Maharashtra: State Level Question Paper (MAT) - 2019-20 | NTSE for Class 10 PDF Download

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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION 
2019-20 
MAHARASHTRA STATE LEVEL EXAMINATION  
QUESTION BOOKLET 
MENTAL ABILITY TEST 
 
MEDIUM : MARATHI WITH ENGLISH VERSION 
 
DATE : 17TH November 2019 
       Maximum Marks : 100 
TIME : 120 Minutes 
 
Read the following instruction carefully before you answer the questions,. 
 
1. Answers are to be bubbled only on the separate carbonless answer-sheet provided to you. After 
examination detach the carbonless copy from original OMR & keep carbonless copy with you till the 
declaration of result. 
 
2. Please write your Center Code & Seat No. very clearly (only one digit in one block) on question paper. 
Before writing your seat no. ascertained it with Hall ticket. Please see that no block is left blank or 
unfilled. 
 
3. Please ensure that you have received Mental Ability Test answer sheet. 
 
4. Total number of questions are 100 for this paper. All questions carry one mark each. 
 
5. All questions are compulsory. 
 
6. For each question there are four options given in question paper. Check for the correct answer and 
bubble correct option from four circles given in answer sheet by Black/Blue pen. Please do not write any 
answers on question papers. 
 
7. Start answering from first question one after the other till last question. 
 
8. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to the next one. 
Time permitting you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first instance and try them 
again. 
 
9. Utilize the allotted time for solving the questions in best possible way. The rough work is to be done in 
the box given under each page. 
 
10. Do not write anything except Center Code, Seat No. and rough work anywhere in this booklet. 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION 
2019-20 
MAHARASHTRA STATE LEVEL EXAMINATION  
QUESTION BOOKLET 
MENTAL ABILITY TEST 
 
MEDIUM : MARATHI WITH ENGLISH VERSION 
 
DATE : 17TH November 2019 
       Maximum Marks : 100 
TIME : 120 Minutes 
 
Read the following instruction carefully before you answer the questions,. 
 
1. Answers are to be bubbled only on the separate carbonless answer-sheet provided to you. After 
examination detach the carbonless copy from original OMR & keep carbonless copy with you till the 
declaration of result. 
 
2. Please write your Center Code & Seat No. very clearly (only one digit in one block) on question paper. 
Before writing your seat no. ascertained it with Hall ticket. Please see that no block is left blank or 
unfilled. 
 
3. Please ensure that you have received Mental Ability Test answer sheet. 
 
4. Total number of questions are 100 for this paper. All questions carry one mark each. 
 
5. All questions are compulsory. 
 
6. For each question there are four options given in question paper. Check for the correct answer and 
bubble correct option from four circles given in answer sheet by Black/Blue pen. Please do not write any 
answers on question papers. 
 
7. Start answering from first question one after the other till last question. 
 
8. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to the next one. 
Time permitting you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first instance and try them 
again. 
 
9. Utilize the allotted time for solving the questions in best possible way. The rough work is to be done in 
the box given under each page. 
 
10. Do not write anything except Center Code, Seat No. and rough work anywhere in this booklet. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
 
Direction : In the following questions a specific group of numbers is given. From the alternatives. Find out the correct 
alternative that matches the given group. 
 
1. 160  576   252 
 (A) 393 (B) 466 
 (C) 80 (D) 182 
 
2. 132 736 350 
 (A) 223 (B) 72 
 (C) 505 (D) 992 
 
3. 193   454   265 
 (A) 572 (B) 823 
 (C) 734 (D) 367 
 
Q. 4 and 5 : Direction Find the odd term. 
 
4. (1) DUFW (2) HQJS 
 (3) JOLQ (4) AWCZ 
 
5. (1) AEVZ (2) FJQU 
 (3) CQTX (4) JMOS 
 
6. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 
  
 From the above alphabets which word will be formed from the given alternatives if the meaningful word formed by 
the 5th and 10th letter from the right and 1st and 5th letter from the left is written in the reverse order. 
 
 (1) VEAS (2) SAEV 
 (3) AVES (4) EVAS 
 
Q.7  to 9 : Direction Find the odd figure. 
 
