Weekly time table (strategy) for NID MDes preparation

Hello, 

There is no universal strategy applicable to everyone. Strategy and preparation level varies from person to person based on several factors. This timetable will be of some help to assist you in preparing your own schedule.

Downloadable PDF - A complete list of SYL links for NID-DAT exam (sitemap) 

NID MDes faculty wise syllabus list

NID MDes CDAT new pattern - what is it and how to deal with it?

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In the below weekly timetable, I will just refer as either verbal or non-verbal because of space limitations. You can assume any of the topics (based on the priority list given at the end of this page) and cover them. If you're not starting in August but from another month (say October), you may want to modify your schedule and include the topics accordingly. 

Month: August

1st week - object sketching (every day things like products kitchen and appliances etc.), Image aptitude (solids, views, surface counting, solid manipulations etc), drawing images in front/top/side views (helpful to improve your imagination although in NID exam this might not come)

2nd week - Previous papers, non verbal reasoning - image patterns, image manipulations, syllogism 

3rd week - Tangram puzzles, non verbal reasoning - paper cutting etc, odd man out series

4th week - solve previous papers, verbal reasoning, story writing, sketching practice (line sketching by copying). Attempt subjective questions too to evaluate your current status. 

5th week - Ability tests, basic math formula revision, sketching practice (line sketching giving emphasis to shape, size/proportion), Faculty wise topic (chose any two)

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Month : September

1st week - English comprehension, plain sketching (objects, everyday things),  Faculty wise topics,

2nd week - Ability tests - inductive/deductive reasoning, mensurations, plain sketching (objects, everday things) 

3rd week - verbal reasoning, folding and unfolding of solids, image manipulations, paragraph comprehension, sketching (with concern for detailing like shadings, shadows, details, texture etc)

4th week - non verbal reasoning revision, draw a scene (given in written form) by visualizing - minding details, proportion, and all other elements of sketching, imaginative drawing, revision of your understanding on learnt non verbal reasoning topics, facts on basic science, science quiz questions

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Month : October

1st week  - Faculty wise topics, subjective practice, story and creative writing, NID previous paper subjective attempts, sketch of creative ideas (ex - like creative uses of umbrella, water bottles etc), practice of - logo making, animation frames, posters etc, 

2nd week - paragraph comprehension, deductive reasoning from para's, Principals and Fundamentals of Prototyping (modeling), Observation on every day products - their functions/behaviour and the science/reason behind their use (like why gas pipe is cylindrical and not square ?, what is the shape of the fan blade ? etc), sketch practice of - logo making, animation frames, posters etc (continuation) 

3rd week -  Rebus puzzles, aptitude start, font, revision on math basics, Faculty wise topics (GK on Terms and techniques related to weaving, art, stitching, pottery, architecture, fashion, animation, printmaking, media etc), sketching of creative ideas.

4th week - direction sense tests, IQ questions, color schemes, Basic science and facts, odd man out series, Knowledge on convex, concave mirroring, sketch practice of humans/animals in different positions like sitting, standing, postures, in action, different genders, age groups, portraits etc

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Month : November

(keep your sketch practice in between)

1st week - Faculty wise topic - Basic idea about materials used for daily products, GK fact on sciene, earth, findings, completing sentences, deducing meaningful statements from paragraphs, working on design and creative ideas, Faculty wise subjective - practising sketching of creative ideas, 

2nd week - Knowledge on print/packaging standard, logos/symbols, series (aptitude and image kind), GK on natural disasters occurred in history, General facts (famous, science, logos, constitution and human rights), mechanical and spatial ability overview, situation test practice (paragraph/sceanrio type)

3rd week - Indian indexes, Background on civilization, revolutions, archaeology, paragraph comprehension revision,Color schemes, Epics, Renaissance, Terms and techniques related to sculpturing, webpage design, sketch practice on object forms, shapes, texture etc)

4th week - Terms and techniques related to construction, pottery, building, archi etc, Prototyping (modeling), related terms, techniques, media and tools used, basic knowledge on materials for prototype making steps followed (very quickly), Faculty wise topics - GK on movies, animators, Architectural importance in India (locations, places etc)

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Month : December

(keep your sketch practice in between)

