CEED 2017 Question paper with answer key pdf conducted on January 23, 2017 is available for download. The exam was successfully organized by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. In terms of difficulty level, CEED 2017 was of Moderate level. The question paper comprised a total of 52 questions divided among 2 sections.

CEED 2017 Question Paper with Solutions PDF

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Question 1:

How many unique shapes are shown in the image below?


Question 2:

If B is an extruded form of A, how many surfaces will the extruded form of C have?




Question 3:

Four boxes are shown below. The numbers within each box have a specific relationship. What number would replace the question mark?




Question 4:

A square with a side of 5 cm was cut along the dotted lines as shown in the figure. This created a square piece of side 3 cm. The centres of the two squares are the same. What is the area (in cm²) of the shaded portion?




Question 5:

A forest lies between two parts of a city. How many unique routes are there to go from the west side to point A in the east side without retracing any portion of the route?




Question 6:

How many pentagons are there in the 3-dimensional structure shown below?




Question 7:

Some cubes are missing from a 4 x 8 x 8 tightly packed structure made of alternating white and blue solid cubes as shown below. No cubes have been removed from the portion that is not visible. What is the total number of blue cubes in this structure?


Question 8:

Shown below are two perspective views of a solid object. The pipe section has three identical cuts on its surface along with three identical flanges. How many surfaces are there?




Question 9:

A union of three solids (a cylinder of diameter 20 units, a cuboid of side 20 units, and a triangular prism with base of the triangle 20 units and height 20 units) is shown below. Visualize the new solid formed by the intersection of these three solids in this arrangement. How many surfaces will the resultant solid have?




Question 10:

Shown in the figure are circles of diameter 42 cm. What is the total length (in cm) of the path LRMONP as indicated by the red arrows? Assume \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\).




Question 11:

Five statements are given below:

Bulls move faster than Snails
Cats move slower than Bulls
Snails move faster than Dogs
Dogs move slower than Bulls
Cats move faster than Snails


If all of the above statements are TRUE, which of the following statement(s) is/are FALSE:

  • (A) Cats move faster than Bulls
  • (B) Dogs move slower than Cats
  • (C) Bulls move faster than Dogs
  • (D) Bulls move slower than Cats

Question 12:

In the frame below, parts of logos of a type of Indian organisations are shown. Which of the option(s) is/are part of logos of the same type of organisations?


Question 13:

Which of the following term(s) is/are associated with human colour perception?

  • (A) Blind spot
  • (B) Colour blindness
  • (C) After image
  • (D) Inter-ocular distance

Question 14:

Which of the following cross-section(s) could be produced by cutting a cube with a plane?

  • (A) Square
  • (B) Triangle
  • (C) Pentagon
  • (D) Hexagon

Question 15:

The front and top views of an object are identical, as shown in figure A. Which of the option(s) can be the left side view of the object?




Question 16:

Which of the following form(s) can be placed on a flat floor in such a way that there are no overhanging elements, i.e., cantilevers?


Question 17:

The figures show four different schematics of a flexible thread. If the ends are pulled apart, which of the schematic(s) will form a knot?


Question 18:

Image below shows the parts of a tangram. Size of one of the parts has been changed in one or more of the option(s). Identify those option(s).


Question 19:

Which of the painting(s) is/are by Picasso?


Question 20:

Which of the following film(s) is/are directed by Shyam Benegal?

  • (A) Manthan
  • (B) Bhumika
  • (C) Droh Kaal
  • (D) Nishant

Question 21:

The word shown below uses a specific font. From the options, choose the letter which belongs to the same font.


Question 22:

Given below is an excerpt from a speech given by a famous person in 1940.

``Of course, relative non-violence on the whole is doubtless a virtue so pre-eminently contributing to human good as to form one of the fundamentals on which human life whether individual or social can take its stand and evolve all social amenities. But absolute non-violence, that is non-violence under all circumstances and even when instead of helping human life whether individual or national, it causes an incalculable harm to humanity as a whole, ought to be condemned as a moral perversity and is on the whole condemned likewise by those very religious and moral schools which lauded relative non-violence as the first and foremost human virtue. The ahimsa of the Jains and Buddhists is opposed to this Gandhist Doctrine of ahimsa.''

Identify the person.

  • (A) B. R. Ambedkar
  • (B) V. D. Savarkar
  • (C) Lokmanya Tilak
  • (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 23:

Identify the figure which replaces the question marks.


Question 24:

An ant walks along a helical path on a solid cylindrical object of diameter 5 cm and height 5 cm. It starts walking from point X, goes around the object, and reaches point Y, which is vertically below point X as shown in the figure. How much distance did the ant walk?

