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Q1. In a certain code GARNISH is written as RGAINHS. How will GENIOUS be

written in that code?

A NEGOISU B NGEOISU C NGESUOI D NEGSUOI

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Q2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word MISPLACE each of which
has as many letters between its two letters in the word as there are between
them in the English alphabet?

A One B Nil C Two D Three

Q3. In a group of cows and chickens, the number of legs was 14 more than twice
the number of heads. The number of cows was:

A 5 B 7 C 10 D 14

Q4. A 20% rise is reversed.

What is the percentage fall?

A A 16.66% fall B A 19.61% fall C A 20% fall D A 25% fall

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Q5. Identify which of the options given below can be folded to make the 3D
object shown in the box.

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A

B D

Q6. Shown below are the different views of the same ball. Identify its top view.

Front Back Left Right

A B C D

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Q7. If gear ‘P’ is the driving gear and rotates clockwise, which of the following
statements is true?

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A Q will rotate clockwise and S will rotate anticlockwise

B R and T both will rotate anticlockwise
C R will rotate clockwise and U will rotate anticlockwise
D S will rotate anticlockwise and U will rotate clockwise

Q8. The image in the box on the left hand side shows the open and closed positions
for a metal stand. The other two images show the various joints in the stand.
If a fixed joint is denoted by 'f' and a hinged joint is denoted by 'h' then which
of the options is correct?

A P-f ; Q-h ; R-f ; S-h ; T-h ; U-f ; V-f C P-f ; Q-h ; R-f ; S-h ; T-h ; U-h ; V-h
B P-h ; Q-h ; R-h ; S-f ; T-h ; U-f ; V-h D P-f ; Q-h ; R-f ; S-f ; T-h ; U-h ; V-h

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Q9. Choose the figure that should replace the question mark.

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A B C D

Q10. Choose the pattern that complete the sequence shown below.

+ - / + - / + - /
[ # ) ] # ) ] # ( ?
= % x = % x = % x

+ - / + - / + - / + - /
A [ # ( B [ # ( C [ # ( D [ # (
= % x = % x = % x = % x

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Q11. Three views of a block with seven different shapes printed on its surfaces
are shown below. Find the same block from the options given.

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A B C D

Q12. On the right hand side are pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Identify the image that can
be reproduced using all the pieces shown at right.

A C

B D

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Q13. If the given flat shape is revolved about the Y axis by 360°, identify
the solid shape that will be generated.

A C 2021

B D

Q14. Shown below are schematic diagrams of a regular door latch. X represents the
door, and Y represents the frame in the wall. Identify which latch can be used
for correctly locking the door.

Y X Y X
A C

Y X Y X

B D

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Q15. Pick a point on the outermost ring of the maze shown below, in order
to find your way home. Each point indicates the direction of your next
move. Which point on the outermost ring should be your starting point
in order to reach home in the fewest steps?

E SW W
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SW E SE

SE W Home
W NW

N W N

N NE S

A W B N C NE D NW

Q16. Shown below is a combination of fixed pulleys. If the triangular load moves
down, how many pulleys will rotate in the same direction as the smallest
pulley (including itself)? The overlapping paths do not interfere with each
other.

A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13

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Q17. The figure below shows the layout plan of the village A which consists
of a cluster of houses. Black lines represent walls and the openings in those
walls represent either windows or doors. Also marked are the houses of
Riya and Barkya, who are friends. They regularly meet in Barkya's house.
If Riya takes the path that has the least number of openings, what is the
number of openings that she will have to pass by to get to Barkya's house?
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A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6

Q18. The door height of entrance of an Indian Public Hall is to be finalised. Which of
the following should be considered to decide the height of the door frame?

A The height of tallest 5 percent of Indian male population.

B The height of tallest 50 percent of Indian female population.
C The average height of tallest 95 percent of Indian male and female population.
D The height of tallest 95 percent of Indian male child population.

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Q19. An illustration of a walking ant and a pair of glasses lying on the table
surface is shown. Which is the correct illustration from the ant's current
point of view?

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A B C D

Q20. A solid object made of cubes is shown below. This object is symmetric about all
three axes, and does not contain cavities (no hollow spaces). How many cubes
does the solid contain?

A 55 B 57 C 59 D 61

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Q21. The figure given below shows six bar charts corresponding to the volume
of agricultural produce from farms of various farmers. The actual quantities
are also shown in the figure. Red bars indicate tomatoes, green bars
indicate leafy vegetables, and blue bars indicate berries. Assume that they
have seen each other's bar charts. Who can correctly make at least one of
the following statements?
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(i) Everyone who produced any one item more than what I produced, she
also produced every other item more.
(ii) Everyone who produced one item less than what I produced, she also
produced at least one other item less.

60 60

40 40 40

30 30 30
20

Vinita Nalli Sukanya

70 70
60 60 60 60

20 20 20

Priya Suneeta Neela

A Vinita B Priya C Neela D Suneeta

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Q22. A crocodile at point P sees four meatballs at A, B, C and D across the river.
The crocodile moves with the same speed on ground as well as in water.
If the speed of river is half the speed of crocodile, which meatball can it
catch in the shortest time?

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A A B B C C D D

Q23. Which number will replace the question mark?

