CEED 2018 Question paper with answer key pdf conducted on January 20, 2018 is available for download. The exam was successfully organized by IIT Bombay. In terms of difficulty level, CEED 2019 was of Moderate level.  The question paper comprised a total of 49 questions.

CEED 2018 Question Paper with Solutions PDF

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Question 1:

Shown below are two views of the same object. How many surfaces does the object contain?




  • (A) 54
  • (B) 58
  • (C) 62
  • (D) 66

Question 2:

Different shapes can be generated by sticking square tiles edge to edge. The figures below show examples of FOUR unique shapes generated by sticking FIVE square tiles in the given manner. Please note that shapes a, b, c and d of example 4 are NOT DIFFERENT from each other as any of them can be generated by simple operation(s) of rotation or flipping the others.

What is the total number of unique shapes (including the four shown) that can be generated by sticking FIVE square tiles along their edges?



  • (A) 8
  • (B) 10
  • (C) 12
  • (D) 14

Question 3:

Assume that patterns such as Pattern A and Pattern B are distinct. How many patterns appear in the Figure 1?




  • (A) 19
  • (B) 21
  • (C) 23
  • (D) 25

Question 4:

How many squares appear in the image given below?




  • (A) 20
  • (B) 25
  • (C) 30
  • (D) 35

Question 5:

Hue is the value of the equivalent pure (saturated) colour in any given colour. It is represented as a colour wheel going through the colour spectrum, from primary colours Red through Green, Blue and back to Red. If the hue values in degrees range from 0 to 360, what is the hue value of the colour Yellow?

  • (A) 30
  • (B) 60
  • (C) 90
  • (D) 120

Question 6:

In the image below, three-letter words appear horizontally in a line, together, and in the normal reading order. The word SET has been highlighted for you in the first line. Including SET, how many 3-letter English words are there?




  • (A) 5
  • (B) 6
  • (C) 7
  • (D) 8

Question 7:

In a secret code, if 3 becomes 1312, 4 becomes 1716, 5 becomes 2120, 6 becomes 2524, 7 becomes 2928 and 8 becomes 3332 then what would 9 become?

  • (A) 3736
  • (B) 3637
  • (C) 3534
  • (D) 3835

Question 8:

As shown in Figure 1, in chess, a knight moves 2 squares in one direction and one square at right angle to that direction. Figure 2 shows 15 pawns on the chess board. What is the minimum number of moves that the knight needs to capture all the pawns?



  • (A) 13
  • (B) 14
  • (C) 15
  • (D) 16

Question 9:

Consider the following text by Jonardon Ganeri:

"The right way to formulate epistemic pluralism has actually already been provided for us from within the pluralist cosmopolis of Sanskrit. The remarkable Jaina philosophers make a distinction of fundamental epistemological significance when they say that as well as and in addition to epistemic principles (pramana), there are also nayas, epistemic standpoints or stances, and that both are essential constituents in an epistemic culture. A naya is not a proposition but a practical attitude, a strategy or policy that guides enquiry: it is an approach to the problem of producing knowledge, not a proposition about the sources of justification. One such policy might be to attend only to what is immediately present in experience, another might be to enumerate everything one encounters without making any categorical distinctions, another to attend to stasis rather than flux, or to causal interconnections rather than to essential attributes. The philosopher Anjan Chakravartty at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana stresses that 'One does not believe a stance in the way that one believes a fact. Rather, one commits to a stance, or adopts it.'"

Based on the above text, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

  • (A) Statement 1: The author recommends that a rigorous validation process should be followed in order to establish our practical strategy or policy about certain matters of knowledge.
  • (B) Statement 2: In a long complicated manner, the author conflates epistemic principles with positions and argues that they are essentially the same.
  • (C) Statement 3: The passage basically asserts that knowledge can consist of multiple perspectives and does not entail a single dogmatic view.
  • (D) Statement 4: The author suggests that knowledge consists of certain fundamental tenets along with some functional approaches.

Question 10:

Consider the following text by Katherine Hayles :

"Nicolas S. Tzannes pointed out that whereas Shannon and Weiner define information in terms of what it is, MacKay defines it in terms of what it does. The formulation emphasizes the reification that information undergoes in the Shannon-Wiener theory. Stripped of context, it becomes a mathematical quantity weightless as sunshine, moving in a rarefied realm of pure probability, not tied down to bodies or material instantiations. When information is made representational, as in MacKay's model, it is conceptualized as an action rather than a thing. Verb-like, it becomes a process that someone enacts, and thus it necessarily implied context and embodiment. The price it pays for embodiment is difficulty of quantification and loss of universality."

Based on the above text, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

  • (A) Statement 1: According to Shannon-Wiener theory, information is embodied.
  • (B) Statement 2: When information is representational, it is about what it 'does'.
  • (C) Statement 3: When information is defined in terms of what it 'is', it becomes mathematical.
  • (D) Statement 4: According to Nicolas S. Tzannes, Mackay models information as verb-like.

