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MENTAL ABILITY DPP : 01 Class X NTSE (STAGE-1) DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS SESSION-2012-13 Direction (1 to 10) : Find the missing terms 1. 2, 5, 10, 17, ? (A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 22 (D) 24 2. 11, 10, ?, 100, 1001, 1000, 10001 (A) 100 (B) 101 (C) 110 (D) 111 3. 111, 114, 120, 123, 129, ? (A) 136 (B) 138 (C) 141 (D) 145 4. 77, 78, 77, 81, 73, ... 55 (A) 69 (B) 71 (C) 82 (D) 89 5. 14, 316, 536, 764, ? (A) 981 (B) 1048 (C) 8110 (D) 9100 6. 2.5, 3.5, 11, 42, 184, ? (A) 920 (B) 945 (C) 960 (D) 985 7. A1A, B8D, C27I, H64H, ? (A) E125O (B) J125O (C) J120L (D) L120M 8. CIR, GMV, KQZ, OUD, ? (A) YSH (B) SHR (C) SYH (D) SRY 9. LRX, DJP, VBH, NTZ, ? (A) ELS (B) FMR (C) GKS (D) FLR 10. JN 28 27 GP CE 12 45 TU LR ? ? MS (A) 34, 36 (B) 35, 35 (C) 30, 32 (D) 30, 41 Direction (11 to 15) : Find the wrong terms 11. 3 7 15 27 63 127 255 (A) 15 (B) 27 (C) 63 (D) 127 12. 0, 4, 20, 48, 100, (A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 20 (D) 48 13. 4, 6, 9, 13, 4 81 , 8 243 (A) 9 (B) 13 (C) 4 81 (D) 8 243 14. ZLA, BMY, CNW, FOU, HPS (A) ZLA (B) BMY (C) FOU (D) CNW 15. ABD, DGK, HMS, NTB, SBL, ZKW (A) NTB (B) DGK (C) SBL (D) ZKW Directions (16 to 19): Which sequence of letters when placed at the blanks one after the other will complete the given letter series ? 16. cc ccdd d cc ccdd dd (A) dcdcc (B) dcddc (C) dccdd (D) ddccc 17. a bc a bcda ccd bcd (A) abddbd (B) acbdbb (C) adbbad (D) bbbddd 18. b c c a c c a b a b b c b c a (A) a c b c a (B) b a c a b (C) a b a a a (D) b a a b c 19. b c c ac a a b b a b c c (A) aabca (B) abaca (C) bacab (D) bcaca

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MENTAL ABILITY DPP : 01 Class � X

NTSE (STAGE-1)

DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS

SESSION-2012-13

Direction (1 to 10) : Find the missing terms �

1. 2, 5, 10, 17, ?(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 22 (D) 24

2. 11, 10, ?, 100, 1001, 1000, 10001(A) 100 (B) 101 (C) 110 (D) 111

3. 111, 114, 120, 123, 129, ?(A) 136 (B) 138 (C) 141 (D) 145

4. 77, 78, 77, 81, 73, ... 55(A) 69 (B) 71 (C) 82 (D) 89

5. 14, 316, 536, 764, ?(A) 981 (B) 1048 (C) 8110 (D) 9100

6. 2.5, 3.5, 11, 42, 184, ?(A) 920 (B) 945 (C) 960 (D) 985

7. A1A, B8D, C27I, H64H, ?(A) E125O (B) J125O (C) J120L (D) L120M

8. CIR, GMV, KQZ, OUD, ?(A) YSH (B) SHR (C) SYH (D) SRY

9. LRX, DJP, VBH, NTZ, ?(A) ELS (B) FMR (C) GKS (D) FLR

10. JN 28 27 GPCE 12 45 TULR ? ? MS(A) 34, 36 (B) 35, 35 (C) 30, 32 (D) 30, 41

Direction (11 to 15) : Find the wrong terms �

11. 3 7 15 27 63 127 255(A) 15 (B) 27 (C) 63 (D) 127

12. 0, 4, 20, 48, 100,(A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 20 (D) 48

13. 4, 6, 9, 13, 481

, 8

243

(A) 9 (B) 13 (C) 481

(D) 8

243

14. ZLA, BMY, CNW, FOU, HPS(A) ZLA (B) BMY (C) FOU (D) CNW

15. ABD, DGK, HMS, NTB, SBL, ZKW(A) NTB (B) DGK (C) SBL (D) ZKW

Directions (16 to 19): Which sequence of letters when placed at the blanks one after the other will complete thegiven letter series ?

