CUCET Previous Question Papers 2
CUCET Previous Question Papers 2
CUCET Previous Question Papers 2
Test Date : 21 May 2016 UG-QP – 02 Time : 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Q. B. No. :
Entrance Test for the course(s) : Integrated M.A. English Studies, Far East Language (Chinese), Far East Language
(Korean), Far East Language (Tibetan), Culture Studies-Indigenous Culture, International Relations, Mass
Communication, Business Administration, [CUJHD]; B.A. International Relations [CUKER]; B,A, Vocal Music/
Theatre [CUJHD], Integrated M.Sc. Economics [CURAJ], Integrated M.A. Economics [CUTND], Integrated B.A.
LL.B./B.Com. LL.B. : B.A. LL.B./B.Com. LL.B. [CUKAS], B. Voc. Retail and Logistic Management [CUKAS],
B.Voc. Retail Management [CUJAM], B.Voc. Tourism and Hospitality Management [CUKAS], B.Voc. Tourism
and Travel Management [CUJAM], B.P.A. Music [CUTND], Diploma Beauty & Wellness [CUJAM], Integrated
M.A. English [CUKNK], Integrated M.A. Economics [CUKNK], BBA BBA(Standalone) [CUKNK], Integrated M.Sc.
Psychology, Geography, Geology [CUKNK].
Instructions to Candidates
1. Do NOT open the Question Booklet until the Hall Superintendent gives the signal for the commencement of
the examination.
2. Write your Name, Roll Number and Test Center Code (as given in the Admit Card) and sign in the space
provided above.
3. After the commencement of the examination, open the Question Booklet. If the Question Booklet or the OMR
Answer Sheet or both are not in good condition, then ask for immediate replacement. No replacement will be
made 5 minutes after the commencement of the examination.
4. In the ANSWER SHEET (OMR) fill up / shade the required entries (Roll Number, Test Center Code, Test Paper
Code, Question Booklet Number, Test Paper Series Code etc in the space provided) using black/blue ball
point pen.
5. The Question Booklet contains 100 questions. A candidate is required to answer all the questions.
6. All questions are in MCQ pattern. There is only one most appropriate correct answer for each question.
7. All questions carry equal marks. There will be Negative marking in CUCET – 2016. Each correct answer
carries 03 marks and for each wrong answer, 01 mark will be deducted. Questions not attempted will not be
assessed and hence will not be considered for preparing final merit list.
8. Darken only one circle for each question. If you darken more than one circle for the question, it will be deemed
as incorrect answer. Any change in the answer once marked is NOT allowed.
9. Use the Answer Sheet carefully. No spare Answer Sheet will be given.
10. After completion of examination, a candidate will be allowed to take with him Question Booklet and
Candidate’s copy of OMR Answer Sheet. However, each Candidate must ensure to handover original copy
of OMR Sheet to the Invigilator. In case a candidate takes away the original OMR Answer Sheet, his/her
examination will be treated as cancelled.
11. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall before completion of Entrance Test. Total time
allowed for the paper is 2 Hours.
12. Calculators, tables or any other calculating devices, mobiles, pagers, Booklets, Papers etc. are strictly
prohibited for this examination.
13. Rough work should be done on the blank space provided in this question Booklet. No extra paper will be
provided.
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Directions : For each question 4 alternatives have been given choose the best alternative.
1. The average of 9 numbers is 30. The average of first 5 numbers is 25 and that of the
last 3 numbers is 35. What is the 6th number ?
A) 20 B) 30 C) 40 D) 50
2. In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Amal ranked seventeenth from
the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Amal, how many boys are after him in rank ?
A) 3 B) 7 C) 12 D) 23
4. The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km/hr. the
train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in meters) is
A) 500 B) 600 C) 750 D) 900
5. Three numbers are in the ratio of 3:4:6 and their product is 1944. The largest of
these numbers is
A) 6 B) 12 C) 18 D) 24
6. The age of Anu’s father is four times his age.If 5 years ago,the fathers age was seven
times the age of his son at that time, what is Anu’s father’s present age ?
A) 35 B) 40 C) 90 D) 50
7. Profit after selling a commodity for Rs. 425 is the same as the loss after selling it for
Rs. 355.What is the cost of the commodity ?
