CEED 2025 Mock Test/Sample Questions with answers

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025. The exam will be administered in a center-based mode and have TWO parts - the computer-based Part A, and the offline-based Part B. It is mandatory to qualify Part A, or else Part B answer booklet will not be evaluated. Here we bring you CEED Part A sample questions to crack the exam.

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025.  Scores of CEED 2025 will be considered for admission to the M.Des and Ph.D courses offered at the participating colleges. Note that the CEED exam has two mandatory parts - 1) Computer-based Part A, and 2) Offline-based Part B. When preparing the CEED 2025 merit list, 25% weightage will be given to Part A and 75% weightage to Part B. Note that CEED is among the toughest exams around, so you need to be fully prepared for the exam. One way to prepare for the exam is by solving CEED sample papers. Here we bring you some useful sample papers and questions you must solve to learn the various concepts, build problem-solving skills, and gain confidence. So, read on!

 

CEED 2025 participating colleges:  

• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Hyderabad

Why solve CEED Sample Papers?

The candidate can benefit immensely by solving CEED 2025 sample papers and questions:

1. By solving the sample papers, the candidate can solve questions similar to the ones asked in the exam.
2. The sample questions are typically of the same difficulty level and cover the topics included in the CEED 2025 syllabus. 
3. If the candidate solves enough sample papers, it will help them develop problem-solving skills. Also, time management is another key skill that can be improved by solving sample papers.
4. It is recommended to solve as many sample papers as possible.
5. Also, the sample papers can be solved pretty early in one's exam preparation.

But before we dive into CEED sample papers and questions, let's take a quick look at the CEED exam pattern.

CEED 2025 Exam Pattern 

CEED Part A exam will include 41 questions. The marking scheme for CEED 2025 exam is as mentioned below:

CEED Sample Papers

Now that you have a basic idea of the CEED question papers, lets dive into the sample papers and questions of CEED. 

Solve CEED Part A exam sample paper below.

1. In context of digital photography, what does the term “f-stop” mean?
a. Magnification factor
b. Ratio of focal length to diameter of aperture
c. Ratio of distance of the object to focal length
d. Ratio of depth of field to magnification factor

2. Which of the following legendry Indian animator made the film ‘The Bead Game’ that won several international awards?
a. E Suresh
b. Anant Pai
c. V G Samant
d. Ishu Patel

3. You are asked to design a house for people living in desert. Which of the following method will you prefer to make the roof
a. Wooden planks laid sidewise
b. Asbestos sheet
c. Roof made of thatched leaves
d. Baked mud bricks

4. In digital photography, the term ‘F-number’ refers to the ratio between
a. Exposure and aperture diameter
b. Focal length and the aperture diameter
c. ISO and exposure
d. Exposure and shutter speed

5. Who directed the recent film ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’
a. K. Raghavendra Rao
b. Mani Ratnam
c. S. S. Rajamouli
d. Basu Bhattacharya

6. In an analog wristwatch, what is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand at 3:15?
a. 90 degrees
b. 0 degrees
c. 20 degrees
d. 7.5 degrees

7. Who designed the Indian flag?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Pingali Venkayya
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

8. The process of enlarging an existing hole using single-point tool is called ___
a. Drilling
b. Enlarging
c. Boring
d. Turning

9. Three planes, square mirrors are placed at a right angle to each other. A ray of light is shone on the first mirror at 45 degrees. At what angle will the reflected ray intersect the incoming ray?
a. 45 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. Rays will be parallel
d. Data is insufficient to determine the answer

10. Two torches are given; one emits red light and the other emits blue light of equal intensity. If both the lights are made to shine at a spot at same time, the resultant colour of the light will be ___?
a. Violet
b. Magenta
c. Purple
d. Dark grey

11. Pick out the correct statement about differential used in automotive
a. Differential Is always located on the rear axle
b. Reduces the wear of the axle
c. Allows wheels to run at different speeds
d. Improves fuel efficiency of the automotive

12. Dilip Chhabria is best known as
a. Animator
b. Illustrator
c. Product designer
d. Automobile designer

13. Which of the following file format is lossless
a. JPEG
b. PNG
c. BMP
d. SVG

14. Who is known as the “Father of Indian cinema”
a. Shyam Benegal
b. Satyajit Ray
c. Raj Kapoor
d. Dadasaheb Phalke

15. The following part is made out of an aluminum block of 50 x 40 x 10 mm. Which of the following is the best process to make the rounded corners and pockets inside
a. Turning
b. Drilling
c. Milling
d. Rolling

16. A smooth, long, flexible strip used to draw a smooth curve through several points on a plane is called ___?
a. Ruler
b. French curves
c. Stripe
d. Spline

17. A farmer owns a rectangular farm that has a road on all four sides. He starts from one corner of the field and walks north. After going 600 meters, he takes a right turn and walks another 400 meters. Again he takes a right and walks for 100 meters Estimate the minimum distance between his starting point and the current position.
a. 360 m
b. 500 m
c. 420 m
d. None of the above

18. The following diagram shows a circuit powered by 10 volts battery. R1 is 10 ohm and R2 is 20 ohm. What will be the reading shown on ammeter A?

a. 1 A

b. 1.5 A
c. 0.5 A
d. 0.667 A

19. Find the odd man out
a. Wings of Fire
b. Ignited Minds
c. Letters for a Nation
d. India 2021

20. Which color does not occur in the standard Google logo?
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Purple
d. Yellow

