Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design

UCEED 2024
QUESTION PAPER

UCEED 2024 Page 1 of 31

 Paper Specific Instructions

1. The total duration of the examination is 3 hours. The question paper contains two
parts – Part A and Part B. The duration of Part A is 2 hours. Part B will begin after
Part A ends. The duration of Part B is 1 hour.
2. Part A is divided into three sections: 1, 2 and 3. All sections are compulsory.
Questions in each section are of different types. There are a total of 57 questions
in Part A carrying a total of 200 marks. Questions of Part A will appear on the
computer for the first 2 hours. Answers to Part A have to be entered in the
computer within the first 2 hours.
3. Part B is also compulsory and contains 2 drawing questions of 50 marks each.
Questions of Part B will appear on the computer after 2 hours. Answers to Part B
have to be given in the answer book provided by the invigilator.
4. Marking scheme of Part A is as follows:

Number Marks for Marks for Marks for Total

Sec- Type of
of correct wrong each question marks for
tion questions
questions answer answer not attempted the section
Numerical
1 Answer Type 14 4 0 0 56
(NAT)
Multiple Select
Partial
2 Question 15 −1 0 60
Marking
(MSQ)
Multiple Choice
3 Question 28 3 −0.71 0 84
(MCQ)
Total 57 200

5. Section 1: Numerical Answer Type (NAT): 14 questions (4 marks each; no

negative marks). For these questions, the answer is a number that needs to be
entered using the virtual keyboard on the computer screen. No choices will be
shown for these questions. Questions from 1 to 14 belong to this section.
6. Section 2: Multiple Select Questions (MSQ): 15 questions. Each MSQ may have
one or more than one correct choice(s) out of the four given. The following is
the marking scheme:
Full Marks: (+4) If only (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen and
NONE of the incorrect options is chosen.
Partial Marks: (+3) If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options
are chosen and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen.

UCEED 2024 Page 2 of 31

 Partial Marks: (+2) If three or more options are correct but ONLY two
options are chosen, both of which are correct and NONE of the incorrect
options is chosen.
Partial Marks: (+1) If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option
is chosen and it is a correct option and NONE of the incorrect options is
chosen.
Zero Marks: (0) If NONE of the options are chosen (i.e. the question is
unanswered).
Negative Marks: (-1) In all other cases.
Questions from 15 to 29 belong to this section.
7. Section 3: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ): 28 questions (3 marks each for the
correct answer; 0.71 negative marks for incorrect answers). Each MCQ has four
choices out of which ONLY ONE is the correct answer. Questions from 30 to 57
belong to this section.
8. Part B (100 Marks) contains two drawing questions of 50 marks each. Both
questions in Part B are mandatory. There is NO NEGATIVE marking in this section.
Questions 58 and 59 belong to this section.
9. Calculators, charts, graph-sheets, mathematical tables, mobile phone, watches of
any type and other electronic gadgets are NOT allowed in the examination hall.
10. Blank sheets of paper will be provided for rough work.

UCEED 2024 Page 3 of 31

 PART A
Section 1: Numerical Answer Type (NAT)
Q.01 What is the maximum number of complete circles that will be seen, if the strips given
below are re-arranged without rotating?

Q.02 What is the total number of triangles in the figure given below?

UCEED 2024 Page 4 of 31

Q.03 Given below are ten pieces of a puzzle. When arranged correctly they form a four-digit
number. What is the number formed after the correct arrangement?

Q.04 A perspective view of a solid is shown below. The solid is symmetrical, and hidden
surfaces such as the base are flat. What is the total number of surfaces in the solid?

Q.05 A perspective view of a solid object is shown on the left. The object is cut
simultaneously along THREE perpendicular planes as shown on the right. How many
surfaces will the resulting pieces have in total (i.e. sum of the surfaces of all pieces)?

UCEED 2024 Page 5 of 31

Q.06 How many matching pairs of shoes (both left and right shoe) are present in the image
below?

