NIFT mock test- theory.

Section 1- Numerical ability (25 marks)

1. Find the missing number: 4, 5, 8, 13, 20, ?
a) 29
b)27
c) 28
d)30

2. What is the last digit of the product of 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19?
a) 0
b)1
c) 9
d)5

3. Find the fourth (4th) proportional to 6,9,20.

a) 25
b)30
c) 60
d)40

4. The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 264

sq. m and its volume is 924 m^3. What will be the
ratio of its diameter to its height.
a) 3:2
b)7:6
c) 3:4
d)7:3
5. In a downpour, 5cm of rain falls. The volume of
water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground is:
a) 75 cu. m
b)750 cu. m
c) 7500 cu. m
d)75000 cu. m

6. The average of 50 numbers is 38. If 2 nos. namely

45 and 55 are discarded, the average of remaining
nos. is;
a) 36.5
b)37
c) 37.5
d)37.52

7. Two nos. are in the ratio 5:6. If 20 is added to each

of them, the ratio becomes 7:8. The nos. are:
a) 55,66
b)50,60
c) 40,48
d)25,30

8. A batsman in his 20th innings makes a score of 110

and thereby increases his average by 4. What is the
average after 20 innings?
a) 34
b)43
c) 36
d)30
9. The average marks of a group of 20 students in a
test is reduced by 4 when the topper who scored
90 marks is replaced by a new student. How many
marks did the new student get?
a) 12
b)15
c) 10
d)20

10. Out of his total income, Mr. Khanna spends

20% on house rent and 70% of the rest on
household expenses. If he saves Rs.3600, what is
his total income (in rupees)?
a) Rs. 7800
b)Rs. 7500
c) Rs. 15000
d)Rs. 13000

11. A house owner wanted to get his house

painted. He was told that he would require 25kg of
paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that
the paint is available in 2kg cane, what would be
the cost of paint purchased, if one cane costs Rs.
16?
a) Rs. 240
b)Rs. 180
c) Rs. 160
d)Rs. 360
12. If the length of a rectangle is decreased by
60% and the width is increased by 30%. What will
be the percentage change in the area of the
rectangle?
a) 30% decrease
b)45% increase
c) 48% decrease
d)48% increase

13.

14. If 12 ½% of a certain number is 32, what is

40% of that number?
a) 92
b)98.2
c) 102.4
d)109.6

15.

16. In a certain school, 20% of students are below

8 years age. The number of students above 8 years
of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8 years
of age which is 48. What is the total number of
students in the school?
a) 72
b)80
c) 100
d)120

17. At what time between 5.30 -6.00 will the

hands of a clock be at right angles?
a) 43 5/11 min. past 5
b)43 7/11 min. past 5
c) 40 min. past 5
d)45 min. past 5

18. The product of 2 nos. is 2028 and their HCF is

13. The no of such pairs is?
a) 1
b)2
c) 3
d)4

19. A tank is 25m long 12m wide and 6m deep.

The cost of plastering its wall and bottom at 37.5
paise per sq. m is:
a) Rs. 228
b)Rs. 224
c) Rs. 279
d)Rs. 284
20. The greatest number which on dividing 1657
and 2037 leaves remainder 6 and 5 respectively, is:
a) 123
b)127
c) 235
d)305

21. What is the angle when time in clock is 4:42

p.m.?
a) 110°
b)111°
c) 112°
d)113°

22. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring

the side of a square. The % of error in the
calculated area of the square is:
a) 2%
b)2.02%
c) 4%
d)4.04%

23. Which of the following has the greatest

number of divisors?
a) 4410
b)8190
c) 4096
d)9450
 24. A man walked diagonally across a square lot.
Approx., what was the % saved by not walking
along the edges?
a) 20%
b)24%
c) 30%
d)33%

25. A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures

externally 3.3 metre x 2.6 metre x 1.1 metre and
its walls are 5cm thick. The thickness of the bottom
is:
a) 90cm
b)10cm
c) 1m
d)1.1cm
Section 2- Analytical Reasoning (17 marks)
Directions 1-3: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are playing cards
sitting in a circle.
(i) F is second to the right of G
(ii) B is neighbour of F but not of E
(iii) E is neighbour of C, is 4th to the right of G
(iv) D is between E and A

