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NTSE STAGE – I (HARYANA STATE)
SET – A
(2020 – 21)
(For Class – X)
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)
QUESTION PAPER
Directions : (Q 1 to 5) What number will come at the place of question mark?
1. 4, –8, 16, –32, 64, ?
(1) 128 (2) –128
(3) –64 (4) –192
2.
1 111
,,, ,
81 54 36 24
(?)
(1)
1
32
(2)
1
9
(3)
1
16
(D)
1
18
3. 2, 6, 3, 4, 20, 5, 6, (?), 7
(1) 25 (2) 28
(3) 30 (4) 42
4. 10, 5, 13, 10, 16, 20, 19, (?)
(1) 22 (2) 23
(3) 38 (4) 40
5. 30, 2, 20, 6, 12, 12, ?
(1) 6 (2) 8
(3) 10 (4) 15
Directions : (Q. 6 to 8) Which number will replace the question mark?
6.
4
5
1 8
2
7
5
3
144
49
36
?
(1) 81 (2) 68
(3) 100 (4) 121
7.
5 8 7
11 17 15
21 33 ?
(1) 29 (2) 31
(3) 28 (4) 33
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NTSE STAGE – I (HARYANA STATE)
SET – A
(2020 – 21)
(For Class – X)
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)
QUESTION PAPER
Directions : (Q 1 to 5) What number will come at the place of question mark?
1. 4, –8, 16, –32, 64, ?
(1) 128 (2) –128
(3) –64 (4) –192
2.
1 111
,,, ,
81 54 36 24
(?)
(1)
1
32
(2)
1
9
(3)
1
16
(D)
1
18
3. 2, 6, 3, 4, 20, 5, 6, (?), 7
(1) 25 (2) 28
(3) 30 (4) 42
4. 10, 5, 13, 10, 16, 20, 19, (?)
(1) 22 (2) 23
(3) 38 (4) 40
5. 30, 2, 20, 6, 12, 12, ?
(1) 6 (2) 8
(3) 10 (4) 15
Directions : (Q. 6 to 8) Which number will replace the question mark?
6.
4
5
1 8
2
7
5
3
144
49
36
?
(1) 81 (2) 68
(3) 100 (4) 121
7.
5 8 7
11 17 15
21 33 ?
(1) 29 (2) 31
(3) 28 (4) 33
8.
2.50
2
3
5 4 12.50
4
8
2 6 ?
9
2
2 5
(1) 1.61 (2) 10.50
(3) 12.25 (4) None
9.
1
2
3 4
5
6
(1) 3 (2) 2
(3) 1 (4) 6
10. How many triangles are in the given figure?
(1) 18 (2) 17
(3) 27 (4) 25
11. How many straight lines are in given figure?
(1) 10 (2) 11
(3) 12 (4) 13
12. How many Rectangles are in given figure?
(1) 315 (2) 70
(3) 245 (4) None
Directions : (Q. 13 to 15) P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting along the circle facing the center
(a) P is immediate neighbour of Q who is second to the right of R.
(b) S is second to the left of T.
(c) U is immediate neighbour of T.
13. Which of the following is correct?
(1) S is between U and R (2) Q is between P and T
(3) P is between Q and R (4) T is between U and Q
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NTSE STAGE – I (HARYANA STATE)
SET – A
(2020 – 21)
(For Class – X)
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)
QUESTION PAPER
Directions : (Q 1 to 5) What number will come at the place of question mark?
1. 4, –8, 16, –32, 64, ?
(1) 128 (2) –128
(3) –64 (4) –192
2.
1 111
,,, ,
81 54 36 24
(?)
(1)
1
32
(2)
1
9
(3)
1
16
(D)
1
18
3. 2, 6, 3, 4, 20, 5, 6, (?), 7
(1) 25 (2) 28
(3) 30 (4) 42
4. 10, 5, 13, 10, 16, 20, 19, (?)
(1) 22 (2) 23
(3) 38 (4) 40
5. 30, 2, 20, 6, 12, 12, ?
(1) 6 (2) 8
(3) 10 (4) 15
Directions : (Q. 6 to 8) Which number will replace the question mark?
6.
4
5
1 8
2
7
5
3
144
49
36
?
