MAT 2025 PBT Question Paper May 31(Available): Download Solution PDF with Answer Key

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The MAT 2025 PBT Exam was conducted on 31st May, 2025, in paper-based mode in more than 35 cities from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

The MAT 2025 Question paper followed the same pattern as previous years, comprising 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) divided into five sections: language comprehension, intelligence and critical reasoning, mathematical skills, data analytics, and Indian and Global Environment, each section containing 40 questions.

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Question 1:

Sumit can row a distance of 9 km in one hour in still water and he can now row the same distance in 45 minutes with the current. Find the total time taken by him to row 36 km with the current and return to the starting point.

  • (A) 8 hrs
  • (B) 9 hrs
  • (C) 10 hrs
  • (D) 12 hrs
Correct Answer: (B) 9 hrs
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Question 2:

A shopkeeper makes a profit of 17% by giving a discount of 22% on the marked price of an article. But with a view to gain more profit, he reduces the discount to 18% and makes a higher profit. How much is the difference in his profit percentage with this reduction in discount?

  • (A) 6%
  • (B) 7.5%
  • (C) 8%
  • (D) 9%
Correct Answer: (A) 6%
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Question 3:

How many 4-digit numbers can be formed using digits 1 to 6 if the digit 4 is never there in the number and the repetition of digits is not allowed?

  • (A) 116
  • (B) 118
  • (C) 120
  • (D) 124
Correct Answer: (C) 120
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Question 4:

A jug was full of juice. A person draws out \( \frac{1}{6} \) of the juice from the jug and replaces it with water. He repeated this process 3 times and thus there was only 1250 ml of juice left in the jug. What was the initial quantity of juice in the jug?

  • (A) 2.775 L
  • (B) 2.565 L
  • (C) 2.330 L
  • (D) 2.160 L
Correct Answer: (D) 2.160 L
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Question 5:

A batch of 36 school children goes for an excursion trip to Nainital. When one 10-year-old child is replaced with another child, the average age of the children in the batch increases by \( 2\frac{1}{2} \) months. What is the age of the new child?

  • (A) 16 years
  • (B) 16.5 years
  • (C) 17 years
  • (D) 17.5 years
Correct Answer: (D) 17.5 years
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Question 6:

Mohan can reach his destination on time by travelling at a speed of 54 km/hr. If one-fourth of the time, he covers \( \frac{2}{9} \) of the total distance, at what speed should the remaining distance be travelled so as to reach his destination on time?

  • (A) 60 km/hr
  • (B) 58 km/hr
  • (C) 56 km/hr
  • (D) 54 km/hr
Correct Answer: (C) 56 km/hr
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Question 7:

The ages of Ajay and Vijay differ by 22.5 years. If \(6\frac{1}{2}\) years ago, Vijay was \(3\frac{1}{2}\) times as old as Ajay, find their present ages.

  • (A) \(14\frac{1}{2}\) yrs, 37 yrs
  • (B) 15 yrs, \(37\frac{1}{2}\) yrs
  • (C) \(15\frac{1}{2}\) yrs, 38 yrs
  • (D) 16 yrs, \(38\frac{1}{2}\) yrs
Correct Answer: (C) \(15\frac{1}{2}\) yrs, 38 yrs
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Question 8:

Ram kumar, a trader mixes two varieties of Moong dal, totally weighing 90kg worth Rs7443. The price of the first variety that he mixes is Rs57.50 per kg and that of the second variety is Rs111.50 per kg. How much quantity of the second variety of moong dal does he mix?

  • (A) 34kg
  • (B) 38kg
  • (C) 42kg
  • (D) 46kg
Correct Answer: (C) 42kg
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Question 9:

Bittu, a fruit seller purchased some fruit items and raised its price by 35%. But due to some urgency, he had to sell it immediately by giving 35% discount on the face value. Then, how much was the percentage gain or loss after giving discount?

  • (A) Gain 12.25%
  • (B) Gain 15.75%
  • (C) Loss 12.25%
  • (D) Loss 15.75%
Correct Answer: (C) Loss 12.25%
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Question 10:

Probability of getting a rotten apple from a lot of 480 apples is 0.125. Find the number of good apples.

  • (A) 400
  • (B) 412
  • (C) 418
  • (D) 420
Correct Answer: (D) 420
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Question 11:

If HCF of the numbers 299, 253 and a third number 'A' is 23 and their LCM is 16445, then what is the number 'A'?