1st week - Logos of Indian brands and government department, institutes, science and solar system, facts, inventors/discoveries, general facts about earth, design and even about humans, indian history, GK on World famous days (events, attacks, revolutions etc), Gk on India's famous political personalities, Animation movements, texture identifications (on animals, surfaces etc), start covering leftover Faculty wise topics 

2nd week - Gk on sports, politics, film, animation, recent implements or constitution changes, Indian culture, dance, wear etc, GA on Art/Media, painters, music, dance, designers, Font, linguistic, English - completing sentence, NID/UCEED Mock test (or previous paper) practice, Crafting media, tools, related terms etc, Paint/art/works of renowned designers, cover Faculty wise topics

3rd week - Knowledge about books, great personalities including sports, politicians, designers, revolution activist etc, Symmetry in biology, NID/UCEED Mock test (or previous paper) practice, quick revision on solid views, syllogisms, basic mensuration concepts, Knowledge on people (and their works) related to innovators, changes, revolutions, art movements etc, sketching, knowledge on aesthetics, symmetry etc, revise Faculty wise topics

4th week - Revision on ability tests samples, NID/UCEED/CEED Mock test (or previous paper) practice, quick non verbal revision, Color scheme revision, GK on generally (day-to-day) used products/objects/things, gadgets, appliances, vegetables, GK on break through revolutions, GK on famous personalities (designers, activist, painters, logo makers, sports, political, science in indian context, ), cover as well as revise Faculty wise topics

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Month : January

1st week - current affairs (recent break throughs) related to india, introductions like monetization, CST, personals involved in that etc, Terms and techniques related to design, art, print, printmaking, crafting, media, theory on black box, GK on famous personalities (continuation), revision of any other GA topics

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As a reference, I'm listing down the topics with their rankings in brackets. A very high rank (high being 5) means you are suggested to prioritize that topics and a very low rating (low being 1) mean you are advised not to spend much time on that. If you find some topics important that has been skipped, you may go according to that as well as let me know. Please note that I'm keeping in mind that you're also giving UCEED/NATA/JEE/NIFT or any design based exams. So, preparing for these topics would help you give other exams too with ease!

Verbal Reasoning

Syllogism (5)

Logical Sequence of Words (1)

Blood Relation Test (2)

Series Completion (2)

Cause and Effect (3)

Dice, Venn Diagrams (1)

Cube and Cuboid (3)

Analogy (2)

Seating Arrangement (3)

Character Puzzles (4)

Direction Sense Test (5) 

Arithmetic Reasoning (2)

calendar (2)

Non Verbal Reasoning

Series (4)

Analogy (4)

Classification (5)

Analytical Reasoning (5)

Mirror Images & Water Images (4)

Embedded Images (2)

Pattern Completion  (5)

Figure Matrix (3)

Paper Folding (5)

Paper Cutting (5)

Rule Detection (4)

Grouping of Images (3)

Shape Construction (2)

Image Analysis (4)

Cubes and Dice (4)

Aptitude topics  - Average, Area, mensruations, odd man out series, height, and distance, speed, trains, 

All the best with your start :)

NID MDes CDAT - new pattern from 2018 - what is it all about ?

Hi,

NID this time has introduced a new pattern for the MDes prelims exam. They mentioned that the exam will have CDAT - Common Design Aptitude Test. Apart from that, the candidate has to give stream specific exam too. That does mean that the syllabus for stream specific exam would be different from the regular CDAT. Here, I will try to give the pros and cons in addition to giving some tips as usual. (At the end of this page, I've given a link to a new post with the syllabus/topics on faculty wise basis. You might find it useful.)

Downloadable PDF - A complete list of SYL links for NID-DAT exam (sitemap) 

I believe the notion of CDAT is pretty clear to you. It's nothing but the regular DAT patter, that includes syllabus like design aptitude, basic math and aptitude part and on a day to day design basics and a large part of GK and general observation question. If you've gone through the previous years NID exams or had gone through previous years question papers, then you would've got the clear picture of the syllabus and the question types being asked. So, let's not discuss much about CDAT. What is bothering you (and me as well) is the stream specific exam. Though some of you might find it as an advantage, this pattern change would impose pressure on the rest. Pressure in the sense - going an extra mile of preparing additional topics in addition to CDAT syllabus. You must have noted the increase in exam time too. That gives a clue to us that there would be a considerable percentage of stream specific topics in the exam. It is still not clear whether that is going to be subjective or objective or mix of both. But, I advise you to prepare for both - subjective (designing/sketching) as well as objective part.

