The MAT 2025 PBT (Paper-Based Test) Exam was held on 13th December 2025, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. across more than 35 cities. The exam followed the same pattern as previous years, consisting of 150 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) divided into five sections: Language Comprehension, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Mathematical Skills, Data Analytics, and Indian and Global Environment, with 30 questions in each section of MAT 2025 Question Paper.

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Question 1:

If MADRASH is coded as LZCQZRG, and DELHI is coded as CDKGH, then in the same language how BOMBAY will be coded as?

  • (1) ANLAZX
  • (2) AQBUMN
  • (3) APLABX
  • (4) AOZTML

Question 2:

A person Kash starts from a point and walks 30m towards north and then he takes a left turn and walks 40m towards west and then he takes a left turn and walks 30m and then he takes a left turn and walks 50m. Calculate the distance from the starting point and direction.

  • (1) 50m, east
  • (2) 10m, south
  • (3) 30m, east
  • (4) 10m, east

Question 3:

The present age of Ishan is \(\frac{2}{5}\)th of the age of Subash. After 2 years, the age of Subash will be 2 times the age of Ishan. Two years back, the age of Subash was 4 times the age of Ishan. Find the present age of Ishan?

  • (1) 10
  • (2) 6
  • (3) 4
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 4:

Aruna and Sudeshana are standing in a queue. Aruna is 5th from the front and Sudeshana is 6th from the end. Now, they interchange their position. Now, Aruna is 13th from the front. Find the position of Sudeshana from the end after the interchange.

  • (1) 18th
  • (2) 15th
  • (3) 14th
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 5:

There are 6 members in a family A, B, C, D, E, F. B is brother of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. C is the sister of F. There are 2 fathers, 3 brothers, 1 mother the F’s father.

  • (1) A
  • (2) B
  • (3) C
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 6:

Find the wrong number in the series: 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, 232.

  • (1) 10
  • (2) 30
  • (3) 130
  • (4) 232

Question 7:

If (K-R) and (SxR), then the relation between K and S is:

  • (1) K+S
  • (2) S*K
  • (3) K*S
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 8:

B is father of K and K is husband of R. Find the relation between B and R?

  • (1) B*R
  • (2) B+R
  • (3) B-R
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 9:

It is known that B is father of K and R is son of B, then find the relation between K and R.

  • (1) R+K
  • (2) R-K
  • (3) K+R
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 10:

What are the statements required for R to be the brother-in-law of K?

  • (1) 1 AND 5
  • (2) 2 AND 3
  • (3) 1 AND 3
  • (4) 3 AND 4

Question 11:

Who is the mother-in-law of E?

  • (1) G
  • (2) F
  • (3) A
  • (4) Cannot be determined

Question 12:

Which of the following members will go to Canada?

  • (1) A and F
  • (2) C and F
  • (3) D and B
  • (4) A and G

Question 13:

How many male members are there in the family?

  • (1) 3
  • (2) 5
  • (3) 4
  • (4) CBD

Question 14:

How is D related to E?

  • (1) Daughter
  • (2) Niece
  • (3) Sister
  • (4) CBD

Question 15:

The average score of the first four batsmen in a cricket match was 58 runs. The average score of the last four batsmen was 6 runs less than the average of the first four batsmen, and the average of the remaining batsman was 11 runs less than the average of the first four and last four batsmen. Determine the average score of the team.

  • (1) 52 runs
  • (2) 56 runs
  • (3) 54 runs
  • (4) 50 runs

Question 16:

Pipe-1 can fill a tank in 17.5 minutes. Pipe-2 can fill the tank in 20 minutes. Both pipes can fill at the rate of 6 liters/sec. What is the capacity of the tank?

  • (1) 3360
  • (2) 3570
  • (3) 3670
  • (4) 3450

Question 17:

For a sports event of class V students, a packet of 7 caps is to be prepared from 9 green colored caps and 4 red caps. In how many ways can this be done when the packet contains at most 3 red caps?

