Kerala NMMS 2018 Question Paper MAT

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Question Booklet Number
NMMSE – 2018

Class – VIII
Part – II
Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Time : 90 Minutes Maximum Marks : 90
Instructions To Candidates : kq}ƒL¡À]W¥¨Oç j]¡SÇw°¥ :
Read the following instructions before you S\Lh|°¥¨V D¾qU IuOfL¢ fOa°OÐf]jO oOÒV
answer the questions. Answers are to be fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ j]¡SÇw°¥ yèÈU
given in a Separate OMR Answer Sheet vLp]¨OW. D¾qU j¤SWºfV KqO NkSf|W
provided inside this booklet. Break the seal D¾q¨asLy]¤ (OMR) BeV . j]¡SÇw¾]
and start answering the questions once asked jOSwxU oLNfSo y}¤ fOr¨OvLjOU, D¾qU
to do so. IuOfOvLjOU kLaOçP.
1. Please write your Roll Number very 1. j]°tORa SrL¥ jÒ¡ (KqO Wç]p]¤ KqO A¨U
clearly (only one digit in one block) as given oLNfU) v|©oLp] j]°tORa NkSvwj kNf
in your Admission Card. ¾]¤ fÐ]q]¨OÐfO SkLRs IuOfOW.
2. There are 90 questions in this booklet. All 2. CT S\Lh|kOñW¾]¤ 90 S\Lh|°tOºV. IsæL
questions are compulsory. S\Lh|°¥¨OU D¾qRouOfOW.
3. Select the most suitable answer for each 3. KLSqL S\Lh|¾]jOU D\]foLp D¾qU Rfq
question and completely darken the circle R´aO¾V wq]pLp D¾qR¾ yP\]Õ]¨OÐ
corresponding to the correct alternative as vQ¾U oLNfU fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ NkWLqU
shown below. kP¡¹oLpOU WrOÕ]¨OW.
Correct Method Wrong Method wq]pLp q}f] RfãLp q}f]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4. All questions carry one mark each. 4. IsæL S\Lh|°¥¨OU KqO oL¡¨V v}fU.
5. There is no negative mark. Every correct 5. j|Pj oL¡¨V Csæ. KLSqL wq] D¾q¾]jOU
answer will be awarded one mark. KqO oL¡¨V v}fU sn]¨OU
6. Do not write your name on any part of the 6. j]°tORa SkqV S\Lh| kOñW¾]R£SpL D¾q
question booklet or the answer sheet. ¨asLy]R£SpL KqO nLY¾OU IuOfOvL¢ kLa]sæ.
7. Rough Work can be done in the space 7. rlV v¡¨]jOSvº] CT mO¨VRsã]R£ AvyLj
provided at the end of this booklet. nLYU DkSpLY]¨LvOÐfLeV.
NMMSE (M) – 2018
The copyright of the contents of this booklet rests with the Institution and no part of it should be
used by anybody in any manner whatsoever without the prior permission of the Institution. The
items are prepared with best expertise. In case of any dispute the opinion of the experts appointed
by Institution will be final.

Class – VIII MAT

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Class – VIII MAT
There are 90 questions in all. For each BRW 90 S\Lh|°¥ DºV. KLSqL S\Lh|¾]jOU
question four alternative answers are given (1), (2), (3), (4) IÐV AapLtRÕaO¾]p jLsV
marked as (1), (2), (3), (4). From these, find v|f|ñ D¾qU v}fU RWLaO¾]ŸOºV. Avp]¤
the most appropriate answer. The number
wq]pLpSfL JãvOU AjOSpL^|oLpSfL
Bp D¾qU WºOk]a]¨OW. CT D¾qR¾
denoting this answer is there in the answer WOr]¨OÐ jÒ¡ D¾q¨asLy]¤ AfLfV
sheet against the question number concerned. S\Lh|¾]Rjf]RqDºV.CTjÒ¡Aa°]p vQ¾U
Darken the circle with Blue/Black Ball Pen j}s ARsæ Ë]¤ W r O Õ V o x ] p O ç m L ¥
only. Record the answers thus in the OMR Rk¢ DkSpLY]\ÿ V WrOÕ]¨OW. D¾q°¥
answer sheet only. Do not write anything in ANkWLqU OMR D¾q¨asLy]¤ oLNfU
the question booklet except your Roll Number SqXRÕaO¾OW. S\Lh|°¥ Aa°]p mO¨]
R£ Wv¡ Sk^]¤ j]°tORa SrL¥ jÒqOU, rlV
on the cover page and rough work in the
v¡¨]jO Svº] fÐ]ŸOç òs¾V Af]jOç
space provided for the purpose.
WOr]ÕOW¥ Ku]RW oRãLÐOU IuOfqOfV.