1. Who’s 4th to the left of G?

a) D
b)E
c) B
 d)Can’t be determined
e)None of these

2. Who’s to the left of G?

a) A
b)C
c) B
d)Can’t be determined
e)None of these

3. Who are the neighbours of F?

a) E & C
b)F & B
c) A & B
d)C & B
e)None of these
Directions 4-8: Each of the question below contains 3
elements. These elements may or may not have some
relation with one another. Each group of elements may
fit into one of the diagrams A, B, C, D & E. you have to
indicate which group of elements in each of the
question correctly fits into following diagrams.

A B
 C D

E
4. Vegetable, Potato, Rotten
5. Doctor, Human beings, Married people
6. Cereal, Wheat, Rice
7. Vegetable, Fruit, Brinjal
8. Computer skilled, Graduates, Employed
Directions 9-11: 5 friends A, B, C, D & E are sitting on a
bench.
(i) A is sitting next to B
(ii) C is sitting next to D
(iii) D is not sitting with E
(iv) E is on the left end of the bench
(v) A is on the right side of B and to the right side
of E
(vi) A and C are sitting together
(vii) C is in the second position from right

9. At what position is A sitting?

a) Between B&C
b)Between D&C
c) Between E&D
 d)Between C&E

10. Who’s sitting at the centre?

a) A
b)B
c) C
d)D
e)E

11. What is the position of D?

a) Extreme left
b)Extreme right
c) Third from left
d)Second from left
e)None

12. Mrs A goes for a morning walk at 6am towards

sun for 2 km. then she turns to her right and
walks 3 km. she again turns to her left and walks
2 km., finally she turns to her left to walk another
6km. in which direction is she moving and at
what distance from last turn, she’s standing?
a) 6km East
b)6km West
c) 6km North
d)6km South

13. A watch reads 4.30. if the minute hand points

east, in what direction will the hour hand point?
a) South-west
b)North-east
c) North-west
d)South

14. The town of Paranda is located on Green lake,

the town of Akram is west of Paranda. Tokhada is
to the east of Akram but west of Paranda. Kokram
is east of Bopri but west of Tokhada and Akram. If
they are all in the same district, which town is the
farthest west?
a) Parranda
b)Kokram
c) Akram
d)Tokhada
e)Bopri

15. Find the missing number in the following

series:
77, 78, 77, 81, 73, __, 55
a) 69
b)71
c) 82
d)89
e)None of these
16. Direction- In the following question, a number
series is given. After the series a number is given
followed by A, B, C, D, E. You have to complete
the series starting with numbers given following
 the sequence of given series. Then answer the
given question.
200, 184, 193, 157, 182, 118, 167
150, (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
Which of the following number will come in place
of C?
a) 132
b)115
c) 168
d)107

17. Find the missing number:

3, 128, 6, 64, 9, __, 12, 16, 15, 8
a) 32
b)12
c) 108
d)72
e)64
Section 3- Non-Verbal (13marks)
1. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles
the mirror image of the given combination.
2. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles
the mirror image of the given combination.

3. Choose the correct mirror image of the given

figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.
(X) (1)
(2) (3) (4)

a) 1
b)2
c) 3
d)4

4. Choose the correct mirror image of the given

figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.

