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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2015-16 
(STATE LEVEL) 
(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS X) 
   
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT) 
  
 
Time: 45 Minutes      Full Marks: 50 
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Read the instructions carefully before you start answering the questions. Answers are to be given on a OMR Answer-
Sheet provided. 
 
1. In this Paper you are to answer 50 questions. Each questions carries 1 (one) mark. You are to answer all the questions. 
 
2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMR answer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from the four alternatives (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) against each question in the Question Booklet. Darken the circle with a Black Ball Point Pen, to the 
corresponding correct answer for the item in the OMR Answer-Sheet. 
 
  (Here ‘b’ is the correct answer.) 
 
3. If more than one circle is encoded or darken against a particular answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer. 
 
4. There will be no penalty marks or negative marking for a wrong answer. 
 
5. You are to start recording answers with the ‘start’ instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of your room/hall. 
 
6. You are to write your Name and Roll No. in the space provided with for this purpose on the OMR Answer-Sheet. You 
must encode your Roll No. in OMR Answer Sheet. 
 
7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall. You may take 
away the used Question Booklet after completion of the examination. 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
    
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2015-16 
(STATE LEVEL) 
(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS X) 
   
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT) 
  
 
Time: 45 Minutes      Full Marks: 50 
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Read the instructions carefully before you start answering the questions. Answers are to be given on a OMR Answer-
Sheet provided. 
 
1. In this Paper you are to answer 50 questions. Each questions carries 1 (one) mark. You are to answer all the questions. 
 
2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMR answer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from the four alternatives (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) against each question in the Question Booklet. Darken the circle with a Black Ball Point Pen, to the 
corresponding correct answer for the item in the OMR Answer-Sheet. 
 
  (Here ‘b’ is the correct answer.) 
 
3. If more than one circle is encoded or darken against a particular answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer. 
 
4. There will be no penalty marks or negative marking for a wrong answer. 
 
5. You are to start recording answers with the ‘start’ instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of your room/hall. 
 
6. You are to write your Name and Roll No. in the space provided with for this purpose on the OMR Answer-Sheet. You 
must encode your Roll No. in OMR Answer Sheet. 
 
7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall. You may take 
away the used Question Booklet after completion of the examination. 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
    
 
  
 
 
(Questions 1–10) 
 
 
DIRECTION: Read the questions carefully and give answer by filling the circle of the letter denoting your 
selected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
 
1.  If ? ? a x ? is a factor of 4 2 ) (
2 3
? ? ? ? ? a x ax x x f then a is 
 (A)  
3
4
 (B)  – 
3
2
 
 (C)  – 
3
4
 (D)  – 
3
7
 
 
2. In a family, the average age of 5 children is 9 years. The average of those five children and their parents is 
 20 years. If the age of their mother is 5 years less than that of their father, then the age of their mother is 
 (A)  40 years (B) 50 years 
 (C) 35 years (D) 45 years 
 
3. If ca bc ab c b a ? ? ? ? ?
2 2 2
 then the value of 
b
c a ?
 is 
 (A)  2 (B) 0 
 (C) 1 (D) – 1 
 
4. At the end of the year 2002, Arghya was half old as his grandfather. The sum of the years in which they 
 were born is 3854. Age of Arghya at the end of year 2003 is 
 (A)  49 years (B) 50 years 
 (C)  51 years (D) 52 years 
 
5. The product of 12% of an integer and 20% of the next integer is 61.2. The integer is 
 (A)  50 (B) – 51 
 (C)  63 (D) both (a) and (b) 
 
6. A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases and equal volumes. The ratio of their height is 
 (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 
 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 1 
 
7. The unit’s digit in the expansion of ? ?
759
2317 is 
 (A) 7 (B) 9 
 (C) 3 (D) 1   
 
8. A number is first reduced by 10% and then it is again increased by 10%. Then the number is changed by 
 (A) 20% increase (B) 10% decrease 
 (C) 10% increase (D) 1% decrease   
 
9. How many solution does a linear equation in two variables have? 
 (A) one (B) two 
 (C) three (D) infinite 
 
10. A sum of money becomes double at certain compound rate of interest in n years. In how many years it will 
 become four times at the same compound rate of interest? 
 (A) 2n
2
 years (B) 2n years 
 (C) n
2
 years (D) 4n years 
 
 
 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2015-16 
(STATE LEVEL) 
(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS X) 
   
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT) 
  
 
Time: 45 Minutes      Full Marks: 50 
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Read the instructions carefully before you start answering the questions. Answers are to be given on a OMR Answer-
Sheet provided. 
 
