CUET UG 2023: Check sample questions for quantitative subjects and logical reasoning

Let’s take a look at some of the previous year questions for the logical reasoning and quantitative subjects:

Directions for Questions (1-2): In each of the following questions, there are two words / set of letters / numbers to the left of the sign :: which are connected in some way. The same relationship obtains between the third words / set of letters / numbers and one of the four alternatives under it. Find the correct alternative in each question

1. DRIVEN : EIDRVN :: BEGUM : ? (a) EUBGM (b) MGBEU (c) BGMEU (d) UEBGM 

2. Shout : Whisper :: Run : ? (a) Stay (b) Stand (c) Walk (d) Hop 

3. Read the following information and answer the questions given below it: ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’; ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the son of B’; ‘A − B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’; If P × Q − S, which of the following is true?

 (a) S is wife of Q (b) S is father of P (c) P is daughter of Q (d) None of these 

4. In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, two have 2 daughters each, and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family (Assume all the wives of the sons are part of the family and to be counted)? 

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9

5. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following? 9, 31, 73, 141, (?)

(a) 164 (b) 280 (c) 239 (d) 241

6. If every 2 out of 3 ready-made shirts need alterations in the sleeves, 3 out of 4 ready-made shirts need alterations in the collar, and every 4 out of 5 need it in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts?

 (a) 88 (b) 123 (c) 133 (d) 143

7. In a queue, A is eighteenth form the front while B is sixteenth from the back. If C is twenty-fifth from the front and is exactly in the middle of A and B, then how many persons are there in the queue?

 (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 48

8. In certain code language ‘PROMOTION’ is written as ‘QSP89’. How will you write ‘DEMOTION’? 

(a) DE98 (b) EF98 (c) EF89 (d) EG89

9. The letters skipped between adjacent letters is in the order of 1, 2, 3, 4, ….. Which alternative follows this rule?

 (a) EFJNS (b) EGJOS (c) EGJNS (d) EGJNT

10. If every alternative letter of English Alphabet from B onwards (including B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining letters are capitalised, then how will be the first month of the second half of the year be written?

 (a) AuGuSt (b) JuLy (c) jUlY (d) AugUSt

11. An enterprising businessman earns an income of Re 1 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns an income which is just double of that made on the previous day. On the 10th day of business, his income is 

(a) Rs. 29 (b) Rs. 210 (c) Rs. 102 (d) Rs. 10

12. If the cost price of 30 articles is equal to the selling price of 20 articles, find the profit per cent.

(a) 33.33% (b) 40%

(c) 50% (d) 60%

13. Two isosceles Δs have equal angles and their areas are in ratio 16 : 25. Find the ratio of their corresponding heights.

(a) 4/5 (b) 5/4

(c) 3/2 (d) 5/7

14. A batsman made an average of 40 runs in 4 innings, but in the fifth inning, he was out on zero. What is the average after fifth inning?

(a) 32 (b) 22

(c) 38 (d) 36

15. Manish travels a certain distance by car at the rate of 12 km/h and walks back at the rate of 3 km/h. The whole journey took 5 hours. What is the distance he covered on the car?

(a) 12 km (b) 30 km

(c) 15 km (d) 6 km

16. A man sells 5 articles for Rs. 15 and makes a profit of 20%. Find his gain or loss per cent if he sells 8 such articles for Rs. 18.40.

(a) 2.22% profit (b) 2.22% loss

(c) 8% loss (d) 8% profit

17. Jayshree goes to office at a speed of 6 km/h and returns to her home at a speed of 4 km/h. If she takes 10 hours in all, what is the distance between her office and her home?

(a) 24 km (b) 12 km

(c) 10 km (d) 30 km

(The questions have been provided by Arun Sharma, author of ‘How to prepare for CUET’)