16. cc � ccdd � d � cc � ccdd � dd(A) dcdcc (B) dcddc (C) dccdd (D) ddccc

17. a � bc � a � bcda � ccd � bcd �(A) abddbd (B) acbdbb (C) adbbad (D) bbbddd

18. b � c c a c c a � b a � b b c � b c � a(A) a c b c a (B) b a c a b (C) a b a a a (D) b a a b c

19. � b c c � ac � a a b b � a b � c c(A) aabca (B) abaca (C) bacab (D) bcaca

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20. x_xxy_x_xy_yxx_ _ yy _ yFind the last five term in the letter series �(A) xyyyy (B) xxyyx (C) yxxyx (D) xyxyx

21. abxyzbx _ zyx _ _ y _ _ _ _ _ _(A) baxyz (B) abxzy (C) abxyz (D) abzyx

22. � b n t � � n a m � n a b � � a � � � �1 3 � 2 5 3 � � 5 2 4 � 3 2 5 � � � � �The last five terms in the series are �(A) 13425 (B) 41325 (C) 34125 (D) 13452

Directions (23 to 30): Find the missing number(s) :

23.

(A) 112 (B) 92 (C) 82 (D) 102

24.

(A) 28 (B) 36 (C) 81 (D) 49

25.2 15

3 ?6

387

4 675475

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

26.

7 10 11? 28 313 1 14

(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 15 (D) 6

27.

10 54 ?

7 45 32

24 144 68(A) 42 (B) 36 (C) 6 (D) 4

28.

7 11 49

12 8 54

15 4 ?(A) 36 (B) 7 (C) 25 (D) 0

29.

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

30. In the matrix given below, the values of A, B and C are9 A 12

B 10 7

8 C 11

(A) A = 13, B = 11, C = 9 (B) A = 13, B = 9, C = 11(C) A, 9, B = 11, C = 13 (D) A = 9, B = 13, C = 11

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MENTAL ABILITY DPP : 02 Class � X

NTSE (STAGE-1)

DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS

SESSION-2012-13

1. If �+� means � � ; ��� means �x� ; �x� means ���, � �means �+� then �

16 8 � 4 + 2 × 4 = ?

(A) 16 (B) 44 (C) 28 (D) 32

2. If � means + means ×, ÷ means �, × means +, then which of the following equations is correct?

(A) 52 4 + 5 × 8 � 2 = 36 (B) 43 × 7 5 + 4 � 8 = 25

(C) 36 × 4 � 12 + 5 3= 420 (D) 36 � 12 × 6 3 + 3= 60

3. 0.2 + 0.2 � 0.2 ÷ 0.2 × (0.2 × 0.2), on simplification, gives :

(A) 0.04 (B) 0.2 (C) 0.36 (D) 1

4. Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct :9 + 5 ÷ 4 × 3 � 6 = 12

(A) + and × (B) ÷ and × (C) ÷ and � (D) + and �

5. Given interchanges : signs + and × ; numbers 3 and 7.

(A) 23 + 17 × 73 = 1241 (B) 37 + 73 × 12 = 112 (C) 23 × 17 + 37 = 428 (D) 23 + 17 × 73 = 788

Direction % (6) In answering the questions below, use the following information :X Y means divide X by YYX Y means multiply X by YYX # Y means subtract Y from XX Y means add Y to X

6. The simple interest of an amount is calculated by multiplying P and T and R and dividing the value by 100.This can be written as :(A) P TR 100 (B) (P T) R 100 (C) (P T R) 100 (D) can't be determined

Direction : (7 to 10) In the following questions, the symbols ©, , =,@, are used as follows :A © B means A is greater than B.