A) Rs. 385 B) Rs. 390 C) Rs. 395 D) Rs. 400
8. The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. The ratio of the numbers is
A) 21 : 19 B) 22 : 9 C) 11 : 9 D) 11 : 18
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9. If the area of a triangle is 1176 cm2. The base : corresponding altitude is 3:4, then
the altitude of the triangle is
A) 42cm B) 36cm C) 52cm D) 56cm
10. A and B can do a work in 6 and 12 day respectively. They began the work together
but A leave after 3 days. Then the total number of days needed for the completion of
the work is
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 9
11. If the Sale Price of 12 articles is equal to the cost price of 18 articles. What is profit %?
A) 20% B) 40 % C) 50 % D) 60%
12. A man buys two cycles for a total cost of Rs. 900. By selling one for 4/5 of its cost
and other for 5/4 of its cost, he makes a profit of Rs. 90 on whole transaction. Find
the cost price of lower priced cycle.
A) Rs. 360 B) Rs. 250 C) Rs. 300 D) Rs. 420
13. The price of rice falls by 20%. How much rice can be bought now with the money
that was sufficient to buy 20 kg of rice previously ?
A) 5 kg B) 15 kg C) 25 kg D) 30 kg
14. x% of y + y% of x = ?
A) 3% of xy B) 2% of xy C) 5% of xy D) None of these
15. If the price of gold increases by 30%, find by how much the quantity of ornaments
must be reduced so that the expenditure may remain the same as before ?
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A) 27 % B) 23 % C) 30% D) 19%
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16. If 4 examiners can examine a certain number of answer books in 8 days by working
5 hours a day, for how many hours a day would 2 examiners have to work in order to
examine twice the number of answer books in 20 days.
A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9
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17. In a mixture of 40 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. How much water must be
added to this mixture so that the ratio of milk and water becomes 2:3 ?
A) 20 litres B) 32 litres C) 40 litres D) 30 litres
18. A man goes down stream at x km/h and upstream at y km/h. The speed of the boat in
still water is
A) 0.5(x + y) B) 0.5(x – y) C) x + y D) x – y
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19. By walking at of his usual speed, a man reaches office 20 minutes later than
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usual. His usual time is
A) 65 minutes B) 60 minutes C) 70 minutes D) None of these
20. A train 150 m long moving at a speed of 25 m/s overtakes a man moving at 5 m/s in
opposite direction . The train will pass the man in
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A) 5 sec B) 6 sec C) 4 sec D) 8 sec
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21. Ganesh earns Rs. 50 on his first day and spends Rs. 20 on the next day.If he continues
to earn, find the day in which he has Rs.170 in hand?
A) 9th B) 10 th C) 11 th D) 12 th
22. If A is 20% more than B and B is 30% less than C, then by what percent C is greater
than A ?
A) 23% B) 15% C) 10% D) 19%
23. A solution of 60 litres of acid and water contains 65% acid. How much water must
be added to get a solution of 52% acid ?
A) 20 B) 18 C) 15 D) 12
24. If in 3 kg of metal, which is one- third silver and the rest aluminium, is mixed with
7 kg of another metal,which is two-seventh silver and the rest is aluminum. What is
the ratio of silver to aluminium in the mixture?
A) 3:7 B) 7:3 C) 1:7 D) 2:7
25. If 5 men working 8 hours a day earn Rs. 5,000 in 15 days. Then how much will 15
men working 6 hours day earn (in Rs.) in 15 days ?
A) 12,500 B) 11,750 C) 10,250 D) 11,250
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Papers
Students
I II III IV
W 60 81 45 55
X 59 43 51 A
Y 74 A 71 65
Z 72 76 A 68
Where A stands for absent. Read the above table and answer below mentioned questions
32 – 36.
35. In which paper the lowest marks were obtained by the students ?
A) I B) II C) III D) IV
36. Which student has secured the highest percentage in the papers appeared ?
A) W B) X C) Y D) Z
General Knowledge ( 37 – 50 )
38. Which cricketer has broken the fastest Test Century record ?
A) Steven Smith B) David Warner
C) Brandon MacCullum D) HasimAmla
40. The term “open market operations means” sale and purchase of ________ by the
Reserve Bank Of India
A) gold B) government securities
C) iron and steel D) foreign exchange
41. Who among the following is known as the father of “Indian Unrest” ?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) V. D. Savarkar
Reasoning:
51. If you count 21 letters in the English alphabet from the end and 20 letters from the
beginning which letter will appear exactly in the middle of the sequence thus formed ?
