FIITJEECOMMON TEST

PHASE - 8

Mental Ability Test (MAT)

Time: 90 Minutes Maximum Marks: 90

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 particularsonSide-1 and Side-2 of the Answer
Sheet. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
3. Darken the appropriate bubbles with Blue/Black Ball Point Pen 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 90 questions.
2. For each question you will be awarded 1marks if you darken the bubble corresponding to the
correct answer and zero mark if no bubbles is darkened. No Negative Mark will be awarded.

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 MAT

Directions (Q. No. 1 to 2)

A solid cube is painted red on two adjacent faces and black on the faces opposite to those painted red.
The remaining faces are painted green and the cube is then cut into 64 smaller cubes of equal size.
1. How many smaller cubes are painted on only two adjacent faces ?
(A) 32 (B) 24
(C) 16 (D) 8

2. How many smaller cubes have at least one of their faces black ?
(A) 36 (B) 32
(C) 28 (D) 24

Directions (Q. No. 3 to 5)

A group of seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G work as economist, agriculture officer, IT officer,
terminal operator, clerk, forex officer and research analyst, for banks L, M, N, P, Q, P and S but not
necessarily in the same order. C works for bank N and is neither an research analyst nor a clerk, E is
an IT officer and works for bank R. A works as a forex officer and does not work for bank L or Q.The
one who is an agriculture officer works for bank M. The one who works for bank L works as a terminal
operator. F works for bank Q. G works for bank P as a research analyst. D is not an agriculture officer.

3. Who amongst the following works as an agriculture officer ?

(A) C (B) B
(C) F (D) D
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4. What is the profession of C ?

(A) Terminal operator (B) Agriculture officer
(C) Economist (D) None of these

5. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is correct ?

(A) A-forex officer-M (B) D-Clerk-L
(C) F-Agriculture officer-Q (D) None of these

6. Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between politicians, poets and women ?

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

7. For the given set of elements : Keyboard, function keys, letter keys
Which figure given below will best represent the relationship among these three elements ?

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

8. Statement I – Some grains are pulses.

Statement II – All vegetables are fruits.
Statement III – All pulses are vegetables.
Conclusion A – Some grains are vegetables.
Conclusion B – All vegetables are pulses.
Conclusion C – All fruits are grains.
Conclusion D – All vegetables are grains.
 (A) Only A and B follow (B) Only B follows
(C) Only A and D follow (D) Only A follows

9. Statement I – Some ships are boats.

Statement II – All boats are submarines.
Statement III – Some submarines are yatches.
Conclusion A – Some yatches are boats.
Conclusion B – Some submarines are boats.
Conclusion C – Some submarines are ships.
Conclusion D – Some yatches are ships.
(A) All follow (B) Only B and C follows
(C) Only C follows (D) Only either C or D follows

Directions (Q. No. 10 to 12)In each of the following question a series is given with one term missing. Choose
the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series

10. Question Figures

Answer Figures

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

11. Question Figures

Answer Figures

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

12. Question Figures

x
?
x

Answer Figures

x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 Direction (13 to 17) :In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by three or four
conclusions numbered I, II,III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem ot be
at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. 13. Statements : All aeroplanes are trains. Some trains are chairs.
Conclusions : I. Some aeroplanes are chairs.
II. Some chairs are aeroplanes.
III. Some chairs are trains.
IV. Some trains are aeroplanes.
(A) None follows (B) Only II and III follow
(C) Only II and III follow (D) Only III and IV follow

2. 14. Statements : Some bottles are drinks. All drinks are cups.
Conclusions : I. Some bottles are cups.
II. Some cups are drinks.
III. All drinks are bottles.
IV. All cups are drinks.
(A) Only I and II follow (B) Only II and III follow
(C) Only II and IV follow (D) Only III and IV follow

3. 15. Statements : Some books are pens. No pen is pencil.