1. In this Paper you are to answer 50 questions. Each questions carries 1 (one) mark. You are to answer all the questions. 
 
2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMR answer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from the four alternatives (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) against each question in the Question Booklet. Darken the circle with a Black Ball Point Pen, to the 
corresponding correct answer for the item in the OMR Answer-Sheet. 
 
  (Here ‘b’ is the correct answer.) 
 
3. If more than one circle is encoded or darken against a particular answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer. 
 
4. There will be no penalty marks or negative marking for a wrong answer. 
 
5. You are to start recording answers with the ‘start’ instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of your room/hall. 
 
6. You are to write your Name and Roll No. in the space provided with for this purpose on the OMR Answer-Sheet. You 
must encode your Roll No. in OMR Answer Sheet. 
 
7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall. You may take 
away the used Question Booklet after completion of the examination. 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
    
 
  
 
 
(Questions 1–10) 
 
 
DIRECTION: Read the questions carefully and give answer by filling the circle of the letter denoting your 
selected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
 
1.  If ? ? a x ? is a factor of 4 2 ) (
2 3
? ? ? ? ? a x ax x x f then a is 
 (A)  
3
4
 (B)  – 
3
2
 
 (C)  – 
3
4
 (D)  – 
3
7
 
 
2. In a family, the average age of 5 children is 9 years. The average of those five children and their parents is 
 20 years. If the age of their mother is 5 years less than that of their father, then the age of their mother is 
 (A)  40 years (B) 50 years 
 (C) 35 years (D) 45 years 
 
3. If ca bc ab c b a ? ? ? ? ?
2 2 2
 then the value of 
b
c a ?
 is 
 (A)  2 (B) 0 
 (C) 1 (D) – 1 
 
4. At the end of the year 2002, Arghya was half old as his grandfather. The sum of the years in which they 
 were born is 3854. Age of Arghya at the end of year 2003 is 
 (A)  49 years (B) 50 years 
 (C)  51 years (D) 52 years 
 
5. The product of 12% of an integer and 20% of the next integer is 61.2. The integer is 
 (A)  50 (B) – 51 
 (C)  63 (D) both (a) and (b) 
 
6. A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases and equal volumes. The ratio of their height is 
 (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 
 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 1 
 
7. The unit’s digit in the expansion of ? ?
759
2317 is 
 (A) 7 (B) 9 
 (C) 3 (D) 1   
 
8. A number is first reduced by 10% and then it is again increased by 10%. Then the number is changed by 
 (A) 20% increase (B) 10% decrease 
 (C) 10% increase (D) 1% decrease   
 
9. How many solution does a linear equation in two variables have? 
 (A) one (B) two 
 (C) three (D) infinite 
 
10. A sum of money becomes double at certain compound rate of interest in n years. In how many years it will 
 become four times at the same compound rate of interest? 
 (A) 2n
2
 years (B) 2n years 
 (C) n
2
 years (D) 4n years 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(Questions 11––20) 
 
DIRECTION: (In each questions 11 to 20 below, there is a number series with one term missing shown by 
‘?’. The term is given as one of the alternatives among four numbers given below it. Find the term and 
indicate your answer by filling the circle of the corresponding letter of alternatives in the O.M.R. Answer-
Sheet. 
 