One advantage I can foresee is that you don't have to prepare for universal topics - I mean you don't have to cover all the streams basics, like for example, if you are applying for apparel then you don't have to take the pain of refreshing universal design basics. So, you could focus on stream (faculty specific to be more precise) specific topics.  

The disadvantage is you might need to dig deep into the topics to get a detailed knowledge of the faculty (under which your applied stream falls) you've applied. According to me, this change in pattern is to test your preliminary knowledge of the subject you're applying for. In other words, to check if you're eligible for that specific design stream. Note that this is more or less similar to NID DAT mains except that there won't be portfolio check or an interview, just the test, though you might need to go through the whole streams that come under the chosen faculty) That being said, you can figure out an advantage with this! Your preparation for your prelims would reduce your burden for your mains. So, you would be having an upper hand by the time you reach the mains. 

So, in a nutshell, consider this as an advantage and get prepared for the stream specific topics with enthu. If you ask me, I would say that there is nothing bad in this pattern change, especially if you're a real design lover of that specific stream and if you developed hobbies on that. Surely, such talent will get evaluated with this pattern change. In the previous years, I had seen countless students having a good grip on a stream but got rejected during prelims (for even twice) because of the notion of a common design exam. I'm sure those students will feel happy if they come to hear about the stream specific exam. 

Assuming that you're now convinced with the pattern change and are already ready to start your preparation, the topic that matters now is what syllabus to be covered for the stream specific exam? We need to have a good analysis before trying to take up something as preparation. For this, NID previous years papers are a good start to categorize the common and stream specific question. We can get an idea of the LEVEL of knowledge required for the stream specific study, though, I would say, you need to go an extra mile. 

Like for example, if you're applying for Ceramic and Glass design, which falls under 'Faculty of Industrial Design,' you would need to brush your knowledge on the whole disciplines that fall under this faculty - Ceramic and glass design, Furniture & Interior design, Product design, Toy and Game design, Transportation and automobile design, Universal design (list of disciplines that fall under a specific faculty is given in NID DAT official website. You can check that PDF). Considering only Ceramic and Glass Design, you would have to study the following topics

• pottery, 
• ceramic materials, 
• types of materials, 
• making process (hand and machinery - just an overview and knowledge on technique names for the types), 
• uses, 
• Evoluation (old to new), 
• India-specific or state specific typical customary designs, 
• world wide ceramic presence and their trends 
• Revolution (if any) etc.

And for say Product design, you might need knowledge on these:

• A particular product and its application/uses
• Famous product designers
• Terminologies used in say prototyping, product manufacturing process etc.

And the list goes.

(I will try to add stream-wise topics to be covered for some of the streams in my coming post sometime later)

So, with the list that you've prepared, you can start preparing on that. Note that the list above is for the objective part only. It was mentioned in the NID official page that NID prelims has a mix of both subjective and objective. So, to be on safer side and because we didn't have any previous paper on this pattern change, you better get prepared for stream specific design subjective part apart from the standard preparation like 

• object/scenario sketching
• Writing/story-making
• Creative ideas/uses/methods of concerned products/services
• Problem solving in general.

Alright, I'm done here. I hope you got some idea and also some confidence in facing the exam.

NID MDes faculty wise topics/syllabus list

P.S.: Whatever written on this page is based on my analysis. It need not be 100% correct. The intention of this is to help the students get an idea - as the exam has a new pattern without prior available material.

Drop in comments if you've any thoughts about the change or share your thoughts on the syllabus or topics SUPPOSED to be covered for a specific design stream. 

All the best :) 

- Bhanu 

Weekly time table (strategy) for NID preparation

Hello, 

Please note that there is no universal strategy applicable to everyone. Strategy and preparation level varies from person to person based on their existing abilities (proficiency in a field), how much time to spend every day, their status (completely dedicated or partially preparing and also aiming for other exams), their ease of understanding/grasping topics, their ability skills and so on. So, it all depends on personal capabilities, but this timetable will be helping those who need guidance or a systematic approach to preparation.