Q.07 A typical football is made by stitching together 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. How
many vertices (junctions) are there in such a football?

Q.08 A vehicle with a wheel arrangement is shown in Figure (i). This vehicle is travelling along
a circular path as shown in Figure (ii). The wheels do not change their orientation while
moving along the circular path. Figure (iii) shows the location of the centres of the
wheels. The distance between the centres of Wheel-3 and Wheel-2 is 170 cm, and the
distance between the centres of Wheel-1 and Wheel-2 is 180 cm. The radius of the
circular path followed by Wheel-2 is 525 cm. What is the radius of the path followed
by Wheel-1 in cm?

UCEED 2024 Page 6 of 31

Q.09 Shown below is an image of a circle and six equilateral triangles. The circumference of
the circle is 18.85 cm. What is the area of ONE equilateral triangle in cm2? Assume √3
= 1.732 and π = 3.14.

Q.10 A wooden block of dimension 10cm x 20cm x 30cm is cut into equal sized planks. The
cut planks are stacked one above the other to achieve a total height of 100cm exactly.
If the minimum number of planks are cut to achieve this height, then what is the volume
of each plank in cm3?

Q.11 Shown below are two stacked paper cups and a box with their dimensions. If stacking
is allowed, then what is the maximum number of cups that can be stored in the box
without deforming the cups?

UCEED 2024 Page 7 of 31

Q.12 Shown below is a configuration of FOUR solid spheres each of radius 40cm that are
placed on four corners of a regular tetrahedron with side 120cm. The centres of the
spheres coincide with the corners of the tetrahedron. What is the radius (in cm) of the
largest sphere that can be accommodated within the tetrahedron?

Q.13 Section P shows three views of a regular dice. TEN of such regular dice are stacked on
an opaque table as shown in Section Q (two views of the same arrangement). What is
the maximum sum that can be achieved adding the numbers on the visible surfaces
from all angles?

UCEED 2024 Page 8 of 31

Q.14 What are the minimum number of tile pieces (shown on the right) that are required to
create a path from tile A to tile B, such that ALL the following conditions are met:

 All tiles are to be used at least once.

 Tiles cannot overlap.
 The path on a tile must be connected to another path of a tile.
 The same type of tile cannot be used one-after-the other in a sequence.
 Rotation of the tiles is not allowed.
 Exclude tile A and tile B from the count.

UCEED 2024 Page 9 of 31

Section 2: Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)

Q.15 Which option(s) contain(s) stars that are NOT found in the image below?

Q.16 Alphabets A to Z are arranged starting at 6’o clock, and three alphabets with their
respective positions are shown in the image given below. Which of the following
combinations is/are correct?

A. GOA= 3’o clock+ 3’o clock+ 6’o clock

B. SKY= 9’o clock+ 9’o clock+ 6’o clock
C. FLY= 3’o clock+ 6’o clock+ 9’o clock
D. BYE= 9’o clock+ 6’o clock+ 3’o clock

UCEED 2024 Page 10 of 31

Q.17 Which option(s) contain(s) the exact fragments of the image shown on the left?

Q.18 Shown below are the vertical cross-sections of handpumps. Which of the following
options depict(s) the correct working principle?

UCEED 2024 Page 11 of 31

Q.19 Which of the options will collapse completely?

Q.20 Two views of a solid object are shown on the left. Which of the following options is/are
the view(s) of the same object?

Q.21 Which of the options is/are correct according to pigment colour theory?

UCEED 2024 Page 12 of 31

Q.22 Four spheres start revolving clockwise in concentric circles from their initial positions
as shown below. Yellow travels at 2m/sec, green at 4m/sec, red at 2m/sec and blue at
4m/sec. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

A. Yellow and green never cross (overtake) each other

B. Red and blue takes the same time to complete one revolution
C. Yellow takes less time than green to complete one revolution
D. Blue and red will cross each other twice after the first 3 complete revolutions of blue

Q.23 Shown below is a cross-section of two different trees of same species and age but
found in different locations. Based on the image, which of the statement(s) is/are TRUE.