Question 11:

Goethe said, "Doubt grows with knowledge". From this perspective which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

  • (A) The less one knows, the more sure one is.
  • (B) Knowing is the cause of doubtfulness.
  • (C) The more one knows, the more sure one is.
  • (D) Knowing means having more doubts.

Question 12:

Frequent use of the mouse and the keyboard can lead to physiological problems. Shaktimaan has been working on his college project report for several hours a day for many days using poorly designed furniture. Which of the following problems could he face?

  • (A) Osteoporosis
  • (B) Carpel tunnel syndrome
  • (C) Repetitive stress injury
  • (D) Athlete's foot

Question 13:

Which concept(s) does this image by Escher illustrate?

  • (A) Tessellation
  • (B) Figure and Ground
  • (C) Mise en Scene
  • (D) Collage

Question 14:

Given below are three statements, based on which some conclusions have been drawn. If the statements are TRUE, which of the conclusions can be said to be TRUE?

Statement 1: Visuals can either be abstract or non-abstract.

Statement 2: All logos are abstract visuals.

Statement 3: All photographs are non-abstract visuals.

  • (A) A logo cannot be a photograph.
  • (B) A photograph cannot be a logo.
  • (C) An abstract photograph can be a logo.
  • (D) A non-abstract logo can be a photograph.

Question 15:

It is recommended to keep an automobile's petrol tank full or nearly full at all times. Which of the options could be the reason(s) for this recommendation?

  • (A) A full tank prevents moisture from condensing in the petrol tank.
  • (B) In an empty petrol tank, dirt or rust may get trapped easily, which can block the fuel filter.
  • (C) Keeping the tank full would leave less air in the tank, thus reducing the evaporation rate of the petrol.
  • (D) The weight of a full petrol tank is less than 3% of the weight of the automobile, and hence the loss of fuel efficiency due to this extra weight is negligible.

Question 16:

The rear view mirror in an automobile often has a warning that reads, "OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR". Which of the options is/are the correct implication(s) of this warning?

  • (A) The mirror is magnifying objects to make them appear larger.
  • (B) The mirror is showing objects smaller than their actual size.
  • (C) The mirror is showing objects in the same size as they appear.
  • (D) The mirror is showing a wider view of the area.

Question 17:

Which option is not a view of the same box?

  • (A) View A
  • (B) View B
  • (C) View C
  • (D) View D

Question 18:

A cylinder is cut by a curved surface as indicated by the dotted line in the figure. The top portion of the cylinder is removed. Which option shows the resultant view when seen from the direction indicated by the arrow?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 19:

Which option is not a rotated view of the same tile?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 20:

A piece of paper is folded according to the sequence of steps given below. After folding, square cuts are made as shown in the last step. Which of the options will result when the paper is unfolded?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 21:

Four pairs of cities are listed below. Which option arranges the pairs in an ascending order of the aerial distances between them?

K. Ahmedabad – Guwahati

L. Kolkata – Bengaluru

M. Lucknow – Bhopal

N. Delhi – Thiruvananthapuram

  • (A) M-L-K-N
  • (B) K-L-M-N
  • (C) L-M-N-K
  • (D) M-L-N-K

Question 22:

Who is the woman depicted in this painting by Raja Ravi Varma?

  • (A) Shakuntala
  • (B) Lakshmi
  • (C) Saraswati
  • (D) Damayanti

Question 23:

Which option organises the art movements in the correct chronological order (oldest to newest)?

  • (A) Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Renaissance, Baroque
  • (B) Renaissance, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Baroque
  • (C) Renaissance, Baroque, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco
  • (D) Baroque, Renaissance, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts

Question 24:

Find the result of the visual addition.

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 25:

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

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 26:

Which phenomenon listed in the options below is responsible for the twinkling of stars?

  • (A) Atmospheric reflection
  • (B) Atmospheric refraction
  • (C) Dispersion
  • (D) Total internal reflection

Question 27:

Here is a sketch of Mrs. Banerjee with her mouth missing. Choose the correct sequence of mouth shapes that represents her saying "STAND UP!".

  • (A) 3, 2, 1, 2, 4, 5
  • (B) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 5
  • (C) 3, 2, 1, 2, 5, 4
  • (D) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1, 3

Question 28:

Which of the options is the flag of Sri Lanka?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 29:

Given below is a sequence of drawings from the animation of a cricket batsman performing a pull shot, with the missing drawing represented by a question mark. Which of the options below would best replace the question mark?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 30:

Given below are two lists. One has names of personalities and the other has their well-known creations. Which of the options matches the personalities and their creations correctly?

PERSONALITIES

P. Elon Musk

Q. Alexander Dumas

R. Dean Kamen

S. James Dyson

CREATIONS

1. Cyclone Vacuum Cleaner

2. Tesla Technologies

3. The Three Musketeers

4. Segway

  • (A) P3, Q2, R4, S1
  • (B) P2, Q3, R4, S1
  • (C) P2, Q3, R1, S4
  • (D) P4, Q3, R1, S2

Question 31:

In the image shown below, all pulleys are fixed. If the load needs to be lifted by a height of 8 m, by how much distance will the truck have to move?