Conclusions : I. Some pens are books.
II. Some pencils are books.
III. Some books are not pencils.
IV. All pencils are books.
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II and III follow
(C) Only I and III follow (D) Only I and II follow

4. 16. Statements : Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags.
Conclusions : I. No cloth is a bag
II. All marbles are bags.
III. Some bags are clothes.
IV. No marble is a cloth.
(A) Only either I or IV follows (B) Only either I or II follows
(C) None follows (D) Only either I or III follows

5. 17. Statements : All shares are debentures. No debenture is an equity.

Conclusions : I. No equity is a share.
II. Some debentures are shares.
III. No share is an equity
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows
(C) Only III follows (D) All follows

Direction(18-22) : Study the problem figures carefully and try to establish the relationship between them from
the answer figures. Pick out the figure which most appropriately completes the series.

18. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

1 2 3 4 5 A B C D

19. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

A B C D
20.

21.

22.

Directions (23-27) : In each of these questions two statements are given followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. Consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the
commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the conclusion (s) logically should be
follows(s) from the given statements. Mark your answer as :
(A) If only l follows (B) If only II follows
(C) If both I and II follow (D) If none follows

23. Statements : All months are days

Some days are years
Conclusions : I.Some years are months
II. Some months are years

24. Statements : All animals are insects

Some animals are dogs
Conclusions : I.Some insects are not dogs
II. Some dogs are not insects

25. Statements : All stones are bricks

All bricks are papers
Conclusions : I. Some bricks are papers
II. Some stones are papers

26. Statements : Some rivers are hills

Some hills are mountains
Conclusions : I.Some rivers are mountain
II. Some mountains are rivers

27. Statements : All bikes are cars

No car is a bus
Conclusions : I.Some bikes are not buses
II. No bike is a bus
Directions (28– 30) : Each of the following questions contain two statements followed by four conclusions
marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). Consider the statements to be true even if it appears to be at variances from
the commonly known facts. Select the alternative which logically follows the given statements.
28. Statements: Some animals are not herbivorous
No herbivorous is carnivorous
(A) Some animals are not carnivorous (B) Some carnivorous are not animal
(C) Many animals are carnivorous. (D) None of these

29. Statements: All flowers are beautiful. Some flowers are not ugly.
(A) Some ugly are not beautiful (B) Some beautifuls are ugly.
(C) No beautiful is ugly (D)None of these

30. Statements: Glasses are colourful. Pictures are colourful

(A) Some glasses are pictures (B) All pictures are glasses.
(C) Some pictures are glasses (D)None of these

31. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Men, Fathers and
Doctors?

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

32. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Earth, Sea and Sun?

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

33. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Examination, Questions
and Practice?

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

34. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Lion, Dog and Snake?

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

35. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Hospital, Nurse and
Patient?

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

36. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Mercury, Zinc and Metal?

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

37. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Tall man, Black haired
people and Indians?

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

38. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Elephant, Carnivorous
and Tiger?

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

39. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Men, Rodents and Living
beings?

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

40. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between dogs, pet animals and
animals?

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

41. In a class of 50 students, 18 take Chorus, 26 take Band, and 2 take both Chorus and Band.
How many students in the class are not enrolled in either Chorus or Band?
(A) 20 (B) 8 (C) 18 (D) 10

42. Each of the given below contains three group of things. You have to choose from the following
four numbered diagrams, a diagram that depicts the correct relationship among the three
groups of the things in each question.
Moon, Earth, Universe

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

Direction (Qs. No. 43 to 46) :Refer to the following Venn Diagram.

43. The number of students who took any three of the above subject was
(A) 62 (B) 63 (C) 64 (D) 66

44. The number of students in total, who took History or Mathematics or Science, was
(A) 183 (B) 190 (C) 424 (D) 430

45. The number of students who took both History and Geography among other subjects was
(A) 62 (B) 63 (C) 65 (D) 66

46. Which subject was taken by the largest number of students?

(A) Mathematics (B) Science (C) Geography (D) History

47. A result of a survey of 1000 persons with respect to their knowledge of Hindi (H), English (E)
and Sanskrit(S) is given below

What is the ratio of these who know all the three language to those who do not know
Sanskrit?
1 1 10 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 10 17 27

48. In a class of 46 students, 18 played football, 17 played cricket including 6 who played football.
16 students played hockey including 4 who played cricket, but not football. Five students
played carom but no outdoor games. Which of the following figure represents these facts?