 
11. 1, 2 , 6, 15, 31, ? 
 (A) 47 (B) 52 
 (C) 55 (D) 56 
 
12. 11,23,48,99,?, 409 
 (A) 200 (B) 202 
 (C) 201 (D) 205 
 
13. 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, ? 
 (A)  27 (B) 68 
 (C) 72 (D) 108 
 
14. 2, 10, 26, 50, 82, ? 
 (A) 110 (B) 112 
 (C) 120 (D) 122 
 
15. 2,9,30,93 ?, 849 
 (A) 182 (B) 282 
 (C) 192 (D) 292 
 
16. 0,6,24,60,120,210, ? 
 (A) 240 (B) 290 
 (C) 336 (D) 504 
 
17. 1,4,27,16, ?, 36, 343 
 (A) 64 (B) 125 
 (C) 121 (D) 216 
 
18. 7,10,15,17,23,24,31,? 
 (A) 31 (B) 34 
 (C) 33 (D) 35 
 
19. 2,7,24,77,?,723 
 (A) 100 (B) 238 
 (C) 250 (D) 235 
 
20. 134,245,356,467,? 
 (A) 579 (B) 568 
 (C) 578 (D) 479 
 
(Questions 20––30) 
 
DIRECTION: In each of the questions 21 to 30, there are four items, three of which are alike by some means 
or other while one is out of the class. Find out the odd item and indicate your answer by filling the circle of 
the corresponding letter on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
21. (A) Methane (B) Ethylene 
 (C) Acetylene (D) Benzene 
 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2015-16 
(STATE LEVEL) 
(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS X) 
   
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT) 
  
 
Time: 45 Minutes      Full Marks: 50 
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Read the instructions carefully before you start answering the questions. Answers are to be given on a OMR Answer-
Sheet provided. 
 
1. In this Paper you are to answer 50 questions. Each questions carries 1 (one) mark. You are to answer all the questions. 
 
2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMR answer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from the four alternatives (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) against each question in the Question Booklet. Darken the circle with a Black Ball Point Pen, to the 
corresponding correct answer for the item in the OMR Answer-Sheet. 
 
  (Here ‘b’ is the correct answer.) 
 
3. If more than one circle is encoded or darken against a particular answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer. 
 
4. There will be no penalty marks or negative marking for a wrong answer. 
 
5. You are to start recording answers with the ‘start’ instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of your room/hall. 
 
6. You are to write your Name and Roll No. in the space provided with for this purpose on the OMR Answer-Sheet. You 
must encode your Roll No. in OMR Answer Sheet. 
 
7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall. You may take 
away the used Question Booklet after completion of the examination. 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
    
 
  
 
 
(Questions 1–10) 
 
 
DIRECTION: Read the questions carefully and give answer by filling the circle of the letter denoting your 
selected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
 
1.  If ? ? a x ? is a factor of 4 2 ) (
2 3
? ? ? ? ? a x ax x x f then a is 
 (A)  
3
4
 (B)  – 
3
2
 
 (C)  – 
3
4
 (D)  – 
3
7
 
 
2. In a family, the average age of 5 children is 9 years. The average of those five children and their parents is 
 20 years. If the age of their mother is 5 years less than that of their father, then the age of their mother is 
 (A)  40 years (B) 50 years 
 (C) 35 years (D) 45 years 
 
3. If ca bc ab c b a ? ? ? ? ?
2 2 2
 then the value of 
b
c a ?
 is 
 (A)  2 (B) 0 
 (C) 1 (D) – 1 
 
4. At the end of the year 2002, Arghya was half old as his grandfather. The sum of the years in which they 
 were born is 3854. Age of Arghya at the end of year 2003 is 
 (A)  49 years (B) 50 years 
 (C)  51 years (D) 52 years 
 
5. The product of 12% of an integer and 20% of the next integer is 61.2. The integer is 
 (A)  50 (B) – 51 
 (C)  63 (D) both (a) and (b) 
 
6. A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases and equal volumes. The ratio of their height is 
 (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 
 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 1 
 
7. The unit’s digit in the expansion of ? ?
759
2317 is 
 (A) 7 (B) 9 
 (C) 3 (D) 1   
 
8. A number is first reduced by 10% and then it is again increased by 10%. Then the number is changed by 
 (A) 20% increase (B) 10% decrease 
 (C) 10% increase (D) 1% decrease   
 
9. How many solution does a linear equation in two variables have? 
 (A) one (B) two 
 (C) three (D) infinite 
 
10. A sum of money becomes double at certain compound rate of interest in n years. In how many years it will 
 become four times at the same compound rate of interest? 
 (A) 2n
2
 years (B) 2n years 
 (C) n
2
 years (D) 4n years 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(Questions 11––20) 
 
DIRECTION: (In each questions 11 to 20 below, there is a number series with one term missing shown by 
‘?’. The term is given as one of the alternatives among four numbers given below it. Find the term and 
indicate your answer by filling the circle of the corresponding letter of alternatives in the O.M.R. Answer-
Sheet. 
 