Downloadable PDF - A complete list of SYL links for NID-DAT exam (sitemap) 

How to start and what to practice for NID (quick tips)

NID MDes CDAT new pattern - what is it and how to deal with it?

Thanks to a friend, interaction with whom I learned that the regular Verbal and Non-Verbal competitive exam books could be used, very much, for NID (as well as for UCEED/CEED) preparation as well. Since most of you can have access to aptitude and reasoning books, cost of which is comparatively less than any NID/UCEED/CEED books, I, therefore, list out the topics from those books.  Here, before giving the schedule, I will list out the topics with their ranking in brackets. A very high rank (high being 5) means you are advised to prepare to the full for that topics, and a very low rating (low being 1), means you are advised not to spend much time on that and any rating in between means you are advised to give importance accordingly (time). You can safely skip the rest of the topics which are not listed below and if you find some topics important that has been skipped, you may let me know. Please note that I'm keeping in mind that you're also giving UCEED/NATA/JEE/NIFT or any design based exams. So, preparing for these topics might help you give other exams too with ease!

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Verbal Reasoning

• Syllogism (5)
• Logical Sequence of Words (1)
• Blood Relation Test (2)
• Series Completion (2)
• Cause and Effect (3)
• Dice, Venn Diagrams (1)
• Cube and Cuboid (3)
• Analogy (2)
• Seating Arrangement (3)
• Character Puzzles (4)
• Direction Sense Test (5) 
• Arithmetic Reasoning (2)
• calendar (2)

Non Verbal Reasoning

• Series (4)
• Analogy (4)
• Classification (5)
• Analytical Reasoning (5)
• Mirror Images & Water Images (4)
• Embedded Images (2)
• Pattern Completion  (5)
• Figure Matrix (3)
• Paper Folding (5)
• Paper Cutting (5)
• Rule Detection (4)
• Grouping of Images (3)
• Shape Construction (2)
• Image Analysis (4)
• Cubes and Dice (4)

Aptitude topics  - Average, Area, mensruations, odd man out series, height, and distance, speed, trains, 

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In the below weekly timetable, I will just refer as either verbal and non verbal because of space limit, but, you can assume any of the above topics (based on the priority) and cover them.

Month : August

• 1st week - object sketching, Image aptitude (solids, views, surface counting, solid manipulations etc), drawing images in front/top/side views (helpful to improve your imagination although in exam this might not come)
• 2nd week - Previous paper, non verbal reasoning - image patterns, image manipulations, syllogism 
• 3rd week - Tangram puzzles, non verbal reasoning - paper cutting etc, odd man out series
• 4th week - previous paper, verbal reasoning, story writing, sketching practice (line sketching by copying)
• 5th week - Ability tests, basic math formulae revision, sketching practice (line sketching giving emphasis to shape, size/proportion)

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Month : September

• 1st week - non verbal reasoning, english comprehension, plain sketching (objects, everday things)
• 2nd week - Ability tests - inductive/deductive reasoning, mensurations, plain sketching (objects, everday things) 
• 3rd week - verbal reasoning, folding and unfolding of solids, image manipulations, paragraph comprehension, sketching (with concern for detailing like shadings, shadows, details, texture etc)
• 4th week - draw a scene (given in written form) by visualizing minding details, proportion and all other elements of sketching, imaginative drawing, revision of your understanding on learnt non verbal reasoning topics, facts on basic science, science quiz questions,

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Month : October

• 1st week - UCEED Previous paper, story and creative writing, Number puzzles, NID previous paper subjective attempts, sketch of creative ideas (ex - like creative uses of umbrellas, water bottles etc), sketch practice of - logo making, animation frames, posters etc
• 2nd week - CEED previous paper, paragraph comprehension, deductive reasoning from para's, Principals and Fundamentals of Prototyping (modeling), Observation on every day products - their functions/behaviour and the science/reason behind their use (like why gas pipe is cylindrical and not square ?, what is the shape of the fan blade ? etc), sketch practice of - logo making, animation frames, posters etc (continuation) 
• 3rd week - rebus puzzles, aptitude start, font, revision on math basics, GK on Terms and techniques related to weaving, art, stitching, pottery, architecture, fashion, animation, printmaking, media etc, sketching of creative ideas.
• 4th week - direction sense tests, IQ questions, color schemes, Basic science and facts, odd man out series, Knowledge on convex, concave mirroring, sketch practice of humans/animals in different positions like sitting, standing, postures, in action, different genders, age groups, portraits etc

