CUET 2025 May 15 General Aptitude Test Question Paper (Available)- Download Solutions with Answer Key

When an object or word is viewed in a mirror, its image appears reversed along the vertical axis. Each letter's mirror image depends on its symmetry:

- Letters like 'M' and 'A' are vertically symmetrical and look the same.

- Letters like 'K' become reversed, in mirror images.

- The letter 'R' mirrors to a backward R.

- The letter 'E' resembles backward E when flipped horizontally.


Option (c) accurately captures these transformations, showing the word "MARKER" mirrored letter-by-letter. Quick Tip: Visualize flipping the word horizontally. Symmetrical letters remain unchanged; others transform into their mirror equivalents.

To find where figure (A) appears, closely examine the shapes in each larger figure. Sometimes, figure (A) might be rotated, resized, or partially overlapped. The key is to look for the distinct outline and arrangement of the figure (A)'s components.

Upon detailed inspection, figure (ii) contains all parts of figure (A) embedded within its structure, even if they are oriented differently or partially overlapped. Quick Tip: Look for the unique shapes of the smaller figure within larger ones. Rotation or scaling doesn’t change the identity of a figure.

Observe the differences between consecutive terms: \[ 5 - 2 = 3, \quad 10 - 5 = 5, \quad 17 - 10 = 7, \quad 26 - 17 = 9. \]
The pattern shows the increments increase by 2 each time: 3, 5, 7, 9, …
The next difference should be 11.
Therefore, next term = \(26 + 11 = 37\). Quick Tip: Analyze the sequence of differences between terms to identify arithmetic or other patterns.

Use the formula for the angle between hour and minute hands at time \(H:M\): \[ \theta = \left|30H - \frac{11}{2} M\right|. \]
At quarter past 3, \(H=3\) and \(M=15\) minutes.
Calculate: \[ \theta = |30 \times 3 - \frac{11}{2} \times 15| = |90 - 82.5| = 7.5^\circ. \]
Therefore, the angle between the hands is \(7\frac{1}{2}^\circ\) (7.5 degrees).
*Note:* The option (c) 7\(\frac{3}{4}^\circ\) (7.75°) is incorrect. Quick Tip: Use \(\theta = |30H - \frac{11}{2}M|\) to find the angle between hour and minute hands quickly.

Examine the pattern row-wise:
- First row: \(16 \times 14 - 14 = 224 - 14 = 210\).
- Second row: \(14 \times 12 - 12 = 168 - 12 = 156\).
- Third row (missing number): \(12 \times 10 - 10 = 120 - 10 = 110\).

Thus, the missing number completes the pattern where each row’s calculation is the product of the first two numbers minus the last number in the row. Quick Tip: Identify the mathematical relationship by checking the operations involving all numbers in a row or column. Look for multiplication followed by subtraction for the pattern.

Trace Raj’s movements carefully:
1. Starts at center, walks diagonally North-East (NE) to the midway point.
2. Turns right from NE, which points him South-East (SE), and walks to the far end.
3. Turns right again from SE, facing South-West (SW), begins walking.
4. At midway, turns right from SW, now facing North-West (NW).
5. Halfway, turns left from NW, ending facing South-West (SW).

Therefore, Raj’s final direction is South-West. Quick Tip: Draw the path on a diagram to track each turn and direction; remember right turn = 90° clockwise, left turn = 90° counterclockwise.

Given relations:
- Accused \(>\) Deceased (Accused is more powerful than deceased).
- Court \(>\) Police \(>\) Lawyer (Court is more powerful than Police, Police is more powerful than Lawyer).
- Police \(>\) Accused (Police is more powerful than Accused).
- Accused bows to Police, indicating Police’s superiority.

Combining these: \[ Court > Police > Accused > Deceased, \quad Police > Lawyer \]

Hence, Court holds the highest position of power. Quick Tip: Arrange entities in a hierarchy based on the given power relationships to determine the most powerful.

In real life, some teachers may also be writers, some teachers may be dancers, and some writers may be dancers. However, none of these categories is completely contained within another. The three sets overlap partially, making option (a) with intersecting circles the best representation. This Venn diagram captures all possible overlaps among the three professions. Quick Tip: Use intersecting circles in Venn diagrams to represent categories with overlapping members. Non-overlapping circles imply no common members.

Translate the statements into Venn diagram relationships:

- Forces are a subset of Energies, which in turn are a subset of Powers.

- Heat is completely separate from Powers (no overlap).


Analyzing the conclusions:

- Conclusion (I) is false because all forces are contained within powers; so no forces lie outside powers.

- Conclusion (II) is true because no power overlaps with heat, and since forces are within powers, no heat can be a force.
Quick Tip: Use Venn diagrams to visualize set inclusions and exclusions for syllogism problems to determine logical conclusions.

Given:
- P, Q, and R are siblings (P is brother to Q and R).

- S is mother of R (and hence mother of P and Q).

- T is father of P (and thus likely father of siblings).


Evaluating the options:

- (a) True: T is Q’s father as he is father of the siblings.

- (b) True: S is P’s mother.

- (c) True: P is S’s son.

- (d) Cannot be definitely true: Q’s gender is not specified; Q could be a daughter, so calling Q “son” is an assumption.
Quick Tip: Draw a family tree to clarify relationships. Avoid assuming genders unless explicitly stated.