  • (A) \( \sqrt{25 + 25\pi^2} \, cm \)
  • (B) \( \sqrt{25 + 100\pi^2} \, cm \)
  • (C) \( 25 + 25\pi^2 \, cm \)
  • (D) \( 5 + 5\pi \, cm \)

Question 25:

In a secret language, if CAT becomes BES, DOG becomes CUF, then KIN should become?

  • (A) LOP
  • (B) LEP
  • (C) JEM
  • (D) JOM

Question 26:

Match the States and National Parks in the columns below.


1. Rajasthan && p. Jim Corbett

2. Kerala && q. Bandipur

3. Uttarakhand && r. Manas

4. Assam && s. Ranthambore

5. Karnataka && t. Periyar

  • (A) 1-q, 2-p, 3-t, 4-s, 5-r
  • (B) 1-s, 2-t, 3-p, 4-r, 5-q
  • (C) 1-t, 2-p, 3-r, 4-q, 5-s
  • (D) 1-s, 2-p, 3-t, 4-q, 5-r

Question 27:

Identify the manufacturer of the motorcycle from the picture shown below.


  • (A) Bajaj
  • (B) Hero Honda
  • (C) Royal Enfield
  • (D) TVS

Question 28:

The picture on the left is the image of a dial on a digital camera. The symbol on the right enlarged from the dial represents a mode. Which mode does it represent?


  • (A) Close-up mode
  • (B) Daylight mode
  • (C) Vivid mode
  • (D) Still life mode

Question 29:

View X and View Y show the same object from different angles. Identify the missing sign on the object in View Z.


Question 30:

A piece of paper is folded according to the sequence given below. After folding, cuts are made as per the shapes marked in yellow. Identify the resulting figure when the paper is unfolded fully.


Question 31:

Match the names of people who contributed to the following inventions.


1. Electric Lamp 2. Bicycle 3. Elevator 4. Movie Projector 5. Camera

  • (A) Thomas A Edison, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Elisha G. Otis, Thomas A Edison, George Eastman
  • (B) Thomas A Edison, Rudolf Diesel, Elisha G. Otis, Lewis E. Waterman, George Eastman
  • (C) Lewis E. Waterman, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Elisha G. Otis, Thomas A Edison, Chester Carlson
  • (D) Thomas A Edison, Rudolf Diesel, Elisha G. Otis, Chester Carlson, Lewis E. Waterman

Question 32:

In a well, there are two lizards, Red and Green. Both start climbing a slimy wall at the same time. In each attempt, Green climbs three feet up and slides one foot down, whereas Red climbs four feet up and slides two feet down. If the height of the wall is 10 feet, who will reach the top of the wall in fewer attempts?

  • (A) None will reach the edge
  • (B) Green lizard
  • (C) Red lizard
  • (D) Red and Green lizards will take the same number of attempts

Question 33:

Which one of the following paper pieces, when folded into a cube, will have a continuous loop of red line?


Question 34:

In a certain map, the southeast is wrongly marked as the north. As per the map, there is a school 100 m to the east of a temple and 100 m to the south of the temple is a playground. So, in reality, in which direction is the playground with respect to the school?

  • (A) North
  • (B) North-east
  • (C) South-west
  • (D) West

Question 35:

In a mechanism hinged to the frame at point 'O' as shown in the figure, AB, CD, BG and GH are rigid members. These members are pivoted to each other at points B, G, D, and O as shown in the figure. If you move the handles A and C from position 1a to 2a and 1c to 2c, respectively, identify the corresponding paths and positions of points G and H with respect to O.


Question 36:

In the RGB (red-green-blue) colour system, the value for each colour component varies from 0 to 255. If the RGB values of a particular colour were R=255, G=140, B=0, then which colour is it?

  • (A) Orange
  • (B) Yellow
  • (C) Brown
  • (D) Grey

Question 37:

Here is an illustration of Ravi and Anand celebrating with high fives. Their hands have not been included in the illustration. Choose the correct option for their hand positions.


Question 38:

In the figure shown below, which option will replace the question mark?


Question 39:

Select the most appropriate option which matches the self portraits to artist's name.




1. Pablo Picasso

2. Paul Gauguin

3. Vincent Vangogh

4. Rembrandt

  • (A) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
  • (B) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-3
  • (C) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
  • (D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

Question 40:

Various cut out patterns are created from square shaped chart paper. If image S is the pattern created by overlapping three such patterns P, Q \& R, then identify the missing pattern Q.


Question 41:

If a film is projected at 90 feet per minute, how many frames will be present in one foot of film?

