The UCEED 2024 Question Paper is now available for download with answer key and detailed solutions PDF. UCEED is conducted as a computer-based test and divided into two sections: Part-A (NAT, MSQ, MCQ) and Part-B (Drawing). There is no sectional time limit, and each correct answer in Part-A is awarded a specific mark, while each incorrect answer incurs a penalty as per the marking scheme.

UCEED 2024 Question Paper with Solutions PDF

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UCEED 2024 Question Paper

UCEED Questions with Solutions

Question 1:

What is the maximum number of complete circles that will be seen, if the strips given below are re-arranged without rotating?


Question 2:

What is the total number of triangles in the figure given below?



Question 3:

Given below are ten pieces of a puzzle. When arranged correctly they form a four-digit number. What is the number formed after the correct arrangement?



Question 4:

A perspective view of a solid is shown below. The solid is symmetrical, and hidden surfaces such as the base are flat. What is the total number of surfaces in the solid?


Question 5:

A perspective view of a solid object is shown on the left. The object is cut simultaneously along THREE perpendicular planes as shown on the right. How many surfaces will the resulting pieces have in total (i.e., sum of the surfaces of all pieces)?


Question 6:

How many matching pairs of shoes (both left and right shoe) are present in the image below?


Question 7:

A typical football is made by stitching together 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. How many vertices (junctions) are there in such a football?


Question 8:

A vehicle with a wheel arrangement is shown in Figure (i). This vehicle is travelling along a circular path as shown in Figure (ii). The wheels do not change their orientation while moving along the circular path. Figure (iii) shows the location of the centres of the wheels. The distance between the centres of Wheel-3 and Wheel-2 is 170 cm, and the distance between the centres of Wheel-1 and Wheel-2 is 180 cm. The radius of the circular path followed by Wheel-2 is 525 cm. What is the radius of the path followed by Wheel-1 in cm?


Question 9:

Shown below is an image of a circle and six equilateral triangles. The circumference of the circle is 18.85 cm. What is the area of ONE equilateral triangle in cm\(^2\)? Assume \(\sqrt{3}=1.732\) and \(\pi=3.14\).


Question 10:

A wooden block of dimension \(10 cm\times 20 cm\times 30 cm\) is cut into equal sized planks. The cut planks are stacked one above the other to achieve a total height of \(100 cm\) exactly. If the minimum number of planks are cut to achieve this height, then what is the volume of each plank (in \(cm^3\))?


Question 11:

Shown below are two stacked paper cups and a box with their dimensions. If stacking is allowed, then what is the maximum number of cups that can be stored in the box without deforming the cups?


Question 12:

Shown below is a configuration of FOUR solid spheres each of radius 40 cm that are placed on four corners of a regular tetrahedron with side 120 cm. The centres of the spheres coincide with the corners of the tetrahedron. What is the radius (in cm) of the largest sphere that can be accommodated within the tetrahedron?


Question 13:

Section P shows three views of a regular die. TEN of such regular dice are stacked on an opaque table as shown in Section Q (two views of the same arrangement). What is the maximum sum that can be achieved by adding the numbers on the visible surfaces from all angles?


Question 14:

What are the minimum number of tile pieces (shown on the right) that are required to create a path from tile A to tile B, such that ALL the following conditions are met?

All tiles are to be used at least once.
Tiles cannot overlap.
The path on a tile must be connected to another path of a tile.
The same type of tile cannot be used one-after-the other in a sequence.
Rotation of the tiles is not allowed.
Exclude tile A and tile B from the count.



Question 15:

Which option(s) contain(s) stars that are \textbf{NOT} found in the reference image shown on the left? (Multiple Select)


Question 16:

Alphabets A to Z are arranged starting at 6’o clock, and three alphabets with their respective positions are shown in the image. Which of the following combinations is/are correct?

  • (A) GOA = 3’o clock + 3’o clock + 6’o clock
  • (B) SKY = 9’o clock + 9’o clock + 6’o clock
  • (C) FLY = 3’o clock + 6’o clock + 9’o clock
  • (D) BYE = 9’o clock + 6’o clock + 3’o clock

Question 17:

Which option(s) contain(s) the exact fragments of the image shown on the left?


Question 18:

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


Question 19:

Which of the options will collapse completely?


Question 20:

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?


Question 21:

Which of the options is/are correct according to pigment colour theory?


Question 22:

Four spheres start revolving clockwise in concentric circles from their initial positions as shown. Yellow travels at 2 m/s, Green at 4 m/s, Red at 2 m/s, and Blue at 4 m/s. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

  • (A) Yellow and green never cross (overtake) each other
  • (B) Red and blue takes the same time to complete one revolution
  • (C) Yellow takes less time than green to complete one revolution
  • (D) Blue and red will cross each other twice after the first 3 complete revolutions of blue

Question 23:

Shown below is a cross-section of two different trees of same species and age but found in different locations. Based on the image, which of the statement(s) is/are TRUE?

  • (A) Growth of the tree X is more consistent than tree Y
  • (B) Growth of the tree X is healthier than tree Y
  • (C) Climatic conditions could be the reason for the uneven ring structures in tree Y
  • (D) Growth of the tree Y is healthier than tree X

Question 24:

Given on the left is the unwrapped surface of a hollow sphere that was intersected by a smaller solid sphere. Which of the options would result in this unwrapped surface?