(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

a) 1
b)2
c) 3
d)4
5. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles
the water-image of the given combination.

a) 1
b)2
c) 3
d)4

6. Choose the correct water image of the given

figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.

a) 1
b)2
c) 3
d)4

7. How many letters have same mirror and water

images as the letter itself?
a) 4
b)3
c) 5
d)6

8. Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives

that would complete the figure matrix.
a) 1 b)2 c)3 d)4

9. Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives

that would complete the figure matrix.

a) 1 b)2 c)3 d)4

10. Choose a figure which would most closely

resemble the unfolded form of Figure (Z).

a) 1 b) 2 c)3 d)

11. Find the number of triangles in the given

figure.
 a) 22 b)24 c)26 d)28

12. Find the number of triangles in the given

figure.

a) 16 b) 13 c) 9 d) 7

13. What is the minimum number of colours

required to fill the spaces in the given diagram
without any two adjacent spaces having the same
colour?

a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3

Section 4- General Knowledge (12marks)

1. Motto of Olympics 2024 to be held in Paris?
 a) Inspire a Generation
b)Come Celebrate Our Dream
c) Games wide open
d)A New World

2. “Aurelia”, a contemporary ethnic women’s wear

brand from TCNS clothing co. ltd. Is promoted by
which Indian Bollywood star?
a) Shraddha Kapoor
b)Disha Patani
c) Alia Bhatt
d)Sonam Kapoor

3. What is the ration between the length and width

of Indian national flag?
a) 3:2
b)4:3
c) 3:4
d)2:3

4. Kantha, Baluchari, Tangail & Jamdani are

handprinted famous sarees from?
a) Tamil Nadu
b)Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d)West Bengal

5. Which popular Indian film pair of actress actor is

the promoter of ‘Trends’, a fashion clothing brand?
a) Vicky Kaushal and Jhanvi Kapoor
b)Dishani Patani and Tiger Shroff
c) Tamannah Bhatia and Siddarth Malhotra
d)Ayushman Khurana and Shraddha Kapoor

6. Which Bollywood actress is recently seen in

advertisements of the Kalyan Jewellers ‘Muhurat’
wedding jewellery along with Amitabh Bachchan?
a) Katrina Kaif
b)Karishma Kapoor
c) Sonam Kapoor
d)Disha Patani

7. Parakram Divas is observed to celebrate the birth

anniversary of?
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b)A.P.J Abdul Kalam
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

8. Who won the best actress award at the Oscars

2024 and for which film?
a) Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere all at Once.
b)Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Lining Play Book
c) Emma Stone, Poor Things
d)Margot Robbie, Barbie
 9. NASA refers to:
a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
b)National Airborne and Space Agency
c) National Aeronautics and Space Agency
d)National Airborne and Space Administration

10. Which country won Cricket World Cup in

2011?
a) Australia
b)West Indies
c) India
d)England

11. Which one of the following is the most ancient

musical instrument?
a) Sitar
b)Sarod
c) Veena
d) Tanpura

12. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was?

a) Bhakti
b)Image worship and yagnas
c) Worship of nature and yagnas
d)Worship of nature and bhakti
Section 4- English (33 marks)
1)The ….1…. of co-education in India has been of
….2…. kind. In the northern part of our country,
 there are a ….3…. number of co-ed schools. While
in southern part, the ….4…. of unisex schools are
more.
This is also true for the rural India, where the rural
masses are the boys and girls ….5…. together. The aim
of co-ed ….6…. is to provide ….7…. and learning
atmosphere for the boys and girls under one roof.
However, many people who do not ….8…. this system
of education are of the opinion that this system is not
….9…. . They feel that co-education is a ….10….
phenomenon.

1. (a) Story (b) Principle (c) Theory (d) History

2. (a) Mixed (b) confused (c) two (d) many
3. (a) Large (b) move c) plenty d) unlimited
4. (a) existence (b) amount (c) number (d) count
5. (a) studying (b) reading (c) learning (d) playing
6. (a) rightly (b) starting (c) primarily (d) basically
7. (a) studying (b) reading (c) teaching (d) playing
8. (a) oppose (b) interested (c) favour (d) stand
9. (a) sustaining (b) rewarding (c) bad (d) good
10. (a) urban (b) futile (c) vague (d) rural

