scert.kerala.gov.in Mental Ability Test Previous Question Paper 2018 : National Talent Search Examination

Organisation : State Council of Educational Research & Training
Exam : National Talent Search Examination –  NTSE
Test : Mental Ability Test – MAT
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2018
Class : X Std
Website : http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=44

SCERT NTSE MAT Previous Question Paper

Download Question Paper of State Level National Talent Search Examination Scholastic Aptitude Test Class X Sample Question is now available in the official website of State Council of Educational Research & Training.

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Instructions To Candidates

Read the following instructions before you answer the questions. Answers are to be given in a Separate Omr Answer Sheet provided inside this booklet. Break the seal and start answering the questions once asked to do so.

1. Please write your ROLL NUMBER very clearly (only one digit in one block) as given in your Admission Card.
2. There are 100 questions in this test. The questions are arranged in the following order :
Questions 1 to 40 belong to Science Subjects.
Questions 41 to 60 are on Mathematics Subjects.
Questions 61 to 100 are on Social Science.

3. Select the most suitable answer for each question and completely darken the circle corresponding to the correct alternative as shown below.
4. All questions carry ONE MARK each.
5. There is no negative mark. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark.
6. Do not write your name on any part of the question booklet or on the answer sheet.

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Model Questions

Time : 90 Minutes
Maximum Marks : 100
Class – X MAT :
There are 100 questions in all. For each question four alternative answers are given marked as (1), (2), (3), (4). From these, find the most appropriate answer.

Directions (1 – 5) : In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing. Find the missing letters in proper sequence from the four alternatives given.
1. A_A_AABB_BBB_BBB
(1) BBBB (2) AABB
(3) BBAA (4) ABAB

2. _prq_p_rqr_pr_r
(1) ppppr (2) prrpq
(3) prrrq (4) prppq

3. a_ccb_a_c_ba_bc
(1) abaca (2) babca
(3) abbab (4) aabbc

4. nm_mm_nm_mm_n_m
(1) mnnmn (2) mmnnn
(3) mnmnm (4) nnmnn

5. In a certain code language the word numerica rica l is written as lmuir eac n. How will the word factoris e be written ?
(1) erocatisf
(2) ecarotsif
(3) eacritosf
(4) ESOCRAITF

6. W Which of the following will get, when the word ‘labo ur’ is written again by substituting each vowel with the third letter following it in the English alphabet and substituting each consonant with the immediate vowel following it ?
(1) OLE RWU
(2) udeswu
(3) NEE SXU
(4) od erx u

Directions (7 – 8) : In a certain coding system
“hafcba” means “the white cat frightened the mouse”
“fdhea” means “the frightened mouse ran away”
“gfba” means “the mouse was white”
“cda” means “the cat ran”

7. W What is the code for “ the cat was frightened “ ?”
(1) hbfc
(2) hgca
(3) edch
(4) hafc

8. W What is the code for “away” ?
(1) e
(2) d
(3) f
(4) h

9. Some words with jumbled letters are given below. Find the word which does not suit the group.
(1) euob ls
(2) krtis
(3) reat ews
(4) hsirt

10. W Which of the following words cannot be formed from the letters of the word ‘perpendic ular ’
(1) penci l
(2) independence
(3) eradicat e
(4) circ ular

Directions (11 – 14) : Which of the following numbers should occupy the position of ‘?’
14. If 42 × 7 + 5 = 30, 5 + 63 × 9 = 35 then 56 × 8 + 4 = ?
(1) 28
(2) 44
(3) 36
(4) 42

Directions (15 – 17) : In each of the four groups of letters, one is different from the others. Find the odd one.
15. (1) abt u (2) rqst
(3) ijso (4) yx ef
16. (1) aku (2) cm w
(3) dis (4) eoy

17. (1) vwuz (2) ehfg
(3) adbc (4) pnom
18. Find the odd one
(1) 368047 (2) 640837
(3) 809467 (4) 304867
19. In a certain code language 63728 is written as 56483. Which number is represented by the code 34342 ?
(1) 45187 (2) 42617
(3) 41312 (4) 45528

Directions (20 – 22) : There is a relationship between the two terms to the left of : : Find the pair for ‘?’ from the four alternatives which holds the same relationship.
20. W Writer : Book : : ?
(1) P Poem : Poet
(2) Building : Architect
(3) Composer : Song
(4) Chair : Carpenter

21. Scales : Fish : : ?
(1) Trees : : Leaves
(2) Skin : Man
(3) Bird : Feather
(4) L Lady : Dress

22. P Paper : Wood : : ?
(1) Cloth : Dresses
(2) Brush : Paint
(3) Ink : Colour
(4) Brick : Clay

Directions (23 – 26) : Which term will replace the question mark (?) in the given series ?
23. 93, 100, 114, 135, 163, ?
(1) 198 (2) 195
(3) 196 (4) 192

24. 12, 13, 17, 26, 42, 67, ?
(1) 101 (2) 103
(3) 97 (4) 107

25. tm 7, yp42, ct 79, ?
(1) EW EW 112 (2) DX110
(3) FY118 (4) BY113

26. M2B, Q3E, T7G, X13J, ?
(1) B21M (2) A27L
(3) D18K (4) Y20K

Directions (27 – 29) : Find the number which does not fit in the group.
27. 7, 13, 18, 24, 29, 36, 40
(1) 18 (2) 24
(3) 36 (4) 40

