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SAMPLE PAPER-01 MENTAL ABILITY TEST

Direction (Q.1 to Q.10): Questions are arranged in a 14. ___ bcc ___ ac ___ aabb ___ ab ___ cc
series with some principle underlying it. One term in the (1) bacab (2) abcac (3) abcbb (4) bacbb
series is missing as shown by ______ This term is given
15. c ___ bbb ___ ___ abbbb ___ abbb ___
as one of the alternatives amongst the four numbers given
(1) aabcd (2) abccb (3) abcbb (4) bacbb
below it. Find this term and show your answer against the
16. ac ___ bd ___ cbcda ___ a ___ db
question number on the answer sheet.
1. 2, 6, 14, 26, ______ 62 (1) dabc (2) dbbc (3) aabb (4) dbcd
17. bc ___ b ___ c ___ b ___ ccb
(1) 52 (2) 42 (3) 50 (4) 44
(1) cbcb (2) bbcb (3) cbbc (4) bcbc
2. 6, 11, 21, 36, 56 ______
18. a ___ bbc ___ aab ___ cca ___ bbcc
(1) 51 (2) 81 (3) 91 (4) 42
(1) bacb (2) acba (3) abba (4) caba
3. 12, 32, 72, ___ 312
19. aab ___ aa___ bbb ___ aaa ___ bbb
(1) 135 (2) 152 (3) 145 (4) 125
4. 0, 3, 8, 15, ______ 35 (1) abba (2) baab (3) aaab (4) abab
20. aaa ___ ___ b ___ c ___ d ___ ___ ___ ___ e
(1) 24 (2) 25 (3) 26 (4) 30
(1) bbccddee (2) ccbbddee
5. 20, 19, 17, ______ 10, 5
(3) ccddbbee (4) cbcbdede
(1) 12 (2) 13 (3) 14 (4) 15
Direction (Q.21 to Q.30): Questions are arranged in
6. 1, 4, 8, 32, 64, 256, ______
an alphabet series with some principle. One alphabet/
(1) 426 (2) 364 (3) 512 (4) 532
alphabets in the series is/are missing as shown by _____
7. 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, _____
This alphabet/alphabets is given as one of the alternatives
(1) 486 (2) 729 (3) 972 (4) 359 amongst the four options given below it. Find this
8. 5, 7, 11, _____ , 35, 67 alphabet/alphabets and show your answer against the
(1) 19 (2) 24 (3) 28 (4) 32 question number on the answer sheet.

9. 81, 64, 49, 36, _____, 16 21. A, B, F, G, K, L, _____

(1) 25 (2) 39 (3) 24 (4) 18 (1) P (2) M (3) R (4) O

10. 3, 6, 18, 72, ______ 22. W, S, O, K, _____

(1) 216 (2) 144 (3) 288 (4) 360 (1) G (2) F (3) H (4) E

Direction (Q.11 to Q.20): Questions are based on letter 23. A, F, K, P, _____

series. In each question some letters are missing. The (1) G (2) T (3) X (4) U
missing letters are given in the proper sequence as one 24. A1, D4, G7, _____
of the four alternatives under each question.
(1) J8 (2) J9 (3) J10 (4) J11
11. ab ___ d ___ ___ gh ___ j ___ lmn
25. C, G, L, R, _____
(1) acdlm (2) cefik (3) eefkj (4) cefki
(1) W (2) X (3) Y (4) Z
12. badc ___ e ___ gj ___ l ___
26. B, DE, GHI, _____
(1) fgki (2) hikf (3) fhik (4) fhig
(1) KLMN (2) HIJK (3) KJLM (4) JKLM
13. ZY ___ WV ___ TS ___ QPO ___ M
27. X, U, R, O, L, _____
(1) XURN (2) NRUX (3) XRUN (4) XUXR
(1) J (2) G (3) H (4) I

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28. CDE, DEF, GHI, _____

(1) HIJ (2) JHI (3) HJI (4) IJH

35. (1) (2)
29. A, C, F, H, _____, M

(1) L (2) K (3) J (4) I

30. Z, U, Q, _____, L

(1) I (2) K (3) M (4) N (3) (4)

Direction (Q.31 to Q.35): One figure differs due to

some reason. The different figure is your answer. Show Direction (Q.36 to Q.40): Combination of letters/
numbers/symbols is given. You have to find out the 'Mirror
it on your answersheet.
Image' from the given alternatives. Find your answer and
show it on your answersheet.
31. (1) (2)
36. GLAD

(1) (2)

(3) G L A D (4)
(3) (4)
37. W - 50

(1) (2)

32. (1) (2) (3) (4)

38. BLACK

(1) (2)

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

39. MAKE

× × (1) (2)
33. (1) × (2)
× (3) (4)

40. JUMP

× × (1) (2)
(3) (4) ×
× ×
(3) (4)

41. There are 100 birds on a tree, in fire of a hunter

6 birds are died immediately and lying down from
34. (1) (2)
tree, 5 are majorly injoured, 3 are injoured, how
many birds left on tree?

