Target Ntse Mvpp-Mat: Mental Ability
Target Ntse Mvpp-Mat: Mental Ability
MENTAL ABILITY
Instructions:
(ii) Since all questions are compulsory, do not spend time in reading through the whole question
paper before beginning to answer it.
(iii) Begin with the first question and keep on trying one question after another till you finish it.
(v) If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to the
next one. If time permits, you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first,
instance and try them again.
(v) Since the time allotted for the question-paper is very limited, you should make the best use of it by
not spending to much time on any one question.
(vi) Answer to each question is to be indicated by encircling the letter of the correct alternative in the
Answer-sheet from amongst the ones given for the corresponding question in the test booklet.
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Directions (Q. 1 to 2): In these questions, select the related words/letters/numbers from the given
alternatives.
1. KE : 10J : : QD : ?
(A) 12P (B) 20T
(C) 14N (D) 21V
Directions (Q. 3 to 9): In each question below a series is given with one term missing. Choose the
correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
10. Which set of letters, when sequentially placed in the gaps in the given letter series, shall complete it?
a _ cd _ b _ cab _ ddba _ a _ cd
(A) bdccba (B) bbdacb
(C) bdaccb (D) ddbcac
Directions (Q. 11 to 13): In each question, select the missing number from the given responses.
11. 9 3 14 8 15 11
72 132 ?
(A) 104 (B) 200
(C) 180 (D) 125
12. 7 4 5
8 7 6
? 3 5
29 19 31
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 6
13. 52 72 46
22 48 18
74 ? 67
(A) 36 (B) 60
(C) 96 (D) 84
Directions (Q. 14 to 15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
In a certain code language, ‘committee to review papers’ is written as ‘es fr re pt’, ‘review meeting in
morning’ is written as ‘ch ba mo fr’, ‘meeting to appoint members’ is written as ‘re dv ch gi’ and ‘appoint
chairman in review’ is written as ‘mo gi fr yu’ (All the codes are two letter codes only)
14. What may be the code for ‘review call’ in the given code language?
(A) dv iq (B) iq gi
(C) iq fr (D) gi es
15. If ‘appoint new members’ is coded as ‘dv wz gi’ in the given code language, then what is the code
for ‘new chairman meeting’?
(A) wz ch es (B) ch wz yu
(C) yu mo wz (D) fr es wz
16. In a class 35 students, Komal is seventh from the bottom and Sunil is ninth from the top. Manoj is
exactly between Komal and Sunil. What is the position of Komal from Manoj?
(A) 13th (B) 9th
(C) 10 th (D) 12th
17. A person moves towards North a distance of 40 m from a point P and reaches at Q. He turns
135° in clockwise direction and goes 60 2 m. From here he turns 225° anti-clockwise and goes
45 m. How far is he now from initial position?
(A) 25m (B) 20m
(C) 15m (D) 30m
Directions (18 and 19): If a square sheet of paper is folded two times from the centre and cuts are made
as shown in the problem figure (or main figure) how will it appear when it is opened? Select the
appropriate figure from the answer choices marked (A), (B), (C) and (D).
Directions (Q. 21 to 25): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each in such a way that there is equal
distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, J, K, L, M and N are seated (but not necessarily in the
same order) and all of them are facing north. In row 2, R, S, T, U and V are seated (but not necessarily in
the same order) and all of them are facing south. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each
member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. V sits at one of the extreme ends of the
line. Only two people sit between V and R. The one who faces R sits on the immediate left of L. Only one
person sits between L and K. The one who faces K sits on the immediate left of S. N sits second to the
right of J. neither K nor L faces U.
22. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence
from a group. Who among the following does not belong to that group?
(A) NK (B) JL
(C) ML (D) RU
Directions (Q. 26 to 28): In each question, a relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Study the conclusion from the given
statement and select the appropriate answer.
29. 35 men complete a piece of work in 16 days and 20 women complete the same piece of work in
30 days. What is the ratio of the amount of work done by 40 men in 1 day to the amount of work
done by 15 women in 1 day?