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Month : November

(keep your sketch practice in between)

• 1st week - Basic idea about materials used for daily products, non verbal revision, GK fact on sciene, earth, findings, completing sentences, deducing meaningful statements from paragraphs, working on design and creative ideas, practising sketching of creative ideas, 
• 2nd week - Knowledge on print/packaging standard, logos/symbols, series (aptitude and image kind), GK on natural disasters occurred in history, General facts (famous, science, logos, constitution and human rights), mechanical and spatial ability study, 
• 3rd week - Indian indexes, Background on civilization, revolutions, archaeology, paragraph comprehension revision, Non-verbal revision, Color schemes, Epics, Renaissance, Terms and techniques related to sculpturing, webpage design, sketch practice on object forms, shapes, texture etc)
• 4th week - Terms and techniques related to construction, pottery, building, archi etc, Prototyping (modeling), related terms, techniques, media and tools used, basic knowledge on materials for prototype making steps followed (very quickly), GK on movies, animators, Architectural importance in India (locations, places etc)

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Month : December

(keep your sketch practice in between)

• 1st week - Logos of Indian brands and government department, institutes, science and solar system, facts, inventors/discoveries, general facts about earth, design and even humans, india, history, GK on World famous days (events, attacks, revolutions etc), Gk on India's famous political personalities, Animation movements, texture identifications (on animals, surfaces etc) 
• 2nd week - Gk on sports, politics, film, animation, recent implements or constitution changes, Indian culture, dance, wear etc, GA on Art/Media, painters, music, dance, designers, Font, linguistic, English - completing sentence, NID/UCEED Mock test (or previous paper) practice, Crafting media, tools, related terms etc, Paint/art/works of renowned designers, 
• 3rd week - Knowledge about books, great personalities including sports, politicians, designers, revolution activist etc, Symmetry in biology, NID/UCEED Mock test (or previous paper) practice, quick revision on solid views, syllogisms, basic mensuration concepts, Knowledge on people (and their works) related to innovators, changes, revolutions, art movements etc, sketching, knowledge on aesthetics, symmetry etc
• 4th week - Revise of ability tests samples, NID/UCEED/CEED Mock test (or previous paper) practice, quick non verbal revision, Color scheme revision, GK on generally (day-to-day) used products/objects/things, gadgets, appliances, vegetables, GK on break through revolutions, GK on famous personalities (designers, activist, painters, logo makers, sports, political, science in indian context, )

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Month : January

• 1st week - current affairs (recent break thoughs) related to india, introductions like monetization, CST, personall involved in that etc, Terms and techniques related to design, art, print, printmaking, crafting, media, theory on black box, GK on famous personalities (continuation), revision of any other GA topics

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Practicing previous papers or sample tests will help you in monitoring the phase as well as help you with fast practice.

If you feel like some topics are uncovered in the above weekly plan, please do comment here so that others would also know. 

And here is the link where you can get the syllabus for NID

Resources for NID-DAT (for both UG and PG)

NID-DAT Resource update (according to new syllabus)

NID-DAT Resource (previous update)

Resource from UCEED page

Useful webpages for NID/UCEED

Famous designers list and other GA

All the best for your start :)

Solutions to NID-DAT 2016 official sample Test paper

Hi,

As promised, I'm giving solutions to NID-DAT 2016 sample test paper released by NID institute in their official web page. Wherever needed, I've given explanations with images. Note that I've given solutions to short questions only and haven't dealt with the subjective part which covers sketch and design. Hope you find this useful. 

You can get the NID-DAT 2016 sample test question paper here   

Update: 
I came to know from Preethi that the answer key had been released last year after the exam and they removed it. So, based on the answers as shared in the comments by Narendra K, Preethi Tk, and others I've modified my solutions since this page is viewed by all. Hope you make the note and thank the one who informed us :)

Note: One of our friend Narendra Karumudi informed me that the sample test paper is nothing but actual NID-DAT 2016 prelims question paper. So, please make a note.

