MENTAL ABILITY

Q.1) 10-2 means:

(1) Milli (2) Centi
(3) Micro (4) Deci

Q.2) The chemical formula of sulphuric acid is:

(1) H2SO4 (2) HSO4
(3) HCI (4) H2SO4

Q.3) Who was the first Indian to be crowned “Miss World”?

(1) Aishwarya Rai (2) Priyanka Chopra
(3) Sushmit Sen (4) Reita Faria

Q.4) The first lady ‘Gyanpith’ awardee for excellence in literature was:
(1) Mahasweta Devi (2) Mahadevi Verma
(3) Ashapurna Devi (4) Amrita Pritam

Q.5) By how much per cent must a motorist increase his speed in order to reduce by 20%, the time taken to
cover a certain distance?
(1) 20 (2) 30
(3) 25 (4) 35

Q.6) If CANDLE is EYPBNC, then FLAMES is?

(1) DJYKCQ (2) HNCOGU
(3) HJCKGQ (4) KCHJUA

Q.7) The square root of 0.0081 is:

(1) 0.09 (2) 0.9
(3) 0.91 (4) 0.009

Q.8) Choose correct option in the place of question mark:

2 4 6
18 ? 30
162 196 150
1458 1372 750

(1) 16 (2) 28
(3) 49 (4) 54

Q.9) Under a scheme of investment, the rate of interest is 4% and the interest is compounded three-
monthly. What will be the amount if a man invests Rs. 2000 for 1 year under this scheme?
(1) Rs. 2125.54 (2) Rs. 2081.21
(3) Rs. 2100.25 (4) Rs. 2060

Q.10) In history, how is Zahir-ud-din Muhammad better known?

(1) Akbar (2) Aurangzeb
(3) Babur (4) Shahjahan

Q.11) Ram showed an old man and said “his son is my son’s uncle”. How is the old man related to Ram?
(1) Father (2) Grandfather
(3) Brother (4) Uncle

Q.12) The first Indian Nobel Prize winner was:

(1) Rabindranath Tagore (2) C.V.Raman
 (3) Hargovind Khurana (4) Mother Teresa

Q.13) Choose correct option in the place of question mark:

? 10 40
7 12 50
9 14 60

(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 8 (4) 4

Q.14) Hiroshima day is:

(1) August 10 (2) July 4
(3) August 8 (4) June 5

Q.15) Dachigam sanctuary is in:

(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Jharkhand

Q.16) 10 years ago father was seven times as old as his son. 2 years hence twice his age will be equal to five
times his son. What is the present age of son?
(1) 15 years (2) 14 years
(3) 13 years (4) 12 years

Q.17) The factors of x 2 + xy − 2 xyz − 2 z are:

(1) ( x − y )( x + 2 z ) (2) ( x + y )( x − 2 z )
(3) ( x − y )( x − 2 z ) (4) ( x + y )( x + 2 z )

Q.18) Where will you find Ventricle in human body?

(1) Kidney (2) Lungs
(3) Brain (4) Heart

Q.19) Evaluation of 83 × 82 × 8-5 is:

(1) 1 (2) 0
(3) 8 (4) None of these

Q.20) The simplest form of 1.5 : 2.5 is :

(1) 6 : 10 (2) 15 : 25
(3) 0.75 : 1.25 (4) 3 : 5

Q.21) The famous film maker who died in August, 2006 is:
(1) Naushad (2) Bimal Roy
(3) Hrishikesh Mukherji (4) Raj Kpoor

Q.22) Out of 1, 2, 3, 4 which figure will come next to figure (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)?
 (1) (2) (3) (4)

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

Q.23) Find odd one out:

(1) Excel (2) Mouse
(3) Desktop (4) Key

Q.24) Find odd one out:

(1) Naga (2) Bhil
(3) Garo (4) Mikir

Q.25) With which sport is Dibeyendu Barua associated?

(1) Chess (2) Football
(3) Cricket (4) Shooting

ANSWERS

1. (2) 6. (3) 11. (1) 16. (2) 21. (3)

2. (1) 7. (1) 12. (2) 17. (2) 22. (1)
3. (4) 8. (2) 13. (2) 18. (4) 23. (1)
4. (3) 9. (2) 14. (3) 19. (1) 24. (4)
5. (3) 10. (3) 15. (2) 20. (4) 25. (1)
 MENTAL ABILITY

Q.1) The missing number in the given figure is:

30 11 72

36 22 15 18 ? 60

(1) 44 (2) 48
(3) 40 (4) 50

Q.2) What is 30% of 450?

(1) 150 (2) 135
(3) 180 (4) 1350
Q.3) Ten men can finish construction of a wall in eight days. How much men are needed to finish the work
in half-a-day?
(1) 80 (2) 100
(3) 120 (4) 160

Q.4) Find the next number in the series.