A B means A is either greater than or equal to B.A = B means A is equal to B.A @ B means A is smaller than B.A B means A is either smaller than or equal to B.Now in each of the following questions, assuming the three statements to be true, state which ofthe two conclusions I and II given below them is definitely true.Give answer (A) if only conclusion I is true; give answer (B) if only conclusion II is true; giveanswer (C) if neither I nor II is true and give answer (D) if both I and II are true.

7. Statements : Q @ R, R @ M, M © D

Conclusions : I. D © R II. D © Q

8. Statements : M @ K, K © R, R © P

Conclusions : I. P @ K II. P @ M

9. Statements : T © M, M = P, P © R

Conclusions : I. R @ T II. T © R

10. Statements : P @ Q, Q © K, K @ M

Conclusions : I. M = Q II. M © Q

11. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and choose the correctsequence.1. Precede 2. Precision 3. Precise4. Precept 5. Preach 6. Prelude(A) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6 (B) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2, 6 (C) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6 (D) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 6

12. In the word ADVERTISEMENT how many pairs of letters are there which have as many letters betweenthem in the word as in the alphabet ?(A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six

13. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series decreases by one. Which of thefollowing series is observing the rule ?(A) BGKNPR (B) CINRTU (C) EJNQST (D) LQUXAP

14. From the word INACTIVE, how many independent words can be made without changing the order of theletters and using each letter only once ?(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) More than three

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15. If the last four letters for the word �CONCENTRATION� are written in the reverse order followed by next

two letters in the reverse order and next three in the reverse order and then followed by the first four in thereverse order, counting from the end, which letter would be eighth in the new arrangement ?(A) T (B) N (C) E (D) R

16. If the alphabet series is written in a reverse order, which of the following will be the seventh letter to theleft of eighth letter from your right ?(A) L (B) M (C) O (D) P

17. If every alternate letter starting from B of the alphabet series is written in small letters, rest all are writtenin capital letters, how will the month of 'September' be written ?(A) SEpteMbeR (B) SEptembER (C) SEptEMbEr (D) None of these

18. A word given in Capital Letters is followed by four answer words. Out of these only one can be formed byusing the letters of the given words. Find out that word. SOMNAMBULISM(A) NAMES (B) BASAL (C) SOUL (D) BIOME

19. Arrange the following group such that when arranged in a specific order, meaningful word is formed.I N E T O C1 2 3 4 5 6(A) 2,5,4,1,6,3 (B) 3,6,4,1,2,5 (C) 4,3,6,5,2,1 (D) 6,5,2,3,4,1

20. If the following scrambled letters are rearranged to form the name of a city, the city so formed is famousfor its :AAGHILR(A) Locks (B) Steel Plant (C) Temples (D) Pottery

21. If in any code language TARGET is coded as UYUCJN then which word is coded as VICTORY in that language?(A) UKZXJXR (B) UKYXJDR (C) UKYXJWD (D) None

22. If in a certain code MANISH is written as NZMRHS, then how will RANJITA be written in the same code ?(A) IZMQRGZ (B) IZMPRGZ (C) IZMQRHZ (D) IZMQRIZ

23. DRAMA is coded as 37 and STAGE as 52. How will you code ACTOR ?(A) 56 (B) 50 (C) 57 (D) 67

24. WHEEL = 10.6, how will you code BELT ?(A) 32.2 (B) 30.5 (C) 9.75 (D) 8.25

25. If light is called dark, dark is called green, green is called blue, blue is called red, red is called whiteand white is called yellow, what is the colour of blood ?(A) Red (B) Dark (C) White (D) Yellow

Directions : (26 to 27) Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.In certain code(A) "rem tur dimi wee" means" my pencil was stolen,"(B) "soz rem legh ner" means" your pencil is here",(C) "rem zet tur legh" means" blue pencil was here" and(D) "dimi rem tur soz" means "your pencil was stolen"

26. Which of the following is the code for the word here ?(A) tur (B) ner (C) dimi (D) legh

27. Which of the following indicates Blue pencil is stolen ?(A) zet rem ner dimi (B) ner legh tur zut (C) dimi rem soz ner (D) zet legh tur rem

Directions : (28 to 30) The following questions are based on the pattern as used for previous questions.Understand the coding pattern and answer the questions.Column I Column II(1) FAMOUS (A) jcqhxp(2) SATIRE (B) hqdbyn(3) FRIGHT (C) ybcnke(4) TANGLE (D) zewhnd(5) ROVING (E) epbmyw(6) HUNTER (F) wdnbxk