(A) 10 : 7 (B) 20 : 7
(C) 17 : 20 (D) 21 : 20
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30. A bought a certain quantity of bananas at a total cost of Rs. 1500. He sold of these bananas at
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25% loss. If he earns an overall profit of 10%, at what percentage profit did A sell the rest of the
bananas?
(A) 25% (B) 27.5%
(C) 15% (D) 30%
31. A tank has two inlets: P and Q. P alone takes 6 hour and Q alone takes 8 hours to fill the empty
tank completely when there is no leakage. A leakage was caused which would empty the full tank
completely in ‘X’ hours when no inlet is open. Now, when only inlet P was opened, it took 15
hours to fill the empty tank completely. How much time will Q alone take to fill the empty tank
completely?
(A) 40 hours (B) 20 hours
(C) 30 hours (D) 10 hours
32. A bag contains 6 red balls, 11 yellow balls and 5 pink balls. If two balls are drawn at random from
the bag, what is the probability that the first ball is red and the second ball is yellow?
1 2
(A) (B)
14 7
5 3
(C) (D)
7 14
Directions (Q. 33 to 37): Study the table and answer the given questions.
Data related to the number of employees in five different companies in December 2012
Out of total number of employees
Total number Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Company
of employees Science Commerce Arts graduates
graduates graduates
M 1050 32% –– ––
N 700 –– 31% 40%
O –– 30% 30% ––
P –– –– 40% 20%
Q –– 35% 50% ––
Note: Employees of the given companies can be categorized only in three types: Science
graduates, commerce graduates and arts graduates.
33. What is the difference between the number of Arts graduate employees and Science graduate
employees in Company N?
(A) 87 (B) 89
(C) 77 (D) 81
34. The average number of Arts graduate employees and Commerce graduate employees in
Company Q was 312. What was the total number of employees in Company Q?
(A) 920 (B) 960
(C) 1120 (D) 1040
35. If the ratio of the number of Commerce graduate employees to that of Arts graduate employees in
Company M was 10 : 7, what was the number of Arts graduate employees in M?
(A) 294 (B) 266
(C) 280 (D) 308
36. The total number of employees in Company N increased by 20% from December 2012 to
December 2013. If 20% of the total number of employees in Company N in December 2013 were
Science graduates, what was the number of Science graduate employees in Company N in
December 2013?
(A) 224 (B) 266
(C) 294 (D) 168
37. The total number employees in Company P was 3 times the total number of employees in
Company O. If the difference between the number of Arts graduate employees in Company P and
that in Company O was 180, what was the total number of employees in Company O?
(A) 1200 (B) 1440
(C) 720 (D) 900
38. If the second half of the given alphabet is arranged in the reverse order, which letter will be 9 th
letter to the right of the 9th letter counting from the left end?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
(A) I (B) F
(C) V (D) W
39. If the letters in the word ‘POWERFUL’ are rearranged as they appear in the English alphabet, the
position of how many letters will remain unchanged after the rearrangement?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four
Directions (Q. 40 to 43): A solid cube has been painted Red, Blue and Green on pairs of opposite faces.
The cube is then cut into 80 smaller pieces such that 72 pieces are of the same size while 8 others are of
bigger size. Also no face of any of the bigger piece is painted Blue.
40. How many cubes have at least one face painted blue?
(A) 36 (B) 48
(C) 72 (D) 80
41. How many cubes do not have any of their faces painted red?
(A) 24 (B) 48
(C) 36 (D) 56
42. How many cubes have at least one of their faces painted Green?
(A) 8 (B) 24
(C) 16 (D) 32
43. How many cubes have at least one of their faces painted red or blue?
(A) 48 (B) 72
(C) 80 (D) 56
44. In the given question are based on the information given below:
A cuboid shaped wooden block has 6 cm length, 4 cm breadth and 1 cm height
Two faces measuring 4 cm x 1 cm are coloured in black.
