012 is a Monday, which day of the week will the last day of 2012?
(A) Wednesday (B) Tuesday (C) Monday (D) Sunday
Directions (Questions 94 – 98): These questions are based on the following information:
There are six persons, A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of husband, D is the
father of A and grand father of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and one mother in the group
94. Who is the mother of F?

(A) A (B) B (C) D (D) E
95. Who is E’s husband?
(A) B (B) C (C) A (D) E
96. How many male members are there in the group?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
97. How is F related to E?

(A) Uncle (B) Husband (C) Son (D) Daughter
98. Which of the following is a group of brother?

(A) ABF (B) ABD (C) BFC (D) BDF
99. Two trains running in the same direction at 40 km/hr and 22 km/hr completely pass one
another in 1 minute. If the length of the 1st train is 125 m, then what will be the length of IInd
train?
(A) 175 m (B) 180 m (C) 179 m (D) 185 m
100. Three cyclists with respective speeds of 8 m/sec, 10 m/sec and 20 m/sec are cycling around
a circular track of length 120 metres. If they are cycling in the same direction, after how
many seconds do all the three meet for the first time at the starting point?
(A) 60 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 20
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ANSWER KEYS
MOCK TEST – 2
for
NTSE STAGE – I
(All Class X Batches)
Mental Ability Test