 
11. 1, 2 , 6, 15, 31, ? 
 (A) 47 (B) 52 
 (C) 55 (D) 56 
 
12. 11,23,48,99,?, 409 
 (A) 200 (B) 202 
 (C) 201 (D) 205 
 
13. 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, ? 
 (A)  27 (B) 68 
 (C) 72 (D) 108 
 
14. 2, 10, 26, 50, 82, ? 
 (A) 110 (B) 112 
 (C) 120 (D) 122 
 
15. 2,9,30,93 ?, 849 
 (A) 182 (B) 282 
 (C) 192 (D) 292 
 
16. 0,6,24,60,120,210, ? 
 (A) 240 (B) 290 
 (C) 336 (D) 504 
 
17. 1,4,27,16, ?, 36, 343 
 (A) 64 (B) 125 
 (C) 121 (D) 216 
 
18. 7,10,15,17,23,24,31,? 
 (A) 31 (B) 34 
 (C) 33 (D) 35 
 
19. 2,7,24,77,?,723 
 (A) 100 (B) 238 
 (C) 250 (D) 235 
 
20. 134,245,356,467,? 
 (A) 579 (B) 568 
 (C) 578 (D) 479 
 
(Questions 20––30) 
 
DIRECTION: In each of the questions 21 to 30, there are four items, three of which are alike by some means 
or other while one is out of the class. Find out the odd item and indicate your answer by filling the circle of 
the corresponding letter on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
21. (A) Methane (B) Ethylene 
 (C) Acetylene (D) Benzene 
 
 
  
 
22. (A)  Thyroxine (B) Adrenalin  
 (C)  Iodine (D) Insulin  
 
23. (A)  Leprosy (B)  Influenza 
 (C)  Typhoid (D)  Dysentry 
 
24. (A)  Ladder (B)  Staircase 
 (C)  Bridge (D)  Escalator 
 
25. (A)  Tarapur (B)  Kota 
 (C)  Kalpakkam (D)  Paradeep 
 
26. (A)  Sodium chloride (B)  Magnesium chloride 
 (C)  Hydrogen chloride (D)  Pottasium chloride 
 
27. (A)  Granite (B)  Lignite 
 (C)  Peat (D)  Bituminous 
 
28. (A)  Lymphocytes (B)  Pepsinogen 
 (C)  Fibrinogen (D)  Haemoglobin 
 
29. (A)  Celsius (B)  Calorie 
 (C)  Farenheit (D)  Kelvin 
 
30. (A)  Wheat (B)  Rice 
 (C)  Maize (D)  Mustard 
 
 
 
(Questions 31––40) 
 
DIRECTION: In each question below there are two words separated by ‘:’ in the upper row. Below that there 
are some words on each side of the symbol ‘:’. Find the relation between two upper words and select one 
word from the right side of ‘:’ below which have the same relation as above. Fill the circle of the letter 
denoting your selected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
31. Scribble : Write 
 Stammer : ? 
 (A) Walk  (B) Play  
 (C) Speak  (D) Dance  
 
32. Errate : Books 
 Flaws : ? 
 (A) Speech   (B) Vocabulary  
 (C) Metals (D) Manuscript  
 
33. Funk : Vitamins 
 Curie : ? 
 (A)  Radium (B) Proton  
 (C)  Photography (D) Uranium  
 
34. Darwin : Evolution 
 Archimedes : ? 
 (A) Friction  (B) Lubrication  
 (C) Liquids  (D) Buoyancy  
 
 
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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2015-16 
(STATE LEVEL) 
(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS X) 
   
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT) 
  
 
Time: 45 Minutes      Full Marks: 50 
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Read the instructions carefully before you start answering the questions. Answers are to be given on a OMR Answer-
Sheet provided. 
 
