MAT Paper (14-10-12) NTSE

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Time : 1 Hr. Date : 14-10-2012 Max. Marks : 90

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3. Paper carries 90 questions each of 1 (one) mark.

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Direction (1 to 5) : Study the following informations to answer the given question :

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers,

rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of

input and steps of rearrangement:

Input : wind packet 19 7 back 12 task 34

Step I : 34 wind packet 19 7 back 12 task

Step II : 34 back wind packet 19 7 12 task

Step III : 34 back 19 wind packet 7 12 task

Step IV : 34 back 19 packet wind 7 12 task

Step V : 34 back 19 packet 12 wind 7 task

Step VI : 34 back 19 packet 12 task wind 7

Step VII : 34 back 19 packet 12 task 7 wind

and step VII is the last step.

1. Input : 9 13 about tariff 24 call 29 even

Which of the following will be step IV

(A) 29 about 24 9 13 tariff call even (B) 29 about 24 call 9 13 tariff even

(C) 29 about 24 call 13 9 tariff even (D) 29 about 24 call 13 even 9 tariff

2. If step II of an input is 37 desk 34 garden 5 father victory 17, which of the following steps will be the

last step?

(A) Step III (B) Step V (C) Step IV (D) Step VI

3. If step I of an input is : 59 bead tenure father 38 11 ultimate 24

which of the following will be step III?

(A) 59 bead 38 tenure 11 father ultimate 24 (B) 59 bead 38 11 tenure father ultimate 24(C) 59 bead 38 tenure father 11 ultimate 24 (D) 59 bead 38 father tenure 11 ultimate 24

4. If the last step of an input is : 41 cost 32 over 28 project 17 violet

which of the following must be the input?

(A) project 32 cost over 17 41 violet 28 (B) project 32 cost over 41 violet 17 28

(C) project cost 32 over 41 17 violet 28 (D) Cannot be determined

5. Which of the following will be the step III of the following input?

Input: 24 12 entry sand butter 51 32 carry

(A) 51 butter 32 24 12 entry sand carry (B) 51 butter 32 carry 24 12 entry sand

(C) 51 butter 32 carry 24 entry 12 sand (D) 51 24 12 entry sand butter 32 carry

M T P PER

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6. Parliamentis related to Great Britainin the same way as Congressis related to

(A) Japan (B) India (C) USA (D) Netherlands

7. Data Processingis related to Raw Datain the same way as Universityis related to

(A) Teacher (B) Building (C) Student (D) Principle

8. Needleis related to Clockin the same way as Wheelis related to

(A) Drive (B) Vehicle (C) Circular (D) Move

9. If 4 5 = 30, 7 3 = 32 and 6 4 = 35 then 8 0 = ?

(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 39

Direction (10 to 11) : Select the diagram that best represents the given relationship.

10. Animals, Cows, Dogs

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

11. Students, Children, Animals.

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

Direction : In the given question, the symbols, , =, @, @are used as follows

A B means A is greater than B.

A B means A is either greater than or equal to B.

A = B means A is equal to B.

A @ B means A is smaller than B.

A @B means A is either smaller than or equal to B.

Now in the given question, assuming the three statements to be true, state which of the two

conclusions I and II given below them are definitely true.

12. Statements :(i) M @ K, (ii) K R, (iii) R P

Conclusions :I. P @ K II. P @ M

Given answer.

(A) Only conclusion I is true (B) Only conclusion II is true

(C) Either I or II is true (D) Both I and II are true

13. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series decreases by two. Which of the

following series observes this rule ?

(A) FQWBG (B) HQXCF (C) TBINO (D) XFMQU

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14. How many 5s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately followed by 3but not

immediately preceded by 7?

8 9 5 3 2 5 3 8 5 5 6 8 7 3 3 5 7 7 5 3 6 5 3 3 5 7 3 8

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

15. If the alphabets were written in the reverse order, which letter will be the fifth letter to the left of the

fourteenth letter from the left.(A) R (B) I (C) S (D) H

16. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined when it is half past 8 ?

(A) 70 (B) 80 (C) 75 (D) 60

17. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

(A) 24 (B) 22 (C) 21 (D) 20

Direction : Read the following information and answer the question.

1. A + BMeans A is the father of B.

2. A Bmeans A is the wife of B.

3. A Bmeans A is brother of B.

4. A Bmeans A is the daughter of B.

18. If P R + S + Q, which of the following is true ?

(A) P is the daughter of Q (B) Q is the aunt of P

(C) P is the aunt of Q (D) P is the mother of Q

19. If (i) M is brother of N, (ii) B is brother of N and (iii) M is brother of D, then which of the following statements

is definitely true ?

