List of top Observation and design sensitivity Questions asked in UCEED

A hollow paper cone is cut by a spiral blade. The blade, the cone, the position of the cone and blade, and the line along which it gets cut are shown below. The surface of the cone is then unwrapped on a flat surface. Which option shows the unwrapped surface?

A cyclist was peddling a geared cycle on an upward inclined road and decided to stop on the incline. Which option can be used to stop the bicycle on the incline only using force on foot pedals?

Construction materials are to be moved using the trolleys in the options. Assume friction is negligible. Which trolley requires the least amount of effort?

Six concentric white rings, each of equal thickness but having different diameters, are positioned on different planes in space. A one-point perspective view of the rings is shown below. Based on this view, which of the option(s) is/are TRUE?

Two views of a solid object are shown on the left. Which of the following options is/are the view(s) of the same object?

Choose the correct option which will be the best suitable answer for this fig.

Cathy has less money than David. Cathy and David together have as much money as Alice and Bob together. Alice and David together have less money than Bob and Cathy together. What is the correct richest-poorest pairing?

Which of the options can be made by following the instructions given in the image below?

Four keyboard layouts were designed to enter text on touch-screen mobile phones. Which of these layouts has the shortest finger travel distance for entering text in the English language? Assume, the mobile is held vertically in the left hand, and a right-handed user presses the keys using only the index finger of the right hand.

The options show designs for a remote control and its battery cover. Which design will be feasible?

Imagine that you are travelling in a passenger train, with 22 coaches, depicted by curved black lines in the options. You are sitting on a window seat in the 19th coach (seat position marked as P). At a given instant of time when the train is heading northwards, select the option which will allow you to see the engine at the front clearly through the window of your seat.

On 16th July 2022, Parvathy bought 4 new pairs of socks A, B, C and D to train herself for the Marathon race on Gandhi Jayanti. She started her training next day wearing the new socks. She trained every day, including the day of the marathon, wearing the socks (one pair every day) in the following sequence: C, A, B and D. Unfortunately, she could not train from 3^rd to 22^nd September 2022 as she was unwell. She resumed her training on 23^rd wearing pair ‘A’ socks and continued with the same sequence till the event day. Identify the pair of socks that Parvathy wore the maximum during her entire training period.

The figure below shows four mechanisms made using links and hinges. If circles represent hinges, which of the option(s) will allow relative motions between the links?

Objects made out of cardboard are shown in the image below. Count the number of objects shown as open containers in this image.

Count the number of cats in the given image.

Count the number of human figures in the picture.

The bold lines correspond to four different paths P, Q, R and S. What is the length of the longest path? The length of each side of the square grids is 7 units .Use\(\frac{22}{7}\)as the value for π.

Figure P shows a profile of a bus with circular wheels on a flat road. The options below show profiles of 4 wheels and corresponding roads. If the ‘wheel’ always moves without slipping or sliding, which of the options will result in the bumpiest ride?

In the figure shown below, the drive wheel P engages with the driven wheel Q through a pin marked in red. Which of the options describes the movement of Q, when P moves in the clockwise direction?

Four students were given a task to design a stencil for the word ’pedagogy’ for spray painting. Shown in the options are designs of each student that are to be cut into stencils for painting. Identify the design that will NOT work as a stencil to paint the given word?

You can set preferences in a mobile app by making a series of selections. You want to be notified of promotions and transactions, but do not want to receive newsletters. You want to allow access to your location and mic, but do not want to allow access to your contacts. What is the correct sequence of actions?
Do not notify me on Promotions
Send me Newsletter
Notify my Transactions
Do not allow access to my Contacts
Allow access to my Location
Allow access to my Mic

Shown below are 2 views of the same solid. Through which of the cutouts shown in the options, will the solid pass?

Which of the given figures can be drawn without lifting the pen? The lines can cross each other but cannot overlap on top of one another.

A system of gears and belts is shown below. The diameters of the gears M, N, P, Q, R and S are 3, 1, 2, 1, 3 and 2 meters respectively. If the gear M is rotating at 100 rpm, what is the rpm of gear S?

How many right-angled triangles are there in the image?