  
          (1)                       (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.8 
  
        (1)                        (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.9  
  
        (1)                        (2)                    (3)                       (4) 
 
Q.10 In the following question there is a specific relation between first and second term. The same relationship exists 
between third and the fourth term. Considering the same relationship choose the correct alternative that will 
replace the question mark. 
 11529 : 72135 ::152943 : ? 
 (A) 213549 (B) 223649 
 (C) 224194 (D) 215049 
 
Q.11 to 13 : Direction The adjacent figure is folded to form a cube. Observe the figure and answer the following 
questions. 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION 
2019-20 
MAHARASHTRA STATE LEVEL EXAMINATION  
QUESTION BOOKLET 
MENTAL ABILITY TEST 
 
MEDIUM : MARATHI WITH ENGLISH VERSION 
 
DATE : 17TH November 2019 
       Maximum Marks : 100 
TIME : 120 Minutes 
 
Read the following instruction carefully before you answer the questions,. 
 
1. Answers are to be bubbled only on the separate carbonless answer-sheet provided to you. After 
examination detach the carbonless copy from original OMR & keep carbonless copy with you till the 
declaration of result. 
 
2. Please write your Center Code & Seat No. very clearly (only one digit in one block) on question paper. 
Before writing your seat no. ascertained it with Hall ticket. Please see that no block is left blank or 
unfilled. 
 
3. Please ensure that you have received Mental Ability Test answer sheet. 
 
4. Total number of questions are 100 for this paper. All questions carry one mark each. 
 
5. All questions are compulsory. 
 
6. For each question there are four options given in question paper. Check for the correct answer and 
bubble correct option from four circles given in answer sheet by Black/Blue pen. Please do not write any 
answers on question papers. 
 
7. Start answering from first question one after the other till last question. 
 
8. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to the next one. 
Time permitting you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first instance and try them 
again. 
 
9. Utilize the allotted time for solving the questions in best possible way. The rough work is to be done in 
the box given under each page. 
 
10. Do not write anything except Center Code, Seat No. and rough work anywhere in this booklet. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
 
Direction : In the following questions a specific group of numbers is given. From the alternatives. Find out the correct 
alternative that matches the given group. 
 
1. 160  576   252 
 (A) 393 (B) 466 
 (C) 80 (D) 182 
 
2. 132 736 350 
 (A) 223 (B) 72 
 (C) 505 (D) 992 
 
3. 193   454   265 
 (A) 572 (B) 823 
 (C) 734 (D) 367 
 
Q. 4 and 5 : Direction Find the odd term. 
 
4. (1) DUFW (2) HQJS 
 (3) JOLQ (4) AWCZ 
 
5. (1) AEVZ (2) FJQU 
 (3) CQTX (4) JMOS 
 
6. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 
  
 From the above alphabets which word will be formed from the given alternatives if the meaningful word formed by 
the 5th and 10th letter from the right and 1st and 5th letter from the left is written in the reverse order. 
 
 (1) VEAS (2) SAEV 
 (3) AVES (4) EVAS 
 
Q.7  to 9 : Direction Find the odd figure. 
 
  
          (1)                       (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.8 
  
        (1)                        (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.9  
  
        (1)                        (2)                    (3)                       (4) 
 
Q.10 In the following question there is a specific relation between first and second term. The same relationship exists 
between third and the fourth term. Considering the same relationship choose the correct alternative that will 
replace the question mark. 
 11529 : 72135 ::152943 : ? 
 (A) 213549 (B) 223649 
 (C) 224194 (D) 215049 
 
Q.11 to 13 : Direction The adjacent figure is folded to form a cube. Observe the figure and answer the following 
questions. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
  
11. Which symbol will not be adjacent to the symbol '' • 
 (A) ? (B) - 
 (C) ? (D) ? 
 
12. Which symbol will be opposite to the symbol ? ? 
 (A) ? (B)  
 (C) ? (D) - 
 
13. Which of the following figure is the figure obtained by folding the paper to form a cube? 
  
 
Q.14. to 16: Direction In each of the following questions, there is a specific relationship between the first and the second 
figure. The same relationship exists between the third and the fourth  figure. Find the relation and choose the 
correct answer to replace the question mark. 
 
14.  
  
      (1)               (2)             (3)             (4) 
 
15.  
  
       (1)             (2)             (3)            (4) 
 
16.  
 - 
     (1)               (2)             (3)              (4)  
 
Q . 17 to 20 ; Direction In each of the following questions, choose the correct alternative that will replace the question 
mark in the given sequence 
 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION 
2019-20 
MAHARASHTRA STATE LEVEL EXAMINATION  
QUESTION BOOKLET 
MENTAL ABILITY TEST 
 
MEDIUM : MARATHI WITH ENGLISH VERSION 
 
DATE : 17TH November 2019 
       Maximum Marks : 100 
TIME : 120 Minutes 
 
Read the following instruction carefully before you answer the questions,. 
 