  • (A) 8 m
  • (B) 6 m
  • (C) 4 m
  • (D) 2 m

Question 32:

A kitchen platform is to be constructed in an Indian home. Which of the options should be used to determine the height of the platform?

  • (A) The height of tallest 5% adult Indian male population
  • (B) The height of tallest 5% adult Indian female population
  • (C) The height of tallest 50% adult Indian female population
  • (D) The average height of adult Indian male and female population

Question 33:

Government of India has mandated a safety feature called "Automotive Headlights On" (AHO) in 2-wheelers. According to this, the vehicle headlight needs to remain perpetually in the ON mode when the vehicle is running and cannot be turned off even during the day. Which option best explains the reason for this mandate?

  • (A) People do not turn their headlights ON while driving at night.
  • (B) With the headlights ON, the pedestrians and oncoming vehicle drivers can notice the vehicle more easily.
  • (C) With the headlights ON, the vehicle rider can see the pedestrians much more clearly.
  • (D) It is a fancy feature that will enhance the aesthetics of the vehicle.

Question 34:

Who is the designer of the chair shown below?

  • (A) Charles and Ray Eames
  • (B) Harry Bertoia
  • (C) Philippe Starck
  • (D) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Question 35:

An interactive space is a common space between entities. It offers scope for communication between those entities. In the figure below, each circular figure represents the plan of a house with a door opening. There are additional walls in some clusters. The house does not have windows. Five clusters (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) of such houses are shown below.

If the clusters are arranged in an ascending order (lowest to highest) based on their potential for interactivity and communication within the cluster, which option is correct?

  • (A) 5-4-3-2-1
  • (B) 3-1-4-5-2
  • (C) 1-3-4-2-5
  • (D) 1-5-3-4-2

Question 36:

The drawing shows the figure of a horse with the point (marked with a red dot) where the pelvic girdle meets the vertebral column. Which of the options shows simplified bone linkages for the hind leg of the horse beginning with the red dot?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 37:

How many differences are there between the two images shown below?

  • (A) 4
  • (B) 6
  • (C) 8
  • (D) 10

Question 38:

Which of the following is the correct logo of Apple Computers?

  • (A) A
  • (B) B
  • (C) C
  • (D) D

Question 39:

What do the terms Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana and Jiaguwen refer to?

  • (A) Theatre forms
  • (B) Painting styles
  • (C) Writing systems
  • (D) Weapons and martial arts

Question 40:

If you were to shoot for slow motion, at what frame rate would you shoot?

  • (A) 8 frames per second
  • (B) 16 frames per second
  • (C) 24 frames per second
  • (D) 64 frames per second

Question 41:

Which option is the correct sequence representing a human walk?

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

Question 42:

Industrial Design

Mr. Chatterjee a right-handed person, recently met with an accident and had to get his right hand amputated. He lives alone and therefore finds it difficult to perform everyday activities. Every morning a standard 500 ml milk pouch is delivered to his residence. One of the challenges he faces is to cut open the pouch and pour the milk into a utensil to heat the milk. Design a product that can aid him to perform the following operations with ease: Lifting and supporting the pouch, Cutting the pouch, Pouring the milk without spilling, Discarding the empty pouch.


Question 43:

Communication Design

Akihito Yujumari is an established artist and author releasing his 25th book, "The Art of Optical Illusion." You are commissioned to design the cover (front, spine, back) for this book. Details: Paperback, 312 pages, Square Book Publishers, English, ISBN-13: 93-34567898765, Dimensions: 22.9 x 2.2 x 25.4 cm.


Question 44:

Animation Design

Create a storyboard (at least 10 frames) and a poster for a short film about the relationship between a man and a crow.


Question 45:

Interaction Design

Design a smartphone application for ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers to monitor and maintain the health records of pregnant women in villages. The application should support a scenario where an ASHA worker, Amruta, visits a pregnant woman, Parvati, retrieves her existing record, enters new data (weight, blood sugar, blood pressure), and the app provides an alert and advice based on the new data.


Question 46:

Mobility and Vehicle Design

Design a new 2-wheeler solution for a roadside bookseller that can also serve as a book display kiosk and be used for family trips on weekends.


Question 47:

Sketching

A room of 10 ft × 10 ft has a 5 ft x 4 ft table in the centre. On the table is a match box, a watermelon cut into 2 halves, and a glass of water. A person with an axe breaks the table and leaves, leaving the light on. Draw a freehand perspective drawing of this scene after the person has left.


Question 48:

Creativity

Imagine you are provided with a tyre, a plastic bottle, a cricket bat and a bucket. Illustrate five DIFFERENT creative ideas to use these objects in a combination at your home or a public place. You are required to use all the objects in each idea.


Question 49:

Visualization

The image given below shows a word written in a particular font. Visualize and draw the letter "d" (lower-case letter d) from the same font. The height of the letter should be 15 cm.


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