28. 35, 37, 41, 47, 65, 97
(1) 35 (2) 47
(3) 55 (4) 37

29. 3, 4, 7, 9, 14, 19, 21, 39
(1) 7 (2) 14
(3) 19 (4) 21

Directions (30 – 31) : In each of the following questions insert the right sign to get the required results.
30. 18 _ 3 _ 6 _ 5 = 36
(1) – , +, ×
(2) ÷, +, ×
(3) ÷, ×, +
(4) –, ×, +

31. 13 _ 4 _ 2 _ 7 = 12
(1) +, –, ÷
(2) –, ×, +
(3) +, ×, –
(4) +, ×, ÷

32. Find the number suitable for ‘?’ if the two numbers on the left of ‘: :’ obey a certain relation in 5 : 50 : : ? : 162
(1) 9 (2) 8
(3) 11 (4) 7

33. The independence day of India was celebrated on Friday in 2014. On which day will it be celebrated in 2022 ?
(1) W Wednesday
(2) Monday
(3) Friday
(4) Saturday

34. P Prakash starts walking towards the south. After walking 20 metres, he turns towards the north. After walking 25 metres, he turns towards the east and walks 15 metres. He then turns south and walks 5 metres. How far is he from his original position and in which direction ?
(1) 15 metres North, East
(2) 15 metres South, East
(3) 15 metres, East
(4) 15 metres, West

35. Find the order in which the following words are arranged in a dictionary ?
a) transplant
b) translate
c) transmission
d) transform
e) transistor
(1) dbeca
(2) debca
(3) ebdca
(4) cdbea

36. H How many such pairs of letters are there in the word com puters which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabet ?
(1) 6
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 3

37. Ajay borrowed Rs. 200 from Ganesh. Sanju borrowed Rs. 100 from Ajay and gave Rs. 50 to Ganesh. Rs. 350 was stolen from Ganesh and he was left with no money. How much money did Ganesh have initially ?
(1) 450 (2) 300
(3) 500 (4) 250

38. In a group of people, 50% people read newspaper A and 1/5 of the rest read newspaper other than B. Which figure out of the following will best depict the people who read newspaper B ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) d (2) a
(3) b (4) c

39. A – B means B is the son of A,
A × B means A is the brother of B, A ÷ B means B is the sister of A and A + B means A is the mother of B. Which of the following is definitely tr ue about r × s – Q ÷ P ?
(1) S is the mother of P and Q
(2) P P is the daughter of S and is the niece of R
(3) Q Q is the uncle of S’s brother R
(4) S is the father of Q and P

40. kiran and Sanju practice swimming. Kiran practises in the morning and noon on the alternate day starting from Monday. Sanju practises in the morning on Tuesday and Thursday and in the noon on Saturday and Sunday. On how many days in a particular month of 30 days starting on Tuesday, Kiran and Sanju would meet each other ?
(1) 2
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) N None of these

41. In a row of girls Shoba and Geetha occupy 9th place from the right end and 10th place from the left end respectively. If they interchange their places, Shoba and Geetha occupy 17th place from the right and 18th place from the left respectively. How many girls are there in the row ?
(1) 26
(2) 25
(3) 27
(4) 28

42. A student got thrice as many sums right as he got wrong. He got three marks for each correct answer and one mark was deducted for each wrong answer. He got 72 marks in all, how many sums did he solve correctly ?
(1) 27
(2) 36
(3) 35
(4) 32

43. A paper of rectangular shape is cut into two halves. The two pieces are put together one above the other and again cut into halves. How many pieces will be there after 9 cuttings ?
(1) 256 (2) 512
(3) 258 (4) 1024

44. W When Amit was born his father was 29 years older than his brother and his mother was 22 years older than his sister. If Amit brother is 5 years older than him and his mother is 4 years younger than his father, how old was Amit’s sister when he was born ?
(1) 10 (2) 7
(3) 9 (4) 8

45. If the perimeter of a square and a rectangle is equal to 80 cms each and difference of their areas is 100 sq. cms, length of the sides of the rectangle are
(1) 35 cm, 15 cm
(2) 28 cm, 12 cm
(3) 30 cm, 10 cm
(4) 26 cm, 14 cm

46. ‘Doctor’ relates to ‘Patient’ in the same way as ‘Lawyer’ relates to
(1) Accused
(2) Magistrate
(3) Customer
(4) Client

47. In a certain code dar k is written as 11-5-39-25. How will the word nos e be written in that language ?
(1) 31-33-41-13
(2) 32-35-37-15
(3) 28-30-38-10
(4) 28-33-36-12

48. If ‘book’ is called ‘newspaper’, ‘newspaper’ is called ‘dictionary’, ‘dictionary’ is called ‘directory’, directory is called ‘magazine’, ‘magazine’ is called ‘computer’ which of the following is needed to find a telephone number ?
(1) directory (2) magazine
(3) computer (4) dictionary

Directions (49 – 50) : In the question given below, there are 2 statements followed by 4 conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statement

49. Statements :
All dancers are singers
N N N
o singer is an artist
Conclusions :
I. N No dancer is an artist
II. All singers are artists
III. Some artists are singers
IV. Some singers are artists
(1) Only II follows
(2) Only IV follows
(3) Only I follows
(4) Only II and III follows

50. Statements :
All rats are cats
All cats are dogs
Conclusions :
I. Some dogs are rats
II. All rats are dogs
III. N No cat is a dog
IV. Some dogs are cats
(1) Only III and IV follow
(2) Only IV follows
(3) Only II, III, IV follow
(4) Only I, II, Iv follow