2)A Close look at the facts relating to political

interference in administration shows that it is not a
one-way process. There is often a nexus between
power hungry and corrupt politicians and civil
servants with convenient principles. Many civil
servants are only too anxious to oblige the
politicians, and then cash the obligation when they
need some special favour. So the attitude of self-
righteousness adopted by the civil service is
sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws
by blaming others.
Every now and then some retired civil servants
come out with his memoirs, painting a glorious
picture of the heights of administrative efficiency
reached during his reign. There is often the
suggestion that had there not been so much
political interference, things would have been even
more fantastic. It is not unusual for the self styled
hero to blame not only interfering politicians but
also fellow civil servants who are idiots or crooks,
for his failures. This attitude of smug self-
satisfaction is, unfortunately, developed during the
years of service. Self preservation rather than
service is encouraged by our whole system of rules
and procedures.
The remedy has to be drastic and quickly effective.
The over protection now granted to civil servants
must end. Today to remove an erring civil servant
is just not possible. And the only thing that the
highest authority in the Government, both in the
State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an
official from one job to another. The rules for
taking disciplinary action are so complicated that,
 in the end, the defaulting civil servants gets away,
and gets his full emoluments even for the period of
the disciplinary proceedings, thus making it a paid
holiday for him.
The result is that the administration has become
rule-oriented and not result-oriented. Action is
possible against the official who takes some
interest in his work, but no action is ever taken
against a person who does not deliever the goods.
If the country is to adopt a result-oriented
approach, it is necessary to link job performance
with job retention.

(i) The facts relating to the problem of political

interference indicate that:
(a) honest bureaucrats are always being
troubled by politicians.
(b) politicians are often misled and trapped by
civil servants.
(c) politicians and civil servants co-operate to
gain mutual advantages.
(d) politicians and civil servants use
interference as an excuse for victimising the
common man.

(ii) The attitude of self-righteousness adopted by

the civil service, according to the writer:
(a) is not welcomed and supported by
politicians.
 (b) is dishonest and conceals the facts.
(C) is very difficult to maintain because of
opposition.
(d) does not really help the public get fair
treatment.

(iii) Civil servants who write their memoirs after

retiring:
(a) claim that they would have achieved
outstanding success if interference had not
come in the way.
(b) prove that constant political interference
made it impossible for them to do anything
properly.
(c) complain that the credit for their
achievements goes to dishonest politicians.
(d) prove that people of inferior quality in the
civil service bring about interference.

(iv) The existing system of administration seems to

encourage civil servants:
(a) to become self-styled heroes and boss
over others.
(b) to present a glorious picture of the
administration.
(c) to become self-centred and concerned
mainly about their own gain.
(d) to become self-righteous and fight back
against corrupt politicians.
(v) The problem with the present set-up needing
urgent action is:
(a) a lack of accountability on the part of civil
servants.
(b) a lack of control over the power of
politicians.
(c) a neglect of the ideals of self-
righteousness.
(d) complicated rules and procedures that
greatly reduce efficiency.

(vi) The main principle of the remedy proposed by

the writer is, that:
(a) the politicians should be made
accountable for all their decisions.
(b) the high level of protection enjoyed by
civil servants should be reduced.
(c) the common man’s right to efficient and
fair administration must be protected.
(d) rules should be simplified so that there is
less scope for misuse.

(vii) According to existing procedures, if a civil

servant is found to be unsuitable or dishonest:
(a) he can appeal to an authority like the
Supreme Court.
(b) politicians with whom he has special links
 will interfere to help him.
(c) transfering him to another post is the
usual action taken.
(d) a conflict between Central Government
and State Government interests can arise.

(viii) The writer refers to a paid holiday to support his

argument that:
(a) civil servants get a lot of extra benefits.
(b) disciplinary action is generally not quick or
effective.
(c) lazy and inefficient bureaucrats seem to be
on holiday even when on duty.
(d) special postings that favoured civil
servants are necessary and wasteful.

(ix) The expression linking job performance with job

retention refers to a policy in which:
(a) selection to civil service jobs is on the
basis of rigorous performance tests.
(b) selection to civil service jobs is on the
basis of rigorous performance and not a
minister’s opinion is the basis of transfer or
promotion.
(c) retention of good government servants by
discouraging their going to private companies.
(d) continuation in service will depend on
satisfactory performance.
(x) The expression deliver the goods means:
(a) show good job performance
(b) accept bribes or other illegal favours.
(c) make payments of black money as bribes.
(d) successfully defend oneself against a
charge, in a disciplinary inquiry.

