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PAPER 1
Question Numbers 01 to 16 consist of 01 Mark each.

Q1) If the word CREATIVE is coded as DSFBUJWF, then how is INNOVATE written in that code?
(A) JOPPWBUF (B) JOPPWBUV
(C) JOPPWBUW (D) JOPPWBUX

Q2) Pick the odd name out from the given list of names.
(A) Shimla (B) Mussoorie
(C) Mount Abu (D) Darjeeling

Q3) An expert argues that a new policy will reduce crime rates. Which of the following questions
should you ask?
(A) What is the educational qualification of the expert?
(B) What evidence supports the claim that the policy will reduce crime?
(C) How much money will the policy cost taxpayers?
(D) All of the above

Q4) A school introduces electronics as a compulsory activity in high school. What aspects should
you consider about this rule?
(A) The availability of qualified teachers to teach electronics.
(B) The relevance of teaching electronics for all students.
(C) The potential impact on other subjects.
(D) All of the above

Q5) One morning, Riya and Sita were talking face to face. If Riya’s shadow was exactly to the left of
Sita, which direction was Riya facing?
(A) North (B) South
(C) East (D) West

Q6) Which word does not match with others?
(A) Cinematography (B) Editing
(C) Sound design (D) Painting

Q7) Who was responsible for the White Revolution in India?
(A) Dr Varghese Kurien (B) Dr Ravi Mathai
(C) Dr CJ Andrews (D) Dr S Swaminathan

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Q11) Which of the following dishes is natively Indian?
(A) Tamale (B) Litti
(C) Sambusa (D) Sambal

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Q12) In a flood-prone area, people have to rush out of their homes when water gets in and reach the
nearest safe area for rescue. At times they carry their necessary items along with them. To
protect their items, a rescue bag is provided to them. Suggest the best suitable material for this
bag from the following list.
(A) Canvas (B) Microfiber
(C) Wool (D) Polyurethane

Q13) Rubber stamp uses which type of printing process?
(A) Screen printing (B) Offset printing
(C) Relief printing (D) Intaglio printing

Q14) Which statement defines circular design?
(A) A design approach which enables people of all backgrounds and abilities.
(B) A design approach which enhances the creative abilities of the people involved in the cycle
of manufacturing.
(C) A design approach focuses on creating more production cycles in a year.
(D) A design approach which ensures sustainable manufacturing and disposal of the product.

Q15) What is the comfortable seat height of any standard dining chair with respect to the human
figure?
(A) Around Knee area (B) Below the Knee area
(C) Above the knee area (D) None of the above

Q16) Which Design principle, the following image represents the best?

Image source: https://www.wix.com/blog/7-principles-of-design-websites#viewer-durham 441593

(A) Contrast (B) Variety
(C) Emphasis (D) Movement

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Q17) Research suggests that learning music from an early age has positive effects in child
development. Based on this statement, what assumptions can we reasonably make?
(1) Learning music early helps improve cognitive abilities.
(2) If you start music at a young age, you will become good at it later.

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Q18) A triadacolour scheme contains 3 colours. Considered to be the most basic type of color scheme,
a triadic color scheme is defined as any three colors located 120 degrees from each other on the
color wheel. In some way, triadic schemes can be considered the most flexible of the three
combination-types, as there are many directions you can go in to measure 120 degrees. Given is
a picture of a color wheel.

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M.Des. DAT Prelims
Sample Test Paper
CDAT 2024
(Common Design Aptitude Test)

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PAPER 1
Question Numbers 01 to 10 consist of 01 Mark each.

Q1) Which design principle best describes the image given below?

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Q2) What does UI-UX stand for in design?
(A) User Inside-Under Xebec
(B) Universal Interest-Uni Xenon
(C) Facebook-Twitter
(D) User Interface-User Experience

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(B) It makes design solutions functionally viable and cost effective
(C) It helps enhance the user experience of design
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Q5) Below is the work of American Sculptor Alexander Calder. It is called ‘the wire sculpture’.
Identify a design principle applied in it.

(A) Symmetrical Balance (B) Asymmetrical Balance
(C) Radial Balance (D) Crystallographic Balance

Q6) United Nations Development Program plays a critical role in helping several countries across
the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Identify the total number of
sustainable development goals mentioned this year.
(A) 15 (B) 17
(C) 19 (D) 22

Q7) Which country will host the G20 summit in 2024?
(A) Japan (B) Indonesia
(C) Brazil (D) China

Q8) Identify the brand from the logo provided.
(A) Lamborghini
(B) TATA
(C) Tesla
(D) Toyota

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Q9) Identify, which of the following is a weaving technique?
(A) Warp and Weft (B) Layered Cut
(C) Flemish Bond (D) Inlay Work

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Q11) Read the statements below:
(i) Many corporate houses are conducting yoga classes for their employees.

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State which of the following is the most accurate inference?
(A) Statement II is the effect and statement I is its cause.
(B) Statement I is the effect and statement II is its cause.
(C) Statements I and II are different independent causes.
(D) Statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

Q12) If a kangaroo in its native geographic natural habitat in the world were to look up at the sky

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Q13) Find the number of distinct trapeziums in the figure below (trapezium is defined as a
quadrilateral in which at least one pair of opposite sides is parallel).
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14

Q14) I am in a room with a mirrored floor and facing a wall that has a poster with some text on it. I
look down at the mirrored floor and find the following words as the image of the poster: ‘total
flop’

Which of the following must be printed on the poster for its image in the mirrored floor to read
‘total flop’?
(A) totgl flod (B) fofal tloq
(C) fofgl tlob (D) total floq

Q15) In a series of numbers, the first term is 5, and each subsequent term is obtained by multiplying
the previous term by -2. What is the 10th term in this series?
(A) -1280 (B) 1280
(C) -2560 (D) 2560

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