  • (1) 1588 ways
  • (2) 1632 ways
  • (3) 1748 ways
  • (4) 1684 ways

Question 18:

A trader gives a discount of 25% and makes a profit of 20%. He wants to earn more and he reduces the discount to 15%. Find the new profit percentage.

  • (1) 24%
  • (2) 36%
  • (3) 28%
  • (4) 30%

Question 19:

A man takes 24 minutes to row 10 km upstream, which is one-fifth more than the time he takes on his way downstream. What is his speed of rowing in still water?

  • (1) 27.5 km/hr
  • (2) 25.5 km/hr
  • (3) 24 km/hr
  • (4) 22.5 km/hr

Question 20:

A bag contains \( 4 \frac{2}{3} \) dozens of candies, out of which \( a \) are lemon candies. If one candy is drawn at random from the bag, there is some probability that it will be a lemon candy. Now, \( 4 \frac{2}{3} \) dozen more lemon candies are put in the bag, and the probability of drawing a lemon candy will be \( 2 \frac{1}{2} \) times higher than in the first case. Find \( a \).

  • (1) 16
  • (2) 14
  • (3) 20
  • (4) 18

Question 21:

In the given figure, PQ is the diameter of the circle with center O. If angle PQR = 60°, RPS = 35°, PQM = 45°, find the measure of QPR, PRS, and QPM.

  • (1) 35°, 30°, 40°
  • (2) 20°, 25°, 35°
  • (3) 30°, 25°, 45°
  • (4) 30°, 25°, 35°

Question 22:

A right-angle triangle has perimeter equivalent to 7 times its height, which is the shortest side, while the area of the triangle is 17.5 times the length of the shortest side. Find the measures of the three sides of the triangle.

  • (1) 28, 45, 53
  • (2) 20, 21, 29
  • (3) 12, 35, 37
  • (4) 7, 24, 25

Question 23:

The ratio of the present age of A and B is 4:7, and 6 years back the ratio was 2:5. What will be the ratio of their ages after 9 years?

  • (1) 5:7
  • (2) 5:9
  • (3) 7:10
  • (4) 6:11

Question 24:

Guddu and Sonu can do a certain work in 12 days and 24 days respectively. They started the work together, but Sonu left after some time and Guddu finished the remaining work in 6 days. After how many days (from the start) did Sonu leave?

  • (1) 4 days
  • (2) 3 days
  • (3) 5 days
  • (4) 6 days

Question 25:

The horizontal distance between the towers is 108 metres. The angle of depression of the top of the first tower when seen from the top of the second tower is 30°. If the height of the second tower is 140 metres, find the height of the first tower.

  • (1) 56.35 m (approx)
  • (2) 62.63 m (approx)
  • (3) 54.96 m (approx)
  • (4) 77.65 m (approx)

Question 26:

In a given figure, PQ is the diameter of the circle with center O, PR and QS are produced to meet at T and angle ROS is equal to 70°. Calculate the angle RTS.

  • (1) 15
  • (2) 17
  • (3) 19
  • (4) 13

Question 27:

Quantity A: 9% of 93

Quantity B: 93 times 0.09

  • (1) If Quantity A is more than Quantity B
  • (2) If Quantity A is equal to Quantity B
  • (3) If Quantity A is less than Quantity B
  • (4) If comparison can't be made from the information given

Question 28:

Quantity A: The sum of integers from -6 to 7

Quantity B: The sum of integers from -7 to 6

  • (1) If Quantity A is more than Quantity B
  • (2) If Quantity A is equal to Quantity B
  • (3) If Quantity A is less than Quantity B
  • (4) If comparison can't be made from the information given

Question 29:

A: Circumference of a circle with radius 7 inches

B: Perimeter of a square with 7 inches of sides

  • (1) If Quantity A is more than Quantity B
  • (2) If Quantity A is equal to Quantity B
  • (3) If Quantity A is less than Quantity B
  • (4) If comparison can't be made from the information given

Question 30:

Quantity A: The area of 4 squares with 3 inches of side.

Quantity B: The area of 3 squares with 4 inches of side.

