List of top Design Aptitude Questions asked in UCEED

What is the main purpose for the presence of water in a toilet bowl (Western Commode/Water Closet)?

P is a transparent glass filled with water as shown below. Q is a white cylinder with parallel lines printed around it. If the cylinder is viewed through the glass from the direction of the arrow, find the correct pattern observed.

What is the total number of capital letter 'T' shown in the image below?
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ChatGPT is an extremely popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot from OpenAI. Which of the following options is the correct symbol/logo of ChatGPT?

1, 2, 3 and 4 are photographs captured using a camera with a lens set at aperture P, Q, R or S. Which of the options is/are correct?

Which of the below is/are cinema camera maker(s)?

Which of the following terms are related to Architecture?

Which consultant(s) to the Government of India suggested that the metal lota (shown in the given figure) used by many Indians is an appropriate symbol for indigenous design traditions?

Design Aptitude [50 Marks]
A visit to a museum or a zoo is always something we look forward to with much excitement. But such visits are very tiring too; after about an hour or so we look for a place to sit - a chair or bench, that is never nearby. What if we could carry our own chair everywhere?
Design a portable seating device that you could carry in your backpack or hand bag. It should be light enough to carry around, small enough to fit into your bag, easy to use, and good to look at.
Show the seating device when:
1) it has just been taken out of the bag and
2) it is ready to sit on.
Note:
• Make pencil sketches only
• Do not use colour
• Explain your design only through visuals and short labels.
• Do not write separate explanations.
Evaluation Criteria:
• Suitability of the design for the given context
• Ease of carrying and use
• Uniqueness of design
• Attention to detail
• Explanation of features through visuals only
• Clarity of the sketch and quality of presentation

Shown below are the vertical cross-sections of handpumps. Which of the following options depict(s) the correct working principle?

What is the correct option for the Question Figure.

A story depicts Sabina encountering a spider. The continuing scene has to represent the spider’s point of view of Sabina. What is the most appropriate option?

Read the following design context: The city of Mumbai is facing a severe shortage of parking spaces. The problem is acute in south Mumbai where land is expensive and undeveloped land almost non-existent. A panel of experts consisting of city and town planners, transportation engineers and designers, economists, historians and policy makers has studied the problem carefully and has recommended a set of measures:
I. Start a free public bicycle program in which people are encouraged to use public transport for longer distances and shared common bicycles for shorter distances.
II. Allow people to download a mobile App which will allow vehicle owners to book parking spots up to one week in advance.
III. Ban vehicles with even registration numbers on the even days of the month, and odd registration numbers on odd days of the month.
IV. Make parking prohibitively expensive.
V. Build more multi-storied and underground parking complexes.
VI. Declare the whole of south Mumbai as a heritage district to prevent any further construction and limit vehicle entry by imposing toll.
VII. Design self-parking vehicles.
VIII. Create a car pooling mobile App that will connect people to share cars and reduce the number of cars on the road.
IX. Make the roads more pedestrian-friendly.
X. Institute a parking pricing mechanism which dynamically adjusts the cost of parking based on demand and supply.
Identify FOUR recommendations that will make the most impact in solving the parking problem.

Read the following paragraph and answer the question related to it. There are many subtleties to designing with audio in order to create useful, non-intrusive experiences that offer instruction, information, and feedback when users interact with everyday devices, such as mobile phones, cars, toys etc. If audio might play a part in your design, what are some considerations, with specific regard to cognitive loads on users and aesthetics of interaction that you must keep in mind? Pick all that apply.