NAT Sample Papers

Try nine NAT practice questions

Work through English, Quantitative and Analytical questions, then try the Physics and Biology examples for NAT-IE and NAT-IM. Each question includes its answer and reasoning. Use your category's syllabus to plan a full paper.

Where Each Example Fits

Example 1: English Sentence Completion

Question: Choose the phrase meaning that play did not stop: The match continued ___. Options: A) without interruption, B) after an interruption, C) with repeated interruptions, D) until an interruption. Answer: A) without interruption. Why: without interruption means continuously, with no pause in play.

Example 2: English Synonym

Question: Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID. Options: A) frank, B) rude, C) hidden, D) polite. Answer: A) frank. Why: candid means truthful and straightforward, which is exactly what frank means. Polite describes manner rather than honesty, while rude and hidden point the opposite way.

Example 3: Quantitative Arithmetic

Question: A shopkeeper sells 3 notebooks for Rs. 150. At the same rate, 7 notebooks cost? Options: A) Rs. 300, B) Rs. 350, C) Rs. 400, D) Rs. 450. Answer: B) Rs. 350. Working: each notebook costs 150 divided by 3, which is Rs. 50, and 7 times 50 equals 350.

Example 4: Quantitative Algebra

Question: If 2x plus 6 equals 18, then x equals? Options: A) 5, B) 6, C) 7, D) 12. Answer: B) 6. Working: subtract 6 from both sides to get 2x equals 12, then divide by 2 to get x equals 6. Check: 2 times 6 plus 6 equals 18.

Example 5: Quantitative Geometry

Question: A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. Its area is? Options: A) 13 square cm, B) 26 square cm, C) 40 square cm, D) 45 square cm. Answer: C) 40 square cm. Working: area equals length times width, so 8 times 5 equals 40. Option B is the perimeter: 2 times (8 plus 5) equals 26.

Example 6: Analytical Scenario Based

Question: All buses on Route 7 stop at the library. Bus X runs on Route 7. Which must be true? Options: A) Bus X stops at the library, B) Only buses use Route 7, C) Every vehicle on Route 7 stops at the library, D) Bus X starts at the library. Answer: A) Bus X stops at the library. Why: the rule covers buses on Route 7, so Bus X inherits the library stop. The facts never restrict the route to buses only, never extend the rule to every vehicle, and never name the starting point.

Example 7: Analytical Statements Based

Question: Statement 1: No cats are dogs. Statement 2: Some pets are cats. Which follows? Options: A) Some pets are not dogs, B) All pets are cats, C) No pets are dogs, D) Some dogs are cats. Answer: A) Some pets are not dogs. Why: the pets that are cats exist by Statement 2, and none of them can be dogs by Statement 1, so some pets are not dogs. The statements say nothing about all pets, and D directly contradicts Statement 1.

Example 8: NAT-IE Style Physics

Question (NAT-IE track only, not the whole exam): A car travels 60 km in 1.5 hours. Its average speed is? Options: A) 30 km/h, B) 40 km/h, C) 45 km/h, D) 90 km/h. Answer: B) 40 km/h. Working: speed equals distance divided by time, so 60 divided by 1.5 equals 40. Check: 40 times 1.5 equals 60.

Example 9: NAT-IM Style Biology

Question (NAT-IM track only, not the whole exam): Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell? Options: A) Ribosome, B) Mitochondrion, C) Nucleus, D) Chloroplast. Answer: B) Mitochondrion. Why: mitochondria release energy from food for the cell to use. Ribosomes build proteins, the nucleus holds genetic material, and chloroplasts trap sunlight in plant cells.