28. What is the code used for the letter M ?(A) q (B) x (C) j (D) e

29. What is the code used for the letter E ?(A) d (B) n (C) b (D) k

30. What is the code used for the letter F ?(A) w (B) p (C) d (D) c

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MENTAL ABILITY DPP : 03 Class � X

NTSE (STAGE-1)

DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS

SESSION-2012-13

1. Kishen walks 10 km towards North. Form there, he walks 6 km towards South. Then, he walks 3 kmtowards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point ?(A) 5 km, North (B) 5 km, North-East (C) 7 km, East (D) 7 km, West

2. A man is facing North-West. He turns 90º in the clockwise direction, then 180º in the anticlockwise

direction and then another 90º in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now ?

(A) South (B) South-West (C) West (D) South-East3. At my house I am facing West, then I turn left and go 10 m, then I turn 90º anticlockwise and go 5 m, and

then I go 5 m to the South and from there 5 m to the West. In which direction am I from my house ?(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South

4. Ram is to the South-East of Mukesh, Shyam is to the East of Mukesh and North-East of Ram. IfSuresh is to the North of Ram and North-West of Shyam, in which direction of Mukesh is Sureshlocated ?(A) North-West (B) South-West (C) North-East (D) South-East

5. I run along the sides of square field ABCD where C is to the north east of A and D is to the south east ofB. Starting from A in anticlock wise direction, in which direction shall I be running after crossing B ?(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West

6. One evening before sunset two friends Amit and Sunil were talking to each other face to face. If Sunil'sshadow was exactly to his left side, which direction was Amit facing ?(A) North (B) South (C) West (D) Data inadequate

7. From point P, Akshay starts walking towards East. After walking 30 metres, he turns to his right and walks10 metres. He then turns to his right and walks for 30 metres. He again turns to his right and walks 30metres. How far is he from Point P and in which direction ?(A) Point P itself (B) 10 metres North (C) 20 metres West (D) 20 metres North

Directions (8 to 10): The following questions are based on the diagram given below showing four personsstationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown. E

W

N S

A

D

C

B8. A starts crossing the field diagonally. After walking half the distance, he turns right, walks some distance

and turns left. Which direction is A facing now ?(A) North-east (B) North-west (C) North (D) South-east

9. From the original position given in the above figure. A and B move one arm length clockwise and thencross over to the corner diagonally opposite ; C and D move one arm length anti-clockwise and crossover the corner diagonally opposite. The original configuration ADBC has now changed to(A) CBDA (B) BDAC (C) DACB (D) ACBD

10. From the original position, B and D move one and a half length of sides clockwise and anticlockwiserespectively. Which one of the following statements is true?(A) B and D are both at the midpoint between A and C(B) D is at the midpoint between A and C, and B at the corner originally occupied by C.(C) B is at the midpoint between A and C, and D at the corner originally occupied by A.(D) B and D are both at the midpoint between A and D.

Directions (11 to 15) : Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow :Seven friends Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Gaurav, Pritam and Priya are sitting in a circle. Kamla, Manish,Rohit, Amit, Pritam and Priya are sitting at equal distances from each other.Rohit is sitting two places right of Pritam, who is sitting one place right of Amit. Kamla forms and angle of90 degrees from Gaurav and an angle of 120 degrees from Manish. Manish is just opposite Priya and issitting on the left of Gaurav.

11. Who is the only person sitting between Rohit and Manish ?(A) Pritam (B) Amit (C) Gaurav (D) Kamla

12. Gaurav is not sitting at equal distances from(A) Rohit and Pritam (B) Amit and Kamla (C) Manish and Pritam (D) All of the above

13. Gaurav is sitting...... of Priya.(A) to the left (B) to the right (C) two places right (D) None of these

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14. The angle between Gaurav and Manish in the clockwise direction is(A) 150º (B) 180º (C) 210º (D) None of these

15. Which of the following statements is not correct?(A) Pritam is between Manish and Kamla (B) Manish is two places away from Priya(C) Gaurav is sitting opposite Pritam (D) All of the above

Directions : (16 to 20) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :(i) Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting in a row of the class facing the teacher.(ii) D, who is to the immediate left of F, is second to the right of C.(iii) A, is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.(iv) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.(v) H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.