3)When I go into stranger’s library I ….1…. round the

bookshelves. This is to know the type of person he
is and I feel that I know the ….2…. to his mind.
A house without books is a ….3…. house, no matter
how rich the carpets are. These only tell you
whether he ….4…. a lot of money, but the books
tell you whether he has a mind as well. Its not a
….5…. of money that we do not buy books.

1. (a)wonder (b)run (c)look (d)wander

2. (a)secret (b)mystery (c)key (d)solution
3. (a)characterless (b)bleak (c)unlucky (d)bad
4. (a)had (b)has (c)have (d)has had
5. (a)reason (b)question (c)issue (d)cause

4)The forces that generate conditions conducive to

crime and riots are stronger in urban communities
than in rural areas. Urban living is more
anonymous living. It often releases the individual
from community restraints more common in
 tradition-oriented societies. But more freedom
from constraints and controls also provides greater
freedom to deviate. And living in the more
impersonalized, formally controlled urban society
means that regulatory orders of conduct are often
directed by distant bureaucrats. The police are
strangers executing these prescriptions on an
anonymous set of subjects. Minor offences in small
town or village are often handled without resort to
official police action. As disputable as such action
may seem to be, it results in fewer recorded
violations of the law compared to those in the big
cities. Although perhaps causing some decision
difficulties for the police in small town, formal and
objective law enforcement is not always
acceptable to the villagers. Urban area with mass
population, greater wealth, more commercial
establishments and more products of our
technology also provide more frequent
opportunities for theft. Victims are impersonalized
property is insured, consumer goods in more
abundance are vividly displayed and are more
portable. The crime rate increases despite formal
moral education given in schools.
(i) According to the passage, all the following
contribute to higher crime-rates in urban
areas except:
a) Vivid display of consumer goods
b)Higher standard of living
 c) Urban impersonalized living
d)Increasing population
e)Inadequate police force

(ii) Which of the following is a characteristic of an

urban setting?
a) Unreported minor crimes
b)Deviation from freedom
c) Less forceful social control
d)Minimal opportunities of crime due to
better law enforcement
e)Fewer recorded violations of law

(iii) The author’s view of ‘Traditional Societies’ is

best experienced by which of the following?
a) They provide less freedom for the individual
in many circumstances
b)They have lower crime-rates because of the
moral teachings in schools
c) They provide inadequate freedom for
personal movements and travel
d)They do not have adequate modern
technology
e)They have rules and controlled by distant
bureaucrats

(iv) People live under more social control in:

a) Formally controlled urban societies
 b)The presence of police authorities
c) An anonymous form of living
d)Non-traditional societies
e)None of the these

(v) It can be inferred from the passage that urban

crime can be controlled by:
a) Greater emphasis on moral education
b)Enforcement of law by distant bureaucrats
c) Vivid display of expensive consumer goods
d)Making the expensive consumer goods less
portable
e)None of these

(vi) Which of the following statements is true in

context of the passage?
a) The display of consumer goods is the main
cause of crime
b)Lack of personal contacts increases crimes
in urban areas
c) Small communities have more minor crimes
than in urban centres
d)Urban crime areas cannot be prevented
e)Police in urban areas settle minor disputes
without official action

(vii) Which of the following statements is not true

in the context of the passage?
 a) Moral education imparted in schools is
ineffective in checking crime-rate
b)There is less freedom in the current society
then in a traditional society
c) Urban areas are thickly populated and
commercialized
d)Anonymous living in urban areas may lead
to a freedom to deviate from rules
e)Urban areas provide more opportunities for
more crime than rural areas

(viii) According to the passage, the crime in small

towns:
a) Is less frequently reported or dealt with
officially
b)Is brought well under control by distant
bureaucrats
c) Leads to an impersonalised style of living
d)Is often dealt with objective law
enforcement
e)Always cause difficulties for the police
authorities