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CUET General Test Question Paper 2024 (Set A) is available for download here. NTA conducted CUET 2024 General Test paper on 15 May in Shift 2B from 5 PM to 6 PM. CUET General Test Question Paper 2024 is based on objective-type questions (MCQs). Candidates get 60 minutes to solve 50 MCQs out of 60 in CUET 2024 question paper for General Test.

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Question 1:

Which pass connects Jammu with Srinagar?

  • (1) Banihal Pass
  • (2) Nathu La Pass
  • (3) Niti Pass
  • (4) Rohtang Pass

Question 2:

Which of the following is not correctly matched regarding Padma Awards 2024?

  • (1) Padma Vibhushan → Konidela Chiranjeevi
  • (2) Padma Shri → Mithun Chakraborty
  • (3) Padma Bhushan → M. Fathima Beevi
  • (4) Padma Bhushan → Sitaram Jindal

Question 3:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Person) List-II (Area of Work)
A Vishakhadatta (I) Medicine
B Kartikeya Sarabhai (II) Poet
C Charaka (III) Environmentalist
D Satyendra Nath Bose (IV) Mathematics
  • (1) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
  • (2) (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
  • (3) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
  • (4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Question 4:

If sin A = 4/5, then (3 - tan A)(2 + cos A) is:

  • (1) 12/5
  • (2) 13/3
  • (3) 13/5
  • (4) 3

Question 5:

A man can row a boat at 8 km/h in still water. If the speed of the water current is 2 km/h and it takes him 2 hours to row to a place and come back, how far off (in km) is the place?

  • (1) 7.5
  • (2) 6
  • (3) 9.5
  • (4) 10

Question 6:

The following states were formed after 1960. What was the correct sequence of their formation?

A) Haryana

B) Sikkim

C) Nagaland

D) Goa

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

Question 7:

Out of the given options, which scheme’s objective is to conduct an annual survey at the gram panchayat level to monitor the progress in the development process of rural areas?

  • (1) Mission Antyodaya (2022-23)
  • (2) Mission Karmayogi (2022-23)
  • (3) Mission Rashtriya Gokul (2022-23)
  • (4) Mission Atmanirbhar Bharat (2022-23)

Question 8:

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the "Quadrilateral Security Dialogue", also known as "QUAD"?

  • (1) China
  • (2) Japan
  • (3) India
  • (4) Australia

Question 9:

Who has become the first woman chairperson of the Railway Board of Indian Railways in 2023?

  • (1) Jaya Verma Sinha
  • (2) Mita Vashishth
  • (3) Ravneet Kaur
  • (4) Vasudha Gupta

Question 10:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Country) List-II (Currency)
A Myanmar (I) Ruble
B Russia (II) Ngultrum
C Malaysia (III) Kyat
D Bhutan (IV) Ringgit
  • (1) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
  • (2) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
  • (3) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
  • (4) (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Question 11:

"Jhulaghat Suspension Bridge" between India and which country has become fully operational now?

  • (1) Bhutan
  • (2) Nepal
  • (3) China
  • (4) Myanmar

Question 12:

Due to ocean acidification, when the ocean becomes more acidic, what happens to the pH level of the ocean?

  • (1) The pH level goes down.
  • (2) The pH level stays the same.
  • (3) The pH level goes up.
  • (4) The pH level becomes zero.

Question 13:

Who is the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan award in India?

  • (1) Bhavina Patel
  • (2) Devendra Jhajharia
  • (3) Avani Lekhara
  • (4) Mariyappan Thangavelu

Question 14:

Zemu Glacier is located in which state of India?

  • (1) Uttarakhand
  • (2) Himachal Pradesh
  • (3) Sikkim
  • (4) Arunachal Pradesh

Question 15:

Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?

  • (1) Mary Robinson
  • (2) Michelle Bachelet
  • (3) Kim Campbell
  • (4) Jennifer Shipley

Question 16:

Which organization developed and launched the "Ugram" Indigenous Assault Rifle for the armed forces?