16. Who is sitting in the middle of the row ?(A) C (B) I (C) B (D) G

17. Which of the following groups of friends is sitting to the right of G ?(A) IBJA (B) ICHDF (C) CHDF (D) CHDE

18. In the above sitting arrangement, which of the following statements is superfluous ?(A) i (B) ii (C) iii (D) None is superfluous

19. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the above sitting arrangements ?(A) There are three students sitting between D and G.(B) G and C are neighbours sitting to immediate right of H.(C) B is sitting between J and I.(D) None of these

20. If E and D, C and B, A and H & K and F interchange their positions, which of the following pairs of studentsis sitting at the end ?(A) D and E (B) E and F (C) D and K (D) K and F

21. If the digits of the following numbers are reversed and then the number are arranged in ascending orderthen what will be the middle digit of the middle term ?375, 682, 315, 792, 865, 129, 875(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

22. How many 6�s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 9 but not

immediately followed by 4 ?5 6 4 3 2 9 6 3 1 6 4 9 6 4 2 1 5 9 6 7 2 1 4 7 4 9 6 4 2(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

23. In the following list of numerals, how many 2�s are followed by 1 but not preceded by 4 ?

4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 4 6(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five

24. The positions of how many digits in the number 423157698 will remain unchanged after the digits withinthe number are arranged in ascending order ?(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three

25. Shyama ranked 12th from the top and 28th from the bottom among those children who passed theexamination. Eight children failed in the examination while five children did not appear in the examination.How many children were there in the class ?(A) 50 (B) 51 (C) 52 (D) 53

Directions : (26 to 30) Study the following information to answer the given questions :(1) In a class of boys and girls, Amar�s rank is 12th and Meeta�s rank is 8th.

(2) Amar�s rank among the boys is 6th and Meeta�s rank among girls is 3rd.

(3) In the class Meeta�s rank is 52nd from the other end.

(4) From the other end, Amar�s rank among the boys is 26th.

26. How many boys are there in the class ?(A) 31 (B) 28 (C) 29 (D) Can�t be determined

27. Which of the following is Meeta�s rank among the girls from the other end ?

(A) 23rd (B) 28th (C) 26th (D) Can�t be determined

28. How many boys are there before Meeta ?(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) Can�t be determined

29. How many boys are there between Amar and last rank (assuming it is a girl) in the class ?(A) 25 (B) 47 (C) 22 (D) Can�t be determined

30. How many boys are there between Amar and Meeta ?(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) None of these

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MENTAL ABILITY DPP : 04 Class � X

NTSE (STAGE-1)

DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS

SESSION-2012-13

1. Soni, who is Dubey�s daughter, says to Preeti, �Your mother Shyama is the youngest sister of my father,Dubey's Father's third child is Prabhat�. How is Prabhat related to Preeti ?(A) Uncle (B) Father (C) grandmother (D) Father in law

2. Pointing towards a man in the photograph, Archana said, �He is the son of the only son of my grand-mother �. How is man related to Archana ?(A) Cousin (B) Nephew (C) Brother (D) Son

3. Pointing towards a woman in the photograph, Rajesh said �the only daughter of her grandfather (Pater-nal) is my wife�. How is Rajesh related to that woman.(A) Uncle (Fufa) (B) Father (C) Maternal uncle (D) Brother

Directions (4 to 7) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :Prashant Arora has three children � Sangeeta, Vimal and Ashish. Ashish married Monika, the eldestdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy. The Roys married their youngest daughter to the eldest son of Mr. andMrs. Sharma, and they had two children named Amit and Shashi. The Roys have two more childrenRoshan and Vandana, both elder to Veena. Sameer and Ajay are sons of Ashish and Monika. Rashmi isthe daughter of Amit.