A. Growth of the tree X is more consistent than tree Y

B. Growth of the tree X is healthier than tree Y
C. Climatic conditions could be the reason for the uneven ring structures in tree Y
D. Growth of the tree Y is healthier than tree X

UCEED 2024 Page 13 of 31

Q.24 Given on the left is the unwrapped surface of a hollow sphere that was intersected by
a smaller solid sphere. Which of the options would result in this unwrapped surface?

Q.25 Six concentric white rings, each of equal thickness but having different diameters, are
positioned on different planes in space. A one-point perspective view of the rings is
shown below. Based on this view, which of the option(s) is/are TRUE?

A. Rings 6 and 3 are closer to the viewer compared to ring 5

B. Rings 2 and 4 are at equal distance from the viewer
C. Ring 1 is the nearest to the viewer
D. Ring 5 is the farthest from the viewer

UCEED 2024 Page 14 of 31

Q.26 Which of the options can be created by the stamp shown on the left?

Q.27 Tile X was used to create a pattern which is seamless (without gaps) when arranged as
shown in Y. Which tile(s) from the options will create a seamless pattern?

UCEED 2024 Page 15 of 31

Q.28 Which of the following relationship(s) is/are represented by the Venn diagram?

A. Beverages, Tea, Milk

B. Men, Designers, Teachers
C. Mammals, Cats, Animals
D. Singers, Performers, Actors

Q.29 Shown below is a portion of a continuous strip. Which of the option(s) is/are part of
this strip?

UCEED 2024 Page 16 of 31

Section 3: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Q.30 If the image on the left is flipped horizontally (about Y-axis), and then rotated 180
degrees, what will be the resulting image?

Q.31 Which option represents the key frames of the animation shown below?

UCEED 2024 Page 17 of 31

Q.32 Which option will replace the question mark?

Q.33 Which collection when arranged correctly will result in the silhouette of the pen shown
below?

UCEED 2024 Page 18 of 31

Q.34 Which option from the right will replace the circles labelled 1, 2 and 3 in the image on
the left?

Q.35 Which option is the basic building block for the pattern made on the left?

UCEED 2024 Page 19 of 31

Q.36. Which option represents the data in the pie-chart?

Q.37 Shutter speed is one of the parameters by which exposure of the image can be
controlled. How does shutter speed control exposure?

A. By increasing the size of the opening through which light enters the camera.
B. By increasing sensitivity of the image sensor.
C. By increasing the time for light to enter the camera.
D. By increasing the number of pixels in the image.

Q.38 Given below is a folded sheet of paper with green colour on one side and red colour
on the other side. Dotted lines represent the fold lines. Which option shows the correct fold
lines when this sheet is unfolded?

UCEED 2024 Page 20 of 31

Q.39 An animated character speaking a sentence in English is given below. Which sentence
is the character saying?

A. I love UCEED!
B. Today is my day!
C. Oh! Hurry up!
D. God, help me!

Q.40 A cube, a triangular prism and a square pyramid of equal height are resting on a surface
along a straight line, arranged in a random order. If the source of light is fixed and the
light rays are parallel, which of the option shows the shadows correctly in top view?

UCEED 2024 Page 21 of 31

Q.41 A ball with a thin elastic rod moves from left to right as shown below. Which option
represents the movement of the rod?

Q.42 Which option will replace the question mark?

UCEED 2024 Page 22 of 31

Q.43 Which option will replace the question mark?

Q.44 Which option will replace the question mark?

UCEED 2024 Page 23 of 31

Q.45 A printed code word (in capital letters) has been shredded into strips and the strips are
jumbled. Identify the code word.

A. AEFITFHLEA
B. AEFHIFTLEA
C. AFEHITFELA
D. AFEIHFTELA

Q.46 Which option will replace the question mark?

Q.47 Construction materials are to be moved using the trolleys in the options. Assume
friction is negligible. Which trolley requires the least amount of effort?

