CUET 2026 May 22 Shift 1 General Aptitude Test Question Paper is available for download here. NTA is conducting the CUET 2026 exam from 11th May to 31st May.

  • CUET 2026 General Aptitude Test 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.

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Question 1:

A 5 cm long perpendicular is drawn from the centre of a circle to a 24 cm long chord. Find the diameter of the circle.

  • (A) 26 cm
  • (B) 32 cm
  • (C) 13 cm
  • (D) 30 cm
Detailed Solution
Question 2:

A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 hours and 20 minutes to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

  • (A) 14 hours
  • (B) 12 hours
  • (C) 10 hours
  • (D) 8 hours
Detailed Solution
Question 3:

The ratio of the supplementary and the complementary angles of an angle is 3 : 1. What is the supplementary angle of the given angle?

  • (A) 45\(^{\circ}\)
  • (B) 60\(^{\circ}\)
  • (C) 120\(^{\circ}\)
  • (D) 135\(^{\circ}\)
Detailed Solution
Question 4:

A sum becomes five times of itself in 8 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?

  • (A) 37.5%
  • (B) 25%
  • (C) 50%
  • (D) 12.5%
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Question 5:

In how many years shall Rs. 3,500 invested at the rate of 10% simple interest per annum, amount to Rs. 4,500?

  • (A) 2\(\frac{4}{7}\) years
  • (B) 2\(\frac{3}{7}\) years
  • (C) 2\(\frac{6}{7}\) years
  • (D) 2\(\frac{5}{7}\) years
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Question 6:

A 9 cm solid metallic cube and a solid metallic cuboid having dimensions 5 cm, 13 cm, 31 cm are melted and recast into a single cube. What is the total surface area (in cm2) of the new cube?

  • (A) 1362
  • (B) 865
  • (C) 2744
  • (D) 1176
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Question 7:

Let A and B be two cylinders such that the capacity of A is the same as the capacity of B. The ratio of the diameters of A and B is 1 : 4. What is the ratio of the heights of A and B?

  • (A) 16 : 3
  • (B) 16 : 1
  • (C) 1 : 16
  • (D) 3 : 16
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Question 8:

A person lent certain sum of money at the annual rate of 5 percent on simple interest. In 4 years, the interest amounted to Rs. 800. What is the sum lent?

  • (A) Rs. 4000
  • (B) Rs. 2000
  • (C) Rs. 1600
  • (D) Rs. 3200
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Question 9:

A diver rowing at the speed of 3 km/h in still water takes double the time going 50 km upstream compared to going 50 km downstream. The speed of the diver downstream is

  • (A) 3 km/h
  • (B) 6 km/h
  • (C) 4 km/h
  • (D) 5 km/h
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Question 10:

2 dice are thrown in the air. Find the probability of getting a sum less than 11.

  • (A) 7/12
  • (B) 11/12
  • (C) 5/12
  • (D) 1/3
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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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