1, 2, 9, 28, 65, _________.
(1) 126 (2) 182
(3) 196 (4) 245

Q.5) A shop gives 10% discount on the purchase of an item. If paid for in cash immediately, a further
discount of 12% is given. If the original price of the item is Rs. 250, what is the price of the article if a
cash purchase is made?
(1) Rs. 200 (2) Rs. 195
(3) Rs. 198 (4) Rs. 190

Q.6) It was Wednesday on July 15, 1964. What was the day on July 15, 1965?
(1) Thursday (2) Tuesday
(3) Friday (4) None of these

Q.7) The average of x1 x2 x3 and x4 is 16. Half the sum of x2 x3 x4 is 23. What is the value of x1?
(1) 18 (2) 19
(3) 20 (4) 17

Q.8) What is the perimeter of the rectangle ABCD when AD = 3 and BD = 5 (Shown in figure)
A B

3
5

D C
(1) 12 (2) 14
(3) 16 (4) 18

Q.9) If March 1 of a leap year fell three days after Friday, what day of the week will dawn on November
22?
(1) Saturday (2) Sunday
(3) Thursday (4) None of these
Q.10) The radius of the pool in a South Delhi Club is twice the radius of the pool in a North Delhi Club. The
area of the pool in South Delhi Club is how many times the area of pool in the North Delhi Club?
1 1
(1) (2)
4 2
(3) 2 (4) 4

1
Q.11) How is % expressed as a decimal fraction?
2
(1) 0.5 (2) 0.05
(3) 0.005 (4) 0.0005

Q.12) A circle is circumscribed around a square (shown in figure). The area of one of the four shaded
4
portions is equal to . The radius of the circle is:
7

A B

D C

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

Q.13) Find the next number in the series : 235, 346, 457……
(1) 578 (2) 568
(3) 468 (4) 558

Q.14) A sofaset carrying a sale-price ticket of Rs. 5,000 is sold at a discount of 4%, thereby the trader earns
a profit of 20%. The trader’s cost price of the sofaset is:
(1) Rs. 4,200 (2) Rs. 4,000
(3) Rs. 3,600 (4) Rs. 3,800
1
Q.15) A man was traveling on a motorcycle at the speed of 50 km/h for 2 hours. Then a car full of
2
youngster overtake him at a speed of 80 km/h. To overtake them he increased his speed to 70 km/h,
1
but he could not overtake the car even after 2 hours. How far did he travel in the total time of 4
2
hours?
(1) 200 km (2) 230 km
(3) 250 km (4) 300 km
3
Q.16) How is expressed as percentage?
4
(1) 0.75% (2) 60%
(3) 75% (4) 7.5%
Q.17) There are two urns, one containing two white balls and four black balls, the other containing three
white balls and nine black balls. One ball each is drawn out of the two urns. What is the probability of
getting two balls of the same colour?
7 1
(1) (2)
12 24
1 1
(3) (4)
12 2

Q.18) The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 metres. If its length is twice its breadth, then its area is:
(1) 200 m2 (2) 180 m2
2
(3) 160 m (4) 220 m2

Q.19) In a class there are two sections A and B. If 10 students of section B shift over to section A, the
strength of A becomes three times the strength of B. But if 10 students shift over from A to B, both A
and B become equal in strength. How many students are there in sections A and B?
(1) 50 and 30 (2) 45 and 15
(3) 90 and 40 (4) 80 and 40

Q.20) Which of the following is the smallest?

15 16
(1) (2)
16 6
7 11
(3) (4)
8 12

Q.21) A man spends a fixed amount per month on petrol. The trend with every hike in price of petrol is as
follows:
Rs./litre : 1.5 2 3 4.5 6
Litres : 60 45 30 20 ?

What will be consumption when there price is Rs. 6 a litre?

(1) 12 (2) 15
(3) 18 (4) 13.5

Q.22) The one rupee coin is placed on plain paper. How many coins of the same size can be placed round it
so that each one touches the centre and adjacent coins?
(1) 4 (2) 3
(3) 7 (4) 6

Q.23) The smallest number of 5 digits beginning with 3 and ending with 5 will be:
(1) 31005 (2) 30015
(3) 30005 (4) 30025

Q.24) The first day of the year 1998 was Wednesday. If the birthday of Sucheta falls in 1998 was her
birthday?
(1) Wednesday (2) Thursday
(3) Monday (4) Tuesday
(5) None of these

Q.25) Sukhbir is taller than Randhir but not as tall as Ajit. If Manoj is taller than Nitin, who is shorter than
Ajit, then who among them is the shortest?
(1) Nitin (2) Sukhbir
(3) Manoj (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
 ANSWERS

1. (1) 6. (1) 11. (3) 16. (3) 21. (2)

2. (2) 7. (1) 12. (3) 17. (1) 22. (4)
3. (4) 8. (2) 13. (2) 18. (1) 23. (3)
4. (1) 9. (4) 14. (2) 19. (1) 24. (1)
5. (3) 10. (4) 15. (2) 20. (3) 25. (4)
 MENTAL ABILITY

Q.1) If ‘P’ means ‘×’, ‘Q’ means ‘÷’ T means of and ‘V’ means +, then what will be the value of
1
85 Q 17 P 3 V T 4 = ?
2
(1) 62 (2) 31
(3) 17 (4) 19
(5) None of these

Q.2) Early morning after sunrise, Rajesh was standing infront of his house in such a way that his shadow
was falling exactly behind him. He starts walking straight and walks 5 metres. He turns to his left and
walks 3 metres and again turning to his left walks 2 metres. Now in which direction is he from his
starting point?
(1) South (2) West
(3) South-East (4) North-East
(5) South-West

Q.3) In a class of 39 students the ratio of boys and girls is 2 : 1. Radhika ranks 15th among all the students
from top and 8th among girls from bottom. How many boys are there below Radhika?
(1) 16 (2) 17
(3) 15 (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Q.4) In a certain code language AUTHORITY is written as YTUROHTIA. How will DESIGNATE be
written in that code language?
(1) ESENGATDI (2) ESEGNITAD
(3) ESENGITAD (4) ESNEIGTDA
(5) None of these

