List of top Design Aptitude Questions asked in CEED

Figure P can be divided into four identical pieces. Assuming that the pieces can be rotated and flipped, which of the options will fit?
Shown on the left are the front and top views of a 3D object. Which option(s) can be the side view?
Shown in the box are the orthographic views of a 3D object. Which option represents that object?
An animation of shapes morphing from one to another is shown in the GIF below. Which of the shapes shown in the options can be found in this animation sequence in its exact orientation and size?
Some configurations for the pair of scissors are shown below. If concentric circles represent hinges, which of the options will work?
A washbasin is to be installed in a college canteen in India. Which of the options can help derive the appropriate height of the washbasin from the floor?
Tile X was used to create a pattern which is seamless (without gaps) when arranged as shown in Y. Which tile(s) from the options will create a seamless pattern?
Mobile sculptures are created by tying fish-shaped cut-outs of different colours using blue strings on brown sticks of negligible weight, as shown below. All the fish cut-outs are of the same size and weight. Which of the options will remain balanced after suspending from a ceiling?
Which of the graphs shown below represent(s) the equation XY = 25?
Figure shows the plan of a one-way road passing next to a primary school. Which of the options can be the location(s) to set up a bus stop for the school bus in Indian context?
Which of the following rocking chairs will NOT topple while rocking 15 degree?
A system of frictionless and massless pulleys is being used to pull up a load of 2520 N. What is the minimum force (in Newtons) required at the end of the rope (shown in dashed lines)?
A bank needs to upgrade its ATM kiosks to be wheel-chair accessible. An ATM kiosk entrance has four steps rising up to reach the floor level of the kiosk. Each step is 1000 mm in length, 300 mm in breadth, and 150 mm in height. The bank proposes to create a wheel-chair accessible ramp with a slope of 1:12, adjacent to the steps. What is the minimum horizontal length of the ramp in metre? \

A solid object under a spotlight forms a shadow as shown in the image. Which of the options can be produced by rotating the object? 

The image shows two views of a metal artefact. It is made using a unique traditional process. Which of the following options is/are TRUE? 

Two views of a solid are shown. Which of the options is/are the view/s of the same solid? 

Which of the options is/are rotations of the figure P?

Gear Q is fixed on the pulley R. If pulley P undergoes 4.5 full rotations, how many rotations will gear S undergo? 

Six circular biscuits of diameter 10 cm are arranged on a circular plate as shown below. What is the circumference of the plate in centimetres? 

Find the digit that is not written in the same font as others. 

The figure shows an urban road map of a city. The boundary of the city is a perfect rectangle as indicated by the black dotted line. The grey lines indicate the major roads that run parallel to the edges of the city. The red line shows the route taken by a bus from point P to point Q. If the perimeter of the boundary is 68 km, what is the distance travelled by the bus in kilometres? 

A necklace made of white and black cube beads, arranged in a particular sequence, is shown in the figure. Find out the number of black beads. Blue mark indicates the start of the necklace and red mark indicates the end of the necklace. 

 

The shown figure is first cloned and flipped on the axis PP, and the resulting image is cloned and flipped on the axis QQ. How many triangles does the resulting image have? 

What is the value of the ratio\( \frac{\text{Area of the hexagon}}{\text{Area of the grey triangle}}\)?

Building upon the visual elements given in the ten boxes, create recognizable images and give a title to each. A theme for each of the first three boxes has been given as printed in the answer booklet. Use only BLACK pencil/pen. Draw only within the boundaries of the boxes.
Evaluation criteria:

Originality and diversity of ideas, clarity and neatness of sketches