Questions : (1 to 5) S\Lh|°¥ : (1 oOf¤ 5 vRq)
j]¡SÇwU : fÐ]q]¨OÐvp]¤ j]ÐOU
Directions : Complete the following number
wq]pLpfO RfqR´aO¾V yUX|L
series with the alternatives given in each
question. Sèe]W¥ kPq]Õ]¨OW.

1. 15, 18, 21, 24, ____ 1. 15, 18, 21, 24, ____
(1) 26 (1) 26
(2) 27 (2) 27
(3) 28 (3) 28
(4) 25 (4) 25

2. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ____ 2. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ____
(1) 34 (1) 34
(2) 35 (2) 35
(3) 36 (3) 36
(4) 38 (4) 38

3. 4, 8, 16, ____ 3. 4, 8, 16, ____
(1) 32 (1) 32
(2) 28 (2) 28
(3) 12 (3) 12
(4) 24 (4) 24
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4. 18, 10, 6, 4, ____ 4. 18, 10, 6, 4, ____
(1) 0 (1) 0
(2) 1 (2) 1
(3) 2 (3) 2
(4) 3 (4) 3

5. 12, 9, 5, 0, ____ 5. 12, 9, 5, 0, ____
(1) – 5 (1) – 5
(2) – 4 (2) – 4
(3) – 6 (3) – 6
(4) – 8 (4) – 8

Questions : (6 to 8) S\Lh|°¥ : (6 oOf¤ 8 vRq)
CT S\Lh|°¥ AƒqSèe]WRt Aa]
Directions : These questions are based on
òLjoL¨]pLeV. fÐ]q]¨OÐ KLSqL
letter series. In each of these letter series
some letters are missing. Choose the correct
Aƒq Sèe]p]sOU \]s Aƒq°¥
alternative from the given choices.
v]ŸOSkLp]q]¨OÐO. D¾qyP\]WWt]¤
j]ÐOU wq]pLpfV RfqR´aO¨OW.
6. bca — bcaab — aa — caa — caa 6. bca — bcaab — aa — caa — caa
(1) bbca (1) bbca
(2) bbaa (2) bbaa
(3) acbb (3) acbb
(4) acac (4) acac

7. ba — b — aab — a — b 7. ba — b — aab — a — b
(1) abab (1) abab
(2) abba (2) abba
(3) baab (3) baab
(4) baba (4) baba

8. ba — cb — b — bab — 8. ba — cb — b — bab —
(1) abcc (1) abcc
(2) cabc (2) cabc
(3) bacc (3) bacc
(4) cbca (4) cbca
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In each of the questions (9 to 13) three 9 oOf¤ 13 vRq S\Lh|°t]¤ RWLaO¾]
items are given which can be presented q]¨OÐ oPÐV kh°¥ fÚ]sOtt
mÌR¾ yP\]Õ]¨OÐ wq]pLp \]
pictorially by one of the answer figures A, B, NfU A, B, C, D IÐ} D¾qyP\]WL
C and D. Find the correct answer figure. \]Nf°t]¤ j]ÐOU WRº¾OW.


A B A B



C D
C D

9. Minutes, Days, Months 9. o]jOŸOW¥, h]vy°¥, oLy°¥
(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

10. Womens, Teachers, Doctors 10. Nñ}W¥, Ai|LkW¡, ScLW›¡oL¡
(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

11. Vegetables, chilli, salt 11. k\ÿ¨r]W¥, k\ÿoOtWV, DÕV
(1) A
(1) A
(2) B
(2) B
(3) C
(3) C
(4) D
(4) D
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Class – VIII MAT
12. Reading material, Newspapers, 12. vLpjL yLoLNY]W¥, v¡¾oLj
Magazines kNf°¥, oLy]WW¥
(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

13. Bus, Scooter, Conveyance 13. myV, yV¨PŸ¡, pLNfLyTWq|U
(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

Questions : (14 to 18) j]¡SÇw°¥ : (S\Lh|°¥ 14-18 vRq)
Bh|R¾ qºO vL¨OW¥ KqO NkSf|W
Directions : The first two words indicate a
Bwp¾]R£ Aa]òLj¾]¤
mÌRÕŸO j]¤¨OÐO. oPÐLoR¾
certain relationship. Pick out one word from vL¨]Rj ASf Bwp¾]R£ Aa]
the choices given which indicates the same òLj¾]¤ mÌRÕaO¾LvOÐ
JãvOU AjOSpL^|oLp vL¨V Rfq
relationship with the third word.
R´aO¨OW.
14. Page : Book : : Soldier : ?
14. Sk^V : mO¨V :: kŸLt¨Lq¢ : ?
(1) Letters (1) Aƒq°¥
(2) Regiment (2) Rr^]Ro£V
(3) Rifle (3) SfL¨V
(4) Captain (4) W|LkVã¢