4. What is the surname of Rashmi ?(A) Sharma (B) Roy (C) Arora (D) Can�t be determined

5. How is Sameer related to Monika�s father ?(A) Grandson (B) Son (C) Cousin (D) Son-in-law

6. What is the surname of Sameer ?(A) Roy (B) Sharma (C) Arora (D) Can�t be determined

7. How is Mrs. Roy related to Ashish ?(A) Aunt (B) Mother-in-law (C) Mother (D) Sister-in-law

Directions (8 to 10) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :�A + B� means �A is the son of B�; �A � B� means � A is the wife of B�; �A × B� means � A is the brother of B�;�A ÷ B� means � A is the mother of B� and �A = B� means � A is the sister of B�.

8. What does P + R � Q mean ?(A) Q is the father of P (B) Q is the son of P (C) Q is the uncle of P (D) Q is the brother of P

9. What does P × R ÷ Q mean ?(A) P is the brother of Q (B) P is the father of Q (C) P is the uncle of Q (D) P is the nephew of Q

10. Which of the following means �P is the aunt of Q� ?(A) P + R � Q (B) P × R ÷ Q (C) P = R + Q (D) P = R ÷ Q

Directions (11 to 15) : Study the following infirmation carefully and answer the given questions :B, M, T, R, K, H and D are travelling in a train compartment with III-tier sleeper berth. Each of them hasa different profession of Engineer, Doctor, Architect, Pharmacist, Lawyer, Journalist and Pathologist.They occupied two lower berths, three middle berths and two upper berths. B, the Engineer, is not on theupper berth. The Architect is the only other person who occupies the same type of berth as that of B. Mand H are not on the middle berth and their profession are Pathologist and Lawyer respectively. T is aPharmacist. D is neither a Journalist nor an Architect. K occupies the same type of berth as that of theDoctor.

11. Who is the Architect ?(A) D (B) H (C) R (D) None of these

12. What is D�s profession ?(A) Pharmacist (B) Lawyer (C) Doctor (D) Engineer

13. Which of the following pairs occupy the lower berth ?(A) BT (B) BD (C) BK (D) None of these

14. Which of the following groups occupies the middle berth ?(A) DKT (B) HKT (C) DKR (D) DHT

15. Which of the following combinations of person-berth-profession is correct ?(A) K � Upper � Lawyer (B) D � Upper � Doctor(C) M � Lower � Journalist (D) R � Lower � Architect

Directions :(16 to 20) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, S, T and U. A, B and R are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be selected fromamongst these eleven persons subject to the following conditions:

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A, P and U have to be together.B cannot go with D or R.E and Q have to be together.C and T have to be together.D and P cannot go together.C cannot go with Q.

16. If the team is to consist of two male advocates, two lady doctors and one teacher, the members of theteam are(A) A B P Q U (B) A B P U S (C) A P R S U (D) B E Q R S

17. If the team is to consist of one advocate, two doctors, three teachers and C may not go with T, themembers of the team are :(A) A E P Q S U (B) A E P Q T U (C) B E Q S T U (D) E Q R S T U

18. If the team is to consist of one male advocate, one male doctor, one lady doctor and two teachers, themembers of the team are :(A) A C P T U (B) A D E P T (C) A D E P U (D) B C E Q U

19. If the team is to consist of one advocate, three doctors and one male teacher, the members of the teamare:(A) A D P S U (B) C D R S T (C) D E Q R S (D) D E Q R T

20. If the team is to consist of two advocates, two doctors, two teachers and not more than three ladies, themembers of the team are :(A) A B C P T U (B) A C P R T U (C) A E P Q R T (D) B C E Q R T

Directions : (21 to 24) Each question below contains three groups of things. You are to choose from thefollowing four numbered diagrams, the diagram that depicts the correct relationship among thethree groups of things in each question.

21. Vegetable, Fruit, Brinjal22. Door, Window, House23. Honest, intelligent, Poor24. Car, Train, Automobile

Directions (25 to 30) : To answer the questions, study the following diagram carefully :

Circle S stands for Household having a Scooter;Circle T stands for Household having a TV set;Circle W stands for Household having a Washing Machine;Circle C stands for Household having a Car.

