CUET 2026 May 13 Shift 1 Geography Question Paper is available for download here. NTA is conducting the CUET 2026 exam from 11th May to 31st May.

  • CUET 2026 Geography exam consists of 50 questions for 250 marks to be attempted in 60 minutes.
  • As per the marking scheme, 5 marks are awarded for each correct answer, and 1 mark is deducted for incorrect answer.

Candidates can download CUET 2026 May 13 Shift 1 Geography Question Paper with Answer Key and Solution PDF from links provided below.

CUET 2026 Geography May 13 Shift 1 Question Paper with Solution PDF

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Question 1:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (School of Thought) List-II (Key Focus)
(A) Welfare School (1) Social inequality and capitalism
(B) Radical School (2) Lived experience and perception
(C) Behavioural School (3) Housing, health, and education
(D) Determinism (4) Nature controls human action
  • (A) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
  • (B) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
  • (C) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  • (D) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Question 2:

Match the Industrial Region with its characteristic:

Region Characteristic
(A) Ruhr (Germany) (1) Silicon Valley
(B) High-Tech Industry (2) Coal and Iron Ore base
(C) Footloose Industry (3) Dependence on any specific raw material is low
(D) Cottage Industry (4) Minimum capital and local raw material
  • (A) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
  • (B) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  • (C) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
  • (D) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Question 3:

Which of the following is a Quaternary activity?

  • (A) Teaching in a school
  • (B) Working in a call center (BPO)
  • (C) Software Development/Information Research
  • (D) Operating a CNC machine

Question 4:

Arrange the following modes of transport in terms of their historical emergence (Earliest to Latest):
1.Railways
2.Pipelines
3.Air Transport
4.Steam Ships

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

Question 5:

Statement I: Outsourcing helps in reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
Statement II: KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) involves more high-end tasks than BPO.

  • (A) Both are correct.
  • (B) Both are incorrect.
  • (C) Only I is correct.
  • (D) Only II is correct.

Question 6:

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?

  • (A) Trans-Siberian Railway: St.\ Petersburg to Vladivostok
  • (B) Canadian Pacific Railway: Halifax to Vancouver
  • (C) Union and Pacific Railway: New York to San Francisco
  • (D) Australian Trans-Continental Railway: Perth to Sydney

Question 7:

Match the Canal with the Water Bodies it connects:

Canal Connection
(A) Suez Canal (1) Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean
(B) Panama Canal (2) Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea
(C) Rhine Waterway (3) Switzerland to North Sea
(D) Volga Waterway (4) Caspian Sea
  • (A) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
  • (B) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  • (C) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
  • (D) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Question 8:

Which of the following are the 'Gateways of International Trade'?

  • (A) Airports
  • (B) Ports
  • (C) Highways
  • (D) Inland Waterways

Question 9:

Consider these statements regarding WTO:
1. It succeeded the GATT in 1995.
2. It is the only global organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
3. Its headquarters are in New York.
Which is/are CORRECT?

  • (A) 1 and 2
  • (B) 2 and 3
  • (C) 1 and 3
  • (D) Only 1

Question 10:

Identify the 'Entrepot Port' among the following:

  • (A) Singapore
  • (B) London
  • (C) Rotterdam
  • (D) All of the above

CUET UG 2026 Exam Pattern

Parameter Details
Exam Name Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2026
Conducting Body National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Exam Duration 60 minutes per test
Total Sections 3 (Languages, Domain Subjects, General Test)
Question Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Questions per Test 50 questions (all compulsory)
Marking Scheme +5 for correct, -1 for incorrect
Maximum Marks 250 marks per test
Maximum Subject Choices 5 subjects in total
Syllabus Base Class 12 NCERT (mainly for Domain Subjects)

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