15. Individual : Family : : Family : ? 15. v|©] : WOaOUmU :: WOaOUmU : ?
(1) State (1) yUòLjU

(2) House (2) v}aV
(3) yoPzU
(3) Society
(4) qLNìU
(4) Nation
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16. Man : Biography : : Nation : ? 16. ojOx|¢ : ^}v\q]NfU :: qLNìU : ?
(1) History (1) \q]NfU
(2) Demography (2) ^jyUX|LkbjU
(3) People (3) ^j°¥
(4) Geography (4) nPo]wLNñU

17. Mountain : Valley : : Genius : ? 17. k¡vfU : fLuVvq :: mOÈ]^}v] : ?
(1) Brain (1) oñ]ëU
(2) Think (2) \]Í
(3) Intelligence (3) mOÈ]w©]
(4) Idiot (4) v]cVd]

18. Sunday : Friday : : February : ? 18. `Lp¡ : Rvç] :: RlNmOvq] : ?
(1) November (1) jvUm¡
(2) December (2) c]yUm¡
(3) January (3) ^jOvq]
(4) March (4) oL¡\ÿV

Questions : (19 to 28) S\Lh|°¥ : 19 oOf¤ 28 vRq
Find the odd one out from the given
S\Lh|°t]¤ fÐ]q]¨OÐvp]¤ j]ÐOU
alternatives.
WPŸ¾]¤ RkaL¾fV WRº¾OW.

19. (1) NW]¨ãV
19. (1) Cricket
(2) R\ôV
(2) Chess
(3) SzL¨]
(3) Hockey
(4) lOaVSmL¥
(4) Football

20. (1) Chair 20. (1) WSyq

(2) Bench (2) Rm¢^V

(3) Carpet (3) WL¡RÕãV

(4) Sofaset (4) SyLlLRyãV

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21. (1) Iron 21. (1) CqOÒV
(2) Silver (2) Rvç]

(3) Zinc (3) y]ËV

(4) Brass (4) RvËsU

22. (1) Oxygen 22. (1) KLWõ]^¢

(2) Nitrogen (2) RRjNa^¢

(3) Hydrogen peroxide (3) RRzNc^¢ RkSrLWVRRycV
(4) WL¡m¦ RRcKLWVRRycV
(4) Carbon dioxide

23. (1) Litre 23. (1) s]ã¡
(2) NYLU
(2) Gram
(3) W]SsLNYLU
(3) Kilogram
(4) a¦
(4) Tonne

24. (1) R\v]
24. (1) Ear
(2) w~LySWLwU
(2) Lung
(3) W¹V
(3) Eye
(4) zQhpU
(4) Heart

25. (1) Pituitary 25. (1) k]ã|PŸr]

(2) Pancreas (2) kL¢NW]pLyV

(3) Thalamus (3) fsLoyV

(4) Adrenal (4) ANc]j¤

26. (1) Listen 26. (1) èv]¨OW
(2) Swim (2) j}ÍOW
(3) Walk (3) ja¨OW
(4) Climb (4) WprOW

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27. (1) Novel 27. (1) SjLv¤
(2) Writer (2) IuO¾WLq¢
(3) Printer (3) Nk]£¡
(4) Publisher (4) NkyLiW¢

28. (1) Fox
28. (1) WOrO¨¢
(2) Tiger
(2) jq]
(3) Lion
(3) y]UzU
(4) Deer
(4) oL¢

Questions : (29 to 33) S\Lh|°¥ : 29 oOf¤ 33 vRq
fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ S\Lh|°¥
Directions : The following questions are fÐ]q]¨OÐ \]NfR¾ Aa]òLjoL¨]
based on the given diagram.
pLeV.

→ lLW›r] RfLu]sLt]W¥
→ Factory workers
→ pPe]p¢ AUY°¥
→ Union members
→ Wb]jLi~LjU R\áOÐ RfLu]
→ Hardworking workers sLt]W¥

29. Among factory workers, hardworking 29. lLW›r] RfLu]sLt]Wt]¤ Wb]jLi~LjU
workers who are members of the union
R\áOÐvqOU pPe]p¢ AUY°tLp]
are indicated by
ŸOçvSqpOU yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV
(1) e
(1) e
(2) d
(2) d
(3) c
(3) c
(4) f
(4) f
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Class – VIII MAT
30. Union members who are employed in 30. lLW› r ] RfLu]sLt]WtLp Wb]jL
factories and are not hardworking are i~Lj]WtsæL¾ pPe]p¢ AUY°Rt
indicated by yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV
(1) f (1) f