Two faces measuring 6 cm x 1 cm are coloured in red.
Two faces measuring 6 cm x 4 cm are coloured in green.
The block is divided into 6 equal cubes of side 1 cm (from 6 cm side), 4 equal cubes of side 1 cm
(from 4 cm side). How many small cubes will be formed ?
(A) 6 (B) 12
(C) 16 (D) 24
45. An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand
rotate when the clock shows 2 o’clock in the afternoon?
(A) 144° (B) 150°
(C) 168° (D) 180°
46. A clock, which loses 5 min per day, is set to show correct time at 12 noon on a Sunday. What
time does the clock show at 12 noon on the next Sunday?
(A) 11 AM (B) 12 noon
(C) 11:35 AM (D) 11:25 AM
47. The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year:
(A) 2014 (B) 2016
(C) 2017 (D) 2018
48. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week on Jan 1, 2020?
(A) Sunday (B) Saturday
(C) Friday (D) Wednesday
49. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'HORIZON' which have as many letters between
them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) More than three
50. If every alternate letter of the English alphabets (A − Z) starting from A indicates the every next
3rd month of the year. A indicates the march 2001, then which letter indicates the last month of
the year 2001?
(A) G (B) K
(C) H (D) F
Directions (51 to 52): In the following figure, the circle stands for insurance agents, the square stands for
hard working, the triangle stands for rural people and the rectangle stands for graduates. Study the figure
carefully and answer the questions that follow:
1 4
8
7
6 9 12
10 5
3
11
2
51. Hard-working, non-graduates, rural and insurance agents are represented by the region:
(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) 12
52. Non-graduates, insurance agents who are not hard working and who do not belong to rural areas
are represented by the region:
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 11
53. The figure (X) given on the left hand side, In each problem, is folded to form a box. Choose from
amongst the alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D), the boxes that are similar to the box formed.
(X)
(X) (A)A (B)
B (C)
C (D)
D
54. What number will be opposite to 3, if four different positions of a dice are as shown below?
2 5 6 3
3 6 2 4 3 1 5 1
(A) 19 (B) 20
(C) 18 (D) 16
Directions (Q. 56 to 60): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.
C, D, E, F, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre with equal distance between
each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one of them is also related to D in some way or
the other. P sits third to the right of E. D sits on the immediate left of E. Only one person sits between P
and D’s son. R sits on the immediate right of D’s son. Only three people sit between D’s husband and R.
Only one person sits between D’s husband and C. F sits on the immediate right of Q. D’s father sits
second to the right of F. Only three people sit between D’s father and D’s brother. D’s daughter sits
second to the right of S. D’s sister sits third to the right of D’s mother.
56. Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to the given information?
(A) S is brother of R (B) Only three people sits between Q and S
(C) E sits third to the right of D’s daughter (D) All the given options are true
58. As per the given seating arrangement, Q is related to P in the same way as R is related to E.
Then, following the same pattern D is related to
(A) R (B) S
(C) Q (D) C
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61. Shashi had a certain amount of money. He invested of the total money in scheme A for 6
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years and rest of the money he invested in scheme B for 2 years. Scheme A offers simple
interest at a rate of 12% p.a. and scheme B offers compound interest (compounded annually) at a
rate of 10% p.a. If the total interest obtained from, both the scheme is Rs. 2750, what was the
total amount invested by him in scheme A and scheme B together? (Approximate value)
(A) Rs. 4500 (B) Rs. 4200
(C) Rs. 4050 (D) Rs. 5000
62. A starts a business by investing Rs. 28000. After 2 months, B joins with Rs. 20000 and after
another two months C joins with Rs. 18000. At the end of 10 months from the start of the
business, If B withdraws Rs. 2000 and C withdraws Rs. 2000, in what ratio should the profit be
distributed among A, B and C at the end of the year?
(A) 12 : 7 : 5 (B) 12 : 9 : 5
(C) 12 : 6 : 3 (D) 14 : 7 : 5
63. 35 kg of type a sandal powder, which costs Rs. 614 per kg, was mixed with a certain amount of
type B sandal powder, which costs Rs. 695 per kg. Then the mixture was sold at the rate of Rs.
