scert.kerala.gov.in MAT Mental Ability Test Class X Previous Question Paper 2017: State Level National Talent Search Examination

Organisation : State Council of Educational Research & Training
Exam : State Level National Talent Search Examination
Test : Mental Ability Test MAT
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2017
Class : X STD
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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

1. In a certain code language COMPUTER is written as FNPOXSHQ. What is the code for the word PRACTICE ?
(1) SRIBULFD
(2) ORICULFD
(3) SQDBWHFD
(4) OPLAUIDF

2. If HOTEL can be given the code 12 and EAR can be given the code 8 then what code number can be given to the word BORE ?
(1) 4
(2) 6
(3) 10
(4) 9

Directions : Qn. (3 – 4) : Which of the following numbers is wrong in the series ? Select from the alternatives.
3. 1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 356
(1) 129
(2) 21
(3) 356
(4) 64

4. 66, 68, 72, 80, 94, 128
(1) 94
(2) 68
(3) 80
(4) 72

5. Find out the odd one
(1) PTD
(2) GRK
(3) NQC
(4) JLC

Directions : In each of the questions from
(6 – 7) a letter/number series as given in which some of the letters are missing. This missing letters/numbers are given in their proper sequence in one of the options. Find out the correct options to each question.
6. a – m – b – – mcb – – mcb
(1) bacbab
(2) bcabab
(3) abcbcb
(4) abbbcc

7. 25B – 4 – DH – 11F – 8 – HN
(1) E, 8, 7, D, 9
(2) C, 7, 4, E, 9
(3) D, 8, 6, C, 7
(4) E, 8, 6, K, 14

8. Find the odd one
(1) Walk
(2) Hear
(3) Jump
(4) Pull

9. Find the missing term in the given number series.
13, 17, 26, 42, ?
(1) 69
(2) 67
(3) 71
(4) 70

10. Which one of the following numbers should replace the question mark ?
(1) 28
(2) 20
(3) 10
(4) 24

11. What should occupy the blank space ?
(1) 5
(2) 17
(3) 7
(4) 14

12. Which alphabet should occupy the blank space ?
(1) U
(2) H
(3) L
(4) W

13. Ravi walks a distance of 100 metres towards the north. He then turned to the left and walks for about 30 metres turns left again and walked 110 metres finally he turned to the right at an angle of 45° and walks on. In which direction does he walk finally ?
(1) North West
(2) South West
(3) South West
(4) North West

14. If in a code language
5 × 3 × 6 = 23
4 × 8 × 7 = 60 then
6 × 3 × 7 = ?
(1) 25
(2) 26
(3) 27
(4) 28

15. Some cubes of equal size have been arranged in the form of a solid block as shown in figure. It is painted red on all of its surfaces except the base. How many cubes have three faces coloured ?
(1) 1
(2) 6
(3) 8
(4) 10

Directions : Use the following series of elements to answer the questions from 16 – 17.
3 @ 7 6 8 P 9 d Q 3 F 1 7 S D 4 * (13) U $ K (11) # (14) Q
16. Three of the following groups of elements are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that doesn’t belong to that group ?
(1) Q d 9
(2) 6 8 P
(3) 1 3 F
(4) D S 7

17. If each letter of the alphabet has a value of zero, each symbol has a value equivalent to the square of the numeral that immediately proceeds the symbol or the value of 1 if is not immediately proceeded by any numeral, what will be the sum of the value of the first 10 elements of the series starting from the extreme left ?
(1) 141
(2) 153
(3) 132
(4) 126

Directions : Questions (18 – 19) are based on the following figure.
18. How many rectangles are there in the figure given above ?
(1) 11
(2) 8
(3) 18
(4) 12

19. How many triangles are there in the given figure ?
(1) 28
(2) 32
(3) 30
(4) 26

20. This question consists of two words that have a certain relationship with each other. Select the options pair which has the same relationship as the pair of words in the questions Karnataka : State
(1) Paper : Book
(2) Fire : Smoke
(3) Water : River
(4) Gun : Weapon