  • (1) ISRO
  • (2) BEL
  • (3) HAL
  • (4) DRDO

Question 17:

Which of the following substances is a bad conductor of electricity?

  • (1) Diamond
  • (2) Gold
  • (3) Silver
  • (4) Graphite

Question 18:

Which of the following diseases is caused due to the deficiency of proteins?

  • (1) Arthritis
  • (2) Kwashiorkor
  • (3) Goitre
  • (4) Night Blindness

Question 19:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Navy Institution) List-II (Place)
A INS Chilka (I) Goa
B INS Hansa (II) Andhra Pradesh
C INS Satavahana (III) Kerala
D INS Garuda (IV) Odisha
  • (1) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
  • (2) (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
  • (3) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
  • (4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Question 20:

DRDO has conducted the first successful flight test of the Agni-5 missile equipped with MIRV technology. What is the full form of MIRV?

  • (1) Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle
  • (2) Mission India Target Re-Entry Vehicle
  • (3) Multiple Independently Technology Re-Entry Vehicle
  • (4) Multiple Indirect Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle

Question 21:

Which Indian has won the “Ramon Magsaysay Award-2023”?

  • (1) Korvi Rakshand
  • (2) Ashwini Kumar
  • (3) Dipti Ranjan Sahoo
  • (4) Dr. Ravi Kannan R.

Question 22:

Who has been appointed the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission of India?

  • (1) Ajay Narayan Jha
  • (2) Smt. Annie George Mathew
  • (3) Pradip Kumar Mohanty
  • (4) Dr. Arvind Panagariya

Question 23:

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, which is situated in Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to which deity?

  • (1) Lord Shiva
  • (2) Lord Vishnu
  • (3) Goddess Durga
  • (4) Goddess Lakshmi

Question 24:

The Election Commission of India gets the power to conduct elections from which of the following articles?

  • (1) Article 324
  • (2) Article 280
  • (3) Article 264
  • (4) Article 26

Question 25:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Centre of Handicraft) List-II (State)
A Mon (I) Arunachal Pradesh
B Nalbari (II) Assam
C Pasighat (III) Meghalaya
D Tura (IV) Nagaland
  • (1) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
  • (2) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
  • (3) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
  • (4) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Question 26:

In which state is “Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary” located?

  • (1) Assam
  • (2) Rajasthan
  • (3) Odisha
  • (4) Manipur

Question 27:

India’s first 3D-printed Post Office has been inaugurated in:

  • (1) Guwahati
  • (2) Kolkata
  • (3) Mumbai
  • (4) Bengaluru

Question 28:

What should come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following alphanumeric series?

A1X, B4P, E25J, J100F, ?

  • (1) O289D
  • (2) O225E
  • (3) Q289D
  • (4) Q225E

Question 29:

In the given analogy, choose the word which will replace the question mark:

NEGI : MVTR :: SING : ?

  • (1) TRNS
  • (2) TRNT
  • (3) FRMT
  • (4) HRMT

Question 30:

In a certain code language, ‘ki ru pi’ means ‘nobody like cruel’, ‘ki mi cha’ means ‘king was cruel’ and ‘ru pi cha’ means ‘nobody like king’. What is the code for ‘was’ in the given code language?

  • (1) ki
  • (2) mi
  • (3) cha
  • (4) ru

Question 31:

Which of the following means ‘A is the son-in-law of G’?

Given Symbols:

  • ‘P % Q’ → P is the sister of Q
  • ‘P + Q’ → P is the son of Q
  • ‘P × Q’ → P is the husband of Q
  • ‘P − Q’ → P is the brother of Q
  • (1) A × U + S × G
  • (2) A + S % U × G
  • (3) A − S + U × G
  • (4) A × U % S + G

Question 32:

If 26th January, 2020 was a Sunday, then what day of the week was it on 16th March of that year?

  • (1) Sunday
  • (2) Monday
  • (3) Tuesday
  • (4) Wednesday

Question 33:

What will be the measurement of the angle made by the hour and minute hands of a clock when the time is ‘quarter past 3’?

