Punjab: State Level Question Paper (MAT, LANG & SAT) - 2017-18 | NTSE for Class 10 PDF Download

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STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 
AND TRAINING (S.C.E.R.T), PUNJAB, MOHALI 
 
 
National Talent Search Examination – 2017 
 
State Level Test – 2017 
Class – X  
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST  
 
Time: 3 Hours          Max. Marks: 200 
     
 
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STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 
AND TRAINING (S.C.E.R.T), PUNJAB, MOHALI 
 
 
National Talent Search Examination – 2017 
 
State Level Test – 2017 
Class – X  
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST  
 
Time: 3 Hours          Max. Marks: 200 
     
 
  
 
       
 
 
Mental Ability 
Direction Question (1 – 4) There is a number series following a pattern one place is left blank. 
Find the answer among the options. 
1. 87, 56, 30, ………………. 
 (A) 26      (B) 20    
(C) 12      (D) 0 
2. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ……………. 
 (A) 805      (B) 790    
(C) 695      (D) 225 
3. 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ……………….  
 (A) 210      (B) 258 
 (C) 252      (D) 194 
4. 124, 139, 127, 142, 130, 145, ……………… 
 (A) 127      (B) 132 
 (C) 133      (D) 149 
Direction Questions (5 – 6) Find the missing term in place of question mark. 
5.  
 
 
 
 
 
(A) 46      (B) 29 
 (C) 23      (D) 99 
6.  
 
 
 
  
 
(A) 121      (B) 64 
 (C) 3      (D) 1 
7. In a certain language ‘NAME’ is written as ‘OYPA’ then how will ‘TEAM’ be coded in that 
language? 
 (A) UCDF     (B) UCDH 
 (C) UCDN     (D) UCDI 
8. If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND is written as ABCSD, the how will READER 
be written in same code? 
 (A) QDZCDQ     (B) SBFEFS 
 (C) UTVDTU     (D) TUDVUT 
9. On 26 January, 1947 is SUNDAY, then which day on 2 September, 1947? 
 (A) MONDAY     (B) TUESDAY 
 (C) WEDNESDAY    (D) SUNDAY 
38 22 69 
34 23 27 
28 14 ? 
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STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 
AND TRAINING (S.C.E.R.T), PUNJAB, MOHALI 
 
 
National Talent Search Examination – 2017 
 
State Level Test – 2017 
Class – X  
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST  
 
Time: 3 Hours          Max. Marks: 200 
     
 
  
 
       
 
 
Mental Ability 
Direction Question (1 – 4) There is a number series following a pattern one place is left blank. 
Find the answer among the options. 
1. 87, 56, 30, ………………. 
 (A) 26      (B) 20    
(C) 12      (D) 0 
2. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ……………. 
 (A) 805      (B) 790    
(C) 695      (D) 225 
3. 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ……………….  
 (A) 210      (B) 258 
 (C) 252      (D) 194 
4. 124, 139, 127, 142, 130, 145, ……………… 
 (A) 127      (B) 132 
 (C) 133      (D) 149 
Direction Questions (5 – 6) Find the missing term in place of question mark. 
5.  
 
 
 
 
 
(A) 46      (B) 29 
 (C) 23      (D) 99 
6.  
 
 
 
  
 
(A) 121      (B) 64 
 (C) 3      (D) 1 
7. In a certain language ‘NAME’ is written as ‘OYPA’ then how will ‘TEAM’ be coded in that 
language? 
 (A) UCDF     (B) UCDH 
 (C) UCDN     (D) UCDI 
8. If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND is written as ABCSD, the how will READER 
be written in same code? 
 (A) QDZCDQ     (B) SBFEFS 
 (C) UTVDTU     (D) TUDVUT 
9. On 26 January, 1947 is SUNDAY, then which day on 2 September, 1947? 
 (A) MONDAY     (B) TUESDAY 
 (C) WEDNESDAY    (D) SUNDAY 
38 22 69 
34 23 27 
28 14 ? 
  