Directions : Questions (21 – 22) Which of the following figures represents the relationship among the three classes ?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
21. Nitrogen, Ice, Air
22. Forest, Earth, Mountains

Directions : Questions (23 – 25) are based on the given figure. Study the figure. There is some relationship between two terms to the left of : : and the same relationship holds between two terms to the right. One term to the right of : : is missing. Find out the missing term ?
23. LKJ : AYE : : HGF : ?
(1) PXN
(2) APX
(3) WXQ
(4) MYA

24. VWST : XAR : : ? : RET
(1) WSRX
(2) QRTU
(3) XQUV
(4) RSWS

25. IQR : AUV : : MSR : ?
(1) XYQ
(2) BCD
(3) RSE
(4) EWV

26. In a queue shekhar is 12th from the back. Peter’s place is 20th from the front. Vishal is standing in the middle of the two. What could be the minimum number of children standing in the queue ?
(1) 23
(2) 25
(3) 20
(4) 21

27. In a group of cats and crows, the number of legs is 12 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cats is
(1) 6
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 8

28. If the letters of the following words are arranged in alphabetical order and the group of letters so formed are rearranged in a dictionary which word should come third ?
(1) Read
(2) Draw
(3) Back
(4) Play

29. In the following question two expressions on either side of the sign (=) will have the same value if two terms are replaced as given in the alternatives. Find out the correct alternative option
2 + 5 – 3 × 4 ÷ 4 = 2 + 3 × 12 – 4
(1) 2 and 3, ‘+’ and ‘×’
(2) 2 and 4, ‘+’ and ‘×’
(3) 2 and 4, ‘÷ ’ and ‘+’
(4) 3 and 4, ‘+’ and ‘–’

30. Mohan walks from his house at a speed of 5 kmph, speed and reaches his office 10 minutes late. If his speed had been 6 kmph he would have reached 10 minutes early. What is the distance to his office from his house ?
(1) 8 km
(2) 15 km
(3) 12 km
(4) 10 km

Directions : Questions (31 – 32)
A * B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ .
A # B means ‘A is the son of B’
A @ B means ‘A is the wife of B’
31. If L @ M # P @ N, which of the following is not true ?
(1) P is the mother of M
(2) N is the husband of P
(3) L is the wife of M
(4) M is the daughter of P

32. If C # S @ P # W * Q. What is W to C ?
(1) Father
(2) Mother
(3) Grandmother
(4) Daughter

Directions : Questions (33 – 34) : Study the following diagram carefully and choose the correct answer for the following questions.
Patients
Singers
Professors
Doctors

33. Which of the following statement is true ?
(1) No patient is a professor
(2) All professors are doctors
(3) All doctors are singers
(4) Some patients who are singers are also doctors as well as professors

34. Which of the following statement is not true ?
(1) Some doctors are not singers
(2) All patients are singers
(3) Patients who are doctors are singers
(4) All doctors are singers

35. Directions Questions (35) : In this question there are two statements followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements ?
Statements :
Some rabbits are birds.
All birds are vegetables.
Conclusions :
I. Some birds are rabbits.
II. No bird is a rabbit.
III. Some vegetables are rabbits.
IV. All vegetables are rabbits.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Either I or II follows
(3) Either III or IV follows
(4) I and III follows

Directions : Questions (36 – 37) :
Read the following statements and answer the question given. Anand has five books P, Q, R, S and T each of a different weight.
P weigh’s twice as much as Q
Q weigh’s 3 and half times as much as R
R weigh’s half as much as S
S weigh’s half as much as T
T weigh’s less than P but more the R

36. S is behavior in weigh’s than which of the following books.
(1) R
(2) P
(3) Q
(4) T

37. Which of the following represents the descending order of the weigh’s of the books ?
(1) PQTRS
(2) PTQSR
(3) TQPSR
(4) RSQTP

38. If March 15, 2006 was a Wednesday, what day of the week is April 10, 2010 ?
(1) Monday
(2) Wednesday
(3) Saturday
(4) Sunday

39. Select three out of following five alternatives figures A, B, C, D, E which together form a complete square
A B C D E
(1) ACD
(2) CDE
(3) ABC
(4) BCE