25. Households having all the four items are represented by the region(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 12

26. Households having only scooter are represented by(A) Region S (B) Region 9 (C) Region 1 (D) None of these

27. Households having car but not washing machine are indicated by(A) Region 6, 10 and 4 (B) Region 3 (C) Region 13 (D) None of these

28. Households having a scooter, TV set and washing machine and not car are represented by the region(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 11 (D) 12

29. Households having a car, washing machine, TV set but not scooter are represented by(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) None of these

30. Households having only car and not the remaining three items are represented by(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) None of these

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1. Which alphabet is opposite D ?

(A) E (B) C (C) F (D) A

2. What should be the number opposite 4 ?

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

3.

Which letter will be opposite to letter D ?(A) A (B) B (C) E (D) F

4. From the following figures of dice, find which number will come in place of �?�

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

5.

(i) (ii) (iii)Which letter will come on the blank surface ?(A) C (B) A (C) D (D) E

6. Three positions of the same dice are given below. Observe the figures carefully and tell which numberwill come in place of ?

5 4 52 1 ?

6 2 4

(i) (ii) (iii)(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 6

Directions : (7 to 10) The figure (X) given on the left hand side, in each problem, is folded to form a cube.Choose from amongst the alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D), the cubes that are similar to the cubeformed.

7.

CA B

FD E

(X)

AC E

(a)

DB A

(c)

AB C

(d)

(A) d only (B) b and d only (C) a and c only (D) c only

8.

(a)

x

(b)

O

(c)

O÷ X

(d)

(A) a and b only (B) d only (C) c and d only (D) b and d only

9.(x) (A) (B) (C) (D)

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

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10.

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

(A) A and B (B) B and D (C) B and C (D) A and DDirections : (11 to 13) A cube is coloured red on one face, green on the opposite face, and yellow on the

another face, and blue on a face adjacent to the yellow face. The other two are left uncoloured. Itis then cut into 125 smaller pieces. Now answer the following questions on the above statements.

11. How many cubes are uncoloured on all the faces ?(A) 27 (B) 36 (C) 48 (D) 64

12. How many cubes are coloured blue on one face red or green on another face and have four uncolouredfaces ?(A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 23

13. How many cubes are coloured red on one face and have the remaining faces uncoloured ?(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 16

Directions : (14 to 16) A cube of 4 cm has been painted on its surfaces in such a way that two oppositesurfaces have been painted blue and two adjacent surfaces have been painted red. Two remainingsurfaces have been left unpainted. Now the cube is cut into smaller cubes of side 1 cm each.

14. How many cubes will have no side painted ?(A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 22 (D) 8

15. How many cubes will have at least red colour on its surfaces ?(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 28 (D) 32

16. How many cubes will have at least blue colour on its surfaces ?(A) 20 (B) 8 (C) 24 (D) 32

Directions : (17 to 20) Below in the adjoining figure there are 27 cubes numbered from 1 to 27. Study carefully

and answer the questions.

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

1016

2227

26

25

24

23

17. Number of cubes which have maximum number of faces touching the other cubes is(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

18. Number of cubes which have minimum number of faces touching the other cubes is(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 4

19. Which of the cubes 3, 8, 20, or 27 touches the maximum number of cubes :(A) 3 (B) 8 (C) 20 (D) 27

20. Which of the cubes 6, 13, 19, or 25 touches the maximum number of cubes :(A) 6 (B) 13 (C) 19 (D) 25

Direction : (21 to 25) In the following questions, choose the words that show the same relationship asgiven in the each questions.

21. Man : Biography :: Nation : ?(A) Leader (B) People (C) Geography (D) History

22. Taxonomy : Classification :: Pedology : ?(A) Nature (B) Farming (C) Soil (D) Mountain

23. Perch : Fresh water :: ? : Salt water(A) Crocodile (B) Frog (C) Cod (D) Snake

24. USA : Congress :: Iran : ?(A) Althing (B) Stirting (C) Majlis (D) Cortes

25. 1 : 1 :: 25 : ?(A) 26 (B) 225 (C) 240 (D) 625

Direction : (26 to 30) Find the odd one out :26. (A) Bake (B) Peel (C) Fry (D) Boil27. (A) Cathedral (B) Mosque (C) Church (D) Monastery28. (A) Ruby (B) Marble (C) Sapphire (D) Diamond29. (A) 117 : 13 (B) 162 : 18 (C) 171 : 19 (D) 304 : 1630. (A) 21 � 49 (B) 24 � 64 (C) 25 � 54 (D) 81 � 36

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Directions : (1 to 5) Find the mirror image �

1. CAR27aug(A) (B) (C) (D)

2. REASONING(A) (B) (C) (D)

3.(A) (B) (C) (D)

+

+ +

+++

++

4.(A) (B) (C) (D)

+

+

+

+

5.