  • (A) 69
  • (B) 95
  • (C) 115
  • (D) 138
Correct Answer: (C) 115
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Question 12:

A boy, Chintu while playing with modelling clay, changes a cone shaped toy into a spherical toy. The height of the cone was 20cm and radius of base was 5 cm. Find the radius and the surface area of the sphere

  • (A) 308 sqcm
  • (B) 310sqcm
  • (C) 312sqcm
  • (D) 314sqcm
Correct Answer: (D) 314sqcm
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Question 13:

When viewed from a point P which is 56 metres above a lake, the angle of elevation is 30 and from the same point, the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake 60. What is the height of the cloud?

  • (A) 112m
  • (B) 110m
  • (C) 108m
  • (D) 106m
Correct Answer: (A) 112m
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Question 14:

A packet contains 15 blue beads, 16 yellow beads and 19 orange beads. A bead is drawn at random from the packet. Find the probability that the bead drawn is:

an orange bead
a blue or a yellow bead

  • (A) (1)-19/50, (2)-31/50
  • (B) (1)- 8/25., (2)-31/50
  • (C) (1)- 8/25, (2)-1/50
  • (D) (1)- 7/50, (2)-31/50
Correct Answer: (A) (1)-19/50, (2)-31/50
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Question 15:

What quantity of water (in ml) should be added to reduce glycerin content from 60% to 50% in a 320ml body lotion?

  • (A) 50ml
  • (B) 55ml
  • (C) 60ml
  • (D) 64ml
Correct Answer: (D) 64ml
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Question 16:

Five people -- Akash, Bidhan, Chandan, Dinesh, and Esha -- are sitting around a circular table. The following conditions are given:


Chandan is third to the right of Farooq.
Bidhan is second to the right of Chandan.
Dinesh is not sitting next to Chandan.
Akash is not sitting next to Bidhan.


Which pair is sitting next to each other?

  • (A) Farooq - Chandan
  • (B) Chandan - Akash
  • (C) Dinesh - Esha
  • (D) Bidhan - Akash
Correct Answer: (B) Chandan - Akash
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Question 17:

Akash, Bindan, Chandan, Dinesh, Esha, and Farooq are seated around a circular table facing the center. The following conditions are given:


Chandan is third to the right of Farooq.
Bindan is second to the right of Chandan.
Dinesh is not sitting next to Chandan.
Akash is not sitting next to Bindan.


What is Bindan's position with respect to Farooq?

  • (A) 1st to the left of Farooq
  • (B) 2nd to the left of Farooq
  • (C) 4th to the left of Farooq
  • (D) 5th to the left of Farooq
Correct Answer: (A) 1st to the left of Farooq
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Question 18:

Akash, Bindan, Chandan, Dinesh, Esha, and Farooq are seated around a circular table facing the center. The following conditions are given:


Chandan is third to the right of Farooq.
Bindan is second to the right of Chandan.
Dinesh is not sitting next to Chandan.
Akash is not sitting next to Bindan.


Who is sitting between Bindan and Chandan?

  • (A) Farooq
  • (B) Esha
  • (C) Dinesh
  • (D) Akash
Correct Answer: (B) Esha
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Question 19:

Akash, Bidhan, Chandan, Dinesh, Esha, and Farooq are seated around a circular table facing the center. The following conditions are given:


Chandan is third to the right of Farooq.
Bidhan is second to the right of Chandan.
Dinesh is not sitting next to Chandan.
Akash is not sitting next to Bidhan.


How many persons are seated to the left of Akash and to the right of Esha?

  • (A) 2
  • (B) 4
  • (C) 3
  • (D) 5
Correct Answer: (C) 3
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Question 20:

The table shows the marks of five engineering students in Thermodynamics and Hydraulics. The total marks obtained by Tahir in both subjects are more than the marks obtained by:


  • (A) Quesh in Hydraulics
  • (B) Rao in Thermodynamics
  • (C) Sharma in Hydraulics
  • (D) Parikh in Hydraulics
Correct Answer: (B) Rao in Thermodynamics
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Question 21:

The table shows the marks of five engineering students in Thermodynamics and Hydraulics. What is the ratio between the total marks obtained by Parikh in Thermodynamics and Hydraulics together and the same by Tahir?