(1) 81 (2) 68
(3) 100 (4) 121
7.
5 8 7
11 17 15
21 33 ?
(1) 29 (2) 31
(3) 28 (4) 33
8.
2.50
2
3
5 4 12.50
4
8
2 6 ?
9
2
2 5
(1) 1.61 (2) 10.50
(3) 12.25 (4) None
9.
1
2
3 4
5
6
(1) 3 (2) 2
(3) 1 (4) 6
10. How many triangles are in the given figure?
(1) 18 (2) 17
(3) 27 (4) 25
11. How many straight lines are in given figure?
(1) 10 (2) 11
(3) 12 (4) 13
12. How many Rectangles are in given figure?
(1) 315 (2) 70
(3) 245 (4) None
Directions : (Q. 13 to 15) P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting along the circle facing the center
(a) P is immediate neighbour of Q who is second to the right of R.
(b) S is second to the left of T.
(c) U is immediate neighbour of T.
13. Which of the following is correct?
(1) S is between U and R (2) Q is between P and T
(3) P is between Q and R (4) T is between U and Q
14. What is the position of U?
(1) Second to the right of R (2) Between T and P
(3) To the immediate left of S (4) Second to the right of Q
15. Which of the following is wrong?
(1) P is to the immediate left of R. (2) Q is to the immediate right of P.
(3) S is to the immediate right of Q. (4) T is to the immediate of U.
Directions : (Q. 16 & 17)
(a) ‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’
(b) ‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’
(c) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’
(d) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’
16. Which of the following means ‘S is nephew of R’?
(1) S ? T ? J + R (2) R ? M – S + T
(3) R – M ? S ? T (4) R + M – S ? T
17. Which of the following means M is grandfather of W?
(1) M – J ? W (2) M + J ? W
(3) M ? T + W (4) M + J – W
18. If 283 is written as 328, 347 and 734 and so on, then which of the following two numbers will
have least difference between them?
(1) 827 and 347 (2) 347 and 518
(3) 748 and 518 (4) 518 and 829
Direction : (Q 19 to 21) These questions are based on the following arrangement of symbols,
letters and numbers.
$ L 2 = ? P C 7 % E H @ ? 8 K B M 5 T V 3 *
19. How many such symbols are there in the arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter?
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
20. If all the numbers are deleted from the arrangement, which element will be the 7th to the left
of the 14th element from the left end?
(1) % (2) H
(3) @ (4) C
21. ‘2 = P’ is related to ‘7 % H’ in the arrangement in the same way as ‘…….’ is related to ‘M5V’.
(1) ? 8 S (2) ? @ K
(3) @ ? K (4) @ ? 8
22. Odd one out:
(1) FASTER (2) BIGGER
(3) GREATER (4) LARGER
23. Choose most similar word in meaning in the words following:
ROSE
(1) Awake (2) Erected
(3) Upright (4) Stood
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NTSE STAGE – I (HARYANA STATE)
SET – A
(2020 – 21)
(For Class – X)
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)
QUESTION PAPER
Directions : (Q 1 to 5) What number will come at the place of question mark?
1. 4, –8, 16, –32, 64, ?
(1) 128 (2) –128
(3) –64 (4) –192
2.
1 111
,,, ,
81 54 36 24
(?)
(1)
1
32
(2)
1
9
(3)
1
16
(D)
1
18
3. 2, 6, 3, 4, 20, 5, 6, (?), 7
(1) 25 (2) 28
(3) 30 (4) 42
4. 10, 5, 13, 10, 16, 20, 19, (?)
(1) 22 (2) 23
(3) 38 (4) 40
5. 30, 2, 20, 6, 12, 12, ?
(1) 6 (2) 8
(3) 10 (4) 15
Directions : (Q. 6 to 8) Which number will replace the question mark?
6.
4
5
1 8
2
7
5
3
144
49
36
?
(1) 81 (2) 68
(3) 100 (4) 121
7.
5 8 7
11 17 15
21 33 ?
(1) 29 (2) 31
(3) 28 (4) 33
8.
2.50
2
3
5 4 12.50
4
8
2 6 ?
9
2
2 5
(1) 1.61 (2) 10.50
(3) 12.25 (4) None
9.