(1) 94 birds (2) 89 birds

(3) (4)
(3) 86 birds (4) No birds

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42. A firing sound of one revolver, taking 2 minutes from 49. Kiran was standing on road after sunrise in the
morning. Namrata came from Kiran's opposite side.
one place to another place if 12 revolver fired, how
She saw Kiran's shadow to her left. Which side was
much time will firing sound take to reach same
Kiran facing?
place?
(1) South (2) South-West
(1) 12 minutes (2) 1/2 minutes
(3) North - East (4) North
(3) 1 minutes (4) 2 minutes

43. Sum of age of 10 students before 10 years was 10 50. The clock shows 2.45. In which direction will hour

years, after 10 years what will be the sum of age hand be, if the minute hand is in North-East?

of 10 students? (1) North-West (2) South - East

(1) 200 (2) 210 (3) 100 (4) 110 (3) South - West (4) North- East
44. A is father of B, but B is not son of A, then what Directions(Q.51 to Q.53): Choose the correct
is relation between them? alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace
the question mark in the given series.
(1) Father - Son
51. A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
(2) Father - Grand Son
(1) KLMN (2) LMNO
(3) Father - Daughter (3) MNOP (4) NOPQ
(4) Father - Grand Daughter 52. ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?,
VENTU
45. Which is different word from following?
(1) VENTUR (2) VENTURE
(1) Father (2) Mother
(3) DVENT (4) DVENTU
(3) Friend (4) Brother
53. UPI, ?, ODP, MBQ, IAW
46. Mayank said 'My mother is sister of Rajat's Brother.'
(1) SIJ (2) SHJ (3) RHJ (4) TIJ
What is the relation between Rajat and Mayank?
54. Which of the following diagrams indicates the
(1) Maternal uncle (2) Paternal uncle relation between Judge, Thieves and Criminals ?
(3) Brother (4) None of three

47. Sandip's mother is the only daughter of Rekha's

(1) (2)
father. What is the relation between Rakha's
husband and Sandip?

(1) Paternal uncle (2) Father (3) (4)

(3) Brother (4) Grand father

55. Which of the following diagrams indicates the
48. Rita drives a vechicle 10 km to north, then turns relation between Iron, Lead and Nitrogen?

to right side and driving 4 km, then turns to left side

and driving 5 km, then turns to left side and driving (1) (2)
4 km, so how far is she from starting point?

(1) 15 km (2) 12 km
(3) (4)
(3) 10 km (4) 20 km
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56. Which of the following diagrams indicates the 59. Who two of the following are not neighbours ?
relation between Bulb, Lamp and light ? (1) RV (2) UV (3) RP (4) QW
60. Who is immediate right to the V ?

(1) (2) (1) P (2) U (3) R (4) T

61. Which of the following is correct ?
(1) P is to the immediate right of Q
(2) R is between U and V
(3) (4)
(3) Q is to the immediate left of W
(4) U is netween W and S
57. In the following figure, triangle represents 'girls',
square, 'players' and circle, 'coach'. Which part of 62. What is the position of S ?
the diagram represents the girls who are players (1) Between U and V
but not coach ?
(2) Second to the right of P
(3) To the immediate right of W
U (4) Data inadequate
P Q R T
Directions(Q.63 to Q.66): Five girls are sitting on a
S
bench to be photographed Seema is to the left of Rani
and to the right of Bindu, Mary is to the right of Rani. Reeta
(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) S is between Rani and Mary. Answer the questions from the
58. The diagram given below represents those students above sitting arrangement.
who play Cricket, Football and kabaddi. Study the 63. Who is sitting immediate right to Reeta ?
diagram and identify the students who play all three
(1) Bindu (2) Rani
games.
(3) Mary (4) Seema
Kabaddi
64. Who is in the middle of the photograph ?
(1) Bindu (2) Rani
Q R
P (3) Reeta (4) Seema
S T U
65. Who is second from the right in the photograph ?
Football V
(1) Mary (2) Rani
Cricket (3) Reeta (4) Bindu

(1) P + Q + R (2) V + T 66. Who is second from the left in photograph ?