Also check -

NID-DAT complete syllabus list (2016 update)

NID-DAT Resources - (old - 2015)

NID-DAT Resource update 1 (2016)

Answers 

Q1) B

Split-complementary is a color scheme using one base color and two secondary colors. 

Analogous colors are groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and a tertiary. 

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined, cancel each other out. This means that when combined, they produce a grey-scale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those particular two colors.

source - https://www.inspirationail.com/school-yellow/

Coriander color scheme - 

HEX/HTML - #8E826A

RGB Values - 142, 130, 106

Cabbage color scheme - 

HEX/HTML - #374733

RGB Values - 142, 130, 106

source - educationresources.serif.com

Study 1 - https://www.inspirationail.com/school-combos/

A very good study on Color Theory  

Split complementary color schemes 

Q2) A

Here's a good page to explore full forms - http://formfull.in/emi

Q3) B

SAR - Specific Absorption Rate - is a measure of the rate of RF (radiofrequency) energy absorption by the body from the source being measured – in this case, a cell phone. 

To find your smartphone SAR values, just type *#07#

Q4) B

Q5) A

Q6) A

Concave reflections are inverted and enlarged unlike convex reflections which are shorter in size. Since the longitudinal size is elongated, it appears thin in concave case.

Check this page for more explanation - 

Images formed with convex mirrors are always right side up and reduced in size. Examples of convex mirrors are: a car's side mirrors, security mirrors, makeup mirrors, dentist mirrors etc

Concave mirror uses : As reflections in car head-lights, hand torches, table lamps, shaving mirrors etc.

Q7) D

Free time study

Q8) D

Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian mythological silent film, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film. 

List of Indian silent films 

Some facts:

Durgabai Kamat was a Marathi actress, who was the first female actress of Indian cinema. while her daughter Kamlabai Gokhale, played the role of as Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema.

Dadasaheb Phalke - the father of Indian cinema,

Q9) A

Cochin International Airport (CIAL) became the first fully solar powered airport in the world (15 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built by CIAL). The plant comprises 46,150 solar panels laid across 45 acres near the international cargo complex.

Q10) B

Coal is the major source of Power in India as of 2016. Natural gas comes next, followed by petroleum and finally Biogas as per the given options.

About 70% of India's electricity generation capacity is from fossil fuels.

Some more Indian Energy Facts: Energy Policy of India 

Q11) D

Corporate social responsibility, often abbreviated "CSR," is a corporation's initiatives to assess and take responsibility for the company's effects on environmental and social wellbeing.

Common CSR actions include: (Source - Wiki)

Environmental sustainability:

recycling, waste management, water management, renewable energy, reusable materials, 'greener' supply chains, reducing paper use and adopting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standards.

Community involvement: 

This can include raising money for local charities, providing volunteers, sponsoring local events, employing local workers, supporting local economic growth, engaging in fair trade practices, etc.

Ethical marketing: Companies that ethically market to consumers are placing a higher value on their customers and respecting them as people who are ends in themselves. They do not try to manipulate or falsely advertise to potential consumers. This is important for companies that want to be viewed as ethical.

Study more - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility

Q12) D

A - (BIMAL ROY, MRINAL SEN, satyajit ray) are all film directors

B - No need to explain :P

C - Are all writers

Saadat Hasan Manto - Saadat Hasan Manto was an Indo-Pakistani writer, playwright and author 

Ismat Chughtai - was an eminent Indian writer in Urdu

Sampooran Singh Kalra known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet,

D - 

Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film 

Prasoon Joshi is a renowned Indian lyricist

Sayeeda Jaffrey is an NRI banker and a successful corporate woman from America.

Q13) D

The term "black box" is almost never used within the flight safety industry or aviation, which prefers the term "flight recorder". The recorders are not permitted to be black in color, and must be bright orange, as they are intended to be spotted and recovered after incidents.

Q14) C

Q15) A

Interactive voice response (IVR) is a technology that allows a computer to interact with humans. IVR systems can be used for mobile purchases, banking payments and services, retail orders, utilities, travel information and weather conditions. 