(2) e (2) e

(3) d (3) d

(4) g (4) g

31. Factory workers who are neither 31. lLW› r ] RfLu]sLt]Wt]¤ Wb]jL
hard-working nor members of the i~Lj]Wtsæ L ¾vqOU pPe]p¢
AUY°tsæ L ¾vSqpOU yP\]
union are indicated by
Õ]¨OÐfV
(1) c
(1) c
(2) b (2) b
(3) a (3) a
(4) g (4) g

32. Those hard-working workers who are 32. Wb]jLi~Lj]WtOU, pPe]p¢
members of the union but not working AUY°tOoLp lLW›r] RfLu]sLt]
in factories are indicated by WtsæL¾vRq yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV
(1) c (1) c

(2) b (2) b

(3) a (3) a

(4) d (4) d

33. Factory workers who are hard-working 33. pPe]p¢ AUY°tsæ L ¾ Wb]
but not members of the union are jLi~Lj]WtLp lLW›r] RfLu]sLt]
indicated by WRt yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV
(1) c (1) c

(2) b (2) b

(3) e (3) e

(4) f (4) f
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Questions : (34 to 40) S\Lh|°¥ : 34 oOf¤ 40 vRq
Directions : From the questions given j]¡SÇw°¥ : fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ
below establish the relationship between S\Lh|°t]Rs vL¨OW¥ fÚ]sOç
the two words. Then from the given options
mÌU ojô]sL¨OW. fÐ]q]¨OÐ
vL¨OWtORa m̾]jjOyq]\ÿ O ç
select one which has the same relationship mÌU òLk]¨L¢ AjOSpL^|oLp
as of the given two words. vL¨V WRº¾OW.

34. Shoe is related to leather as chair is 34. xP SfLsOoLp] mÌoOçfO
related to ______ SkLRs WSyq ____________ oLp]
mÌRÕŸ]q]¨OÐO.
(1) Table
(1) Sow
(2) Wood
(2) fa]
(3) Carpenter (3) oqÕe]¨Lq¢
(4) Sit (4) Cq]¨OW

35. Nest is to bird as house is to ____ 35. WPaV kƒ]R¨ÐfO SkLRs v}aV
(1) family (1) WOaOUm¾]jV
(2) children (2) WOŸ]W¥¨V

(3) human being (3) ojOx|jV

(4) men (4) kOqOxÓL¡¨V

36. Gram is to weight as metre is to _____ 36. NYLU nLqvOoLp] mÌRÕŸ
fOSkLRs o}ã¡ ____________ oLp]
(1) distance mÌRÕŸ]q]¨OÐO.
(2) inch (1) hPqU
(2) CµV
(3) measurement
(3) AtvV
(4) area
(4) kqÕtvV

37. Food is to hunger as sleep is to _____ 37. v]w]Õ]jV nƒeU IÐfO SkLRs
(1) dream Dr¨¾]jV
(1) y~kÔU
(2) night
(2) qLNf]
(3) rest
(3) v]èoU
(4) awake (4) De¡vV
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Class – VIII MAT
38. Stars are to Night as Sun is to _____ 38. jƒNf°¥¨V qLNf] IÐfO SkLRs
(1) Dawn yPq|jV _____
(1) NknLfU
(2) Day
(2) kW¤
(3) Light (3) NkWLwU
(4) Dusk (4) NkShLxU

39. Book is to author as statue is to 39. kOñW¾]jV q\p]fLvV IÐfO
SkLRs Nkf]oàV
(1) Sculptor
(1) w]s×]
(2) Man
(2) ojOx|¢
(3) Model
(3) oLfQW
(4) Architect (4) B¡W]RaWVãV

40. Bird is to wings as car is to _____ 40. kƒ]¨V \]rWOW¥SkLRs WLr]jV
(1) Engine (1) I¢^]¢
(2) Bonnet (2) SmLeãV

(3) Gear (3) Y}p¡

(4) Wheels (4) \NW°¥

Questions : (41 to 50) :
S\Lh|°¥ : 41 oOf¤ 50 vRq :

41 oOf¤ 50 vRqpOç S\Lh|°t]¤
Directions : In each of the questions the
\]Nf°t]sOç yUX|W¥ KqO NkSf|W
numbers in the figures follow a certain
q}f]p]sLeOçfV . Avp]¤ ‘?’ IÐV
pattern. There is a number missing marked
AapLtRÕaO¾]p òs¾V KqO yUX|
by ‘?’. Find out the correct missing number v]ŸOSkLp]ŸOºV. v]ŸOSkLp yUX| fÐ]
from among the four alternatives. ŸOç yP\]WWt]¤ j]ÐOU WRº¾OW.
41. 66 72 78 41. 66 72 78
84 ? 96 84 ? 96
(1) 88
(1) 88
(2) 89 (2) 89
(3) 90 (3) 90
(4) 92 (4) 92
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42. 42.