(A) N is the brother of B (B) N is the brother of D

(C) M is the brother of B (D) D is the brother of M

20. Which two months in a leap year have the same calendar(A) January-July (B) February-October (C) May-August (D) June-September

21. Which day can be first day or last day of any century.

(A) Saturday (B) Tuesday (C) Monday (D) Thursday

22. Today is 1st August. The day of the week is Monday. This is a leap year. The day of the week on this day

after 3 years will be.

(A) Wednesday (B) Thursday (C) Friday (D) Saturday

23. B is to the South-West of A, C is to the East of B and South-East of A and D is to the North of C in line

with B and A. In which direction of A is D located:

(A) North (B) East (C) South-East (D) North-East

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24. The positions of a dice are shown below. If 1 is at the bottom, which number will be on the top :

(i) (ii)

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

25. (i) (ii) (iii)

From the following figures of dice, find which number will come in place of x:

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3

Direction (26 to 27) : Find the wrong term:

26. 325, 259, 202, 160, 127, 105, 94(A) 94 (B) 127 (C) 202 (D) 259

27. 8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386

(A) 14 (B) 48 (C) 98 (D) 194

Direction (28 to 29) : Find the missing term:

28. 125, 80, 45, 20, ?

(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12

29. 2, 15, 41, 80 ,?

(A) 111 (B) 120 (C) 121 (D) 132

Direction (30 to 32) : In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are

given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.

30. ab _ d _ aaba _ na _ badna _ b

(A) andaa (B) babda (C) badna (D) dbanb

31. gfe _ ig _ eii _ fei _ gf _ ii

(A) eifgi (B) figie (C) ifgie (D) ifige

32. a _ bbc _ aab _ cca _ bbcc

(A) bacb (B) acba (C) abba (D) caba

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Direction (33 to 35) : In each of the following questions, a set of figures carrying certain characters, is

given. Assuming that the characters in each set follow a similar patter, find the missing character

in each case.

33.

2 4

20

3 9

90

1 7

?

(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 75

34.

12 8

80

16 7

207

25 21

?

(A) 184 (B) 210 (C) 241 (D) 425

35.

5

8

3

6

63

2

9

7

3

41

6

5

7

8

?

(A) 26 (B) 82 (C) 83 (D) 86

Direction (36 to 38) : A cube is painted on all sides. Three adjacent sides are painted red. Two of theremaining sides are painted green and one is painted yellow. The cube is then cut into eight

small cubes.

36. How many cubes are painted red on two sides?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

37. How many cubes are painted red on one side ?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

38. How many cubes have no side painted red ?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

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Direction (39 to 40) : In the given question, two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and

II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from

commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the conclusions logically

follows from the two given statements. Give answer

(A) If only conclusion I follows; (B) If only conclusion II follows;

(C) If either I or II follows; (D) If neither I nor II follows and

39. Statements :All bags are cakes.

All lamps are cakes.

Conclusions :I. Some lamps are bags.

II. No lamp is bag.

40. Statements :Some papers are files.

Some files are pens.

Conclusions :I. Some files are not pens.

II. Some pens are papers.

Direction : In the following question, you have two statements followed by two conclusions. Decide

which of the conclusion logically follows, taking statements to be absolute truth.

41. Statements :

I. Sania Mirza is a tennis player. II. Tennis players are tall.

Conclusions:

I. All tall people are tennis players. II. Sania Mirza is tall

(A) If only I conclusion follows (B) If only II follows

(C) If I and II follow (D) None follows

42. One morning after sunrise, Vikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their backs towards each

other. Vikrams shadow fell exactly towards left hand side. Which direction was Shailesh facing :

(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South

43. If in a certain language CASUAL is coded as GEWYEP, how is PEOPLE coded in that code ?

(A) SHRSOH (B) TISTPI (C) SIRTOI (D) THSTOI

44. In a certain code, Kemp Lamp Temsmeans Speak the truth; Bis Tim nakmeans Always seek

knowledge; Tim Tems Sikmeans Knowledge is truthand Lik Bis Zapmeans never seek violence,

then which letter code stands for Always?

(A) Nak (B) Tim (C) Bis (D) Zap

45. If BAT= 6, CRICKET= 14 and BALL= 8, then FIELDING= ?

(A) 14 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 18

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46. Direction : Word given in column l are written in column II in some code language. For each

letter of column I there stands a letter in column II. With the help of letters in column I and their

corresponding codes in column II, choose correct code from choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for word

given in question.