  • (1) 6 (1/2)
  • (2) 10
  • (3) 7 (1/2)
  • (4) 8 (1/2)

Question 34:

If in a certain code language, ‘MERCURY’ is coded as ‘NGUGZXF’, then how will ‘ENTANGLE’ be coded in the same code language?

  • (1) FPXFSMSM
  • (2) FPWESMSM
  • (3) FPWESNSN
  • (4) FPWFTNSM

Question 35:

The problem given below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

How many sisters does Sunny have?

Statement I: Sunny is the only son of his parents.

Statement II: Sunny’s parents have three children.

  • (1) Only statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
  • (2) Only statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
  • (3) Statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.
  • (4) Either statement I or II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
View Solution

Since Sunny is the only son and his parents have three children, the remaining two children must be his sisters.

Quick Tip: Data sufficiency questions require logical deduction and elimination.

Question 36:

A boy leaves his house. He travels 6 km towards South, then travels 8 km towards West and further travels 9 km towards South. How far and in which direction is he from his house now?

  • (1) 13 km, South West
  • (2) 17 km, South West
  • (3) 17 km, North West
  • (4) 13 km, West

Question 37:

Find out which of the answer figures completes the figure matrix:

  • (1) Option 1
  • (2) Option 2
  • (3) Option 3
  • (4) Option 4

Question 38:

A clock seen through a mirror shows ‘quarter to seven’. What is the correct time shown by the clock?

  • (1) 6:15
  • (2) 6:17
  • (3) 5:17
  • (4) 5:15

Question 39:

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

  • (1) Option 1
  • (2) Option 2
  • (3) Option 3
  • (4) Option 4

Question 40:

Find out the missing (?) number and letter:

  • (1) 42 and M
  • (2) 53 and N
  • (3) 61 and K
  • (4) 72 and P

Question 41:

What will be the next number of the series?

3, 6, 10.5, 17, 26, ?

  • (1) 31
  • (2) 38
  • (3) 40
  • (4) 41

Question 42:

In a class of 40 students, Anjali’s rank is thrice that of Anita. There are 4 students who have ranks worse than that of Anjali. Anita’s rank in the class is:

  • (1) 9th
  • (2) 10th
  • (3) 18th
  • (4) 12th

Question 43:

Six people E, H, K, M, S and U are seated in a circle facing the centre. U and H are immediate neighbours of M. E is the only person sitting between K and S. H is to the immediate right of S. Who is to the immediate right of U?

  • (1) M
  • (2) E
  • (3) K
  • (4) S

Question 44:

Find out which of the answer figures from the options can be formed using all the pieces given in the problem figure.

  • (1) Option 1
  • (2) Option 2
  • (3) Option 3
  • (4) Option 4

Question 45:

Simplify 24 ÷ 4 × 2 + 8 − 4

  • (1) 1
  • (2) 7
  • (3) 16
  • (4) 56

Question 46:

What will be the next number of the series?

3, 6, 10.5, 17, 26, ?

  • (1) 31
  • (2) 38
  • (3) 40
  • (4) 41

Question 47:

In a class of 40 students, Anjali’s rank is thrice that of Anita. There are 4 students who have ranks worse than that of Anjali. Anita’s rank in the class is:

  • (1) 9th
  • (2) 10th
  • (3) 18th
  • (4) 12th

Question 48:

Six people E, H, K, M, S, and U are seated in a circle facing the centre. U and H are immediate neighbours of M. E is the only person sitting between K and S. H is to the immediate right of S. Who is to the immediate right of U?

  • (1) M
  • (2) E
  • (3) K
  • (4) S

Question 49:

Simplify 24 ÷ 4 × 2 + 8 − 4

  • (1) 1
  • (2) 7
  • (3) 16
  • (4) 56

Question 50:

The present age of Harish is 8 times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After 8 years, his age will be twice the sum of the ages of his sons. What is Harish’s present age?