1. In this Paper you are to answer 50 questions. Each questions carries 1 (one) mark. You are to answer all the questions. 
 
2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMR answer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from the four alternatives (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) against each question in the Question Booklet. Darken the circle with a Black Ball Point Pen, to the 
corresponding correct answer for the item in the OMR Answer-Sheet. 
 
  (Here ‘b’ is the correct answer.) 
 
3. If more than one circle is encoded or darken against a particular answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer. 
 
4. There will be no penalty marks or negative marking for a wrong answer. 
 
5. You are to start recording answers with the ‘start’ instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of your room/hall. 
 
6. You are to write your Name and Roll No. in the space provided with for this purpose on the OMR Answer-Sheet. You 
must encode your Roll No. in OMR Answer Sheet. 
 
7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall. You may take 
away the used Question Booklet after completion of the examination. 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
    
 
  
 
 
(Questions 1–10) 
 
 
DIRECTION: Read the questions carefully and give answer by filling the circle of the letter denoting your 
selected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
 
1.  If ? ? a x ? is a factor of 4 2 ) (
2 3
? ? ? ? ? a x ax x x f then a is 
 (A)  
3
4
 (B)  – 
3
2
 
 (C)  – 
3
4
 (D)  – 
3
7
 
 
2. In a family, the average age of 5 children is 9 years. The average of those five children and their parents is 
 20 years. If the age of their mother is 5 years less than that of their father, then the age of their mother is 
 (A)  40 years (B) 50 years 
 (C) 35 years (D) 45 years 
 
3. If ca bc ab c b a ? ? ? ? ?
2 2 2
 then the value of 
b
c a ?
 is 
 (A)  2 (B) 0 
 (C) 1 (D) – 1 
 
4. At the end of the year 2002, Arghya was half old as his grandfather. The sum of the years in which they 
 were born is 3854. Age of Arghya at the end of year 2003 is 
 (A)  49 years (B) 50 years 
 (C)  51 years (D) 52 years 
 
5. The product of 12% of an integer and 20% of the next integer is 61.2. The integer is 
 (A)  50 (B) – 51 
 (C)  63 (D) both (a) and (b) 
 
6. A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases and equal volumes. The ratio of their height is 
 (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 
 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 1 
 
7. The unit’s digit in the expansion of ? ?
759
2317 is 
 (A) 7 (B) 9 
 (C) 3 (D) 1   
 
8. A number is first reduced by 10% and then it is again increased by 10%. Then the number is changed by 
 (A) 20% increase (B) 10% decrease 
 (C) 10% increase (D) 1% decrease   
 
9. How many solution does a linear equation in two variables have? 
 (A) one (B) two 
 (C) three (D) infinite 
 
10. A sum of money becomes double at certain compound rate of interest in n years. In how many years it will 
 become four times at the same compound rate of interest? 
 (A) 2n
2
 years (B) 2n years 
 (C) n
2
 years (D) 4n years 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(Questions 11––20) 
 
DIRECTION: (In each questions 11 to 20 below, there is a number series with one term missing shown by 
‘?’. The term is given as one of the alternatives among four numbers given below it. Find the term and 
indicate your answer by filling the circle of the corresponding letter of alternatives in the O.M.R. Answer-
Sheet. 
 
 
11. 1, 2 , 6, 15, 31, ? 
 (A) 47 (B) 52 
 (C) 55 (D) 56 
 
12. 11,23,48,99,?, 409 
 (A) 200 (B) 202 
 (C) 201 (D) 205 
 
13. 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, ? 
 (A)  27 (B) 68 
 (C) 72 (D) 108 
 
14. 2, 10, 26, 50, 82, ? 
 (A) 110 (B) 112 
 (C) 120 (D) 122 
 
15. 2,9,30,93 ?, 849 
 (A) 182 (B) 282 
 (C) 192 (D) 292 
 
16. 0,6,24,60,120,210, ? 
 (A) 240 (B) 290 
 (C) 336 (D) 504 
 
17. 1,4,27,16, ?, 36, 343 
 (A) 64 (B) 125 
 (C) 121 (D) 216 
 
18. 7,10,15,17,23,24,31,? 
 (A) 31 (B) 34 
 (C) 33 (D) 35 
 
19. 2,7,24,77,?,723 
 (A) 100 (B) 238 
 (C) 250 (D) 235 
 
20. 134,245,356,467,? 
 (A) 579 (B) 568 
 (C) 578 (D) 479 
 
(Questions 20––30) 
 