(1) 42 (1) 42

(2) 43 (2) 43

(3) 44 (3) 44

(4) 45 (4) 45

43. 43.
20 50 125 20 50 125

16 ? 100 16 ? 100

(1) 40 (1) 40

(2) 32 (2) 32

(3) 36 (3) 36

(4) 38 (4) 38

44. 44.

(1) 4 (1) 4

(2) 5 (2) 5

(3) 6 (3) 6

(4) 7 (4) 7

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45. 45.

(1) 9 (1) 9

(2) 10 (2) 10

(3) 11 (3) 11

(4) 14 (4) 14

46. 46.

(1) 20 (1) 20

(2) 10 (2) 10

(3) 12 (3) 12

(4) 16 (4) 16

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47. 47.

(1) 60 (1) 60

(2) 62 (2) 62

(3) 64 (3) 64

(4) 66 (4) 66

48. 48.

(1) 5 (1) 5

(2) 6 (2) 6

(3) 8 (3) 8

(4) 11 (4) 11

49. 60 48 ? 49. 60 48 ?
72 84 96 72 84 96

(1) 33 (1) 33

(2) 34 (2) 34

(3) 35 (3) 35

(4) 36 (4) 36

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Class – VIII MAT

50. 1 4 9 50. 1 4 9
? 25 36 ? 25 36
(1) 15 (1) 15
(2) 16 (2) 16
(3) 17 (3) 17
(4) 18 (4) 18

Questions : (51 to 55) : S\Lh|°¥ : 51 oOf¤ 55 vRq.
Directions : Ravi and Ganesh are good at j]¡SÇw°¥ : qv]pOU YSexOU NW]¨ã]
cricket and hockey. Sonu and Ganesh are sOU SzL¨]p]sOU o]aO¨qLeV. SyLjOvOU
good at hockey and chess. Ravi and Govind
YSexOU SzL¨]p]sOU R\ô]sOU. qv]
pOU SYLv]ÎOU j}Ís]sOU NW]¨ã]sOU
are good at swimming and cricket.
o]aO¨qLeV.
51. Who is good at cricket, hockey and 51. BqLeV NW]¨ã]sOU, SzL¨]p]sOU
chess ? R\ô]sOU o]aO¨¢ ?
(1) Ravi (1) qv]
(2) Ganesh (2) YSexV
(3) Sonu (3) SyLjO
(4) Govind (4) SYLv]ÎV

52. Who is good at cricket and swimming ? 52. BqLeV NW]¨ã]sOU j}Ís]sOU
o]aO¨¢ ?
(1) Ganesh
(1) YSexV
(2) Sonu
(2) SyLjO
(3) Govind
(3) SYLv]ÎV
(4) Ravi
(4) qv]
53. Who is good at hockey, chess and 53. BqLeV SzL¨]p]sOU R\ô]sOU
swimming ? j}Ís]sOU o]aO¨¢ ?
(1) Ravi (1) qv]
(2) Govind (2) SYLv]ÎV

(3) Sonu (3) SyLjO

(4) None of the above (4) So¤kr´v¡ BqOosæ

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54. Who is good at swimming, hockey and 54. BqLeV j}Ís]sOU, SzL¨]p]sOU,
cricket ? NW]¨ã]sOU o]aO¨¢ ?
(1) Ravi (1) qv]
(2) Sonu (2) SyLjO
(3) Govind (3) SYLv]ÎV
(4) Ganesh (4) YSexV

55. Who is good at hockey, but not so in 55. BqLeV SzL¨]p]¤ o]aO¨jOU, j}
swimming ? Ís]¤ o]aO¨]sæL¾vjOU ?
(1) Govind (1) SYLv]ÎV

(2) Ravi (2) qv]

(3) Sonu (3) SyLjO

(4) No one (4) BqOosæ

Questions : (56 to 67) S\Lh|°¥ : 56 oOf¤ 67 vRq

Directions : Find answers to the given j]¡SÇw°¥ : fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ
questions. S\Lh|°¥¨V D¾qU WRº¾OW.
56. 11 persons who were attending a 56. KqO o}ã]UY]¤ kRËaO¾ 11 Sk¡
meeting shook hands with each other. kqy×qU zñhLjU R\pÅO. BRW
What is the total number of handshakes INf zñhLj°¥ jaÐO ?
that took place ?
(1) 110
(1) 110
(2) 22
(2) 22
(3) 55
(3) 55
(4) 121
(4) 121
57. oq°tORa KqO j]qp]¤, KqO oqU
57. In a row of trees, one tree is fifth from qºã¾V j]ÐOU I¹]pL¤ AµL
either end of the row. How many trees ofLeV. IË]¤, B j]qp]¤ BRW
are in the row ? INfoq°tOºV ?
(1) 11 (1) 11
(2) 8 (2) 8
(3) 10 (3) 10
(4) 9 (4) 9
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58. Usha ranked 8th from the top and 37th 58. KqO WæLy]Rs WOŸ]WtORa
from bottom in a class. How many rLË]UY]¤ Dx oOWt]¤ j]ÐV
fLSuLŸV IŸLofOU, fLRu j]ÐV
students are there in the class ? oOWt]Ss¨V oOÕ¾]JuLofOU
(1) 46 BeV. IË]¤, B WæLy]¤ BRW
INf WOŸ]WtOºV ?
(2) 45 (1) 46
(3) 44 (2) 45
(3) 44
(4) 43 (4) 43