11 32 21 72 29
24 35 17 15 59 40 ? 24 56 85
13 47 19 48 27

A 21 B 24 C 28 D 30

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Q24. The figure below shows a 3 × 3 cube with 4 colours. The same coloured
shapes are detached and shown separately for reference. Identify the
shape of the red block from the given options.

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A C

B D

Q25. A solid object was sliced to form two new objects. Each of the two new objects
had a circular base. Which shape could not have been the original object?

A cone B cylinder C prism D sphere

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Q26. During an experiment, the temperature of a substance increased at a

constant rate of three degrees Celsius (oC) per hour. Which graph
represents this relationship?

y SUBSTANCE y SUBSTANCE
TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE 2021

25 25
Temperature ( C)

Temperature ( C)
o

o
24 24
23 23
A 22
C 22
21 21
20 20
x x
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
Time (hours) Time (hours)

y SUBSTANCE y SUBSTANCE
TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE

25 25
Temperature ( C)

Temperature ( C)
o

o
24 24
23 23
B 22
D 22
21 21
20 20
x x
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
Time (hours) Time (hours)

Q27. Which set of angle measures could be the interior angles of a triangle?

A 90 o, 90 o, 90 o C 40 o, 50 o, 60 o
B 80 o, 80 o, 200 o D 15 o, 30 o, 135 o

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Q28. Two photographers offer different pricing plans for their services. The graph
below models the prices Photographer A charges. The table below shows
the prices Photographer B charges. Each photographer charges a one-time
equipment fee and an hourly rate.

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PHOTOGRAPHER A PHOTOGRAPHER B 2021

Time (hours) 2 4
200
Total Price (dollars)

175 Total Price $80 $110

150
125
100
75
50
25
t
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (hours)

Which statement about the two pricing plans is true?

A Photographer A charges $15 per hour more than Photographer B.

B Photographer B charges $15 per hour more than Photographer A.
C Photographer A’s equipment fee is $25 less than Photographer B’s.
D Photographer B’s equipment fee is $25 less than Photographer A’s.

Q29. At a local basketball game, all tickets are the same price and all souvenirs
are the same price. Mr. Smith bought 2 tickets to this basketball game and
1 souvenir for a total of $17.25. Ms. Lockhart bought 5 tickets to the same
game and 2 souvenirs for a total of $42.00. How much was a ticket to this
game?

A $2.25 B $7.50 C $8.50 D $9.75

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Q30. A newspaper conducted a survey to find out how many high school
students play video games. The two-way table below displays the data
from the survey.

VIDEO GAME SURVEY

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Boys Girls Total
Do Play
1,593 1,361 2,954
Video Games
Do Not Play
858 1,635 2,493
Video Games

Total 2,451 2,996 5,447

Based on these data in the table, which statement is true?

A There were 2,451 boys surveyed, and about 29% of them play video games.
B There were 2,996 girls surveyed, and about 45% of them play video games.
C There were 5,447 students surveyed, and about 54% of them do not play video games.
D There were 2,493 students surveyed, and about 34% of them are girls who do not play
video games.

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ICATS Mathematics Contest 2021 (Adolescents - Grade 9 & 10)

 Student Name Father Name Grade School
MUNTAHA ABASSI MUNEER AHMED 1 PAKTURK MAARIF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
National Toppers EMAAN FATIMA NAQVI SYED ARIF HUSSAIN 2 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
MUHAMMAD UMAIR YOUNAS MUHAMMAD MUGHAL 3 BEACONHOUSE SCHOOL SYSTEM
ICATS AHMED KHAN M. BILAL KHAN 4 KARACHI CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL
FABIHA RASHID M. RASHID 5 LAHORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
ART AYESHA ARSHAD RANA M. ARSHAD 6 PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
AREEBA AHMAD MATEEN AHMED 7 KIPS SCHOOL

Contest MANAHIL AHMED

SHIFA NOORANI
KHAWAJA MUSHTAQ AHMED
SIRAJ NOORANI
8
9
USMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (CAMPUS 14)
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

2020 ESHA SALMAN MUHAMMAD SALMAN BUTT 10 THE EDUCATORS

Congratulations
Student Name Father Name Grade School
ALIYA HASNAIN HASNAIN NAQVI 1 LAHORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

National Toppers AHMED KAMAL

BURHANUDDIN
MAJ. MUHAMMAD KAMAL
M. HUSAIN KOTHARI
2
2
ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL
MSB EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

ICATS AMNA AZEEM

ZARA KHALID
MUHAMMAD FAISAL
KHALID HAKIM
3
4
THE LEARNING CASTLE SCHOOL
USMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (CAMPUS 14)

Creative Writing HARIS A

KHADIJA HASNAIN
ANWAR
HASNAIN QADRI
5
6
PESHAWAR MODEL SCHOOL
LAHORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Contest MERAL AZMAT

AMINA NOOR
AZMAT KHAN
MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR
7
8
BEACONHOUSE SCHOOL SYSTEM
FAUJI FOUNDATION MODEL SCHOOL
INSHAL ISRAR KHAN 9 KOHINOOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
2020 AREESHA IMTIAZ IMTIAZ ALI 10 HABIB GIRLS' SCHOOL

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