 
       
 
 
10. What will be the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock at 7:35? 
 (A) 
o
1
2
22     (B) 
o
1
2
17 
 (C) 
o
1
2
12     (D) 
o
0 
11. A is son of C, C and B are sisters, D is the mother of B, E is the son of D, which one of the 
following is correct? 
 (A) E is the maternal uncle of A  (B) B is the grandfather of A 
 (C) C and E are sisters    (D) E and A are brothers 
12. In a row of children Teena is 5th from the left & Meena is 6
th
 from the right. If they 
interchange their places then Teena becomes 13
th
 from the left. Now what place will be 
occupied by Meena from the right. 
 (A) 4      (B) 14 
 (C) 15      (D) 18 
Direction Question (13 –14): Study the letter series and answer the following questions. 
13. ………..bca………..cca…….......ca…..…..b……….c 
 (A) aaaaa     (B) aabaa 
 (C) bbabb     (D) bbbab 
14. ………..cb………..ca…….......bacb…..…..ca……….bac…………d 
 (A) bddddb     (B) addddb 
 (C) bbbddd     (D) addbbb 
15. If a man facing east rotates in clockwise direction 
o
45 & then, anti clockwise 
o
270 then 
clockwise 
o
180 which direction is he facing now? 
 (A) South – East    (B) West 
 (C) North – East    (D) South 
Direction Question (16 –17) Question six faces of a cube are painted in such a way that no two 
adjacent faces are of same colour. The three colours used are Red, Blue & Green. The cube is 
then cut into 32 smaller and 4 big cubes in such a way that big cube has no red face. Answer the 
following Questions.  
16. How many cubes are coloured on three faces? 
 (A) 0      (B) 8 
 (C) 16      (D) 32 
17. How many cubes have exactly two faces painted? 
 (A) 16      (B) 20 
 (C) 32      (D) 36 
Direction (18 – 19) Questions match the numbers in Column I with the Rules in Column II. 
          Column I Column I Column II 
(A) 17 (P) 
3
2x 3 ? 
(B) 18 (Q) 
2
2x 1 ? 
(C) 57 (R) 
2
x 2x ? 
(D) 28 (S) 
2
x 3x ? 
(E) 15 (T) 
2
3x 1 ? 
 
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STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 
AND TRAINING (S.C.E.R.T), PUNJAB, MOHALI 
 
 
National Talent Search Examination – 2017 
 
State Level Test – 2017 
Class – X  
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST  
 
Time: 3 Hours          Max. Marks: 200 
     
 
  
 
       
 
 
Mental Ability 
Direction Question (1 – 4) There is a number series following a pattern one place is left blank. 
Find the answer among the options. 
1. 87, 56, 30, ………………. 
 (A) 26      (B) 20    
(C) 12      (D) 0 
2. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ……………. 
 (A) 805      (B) 790    
(C) 695      (D) 225 
3. 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ……………….  
 (A) 210      (B) 258 
 (C) 252      (D) 194 
4. 124, 139, 127, 142, 130, 145, ……………… 
 (A) 127      (B) 132 
 (C) 133      (D) 149 
Direction Questions (5 – 6) Find the missing term in place of question mark. 
5.  
 
 
 
 
 
(A) 46      (B) 29 
 (C) 23      (D) 99 
6.  
 
 
 
  
 
(A) 121      (B) 64 
 (C) 3      (D) 1 
7. In a certain language ‘NAME’ is written as ‘OYPA’ then how will ‘TEAM’ be coded in that 
language? 
 (A) UCDF     (B) UCDH 
 (C) UCDN     (D) UCDI 
8. If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND is written as ABCSD, the how will READER 
be written in same code? 
 (A) QDZCDQ     (B) SBFEFS 
 (C) UTVDTU     (D) TUDVUT 
9. On 26 January, 1947 is SUNDAY, then which day on 2 September, 1947? 
 (A) MONDAY     (B) TUESDAY 
 (C) WEDNESDAY    (D) SUNDAY 
38 22 69 
34 23 27 
28 14 ? 
  