21. With a 50 mm lens when you change the aperture from 2.8 to 8, the depth of field of the image will
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Remain unchanged
d. None of the above

22. Postscript in digital printing was developed by ________________ .
a. Apple
b. Microsoft
c. Google
d. Adobe

23. A piece of aluminum needs to be protected from corrosion; hence it is connected to a positive electrode and dipped in an electrolyte. It is maintained in this condition and voltage is passed through it till a thin coat of other metal is grown on it. This process is called as ____?
a. Painting
b. Anodisation
c. Ionization
d. Electrolysis

24. A designer has two rectangular pieces of wood for her project, each having an identical width of 2 cm. She finds that the total length of pieces is 100 cm but the shorter piece is 5 cm less than half the length of the longer board. What is the length of the shorter piece?
a. 25 cm
b. 30 cm
c. 35 cm
d. 65 cm

25. Sushil Kumar won an Olympic silver medal for which sport?
a. Boxing
b. Wrestling
c. Shooting
d. Athletics

26. Stoneware articles are made of which material?
a. Metal
b. Stone
c. Clay
d. Wood

27. Identify the given logo

a. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

b. Bharat Petroleum
c. Indian Oil Corporation
d. Oil India

28. What is the distortion shown above is known as?
a. Uniform blur
b. Pixilation
c. Directional blur
d. Burning

29. A vision defect in which the sufferer cannot see far away objects clearly is called as_____.
a. Farsightedness
b. Astigmatism
c. Near-sightedness
d. None of the above

30. Chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game, is said to be the father of which modern board game?
a. Ludo
b. Snakes and ladders
c. Monopoly
d. Chess

31. Which of the following fabric would you prefer to wear on a hot, dry summer day?
a. Linen
b. Wool
c. Cotton
d. Polyester

32. The tool shown in the photograph below is used in …?

a. Surgery

b. Handling radioactive material
c. Holding food for eating
d. Holding hot utensils

33. Which color does not fit in the group?
a. Jade
b. Malachite
c. Vermilion
d. Harlequin

34. In which state of India can you find the famous dish ‘Chhenapoda’?
a. Maharashtra
b. Punjab
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Odisha

35. A designer decides to uniformly increase the number of sketches he draws every week. He drew 36 sketches 3 weeks back, and this week he has to sketch 48 sketches. How many sketches does he need to draw 3 weeks from now?
a. 60
b. 64
c. 72
d. 96

36. Two gears are completely engaging with each other. One has 32 teeth and the other has 54 teeth. If the gear with 54 teeth turns at 80 complete rotations in 5 minutes, then how much does the gear with 32 teeth rotate in 8 minutes?
a. 48 times
b. 24 times
c. 135 times
d. None of the above

37. A designer has a square sheet of aluminium with sides of 1 meter each and she cuts out a circle with each edge tangential to it. But as the design concept changes, she now needs to cuts a square from the circular sheet, keeping the losses of material to a minimum. How much will the final square be as percentage of the area of initial square sheet?
a. 25 %
b. 33.3%
c. 50 %
d. 75 %

38. A designer wishes to make a cone with base diameter of 32 cm and a height of 12 cm. She has a circular sheet of paper from which she will cut a sector and glue the edges together. Neglecting the area of gluing, what should be the angle of the sector she must cut out from the circle?
a. 90
b. 288
c. 72
d. None of the above

39. Which of the following mechanism allows only one direction of output motion irrespective of the direction of the input motion?
a. Universal joint
b. Ratchet wheel
c. Screw mechanism
d. Chain

40. Which of the following colours is often not advisable while advertising food products?
a. Green
b. Orange
c. Yellow
d. Blue

41. A toy tractor has a rear-wheel circumference of 6 cm and that of the front wheel as 5 cm. How much distance does the tractor travel when the front wheel travels 5 more revolutions than the rear wheel?
a. 100 cm
b. 125 cm
c. 150 cm
d. 175 cm

42. Count the number of triangles that are formed by connecting the vertices of a regular octagon.
a. 24
b. 56
c. 120
d. None of the above

43. Which of the following musical instrument uses water to produce sound?
a. Dhol
b. Damru
c. Been
d. Jal Tarang

44. Red is to green, as yellow is to ___?
a. Orange
b. Blue
c. Violet
d. Pink

45. Who composed the epic Raghuvamsa?
a. Jaydeva
b. Kalidas
c. Adi Shankara
d. Vasudeva

46. A designer has placed her markers in 8 different boxes with an equal number of markers in each box. She can also divide them into 12 different boxes and still contain an equal number of markers in each box. What is the least number of markers she has?
a. 20
b. 24
c. 36
d. 48

47. Gagan Narang is best known for which Olympic event?
a. Wrestling
b. Athletics
c. Boxing
d. Shooting

48. A designer has 90 markers which he stores in red and green boxes. Each green box holds 3 more markers than that contained in each red box. The designer has twice as many green boxes as that of red boxes. The designer counts that a total of 24 markers is stored in red boxes taken together. What is the capacity of a red box?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 8
d. None of the above

49. A bag contains red and green colour cards. Each red colour card is worth Rs. 5 and each green colour card is worth Rs.10. It is observed that the number of green colour cards is lesser than a number of red colour cards. If the total worth of the cards is Rs.460, the least number of red cards in the bag is___?
a. 23
b. 28
c. 30
d. 32

50. Boot space of a car refers to ________________.
a. Luggage space
b. Engine Envelope
c. Place to keep shoes
d. Petrol Tank

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