QP CODE:
ANSWERS
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C
5. D 6. C 7. D 8. C
9. C 10. D 11. A 12. A
13. D 14. C 15. A 16. C
17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. B
25. A 26. C 27. A 28. A
29. C 30. D 31. C 32. A
33. C 34. A 35. C 36. B
37. A 38. D 39. C 40. C
41. B 42. C 43. B 44. A
45. D 46. B 47. A 48. D
49. C 50. B 51. B 52. D
53. C 54. A 55. C 56. A
57. C 58. C 59. D 60. B
61. D 62. D 63. B 64. B
65. D 66. B 67. D 68. C
69. B 70. D 71. D 72. B
73. A 74. C 75. D 76. B
77. A 78. B 79. A 80. A
81. D 82. B 83. A 84. B
85. C 86. D 87. D 88. A
89. B 90. B 91. A 92 D
93. B 94. D 95. C 96. D
97. C 98. A 99. A 100. A
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS
1. C
1. One flower leaf is removed in clockwise direction and it gets converted into triangle in front of
the removed leaf.
2. C
2. In each figure, one arrow is added in the subsequent design.
3. D
3. Figure D is different from other as it has only one line segment.
4. C
4. In figure C, black dot is not present in small rectangular region.
5. D
5. In figure D, parts are not mirror images of each other.
6. C
6. In figure (A), (3  3) + (6  5) = 39
In figure (B), (4  4) + (5  7) = 51
 in figure (C), missing number is = (3  4) + (5  5) = 37
7. D
7. 8 + 4  3 = 3 > 2  1 = 8 ÷4 + 3 < 3  2 + 1
=2+3<6+1=5<7
8. C
8. The given expression becomes = 7 + 8 ÷ 5  6 – 4
48 3 3
= 7  4  3  9  12
5 5 5
9. C
9. If we are splitting the numbers, it is a series of consecutive prime numbers.
10. D
10. In the second number, last digit is missing; and in the third number, first digit is missing and
it is following the series.
11. A
11.
A +4 +4 +4 +4
3 7 11 15 19
A E I M Q
+4 +4 +4 +4
12. A
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12. m n m / mn m / m n m / m n m
13. D
13. 2 x 3 = 6, 2+3=5  2 x 3 = 65
, 5 x 6 = 30, 5 + 6 = 11  5 x 6 = 3011
14. C
14.
Father
D Brother Vaibhav
Man
15. A
15.
N S
12 12
11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2
W 9 3 E E 9 3 W
8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5
S N
16. C
16. Fox is the only wild animal. All others are domestic animals.
17. A
17. Blanket, pillow and bed will be on the cot.
18. C
18. No: of boys = 20
No: of girls = 40
So, 12 boys are there after him.
19. B
7  39
19.  23
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, his position will be 39.
20. A
20.
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Before sunset, sun will be on East
the west, and shadow will be on
Shadow
the east
North South
Hareesh Sunil
East
West
21. B
21. In (X), one of the dots lies in region common to circle and square only: one in circle, square
and triangle and one in triangle only. (B) is the only option which satisfies this.
22. D
22. In (X), one of the dots lies in the intersection of circle and triangle and the other lies in the
intersection of circle and square. Only (D) satisfies it.
23. C
23. (A) has B and D on adjacent faces, which is not correct. (B) and (D) has E and F on adjacent
faces which is not correct.
, (C) is correct
24. B
24. In (A) and (C), 3 and 5 are on adjacent faces, which is not correct. In (D), 2 and 6 are on
adjacent faces, which is also not correct. So (B) is correct.
25. A
25. The number of doctors who are neither teacher nor singers in 17.
26. C
26. The number of doctors who are both singers and teachers is 3.
27. A
27. Number of teachers who are singers = 22 + 3 = 25
28. A
28. Here, number of apples + number of oranges = 6 and number of apples + number of guavas
= 6, and number of guavas + number of oranges = 6
 number of fruits = 3 + 3 + 3 = 9
29. C
29. There are ten numbers with 4 as the unit’s digit, and ten numbers with 4 as the unit’s digit.
30. D
30. As cat has paw, similarly horse has hoof.
31. C
31. As tiger is the national animal of India, similar Bear is the national animal of Russia.
32. A
32. Mirror reflection
33. C
20
6x4
33. I column, 8
3
18x3
II column,  27
2
15x ?
III column, 9?3
5
34. A
34. (x + 10) –
 2x  10   15
3
= x + 20 = 45  x = 25, , 2x = 50 years.
35. C
35. Only C will follow the rule.
36. B
36.  13 + 1, 23 + 2, 33 + 3, 43 + 4, 53 + 5, ___
The given numbers can be expressed in n3 + n form of consecutive natural numbers starting
with 1. Hence, the next number in the series is 63 + 6 = 222.
37. A
37. Word: REGISTRATION
Pattern: The word is divided into two equal halves and the letters in each half are reversed.
Code: TSIGERNOITAR
Similarly the code for ACCURATE is UCCAETAR.
38. D
38. Word: M I N U T E
Pattern: +1 +4 +9 +16 +25 +36
Code: N M W K S O
Similarly, the code for REIGN is SIRWM.
39. C
39. IMPEND  9 + 13 + 16 + 5 + 14 + 4 = 61
The sum of the place values of letters in the word is given as its value.
DISH  4 + 9 + 19 + 8 = 40
Similarly, FRUIT  6 + 18 + 21 + 9 + 20 = 74
40. C
40. 6579113235787628
In the given sequence the digits 6, 9 and 3 satisfy the given condition.
41. B
41. The clock strikes for 6 times at 6.00 o’ clock. Let the gap between two consecutive strikes be
x.
Now, the total gap between 1st strike and 6th strike is 5x.
Now 5x = 10  x = 2
Now, the gap between 1st strike and 12th strike at 12.00 o’ clock is 11x i.e., 22 seconds.
42. C
42. Let the number of scooters and cars be x and y respectively.
 x + y = 50  (1)
Total number of wheels = 2x + 4y
 2x + 4y = 160  (2)
4 x (1) – (2) 
4x + 4y = 200
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2x + 4y = 160
-----------------
2x = 40
 x = 20
43. B
43. it is clear that M is 1.5 km north of L.
44. A
44. According to question
Less than 1/2 km
1 km
1/2 km
1/2 km
D B E C A
45. D
45. The distance between A and D is 1.5 – 2.
46. B
46. 15 3 4 15
A B C
15 + 3 + 4 + 15 + 3 = 40
47. A
47.
Q R
48. D
48. R
P Q
49. C
49. Animals
Elephants Wolves
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Elephants and Wolves are entirely different. But, both are animals.
50. B
50. Metal
Iron
Chlorine
Iron is a metal.
Chlorine is a non – metal.
51. B
51. Comparing all the sentences:
I – 6, coming  9, going  1, will be  05
I am not going  6741
Code for ‘coming’ is ‘9’.
52. D
52. Code for ‘I’ is ‘6’.
53. C
53. Code for ‘going’ is 1.
54. A
54. Code for ‘will be’ is ‘05’.
55. C
55. Code for ‘I am not going’ is ‘6741’.
56. A
Sol. Man’s son’s sister – Man’s daughter.
So, the man’s daughter in the mother of the woman’s husband. Thus, the woman’s husband
is the grandson of the man in the photograph.
57. C
57. Let x be the length of the train.
x  120
From statement I,  s (speed of the train)
16
x  120 x
From statement II,  S
16 10
 16x – 10x = 1200  x = 200 m
Hence, both the statements I and II (together) are sufficient to answer the question.
58. C
58. Using both statements together we can conclude that Bhawana is the daughter of Sukhram.
Hence, using both statements together we can answer the question.
59. D
59. The dot is moving 3 places clockwise in every next figure.
60. B
60. 2x  64  26  262  2x  212
 x = 12  x2 = 144.
61. D
61. A M B Z A N A A B Z A B A Z B A P Z A B A Z A B
By observation.
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62. D
62. By observation.
63. B
63. By observation.
64. B
64. By observation.
65. D
65. By observation.
66. B
18
66. Family A yields  Rs.  9600  Rs.480
360
15
B yields  Rs.  14400  Rs.600
360
 Ratio = 480 : 600 = 4 : 5
67. D
70
67. Percentage on education shall remain same at  100  19.44%
360
68. C
48
68. Family A spends   4800  Rs.640
360
39
B spends   7200  Rs.780
360
640
 Required percentage   100  82% (Approx)
780
69. B
18
69. For family A, light  Rs.  4800  Rs.240
360
15
For family B, light  Rs.  7200  Rs.300
360
 Difference = Rs.300 – Rs.240 = 60 (least)
70. D
96
70. Percentage of expenditure of A on food  Rs.  100
360
110
Percentage of expenditure of B on food  Rs.  100
360
 Ratio = 96 : 110 = 48 : 55
71. D
71. The given information can be summarized as follows