(B)
(A)

(C) (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 49 to 50): In the following figure, rectangle, square, circle and triangle represent
the regions of wheat, gram, maize and rice cultivation respectively. On the basis of the above
figure, answer the following questions.
49. Which area is cultivated by all the four commodities?
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 2

50. Which area is cultivated by wheat and maize only?

(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4

Directions (Question 51): This question consists of five figures marked (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5)
called the Problem figures followed by four other figures marked A, B, C and D called the Answer
Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as
established by the five Problem Figures.

51.

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

Direction for (Q 52 to Q 58) :

In each of the following question if the sequence continues which of the below given four answer figures will be
the next in the given sequence?

52. Question figures

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
53. Question figures

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

54. Question figures

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

55.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
56.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

57.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

58.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
Direction for (Q59 to Q62) :
Read the statements and choose the letter of the region which correctly represents the statement.

a f b
Math Science
g
e d

c History

59. Students who took science but opted neither maths nor history:
(A) b (B) c
(C) d (D) g

60. Students who took maths and history both:

(A) C (B) a
(C) e (D) g

61. Students who took all three subjects i.e. maths, history and science:
(A) f (B) g
(C) e (D) d

62. Students who took science and history both :

(A) g (B) e
(C) f (D) d

Direction for (Q63 to Q67) :

The following questions are based of the information given. Study the information carefully and answer the
questions.
(i) There are five students L, M, N, O and P in a class.
(ii) L studies Physics, English and Chemistry
(iii) M and N study Chemistry and Psychology
(iv) O and L study Biology and Sanskrit
(v) P and M study Hindi and English

63. Who among the following students studies maximum number of subjects?
(A) O (B) N
(C) L (D) P

64. Which subject is studied by only one student?

(A) Biology (B) Hindi
(C) Physics (D) Sanskrit

65. Which two subjects are studied by more than 2 students :

(A) English and Hindi (B) Chemistry and Hindi
(C) Physics and Sanskrit (D) Chemistry and English

66. Who are the students studying only two subjects?

(A) L and O (B) O and P
(C) L and P (D) M and N

67. Who are not studying Biology, Sanskrit and Physics?

(A) M, N and P only (B) N and O only
(C) M and N only (D) M, N and O only
Direction for (Q68 to Q71) :
Answer the following questions based on the information given below:-
Each of the questions below contains three groups of elements. Choose from the following diagrams, the
diagram that deplicts the correct relationship among the three elements in each question.

(1)
(2)

(3)
(4)
68. Human beings, Females, Married peoples.
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

69. Circle, Quadrilateral, Rectangle

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

70. Toothpaste, Colgate, Pepsodent

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

71. Asia, India, Russia

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

Direction for (Q 72 to Q 76) : Given two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Read
the statements and give answer:
(A) If only conclusions i follows
(B) If only conclusions ii follows
(C) If either i or ii follows
(D) If both i and ii follow

72. Statements
(A) All painters are spoilt.
(B) Some writers are painters.
Conclusions I : All spoilt writers are painters.
Conclusions II : Some writers are spoilt.

73. Statements
(A) All men are horses.
(B) All horses are bananas.
Conclusions I : All men are bananas.
Conclusions II : All bananas are men.

74. Statements
(A) All dogs are monkeys.
(B) No monkeys is a cat.
Conclusions I : No dog is a cat
Conclusions II : No cat is a dog.
75. Statements
(A) : All rivers are mountains.
(B) : Some rivers are deserts.
Conclusions I : Some mountains are deserts.
Conclusions II : Some deserts are not mountains.