Q16) A

Q17) D

Industrial Revolution denotes the transaction to new New industrial manufacturing process. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, the development of machine tools and the rise of the factory system. Textiles were the dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, value of output and capital invested; the textile industry was also the first to use modern production methods.

Q18) B

Q19) C

Manila is in Philippines, which is the east most part to India, followed by HongKong, Jakarta and finally Singapore. You can check the time zone, the one which is more ahead of Indian time of UTC+05:30, For Philippine, it is UTC+08:00 and for HongKond, it is UTC+07:16

Q20) B

Check some list of Indian book authors 

Q21) D

Q22) B

9/11 - World Trade Center Attack

26/11 - 2008 Mumbai Taj attack

13/11 - 2015 Paris attack 

Q23) B

The Mesopotamian civilisation in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (c. 3300 BC - c. 2000 BC),

The Egyptian civilisation in the Nile valley (c. 3200 BC - c. 1000 BC),

The Harappan civilisation in the Indus valley (c. 3200 BC - c. 1300 BC), and

the Yellow River (Chinese) civilisation in the Yellow River valley (c. 2000 BC - c. 200 BC).

More details - Ancient River civilizations 

http://www.mentorials.com/high-school-history-ancient-river-civilizations.htm

Q24) C

Q25) C

Q26) C

Q27) D

Q28) B

Check about Indian culture and paintings here 

Q29) C

It depicts the comic character "The Common Man"

The Common Man is a cartoon character created by Indian author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman. For over a half of a century, the Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian, through a daily comic strip, "You Said It" in The Times of India. The comic was started in 1951

Q30) C

Q31) B

Ptolemy and Aristotle believed that sun revolved around the earth.

Q32) C

UNICEF's objectives are "to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential." 

The main objectives of UNIDO are the promotion of industrial growth and technological progress, most effective use of human resources, equitable development through industrialization, industrial development and environmental protection, international cooperation in industrial investment and technology.

The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law, and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations.

Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict.

Q33) C

Q34) C

Check environmental related materials - Resources for UCEED

Q35) C

Q36) C

Q37) A

Q38) D

Premchand, better known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being an honorary prefix, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century.

List of works - Devasthan Rahasya, Prema, Kishna, Roothi Rani, Vardaan, Seva Sadan, Premashram, Rangbhoomi, Nirmala, Kaayakalp, Pratigya, Gaban, Karmabhoomi, Godaan

For more detailed works, check wiki page 

Baba Ramdev is a yoga teacher known for his work in Ayurveda, business, politics and agriculture. He is best known for popularising yoga among Indians through his mass yoga camps. He founded the Patanjali Group of Institutions.

T.V. Mohandas Pai is the Chairman of Manipal Global Education. He used to be a Member of the board of directors of Infosys and Head – Administration, Education and Research, Financial, Human Resources, and Infosys Leadership Institute.

Anant Pai, popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics. He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.

Q39)  C

Get perspective related study - Resources for UCEED

Q40) D

Jataka Tales are native Indian works relating the previous births of Gautama Buddha.

Q41) B

Q42) C

Picture source - http://www.wolaver.org/math/snowflakes.htm

An object is said to have n-fold symmetry if it looks the same after being rotated 360/n degrees.

more details - https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/symmetry/2dptgrp.htm

Symmetry types here - Isomorphology - symmetry types examples

Q43) A

Animals that are bilaterally symmetric have mirror symmetry in the sagittal plane, which divides the body vertically into left and right halves, with one of each sense organ and limb pair on either side. The great majority (at least 99%) of animals are bilaterally symmetric, including humans 

Q44) B

Radial symmetry, in which an organism can be divided equally about a central point, much like a pie cut into equal parts. Radial symmetry can be divided equally many times around this central point. It just depends on how many pieces of pie you want! One slice represents one equal segment of the whole.