Directions (5-7) : Read the following letter-number sequence carefully and answer the question given below:
73PN42631MLBT45GACDFJK1982

Q.5) If the first fifteen elements of the above sequence is written in the reverse order which of the
following elements will be sixth to the left of twelfth element from your right?
(1) J (2) 6
(3) 2 (4) 3
(5) None of these

Q.6) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that
does not belong to that group?
(1) GDK (2) 7N6
(3) B5C (4) AF9
(5) TGD

Q.7) If we interchange the first and the seventh elements, the second and the eighth elements and so on
upto 2 and B from your left, which of the following will be twelfth to left of eighth element from your
right?
(1) 6 (2) 7
(3) 2 (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Q.8) If it is possible to make a meaningful word with second, the third, the sixth and the ninth letters of the
word PSYCHOMETRIC using each letter only once, what will be the first letter of the word can be
formed. If more than one word can be formed mark M as your answer and if no such word can be
formed mark X as your answer.
 (1) X (2) M
(3) R (4) T
(5) S

Q.9) If ‘M S N’ means ‘M is the father of N’, ‘M ≠ N’ means ‘M is the sister of N’ and ‘M * N’ means ‘M
is the brother of N’ then what is the relation of C with A in
A # B $ C * D?
(1) Niece (2) Nephew
(3) Aunt (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Q.10) How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXPRESSION which have as many letters
between them in the word as in the alphabet?
(1) Four (2) Five
(3) Three (4) Two
(5) None of these

Directions (11-13) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) There are five buildings – A, B, C, D and E in a row facing towards East but not necessarily in
the same order. Five other buildings – P, Q, R and T are in another row facing towards West. The
buildings in each row are arranged infront of one another.
(ii) B is at one of the end. There is only C between B and D. A is to the immediate left of D.
(iii) R is just opposite to C and is between P and Q. S is to the immediate right of P.

Q.11) Which of the following pairs is at both the ends in any of the two rows?
(1) B and A (2) Q and S
(3) P and T (4) B and E
(5) None of these

Q.12) A is in front of which of the following buildings?

(1) S (2) P
(3) T (4) Q
(5) R

Q.13) Which of the following buildings?

(1) S (2) R
(3) T (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Q.14) “Some stones are rocks” and “Some rocks are clouds”. If both the statements are true, then which of
the following statements is DEFINITELY TRUE?
(1) Some clouds are stones
(2) All clouds are rocks
(3) No rock is stone
(4) All clouds are stones
(5) None of that

Q.15) It is given that M is either greater than or equal to P.

P is smaller than Q and Q is not greater than R.
Which of the following is DEFINITELY TRUE?

(1) M is either greater than or equal to R.

(2) M is either greater than or equal to Q.
(3) R is greater than P.
(4) R is either greater than or equal to P.
(5) None of these
Q.16) The students of a class are divided into two groups-A and B. If Sangita is included in the group A then
her rank is 7th from the top and if she in included in the group B, her rank is 13th from the top. If the
students of both groups are brought together, what will be the rank of Sangita?
(1) 20 (2) 19
(3) 21 (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Q.17) In a certain code language “Jo re ka” means “sweet nice sugar”, “la fi de” means “tasty sour lemon”,
“fi ka tip” means “sugar and lemon” and “la re” means “nice tasty”. How will “sweet and sour” be
written in that code language?
(1) Data inadequate (2) jo re ka
(3) la re ka (4) la re tip
(5) None of these

Directions (18-20) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Five flats – A, B, C, D, E. which are at equi-distance, are arranged in a semi-circle but not necessarily in the
same order. The middle falt B faces towards North-East and is immediate right to D while C is to the
immediate right of B.

Q.18) D faces which direction?

(1) North (2) North-East
(3) East (4) West
(5) North-west

Q.19) Which of the following two flats are at both the ends?
(1) A and D (2) C and D
(3) B and E (4) A and E
(5) Data inadequate

Q.20) What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following letter series?
ADG CFI ? QJM
(1) EGJ (2) EHK
(3) DFI (4) DCH
(5) None of these

Directions (21-23) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

In order or organize a competition, 26 students were divided into four groups a, b, c and d.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
c a b d c a c d b a b c d

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a d a c b d a b c a d d a

Q.21) If such groups are formed by selecting one students from each group, then how many such groups are
possible?
(1) Seven (2) Six
(3) Four (4) Five
(5) None of these

Q.22) If one students from each group is selected for inter-school competition, then which of the following
groups is possible?
(1) Seven (2) Six
 (3) Four (4) Five
(5) None of these

Q.23) Four of the following fives are alike in certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the
following does not belong to that group?
(1) BHF (2) LDJ
(3) OKG (4) ZTY
(5) JEN

Directions (24-25) : What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

Q.24) 52 × 87 – 5000 = ?
(1) 4000 (2) 4124
(3) 3924 (4) 4024
(5) None of these

2.56 × (13) = ?
2
Q.25)
(1) 270.4 (2) 432.64
(3) 26.14 (4) 208.00
(5) None of these

ANSWERS

1. (3) 6. (4) 11. (4) 16. (4) 21. (4)

2. (4) 7. (2) 12. (1) 17. (5) 22. (4)
3. (2) 8. (4) 13. (5) 18. (3) 23. (1)
4. (3) 9. (2) 14. (5) 19. (4) 24. (2)
5. (2) 10. (1) 15. (3) 20. (2) 25. (5)
26.
 MENTAL ABILITY

Directions (1-3) : What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

Q.1) 59% of 3654 ÷ 126 = ?