A) N B) L C) K D) M
52. If with the help of 2 nd, 5 th , 6 th , 7 th, 10 th , 11 th and 12th letters of the word
‘BRAINWASHING’, a word can be formed then write first letter of that word
otherwise write X.
A) X B) R C) W D) G
53. If the letters of the word ‘RUTHLESS’ are arranged alphabetically, then which letter
would be farthest from the first letter of the word?
A) H B) E C) U D) T
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65. If (A) ‘Quo Cui Heer’ means ‘Boy is good’ : (B) ‘Lai Quo Mea’ means ‘Meena is
fair’; (C) ‘Ruo Lev Mea’ means ‘All are fair’ ; (D) ‘Si Hai Cui’ means ‘Dog was
good’; then which of the following words stands for ‘Boy’ ?
A) Quo B) Cui C) Heer D) Lai
66. If (A) ‘Buy good oranges’ is coded as ‘BDG’; (B) ‘Distribute good oranges’ is coded
as ‘BCD’; and (C) ‘Oranges are red’ is coded as ‘BEF’; then what is the code for
‘Red’?
A) B B) Either E or B
C) Either F or B D) Either E or F
67. If ‘X’ means ‘÷’; ‘-’ means ‘X’; ‘÷’ means ‘+’ and ‘+’ means ‘-’ then (3 – 15 ÷ 11) X 8 + 6 = ?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 4 D) 8
68. In the following sequence how many 3’s are there which are preceded by 7 but not
followed by 9 ?
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A) 2 B) 4 C) 3 D) 1
Directions : Question 69 – 75 : In each of the following questions there are two words on
one side of the sign :: and one word with a sign (?) on the other side. The relationship
which obtains between the two words on one side of the sign :: is to be found in the word
and the missing word indicated by (?) on the other side. This missing word is given as one
of the 4 alternatives. Select the best alternative.
76. Stubborn
A) Pliable B) Easy C) Consenting D) Willing
77. Affluence
A) Indigence B) Richness C) Pauper D) Begging
78. Able
A) Unable B) Enable C) Disable D) Clumsy
79. Visionary
A) Pragmatic B) Optimist C) Pessimist D) None of the above
80. Ignominious
A) Shameful B) Cowardly C) Humiliating D) Glorious
In the next five questions choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined
phrase:
81. The incident was blown up and people were made to believe that there was large
scale violence.
A) Exploded B) Flown up C) Made huge D) Exaggerated
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82. There has been bad blood between the two communities even before the shooting
A) Impure blood B) Ill-feelings
C) Bloody fights D) Love
83. Looking at them now, who can imagine that they were a couple of babes in the wood
in school
A) Children or babies in the forest B) Babies made of wood
C) Fearless people D) Innocent and inexperienced people
85. Debu had a chequered career since I first knew him as a clerk in the municipal office
A) Had a variety of job experiences
B) A career which helped him make a lot of money
C) A career where he signed a lot of cheques
D) Did odd jobs
Directions for the next five questions: fill in the blanks with the most suitable word(s)
from the options given:
87. The CRPF men swing into action and cordoned _________ the area.
A) out B) over C) of D) off
88. Alka was having a lot of trouble with her eyes, so she went to her doctor _______ it.
A) to B) over C) about D) for
90. The employees demanded pay parity ________ their counterparts in the Central
Government.
A) like B) as C) with D) towards
Directions for the next five questions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is
any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet (a,b,c,d)
of that part will be the answer:
91. It was a/ a long day’s b/ journeying c/ to Bhopal d/.
A) a B) b C) c D) d
92. Many a/ a man b/ have c/ done so d/.
A) a B) b C) c D) d
93. There is a/ really no b/ difference between c/ you and I d/.
A) a B) b C) c D) d
94. Neither of them a/ were b/ invited c/ to the party d/.
A) a B) b C) c D) d
95. Whom a/ did you b/say was c/there d?
A) a B) b C) c D) d
For the next 5 questions choose the synonym of the given word:
96. Exude
A) Discharge B) Crude C) Give D) Flow
97. Excursion
A) Vacation B) Holiday C) Tour D) Flight
98. Fiendish
A) Ghostly B) Horrible C) Diabolical D) Unkind
99. Punctilious
A) Careless B) Strictly C) Friendly D) Scrupulous
100. Innocuous
A) Virulent B) Harmful C) Inoffensive D) Vaccination
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