UCEED 2024 Page 24 of 31

Q.48 A cyclist was peddling a geared cycle on an upward inclined road and decided to stop
on the incline. Which option can be used to stop the bicycle on the incline only using
force on foot pedals?

Q.49 Which option represents the solid shown below?

C

UCEED 2024 Page 25 of 31

Q.50 Two views of a cube are shown on the left. Which option represents the unwrapped
cube on the left?

Q.51 During a long-distance sea voyage, without the Captain realising, steering of the ship
started malfunctioning in the following manner. When the Captain was trying to turn
the ship 60 degrees to the left, ship was turning 30 degrees to the right. When the
Captain was trying to turn the ship 90 degrees to the left, ship was turning 90 degrees
to the right. When the Captain was trying to turn the ship 45 degrees to the right, ship
was turning 30 degrees to the left. When the Captain was trying to turn the ship 90
degrees to the right, ship was turning 45 degrees to the left.

Before the malfunction, ship was going in North-East direction. After the malfunction
started, without realising the problem, the Captain tried to turn 90 degrees to the left,
then 90 degrees to the right, then 45 degrees to the right and finally 60 degrees to the
left. Find the current direction of the ship.

A. NORTH EAST
B. EAST
C. WEST
D. NORTH WEST

UCEED 2024 Page 26 of 31

Q.52 A hollow paper cone is cut by a spiral blade. The blade, the cone, the position of the
cone and blade, and the line along which it gets cut are shown below. The surface of
the cone is then unwrapped on a flat surface. Which option shows the unwrapped
surface?

Q.53 Two rotating discs are placed on top of each other that are pivoted at the centre. The
disc in front has two cut-outs, and the disc in the back has a line pattern. Both discs
can rotate in any direction. Shown below are the four positions at which different parts
of the line pattern are visible. Which option represents the line pattern on the back
disc?

UCEED 2024 Page 27 of 31

Q.54 Which option has the same visual grammar of the letters on the left?

Q.55 An irregular piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below. Which option shows the
correct cuts when the paper is unfolded?

UCEED 2024 Page 28 of 31

Q.56 Which option will replace the question mark?

Q.57 Shown below is the crawling sequence of a worm in eleven frames. Which option
represents the missing frames?

UCEED 2024 Page 29 of 31

 PART B (60 minutes – 100 marks)

Q. 1 Drawing [50 Marks]

On a Sunday morning, 5-year-old Geet, her grandmother and father are cleaning their old
garage. It is a big garage with large open windows near the ceiling. It has an old bicycle, a
football and other objects. The father is cleaning the cobwebs. The grandmother while
cleaning, finds her old guitar which she used to play during her college days. She gets excited
and starts playing it as Geet starts dancing around. The garage also has a lot of old memories
of Geet’s sporty grandmother and her studious father. Geet’s school friend stands at the door
of the garage watching this whole scene.

Draw this scenario from the friend’s point of view.

Note:
 Use only pencil
 Do not use colours

Evaluation Criteria:
 Perspective
 Proportion
 Composition
 Observation
 Imagination
 Quality of sketch
 Attention to detail

UCEED 2024 Page 30 of 31

Q. 2 Design Aptitude [50 Marks]

A six-year old girl is going to school for the first time. She needs to carry a lunch box in her
school bag. Her lunch can contain typical Indian food items (both dry as well as liquid food
items, such as Roti, Rice, Dosa, Dal, Sambar, etc.). Design a lunch box for her, considering her
needs. Sketch your design, and visually explain the features of your design along with clear
labels.

Note:
 Use only pencil. Do not use colours.
 Explain your design only through visuals and short labels.
 Do not write separate explanations.

Evaluation Criteria:
 Appropriateness of three-dimensional form and visual graphics
 Provisions for fulfilling functional requirements
 Considerations for product usability by the user
 Attention to detail and explanation of features through visuals only
 Clarity of the sketch and quality of presentation, and uniqueness of design.

UCEED 2024 Page 31 of 31