  • (1) 31
  • (2) 32
  • (3) 33
  • (4) 34

Question 51:

In a class of 40 students, the ratio of boys and girls is 3:2, and the average marks scored by boys is 42 and by girls is 46. Then, the average marks scored by the whole class is:

  • (1) 43.4
  • (2) 43.6
  • (3) 43.8
  • (4) 44

Question 52:

The sum of three numbers is 136. If the ratio between the first number and the second number is 2:3 and that between the second and the third number is 5:3, then the first number is:

  • (1) 42
  • (2) 40
  • (3) 36
  • (4) 32

Question 53:

An item is sold for Rs. 504 after allowing a 20% discount, and still a profit of 5% has been earned. The marked price is how much more than the cost price?

  • (1) Rs. 120
  • (2) Rs. 135
  • (3) Rs. 150
  • (4) Rs. 160

Question 54:

A certain sum becomes Rs. 2,356 in 3 years and Rs. 2,660 in 5 years on simple interest. The value of the sum is:

  • (1) Rs. 1,800
  • (2) Rs. 1,880
  • (3) Rs. 1,900
  • (4) Rs. 1,980

Question 55:

In a square, lengths of the diagonals are (4k + 6) cm and (7k - 3) cm. The area of the square (in cm²) is:

  • (1) 144
  • (2) 162
  • (3) 169
  • (4) 172

Question 56:

The volume of a cylinder with base radius 3 cm is 396 cm3 . Find its curved surface area (in cm2 ).​

  • (1) 280 
  • (2) 301.5
  • (3) 264
  • (4) 320.6

Question 57:

A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?

  • (1) 4 hours
  • (2) 5 hours
  • (3) 3 hours 30 minutes
  • (4) 3 hours 45 minutes

Question 58:

Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

  • (1) 14
  • (2) 15
  • (3) 16
  • (4) 18

Question 59:

If the mean of 3, 4, 9, 2k, 10, 8, 6 and (k + 6) is 8, and mode of 2, 2, 3, 2p, (2p + 1), 4, 4, 5 and 6 (p is a natural number) is 4, then the value of (k – 2p) is :

  • (1) 0
  • (2) 1
  • (3) 2
  • (4) 3

Question 60:

A woman leaves her home. She walks 40 m in the North-West direction and then 90 m in the South-East direction. Then, she moves 30 m in the North direction. How far is she from her initial position?

  • (1) 30 m
  • (2) 60 m
  • (3) 50 m
  • (4) 40 m


CUET Questions

  • 1.

    A pie chart shows the distribution of students across 5 faculties in a university. If 20% are in Arts, 25% in Science, 15% in Law, 30% in Engineering, and the rest in Commerce, what is the angle (in degrees) for Commerce?

      • 54°
      • 45°
      • 66°
      • 36°

    • 2.
      If 1st January 2021 was a Friday, what day of the week was 1st January 2022?

        • Monday
        • Tuesday
        • Saturday
        • Sunday

      • 3.
        A train crosses a platform 200 m long in 36 seconds and a pole in 18 seconds. Find the speed of the train.

          • 20 m/s
          • 15 m/s
          • 25 m/s
          • 10 m/s

        • 4.
          A company produces 5 products: P, Q, R, S, and T. The profit margins (in %) are: P-10%, Q-15%, R-20%, S-5%, T-25%. If the company earns a total profit of ₹21,20,000 from equal sales (₹21,00,000) of each product, what is the average profit percentage across all products?

            • 15%
            • 12%
            • 14%
            • 13%

          • 5.
            A can complete a job in 12 days and B in 15 days. They work together for 5 days, and then A leaves. How many more days will B take to finish the remaining work?

              • 3.75
                 

              • 5
              • 3
              • 6

            • 6.
              If in a certain code, “FROG" is written as "HTQJ", how is “TOAD" written in that code?

                • VQCF
                • VQCG
                   

                • WQCE
                • UQBE

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