76. Statements
(A) : Some phones are watches.
(B) : All watches are cats.
Conclusions I : All cats are watches.
Conclusions II : Some cats are phones.

Direction for (Q 77 to Q 80) : In the following questions, select the set of conclusion(s) that logically follows
from the given statements :

77. Statements
(A) : All cups are cats
(B) : All cats are tops.
Conclusions I : All cats are cups.
Conclusions II : All tops are cats
Conclusions III : No cups are tops.
Conclusions IV : No tops are cups.
(A) Only III and IV follows (B) Only I and II follows
(C) All are correct (D) None of these

78. Statements (A) : Some bats are mangoes

Statements (B) : All mangoes are apples.
Conclusions I : All apples are mangoes.
Conclusions II : All bats are apples.
Conclusions III : Some bats are apples.
Conclusions IV : Some mangoes are not bats.
(A) Only I and II follow (B) Only II and III follow
(C) Only III and IV follow (D) Allconclusiosn follow

79. Statements (A) : All stars are moons.

Statements (B) : All moons are trees.
Conclusions I : All moons are stars.
Conclusions II : All stars are trees.
Conclusions III : All trees are moons.
Conclusions IV : Some trees are stars.
(A) Only I, III and IV follow (B) Only I and III follow
(C) All follow (D) Only II and IV follow

80. Statements (A) : All cups are paper.

Statements (B) : All papers are water.
Conclusions I : All cups are water
Conclusions II : All water are cups
Conclusions III : Some water are cups.
Conclusions IV : Some water are paper.
(A) All follow (B) Only I, III and IV follow
(C) Only II, III and IV follow (D) Only I and IV follow

81. At what time between 3 and 4 O’clock are the hands of a clock together?
5 7
(A) 16 min, past 3 (B) 16 min past 3
11 11
4
(C) 16 min, past 3 (D) None of these.
11
82. At what time between 5 and 5 : 30 O’Clock will the hands of a clock be at right angle?
10 9
(A) 10 min past 5:30 (B) 10 min past 5
11 11
10
(C) 10 min past 5 (D) None of these
11

83. Find at what time between 8 and 9 O’Clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not
together.
10 9
(A) 10 min past 8 (B) 10 min, past 8
11 11
10
(C) 11 min, past 8 (D) None of these
11

84. If the time shown by the reflection is 12 : 25, then what is the real time?
(A) 12 : 25 (B) 12 : 35
(C) 11 : 35 (D) 10 : 35

85. How many times will 29th February come in 400 years?
(A) 197 (B) 166
(C) 97 (D) 100

86. Deepak walks 50 metres towards West, then turns right and walks 10 metres, then turns right again to
walk 20 metres. At last he turns right and walks 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the
starting point?
(A) 30 metres, East (B) 20 metres, West (C) 30 metres, West (D) 70 metres, East

87. Amar started from point A and walked 10 km East to point B then turned North and walked 3 km to
point C and then turned West and walked 12 km to point D, the again turned South and walked 3 km to
point E. In which direction is he from his starting point?
(A) East (B) South (C) West (D) North

Direction: Q. No. 88-90 are from figure analogy. :

88.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

89.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

90.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

 Answer Key
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C

5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D

9. B 10. A 11. A 12. B

13. D 14. A 15. C 16. D

17. D 18. A 19. D 20. D

21. D 22. D 23. D 24. D

25. C 26. D 27. C 28. D

29. D 30. D 31. A 32. A

33. C 34. C 35. C 36. B

37. A 38. D 39. C 40. C

41. B 42. A 43. A 44. A

45. B 46. B 47. D 48. C

49. A 50. D 51. D 52. D

53. C 54. B 55. D 56. B

57. D 58. D 59. A 60. C

61. B 62. D 63. C 64. C

65. D 66. B 67. A 68. D

69. A 70. B 71. A 71. B

72. A 73. D 74. A 75. B

76. D 77. C 78. D 79. B

80. A 81. C 82. C 83. A

84. C 85. C 86. C 87. C

88. A 89. A 90. B