1
2
3 4
5
6
(1) 3 (2) 2
(3) 1 (4) 6
10. How many triangles are in the given figure?
(1) 18 (2) 17
(3) 27 (4) 25
11. How many straight lines are in given figure?
(1) 10 (2) 11
(3) 12 (4) 13
12. How many Rectangles are in given figure?
(1) 315 (2) 70
(3) 245 (4) None
Directions : (Q. 13 to 15) P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting along the circle facing the center
(a) P is immediate neighbour of Q who is second to the right of R.
(b) S is second to the left of T.
(c) U is immediate neighbour of T.
13. Which of the following is correct?
(1) S is between U and R (2) Q is between P and T
(3) P is between Q and R (4) T is between U and Q
14. What is the position of U?
(1) Second to the right of R (2) Between T and P
(3) To the immediate left of S (4) Second to the right of Q
15. Which of the following is wrong?
(1) P is to the immediate left of R. (2) Q is to the immediate right of P.
(3) S is to the immediate right of Q. (4) T is to the immediate of U.
Directions : (Q. 16 & 17)
(a) ‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’
(b) ‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’
(c) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’
(d) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’
16. Which of the following means ‘S is nephew of R’?
(1) S ? T ? J + R (2) R ? M – S + T
(3) R – M ? S ? T (4) R + M – S ? T
17. Which of the following means M is grandfather of W?
(1) M – J ? W (2) M + J ? W
(3) M ? T + W (4) M + J – W
18. If 283 is written as 328, 347 and 734 and so on, then which of the following two numbers will
have least difference between them?
(1) 827 and 347 (2) 347 and 518
(3) 748 and 518 (4) 518 and 829
Direction : (Q 19 to 21) These questions are based on the following arrangement of symbols,
letters and numbers.
$ L 2 = ? P C 7 % E H @ ? 8 K B M 5 T V 3 *
19. How many such symbols are there in the arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter?
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
20. If all the numbers are deleted from the arrangement, which element will be the 7th to the left
of the 14th element from the left end?
(1) % (2) H
(3) @ (4) C
21. ‘2 = P’ is related to ‘7 % H’ in the arrangement in the same way as ‘…….’ is related to ‘M5V’.
(1) ? 8 S (2) ? @ K
(3) @ ? K (4) @ ? 8
22. Odd one out:
(1) FASTER (2) BIGGER
(3) GREATER (4) LARGER
23. Choose most similar word in meaning in the words following:
ROSE
(1) Awake (2) Erected
(3) Upright (4) Stood
24. Ram went 15 km. North of his house. After this, he turned West and walked a distance of 10
Km., after which he turned and walked a distance of 5 Km. South and finally he turned East
and walked 10 Km. Now in which direction is he from his house?
(1) EAST (2) WEST
(3) NORTH (4) SOUTH
25. Looking at a picture, Radha reveals that his mother’s only daughter is my mother. How is
Radha related to that person?
(1) Nephew (2) Sister
(3) Wife (4) Niece
26. If ‘–‘ means ‘ ?’, ‘ ?’ means ‘+’, ‘+’ means ’ ?’ and ‘ ?’ means ‘–‘, then 40 ? 12 + 3 – 6 ? 60 = ?
(1) 7.95 (2) 16
(3) 4 (4) 479.95
27. ‘ASTOUNDER’ word can be divided into how many independent words without changing the
order of letters and using each letter only once?
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 3
28. If the day before Yesterday was Thursday, then when would it be Sunday?
(1) Today (2) 2 days after Today
(3) Tomorrow (4) Yesterday
Direction : (Q 29 & 30) Put the given words in the sequence as in the dictionary and then select the
correct sequence.