Question 25:

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

  • (A) Rings 6 and 3 are closer to the viewer compared to ring 5
  • (B) Rings 2 and 4 are at equal distance from the viewer
  • (C) Ring 1 is the nearest to the viewer
  • (D) Ring 5 is the farthest from the viewer

Question 26:

Which of the options can be created by the stamp shown on the left?


Question 27:

Tile X was used to create a seamless (no-gap) pattern as in Y. Which tile(s) from A–D can also create a seamless pattern?


Question 28:

Which of the following relationship(s) is/are represented by the Venn diagram (small circle inside a medium circle, both inside a large circle)?



(A) Beverages, Tea, Milk
(B) Men, Designers, Teachers
(C) Mammals, Cats, Animals
(D) Singers, Performers, Actors


Question 29:

Shown below is a portion of a continuous strip. Which of the option(s) is/are part of this strip?


Question 30:

If the image on the left is flipped horizontally (about Y-axis), and then rotated 180 degrees, what will be the resulting image?


Question 31:

Which option represents the key frames of the animation shown below?


Question 32:

Which option will replace the question mark?


Question 33:

Which collection when arranged correctly will result in the silhouette of the pen shown below?

  • (A) Set of irregular pieces
  • (B) Set of irregular pieces
  • (C) Set of irregular pieces
  • (D) Set of irregular pieces

Question 34:

Which option from the right will replace the circles labelled 1, 2 and 3 in the image on the left?


Question 35:

Which option is the basic building block for the pattern made on the left?


Question 36:

Which option represents the data in the pie-chart?


Question 37:

Shutter speed is one of the parameters by which exposure of the image can be controlled. How does shutter speed control exposure?

  • (A) By increasing the size of the opening through which light enters the camera.
  • (B) By increasing sensitivity of the image sensor.
  • (C) By increasing the time for light to enter the camera.
  • (D) By increasing the number of pixels in the image.

Question 38:

Given below is a folded sheet of paper with green colour on one side and red colour on the other side. Dotted lines represent the fold lines. Which option shows the correct fold lines when this sheet is unfolded?


Question 39:

An animated character speaking a sentence in English is given below. Which sentence is the character saying?


Question 40:

A cube, a triangular prism and a square pyramid of equal height are resting on a surface along a straight line, arranged in a random order. If the source of light is fixed and the light rays are parallel, which of the option shows the shadows correctly in top view?


Question 41:

A ball with a thin elastic rod moves from left to right as shown below. Which option represents the movement of the rod?


Question 42:

Which option will replace the question mark?


Question 43:

Which option will replace the question mark?


Question 44:

Which option will replace the question mark?



Question 45:

A printed code word (in capital letters) has been shredded into strips and the strips are jumbled. Identify the code word.


Question 46:

Which option will replace the question mark? (Transform: \(I \rightarrow L\), \(S \rightarrow \varepsilon\) as shown.)


Question 47:

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


Question 48:

A cyclist was pedaling 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?

  • (A) Chain on smallest front gear and largest rear gear.
  • (B) Chain on largest front gear and smallest rear gear.
  • (C) Chain on middle gear combination.
  • (D) Chain on smallest gear combination.

Question 49:

Which option represents the solid shown below?


Question 50:

Two views of a cube are shown on the left. Which option represents the unwrapped cube on the left?


Question 51:

During a long-distance voyage the steering malfunctions as follows:
When the Captain intends (i) L60\(^\circ\) \(\Rightarrow\) ship actually turns R30\(^\circ\);
(ii) L90\(^\circ\) \(\Rightarrow\) R90\(^\circ\);
(iii) R45\(^\circ\) \(\Rightarrow\) L30\(^\circ\);
(iv) R90\(^\circ\) \(\Rightarrow\) L45\(^\circ\).
Initially the ship is heading North-East. After the fault starts the Captain tries, in order: L90\(^\circ\), R90\(^\circ\), R45\(^\circ\), L60\(^\circ\). Find the current direction.

  • (A) NORTH EAST
  • (B) EAST
  • (C) WEST
  • (D) NORTH WEST

Question 52:

A hollow paper cone is cut by a spiral blade (as shown). After cutting, the conical surface is unwrapped flat. Which option shows the unwrapped cut?

  • (A) Curved path that runs from the small-radius region to the large-radius edge with smooth, increasing radius (crescent-like)
  • (B) Similar curve but with opposite convexity/orientation
  • (C) Curve that doubles back incorrectly across the sector
  • (D) Curve that stays nearly at constant radius

Question 53:

Two rotating discs are placed on top of each other and pivoted at the centre. The front disc has two cut-outs; the back disc has a continuous line pattern. The four shown positions display the parts of the back-disc line that become visible through the two windows. Which option represents the full line pattern on the back disc?


Question 54:

Which option has the same visual grammar as the blackletter word on the left?


Question 55:

An irregular piece of paper is folded and cut as shown. Which option shows the correct cuts when the paper is unfolded?

  • (A) Symmetric pattern with four corner holes and matching edge nicks.
  • (B) Similar pattern but one corner hole missing.
  • (C) Corner holes present but one edge nick mirrored wrongly.
  • (D) One extra nick breaks symmetry along the fold.

Question 56:

Which option will replace the question mark?


Question 57:

Shown below is the crawling sequence of a worm in eleven frames. Which option represents the missing frames?