 
       
 
 
10. What will be the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock at 7:35? 
 (A) 
o
1
2
22     (B) 
o
1
2
17 
 (C) 
o
1
2
12     (D) 
o
0 
11. A is son of C, C and B are sisters, D is the mother of B, E is the son of D, which one of the 
following is correct? 
 (A) E is the maternal uncle of A  (B) B is the grandfather of A 
 (C) C and E are sisters    (D) E and A are brothers 
12. In a row of children Teena is 5th from the left & Meena is 6
th
 from the right. If they 
interchange their places then Teena becomes 13
th
 from the left. Now what place will be 
occupied by Meena from the right. 
 (A) 4      (B) 14 
 (C) 15      (D) 18 
Direction Question (13 –14): Study the letter series and answer the following questions. 
13. ………..bca………..cca…….......ca…..…..b……….c 
 (A) aaaaa     (B) aabaa 
 (C) bbabb     (D) bbbab 
14. ………..cb………..ca…….......bacb…..…..ca……….bac…………d 
 (A) bddddb     (B) addddb 
 (C) bbbddd     (D) addbbb 
15. If a man facing east rotates in clockwise direction 
o
45 & then, anti clockwise 
o
270 then 
clockwise 
o
180 which direction is he facing now? 
 (A) South – East    (B) West 
 (C) North – East    (D) South 
Direction Question (16 –17) Question six faces of a cube are painted in such a way that no two 
adjacent faces are of same colour. The three colours used are Red, Blue & Green. The cube is 
then cut into 32 smaller and 4 big cubes in such a way that big cube has no red face. Answer the 
following Questions.  
16. How many cubes are coloured on three faces? 
 (A) 0      (B) 8 
 (C) 16      (D) 32 
17. How many cubes have exactly two faces painted? 
 (A) 16      (B) 20 
 (C) 32      (D) 36 
Direction (18 – 19) Questions match the numbers in Column I with the Rules in Column II. 
          Column I Column I Column II 
(A) 17 (P) 
3
2x 3 ? 
(B) 18 (Q) 
2
2x 1 ? 
(C) 57 (R) 
2
x 2x ? 
(D) 28 (S) 
2
x 3x ? 
(E) 15 (T) 
2
3x 1 ? 
 
  
 
       
 
 
18. Which rule the number 28 follows? 
 (A) 
2
2x 1 ?     (B) 
2
3x 1 ? 
 (C)  
2
x 3x ?     (D) 
2
x 2x ? 
19. Which number follows the rule
3
2x 3 ? ? 
 (A) 15      (B) 17 
 (C) 18      (D) 57 
20. Which of the following words cannot be made from the word “COMMUNICATION”. 
 (A) UNION     (B) ACTION 
 (C) MUSIC     (D) CAUTION 
21. Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement. 
 (a) WOUND     (b) WRITER 
 (c) WHITER     (d) WORST 
 (e) WORKED 
 (A) caedb     (B) adceb 
 (C) dcbae     (D) cedab 
22. Select the combination of numbers so that the letters arranged accordingly will form a 
meaningful word. 
 J C O P T E R 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
 (A) 2645137     (B) 1345672 
 (C) 7645132     (D) 4731625 
Six friends A, B, C, D, E, F are sitting in a closed circle facing centre. Direction (23 – 24) Questions. 
  E is to the Left of D 
 C is between A and B 
 F is between A and E 
23. Who is to the Left of B? 
 (A) A      (B) C 
 (C) D      (D) E 
24. Who is the right of C? 
 (A) A      (B) B 
 (C) E      (D) F 
25. A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In 
which direction will his left hand be?  
(A) North     (B) South 
(C) East     (D) West 
Direction (26 – 27) are based upon the sum of addition, Each letter has unique value and for 
unique value there is unique letter? Given E4 ? 
26. Find the value of O? 
 (A) 3      (B) 1 
 (C) 0      (D) 2 
27. Find the value of S? 
 (A) 8      (B) 6 
 (C) 4      (D) 2 
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STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 
AND TRAINING (S.C.E.R.T), PUNJAB, MOHALI 
 