Column I Column II

B O X E D y l c v w

L A T E R o z g v i

H E A T E R s v z g v i

T O N I C S g l m r x h

F O L D E R u l o w v i

How will X E R O X be coded in that code language ?

(A) c u h i q (B) c v i l c (C) d v i l h (D) c v i m h

Direction (47 to 50) : Read the information given below and answer the question.

(i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six students in a class.

(ii) B and C are shorter than F but heavier than A.(iii) D is heavier than B and taller than C.

(iv) E is shorter than D but taller than F.

(v) F is heavier than D.

(vi) A is shorter than E but taller than F.

47. Who among them is the tallest :

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

48. Who is third from the top when they are arranged in descending order of their heights :

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

49. Which of the following groups of friends is shorter than A :

(A) B, C only (B) D, B, C only (C) E, B, C only (D) F, B, C only

50. Which of the following statements is true for F as regards to height and weight :

(A) He is lighter than E and taller than E

(B) He is heavier than B and taller than E

(C) He is heavier than B and C but shorter than D

(D) He is lighter than E and also shorter than E

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58. If any two letters in the word 'PRISON' have as any letters between them in the word as there are in the

English alphabet, they form an alpha-pair. How many such alpha-pairs are there in the word 'PRISON' ?

(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

59. Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Study 2. Job 3. Examination 4. Earn 5. Apply

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (B) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 (C) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 (D) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4

Direction : Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements given below it. Youhave to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

60. How is B related to Y ?I. X and Y are brothers. B is the brother of A and A is the mother of X.II. B is the brother of A and father of X, who is the brother of Y.III. B is the brother of A and father of X. X is the brother of Y.(A) Any one of three is sufficient (B) Either (I) or (II) is sufficient(C) All the three are necessary (D) Either (II) or (III) is sufficient

Direction (61 to 65) : In the left hand column are given problem figures and in the right hand column theanswer figures. Pick up from the answer figures in the place of question mark one which will

continue the series of the problem figures.

61. Problem Figures

?

Answer Figure

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

62. Problem Figure Answer Figure

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (A) (B) (C) (D)

63. Problem Figure Answer Figure

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (A) (B) (C) (D)

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64. Problem Figures Answer Figures

1 2 3 4 5

S

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

65. Problem Figures Answer Figures

1 2 3 4 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Direction (66 to 70) : There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures 1,

2, 3, 4, 5 and the Answer figures (A), (B), (C), (D). You have to select one figure from the Answer

figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

66.

1 2 3 4 5 (A) (B) (C) (D)

67.

1 2 3 4 5 (A) (B) (C) (D)

68.

1 2 3 4 5 (A) (B) (C) (D)

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74.

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

75.

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

Direction (76 to 77) : Out of the four given figures, three are similar in a certain way. One figure is not like

the other three. Which one of the figures does not belong to this group ?

76.

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

77.

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

Direction (78 to 81) : In the given question, you are given a combination of letters followed by four

alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D). Choose the alternative which most closely resembles the mir-

ror-image of the given combination.

78. BUZZER

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

79. eagle45

(A) 45eagle (B) 54elgae (C) (D)

80. test5auto

(A) (B) auto5test (C) (D)

81. NiCaRaGuA

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

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Direction (82 to 83) : In the following questions, a figure marked (X) is followed by four figures (A), (B), (C)

and (D) which show that possible water images of figure (X). Choose one out of these four

figures which shows the correct water image of the figure (X).

82.

(X)

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

83.

(X)

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Direction (84 to 85) : The following question contains a set of three figures X, Y and Z showing a se-

quence of folding of a piece of paper. Figure (Z) shows the manner in which the folded paper

has been cut. These three figures are followed by four answer figures from which you have to

choose a figure which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of fig. (Z).

84.

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

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85.

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

Direction : In the given question, choose the alternative figure in which the question figure (X) is em-

bedded.

86.

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

Direction : In the given question a dot is placed in the figure marked as (X). This figure is followed by

four alternatives marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One out of these four options contain the com-

mon region to circle, square, triangle, similar to that of marked by dot in figure (X). Select the

option.

87.

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

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Directions (88 to 89) : In the given questions, a part of the figure is missing. Find out from the given

options (A, B, C, D ) the right figure to fit in the missing figure.

88.

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

89.(A) (B) (C) (D)

90. How many straight lines are there in the following figure ?

(A) 16 (B) 19 (C) 17 (D) 18

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