767 per kg and 18% profit was earned. What was the amount (in kg) of type B sandal powder in
the mixture?
(A) 24 Kg (B) 28 Kg
(C) 32 Kg (D) 36 Kg
Directions (Q. 64 to 67): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are
sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements to given answer.
(A) The data is statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(B) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question.
(C) The data is statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both the statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
64. By how many years is Rasika younger than her brother Sunil?
I. The ratio of Rasika’s present age to that of Sunil after four years is 5 : 7.
II. The ratio of Rasika’s age four years ago to Sunil’s present age is 2 : 3.
65. What is the quantity of milk in 80 litres mixture of milk and water?
I. If 8 litres mixture is replaced by equal quantity of water the ratio of milk to water in the mixture
becomes 27 : 13.
II. If 16 litres mixture is replaced by equal quantity of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the mixture
becomes 4 : 1.
66. Neeraj invested a certain amount in scheme A and B for 2 years in the ratio of 3 : 5. The scheme
A and B offer compound interest compounded annually and simple interest respectively. What is
the amount invested in scheme A?
I. The rate of interest offered by scheme A is 20% pcpa and the rate of interest offered by
scheme B is 15% less than that offered by scheme A.
II. The amount of interest accrued from scheme B is more than that accrued from scheme A by Rs. 900.
67. Two friends X and Y start running towards each other at the same time from points A and B
respectively and meet after 135 minutes. At what speed is X running?
I. Point B is 45 km away from point A and the speed of X is 150% of the speed of Y.
II. The distance covered by Y is 18 km.
Directions (Q. 68 to 69): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.
Anupama starts from point K, which is 8 m to the east of point B. From point K, she walks 10 m to the north,
takes a right turn and then walks for 5 m. She then takes a right turn, walks for 3m and stops at point M.
Animesh starts from point P, which is 4m to the north of point B. From point P he walks 5m to the west,
takes a right turn and walks for 3m. He then takes a right turn and walks for 13m and stops at point X.
Directions (Q. 70 to 71): In each of the following questions, choose the correct mirror-image of the figure
(X) from amongst the four alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D) given along with it. The mirror is represented
by a line MN.
M N
(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)
N
(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)
72. In each of the following questions, find out which of the answer figures (A), (B), (C) and (D)
completes the figure matrix?
Question Figure Answer Figure
?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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74. The average of three consecutive prime number is . What is the difference between the
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greatest and the smallest number that can be a part of such a set?
(A) 14 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 12
(C) (D)
79. Three containers have their volumes in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. They are full of mixtures of milk and
water. The mixtures contains milk and water in the ratio of (4 : 1) (3 : 1) and (5 : 2) respectively.
The contains of all the three containers are poured into a fourth container. The ratio of milk and
water in the fourth container is
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 151 : 48
(C) 157 : 53 (D) 5 : 2
80. In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 3 : 1. If 80 less
had applied and 40 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates would have been
4 : 1. How many candidates had applied for the process?
(A) 480 (B) 960
(C) 240 (D) 1440
81. Speed of a boat is 5 km per hour in still water and the speed of the stream is 3 km per hour. If the
boat takes 3 hours to go to a place and come back, the distance of the place is:
(A) 3.75 km (B) 4 km
(C) 4.8 km (D) 4.25 km
82. The positions of how many digits in the number 3 5 1 4 6 2 9 8 7 will remain unchanged after the
digits are rearranged in ascending order within the number?
(A) None (B) One
(C) Two (D) Three
83. Thirty five sweets are distributed among Sita and Gita in the ratio 4 : 3. Find the number of
sweets received by Sita.
(A) 28 (B) 21
(C) 20 (D) 15
84. Starting from his house Nishant traveled 10 m towards West, then turns towards the right and
travels 40 m. He then travels 25 m East followed by 50 m towards the South to reach his college.