1. Answers are to be bubbled only on the separate carbonless answer-sheet provided to you. After 
examination detach the carbonless copy from original OMR & keep carbonless copy with you till the 
declaration of result. 
 
2. Please write your Center Code & Seat No. very clearly (only one digit in one block) on question paper. 
Before writing your seat no. ascertained it with Hall ticket. Please see that no block is left blank or 
unfilled. 
 
3. Please ensure that you have received Mental Ability Test answer sheet. 
 
4. Total number of questions are 100 for this paper. All questions carry one mark each. 
 
5. All questions are compulsory. 
 
6. For each question there are four options given in question paper. Check for the correct answer and 
bubble correct option from four circles given in answer sheet by Black/Blue pen. Please do not write any 
answers on question papers. 
 
7. Start answering from first question one after the other till last question. 
 
8. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to the next one. 
Time permitting you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first instance and try them 
again. 
 
9. Utilize the allotted time for solving the questions in best possible way. The rough work is to be done in 
the box given under each page. 
 
10. Do not write anything except Center Code, Seat No. and rough work anywhere in this booklet. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
 
Direction : In the following questions a specific group of numbers is given. From the alternatives. Find out the correct 
alternative that matches the given group. 
 
1. 160  576   252 
 (A) 393 (B) 466 
 (C) 80 (D) 182 
 
2. 132 736 350 
 (A) 223 (B) 72 
 (C) 505 (D) 992 
 
3. 193   454   265 
 (A) 572 (B) 823 
 (C) 734 (D) 367 
 
Q. 4 and 5 : Direction Find the odd term. 
 
4. (1) DUFW (2) HQJS 
 (3) JOLQ (4) AWCZ 
 
5. (1) AEVZ (2) FJQU 
 (3) CQTX (4) JMOS 
 
6. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 
  
 From the above alphabets which word will be formed from the given alternatives if the meaningful word formed by 
the 5th and 10th letter from the right and 1st and 5th letter from the left is written in the reverse order. 
 
 (1) VEAS (2) SAEV 
 (3) AVES (4) EVAS 
 
Q.7  to 9 : Direction Find the odd figure. 
 
  
          (1)                       (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.8 
  
        (1)                        (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.9  
  
        (1)                        (2)                    (3)                       (4) 
 
Q.10 In the following question there is a specific relation between first and second term. The same relationship exists 
between third and the fourth term. Considering the same relationship choose the correct alternative that will 
replace the question mark. 
 11529 : 72135 ::152943 : ? 
 (A) 213549 (B) 223649 
 (C) 224194 (D) 215049 
 
Q.11 to 13 : Direction The adjacent figure is folded to form a cube. Observe the figure and answer the following 
questions. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
  
11. Which symbol will not be adjacent to the symbol '' • 
 (A) ? (B) - 
 (C) ? (D) ? 
 
12. Which symbol will be opposite to the symbol ? ? 
 (A) ? (B)  
 (C) ? (D) - 
 
13. Which of the following figure is the figure obtained by folding the paper to form a cube? 
  
 
Q.14. to 16: Direction In each of the following questions, there is a specific relationship between the first and the second 
figure. The same relationship exists between the third and the fourth  figure. Find the relation and choose the 
correct answer to replace the question mark. 
 
14.  
  
      (1)               (2)             (3)             (4) 
 
15.  
  
       (1)             (2)             (3)            (4) 
 
16.  
 - 
     (1)               (2)             (3)              (4)  
 
Q . 17 to 20 ; Direction In each of the following questions, choose the correct alternative that will replace the question 
mark in the given sequence 
 
                                                                              
 
 
    
17. 4 , 6 , 16 , 62 , 62 , 308 , ? 
 (1) 990 (2) 1721 
 (3) 698 (4) 1846 
 
18. 6 , 9 , 18 , 21, 42 , 45 , ? , ? 
 (1) 90 , 91 (2) 90 , 92 
 (3) 90 , 93 (4) 90 , 94 
 