Math Athletics Studies GK Art
Asha     
Charu     
Deepa     
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Beena     
Ela     
Clearly, Deepa is good in Studies, GK, Athletics and Art.
72. B
72. Beena is good in Studies, GK and Mathematics.
73. A
73. Asha is good in Studies, Mathematics and Athletics.
74. C
74. Charu is good in Athletics, GK and Mathematics.
75. D
75. Ela is good in Studies, GK and Art but not in Athletics.
76. B
76. At 5 o’ clock, the hands are 25 min spaces apart.
To be at right angles and that too between 5:30 and 6, the minute hand has to gain (25 + 5)
= 40 min spaces.
55 min spaces are gained in 60 min.
 60  7
40 min spaces are gained in  x40  min  43 min
 55  11
7
 Required time = 43 min past 5
11
77. A
n  2   12  2   103  1000
3 3
77.
78. B
n  2   6  12  2   6  100  6  600
2 2
78.
79. A
79. n  2   12  12  2   12  10  12  120
80. A
80. Three sides painted, cubes always exist on corner i.e., 8.
81. D
81. Option ‘D’: ABKLPQ violates condition ii because female doctors A B cannot appear with
male engineers K L.
82. B
82. Option ‘A’: CDOPQGH –violates condition i
Option ‘B’: ABOPQGH – complies with all conditions
Option ‘C’: CDKLOPQ – violates condition i
Option ‘D’: DEGHOPQ – violates condition i
83. A
83. Option ‘A’: CDEKLMN – complies with all conditions.
Option ‘B’: ABCKLMR – violates condition i
Option ‘C’: CDEKLPR –violates condition ii
Option ‘D’: BCDKLNR – violates condition i
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84. B
84. ABKNRPQ cannot be an acceptable arrangement of two doctors, one engineer and four
teachers because female doctors cannot come with male Engineer.
85. C
85. CDKLOP cannot be an acceptable arrangement of two doctors, two engineer and two
teachers because female teacher cannot come with male doctors.
86. D
86. Actual work done =  25  15   25  10  8  655 man days
655
Time required by 25 men to complete this work is =
25
= 26.2 days
87. D
87. Let there be x pupils in the class.
 1 x
Total increase in marks =  x   
 2 2
x x
   83  63    20  x  40
2 2
88. A
88. Since 57 is 13 less than 70 and 54 is 16 less than 70, the total deviation below the average
is
13 + 16= 29.
Therefore, the total deviation above the average must also be 29. Therefore x = 70 + 29 =
99.
89. B
3 12 15 3 11 24 15 12 24 16
89.
C L O C K X O L X P
3+24=27
12+15=27
15+12=27
3+24=27
11+16=27
Similarly
12 15 20 21 19 15 12 7 6 8
L O T U S O L G F H
12+15=27
15+12=27
20+7=27
21+6=27
19+8=27
90. B
Pencils
90.
Guns Pens
Pencils
Pencils
91. A
26
Great
91.
Brave
Gods
Brave
92 D
92. 100 years contain 5 odd days. So, last day of 1st century is Friday.
200 years contain (5 x 2) = 10 odd days = 3 odd days
So, last day of 2nd century is Wednesday
300 years contain (5 x 3) = 15 odd day = 1 odd day
 Last day of 3rd century is Monday.
400 years contain 0 odd days.
Since the order is continually kept is successive cycles, we see that the last day of a century
cannot be Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday.
93. B
93. Since 2012 is a leap year, 1st January 2013 will be (Monday) + 2 = Wednesday. So 31st
December 2012 will be a Tuesday.
94. D
94.
D
B A E
C F
E is the mother of F.
95. C
95. A is E’s husband
96. D
96. 4 male members are there.
97. C
97. F is the son of E.
98. A
98. A, B and F are group of brothers.
99. A
99. Relative speed of trains = 40 – 22 = 18 km/hr
 18 km/hr = 5 m/sec
Let the length of second train = L m.
L  125
Time taken to cross each other =
5
L  125
  60  L  175 m.
5
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100. A
100. The times taken by the three cyclists to complete one round each are
120 120 120
sec, sec, sec
8 10 12
i.e. 15 sec, 12 sec, 10 sec respectively.
 After a time which is the LCM of (15, 12, 10) sec, they will meet right at the starting point
for the first time after 60 seconds.
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FIITJEE COMMON TEST