What is the approximate distance between his house and the college?
(A) 18 m (B) 19 m
(C) 20 m (D) 21 m
85. A number when 35 subtracted from it, reduces to its 80 percent. What is four-fifth of that number?
(A) 70 (B) 90
(C) 120 (D) 140
Directions (Q. 86 to 89): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it
by selecting the correct options from the given alternatives.
(a) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members in a family in which there are two married couples
(b) D is the brother of F. Both D and F are lighter than B
(c) C, a lady, is neither heaviest nor the lightest in the family
(d) E is lighter than C
(e) The grandfather in the family is the heaviest
(f) B is the mother of D and lighter than E.
89. Who among the following will be in the second place of all the members in the family are
arranged in the descending order of their weights?
(A) A (B) C
(C) D (D) None of these
90. The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following
numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class?
(A) 48 (B) 44
(C) 42 (D) 40
91. In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the
total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, find the number of
keepers.
(A) 5 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 15
92. In an election only two candidates contested. 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were
declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponents thus he secured 41%
votes of the total votes on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the
total votes casted is:
(A) 47.5% (B) 41%
(C) 38% (D) 45%
93. The HCF (GCD) of a, b is 12, a, b are positive integers and a > b > 12. The smallest values of (a,
b) are respectively
(A) 12, 24 (B) 24, 12
(C) 24, 36 (D) 36, 24
94. 3 men and 4 boys can complete a piece of work in 12 days. 4 men and 3 boys can do the same
work in 10 days. Then 2 men and 3 boys can finish the work in number of days is
1 5
(A) 17 (B) 5
2 11
(C) 8 (D) 22
95. Ram aims to score an average of 80 marks in quarterly and half yearly exams. But his average in
quarterly is 3 marks less than his target and that in half yearly is 2 marks more than his aim. The
difference between the total marks scored in both the exams is 25. Total marks aimed by Ram is
(A) 400 (B) 410
(C) 420 (D) 380
96. While purchasing one item costing Rs. 400, one has to pay sales tax at 7% and on another
costing Rs. 6400, the sales tax was 9%. The per cent of sales tax one has to pay, taking these
items together on an average is
13 15
(A) 8 (B) 8
17 17
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(C) 8 (D) 8
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97. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8 : 5 and 5 : 2 respectively. The
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ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture containing 69 % milk is
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(A) 3 : 5 (B) 5 : 2
(C) 5 : 7 (D) 2 : 7
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98. If x + = 2, find the value of 8x 3 + 3 .
2x x
(A) 48 (B) 88
(C) 40 (D) 44
Directions (Q. 99 to 100): These questions are based on the following information.
Five buses B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 operate between two stations S1 and S2. The 1st bus, which leaves
from S1, is the 3rd bus to reach S2. B1, the 2nd bus to reach S2, reaches after B5. B4, the 2nd bus to leave
the station S1 is the last to reach S2 immediately after B2, which leaves S1 after B1 respectively.
99. Which bus is the first bus to leave from the S1?
(A) B4 (B) B5
(C) B3 (D) B2
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A
5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A
9. D 10. C 11. A 12. B
13. D 14. C 15. B 16. C
17. A 18. D 19. C 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. A
25. D 26. D 27. B 28. A
29. B 30. B 31. A 32. B
33. C 34. B 35. A 36. D
37. D 38. C 39. A 40. C
41. B 42. D 43. C 44. D
45. D 46. D 47. D 48. D
49. D 50. A 51. B 52. A
53. B 54. B 55. B 56. B
57. D 58. C 59. A 60. D
61. D 62. A 63. B 64. D
65. B 66. D 67. A 68. C
69. A 70. B 71. A 72. D
73. A 74. B 75. D 76. D
77. C 78. B 79. C 80. A
81. C 82. C 83. C 84. A
85. D 86. C 87. D 88. D
89. B 90. C 91. D 92. D
93. D 94. A 95. A 96. B
97. D 98. C 99. C 100. D