FACULTY RECRUITMENT TEST

CATEGORY-E
Formal School Education/VI, VII, VIII / Foundation for KVPY,
NSEJS, NTSE, Senior Olympiads, JEE Main & JEE Advanced

Mental Ability Test (MAT)

PAPER B
Time: 1 Hour

Maximum Marks: 40

Name:.................................................................................

Marks:

Subject:...........................................

Instructions

Attempt all questions.

PAPER-A has only one part. Each question carries two marks.
Calculators and log tables are not permitted.

1.

In a coded language GROWTH is written as IUXPSH, what will be the code for AVERAGE?
(A) FHBSFWB
(B) FHBSFXB
(C) FHBSFXC
(D) VHBSVUB
A man pointing to a photograph says, The lady in the photograph is my nephews maternal
grandmother. How is the lady in the photograph related to the mans sister who has no other sister?
(A) cousin
(B) sister in law
(C) mother
(D) mother in law

2.

3.

4.

If stands for equal to

stands for less than
+ stands for greater than
stands for multiplication
> stands for division
< stands for addition
= stands for subtraction
Which of the following is true?
(A) 2 3 < 5 9 > 3 18 + 10
(C) 2 3 < 5 + 9 > 3 + 18 10

(B) 2 3 > 5 9 < 3 18 10

(D) 2 3 < 5 9 > 3 + 18 10

In a certain code
(1) 134 means you are well
(2) 758 means they go home
(3) 839 means we are home
which of the following represents they in that code language?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 8

(D) data inadequate

Direction (5 to 9): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
A team of five is to be selected from amongst five boys A, B, C, D and E and four girls P, Q, R and S. Some
criteria for selection are:
A and S have to be together.
P cannot be put with R.
D and Q cannot be together.
C and E have to be together.
R cannot be put with B.
Unless otherwise stated, these criteria are applicable to all the questions below.
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5.

6.

If two of the numbers have to be boys, the team will consist of

(A) A, B, S, P, Q
(B) A, D, S, Q, R
(C) B, D, S, R, Q

(D) C, E, S, P, Q

If R be one of the members, the other members of the team are

(A) P, S, A, D
(B) Q, S, A, D
(C) Q, S, C, E

(D) S, A, C, E

7.

If two of the members are girls and D is one of the members, the members of the team other than D
are
(A) P, Q, B, C
(B) P, Q, C, E
(C) P, S, A, B
(D) P, S, C, E

8.

If A and C are members, the other members of the team cannot be

(A) B, E, S
(B) D, E, S
(C) E, S, P

9.

(D) P, Q, E

If including P at least three members are girls, the members of the team other than P are
(A) Q, S, A, B
(B) Q, S, B, D
(C) Q, S, C, E
(D) R, S, A, D

Directions (10 to 14): In each of the following questions, a word has been written in four different code
languages, one of the code languages is common to all the five questions. The code equivalent of the word in
that language is your answer in each question:
10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

CLUSTER
(A) YHPQDXE
(C) BITSVEO

(B) BKTUSDQ
(D) XFJNOPQ

LIGHT
(A) HVWJD
(C) CIMKN

(B) KHIGS
(D) KJHGS

TRIVIAL
(A) SQHXHCK
(C) VOHXHAI

(B) DEVCVZH
(D) SQJUJBK

NUMBER
(A) ZJAWQP
(C) GPTMXE

(B) MTOADQ
(D) MVNAFQ

BRAVE
(A) AQBUF
(D) DOAXE

(B) WRYJQ
(D) MEZCX

Direction (15 to 16): Study the number series given below and answer the questions that follow:
7897653428972459297647
15.

16.

How many 7s are preceded by 9 and followed by 6?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4

(D) 5

Which figures have equal frequency?

(A) 2, 5, 3
(B) 2, 4, 5

(D) 8, 6, 5

(C) 3, 7, 5

17.

Four tests Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology are to be conducted on four successive
days, not necessarily in the same order. The Physics test is held before the test which is conducted
after Biology. Chemistry is conducted exactly after two tests are held. Which test is held the last?
(A) Physics
(B) Biology
(C) Mathematics
(D) cannot be determined

18.

If the time shown by a clock is 5 hrs 37 min, then what time does its mirror image show?
(A) 7 hrs 23 min
(B) 6 hrs 18 min
(C) 6 hrs 36 min
(D) 6 hrs 23 min

19.