 
National Talent Search Examination – 2017 
 
State Level Test – 2017 
Class – X  
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST  
 
Time: 3 Hours          Max. Marks: 200 
     
 
  
 
       
 
 
Mental Ability 
Direction Question (1 – 4) There is a number series following a pattern one place is left blank. 
Find the answer among the options. 
1. 87, 56, 30, ………………. 
 (A) 26      (B) 20    
(C) 12      (D) 0 
2. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ……………. 
 (A) 805      (B) 790    
(C) 695      (D) 225 
3. 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ……………….  
 (A) 210      (B) 258 
 (C) 252      (D) 194 
4. 124, 139, 127, 142, 130, 145, ……………… 
 (A) 127      (B) 132 
 (C) 133      (D) 149 
Direction Questions (5 – 6) Find the missing term in place of question mark. 
5.  
 
 
 
 
 
(A) 46      (B) 29 
 (C) 23      (D) 99 
6.  
 
 
 
  
 
(A) 121      (B) 64 
 (C) 3      (D) 1 
7. In a certain language ‘NAME’ is written as ‘OYPA’ then how will ‘TEAM’ be coded in that 
language? 
 (A) UCDF     (B) UCDH 
 (C) UCDN     (D) UCDI 
8. If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND is written as ABCSD, the how will READER 
be written in same code? 
 (A) QDZCDQ     (B) SBFEFS 
 (C) UTVDTU     (D) TUDVUT 
9. On 26 January, 1947 is SUNDAY, then which day on 2 September, 1947? 
 (A) MONDAY     (B) TUESDAY 
 (C) WEDNESDAY    (D) SUNDAY 
38 22 69 
34 23 27 
28 14 ? 
  
 
       
 
 
10. What will be the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock at 7:35? 
 (A) 
o
1
2
22     (B) 
o
1
2
17 
 (C) 
o
1
2
12     (D) 
o
0 
11. A is son of C, C and B are sisters, D is the mother of B, E is the son of D, which one of the 
following is correct? 
 (A) E is the maternal uncle of A  (B) B is the grandfather of A 
 (C) C and E are sisters    (D) E and A are brothers 
12. In a row of children Teena is 5th from the left & Meena is 6
th
 from the right. If they 
interchange their places then Teena becomes 13
th
 from the left. Now what place will be 
occupied by Meena from the right. 
 (A) 4      (B) 14 
 (C) 15      (D) 18 
Direction Question (13 –14): Study the letter series and answer the following questions. 
13. ………..bca………..cca…….......ca…..…..b……….c 
 (A) aaaaa     (B) aabaa 
 (C) bbabb     (D) bbbab 
14. ………..cb………..ca…….......bacb…..…..ca……….bac…………d 
 (A) bddddb     (B) addddb 
 (C) bbbddd     (D) addbbb 
15. If a man facing east rotates in clockwise direction 
o
45 & then, anti clockwise 
o
270 then 
clockwise 
o
180 which direction is he facing now? 
 (A) South – East    (B) West 
 (C) North – East    (D) South 
Direction Question (16 –17) Question six faces of a cube are painted in such a way that no two 
adjacent faces are of same colour. The three colours used are Red, Blue & Green. The cube is 
then cut into 32 smaller and 4 big cubes in such a way that big cube has no red face. Answer the 
following Questions.  
16. How many cubes are coloured on three faces? 
 (A) 0      (B) 8 
 (C) 16      (D) 32 
17. How many cubes have exactly two faces painted? 
 (A) 16      (B) 20 
 (C) 32      (D) 36 
Direction (18 – 19) Questions match the numbers in Column I with the Rules in Column II. 
          Column I Column I Column II 
(A) 17 (P) 
3
2x 3 ? 
(B) 18 (Q) 
2
2x 1 ? 
(C) 57 (R) 
2
x 2x ? 
(D) 28 (S) 
2
x 3x ? 
(E) 15 (T) 
2
3x 1 ? 
 