  • (A) 3:2
  • (B) 4:3
  • (C) 5:3
  • (D) None of these
Correct Answer: (D) None of these
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Question 22:

The table shows the marks of five engineering students in Thermodynamics and Hydraulics. What is the ratio between the total marks obtained by Quesh and Sharma together in Hydraulics and the total marks obtained by Parikh and Rao together in Thermodynamics?

  • (A) 23:25
  • (B) 23:21
  • (C) 11:19
  • (D) 17:23
Correct Answer: (B) 23:21
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Question 23:

If the marks obtained by Tahir in Thermodynamics were increased by 24% of the original marks, then what would be his new approximate percentage in Thermodynamics, when the maximum marks were 140?

  • (A) 49%
  • (B) 53%
  • (C) 57%
  • (D) 41%
Correct Answer: (D) 41%
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Question 24:

The Chatterjee family has 8 members: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. There are 3 generations in the family. They go to 4 different countries: France, Canada, UK, and USA. They make 4 groups of 2 members each, and each group goes to one country. The family consists of 3 married couples, and each couple forms a group. The following conditions are given:


The family consists of 3 married couples and each couple forms a group.
The oldest member of the family goes to Canada.
H, a female, is married to E, who does not go to UK.
B and D form a group and agreed to go to USA.
E’s mother-in-law is the mother of C, who is the father of B and brother of H.
A is the grandfather of one of the male members, who goes to USA.
D is unmarried and the niece of C.
F is the oldest member of the family.


Who is the mother-in-law of E?

  • (A) G
  • (B) F
  • (C) A
  • (D) Cannot be determined
Correct Answer: (B) F
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Question 25:

The Chatterjee family has 8 members: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. There are 3 generations in the family. They go to 4 different countries: France, Canada, UK, and USA. They make 4 groups of 2 members each, and each group goes to one country. The family consists of 3 married couples, and each couple forms a group. The following conditions are given:


The family consists of 3 married couples and each couple forms a group.
The oldest member of the family goes to Canada.
H, a female, is married to E, who does not go to UK.
B and D form a group and agreed to go to USA.
E’s mother-in-law is the mother of C, who is the father of B and brother of H.
A is the grandfather of one of the male members, who goes to USA.
D is unmarried and the niece of C.
F is the oldest member of the family.


Which of the following members will go to Canada?

  • (A) A and F
  • (B) C and F
  • (C) D and B
  • (D) A and G
Correct Answer: (A) A and F
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Question 26:

The Chatterjee family has 8 members: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. There are 3 generations in the family. They go to 4 different countries: France, Canada, UK, and USA. They make 4 groups of 2 members each, and each group goes to one country. The family consists of 3 married couples, and each couple forms a group. The following conditions are given:


The family consists of 3 married couples and each couple forms a group.
The oldest member of the family goes to Canada.
H, a female, is married to E, who does not go to UK.
B and D form a group and agreed to go to USA.
E’s mother-in-law is the mother of C, who is the father of B and brother of H.
A is the grandfather of one of the male members, who goes to USA.
D is unmarried and the niece of C.
F is the oldest member of the family.


How many male members are there in the family?

  • (A) 3
  • (B) 5
  • (C) 4
  • (D) CBD
Correct Answer: (C) 4
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Question 27:

The Chatterjee family has 8 members: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. There are 3 generations in the family. They go to 4 different countries: France, Canada, UK, and USA. They make 4 groups of 2 members each, and each group goes to one country. The family consists of 3 married couples, and each couple forms a group. The following conditions are given:


The family consists of 3 married couples and each couple forms a group.
The oldest member of the family goes to Canada.
H, a female, is married to E, who does not go to UK.
B and D form a group and agreed to go to USA.
E’s mother-in-law is the mother of C, who is the father of B and brother of H.
A is the grandfather of one of the male members, who goes to USA.
D is unmarried and the niece of C.
F is the oldest member of the family.


How is D related to E?

  • (A) Daughter
  • (B) Niece
  • (C) Sister
  • (D) CBD
Correct Answer: (A) Daughter
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Question 28:

An international NGO for homeless people has supplied certain items for ongoing winters to new shelters for homeless people. These consist of different items like blankets, jackets, shoes, socks, and room heaters. The total number of five items distributed in December 2024 was 3300.

- 24% of all items were blankets.

- \(\frac{1}{6}\) of all items were jackets.

- 14% of all items were shoes.

- Remaining items were either socks or room heaters.