19. 7 , 13 , 25 , 43 , 67 ? 
 (1) 97 (2) 98 
 (3) 99 (4) 100 
 
20. 3624 , 4363 , 3644 , 4563 , 3664,? 
 (1) 4263 (2) 4363 
 (3) 4536 (4) 4763 
 
Q 21 to 23 : Direction Atul, Tushar, Nishant and Amar are four players. Except Nishant all play Cricket. Atul Plays only 
Cricket and football. Only three players play football. Tushar plays all the games except Kho-Kho. Only one player does 
not play kabaddi. Only Nishant does not play football. Nishant and Amar are expert in Kho-Kho  
 
21. Which game Tushar, Nishant and Amar play? 
 (1) Kabaddi (2) Kho-Kho 
 (3) Cricket (4) Football 
 
22. Who plays all the games? 
 (1) Atul (2) Tushar 
 (3) Nishant (4) Amar 
 
23. Which game is played by only two players? 
 (1) Cricket (2) Kabaddi 
 (3) Football (4) Kho-Kho 
 
Q.24 and 25 : Direction A rhythmic arrangement of letters is given. The missing letters appear in the same order in one 
of the alternative answer. Choose the correct alternative. 
 
24. ab – bc – c – ba – c 
 (1) baac (2) aabb 
 (3) caab (4) aaab 
 
25. abb – baa – bb – b – ab 
 (1) bbaba (2) abaaa 
 (3) abbba (4) ababa 
 
26. Find the number of triangles in the adjacent figure: 
 
 (1) 12 (2) 16 
 (3) 20 (4) 24 
 
27. Find the number of squares from the adjacent figure: 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION 
2019-20 
MAHARASHTRA STATE LEVEL EXAMINATION  
QUESTION BOOKLET 
MENTAL ABILITY TEST 
 
MEDIUM : MARATHI WITH ENGLISH VERSION 
 
DATE : 17TH November 2019 
       Maximum Marks : 100 
TIME : 120 Minutes 
 
Read the following instruction carefully before you answer the questions,. 
 
1. Answers are to be bubbled only on the separate carbonless answer-sheet provided to you. After 
examination detach the carbonless copy from original OMR & keep carbonless copy with you till the 
declaration of result. 
 
2. Please write your Center Code & Seat No. very clearly (only one digit in one block) on question paper. 
Before writing your seat no. ascertained it with Hall ticket. Please see that no block is left blank or 
unfilled. 
 
3. Please ensure that you have received Mental Ability Test answer sheet. 
 
4. Total number of questions are 100 for this paper. All questions carry one mark each. 
 
5. All questions are compulsory. 
 
6. For each question there are four options given in question paper. Check for the correct answer and 
bubble correct option from four circles given in answer sheet by Black/Blue pen. Please do not write any 
answers on question papers. 
 
7. Start answering from first question one after the other till last question. 
 
8. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to the next one. 
Time permitting you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first instance and try them 
again. 
 
9. Utilize the allotted time for solving the questions in best possible way. The rough work is to be done in 
the box given under each page. 
 
10. Do not write anything except Center Code, Seat No. and rough work anywhere in this booklet. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
 
Direction : In the following questions a specific group of numbers is given. From the alternatives. Find out the correct 
alternative that matches the given group. 
 
1. 160  576   252 
 (A) 393 (B) 466 
 (C) 80 (D) 182 
 
2. 132 736 350 
 (A) 223 (B) 72 
 (C) 505 (D) 992 
 
3. 193   454   265 
 (A) 572 (B) 823 
 (C) 734 (D) 367 
 
Q. 4 and 5 : Direction Find the odd term. 
 
4. (1) DUFW (2) HQJS 
 (3) JOLQ (4) AWCZ 
 
5. (1) AEVZ (2) FJQU 
 (3) CQTX (4) JMOS 
 
6. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 
  
 From the above alphabets which word will be formed from the given alternatives if the meaningful word formed by 
the 5th and 10th letter from the right and 1st and 5th letter from the left is written in the reverse order. 
 
 (1) VEAS (2) SAEV 
 (3) AVES (4) EVAS 
 
Q.7  to 9 : Direction Find the odd figure. 
 