29. (A) Palisade
(B) Protect
(C) Pursuit
(D) Profession
(E) Process
(1) A, B, D, E, C (2) A, D, B, E C
(3) A, E, B, D, C (4) A, E, D, B C
30. (A) Credential
(B) Compensate
(C) Credible
(D) Cremate
(E) Collapse
(1) B, E, A, C, D (2) E, B, C, A, D
(3) E, B, A, C, D (4) B, E, C, A, D
31. Museum is related to Curator in the same way as prison is related to …….. .
(1) Manger (2) Monitor
(3) Jailor (4) Warden
32. Choose a meaningful word with given numbers.
1 A 2 B
3 L 4 R
5 O 6 U
(1) 5, 6, 3, 1, 2, 4 (2) 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
(3) 5, 6, 4, 2, 3, 1 (4) 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1
33. If 43 = 158, 35 = 824, 42 = 153, then 32 = ?
(1) 84 (2) 83
(3) 85 (4) 94
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NTSE STAGE – I (HARYANA STATE)
SET – A
(2020 – 21)
(For Class – X)
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)
QUESTION PAPER
Directions : (Q 1 to 5) What number will come at the place of question mark?
1. 4, –8, 16, –32, 64, ?
(1) 128 (2) –128
(3) –64 (4) –192
2.
1 111
,,, ,
81 54 36 24
(?)
(1)
1
32
(2)
1
9
(3)
1
16
(D)
1
18
3. 2, 6, 3, 4, 20, 5, 6, (?), 7
(1) 25 (2) 28
(3) 30 (4) 42
4. 10, 5, 13, 10, 16, 20, 19, (?)
(1) 22 (2) 23
(3) 38 (4) 40
5. 30, 2, 20, 6, 12, 12, ?
(1) 6 (2) 8
(3) 10 (4) 15
Directions : (Q. 6 to 8) Which number will replace the question mark?
6.
4
5
1 8
2
7
5
3
144
49
36
?
(1) 81 (2) 68
(3) 100 (4) 121
7.
5 8 7
11 17 15
21 33 ?
(1) 29 (2) 31
(3) 28 (4) 33
8.
2.50
2
3
5 4 12.50
4
8
2 6 ?
9
2
2 5
(1) 1.61 (2) 10.50
(3) 12.25 (4) None
9.
1
2
3 4
5
6
(1) 3 (2) 2
(3) 1 (4) 6
10. How many triangles are in the given figure?
(1) 18 (2) 17
(3) 27 (4) 25
11. How many straight lines are in given figure?
(1) 10 (2) 11
(3) 12 (4) 13
12. How many Rectangles are in given figure?
(1) 315 (2) 70
(3) 245 (4) None
Directions : (Q. 13 to 15) P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting along the circle facing the center
(a) P is immediate neighbour of Q who is second to the right of R.
(b) S is second to the left of T.
(c) U is immediate neighbour of T.
13. Which of the following is correct?
(1) S is between U and R (2) Q is between P and T
(3) P is between Q and R (4) T is between U and Q
14. What is the position of U?
(1) Second to the right of R (2) Between T and P
(3) To the immediate left of S (4) Second to the right of Q
15. Which of the following is wrong?
(1) P is to the immediate left of R. (2) Q is to the immediate right of P.
(3) S is to the immediate right of Q. (4) T is to the immediate of U.
Directions : (Q. 16 & 17)
(a) ‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’
(b) ‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’
(c) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’
(d) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’
16. Which of the following means ‘S is nephew of R’?
(1) S ? T ? J + R (2) R ? M – S + T
(3) R – M ? S ? T (4) R + M – S ? T
17. Which of the following means M is grandfather of W?
(1) M – J ? W (2) M + J ? W
(3) M ? T + W (4) M + J – W
18. If 283 is written as 328, 347 and 734 and so on, then which of the following two numbers will
have least difference between them?
(1) 827 and 347 (2) 347 and 518
(3) 748 and 518 (4) 518 and 829
Direction : (Q 19 to 21) These questions are based on the following arrangement of symbols,
letters and numbers.
$ L 2 = ? P C 7 % E H @ ? 8 K B M 5 T V 3 *
19. How many such symbols are there in the arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter?
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
20. If all the numbers are deleted from the arrangement, which element will be the 7th to the left
of the 14th element from the left end?
(1) % (2) H
(3) @ (4) C
21. ‘2 = P’ is related to ‘7 % H’ in the arrangement in the same way as ‘…….’ is related to ‘M5V’.