(1) 171.1 (2) 17.11
(3) 1.711 (4) 0.1711
(5) None of these

23 54 4
Q.2) × −1 = ?
27 21 9
46 16
(1) (2)
63 63
47 40
(3) 1 (4) 3
63 63
(5) None of these

Q.3) 491109 – 62835 = 5014 + ?

(1) 423250 (2) 424250
(3) 423260 (4) 424260
(5) None of these

Q.4) 1934.045 + 21.81 + 536.5 + 856.072 = ?

(1) 3347.427 (2) 3338.427
(3) 348.426 (4) 3347.327
(5) None of these

3 8
Q.5) 22 × × ?× = 1
4 11
1
(1) 12 (2)
12
8 3
(3) (4)
11 11
(5) None of these

1
Q.6) of (39.44 + 24.17 – 19.17) = ?
11
(1) 4.04 (2) 4.40
(3) 44.0 (4) 4.50
(5) None of these

Q.7) 72 × x – 7 = 0
1
(1) 7 (2)
49
1
(3) (4) 49
7
(5) None of these

Q.8) (?)2 – 200 = 584

(1) 26 (2) 20
(3) 24 (4) 28
(5) None of these
Q.9) 404 + 70948 + 3154 + 70 = ?
(1) 74476 (2) 73576
(3) 74566 (4) 74575
(5) None of these

2
⎛ 55 5 ⎞
Q.10) ⎜ + ⎟ =?
⎝ 12 4 ⎠
4 4
(1) 9 (2) 13
9 9
40 1
(3) 1 (4) 20
81 4
(5) None of these

Q.11) 9% of 50 + 8% of 24 – ? = 5.4
(1) 18.3 (2) 1.83
(3) 1.02 (4) 10.2
(5) None of these

Q.12) (1236 ÷ 8) × 7 – ? = 1010

(1) 2779 (2) 2969
(3) 869 (4) 859
(5) None of these

Q.13) (?)3 = 729

(1) 9 (2) 19
(3) 27 (4) 39
(5) None of these

3
Q.14) 4.25 × 15 × =?
4
(1) 4.7812 (2) 46.6875
(3) 4.6687 (4) 47.8125
(5) None of these

2
Q.15) 0.333 ÷ =?
3
(1) 0.6660 (2) 0.4995
(3) 0.4990 (4) 0.1110
(5) None of these

901 1743
Q.16) × =?
21 53
(1) 1462 (2) 1428
(3) 1411 (4) 1394
(5) None of these

7 5 3
Q.17) − + =?
5 9 8
8 7
(1) (2)
9 8
 1 1
(3) (4) 1
18 18
(5) None of these

Q.18) 30 × 40 × ? = 2100
(1) 1.25 (2) 1.50
(3) 2.50 (4) 1.75
(5) None of these

Q.19) 2.25 × 25 = ?
(1) 25.25 (2) 37.5
(3) 56.25 (4) 7.5
(5) None of these

Q.20) 44% of 88 – 8% of 305 = ?

(1) 63.12 (2) 14.00
(3) 34.4 (4) 14.32
(5) None of these

Q.21) (? × 10) – 93 = 927

(1) 101 (2) 100
(3) 103 (4) 99
(5) None of these

Q.22) (1.05)2 × 200 = ?

(1) 2205.0 (2) 225.0
(3) 220.5 (4) 220.1
(5) None of these

Q.23) 144 ÷ 12 × 3 – 2 = ?
(1) 34 (2) 12
4
(3) 4 (4) 11
17
(5) None of these

Q.24) If nine dinner plates cost Rs. 1,174/-, what is the approximate cost of a single plate?
(1) Rs. 125/- (2) Rs. 135/-
(3) Rs. 120/- (4) Rs. 130/-
(5) None of these

Q.25) Ramesh and Neelesh start walking to meet one another from places 25 kms apart. If Ramesh walks at
the rate of 2 kms an hour and Neelesh at 3 kms an hour, how many hours will it be before they meet?
(1) 4 hrs 20 mnts (2) 5 hrs
(3) 10 hrs (4) 12 hrs 30 mnts
(5) None of these

ANSWERS

1. (3) 6. (4) 11. (1) 16. (4) 21. (1)

2. (5) 7. (5) 12. (4) 17. (2) 22. (4)
3. (2) 8. (2) 13. (2) 18. (4) 23. (2)
4. (5) 9. (3) 14. (3) 19. (5) 24. (5)
5. (3) 10. (4) 15. (5) 20. (3) 25. (1)
 Mental Ability Test Paper 8

Directions: In Question nos. 1 to 5, in each of the following questions, there are four numbered figures and
two un-numbered figures on the extremes. These six figures from a series. However, one of the four
numbered figures does not fit into the series. The number of that figure is the answer in each question.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. If in a certain language SURGEON is coded as HRITVLM, how is PHYSICIAN in that language?