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

Directions : (1 to 5) Find the water image �6. VAYU8436

(A) (B) 4 (C) (D)

7. FAMILY(A) (B) (C) (D)

8.(X)

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

9.

10.

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

Directions : (11 to 14) Each of the question shows a sheet of paper when folded and then cut like the fig. X, Y, Z.On unfolding the sheet, the sheet will appear like which alternative.

11.X Y Z (A) (B) (C) (D)

12.X Y Z (A) (B) (C) (D)

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13.X Y Z (A) (B) (C) (D)

14.X Y Z (A) (B) (C) (D)

Directions : (15 to 18) A square transparent sheet with a pattern is given in figure X. Find out from amongst thealternatives as to how the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

15. 16. (X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

17.

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

18.

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

19. How many triangles are there in the figure ?

(A) 10 (B) 14 (C) 22 (D) 24

20. How many squares does the figure have ?

(A) 17 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 15

21. How many triangles and squares are there in the following figure ?

(A) 28 triangles, 5 squares (B) 24 triangles, 4 squares(C) 28 triangles, 4 squares (D) 24 triangles, 5 squares

22. Count the number of triangles and squares in the following figure ?

(A) 28 triangles, 10 squares (B) 28 triangles, 8 squares(C) 32 triangles, 10 squares (D) 32 triangles, 8 squares

Directions (23 to 26): Select a figure from the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure(X) would complete the pattern.

23.

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

?24.

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

?

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25.

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

?26.

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

?

Directions : (27 to 30) In each of the following questions, choose the alternative figure in which thequestion figure (X) is embedded.

27.

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

28.

(X)

`

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

29.

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

30.

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

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DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS

SESSION-2012-13

Directions : (1 to 10) In the following questions, some figures are given in a sequence. Find out the figure fromthe alternatives, which will come in place of the question mark to continue the sequence.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

1.(A) (B) (C) (D)

2.

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

3.(A) (B) (C) (D)

4.

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

5.(A) (B) (C) (D)

6. x xx

x x xx

x

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

7.(A) (B) (C) (D)

8.

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

� � � �

Answer figures

(A) (B) (C) (D)� � � �

9.

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

10.

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

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Directions : (11 to 18) In the following questions, there is a relationship between the two figures on the left of thesign (: :). The same relationship exists between the figures to the right of the sign (: :), of which one ismissing. Find the missing one from the alternatives.

11. : :?::

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

12. : :?::

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

13. : : ?::

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

14. : : ?::(A) (B) (C) (D)

15.: : ?::

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

16. : : ?::

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

17. ?::: :(A) (B) (C) (D)

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18. : :: :?

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

Directions : (19 to 26) In the following questions, four figures are given. Three of them are alike in a certain wayand one is different. Find the odd one from the alternatives.

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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Directions (27 to 30): In each of the following questions, there is a diagram marked (X), with one or more

dots placed in it. The diagram is followed by four other figures, marked (A), (B), (C) and (D) only

one of which is such as to make possible the placement of the alternative in each case.

27.

(X)

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

28.

(x)

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

29.

(X)

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

30.

(X)

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

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Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. B B C C D B C C D A B C B D A

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. B C D C A B D B A A B D D B D

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Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. C A C C D C C A D C B D C B D

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. C C C A A A A C C C D A C A D

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. B D D C B A D B A A C D D D D

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. B C D D C B B C D C A C B A D

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. A C A A A C B A C D C C D A D

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. B B A C A C D A C B C A D A C

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. B B A D C B A B A C C A D A C

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. D C B C B D C C C D B D B D C

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. B B B D D C D B D C D C D B B

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. D A B D A A C A C A C D C B A

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. D D D C D A D D B D A C D B C

Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. A D B B C D D A A D D A B D A

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