  
 
       
 
 
18. Which rule the number 28 follows? 
 (A) 
2
2x 1 ?     (B) 
2
3x 1 ? 
 (C)  
2
x 3x ?     (D) 
2
x 2x ? 
19. Which number follows the rule
3
2x 3 ? ? 
 (A) 15      (B) 17 
 (C) 18      (D) 57 
20. Which of the following words cannot be made from the word “COMMUNICATION”. 
 (A) UNION     (B) ACTION 
 (C) MUSIC     (D) CAUTION 
21. Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement. 
 (a) WOUND     (b) WRITER 
 (c) WHITER     (d) WORST 
 (e) WORKED 
 (A) caedb     (B) adceb 
 (C) dcbae     (D) cedab 
22. Select the combination of numbers so that the letters arranged accordingly will form a 
meaningful word. 
 J C O P T E R 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
 (A) 2645137     (B) 1345672 
 (C) 7645132     (D) 4731625 
Six friends A, B, C, D, E, F are sitting in a closed circle facing centre. Direction (23 – 24) Questions. 
  E is to the Left of D 
 C is between A and B 
 F is between A and E 
23. Who is to the Left of B? 
 (A) A      (B) C 
 (C) D      (D) E 
24. Who is the right of C? 
 (A) A      (B) B 
 (C) E      (D) F 
25. A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In 
which direction will his left hand be?  
(A) North     (B) South 
(C) East     (D) West 
Direction (26 – 27) are based upon the sum of addition, Each letter has unique value and for 
unique value there is unique letter? Given E4 ? 
26. Find the value of O? 
 (A) 3      (B) 1 
 (C) 0      (D) 2 
27. Find the value of S? 
 (A) 8      (B) 6 
 (C) 4      (D) 2 
  
 
       
 
 
28. A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3193 digits in all. How 
many pages does the book have? 
 (A) 1074     (B) 1075 
 (C) 1076     (D) 1077 
Direction (29 – 30) Questions. A carpenter has the five wooden articles A, B, C, D, E having 
different weight. 
 (A) A weights twice as B 
 (B) B weights four & half time as much as C 
 (C) C weights half as much as D 
 (D) D weights half as much as E 
 (E) E weights less than A but more than C 
29. Which of the following is lightest in weight? 
 (A) D      (B) C 
 (C) B      (D) A 
30. Which of the following article is heaviest in weight? 
 (A) E      (B) D 
 (C) A      (D) C 
31. Find odd one out 
 (A) SEPTEMBER    (B) JULY 
 (C) MAY     (D) APRIL 
32. Determine the Relationship. 
 CLOSE: DNRWJ:: OPEN: 
 (A) RZWR     (B) RPJB 
 (C) PRHR     (D) PRJQ 
33. TEACHER, COLLEGE, STUDENT, which figure represented it? 
  
 
 
 
 
 
34. If ‘green’ is called ‘red’, ‘red’ is called ‘blue’, ‘blue’ is called ‘white’, ‘white’ is called 
‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ is called ‘violet’ then what is the colour of grass. 
 (A) Green     (B) Red 
 (C) Yellow     (D) Violet 
35. In a certain code language “Sue Re NIK” means “She is brave”. “Pi sor Re NIK” means “She 
is always smiling” and “Sor Re Zhi” means “is always cheerful”. What is the code used for 
word “smiling”? 
 (A) Sor      (B) NIK 
 (C) Re      (D) Pi