(a) KSBHRXRZM (b) LTAKJYJUP
(c) IETWSOSHK (d) GMDLFQFVK

7. If COURAGE is coded as RECGOAU, how is ADVENTURE coded in that code?

(a) RSKMQRKLM (b) KRENUATVN
(c) NEARDUVTE (d) MRHQCPVWQ

8. If M = 16, ME = 40, then Men = ?

(a) 44 (b) 48
 (c) 52 (d) 55

9. Letters showing the names of some fruits have been rearranged. Pick out the alternative number of
the fruit which is richest source of Vitamin C?
(a) GAONM (b) PELAP
(c) VAGAU (d) RNEGOA

10. If X φ Y means X is the wife of Y, X $ Y means X is the son of Y and X ψ Y means X is the sister
of Y, which of the following would mean that A is the daughter of B?
(a) ASCψDφB (b) AφC$DψB
(c) AψCφD$B (d) AψC$DφB

11. The clinic of a Doctor faces the West. From the backside of his clinic, he walks straight 100
metres then turn to the left and walks 100 metres again. Finally, he turns towards right and stops
after walking 50 metres. Now in which direction is Doctor from the starting point?
(a) South-West (b) North-East
(c) South-East (d) North-West

12. If South becomes North-East, North-East becomes West and so on, what will East become?
(a) North-West (b) North
(c) South-West (d) South

Directions: In Question nos. 13 to 14: Five friends A, B, C, D and E went on a summer vacation to five
cities namely Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad by five different modes of transport –
bus, train, aeroplane, car and boat from Mumbai. C went to Bangalore by car and B went to Kolkata by air.
D travelled by boat whereas E went by train. Between Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai there is no bus service.
The person who went to Delhi did not use boat to travel. Now answer the questions that follow:

13. Which of the following mode of transport was used by the person who travelled to Delhi?
(a) Aeroplane (b) Bus
(c) Train (d) Car

14. How did A travel and where did he go?

(a) By train to Chennai (b) By bus to Hyderabad
(c) By train to Delhi (d) By boat to Chennai

15. Six books P, Q, R, S, T and U are placed side by side. R, Q, T have blue covers and other books
have red covers. Only S and U are new
(a) Q and R (b) Q and T
(c) Q and U (d) T and U

Directions: In Question nos. 16 to 17 : A question and two statement numbered I and II are given below in
each of the questions. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to
answer the given question. Read both the statements and then give your answer:
(1) if the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
(3) if the data in both the statement I and II together is necessary to answer the question.
(4) if the data in both the statement I and II together is not sufficient to answer the question.

16. How many students of Economics got more than 75% marks?
(I) Out of total students 20% got 75% marks.
(II) Out of the total students who got 75% marks, 15% were from Economics.
17. Among four friends, A’s weight is less than B and C’s weight is more than D. Who is the heaviest
among them?
(I) B is heavier than D.
(II) B is lighter than C.

18. Which of the answer figures: (a), (b), (c) and (d) completes the figure matrix?

a b c d

19. Group the following figures into three classes on the basis of identical properties:
 (a) 1, 2, 3; 4, 5, 8; 6, 7, 9
(b) 1, 5, 6; 2, 3, 4; 7, 8, 9
(c) 1, 3, 5; 2, 4, 8; 6, 7, 9
(d) 1, 4, 7; 2, 5, 8; 3, 6, 9

20. Figure (X) given to the left in the following question, is folded to form a box. Choose from
amongst the alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4), the boxes that are similar to the box formed.

(a) A only (b) B only

(c) A and C only (d) A, B, C and D

21. In the following question, find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4), can be formed from
the pieces given in (X)?
22. In a cricket series, India decided Australia twice; West Indies defeated Indian twice; Australia
defeated West Indies twice; India defeated New Zealand twice. Which country has won most
number of times?
(a) West Indies (b) New Zealand
(c) India (d) Australia

23. If ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’; ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’, ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is
the mother of Q’; which of the following would mean ‘R is the son of M’?
(a) M × S × R (b) M + R × S
(c) M ÷ R × S (d) M × S ÷ R

Directions: In Question nos. 24 to 25 : We come across many funny incidents related to different walks of
life. One of the features of the funny incidents is the punch line or a climax – which gives the incident a
sudden transformation or twist (into something not expected). It is the punch line which makes the incident
funny.
In the following questions an incident is described but the punch line is missing – indicated by blank. After
the incident two statements numbered I and II are given. Considering the incident, you have to decide
which of the two statements fits as a punch line?
Give your answer ‘Only I’ if you think only statement I fits; Give your answer ‘Only II’ if you think only
statement II fits; Give your answer ‘Both with contrasting ideas’ if you think both I and II fit but the idea or
the wavelength of approach in both the statements is different and contrasting: Gove your answer ‘both
with same idea’ if you think both I and II fit and the wavelength of approach in both the statements is also
more or less the same.

24. Seeing a boy in the class crying, the teacher asked ‘why are you crying’. The boy replied:
I. I cry whenever I don’t laugh.
II. I am crying because I have nothing else to do.

(a) Only I (b) Only II

(c) Both with contrasting ideas (d) Both with same ideas

25. A person who consumed alcohol regularly told his friend, ‘I don’t take bath on Thursday’ because:
I. I take bath only when I am drunk.
II. It is a dry day.
 (a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both with contrasting ideas (d) Both with same ideas

26. A pair of words whose words have certain relationship to each other is given below. This is
followed by four pair of words. Select a pair of words out of words out of the four pairs of words
whose words has the same relationship to each other as the words of the original pair.
Rectangle : Octagon
(a) Pentagon : Heptagon (b) Cone : Sphere
(c) Triangle : Hexagon (d) Angle : Quadrilateral

27. Three words which have something in common among themselves are given below. Choose the
alternative which is most appropriate description about the three words.
Species : Genera : Family
(a) These are biological terms.
(b) These give information about living things for classification.
(c) These are traits of animal kingdom.
(d) These are groups of animals.