  • (1) If Quantity A is more than Quantity B
  • (2) If Quantity A is equal to Quantity B
  • (3) If Quantity A is less than Quantity B
  • (4) If comparison can’t be made from the information given

Question 31:

Quantity A: A is the Maternity Hospital with an average of one child birth a day throughout the year. The probability that a child is born in a September is \( \frac{30}{365} \).

Quantity B: The probability that a child is born at the same hospital on Friday is \( \frac{1}{7} \).

  • (1) If Quantity A is more than Quantity B
  • (2) If Quantity A is equal to Quantity B
  • (3) If Quantity A is less than Quantity B
  • (4) If comparison can’t be made from the information given

Question 32:

What is the swimming speed of the champion swimmer in the still water of a river?


Statement 1: The swimmer seems at the speed of 3 km per hour upstream.

Statement 2: The swimmer swims at the speed of 5 km per hour downstream.

  • (1) If statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (2) If statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (3) If both the statements are needed to answer
  • (4) Cannot answer from both statements using together

Question 33:

What is the cost of 3 mocktails and one cocktail in the society club?


Statement A: The cost of three cocktails is twice the cost of six mocktails.

Statement B: The cost of two mocktails is equal to the cost of one cocktail which is Rupees 500.

  • (1) If Statement A is alone sufficient to answer
  • (2) If Statement B is alone sufficient to answer
  • (3) If both the statements are needed to answer
  • (4) Cannot answer from both statements using together

Question 34:

How many people are internal auditors in the multi-location company?


Statement A: Each auditor conducts at least 12 internal audits.

Statement B: The company conducts 120 audits across all company locations.

  • (1) If statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (2) If statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (3) If both the statements are needed to answer
  • (4) Cannot answer from both statements using together

Question 35:

What is the area of the circle?


Statement A: The radius of the circle is equal to the side of the square of the area 256 square inches.

Statement B: The width of the rectangle is 3/4 of the radius of the circle.

  • (1) If statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (2) If statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (3) If both the statements are needed to answer
  • (4) Cannot answer from both the statement using together
  • (1) If statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (2) If statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer
  • (3) If both the statements are needed to answer
  • (4) Cannot answer from both statements using together

Question 36:

Difference between the total number of blankets distributed and the number of shoes distributed

  • (1) 1022
  • (2) 1068
  • (3) 1025
  • (4) 1048

Question 37:

Number of socks distributed is approximately what percent of the total number of shoes and the room heaters put together?

  • (1) 59
  • (2) 63
  • (3) 55
  • (4) 51

Question 38:

What is the total number of jackets, shoes, and room heaters distributed?

  • (1) 1810
  • (2) 1834
  • (3) 1850
  • (4) 1814

Question 39:

What is the respective ratio between the numbers of female blood donors from the Anand Lok and Green Park?

  • (1) 2:7
  • (2) 2:3
  • (3) 2:5
  • (4) 3:7

Question 40:

The total number of male blood donors from the Jor Bagh and Saket together is

  • (1) 1264
  • (2) 1088
  • (3) 1363
  • (4) 1138

Question 41:

Find the ratio between the male blood donors from Golf Link and Saket.

  • (1) 197:134
  • (2) 199:133
  • (3) 123:83
  • (4) 197:135

Question 42:

Find the Ratio of the number of female blood donors from Anand Lok and the number of male blood donors from the same colony.

  • (1) 35:69
  • (2) 32:69
  • (3) 38:69
  • (4) 35:67

MAT 2025 PBT Question Paper Difficulty Level (Expected)

Section Total Questions Expected Difficulty Level Good Attempts Expected Time
Language Comprehension 40 Moderate 28–32 25–30 mins
Mathematical Skills 40 Moderate to Difficult 22–26 35–40 mins
Data Analysis & Sufficiency 40 Easy to Moderate 28–34 30–35 mins
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning 40 Moderate 26–30 25–30 mins
Indian & Global Environment 40 Easy 20–25 (not counted in percentile) 10–15 mins
Overall 200 Moderate 120–135 150 minutes

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