  
          (1)                       (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.8 
  
        (1)                        (2)                     (3)                      (4) 
 
Q.9  
  
        (1)                        (2)                    (3)                       (4) 
 
Q.10 In the following question there is a specific relation between first and second term. The same relationship exists 
between third and the fourth term. Considering the same relationship choose the correct alternative that will 
replace the question mark. 
 11529 : 72135 ::152943 : ? 
 (A) 213549 (B) 223649 
 (C) 224194 (D) 215049 
 
Q.11 to 13 : Direction The adjacent figure is folded to form a cube. Observe the figure and answer the following 
questions. 
                                                                              
 
 
    
  
11. Which symbol will not be adjacent to the symbol '' • 
 (A) ? (B) - 
 (C) ? (D) ? 
 
12. Which symbol will be opposite to the symbol ? ? 
 (A) ? (B)  
 (C) ? (D) - 
 
13. Which of the following figure is the figure obtained by folding the paper to form a cube? 
  
 
Q.14. to 16: Direction In each of the following questions, there is a specific relationship between the first and the second 
figure. The same relationship exists between the third and the fourth  figure. Find the relation and choose the 
correct answer to replace the question mark. 
 
14.  
  
      (1)               (2)             (3)             (4) 
 
15.  
  
       (1)             (2)             (3)            (4) 
 
16.  
 - 
     (1)               (2)             (3)              (4)  
 
Q . 17 to 20 ; Direction In each of the following questions, choose the correct alternative that will replace the question 
mark in the given sequence 
 
                                                                              
 
 
    
17. 4 , 6 , 16 , 62 , 62 , 308 , ? 
 (1) 990 (2) 1721 
 (3) 698 (4) 1846 
 
18. 6 , 9 , 18 , 21, 42 , 45 , ? , ? 
 (1) 90 , 91 (2) 90 , 92 
 (3) 90 , 93 (4) 90 , 94 
 
19. 7 , 13 , 25 , 43 , 67 ? 
 (1) 97 (2) 98 
 (3) 99 (4) 100 
 
20. 3624 , 4363 , 3644 , 4563 , 3664,? 
 (1) 4263 (2) 4363 
 (3) 4536 (4) 4763 
 
Q 21 to 23 : Direction Atul, Tushar, Nishant and Amar are four players. Except Nishant all play Cricket. Atul Plays only 
Cricket and football. Only three players play football. Tushar plays all the games except Kho-Kho. Only one player does 
not play kabaddi. Only Nishant does not play football. Nishant and Amar are expert in Kho-Kho  
 
21. Which game Tushar, Nishant and Amar play? 
 (1) Kabaddi (2) Kho-Kho 
 (3) Cricket (4) Football 
 
22. Who plays all the games? 
 (1) Atul (2) Tushar 
 (3) Nishant (4) Amar 
 
23. Which game is played by only two players? 
 (1) Cricket (2) Kabaddi 
 (3) Football (4) Kho-Kho 
 
Q.24 and 25 : Direction A rhythmic arrangement of letters is given. The missing letters appear in the same order in one 
of the alternative answer. Choose the correct alternative. 
 
24. ab – bc – c – ba – c 
 (1) baac (2) aabb 
 (3) caab (4) aaab 
 
25. abb – baa – bb – b – ab 
 (1) bbaba (2) abaaa 
 (3) abbba (4) ababa 
 
26. Find the number of triangles in the adjacent figure: 
 
 (1) 12 (2) 16 
 (3) 20 (4) 24 
 
27. Find the number of squares from the adjacent figure: 
                                                                              
 
 
    
 
 (1) 6 (2) 11 
 (3) 13 (4) 10 
 
Q . 28 to 31 ; Direction Choose the correct alternative that will replace the question mark 
 
28. JDP, NGR, RJT, VMV, ? 
 (1) ZPW (2) ZQY 
 (3) ZPX (4) ZRY 
 
29. 
422
VD , 
719
S G` , 
1016
PJ , 
1313
M M,? 
 (1) 
1711
KP (2) 
1610
JP  
 (3) 
1611
JP (4) 
1512
JO 
 
30. 29AYC , EUG33 , IQ37K ,? 
 (1) 
41
MMO (2) 
41
MZB 
 (3) 
43
MNP (4) 
44
MPO 
 
31. ZAB, WDE, SHI, NMA, ? 
 (1) VEF (2) UFG 
 (3) FUG (4) HSG 
 
Q . 32 to 34 : Direction The balloon and the top surface of a cube, having each side 5units , is painted black. The 
opposite surfaces of the cube are red. Then the cube is cut into smaller cubes having each side 1unit . On the basis of 
this information choose the correct alternative to answer the questions 
 
 
32. How many cubes haves at least one surface painted? 
 (1) 125 (2) 116 
 (3) 100 (4) 98 
 
33. How many cubes have only red surface? 
 (1) 18 (2) 30 
 (3) 48 (4) 60 
 
34. How many cubes have surfaces in both the colours, black and red? 
 (1) 25 (2) 50