Directions: In Question nos. 28 to 30 : The following questions are based on the alphabets written along
the figure given below. In each question, the relationship between the two terms written to left of the sign (:
:), is retained in the two terms written to the right of it. However, out of the four terms, one is missing.
Choose this term out of the given alternatives.

28. PEKA : MIKB : : NDKC : ?

(a) LAKB (b) OIKE
(c) OFKD (d) LHKG

29. JDME : AGBL : : FENA : ?

(a) AFEP (b) EJDO
(c) BHCM (d) DICN

30. LJDC : AIDE : : OHBA : ?

(a) EHCD (b) CFED
(c) DGBC (d) HBAF
Directions: In Question nos. 31 to 35 : In the following questions, Figures A and B are related in a
particular manner. Establish the same relationship between Figure C and D by choosing a figure from
amongst the four alternatives, which would replace the question mark in place of Figure D.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36. Find the wrong number in the following series:

1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 24, 54, 81
(a) 13 (b) 24
(c) 54 (d) 81

37. A number series with one term missing, is given bellow. Choose the alternative that will continue
the same pattern and fill in the blank space.
2, 5, 11, 32, (…), 194, 389
(a) 48 (b) 65
(c) 72 (d) 87

38. A letter series whose one term is missing, is given below. Choose the missing term out of the
given alternatives.
Lfw, iib, flg, (…), zrq
(a) ufm (b) col
(c) pgw (d) kbq

39. A letter series whose one term is wrong, is given below. Find out the wrong term out of the given
alternatives.
AtQ, WrU, ApY, EmC, IlG, MjK
(a) WrU (b) ApY
 (c) EmC (d) IlG

40. A letter series is given below. Some of the letters of this series which are given in the same order
in one of the alternatives, are missing. Find out that alternatives.
_m l _ l n l _ m n m _ m l n _
(a) l n m m l (b) m l m n n
(c) m n n l m (d) n m n l l

ANSWER

1. (b) 9. (d) 17. (c) 25. (d) 33. (c)

2. (a) 10. (d) 18. (d) 26. (c) 34. (c)
3. (d) 11. (b) 19. (b) 27. (b) 35. (d)
4. (d) 12. (c) 20. (b) 28. (a) 36. (d)
5. (d) 13. (c) 21. (d) 29. (c) 37. (b)
6. (a) 14. (b) 22. (c) 30. (c) 38. (b)
7. (c) 15. (b) 23. (c) 31. (d) 39. (c)
8. (d) 16. (d) 24. (d) 32. (b) 40. (d)
 Mental Ability Test Paper 9

1. Write the number of the pair, the words of which do not have the same type of meaning
as others.
(a) Shade and Colour (b) Drink and Sip
(c) Short and Tall (d) Happy and Contented

2. Which of the following pair is odd one out?

(a) Love, Affection (b) Abundance, Scarcity
(c) False, True (d) Sharp, Blunt

3. Complete the series:

1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, ?, 777
(a) 356 (b) 259
(c) 388 (d) 144

4. It takes 2 minutes to boil a single egg. How many minutes will it take to boil 5 eggs
together?
(a) 10 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 5

5. If fifth of the month falls two days after Monday, what day of the week will precede the
19th of the month?
(a) Friday (b) Wednesday
(c) Saturday (d) Tuesday

6. Select the correct word to fill in the blank:

Gun is to Soldier as …… is to Blacksmith.
(a) Nail (b) Blower
(c) Hammer (d) Plane

7. If Land is to Train as Sky is to……

(a) Pilot (b) Air
(c) Aeroplane (d) Bird

8. Fill in the missing number to complete the series:

1 4 2 5 3 6 7 ……, ……
(a) 6, 8 (b) 5, 8
(c) 9, 7 (d) 6, 9

9. If 2 × 3 = 812, 4 × 5 = 1620 then 6 × 7 = ?

(a) 42 (b) 1214
(c) 2428 (d) 2442

10. If 5 boys write 5 pages in 5 minutes, in how many minutes can one boy write one page?
1
(a) 1 minute (b) minute
5
(c) 5 minute (d) 2.5 minutes

11. If Monday is to February, then Friday is to ……?

 (a) July (b) June
(c) May (d) August

12. If March is to August, then C is to ……

(a) G (b) I
(c) H (d) J

13. An aeroplane files twice is fast than a train which covers 60 miles in 80 minutes. What
distance will the aeroplane cover in 20 minutes?
(a) 30 miles (b) 50 miles
(c) 35 miles (d) 40 miles

14. A lady is 5 years younger to her husband and he is 5 times as old as his daughter. If the
daughter was 5 years old 3 years back, what is the present age of the lady?
(a) 25 (b) 45
(c) 35 (d) 30

15. If LPPHGLDWH means IMMEDIATE what does WRSVHFUHW stand for?

(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ)
(a) MARINATED (b) STRONGEST
(c) TOPGRADED (d) TOPSECRET

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the four options:

16. Essence is to Flowers as …… is to Oven.

(a) Vapour (b) Steam
(c) Fire (d) Heat

17. Happy is to Sad as Straight is to ……

(a) Drawing (b) Curved
(c) Rounded (d) Vertical

18. Candle is to Sun as …… is to Sea.

(a) Lagoon (b) Boat
(c) Pond (d) Puddle

Fill in the blank spaces in the series with appropriate choices:

19. 2, 6, 5, 9, 8, 12, 11, 15 ……, ……

(a) 13, 17 (b) 14, 18
(c) 19, 23 (d) 21, 25

20. 48, 45, 40, 33, 24 ……, ……

(a) 11, 12 (b) 12, 13
(c) 9, 11 (d) 13, 0

21. Point ‘A’ is located 8 miles South of B and C is located 6 miles West of A. what is the
distance between C and B?
(a) 8 miles (b) 9 miles
(c) 11 miles (d) 10 miles
Write the number of the pair which is different from other pairs:

22.
(a) Head and Cap (b) Pen and Pencil
(c) Ink and Inkpot (d) Oil and Lamp

23.
(a) Culprit and Prison (b) Pupil and Teacher
(c) Patient and Hospital (d) Bird and Nest

24. Rs 2,000 amounts to Rs 2,226.05 in 2 years at compound interest. What will be the rate of
interest?
(a) 5% (b) 5.25%
(c) 5.5% (d) 6%

25. Write the number of the two words which have the same relationships as Comb and Hair.
(a) Toothache, Tooth brush (b) Paint and Wall
(c) Boot and Brush (d) Engine and Petrol

Fill in the blanks with appropriate choices:

26. Meat is to Vegetarian as …… is to Teetotaler.

(a) Mutton (b) Chicken
(c) Vegetables (d) Liquor

27. …… is to Goat is Milk is to Child.

(a) Fodder (b) Graze
(c) Shepherd (d) Grain

28. Soap is to Dirt as Petrol is to ……

(a) Dry Cleaner (b) Grease
(c) Car (d) Clothes

29. A man travels 2 miles, turns left and travels 3 miles, turn left again and travel 6 miles.
How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 4 miles (b) 7 miles
(c) 5 miles (d) 9 miles

Choose the word, which is of a different class from the others in the following:

30.
(a) Chinese (b) English
(c) Bengali (d) Germany

31.
(a) Triangle (b) Rectangle
(c) Circle (d) Rhombus

32. If BAD is coded as YZW and FIGHT is coded as URTSG. How will you encode HIGH?
(a) TRST (b) SRTS
(c) STSR (d) TSRT
33. If 9 × 7 = 3545 and 4 × 3 = 1520 then 6 × 8 = ?
(a) 5040 (b) 6050
(c) 4030 (d) 3040

34. If CAFÉ is coded as 3165 and HIDE is coded as 8945, how will you encode HEAD?
(a) 8514 (b) 5816
(c) 9156 (d) 8154

Fill in the blanks:

1 1
35. : ::20x : ..............
3 4
(a) 18x (b) 16x
(c) 15x (d) 14x

3 1
36. : ::27y:.................
4 2
(a) 21y (b) 16y
(c) 12y (d) 14y

37. If 20 – 4 = 10 and 30 – 6 = 10 then 40 – 8 = ?

(a) 30 (b) 24
(c) 10 (d) 28

38. If in a code, 52 – 36 = 97 and 46 – 78 = 1510, then how 53 – 62 can be encoded?

(a) 1520 (b) 88
(c) 2015 (d) 8800

39. A watch gains 12 seconds every 3 hours, what time will it show at 10 A.M. on Tuesday if
the watch is set right at 3 A.M. on Sunday?
(a) 09 hrs 58 minutes (b) 09 hrs 57 minutes 8 seconds
(c) 10 hrs 2 minutes (d) 10 hrs 3 minutes 40 seconds

40. I bought a watch for Rs. 60. What will it fetch if I sell at a gain of 25%??
(a) Rs 72 (b) Rs 75
(c) Rs 77.50 (d) Rs 80

ANSWERS

1. (c) 9. (c) 17. (b) 25. (c) 33. (c)

2. (a) 10. (a) 18. (d) 26. (d) 34. (a)
3. (c) 11. (b) 19. (b) 27. (a) 35. (c)
4. (c) 12. (c) 20. (d) 28. (b) 36. (d)
5. (b) 13. (a) 21. (d) 29. (c) 37. (c)
6. (c) 14. (c) 22. (b) 30. (d) 38. (b)
7. (c) 15. (d) 23. (b) 31. (c) 39. (d)
8. (b) 16. (d) 24. (c) 32. (b) 40. (b)
 MENTAL ABILITY

Q.1) The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio of 1 : 4 : 2 : 3. The angles are respectively :
(A) 180; 720; 360; 540 (B) 720; 2280; 1440; 2160
0 0 0 0
(C) 36 ; 114 ; 72 ; 108 (D) None of the above

Q.2) A circle of 1 m radius is drawn inside a square as shown in the above figure. What is the area of the
shaded portion in m2?

