NIMCET 2015 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) – Page 1 of 9

Arrangement:

1 A, 2 N, 3 B, 4 O, 5 C, 6 P, 7 D, 8 Q, 9 E, 10 R, 11 F, 12 S, 13 G, 14 T, 15 H, 16 U, 17 I, 18 V, 19 J, 20 W, 21 K, 22 X, 23 L, 24 Y, 25 M, 26 Z

Step:

7th letter from the left = D (position 7)

3rd letter to the right of D = position 10 = R

Answer: R

A number divisible by 5 must end in 5.

Fix the units digit as 5.

Remaining digits for hundreds and tens places: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 (5 digits).

Number of ways to choose hundreds and tens digits = 5 × 4 = 20.

Answer: 20

1) 78 paise

Take highest coin:
50 → remaining = 28
28 = 10 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2

Coins used:
50, 10, 10, 2, 2, 2, 2
Number of coins = 7

2) 69 paise

50 → remaining = 19
19 = 10 + 5 + 2 + 2

Coins used:
50, 10, 5, 2, 2
Number of coins = 5

3) Rs. 1.01 = 101 paise

50 + 25 = 75 → remaining = 26
26 = 10 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2

Coins used:
50, 25, 10, 10, 2, 2, 2
Number of coins = 7

Total minimum coins:

78 paise → 7 coins
69 paise → 5 coins
101 paise → 7 coins

Total = 7 + 5 + 7 = 19 coins

Answer: 19 coins

1) First letter pattern:

Z, Y, X, W → letters are moving backward by 1.
Next letters: V, U

2) Number pattern:

5, 4, 6, 3
Odd positions: 5, 6 → increasing by 1 → next = 7
Even positions: 4, 3 → decreasing by 1 → next = 2

3) Last letter pattern:

A, B, C, D → increasing alphabetically.
Next letters: E, F

So the missing terms are:

VE7, U2F

Answer: VE7, U2F

One-line Exam Shortcut:

Look at the movement of digits:
61 → 52 → 63 → 94

First digit changes: −1, +1, +3
Second digit changes: +1, +1, +1

Continue the pattern:
First digit: 9 − 5 = 4
Second digit: 4 + 2 = 6

Next number = 46

Correct Answer: 46

Given: X is married to A. A is a lawyer. C is not a doctor. Y is not married to an engineer. Z is not married to a doctor.

Step 1 (Professions):

A is a lawyer.
So the remaining two professions are doctor and engineer for B and C.
Given C is not a doctor ⇒ C must be an engineer.
Therefore, B must be a doctor.

Step 2 (Marriages):

X is married to A (fixed).
Remaining men for Y and Z are B and C.
Z is not married to a doctor, and B is the doctor ⇒ Z cannot marry B ⇒ Z is married to C.
So Y is married to B.

Final Matches:

X – A (Lawyer)
Y – B (Doctor)
Z – C (Engineer)

Given: A is below E, B is below A, D is between A and E, and C is above D.

Arrangement (fixed order):

E is above D, D is above A, A is above B
So: E > D > A > B

Now place C:

C must be above D, so C can be:
1) Above E → C becomes the top book
2) Between E and D → E becomes the top book

Therefore, the book(s) that can be on the top: C or E