DIRECTION: In each of the questions 21 to 30, there are four items, three of which are alike by some means 
or other while one is out of the class. Find out the odd item and indicate your answer by filling the circle of 
the corresponding letter on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
21. (A) Methane (B) Ethylene 
 (C) Acetylene (D) Benzene 
 
 
  
 
22. (A)  Thyroxine (B) Adrenalin  
 (C)  Iodine (D) Insulin  
 
23. (A)  Leprosy (B)  Influenza 
 (C)  Typhoid (D)  Dysentry 
 
24. (A)  Ladder (B)  Staircase 
 (C)  Bridge (D)  Escalator 
 
25. (A)  Tarapur (B)  Kota 
 (C)  Kalpakkam (D)  Paradeep 
 
26. (A)  Sodium chloride (B)  Magnesium chloride 
 (C)  Hydrogen chloride (D)  Pottasium chloride 
 
27. (A)  Granite (B)  Lignite 
 (C)  Peat (D)  Bituminous 
 
28. (A)  Lymphocytes (B)  Pepsinogen 
 (C)  Fibrinogen (D)  Haemoglobin 
 
29. (A)  Celsius (B)  Calorie 
 (C)  Farenheit (D)  Kelvin 
 
30. (A)  Wheat (B)  Rice 
 (C)  Maize (D)  Mustard 
 
 
 
(Questions 31––40) 
 
DIRECTION: In each question below there are two words separated by ‘:’ in the upper row. Below that there 
are some words on each side of the symbol ‘:’. Find the relation between two upper words and select one 
word from the right side of ‘:’ below which have the same relation as above. Fill the circle of the letter 
denoting your selected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet. 
 
31. Scribble : Write 
 Stammer : ? 
 (A) Walk  (B) Play  
 (C) Speak  (D) Dance  
 
32. Errate : Books 
 Flaws : ? 
 (A) Speech   (B) Vocabulary  
 (C) Metals (D) Manuscript  
 
33. Funk : Vitamins 
 Curie : ? 
 (A)  Radium (B) Proton  
 (C)  Photography (D) Uranium  
 
34. Darwin : Evolution 
 Archimedes : ? 
 (A) Friction  (B) Lubrication  
 (C) Liquids  (D) Buoyancy  
 
 
 
  
 
35. Giant : Dwarf 
 Genius: ? 
 (A)  Wicked (B) Gentle  
 (C)  Idiot (D) Tiny  
 
36. Pesticide : Crop 
 Antiseptic : ? 
 (A)  Wound (B) Clotting  
 (C)  Bandage (D) Bleeding  
 
37. Taxonomy : Classification 
 Pedology : ? 
 (A)  Nature (B)  Farming 
 (C)  Soil (D)  Mountain 
 
38. Pigeon : Peace 
 White flag : ? 
 (A)  Surrender (B)  Enemy 
 (C)  Victory (D)  War 
 
39. Millionaire : Wealth 
 Genius : ? 
 (A) Capability  (B) Smartness  
 (C) Awareness  (D) Intelligence  
 
40. Compass : Direction 
 Altimeter : ?  
 (A) Sound   (B) Height  
 (C) Eyesight  (D) Weight  
 
(Questions 41––50) 
 
DIRECTION: In each questions 41––50, numbers are placed in figures on the basis of some rules. One 
place in the figure is indicated by the interrogation sign (?). Find out the correct alternative to replace the 
question mark and indicate your answer by filling the circle of the corresponding letter of alternatives in 
the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet.  
  
41.  
 
85 
 
20 
 
5 
 
 
126 
 
24 
 
 
6 
 
 
175 
 
 
? 
 
 
7 
 
 
 
 
 (A)  22 (B) 24 
 
 (C)  26 (D) 28  
 
 
 
 
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