CUET 2026 General Aptitude Test Mock Test 1

Questions in this General Aptitude paper

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1. A trader marks an article 40% above the cost price. He allows two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. If the final selling price is 1008, then the cost price of the article is:

   • A950
   • B1000
   • C1050
   • D1100

2. Find the next term in the following series: 3, 8, 24, 99, 499, ?

   • A2994
   • B2995
   • C3000
   • D3493

3. Statements: (1) All professors are researchers. (2) Some researchers are authors. (3) No author is a politician. Which of the following conclusions definitely follows?

   • ANo professor is a politician
   • BSome researchers are not politicians
   • CAll researchers are authors
   • DSome politicians are researchers

4. The following table shows the number of students enrolled in five different courses in a college. Course A = 240, Course B = 300, Course C = 180, Course D = 420, Course E = 360. What percentage of the total students is enrolled in Course D?

   • A25%
   • B28%
   • C30%
   • D35%

5. The ratio of the present ages of A and B is 5 : 7. Five years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 5. What is the present age of B?

   • A28 years
   • B35 years
   • C42 years
   • D49 years

6. If in a certain code language, DELHI = 45 and MUMBAI = 63, then the code for PATNA is:

   • A45
   • B55
   • C60
   • D66

7. Six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting in a row facing north. A is immediately to the left of B. C is second to the right of B. D is at one of the extreme ends. E is not a neighbour of A. F is immediately to the right of D. Which of the following is definitely true?

   • AC is at the extreme right end
   • BF is second from the left
   • CD is at the left extreme end
   • DE sits between C and F

8. A bag contains 5 red balls, 4 blue balls, and 3 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both balls drawn are red?

   • A5/33
   • B10/33
   • C2/11
   • D5/22

9. Which of the following organizations publishes the World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report?

   • AWorld Bank
   • BInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)
   • CUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
   • DWorld Trade Organization (WTO)

10. A sum of money becomes 13,310 in 3 years and 14,641 in 4 years at compound interest compounded annually. What is the rate of interest per annum?

    • A8%
    • B9%
    • C10%
    • D11%