Question 1:

Imagine a pentagon-shaped building. The walls of the building are sides of the pentagon, and there is a watchtower at each vertex. Each watchtower can have guards who can watch two walls connected to the watchtower. What is the minimum number of guards required if each wall needs to be watched by at least 3 guards?

Question 2:

Shown below is a number puzzle. Only one piece can be slid horizontally or vertically in one move. What is the least number of moves required to bring the piece with number 10 to the empty position x?

Question 3:

Count the number of triangles in the image below.

Question 4:

A cube is dissected by one plane at 1/2 side length and one plane at 1/3 side length in each of the three dimensions of xy, yz, and xz. How many cubes will be formed after dissecting the large cube?

Question 5:

Robert loves fruits. With his monthly allowance, he can buy either 50 apples or 40 bananas. One month, he decides to save 10% of his allowance. After buying 20 bananas, how many apples can he buy?

Question 6:

How many surfaces are there in the letters of the word sign ‘DESIGN’? Two views of the sign are shown below.

Question 7:

How many fonts have been used to write the letter Q in the image shown below?

Question 8:

A pin is connected perpendicular to the center of a circular disk as shown. A little push will make it roll over a grey circle. How many turns does it take to come back to its original position?

Question 9:

The figure shows a square pyramid that will be cut into multiple solids by extending the purple and red shapes. Select the solids that will result from the cuts.

Question 10:

The options show schematics of four different versions of a foot-operated hand sanitizer dispenser. Which schematic(s) will work as intended?

Question 11:

Consider the highlighted phrases in the following sentences:

• Highways have milestones stretched in a continuous series.
• A healthy adult's heart beats at 72 beats per minute.
• The minute hand of a clock rotates at 6 degrees per minute.
• A building is constructed with an underlying concrete structure consisting of a series of beams and nodes.

• (A) The phrases represent a structure of a specific element arranged in a non-repetitive manner.
• (B) The scales are indicative of either space or time.
• (C) The phrases represent a structure of a specific element arranged in a repetitive manner.
• (D) The scales are indicative of both volume and time.

Question 12:

Which of the straw(s) will draw the liquid?

Question 13:

The motif on the left is duplicated in the same position. The duplicated motif was rotated about its central axis on the top of the original motif at different angles as shown in options A, B, C, D. Which is/are the correct option(s)?

Question 14:

A food delivery company wishes to re-design its app ecosystem. A designer has been asked to conduct research interviews for this activity. Which of the following people should the designer interview?

• (A) People who deliver the food ordered through the app
• (B) Employees of restaurants who offer food through the app
• (C) Customer support employees of the food delivery company
• (D) Existing users of the app

Question 15:

Find out the correct option(s) which can be used to create the image on the left. You can duplicate, rotate, and reflect these options to achieve the same.

Question 16:

Which option(s) will result in linear motion (shown by straight arrows) of the plunger when the wheel is rotated?

Question 17:

The toy shown in the figure is pushed in the direction of the green arrow as the pencil makes a mark on a wall beside it. Which of the mark(s) in the options can NEVER be made by the pencil?

Question 18:

Which of the option(s) is/are the rotated view(s) of the object shown on the left?

Question 19:

Shown below is a keyboard designed for smartphones. It has two sizes of keys which are arranged one after the other. What will be the difficulty of independently typing a single coloured key from the origin (key O), arranged from least difficult to most difficult i.e. easiest to type first, most difficult to type last? 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.

Question 20:

Which option represents the front view of the object shown below?

Question 21:

Which one of these materials would make a furniture lightest for the same design?

Question 22:

A zookeeper had x baboons and y monkeys in an enclosure. One day, the zookeeper was told that seven of the animals have escaped. From only this information, he was able to deduce that at least one baboon has escaped. Which of the following does not represent a possible (x, y) pair?

• (A) (10,8)
• (B) (7,2)
• (C) (25,6)
• (D) (12,4)

Question 23:

In the paintings from Pablo Picasso's blue period, colours are chosen from one part of the colour wheel. They yield tonality of blue, in spite of the presence of yellowish green, bluish green, bluish purple, and so on. Therefore, it can be said that tonality is an outcome of:

• (A) Split complementary combination
• (B) Double complementary combination
• (C) Simple analogous combination
• (D) Triadic colour combination

Question 24:

A sheet of paper is folded as shown. Then the word ‘MAKER' is written on the folded paper. Which option correctly represents the unfolded paper?

Question 25:

In the kitchen, we have three important activities to perform, namely, (Task 1) washing utensils, (Task 2) rolling chapati, and (Task 3) chopping vegetables. To design an ergonomically correct kitchen, which of the following is most beneficial depending on the need in an ideal situation? Assume that only one person will use the kitchen.

• (A) All three tasks at the same height
• (B) Tasks 1 and 2 at the same height
• (C) Tasks 2 and 3 at the same height
• (D) All three tasks at different heights

Question 26:

Identify the correct mechanism that enlarges the blue fish to red when traced with the blue dot.