  • (A) 25 frames
  • (B) 24 frames
  • (C) 16 frames
  • (D) 30 frames

Question 42:

"Fitts's law" predicts nearer, wider targets are faster to select than farther, narrower targets. Shown below are parts of two Indian language virtual keyboards X and Y that demonstrate the input of a vowel modifier (matra) in Indian scripts. In each case, the first image shows the initial interface, and the second image shows the interface after the user touches a consonant. In both cases, the user selects the desired vowel modifier by sliding his finger towards it. Which of the statements below is TRUE, as per Fitts’s law?


  • (A) Users would select vowel modifiers on interface X in less time than on interface Y.
  • (B) Users would select vowel modifiers on interface Y in less time than on interface X.
  • (C) Users would select vowel modifiers on both interfaces in the same amount of time.
  • (D) Fitts’s law will have no effect on vowel modifier selection speeds.

Question 43:

A ball starts rolling down a slope as shown in the figure below. All units shown are in meters. The floor has very little friction. Which of the following is true after a long time?


  • (A) The ball will come to rest at P
  • (B) The ball will come to rest at Q
  • (C) The ball will come to rest at R
  • (D) The ball will continue to be in motion at point S

Question 44:

The figure shown is an example of:


  • (A) Palindrome
  • (B) Ambigram
  • (C) Visindrome
  • (D) Inverdrome

Question 45:

Select the correct pair of camera angles for a scene with a series of opposing over-the-shoulder shots of the two subjects given below, such that subject A appears to the right and subject B appears to the left side of the frame.


  • (A) 2 and 3
  • (B) 1 and 4
  • (C) 1 and 3
  • (D) 2 and 4

Question 46:

Q2. Communication Design
Description:
Shaaradapur is an Indian village. It has a multi-lingual, low-literate population. There is a lack of awareness on maintaining health and hygiene. This results in an outbreak of malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease and its symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting and fatigue. If left untreated, malaria can be life-threatening. So it is important that timely diagnosis and treatment are done under a trained medical practitioner at the government hospital in the village. Malaria can be prevented with mosquito control measures like draining stagnant water and spraying insecticides. Mosquito bites could also be avoided by using mosquito nets and insect repellents.



Design Task:

Design a poster for villagers with the above information on malaria to be displayed prominently at a public place. This poster has to be specific to this village and should communicate:

(a) the seriousness,
(b) the symptoms,
(c) the actions to be taken and
(d) the prevention of malaria.

Select an ideal location in the village for this poster and:

(a) Sketch to illustrate how it will be displayed at the location.
(b) Write 5 sentences justifying your selection of the location, size, and strategy in the way it is displayed.





Evaluation Criteria:

Ability to understand the design brief
Clarity of thought, articulation, creativity, and presentation.


Question 47:

Q4. Interaction Design

Description:
Every day, around 500 people visit the city Regional Transport Office (RTO) for getting a driving license. Some of these people are illiterate. The RTO is short on staff and struggles to cater to all these people. To get a license the user needs to fill a form, take an objective-type test, and submit copies of age proof, address proof, a phone number, finger prints, and a photograph. After verification of this, the user is issued a learner’s licence. If the user has held a learner’s licence for a month, he/she may apply for a permanent licence. In that case, the user is given a choice of a date for a driving test, after which the licence is issued.

The RTO has decided to put up an interactive public information system in the lobby of its office to ease the process. The primary target audiences for this system are:

Individuals who come to issue a learner’s driving licence (typically 18–20 years old).
Individuals who come to issue a permanent driving licence (typically 18–20 years old).


Based on this information, write in about 20 words the needs of different types of users and information that the system should provide. State the assumptions you are making about the availability of technology and information.



Design Task:

Draw a sketch of the lobby to illustrate the physical location of the system and how users would interact with it.
Present two scenarios:

(1) Submission of application
(2) Getting a licence to illustrate the details of the graphical interface and information flow. Each scenario should highlight specific problems the users might face and show how the system would solve these.





Evaluation Criteria:

Ability to understand the needs of users, originality, the logic and flow in the interface, usability and appropriateness of information, and presentation.


Question 48:

Do not use any colours.
Use only pencils.
Do not use any drawing instruments such as ruler, compass, set-square etc.

Correct Answer:
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N/A Quick Tip: For sketching, ensure that each object or figure maintains correct proportions. Use shading to create depth and highlight light sources. Keep the composition balanced.


Question 49:

A helmet is used to prevent head injury in risky situations. Helmets are used in many sports as well as while driving a bike. Describe five DIFFERENT creative ways you can use a helmet other than as a headgear. Sketch your ideas and write a one-line note to describe each idea.



Evaluation Criteria:
Originality, imagination and presentation.