scert.kerala.gov.in NMMSE MAT Mental Ability Test Class VIII Previous Question Paper 2017 : National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination

Organisation : State Council of Educational Research & Training
Exam : National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination
Test : Mental Ability Test
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2017
Class :VIII STD
Website : http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=44

SCERT NMMSE MAT Previous Question Paper

Download Question Paper of National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination Mental Ability Test Class VIII 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 as given in your Admission Card.
2. There are 90 questions in this test.
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 the answer sheet.
7. Rough Work can be done in the space provided at the end of this booklet.

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Model Questions

Time : 90 Minutes
Maximum Marks : 90

1. In a telephone directory which of the following name will appear after the other three ?
(1) Sajewat
(2) Segvan
(3) Selman
(4) Salwar

2. Father is now three times as old as his son. Four years ago he was four times asold as his son. The present age of the son is
(1) 3 years
(2) 4 years
(3) 8 years
(4) 12 years

3. A leap year starts on Sunday. The days occurring 53 times that year are
(1) Sunday and Monday
(2) Saturday and Sunday
(3) Thursday and Friday
(4) Friday and Saturday

4. In a group of goats and ducks, the number of legs is 20 more than twice the number of heads. The number of goats is
(1) 10
(2) 20
(3) 4
(4) 6

5. In a group of 25 people, 18 play cricket, 12 play tennis while 3 of them play neither. How many of them play both cricket and tennis ?
(1) 4
(2) 8
(3) 2
(4) 1

6. A sum of 1,900/- is divided among A, B and C such thatC’s share B’s share B’s share A’s share = = . Then A’s share is
(1) 400
(2) 600
(3) 900
(4) 950

7. What should be the number opposite to 3 ?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6

Directions : (Qn. No. 8 to 11)
All the faces of a cube of side 4 centimeters are coloured and the cube is divided into 64 small cubes of equal dimensions.
8. What is the number of cubes with three faces coloured ?
(1) 12
(2) 10
(3) 8
(4) 6

9. What is the number of cubes with two faces coloured ?
(1) 20
(2) 24
(3) 28
(4) 32

10. What is the number of cubes with only one face coloured ?
(1) 32
(2) 28
(3) 24
(4) 20

11. What is the number of cubes without any coloured face ?
(1) 14
(2) 10
(3) 8
(4) 6

12. How many lines are there in the figure ?
(1) 14
(2) 16
(3) 18
(4) 20

13. How many triangles are there in the figure ?
(1) 5
(2) 6
(3) 7
(4) 8

14. How many rectangles are there in the figure ?
(1) 4
(2) 6
(3) 8
(4) 9

15. How many squares are there in the figure ?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 7

Pick the most suitable number from the choices to fill up the space with the question mark.
16.(1) 3
(2) 7
(3) 13
(4) 49

17.(1) 2
(2) 10
(3) 14
(4) 48

Directions : (Qn. No. 26 to 30)
‘+’ stands for ‘–’
‘–’ stands for ‘× ’
‘× ’ stands for ‘÷ ’
‘÷ ’ stands for ‘+’
26. What is the value of 8 ÷ 2 ?
(1) 2
(2) 4
(3) 8
(4) 10

27. What is the value of 8 + 5 – 2 ?
(1) –2
(2) 0
(3) 1
(4) 11

28. What is the value of 12 × 6 ÷ 5 ?
(1) 5
(2) 6
(3) 7
(4) 8

29. What is the value of 18 ÷ 5 × 5 ?
(1) 43
(2) 36
(3) 25
(4) 19

30. What is the value of 18 + 4 – 6 × 2 ÷ 3 ?
(1) 5
(2) 8
(3) 9
(4) 13

Directions : (Qn. No. 31 to 35).
Choose the group of letters that is different from all the others :
31. (1) PN
(2) SU
(3) WY
(4) IK

32. (1) AC
(2) AG
(3) AD
(4) AY

33. (1) AUU
(2) BDD
(3) UOO
(4) OTT

34. (1) QRS
(2) ZAB
(3) WXY
(4) KMN

35. (1) EGD
(2) QRP
(3) UVT
(4) BCA

Directions : (Qn. No. 36 to 44)
Find out the odd one.
36. (1) Painter
(2) Brush
(3) Colour
(4) Canvas

37. (1) Veena
(2) Flute
(3) Guitar
(4) Violin

38. (1) Month
(2) Day
(3) Year
(4) Calendar

39. (1) Nagpur
(2) Mumbai
(3) Pune
(4) Thane

40. (1) Bangladesh
(2) China
(3) Saudi Arabia
(4) Barma

41. (1) Apple
(2) Potato
(3) Orange
(4) Grapes

42. (1) Stool
(2) Chair
(3) Bench
(4) Table

43. (1) Microscope
(2) Stethoscope
(3) Periscope
(4) Telescope

44. (1) Eye
(2) Nose
(3) Throat
(4) Tongue

Directions : (Qn. No. 45 to 48)
In a school, there are five teachers.
A and B teach Physics and Chemistry.
C and B teach Chemistry and Geography.
D and A teach Mathematics and Physics.
E and B teach Hindi and Malayalam.

