List of top Design Aptitude Questions asked in CEED

The director of Uski Roti is:

Draw a 5-year-old boy sitting on a chair. 
Instructions: 
The final drawing is to be done free hand using only a pencil. 
Do not use any colour. 
You may use shading to give a realistic three-dimensional feel. 
Do not use any drawing instruments like ruler, set square, compass, etc. 
Evaluation Criteria: 
Composition 
Perspective 
Light, shade and shadow 
Quality of lines 
 

Draw your favorite car in proper perspective in three-quarter view.
Instructions:
The final drawing is to be done free hand using only a pencil.
Do not use any colour.
You may use shading to give a realistic three-dimensional feel.
Do not use any drawing instruments like ruler, set square, compass, etc.
Evaluation Criteria:
Composition
Perspective
Light, shade and shadow
Quality of lines

The unit shown below is a pentagon with a mark. Each of the four compositions (A, B, C, D) is created by mirroring four times along the edges. Identify the composition with the correct reflection. 

Identify the monument shown below. 

Identify the wrist watch having the most sporty look. 

Identify the Rupee symbol approved by the Govt. of India. 

The author of The God of Small Things is:

From the images of musical instruments given below, identify the one that does not belong to the group.

Drawing of an unfolded toothpaste pack is shown below. Identify the correct one. 

Identify the creator of the painting shown below. 

The issue of Dengue fever claiming human life is becoming a concern.
Create an imaginary female mosquito character spreading dengue fever. Draw an interesting comic strip of five key frames involving the character created. You may add characters to complement the story.
a. Write an abstract of the story in five lines. Write briefly in the space provided on page 20.
b. Make three alternative sketches for each of the characters in the space provided on page 20-21.
c. Represent your story board in five frames in the space allotted on page 22. You may use colours if necessary.
Evaluation criteria:
• Abstract of the story
• Appropriateness of the characters
• Originality of story board
• Quality of presentation
The issue of corruption is becoming a big concern and people are agitating over the issue. It is a social responsibility of a designer to create awareness of this issue amongst common people so that they are properly informed about this, through visual media.
Your task is to design an anti-corruption awareness poster to capture the essence of the issue. You can make use of text, graphics or both.
a. Identify at least five distinct factors essential for representing the issue of corruption. Write briefly in the space provided on page 20.
b. Generate three distinct concepts through pencil sketches based on the factors identified above. Present these pencil sketches along with brief notes in the space provided on page 20-21.
c. Create your final concept of the poster and present this through drawing on page 22. You may use colours if necessary.
Evaluation criteria:
• Identification of distinct factors
• Originality of your alternate concepts
• Appropriateness of your final Poster
• Clarity of your Poster in representing the issue of corruption
Caps on glass bottles used for pickles and jam are often difficult to open for senior citizens. Many of these caps are screwed on to the bottles.
Design an opener for screwable bottle caps, to be used by the elderly.
a. Identify at least five distinct factors essential for designing a cap opener for bottles and jars that can be used by the elderly. Write briefly in the space provided on page 20.
b. Generate three distinct concepts through pencil sketches based on the factors identified above. Present these pencil sketches along with brief notes (if necessary) in the space provided on page 20-21.
c. Create your final concept and present this through drawing, showing the overall form and design of its features on page 22. Mention materials to be used for production of the opener and reasons for choosing the same.
Evaluation criteria:
• Identification of distinct factors
• Originality of your alternate concepts
• Appropriateness of your final solution
• Appropriateness of choice of materials
• Quality of your presentation
Cubism was started by:
The full form of DSLR is:
Dr. D Udaya Kumar is well known in the field of:
Identify the designer from the following:

Below is an image of a typical Bus Stop in India. 

Instructions: 
Identify five unique problems from the point of view of bus stop users (e.g., passengers, pedestrians, elderly). 
For each problem: 
(a) Write a brief description of the problem. 
(b) Illustrate your solution with a neat sketch in the space provided. 

 

The following objects are available to you: 
2 Hemispheres 
2 Cubes 
2 Cylinders 
2 Wires (Flexible Rods) 

5 interesting products made out of a combination of all 8 objects. You can scale the objects to any size or dimension.
Represent your ideas with neat sketches. Name each product and add a brief description (if necessary) in the space provided below. 
 

Illustrate in perspective, a composition of an Open Book and a Table Lamp, with the light switched on, placed on a flat surface.
Instructions:
The drawing must be done freehand using only blue pencils.
Do not use any drawing instruments (like ruler, compass, etc.) or colour pencils.
Given below are two images of the same car. Use a minimum of two colours in each car to depict the following two expressions:

A tetrahedron is shown below made out of paper and 4 tessellations of the same. One of the 4 tessellations is wrong. 
Tick the wrong one. 

In the following sentence, there are some letters that do not match the main letter font (Times New Roman). Identify and circle the 8 odd fonts that do not belong to the letter font Times New Roman. 

Below is a line. Visualize and Illustrate 4 different forms by making use of the line.