59. 10 years ago Neethu’s mother was 4 59. 10 v¡xU oO¢kV j}fOv]R£ AÚpORa
times as old as Neethu. After 10 years vpôV AvtOSaf]Sj¨L¥ jLs]qŸ]
Neethu’s mother will be twice Neethu’s pLp]qOÐO. 10 v¡x¾]jOSwxU
j}fOv]R£ AÚpORa vpôV
age. How old is Neethu now ? j}fOv]R£ CqŸ]pLWOU. j}fOv]R£
(1) 10 years CSÕLuR¾ vpôV INf ?
(1) 10 v¡xU
(2) 15 years
(2) 15 v¡xU
(3) 17 years
(3) 17 v¡xU
(4) 20 years (4) 20 v¡xU

60. If the odd numbers between 20 to 40 60. 20 f]jOU 40 f]jOU CaàOç Kã
are arranged in a row. What will be the yUX|W¥ KqO j]qp]¤ NWo}
Wq]¨OWpLReË]¤, vsfV vw¾V
6th number from the right ?
j]ÐOU BrLofV vqOÐ yUX| JfV ?
(1) 29
(1) 29
(2) 31 (2) 31
(3) 33 (3) 33
(4) 27 (4) 27
rd rd
61. If 2 3 of a number is 96. What will be 61. KqO yUX|pORa 2 3 , 96 BReË]¤,
th B yUX|pORa 3 th INfpLp]
3 4 of that number ? 4
q]¨OU ?
(1) 48 (1) 48
(2) 108 (2) 108
(3) 144 (3) 144
(4) 192 (4) 192
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62. The average age of 5 persons is 40 62. 5 SkqORa wqLwq] vpyV 40 BeV,
years while the average age of some oãV 10 SkqORa wqLwq] 25 v¡xvOU
other 10 persons is 25 years. The 1 5 SkqORapOU WPa] wqLwq]
average age of all the 15 persons is vpRôNf ?
(1) 27 years (1) 27 v¡xU
(2) 32 years (2) 32 v¡xU
(3) 30 years (3) 30 v¡xU

(4) 35 years (4) 35 v¡xU

63. If the buying price of an item is ` 10 63. KqO vñOv]R£ vL°]p v]s
and the selling price is ` 12, then what 10 qPkpOU v]ã v]s 12 qPkpOU
is the percentage of profit ? BReË]¤, sLnwfoLjU INf ?
(1) 10 % (1) 10%

(2) 20 % (2) 20%

(3) 2 % (3) 2%

(4) 40 % (4) 40%

64. If a motor pump lifts 2,000 litres of 64. KqO SoLSŸL¡ kÒV 8 o]jOŸORWLºV
2000 s]ã¡ RvçU kÒO R\áO
water in 8 minutes, how many will it
RoË]¤, 9 o]jOŸORWLºV INf s]ã¡
lift in 9 minutes ? RvçU kÒO R\áOU ?
(1) 2,500 litre (1) 2,500 s]ã¡
(2) 2,400 litre (2) 2,400 s]ã¡
(3) 2,350 litre (3) 2,350 s]ã¡
(4) 2,250 litre (4) 2,250 s]ã¡

65. If a box holds 8 pairs of shoes and 65. KqO RkŸ]p]¤ 8 S^Lc] xP kLàV
there are a total of 192 shoes to pack, R\áL¢ kãOU; IË]¤ 192 xP kLàV
how many boxes are required to pack R\áL¢ INf RkŸ]W¥ SveU ?
them ?
(1) 8
(1) 8
(2) 10
(2) 10
(3) 12 (3) 12

(4) 24 (4) 24
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66. A survey found that 18 out of 60 66. KqO y¡Sv ja¾]pSÕL¥ ArOkf]¤
respondents preferred dark chocolate to 18 Sk¡ Rvç S\L¨Ssã]Sj¨L¥
WrO¾ S\L¨SsãV CìRÕaOÐO
white. What percentage of respondents IÐV WRº¾]. IË]¤ WrO¾
preferred dark chocolate ? S\L¨SsãV CìRÕaOÐvqORa
wfoLjU INf ?
(1) 27 %
(1) 27%
(2) 28 %
(2) 28%
(3) 29 %
(3) 29%
(4) 30 % (4) 30%

67. Which among the following is the 67. \OvRa RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐvp]¤
smallest ? JãvOU R\rOfV JfV ?
(1) 25 % of 36 (1) 36 R£ 25%

(2) 50 % of 25 (2) 25 R£ 50%

(3) 75 % of 18 (3) 18 R£ 75%

(4) 100 % of 13 (4) 13 R£ 100%

S\Lh|°¥ : (68 oOf¤ 71vRq)
Questions : (68 to 71)
j]¡SÇwU: WPŸ¾]¤ RkaL¾fV
Direction : Find the odd man out. WRº¾OW.

