CUET 2026 General Aptitude Test May 14 Shift 1 Question Paper- Download Answer Key and Solution PDF

If a person buys 15 pencils for ₹12, and sells 12 pencils for ₹15, find the gain or loss percentage.

• (A) Loss of 56.25%
• (B) Gain of 65.25%
• (C) Loss of 56.52%
• (D) Gain of 56.25%

Find the median of first 6 multiples of 5.

• (A) 7.5
• (B) 17.5
• (C) 27.5
• (D) 37.5

Potato's per-kilogram price has risen from Rs.18 to Rs.25. What should be the percentage reduction in potato use so that expenditure does NOT increase?

• (A) 28%
• (B) 31%
• (C) 22%
• (D) 34%

Find the missing character in the given table:

16 & 210 & 14

14 & 156 & 12

12 & ? & 10

• (A) 90
• (B) 100
• (C) 110
• (D) 120

If \(\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{3p-2} = \left(\frac{9}{25}\right)^8 \times \left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{-3}\), then the value of \(2p + 1\) is:

• (A) 10
• (B) 11
• (C) 14
• (D) 15

Find the next term in the series: M13, O18, ?, S28, U33

• (A) R22
• (B) Q23
• (C) P22
• (D) R24

The area of an equilateral \(\Delta\)ABC is \(169\sqrt{3}\) cm\(^2\). Find the in-radius of \(\Delta\)ABC.

• (A) \(10/\sqrt{3}\)
• (B) \(13/\sqrt{3}\)
• (C) \(12/\sqrt{3}\)
• (D) \(11/\sqrt{3}\)

If the word 'LEADER' is coded as 20-13-9-12-13-26. How would you write "LIGHT"?

• (A) 20-16-15-17-22
• (B) 20-17-15-16-28
• (C) 20-15-16-18-23
• (D) 20-16-17-15-27

A sum of money becomes 7 times itself in 2 years at a certain rate of simple interest. Find the rate of interest per annum.

• (A) 100%
• (B) 10%
• (C) 200%
• (D) 300%

The difference between the CI and the SI on a sum of money lent for 2 years at 20% interest per annum is 80. The sum is:

• (A) ₹2,000
• (B) ₹1,200
• (C) ₹1,500
• (D) ₹1,000