45. Who among the teachers teaches the maximum number of subjects ?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D

46. Who among the teachers teaches
both Geography and Physics ?
(1) D
(2) C
(3) B
(4) A

47. Which of the following subjects is taught by D, B and A ?
(1) Physics
(2) Chemistry
(3) Mathematics
(4) Malayalam

48. Who among the teachers teaches less than two subjects ?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) E
(4) None of these

Directions : (Qn. No. 49 to 58)
The first two words indicate a certain relationship. Pick out one word from the choices given which indicate the same relationship with the third word.
49. Moon : Satellite : : Earth : ?
(1) Sun
(2) Solar system
(3) Planet
(4) Star

50. Clock : Time : : Thermometer : ?
(1) Rain
(2) Energy
(3) Speed
(4) Temperature
51. India : Rupee :: Japan ?
(1) Yen
(2) Ruble
(3) Dollar
(4) Pound

52. Skeleton : Body :: Grammar : ?
(1) Education
(2) Language
(3) Opposite
(4) Meaning

53. Camel : Desert :: Ship : ?
(1) Land
(2) Ocean
(3) Mountain
(4) Forest

54. Iron : Mine :: Paddy : ?
(1) Agriculture
(2) Shop
(3) Factory
(4) Field

55. Heart : Cardiology :: Eye : ?
(1) Neurology
(2) Oncology
(3) Ophthalmology
(4) Gynaecology

56. Square : Cube : : Circle : ?
(1) Cylinder
(2) Sphere
(3) Semicircle
(4) Ellipse

57. BAG : 712 :: EGG : ?
(1) 575
(2) 557
(3) 757
(4) 775

58. Doctor : Patient :: Lawyer : ?
(1) Client
(2) Judge
(3) Magistrate
(4) Clerk

Directions : (Qn. No. 59 to 62)
A particular code is given as follows :
0 ? 0; 1 ? 1; 2 ? 10;
3 ? 11; 4 ? 100; 5 ? 101;
6 ? 110; 7 ? 111; 8 ? 1000.

59. What is the code for 17 ?
(1) 10000
(2) 10001
(3) 10010
(4) 10011

60. What is the code for 32 ?
(1) 111110
(2) 111010
(3) 100000
(4) 110000

61. What number represents the code 1111 ?
(1) 13
(2) 14
(3) 15
(4) 16

62. What number represents the code 10100 ?
(1) 20
(2) 21
(3) 22
(4) 23

Directions : (Qn. No. 63 to 67)
Rectangle represents teachers.
Circle represents males.
Square represents Hindi speaking persons.
Triangle represents Blue eyed persons.
63. Who among the following is a blue-eyed person ?
(1) A
(2) I
(3) G
(4) E

64. Who among the following is a Hindi speaking male teacher ?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) E
(4) K

65. Who among the following is not a teacher ?
(1) A
(2) I
(3) J
(4) K

66. Who among the following is a blue eyed lady teacher ?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) I
(4) K

67. Who among the following is a Hindi speaking female teacher ?
(1) D
(2) E
(3) F
(4) H

Directions : (Qn. No. 68 to 72)
Find the missing number/numbers.
68. 7, 12, 19, _________ , 39.
(1) 28
(2) 29
(3) 24
(4) 26

69. 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, _________
(1) 0.95
(2) 0.82
(3) 0.9
(4) 1

70. 4, 16, __________ , 64, 100, 144.
(1) 25
(2) 36
(3) 49
(4) 56

71. 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24, _________
(1) 29
(2) 30
(3) 34
(4) 35

72. (2, 3), (3, 5), (5, 7), (7, 11), _______
(1) (11, 13)
(2) (11, 17)
(3) (13, 15)
(4) (13, 17)

Directions : (Qn. No. 73 to 76)
The table below shows the number of workers, the number of children these workers have and the number of graduate workers in a factory.
73. What is the total number of workers in the factory ?
(1) 79
(2) 116
(3) 212
(4) 133

74. What is the total number of children of the workers ?
(1) 310
(2) 322
(3) 222
(4) 133

75. What is the total number of workers who are not graduates ?
(1) 92
(2) 79
(3) 54
(4) 133

76. What is the total number of children of the graduate workers ?
(1) 54
(2) 79
(3) 133
(4) 177

84. If ‘BODY’ is coded as ‘APCZ’, then what is the code for ‘RING’ ?
(1) QMJH
(2) QJMH
(3) QJHM
(4) QMHJ

85. If ‘FAN’ is coded as ‘NZF’, then the code for ‘CUP’ is
(1) PVC
(2) CPU
(3) TCP
(4) PTC

86. If the code for ‘KING’ is ‘NJQH’, then the code for ‘ROSE’ is
(1) QNRD
(2) TPQF
(3) UPVF
(4) SPTF

87. ‘MAN’ is coded as ‘LBM’, ‘PIT’ is coded as
(1) QJS
(2) OSJ
(3) OJS
(4) QJU