5 friends, A to E have to send some message to each other subject to some restrictions. A can send
messages to B, C and D, all of whom can send messages to E. Also (A and E), (B and C) and (C and
D) can send messages to each other. In how many different ways can A send a message to E (no
person name should be repeated in a single message sending sequence)?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) none of these

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20.

In a city, the traffic regulations are such that if a person moves towards East, he should move with a
speed of 12 km/hr, towards West with a speed of 18 km/hr, towards North with a speed of 24 km/hr
and towards South with a speed of 30 km/hr. Gaurav starts from his house and travels for 10 minutes
towards East, followed by 15 minutes towards North, followed by 20 minutes towards South, followed
by 30 minutes towards West and finally travels 10 minutes towards East to reach his college. What is
the approximate distance between his house and the college?
(A) 8.2 km
(B) 6.4 km
(C) 9.3 km
(D) 9.7 km

21.

Cooks are the artists. Artists do not go to the offices. Girls can work. Boys go to office. Boys go to
market. Vegetables are available in the market, which of the following is definitely true?
(A) girls do not to go to market
(B) boys are not girls
(C) boys are not vegetables
(D) vegetables are not available in the kitchen

Directions (2226): Eight persons, A to H from eight cities P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W, not necessarily in the
same order are sitting around a circular table. We know the following additional information.
(i)
Among A, E, G and F, no two persons are adjacent to each other.
(ii)
Among the persons from P, T, V and W, no two persons are opposite each other.
(iii)
A is the immediate left of B, who is two places away to the right of the persons from Q.
(iv)
The person from S is opposite D, who is adjacent to E.
(v)
The person from P is the immediate left of G, who is from T.
(vi)
C, who is from W, is adjacent to the persons from R and V.
22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

Who is from R?
(A) A

(B) B

(C) E

(D) F

Who is to the immediate right of H?

(A) G
(B) E

(C) A

(D) cannot be determined

Who is opposite to the person from V?

(A) A
(B) G

(C) F

(D) cannot be determined

Who is sitting three places away to the right of G?

(A) B
(B) C
(C) D

(D) cannot be determined

Who is sitting three places away to the right of the person from Q?
(A) B
(B) F
(C) E

(D) G

Directions (27 31): In each of the following question, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the
wrong term.
27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

5, 27, 61, 122, 213, 340, 509

(A) 27
(B) 61

(C) 122

(D) 509

6, 15, 35, 77, 165, 221

(A) 35
(B) 77

(C) 165

(D) 221

7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511

(A) 15
(B) 39

(C) 63

(D) 127

11, 28, 327, 463, 5125

(A) 5125
(B) 463

(C) 28

(D) 11

14, 91, 116, 251, 136, 494

(A) 494
(B) 91

(C) 251

(D) 136

32.

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In the above diagram every alphabet joined with the others by lines. How many times can we read the
word THINKER from left to right in different ways?
(A) 16
(B) 12
(C) 8
(D) 20
33.

Amar, Akbar and Anthony are friends, being looked after by a matron Farah. Amar weighs 50% more
than Akbar and Anthony weights 25% less than Amar. Farah weighs a third of the combined weight of
the three boys. All four together weight 232 kg. The correct arrangement of the person in the
ascending coder of their weight is:
(A) Anthony, Akbar, Farah, Amar
(B) Anthony, Akbar, Amar, Farah
(C) Akbar, Anthony, Amar, Farah
(D) Akbar, Anthony, Farah, Amar

34.

mnonopqopqrs __ __ __ __ __
(A) mnopqr
(B) oqrstu

35.

36.

(C) pqrstu

Find the wrong number in the series 7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342, 511
(A) 7
(B) 28
(C) 124

(D) qrstuw

(D) 215
th

In a row of 21 girls, when monika was shifted by four places towards the right, she became 12 from
the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end at the row?
th
th
th
th
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 14

Direction (37 to 40): In the following questions, numbers have been arranged according to the same general
pattern. Find the missing number in each question.
37.

210
196
?
(A) 6

81
115

14
(B) 7

38.

(C) 9

(D) 18

(C) 64

(D) 80

(C) 360

(D) 400

(C) 18

(D) 72

72
?
4
(A) 32

16
48

8
(B) 40

39.

?
225
12
(A) 75

144
81

15
(B) 240

40.

132
121
7
(A) 5

49
?

11
(B) 15

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