(3) S + T + V (4) S (1) Reeta (2) Mary

Directions(Q.59 to Q.62): P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W (3) Bindu (4) Seema

are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre: Directions(Q.67 to Q.69): Choose the word which is
1. P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour different from the rest.
of R and V. 67. (1) Producer (2) Director
2. S is not the neighbour of P. (3) Investor (4) Financer
3. V is the neighbour of U. 68. (1) Calendar (2) Year
4. Q is not between S and W, and W is not between (3) Day (4) Month
U and S.
69. (1) Mumbai (2) Cochin
Answer the questions from the above sitting
(3) Kandla (4) Mysore
arrangement.

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70. If A + B means A is the father of B; A–B means 78. Which number is on the face opposite to 6 ?
A is the brother B; A % B means A is the wife of
5 1
B and A × B means A is the mother of B, which 4
of the following shows that M is the maternal 6 4
grandmother of T ?
(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3
(1) M × N % S + T (2) M × N – S % T
79. Which sign will be opposite to '+' ?
(3) M × S – N % T (4) M × N × S % T
71. 1. B5D means B is the father of D.
%
× 0
2. B9D means B is the sister of D. 0 ×

3. B4D means B is the brother of D. (1) % (2) – (3) × (4) $

4. B3D means B is the wife of D. Directions(Q.80 to Q.85): Find out the alternative which
Which of the following means F is the mother of K? will replace the question mark.

(1) F3M5K (2) F5M3K 80. AZBY : CXDW :: EVFU : ?

(1) GTHS (2) GHTS (3) GSTH (4) TGSH
(3) F9M4N3K (4) F3M5N3K
81. ZRYQ : KCJB :: PWOV : ?
72. If POND is coded RSTL how is HEAR written in
the code ? (1) GBHA (2) ISJT (3) ELDK (4) EOFP
(1) GHIJ (2) JIGZ 82. Computer : fqprxvht :: Language : ?
(3) GHIZ (4) None of these (1) oxpixdig (2) ocqicyig
73. If SPIDER is coded as PSDIRE, how is COMMON (3) ocqixcjg (4) ocqixcig
written in that code ? 83. ACEG : ? :: BDFH : KMOQ
(1) OCMMNO (2) OCMMOO (1) NLPR (2) LMNO
(3) OCMOON (4) OCMOMN (3) JLNP (4) JNLO
Directions(Q.74 to Q.76): All the six members of a 84. M × N : 13 × 14 :: F × R : ?
family A, B, C, D, E & F are staying together. B is the son (1) 14 × 15 (2) 5 × 17
of C but C is not the mother of B. A & C are married
couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F (3) 6 × 18 (4) 7 × 19
is the brother of B. 85. Conference : Chairman :: Newspaper: ?

74. How many male members are there in the family ? (1) Reporter (2) Distributor

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (3) Printer (4) Editor

Directions(Q.86 & Q.87): Find out the alternative which
75. Who is the mother of B ?
will replace the questions (?) mark.
(1) D (2) F (3) A (4) E 86. Problem figures

76. How many children does A have ?

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

77. Which digit will appear on the face opposite to the A B C D

face with number 3 ?
(1) (2)
2 6
3 3
1 5
(3) (4)
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 2
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87. Problem Figures 92.

?
(x)
A B C D
(1) (2)

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(3) (4) Directions(Q.93 & Q.94): Find out which of the figures
(1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given
88. Find the number of triangle in the figure below. in figure (x).
Problem figure 93.

(x)

(1) 8 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 14 (1) (2)

89. Find the minimum number of straight lines required
to make the given figure.
(3) (4)

94.

(1) 16 (2) 17 (3) 18 (4) 19 (x)

90. Count the number of squares in the given figure.
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 15 (4) 18

Directions(Q.95 to Q.98): Identify the figure that
Direction (Q.91 & Q.92) : Find out the alternative completes the pattern (x).
figure which contains figure (x) as its part.
95.
91.

(x)
?
(x)

(1) (2)
(1) (2)

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

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96. 98.

? ?
(x) (x)

(1) (2)
(1) (2)

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

97.
Directions(Q.99 & Q.100): In these series, there are
both letter pattern and number pattern. Fill the blank in
series.
?
99. ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, ?
(x)
(1) E7V (2) V2E
(3) VE5 (4) VE7
(1) (2)
100. DEF, DEF2, DE2F2, ?, D2E2F3
(1) DEF3 (2) D3EF3
(3) (4) (3) D2E3F (4) D2E2F2

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