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Exam : National Talent Search Examinations – NTSE
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Category or Subject : Mental ability And Scholastic Aptitude Test
Year : 2015

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NTSE Sample Question Paper

Mental ability And Scholastic Aptitude Test :
Time : 180 Minutes

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Question Format

Mental Ability Test : 50 Marks
Language comprehensive Test : 50 Marks
Aptitude Test : 100 Marks
Total : 200 Marks

Mental Ability Test Questions

Question (1 to 6):
In the Number series given below, one Number is missing. Each series is followed by five alternative answers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). One of them is the right answer. Identify and indicate it as per the “instructions”

1. 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ……
(1) 242
(2) 262
(3) 252
(4) 232
(5) 272

2. 992, 552, …… , 132, 30, 6
(1) 305 .
(2) 306
(3) 312
(4) 326
(5) 356

3. 1695, 1700, 1710, 1727, 1753, ……
(1) 1760
(2) 1790.
(3) 1780
(4) 1770
(5) 1800

4. 85,66, 187, 200, 369, 386, ……
(1) 675
(2) 575
(3) 475
(4) 875
(5) 975

5. MONKEY is coded as XiXJMNL, then code of TIGER is ….
(1) QDFHS
(2) SDFHS
(3) SHFIDS
(4) OJFHS
(5) SHSFD

6. Code of APPLE is 50, then the code of ORANGE is ….
(1) 60
(2) 70
(3) 80
(4) 50
(5) 40

7. If CIRCLE is coded as DKUFNF, then the code of SQUARE is …..
(1) TSXDFT
(2) TSX DTH
(3) TXSDFT
(4) TxDTFs
(5) TXTE)SF

1. Read the following and answer the questions given after it.
Observe the dilemma of the fungus; it is a plant, but it possesses no.chlorophyll. While all other plants put the sun’s energy to work for them combining the nutrients of ground and air into the body structure, the chlorophylless fungus must look lsewhere for an energy supply. If finds it in those other plants which, having received their energy free from the sun, relinquish it at some point in their cycle either animals (like us humans) or to fungi.

1. Which of the following words best – describes the fungus as depicted in the passage 2
(1) Unevolved
(2) Sporadic
(3) Toxic
(4) Parasitic

2. The passage states all the following about fungi EXCEPT …
(1) They are responsible for the decomposition of much plant life.
(2) They cannot live completely apart from other plants.
(3) They are poisonous to resin-producing plants.
(4) They are vastly different from other plants.

3. The author’s statement that “You are watching a fungus eating” is best described as , , , … –
(1) figurative
(2) ironical
(3) parenthetical
(4) contradictory

4. The author is primarly concerned with ……
(1) warning people of the dangers of fungi.
(2), describing the actions of fungi.
(3) writing a humorous essay on fungi. –
(4) explaining the long life of some redwoods

5. As per the passage which plants found resting on the forest floor for centuries 2
(1) fungi
(2) rosewood
(3) redwood
(4) blown down plants.

Read the following passage :
Hong, long ago, in good, old merry England, there lived in a forest, near the town of Nottinghamshire, a man called Robin Hood. The forest was popularly known as Sherwood forest. He was a good Samaritan benefactor of the poor and the oppressed, robber to the rich. And he was an outlaw. His army comprised of only fifty men, and  Robin Hood was so good with the bow and arrow that none could surpass his skill in archery. Needless to say that his men were all dropouts in life, but skilled in one vocation or the other.

The forest mentioned in the . passage was near ……
(1) England
(2) Sherwood forest
(3) Nottinghamshire
(4) A town

62. Robin Hood …… –
(1) fought with the oppressed.
(2) was a rich man.
(3) took benefits away from the poor,
(4) was a benefactor of the poor.

63. ‘Outlaw’ means the one who – – – – – –
(1) works within the law.
(2) respects the law. .
(3) obeys the law.
(4) works against the law.

64. Whoever sought Robin’s help ……- .
(1) went empty-handed.
(2) was ever disappointed.
(3) received it.
(4) was surprised.

65. The surprising thing was ……
(1) that Robin Hood was an outlaw. –
(2) that Robin Hood was a robber.
(3) that a man so good was a robber. .
(4) that the man was benefactor. of the poor.

66. (1) episode (2) accident (3) happening (4) event
67. (1) injured (2) damaged (3) insured (4) wrecked
68. (1) expected (2) assessed (3) experienced (4) realised
69. (1) away (2) off (3) up (4) out
70. (1) operation (2) surgery (3) treatment (4) cut Nrse(EE)

Questions (66 – 71)
In the following passage, there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options, Paula Dixon was on her way to Hong kong airport when she involved in a road
66 . She was more seriously
67 than she
68 at first Soon after her plane took
69., she felt ill and the cabin staff asked if there were any doctors on board. Professor Wallace and Dr. Wong came forward, and performed an emergency
70 on Mrs Dixon with the aid of a coathanger, a bottle of mineral water, some brandy and a knife and fork. In fact, they
71 her life, and Mrs Dixon is extremely grateful to them.