68. 68.

(a)    (b) (a) (b)


(c) (d) (c) (d)
(1) a (1) a
(2) b (2) b
(3) c
(3) c
(4) d
(4) d
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69. 69.

(a) (b) (a) (b)


(c) (d) (c) (d)

(1) (a) (1) (a)

(2) (b) (2) (b)

(3) (c) (3) (c)

(4) (d) (4) (d)

70. 70.

A B A B


C D C D

(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

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71. 71.


A B A B


C D C D
(1) A (2) B (1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) D (3) C (4) D
j]¡SÇw°¥ : (S\Lh|U 72 oOf¤ 74 vRq) :
Questions : (72 to 74) \]Nf°t]¤ KqO yo\fOq¨ŸpORa
Directions : Given below are the three
fRÐ oPÐO òLj°¥ (RkLy]x
positions of the same dice. Answer the
jOW¥) j¤W]p]q]¨OÐO. Cf]Rj Aa]
questions that follow.
òLjoL¨] fLRu krpOÐ S\Lh|
°¥¨V D¾qRouOfOW.

Position – 1 Position – 2 Position – 3 RkLy]x¢ 1 RkLy]x¢ 2 RkLy]x¢ 3
72. What is the number on the face opposite 72. yo\fOq¨Ÿp]¤ oOXU 2 R£ If]¡
to face 2 ? vw¾Oç oOXU JfLp]q]¨OU ?
(1) 1 (2) 5 (1) 1 (2) 5

(3) 6 (4) 3 (3) 6 (4) 3

73. In the third position of the die which 73. RkLy]x¢ 3 ¤ JãvOU fLRupOç
number lies on the face on the bottom ? oOXR¾ yUX| INfpLp]q]¨OU ?
(1) 4 (1) 4
(2) 3 (2) 3
(3) 2 (3) 2
(4) None of these (4) So¤ kr´vRpLÐOosæ
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74. When value 5 is on the face on the 74. 5 oOWt]¤ An]oOX}Wq]\ÿV
j]¤¨O
top, which value lies on the face on SÒL¥ Aa]vwR¾ An]oOX}Wq]
the bottom ? ¨OÐ yUX| JfLp]q]¨OU ?
(1) 4 (2) 3 (1) 4 (2) 3
(3) 2 (4) 1 (3) 2 (4) 1

Questions : (75 to 81) S\Lh|°¥ : (75 oOf¤ 81 vRq)
Directions : Select the correct missing j]¡SÇwU : v]ŸOSkLp D¾q°¥ fÐ]
figure from the given alternatives. q]¨OÐvp]¤ j]ÐOU RfqR´aO¨OW.

75. Question figures : 75. S\Lh| \]Nf°¥ :



? ?


Answer figures : D¾q \]Nf°¥ :


(a) (b) (a) (b)


(c) (d) (c) (d)

(1) (a) (1) (a)
(2) (b) (2) (b)
(3) (c)
(3) (c)
(4) (d)
(4) (d)
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76. Problem figures : 76. NkwÔ \]Nf°¥ :


(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer figures : D¾q \]Nf°¥ :


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

77. Problem figures : 77. NkwÔ \]Nf°¥ :


(i) (ii) (i) (ii)


(iii) (iv) (iii) (iv)
Answer figures : D¾q \]Nf°¥ :


A B A B


C D C D
(1) A (2) B (1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) D (3) C (4) D
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78. Problem figures : 78. S\Lh| \]Nf°¥ :



(i) (ii) (i) (ii)



(iii) (iv) (iii) (iv)

Answer figures : D¾q \]Nf°¥ :



A B A B



C D C D

(1) A
(1) A
(2) B
(2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

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79. Question figures : 79. S\Lh| \]Nf°¥ :









D¾q \]Nf°¥ :
Answer figures :



A B
A B



C D
C D

(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

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80. Question figures : 80. S\Lh| \]Nf°¥ :



Answer figures : D¾q \]Nf°¥ :



A B A B



C D C D

(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

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81. Problem figures : 81. S\Lh| \]Nf°¥ :



(i) (ii) (i) (ii)



