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CUET UG 2024 General Test Previous Year Solved Paper

CUET UG 2024 General Test previous year paper with easy solutions. This page keeps the original questions and presents student-friendly explanations in a clean table format for quick revision, practice, and topic-wise mock preparation.

Subject: General Test
Year: 2024
Questions extracted: 50
Source format: previous year paper with solution section

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Q.No. Question Easy Solution
1 Which organisation developed and launched 'Ugram' Indigenous Assault Rifle for the armed forces?
Options:
A. ISRO
B. HAL
C. BHEL
D. DRDO		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
2 Which of the following substances is a bad conductor of electricity?
Options:
A. Diamond
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. Aluminum		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
3 "Jhulaghat Suspension Bridge" between India and which country has become fully operational now?
Options:
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Myanmar		 Option B Option B matches the required calculation.
4 Due to ocean acidification when the ocean becomes more acidic, what happens to the pH level of the ocean?
Options:
A. The pH level goes down.
B. The pH level goes up.
C. The pH level remains constant.
D. The pH level becomes zero.		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
5 Who is the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan award in India?
Options:
A. Deepa Malik
B. Devendra Jhajharia
C. Mariyappan Thangavelu
D. Pramod Bhagat		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
6 Zemu Glacier is located in which state of India?
Options:
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
7 Who among the following is Chile's first woman President?
Options:
A. Isabel Perón
B. Michelle Bachelet
C. Dilma Rousseff
D. Laura Chinchilla		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
8 Which of the following disease is caused due to the deficiency of proteins?
Options:
A. Rickets
B. Kwashiorkor
C. Scurvy
D. Beriberi		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
9 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

Options:
A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
C. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)		 Option D Option D gives the correct matching set.
10 DRDO has conducted the first successful flight test of Agni-5 missile equipped with MIRV technology. What is the full form of MIRV?
Options:
A. Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle
B. Marine Internal Rocket Vehicle
C. Multi-Indicated Rocket Valve
D. Mobile Inter-Regional Vehicle		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
11 Which Indian has won the "Ramon Magsaysay Award-2023"?
Options:
A. Dr. Arvind Panagariya
B. Dr. Ravi Kannan R.
C. Sonam Wangchuk
D. Kiran Bedi		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
12 Who has been appointed the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission of India?
Options:
A. N.K. Singh
B. Y.V. Reddy
C. Vijay Kelkar
D. Dr. Arvind Panagariya		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
13 Sri Ranganathswamy Temple which is situated in Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to which deity?
Options:
A. Lord Shiva
B. Lord Vishnu
C. Lord Brahma
D. Goddess Lakshmi		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
14 The Election Commission of India gets the power to conduct elections from which of the following articles?
Options:
A. Article 324
B. Article 370
C. Article 356
D. Article 280		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
15 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