Mental Ability Test (MAT)

Please read the instructions carefully.

Enrollment No. : Batch :

Candidate’s Signature Invigilator’s Signature:

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

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

6. Find the missing term.

9. 23, 35, 57, 711, ?

10. 56789231, 5678923, 678923, 67892, ?

11. 3A, 7E, 11I, 15M, ?

12. Find the missing letters:

16. (A) Cat (B) Dog

17. (A) Cot (B) Blanket

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

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

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

25. How many doctors are neither teachers nor singers?

26. How many doctors are both singers and teachers?

27. How many teachers are singers?

30. Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?

31. Tiger : India :: Bear : ?

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

35. Out of four, which can be possibly a standard dice?

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

36. 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ___

43. Which is essentially true?

45. If road E is between B and C, then distance between A and D is -

47. If P + Q – R, which of the following is true?

48. If P x Q + R, which of the following is true?

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

49. Elephants, Wolves, Animals.

50. Metal, Iron, Chlorine

51. What is the code for ‘coming’?

53. What is the code for ‘going’?

54. What is the code for ‘will be’?

55. What is the code for ‘I am not going’?

57. What is the length of the train?

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

62. Find the total number of triangles in the following figure:

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

68. The miscellaneous expenses of A as a percentage of those of B is

71. Who is good in Studies, General Knowledge, Athletics and Art?

72. Who is good in Studies, General Knowledge and Mathematics?

73. Who is good in Studies, Mathematics and Athletics?

74. Who is good in Athletics, General Knowledge and Mathematics?

92. The last day of a century cannot be:

94. Who is the mother of F?

96. How many male members are there in the group?

97. How is F related to E?

98. Which of the following is a group of brother?

Mental Ability Test

71. The given information can be summarized as follows

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