(1) ? 8 S (2) ? @ K
(3) @ ? K (4) @ ? 8
22. Odd one out:
(1) FASTER (2) BIGGER
(3) GREATER (4) LARGER
23. Choose most similar word in meaning in the words following:
ROSE
(1) Awake (2) Erected
(3) Upright (4) Stood
24. Ram went 15 km. North of his house. After this, he turned West and walked a distance of 10
Km., after which he turned and walked a distance of 5 Km. South and finally he turned East
and walked 10 Km. Now in which direction is he from his house?
(1) EAST (2) WEST
(3) NORTH (4) SOUTH
25. Looking at a picture, Radha reveals that his mother’s only daughter is my mother. How is
Radha related to that person?
(1) Nephew (2) Sister
(3) Wife (4) Niece
26. If ‘–‘ means ‘ ?’, ‘ ?’ means ‘+’, ‘+’ means ’ ?’ and ‘ ?’ means ‘–‘, then 40 ? 12 + 3 – 6 ? 60 = ?
(1) 7.95 (2) 16
(3) 4 (4) 479.95
27. ‘ASTOUNDER’ word can be divided into how many independent words without changing the
order of letters and using each letter only once?
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 3
28. If the day before Yesterday was Thursday, then when would it be Sunday?
(1) Today (2) 2 days after Today
(3) Tomorrow (4) Yesterday
Direction : (Q 29 & 30) Put the given words in the sequence as in the dictionary and then select the
correct sequence.
29. (A) Palisade
(B) Protect
(C) Pursuit
(D) Profession
(E) Process
(1) A, B, D, E, C (2) A, D, B, E C
(3) A, E, B, D, C (4) A, E, D, B C
30. (A) Credential
(B) Compensate
(C) Credible
(D) Cremate
(E) Collapse
(1) B, E, A, C, D (2) E, B, C, A, D
(3) E, B, A, C, D (4) B, E, C, A, D
31. Museum is related to Curator in the same way as prison is related to …….. .
(1) Manger (2) Monitor
(3) Jailor (4) Warden
32. Choose a meaningful word with given numbers.
1 A 2 B
3 L 4 R
5 O 6 U
(1) 5, 6, 3, 1, 2, 4 (2) 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
(3) 5, 6, 4, 2, 3, 1 (4) 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1
33. If 43 = 158, 35 = 824, 42 = 153, then 32 = ?
(1) 84 (2) 83
(3) 85 (4) 94
34. If (14)
3
is added to the square of a number, the answer so obtained is 4425. What is the
number?
(1) 1849 (2) 43
(3) 41 (D) 1681
35. The ratio of the present ages of Ajay and Vijay is 7 : 6 and the product of their ag4es is 672
years. How old was Vijay years ago?
(1) 20 Years (2) 18 years
(3) 15 years (4) 25 years
Direction: (Q. 36 to 40) K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, U and W are the only 10 members in a department.
There is a proposal to form a term within the members of the department, subject to the following
conditions.
(a) A team must include exactly one among P, R and S
(b) If a team include either M or Q but not both
(c) If a team includes one among S, U and W, then it must also include the other two
(d) If a team includes K, then it must also include L and vice versa
(e) L and N cannot be member of the same team
(f) L and U cannot be members of the same team
36. What would be the size of the largest possible team?
(1) 8 (2) 7
(3) 6 (4) 5
37. What would be the size of a team that includes K?
(1) 2 and 3 (2) 2 and 4
(3) only 2 (4) only 4
38. In how many ways a team can be constituted so that team includes N?
(1) 6 (2) 5
(3) 4 (4) 3
39. Who can not be a member of a team of size 3?
(1) L (2) M
(3) N (4) P
40. Who can be a member of a team of size 5?
(1) K (2) L
(3) M (4) P
Direction: (Q. 41 to 45) in each question, the main statement is followed by four sentences. Select
the pair of sentences that relate logically to the given statement.
41. Either Gita is sick or she is carless
A. GIta is not sick B. Gita is not careless
C. Gita is sick D. Gita is careless
(1) AB (2) AD
(3) BA (4) DA
42. Raman gets a swollen nose-whenever he eats hamburgers.
(A) Raman gets a swollen nose (B) Raman does not eat hamburgers
(C) Raman does not get a swollen nose (D) Raman eats hamburgers
(1) AB (2) DC
(3) AC (4) None
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