Options:
A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
C. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)		 Option D Option D gives the correct matching set.
16 Where is "Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary" located?
Options:
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Tripura		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
17 India's first 3D-printed Post Office has been inaugurated in:
Options:
A. Hyderabad
B. Chennai
C. Pune
D. Bengaluru		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
18 What should come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following alphanumeric series?
A1X, B4P, E25J, J100F, ?
Options:
A. P144C
B. Q225E
C. Q289D
D. R400C		 Option C Option C fits the required series pattern.
19 In the given analogy, choose the word which will replace the question mark:
NEGI: MVTR :: SING:?
Options:
A. GHMT
B. HMTG
C. HRTS
D. HRMT		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
20 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?
Options:
A. ki
B. mi
C. cha
D. ru		 Option B Option B matches the required calculation.
21 'P% Q' means 'P is the sister of Q'
'P+Q' means 'P is the son of Q'
'P x Q' means 'P is the husband of Q'
'P-Q' means 'P is the brother of Q'
Which of the following means 'A is the son-in-law of G'?
Options:
A. A% U+S x G
B. A+U x S% G
C. A-U+S x G
D. A x U% S+G		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
22 If 26th January, 2020 was a Sunday, then what day of the week was it on 16th March of that year?
Options:
A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
23 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'?
Options:
A. 0°
B. 5 1/2°
C. 7 1/2°
D. 15°		 Option C Option C is the correct clock-based result.
24 If in a certain code language, 'MERCURY' is coded as 'NGUGZXF', then how will 'ENTANGLE' be coded in the same code language?
Options:
A. FPVZMHIK
B. FPWESMSM
C. GQXFTNTN
D. ERVBOIHF		 Option B Option B is the correct clock-based result.
25 How many sisters does Sunny have?
I. Sunny is the only son of his parents.
II. Sunny's parents have three children.
Options:
A. Statement I alone is sufficient.
B. Statement II alone is sufficient.
C. Statements I and II together are sufficient
D. Statements I and II together are not sufficient.		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
26 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?
Options:
A. 15 km, South West
B. 17 km, South West
C. 23 km, South
D. 10 km, West		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
27 Find out which of the answer figures completes the figure matrix:
Options:
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
28 A clock seen through a mirror shows 'quarter to seven'. What is the correct time shown by the clock?
Options:
A. 6:15
B. 5:15
C. 5:45
D. 6:45		 Option A Option A is the correct clock-based result.
29 The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Options:
A. Figure 1
B. Figure 2
C. Figure 3
D. Figure 4		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
30 Find out the missing (?) number and letter.
Options:
A. 51 and K
B. 61 and L
C. 71 and M
D. 81 and N		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
31 What will be the next number of the series:
3, 6, 10.5, 17, 26, ?
Options:
A. 35.5
B. 38
C. 37.5
D. 39.5		 Option B Option B fits the required series pattern.
32 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:
Options:
A. 10th
B. 11th
C. 13th
D. 12th		 Option D Option D matches the required calculation.
33 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?
Options:
A. M
B. H
C. K
D. S		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
34 Find out which of the answer figures from the options can be formed using all the pieces given in the problem figure.
Options:
A. Figure 1
B. Figure 2
C. Figure 3
D. Figure 4		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
35 Statements:
No keyboard is a mouse.
All mouses are computers.
All computers are laptops.
Conclusions:
I. All mouses are laptops.
II. All computers can never be keyboards.
Options:
A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Neither I nor II follows.
D. Both conclusions I and II follows.		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
36 Simplify: 24 ÷ 4 × 2 + 8 - 4 = ?
Options:
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18		 Option C Option C is obtained using the correct order of operations.
37 The difference of the greatest and the smallest of the fractions 1/2, 8/11, 7/8, 7/9, 5/6:
Options:
A. 3/8
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 5/8		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
38 The sum of LCM and HCF of two numbers is 549. If the LCM is 60 times the HCF and one of the numbers is 70, then the other number is
Options:
A. 154
B. 162
C. 168
D. 180		 Option C Option C matches the required calculation.
39 The present age of Harish is 8 times the sum of the ages of his two sons at present. After 8 years, his age will be 2 times the sum of the ages of his two sons. The present age of Harish (in years) is:
Options:
A. 24
B. 32
C. 40
D. 48		 Option B Option B matches the required calculation.
40 In an examination, it is required to get 300 marks to pass. A student gets 225 marks and is declared fail by 10% marks. What are the maximum marks of the examination?
Options:
A. 700
B. 750
C. 800
D. 850		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
41 In a class of 40 students, ratio of boys and girls is 3: 2. The average marks scored by boys is 42 and that by girls is 46. Then the average marks scored by the whole class is:
Options:
A. 43.2
B. 43.6
C. 44.0
D. 44.4		 Option B Option B matches the required calculation.
42 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:
Options:
A. 30
B. 40
C. 45
D. 60		 Option B Option B matches the required calculation.
43 An item is sold for ₹504 after allowing 20% discount and still a profit of 5% has been earned. The marked price is how much more than the cost price?
Options:
A. ₹120
B. ₹140
C. ₹150
D. ₹160		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
44 A certain sum becomes ₹2,356 in 3 years and ₹2,660 in 5 years on simple interest. The value of sum is:
Options:
A. ₹1,800
B. ₹1,850
C. ₹1,900
D. ₹1,950		 Option C Option C matches the required calculation.
45 In a square, lengths of the diagonals are (4k+6) cm and (7k-3) cm. The area of the square (in cm²) is:
Options:
A. 144
B. 162
C. 196
D. 256		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
46 The volume of a cylinder having base radius 3 cm. Find its curved surface area (in cm²). (Use π=22/7)
Options:
A. 220
B. 240
C. 264
D. 280		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
47 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?
Options:
A. 3 hours 15 minutes
B. 3 hours 30 minutes
C. 4 hours
D. 3 hours 45 minutes		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
48 A train running at the speed of 80 km/h crosses a 950 m long tunnel in 36 seconds. The length of the train (in m) is
Options:
A. 350
B. 400
C. 500
D. 450		 Option D Option D is the correct answer according to the provided key.
49 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:
Options:
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3		 Option C Option C is the correct answer according to the provided key.
50 In triangle ABC, points D and E are on AB and AC respectively such that DE is parallel to BC. If AD=6 cm, DB=4 cm, AE=9 cm, then the length of EC (in cm) is
Options:
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8		 Option C Option C is the correct clock-based result.
51 If sin A=3/5, then (3 tan A) (2 + cos A) =
Options:
A. 11/3
B. 13/3
C. 15/4
D. 17/4		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
52 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, then how far off (in km) is the place?
Options:
A. 7.5
B. 8.0
C. 9.0
D. 10.0		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
53 From the given options, which pass connects Jammu with Srinagar?
Options:
A. Banihal pass
B. Rohtang pass
C. Nathu La pass
D. Shipki La pass		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
54 Which of the following is not correctly matched regarding Padma Awards-2024?
Options:
A. Padma Vibhushan - Venkaiah Naidu
B. Padma Shri - Mithun Chakraborty
C. Padma Bhushan - M. Fathima Beevi
D. Padma Shri - Rohan Bopanna		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
55 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

Options:
A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
C. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)		 Option B Option B gives the correct matching set.
56 The following states were formed after 1960. What was the correct sequence of their formation?
(A) Haryana
(B) Sikkim
(C) Nagaland
(D) Goa
Options:
A. (A), (C), (B), (D)
B. (C), (A), (B), (D)
C. (B), (D), (A), (C)
D. (D), (A), (C), (B)		 Option B Option B is the correct answer according to the provided key.
57 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?
Options:
A. Mission Antyodaya (2022-23)
B. PM-Kisan
C. MGNREGA
D. Ayushman Bharat		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
58 Which one of the following countries is not a member of the "Quadrilateral Security Dialogue" known as "QUAD"?
Options:
A. China
B. India
C. USA
D. Japan		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
59 Who has become the first woman chairperson of the Railway Board of Indian Railways in 2023?
Options:
A. Jaya Verma Sinha
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Smriti Irani
D. Madhabi Puri Buch		 Option A Option A is the correct answer according to the provided key.
60 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

Options:
A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
C. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)		 Option B Option B gives the correct matching set.

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