Question 27:

P and Q are two layered dials of a watch. Dial Q is placed on the top of dial P. The white areas in dial Q are cut portions through which parts of dial P are visible from the top. The pattern shown in image R is taken at 12:00 hrs. Dial Q rotates by 90 degrees after every 15 minutes in clockwise direction about its central axis. Dial P rotates by 45 degrees anticlockwise after every 30 minutes about its central axis. Find out the right pattern at 13:30 hrs.

Question 28:

From the given options, which chair can be compactly stacked?

Question 29:

Which one of the diagrams DOES NOT represent any of the relationships given below?

• Egg : Sugar : Cake
• Seed : Fruit : Tree
• Rock : Paper : Scissors

Question 30:

Three girls went to a square garden with their dogs. The garden was built around a banyan tree at the centre. The area around the tree was bound by a beautiful picket fence. Usha, the eldest, sat on the platform under the banyan tree while Fluffy lay at her feet sleeping peacefully in the shade. Reena and Tommy walked around the fence looking at the beautiful flowers. Madhu, the youngest of the three, was always running around shouting at Gullu who loved the challenge of chasing squirrels. Which of the diagrams correctly represents the above scenario?

Question 31:

Question 32:

The image below shows four configurations for designing a nut cracker. Which option would require the least amount of pressure to break the nut?

Question 33:

A camel is resting under the shade of a tree. The camel needs to stand up to walk. Trace the trajectory of point P shown on the body of the camel, as it stands up, assuming 1 as the starting point.

Question 34:

Question 35:

A cylinder P is cut by a cylinder Q as shown. Choose the option which shows the shape obtained after unrolling cylinder P.

Question 36:

Aru bought a new cushion cover from the market. Though the material is cotton, she was not happy with the plain cushion cover and planned to dye it with a colour. She followed the process as shown in the diagram. Find out the pattern she got after dyeing the cover.

Question 37:

Towards a sustainable future, people are recycling materials. Shown below are products or architecture (top row) that are made from recycled materials (bottom row). Which of the options listed below correctly identifies products or architecture with the material that they are recycled from?

Question 38:

A solid cone is revolving inside the circle as shown. Parallel sunlight at 45 degrees to the ground is creating the shadow of the cone. Which option represents the total region covered by the shadow for one complete revolution when seen from the top?

Question 39:

Which of the options shows the correct reflection of the chess piece?

Question 40:

Find out the right pair for the shoe shown on the left from the given options.

Question 41:

The figure on the left was made using white and black ribbons. If all black ribbons in the vertical direction are replaced by white and all white ribbons in the horizontal direction are replaced by black, then find out the resulting figure.

Part-B: Question 1

Sketching (20 marks)

Mr. Singh (5 Feet, 11 inches tall) is smiling and capturing a selfie of his entire family with his mobile phone held vertically. He is with his wife (5 feet tall), standing towards his left with her two mischievous kids. Pinky (girl) and Bablu (boy) are making funny expressions looking into the mobile. They all are standing facing a digital camera installed in the top corner of the room. The size of the room is 12 x 12 x 12 feet. Draw the picture of the above description from the point of view of a digital camera capturing this moment.

Additional Instructions:

• Use only pencils.
• Do not illustrate the surroundings. Only draw the family.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Imagination
• Overall composition of the picture
• Quality of lines
• Attention to details
• Anatomy and perspective

Part-B: Question 2

Creativity (20 marks = 4 x 5)

Each of the boxes in the answer script shows some visual elements and the FIRST word for a title of the image. Draw recognizable images by interpreting the visual elements and give a title to the images using the given first word. Use only BLACK pencil/pen. Draw only within the boundaries of the boxes.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Uniqueness: Ability to create unusual images
• Diversity: Variation between the created images
• Clarity: Effective use of the visual elements and title
• Fun: Ability to use humor and surprise in the images and title

Part-B: Question 3

Visual Sensitivity (20 marks)

Create a new visual identity for Indian Women's Hockey Association. The identity has to be original and should have the abbreviations ‘IWHA' as part of the visual design. DO NOT draw from any existing designs.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Creative visual representation
• Effective communication of the concept
• Visual Aesthetics
• Composition

Part-B: Question 4

Form Sensitivity (20 marks)

An abstract three-dimensional form is shown below. Visualize the form of a cutlery set (fork, bowl, and glass) for 3-6 years old children based on the image of the given form. It should match the design language with relevant details. Sketch and render the form of the cutlery set.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Consistency with the visual language of the form
• Form should complement function
• Relevant details of the product
• Surface shading- Quality of lines/strokes

Part-B: Question 5

Problem Identification (20 marks = 5 x 4)

Shown in the image above is an example of a bus stop during the busy hours. Draw and annotate FIVE distinct design problems in this context.

• Use only one visual for each problem.
• Answer in the given space only.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Severity of the identified problem
• Ability to make distinct observations
• Ability to communicate through visuals