(iii) (iv) (iii) (iv)

Answer figures : D¾q \]Nf°¥ :



A B A B



C D C D

(1) A (1) A

(2) B (2) B

(3) C (3) C

(4) D (4) D

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Questions : (82, 83) S\Lh|°¥ (82, 83).
Directions : Arrange the following in a j]¡SÇw°¥ : \OvRa RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐv
meaningful sequence. A¡ÀkP¡eoLp NWo¾]¤ IuOfOW.
82. A) Butterfly 82. A)
kPÒLã
B) Lion B) y]UzU
C) Whale C) f]o]UYsU
D) Elephant D) Bj
E) Mosquito E) RWLfOWV
(1) C B D A E (1) C B D A E
(2) C B D E A (2) C B D E A
(3) C D B A E (3) C D B A E
(4) C D B E A (4) C D B E A

83. A) Study 83. A)
kb]¾U
B) Examination B) kq}ƒ
C) Book C) kOñWU
D) Student
D) v]h|L¡À]
E) r]y¤ŸV
E) Result
(1) DCABE
(1) D C A B E
(2) EDBCA
(2) E D B C A
(3) DACBE
(3) D A C B E (4) EDBAC
(4) E D B A C
S\Lh|°¥ (84 oOf¤ 88 vRq).
Questions : (84 to 88) j]¡SÇwU : fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ
S\Lh|°t]¤ vL¨OW¥ yUX|W¥
Directions : In the following questions each DkSpLY]\ÿV yP\]Õ]\ÿ]q]¨OÐO.
word is represented by numerals. Using ASf SWLc]UYV q}f] DkSpLY]\ÿ V
the same code, find the word denoted by a yUX|W¥¨V BjOkLf]WoLp vL¨OW¥
group of numerals. WRº¾OW.

84. If 7645321 denotes READING, what 84. 7645321 yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV ‘READING’
would 762567 mean ? IÐLReË]¤ 762567 IÍLp]
q]¨OU ?
(1) DURING (2) RENDER
(1) DURING (2) RENDER
(3) READER (4) DEARER (3) READER (4) DEARER

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85. If 121345 means SISTER and 365789 85. 121345 yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV ‘sister’
means THRONG, what would 135789 IÐOU, 365789 yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV
mean ? ‘THRONG’ IÐOoLReË]¤
135789 A¡ÀoL¨OÐRfÍV ?
(1) strong
(1) STRONG
(2) oblong (2) OBLONG
(3) obtuse (3) OBTUSE
(4) collide (4) COLLIDE

86. In a certain code ‘MAIN’ is written as 86. KqO NkSf|W SWLc]¤ ‘MAIN’ IÐfVV
‘9364’, and ‘DEAR’ is written as ‘8532’. ‘9364’ IÐOU ‘DEAR’ IÐfV ‘8532’
IÐOU IuOf]. IË]¤ ASf
How is ‘MEND’ written in that code ?
SWLc]¤ ‘MEND’ I°Rj IuOfOU ?
(1) 9548 (1) 9548
(2) 9458 (2) 9458
(3) 9538 (3) 9538
(4) 9528 (4) 9528

87. If ‘7234567’ is ‘ECLIPSE’, what would 87. ‘7234567’IÐfV ‘ECLIPSE’
be the number ‘63775’ denote ?
IÐLReË]¤ ‘63775’ IÐ yUX|
yP\]Õ]¨OÐRfÍV ?
(1) LISPE
(1) LISPE
(2) PEELS
(2) PEELS
(3) SPICE
(3) SPICE
(4) SLEEP
(4) SLEEP
88. If ‘1357’ denotes ‘TEAM’ and ‘2461’ 88. ‘1357’ yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV ‘TEAM’ IÐOU,
denotes ‘BOUT’, what would ‘241147’ ‘2461’ yP\]Õ]¨OÐfV ‘BOUT’
indicate ? IÐOoLeV. IË]¤ ‘241147’ yP\]
Õ]¨OÐfV IÍV ?
(1) BELIEF
(1) BELIEF
(2) BOTTOM
(2) BOTTOM
(3) STRIFE
(3) STRIFE
(4) STRIKE
(4) STRIKE
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89. How many parallelograms are there in 89. fÐ]q]¨OÐ \]Nf¾]¤ INf
the given figure ? yLoLÍq}W°¥ DºV ?

(1) 12 (1) 12

(2) 20 (2) 20

(3) 29 (3) 29

(4) 30 (4) 30

90. \OvRa RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ \]Nf
90. Count the number of triangles in the ¾]Rs Nf]SWLe°tORa I¹U
figure given below.
INf ?

(1) 6 (1) 6

(2) 10 (2) 10

(3) 12 (3) 12

(4) 14 (4) 14

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Space for rough work

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