1m

⎛ π⎞
(A) ( 4 − π ) (B) ⎜1 − ⎟
⎝ 2⎠
⎛1 π ⎞ ⎛ π⎞
(C) ⎜ − ⎟ (D) ⎜1 − ⎟
⎝4 4⎠ ⎝ 4⎠

Q.3) If 2x + 3y = 10 and y < 4, then

(A) x > -1 (B) x < -1
(C) x > 0 (D) x < 0

Q.4) Ram started his journey at 9.00 a.m. at 8 km/hour. Hamid started from the same spot in the same
direction at 9.30 a.m. at 10 km/hour. Hamid overtakes Ram at :
(A) 11.00 a.m. (B) 12.30 p.m.
(C) 12.00 noon (D) 11.30 a.m.

Q.5) A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 10 days and A, B and C together in 5 days. C
alone can do it in:
(A) 17 days (B) 27 days
(C) 60 days (D) 30 days

Q.6) The given diagram shows the population of a town. If the total population of the town is 7,20,000 then
the number of animals in the town is :

Men 70

Boys 70

Women 60

Girls 130

Animals 30

(A) 30,000 (B) 40,000

(C) 50,000 (D) 60,000
Q.7) What least number must be subtracted from each of the numbers 17, 17, 34, 42 so that the ratio of first
two is the same as the ratio of the next two?
(A) 0 (zero) (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 7

Q.8) A circular road runs around a circular garden. If the sum of the circumferences of the inner and outer
circles is 88 metres and the radius of the inner circle is one-third of the outer circle, then the width of
the road is :
(A) 4 metres (B) 5 metres
(C) 6 metres (D) 7 metres

Q.9) A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the population is literate.
If 70% of the males are literate, the number of literate females is :
(A) 20,000 (B) 24,000
(C) 30,000 (D) 34,000

Q.10) The cost price of an article is Rs. 100. To gain 50% after allowing a 50% discount, the market price of
the article is :
(A) Rs. 200 (B) Rs. 400
(C) Rs. 350 (D) Rs. 300

Q.11) In three annual examinations, of which the aggregate marks of each was 500, a student secured
average marks 45% and 55% in the first and the second yearly examinations respectively. To secure
60% average total marks, it is necessary for him in third yearly examination to secure marks :
(A) 300 (B) 350
(C) 400 (D) 450

Q.12) If RUNNER is coded by SUMMER, the code for WINTER will be :

(A) XIMSER (B) VINTER
(C) SINVER (D) VIOUER

Q.13) P is 300 kms eastward of O and Q is 400 kms north of O. R is exactly in the middle of Q and P. The
distance between Q and R is :
(A) 300 kms (B) 350 kms
(C) 250 kms (D) 250√2 kms

Q.14) A man borrows Rs. 1200.00 from a bank for a period of 3 months. He finds that he has to repay Rs.
1236.00. The bank rate of interest is:
(A) 3% (B) 6%
(C) 12% (D) 24%

Q.15) In climbing a round pole of 80 metres height, a monkey climbs 5 metres in a minute and slips 2
metres in the alternate minute. To get to the top of the pole, the monkey would take :
(A) 51 minutes (B) 54 minutes
(C) 58 minutes (D) 61 minutes

Q.16) A man travels by a car for 3 days. He traveled 10 hours each day. He drove on the first day at 45
km/hr, second day at 40 km/hr and third day at 20 km/hr. His average speed was :
(A) 30 km/hr (B) 35 km/hr
(C) 38 km/hr (D) 40 km/hr

Q.17) Forty three persons went to a canteen which sold cold drink ‘Maaza’ and ‘Pepsi’. If 18 persons took
Maaza only, 8 took Pepsi only and 5 took nothing, find how many took both the drinks :
(A) 35 (B) 21
(C) 12 (D) 26
Q.18) A man works for 2 days and then rests for one day, then works for 2 days and rests for one day and so
on. For everyday he works, he earns Rs. 100. How much will he earn from Monday to Saturday?
(A) Rs. 200 (B) Rs. 300
(C) Rs. 400 (D) Rs. 500

Q.19) A rectangular plot of lawn of length and width respectively x and y metres is surrounded by a pathway
of 2 metres width. The total area of pathway is :
(A) 2x + 2y + 4 (B) 2x + 2y + 8
(C) 4x + 4y + 8 (D) 4x + 4y + 16

Q.20) How many triangles are there in the given figure?

A B

F
E

D C
G
(A) 10 (B) 16
(C) 12 (D) 8

Q.21) Unscramble the letters of words and find odd one out.
(1) TLAES (2) KOBO
(3) PPREA (4) NCEPLI

Q.22) A square park is surrounded by a path of uniform width 2 metres all round it. The area of the path is
288 sq. metres. The perimeter of the park is
(1) 142 m (2) 128 m
(3) 136 m (4) 118 m

Q.23) What is the sum of 5x3 – 3x2 – 1 and 3x2 + 1?

(1) 5x3 (2) 6x2
(3) 5x (4) 3x2

Q.24) India has won the “World Cup Hockey” title:

(1) Twice (2) Once
(3) Thrice (4) Never

Q.25) The price of T.V. set inclusive of sales tax of 9% is Rs. 13.407. Find its marked price.
(1) Rs. 12,300 (2) Rs. 11,500
(3) Rs. 12,500 (4) Rs. 12,400

ANSWERS

1. (C) 6. (D) 11. (C) 16. (B) 21. (1)

2. (D) 7. (C) 12. (A) 17. (C) 22. (3)
3. (C) 8. (D) 13. (C) 18. (C) 23. (1)
4. (D) 9. (B) 14. (C) 19. (D) 24. (2)
5. (C) 10. (D) 15. (A) 20. (C) 25. (1)