- The number of room heaters distributed was 100 more than the number of socks distributed.


What is the difference between the total number of socks and blankets distributed and the number of shoes distributed?

  • (A) 1022
  • (B) 1068
  • (C) 1025
  • (D) 1028
Correct Answer: (D) 1028
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Question 29:

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

  • (A) 59
  • (B) 63
  • (C) 55
  • (D) 51
Correct Answer: (C) 55
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Question 30:

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

  • (A) 1810
  • (B) 1834
  • (C) 1850
  • (D) 1814
Correct Answer: (A) 1810
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Question 31:

Find the ratio between the number of room heaters and the number of shoes?

  • (A) 19:11
  • (B) 19:13
  • (C) 17:11
  • (D) 11:17
Correct Answer: (A) 19:11
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MAT 2025 Topic-Wise Weightage

The MAT 2025 Exam tested the candidates in 5 different sections, with each having an equal contribution to the total score.

By knowing the important topics and the topic-wise weightage, candidates can focus on the topics that are more important and can do the preparation accordingly.

Section Important Topics No. of Questions
Language Comprehension
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Para Jumbles
  • Sentence Correction
  • Vocabulary
40
Mathematical Skills
  • Arithmetic (Percentages, Profit & Loss, SI/CI)
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Number System
40
Data Analysis & Sufficiency
  • Data Interpretation (Tables, Graphs)
  • Data Comparison
  • Caselets
40
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning
  • Series
  • Blood Relations
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Analytical Puzzles
40
Indian & Global Environment
  • Current Affairs
  • Static GK
  • Business & Economy
  • International News
40

MAT 2025 Expected Difficulty Level

The MAT 2025 Exam can test candidates' aptitude and theoretical knowledge across different domains by including easy-to-moderate questions.

As per the previous year trends, it is expected to be of a moderate difficulty level, which allows candidates who are well prepared to attempt more questions in a given time duration.

Section Expected Difficulty Level Remarks
Language Comprehension Moderate The Reading comprehension can be time-consuming, and vocabulary and grammar questions are expected to be moderate.
Mathematical Skills Moderate to Difficult The Section of arithmetic is expected to be manageable, but algebra and geometry can include tricky questions.
Data Analysis & Sufficiency Moderate This section can be time-consuming but it can be solved easily with accuracy.
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning Easy to Moderate It will mostly include logic-based questions and can be easily if practiced enough.
Indian & Global Environment Easy Mostly factual questions and accuracy which depends on current affairs awareness

MAT Questions

  • 1.
    In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the son is half of his mother. The wife is 9 years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older than his sister. What is the age of the mother?

      • 40 years
      • 50 years
      • 45 years
      • 60 years

    • 2.
      T, S and R are three brothers. T's son Q is married to K and they have one child Rahul blessed to them. M the son of S is married to H and this couple is blessed with a daughter Madhvi R has a daughter N who is married to P. This couple has one daughter Karuna born to them. How is Madhvi related toS ?

        • Daughter
        • Niece
        • Granddaughter
        • None of these

      • 3.
        Read the following information to answer these questions.
        In a family, there are 10 members, G and N are a married couple while K is the husband of X. In this family, there are four housewives and four working husbands while other members are non - working. The husband in the last generation is a doctor and the husband of S is a teacher. L is a married woman but her husband is not P. Q and K are associated with the profession of engineer and accountant but K is not an accountant. P is the brother of T and both have a sister O. N is the daughter of L and X is the mother of P.


          • 4.
            'B', the son of 'A', was wedded to 'C' whose sister 'D' was married to 'E'. If E is the brother of 'B', how is 'D' related to 'A'?

              • Sister
              • Daughter
              • Daughter-in-law
              • Cousin

            • 5.
              Read the following information to answer these questions.
              I. P, Q, R, S, T and U are the six members of a family
              II. There is one Doctor, one Advocate, one Engineer, one Teacher, one Studentand one Housewife among them.III. There are two married couples in the family.
              IV. U, who is an Advocate, is father of P.
              V. Q is a Teacher and is mother of R.
              VI. S is grandmother of R and is a Housewife.
              VII. T is the father of U and is a Doctor
              VIII. R is the brother of P.


                • 6.
                  Introducing Rajesh, Neha said, "his brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is Rajesh related to Neha?

                    • Brother
                    • Daughter
                    • Mother
                    • Niece

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