NID Drawing Questions for NID Prelims Exam 2027

NID Drawing questions are a very important part of NID exam paper. There are around 2-5 drawing questions in the NID question paper. Go through them and check what kind of questions are asked in the entrance exam.

NID Drawing Questions

NID Drawing Questions are a very important section in the NID Prelims Exam. Each carries a weightage of around 15- 20 marks. Drawing Questions in NID are based on topics such as Perspective & Spatial Awareness, Product Redesign & Universal Design, Process & Sequential Storyboarding, Conceptual & Metaphorical Sketching, Cross-Over Imagination & Futuristic Design, Composition & Daily Life Observation, etc.

There will be around 2-5 questions in the NID Entrance Exam 2027. The questions can also have subparts. These questions are compulsory for students to attend. The marks of this Prelims paper will be used to shortlist candidates for the NID Mains exam.

NID Drawing Questions for Prelims Exam

NID Drawing questions for the Prelims exam will include perspective drawing, spatial awareness drawing, Daily Life Drawing, Cross-Over Imagination & Futuristic Design, etc.

Check out the categories and questions related to them.

I. Perspective & Spatial Awareness

• Draw a fish food market scene in the year 2050 from the point of view of a stray cow sitting under a tree.
• Draw a crowded vegetable market scene from the perspective of a wasp sitting on a capsicum on the floor.
• Bird's-eye view: Sketch a railway station platform from the perspective of a bird flying directly overhead.
• Draw a living room scene from the perspective of a television screen looking back at the family watching it.
• Draw the inside of a bike rider's backpack laid flat on the floor, showing all their gear, equipment and survival items.
• Draw a fish market from the point of view of a cat.
• Imagine circles and crosses are characters of Tic-Tac-Toe. Describe a conversation among the given character in 6 frames regarding their positioning and turns in the game.

II. Daily Life Drawing Questions

These questions will check how to see daily objects, human behaviours and textures around you. The more you observe, the better you will become. Some of the questions on it are given below.

• Draw a scene showing an elderly person trying to learn how to use a smartphone from a young boy.
• Show a father and a 4 year daughter waiting for school bus at the bus stop.
• Draw a woman buying vegetables from a street vendor.
• Sketch a mother teaching her son to ride a bicycle.
• Sketch a crowded local bus or metro compartment on a hot summer day. Highlight the body language, overlapping figures, and expressions of tiredness.

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III. Cross-Over Imagination & Futuristic Design

These questions are based on combining unrelated concepts or imagining objects that do not exist yet.

• Modify the water tap given below considering the requirements for different users as mentioned below.
  a) A six-year-old child b) An artist c) A visually impaired person
  Draw the modified water tap for each of the users and write 3 points as to why you consider the modified idea of water tap suitable for them.
• Design a vacuum cleaner inspired by the form and movements of a penguin or a jellyfish.
• Draw a classroom in the year 2050, showing how students, desks and teaching boards will look and interact.
• If a bicycle and a sewing machine were merged into a single product, what would it look like? Sketch the final design.

IV. Conceptual & Metaphorical Sketching

Check out some of the questions that are drawn on a concept or a metaphor.

• Create an illustration capturing the essence of the phrase: "The calm before the storm."
• Depict the abstract concept of "Creativity under pressure" without using words.
• Draw a conceptual creature whose upper body is a human and whose lower body is a lion.
• Create an illustration capturing the essence of the phrase: It's raining cats and dogs.
• Rabindranath Tagore once said "Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free.". Make a poster depicting the above idea along with a tagline. Imagine trees have started growing defensive mechanisms to prevent themselves from being cut. Conceptualise 3 such defensive mechanisms. Describe in brief and draw the ideas.

V. Sequential Drawing & Storyboarding

• In 3 to 4 sequential frames, show what happens when a mischievous cat notices a rat on the study table.
• Show the lifecycle of an ice cube from the moment it leaves the freezer to when it completely evaporates under a hot sun.
• You have an old bulb. Conceptualise 5 ways in which the bulb can be reused humorously. Describe in brief and draw your ideas in the space given below.
• Show in drawing in 4 frames the steps to make Maggi.

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