Source : study.com symmetry

Further study - Symmetry types here - Isomorphology - symmetry types examples

Q45) C (bit doubtful)

Also see - Indian Vernacular Architecture 

Q46) D

Study more here - 

Archinomy - 

Building materials and construction Techniques of Ancient India 

Traditional Indian Archi 

Q47) D

It's Obvious, All are kitchen items except spanner

Q48) C

Q49) C

Learn how to understand this type of sequence questions - Step-by-step movement study

Q50) D

By simple observation

The pattern is actually flipped and rotated to negative  2-10 degree

Q51) A

I actually used a pen to measure the length/width visible on screen :P

Q52) B

Metal strip on top (numbered 1) will try to expand equally on both top and bottom surface, but since it's fixed at the bottom to strip 2, it will instead bend upwards in arc shape. similar phenomena to bottom, which gets stretched moe by the top strip (1). Had the case of both being non stick (free), then option D suits.

Q53) C

The Vitruvian Man is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci around. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the architect Vitruvius. The drawing and text are sometimes called the Canon of Proportions or, less often, Proportions of Man. The drawing is based on the correlations of ideal human proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in Book III of his treatise De architectura. Vitruvius described the human figure as being the principal source of proportion among the classical orders of architecture. Vitruvius determined that the ideal body should be eight heads high. 

More details - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man

Vastu Purusha Mandala, is a metaphysical square plan that illustrates how the Vastu Purusha was pinned down by Brahma and 44 Gods – face down, with his head to the North-East and his  feet towards the South-West.

source - http://architectureideas.info/2008/10/vastu-purusha-mandala/

The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier. It was developed as a visual bridge between two incompatible scales, the imperial and the metric system. It is based on the height of a man with his arm raised. It was used as a system to set out a number of Le Corbusier's buildings and was later codified into two books.

Q54) D

Clearly the first one is tiger and the third one is Zebra's skin. Looking at 4, it tells us that it is the skin of Giraffe among the options given

Q55) B

2

3

2+3 = 5

3+5 = 8

5+8 = 13

Q56) 47

Even I was confused and thought the answer as 45, but thanks to a choti - Anjali Singh, she corrected me :D

Check answer to similar kind of question in - Answer key to Design test of CEED 2016 previous paper

Q57) D

It's very simple, split the given shapes in equal sized cube forms as shown in below image. The one wth the largest divisions has the largest surface area. Only D has 5 cubes, while rest other patterns have 4 cubes.

Q58) A

Energy stored by the ball is in the form of potential energy given by mass*9.81*height

The more the mass, the more will be inertia and so it can store more energy, Iron ball is clearly the winner.

Q59) D

Actually, nothing will happen, As you can see in the question, all the ropes have fixed length and are passing through pulleys. Regardless of how much weight you are putting at end, it always at the same position or break in the limit case.

Q60) C

Clearly tetanus is used to protect from bacterial infections during wounds. Cholera is spread by water or food sources. When people with TB in their lungs or throat cough, laugh, sneeze, sing, or even talk, the germs that cause TB may be spread into the air. If another person breathes in these germs there is a chance that they will become infected.

Q61) A

Clip doesn't harm or make hole through the paper/any other material, while the rest does.

Q62) D, B

Literally options C and D are the same :P

Q63) C

By observation

Q64) B

Straight forward question!

Clearly, options A, C and D are out, since we cannot get projection in the top of the given questions using them (they have two such projections on side)

Q65) A

By observation

Q66) A

Inflation is commonly measured by “either a Gross Domestic Product Deflator (GDP Deflator) or a Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator. Another measure of inflation is the Personal Consumption Expenditure Chain Price Index (PCE Price Index).

Q67) C

Singapore temparature is mostly dry with humid kind of temperature mostly between 22 and 35 degrees. CapeTown and Auckland minimum temps could be as low as 14 degrees.

Q68) B

It's obvious, they meet the directors required criteria.

Q69) B

Q70) C

Q71) A

Q72) B

Q73) D

Q74) C

Q75) A

Q76) D

Q77) B

Q78) B

Q79) A

Q80) C 

Q81) D

Q82) B

Check the below image, where, I marked the eight visible triangles. As per the question, I've not considered three dots, which I showed in green color circle. Blue circles are the one's I considered for joining.

Q83) No option

Correction -

The answer according to Medhavi Sharma is 19.

Q84) B/D

"Was" denotes that it was something in past, six feet tall, profession, emotional etc are natural and so we need to use 'is' instead of 'was'. Only option B suits

Q85) B/C

Q86) D/C

Q87) D/A

Q88) D/B

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