Q1:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

Two dogs are standing 960 m apart from each other. The first dog runs at a speed of 9 m/s and the second runs at a speed of 7 m/s. If two dogs run towards each other, after how much time will they bump into each other?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 1

Q2:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

If 1a:1b:1c=3:4:2\frac{1}{a} : \frac{1}{b} : \frac{1}{c} = 3 : 4 : 2, then determine a:b:c.

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 2

Q3:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

Which of the following letters of the Alphabet change(s), when viewed through a mirror?

(A) W

(B) N

(C) S

(D) T

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 3

Q6:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Elements)(Atomic Mass (u))
(A) Oxygen(I) 12
(B) Carbon(II) 23
(C) Calcium(III) 16
(D) Sodium(IV) 40

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q7:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

In what time will the simple interest on ₹2200 at 6% per annum be the same as that on ₹1650 at 9% per annum in 10 years?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 7

Q8:

Probability

Medium

Two friends, P and Q, appeared in an interview for two vacancies for the same post. The probability of P's selection is 13\frac{1}{3} and that of Q's selection is 27\frac{2}{7}. What is the probability that at least one of them will be selected?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q9:

Culture & Literature

Hard

Arrange the following Nobel Prize awardees for literature in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent.

(A) Annie Ernaux

(B) Abdulrazak Gurnah

(C) Louise Gluck

(D) Jon Fosse

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 9

Q10:

Solids

Medium

The areas of three adjacent faces of a cuboidal box are 96 cm², 48 cm² and 72 cm², respectively. The volume of the box is

Answer options

Q11:

Economy

Medium

The 'Startup India' initiative to foster entrepreneurship and promote innovation was launched by the Government of India in which year?

Answer options

Q12:

History

Medium

Who was Megasthenes?

Answer options

Q13:

Science & Technology

Easy

The force of attraction between two unit point masses separated by a unit distance is called:

Answer options

Q14:

History

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
Religious TeachersAreas of Indian Sub Continent
(A) Tukaram(I) Punjab
(B) Malik Muhammad Jayasi(II) Maharashtra
(C) Lal Ded(III) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Miyan Mir(IV) Kashmir

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q15:

Polity

Medium

Which among the following subject matters is included in Residuary Power, on which Union Government alone has the power to make laws?

Answer options

Q17:

Blood Relations

Medium

Pointing to a girl, Virendra said: "She is the youngest daughter of my father-in-law's only daughter". How is Virendra related to that girl's mother?

Answer options

Q19:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

Which one of the option figures should come next, if the sequence of the Problem Figures given below were to continue?

Problem Figures

Answer options

Q21:

Directions

Medium

Alok walks from point P to point Q, which is 6 km away, then turns right and walks for 12 km to point R, again turns right and goes 11 km to point S. What is the distance between points P and S?

Answer options

Q23:

Science & Technology

Medium

Who among the following found a formula for "infinite series for pi"?

Answer options

Q24:

Geography

Easy

India shares a land border with which of the following neighboring countries?

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Myanmar

(C) Bhutan

(D) Sri Lanka

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q25:

Progression & Series

Medium

In an arithmetic progression, if 6 is the third term, the ninth term exceeds the seventh term by 3, then 12 is which term?

Answer options

Q26:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

In how many ways are the letters of the word DOCUMENT arranged so that all the vowels always come together?

Answer options

Q27:

Geography

Easy

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which country?

Answer options

Q28:

Odd One Out

Medium

In the following question, four groups of letters are given, out of which three are alike in a certain way while one is different. Choose the odd one.

Answer options

Q30:

Profit & Loss

Medium

X sold an article to Y at a profit of 18%. Later on, Y sold it back to X at a profit of 40%, thereby gaining ₹ 118. How much did X pay for the article originally?

Answer options

Q33:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Eight friends, AA, DD, HH, II, KK, NN, SS and UU are seated in a circle facing the centre. SS is between HH and UU. KK is third to the left of II. AA is between NN and II. UU is third to the right of DD. Which of the following must be true?

(A) NN is seated next to KK.

(B) UU is seated next to DD.

(C) II is seated next to DD.

(D) AA is seated third to the right of SS.

Answer options

Q36:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which among the following are fibre crops?

(A) Cotton

(B) Jute

(C) Hemp

(D) Berseem

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q37:

Central Tendency

Easy

The mean of 6 numbers is 19. If two more numbers are included, the mean of the 8 numbers becomes 23. What is the sum of the two included numbers?

Answer options

Q38:

Time & Work

Medium

8 men and 3 boys together can complete a piece of work in 5 days. If 5 boys can complete the same piece of work in 15 days, in how many days do 5 men complete the same piece of work?

Answer options

Q40:

Linear Equation

Medium

If 2(x+y)=642^{(x+y)} = 64 and 128(x−y)=2128^{(x-y)} = 2, then what is the value of x?

Answer options

Q41:

Miscellaneous

Medium

A boy was playing with a rectangular cardboard of dimensions 13 cm x 6 cm. While playing, he sliced off identical triangles from the corners of the cardboard in such a manner that a figure having all its sides equal was generated (as shown in the adjoining figure). The area of this six-sided figure is:

Answer options

Q42:

Ranking

Medium

Madhu is thirteenth from the end in a column of girls. There were thrice as many in front of her as there were behind. How many girls are there between Madhu and the fifth girl from the front of the column?

Answer options

Q43:

Polity

Medium

Article 368 of the Constitution of India pertains to which of the following provisions?

Answer options

Q44:

Trigonometry

Medium

The tops of two poles of height 25 m and 16 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle 30° with the vertical, then the distance between the two poles is

Answer options

Q48:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

If 17th March falls on 4th day after tomorrow which is Thursday, then what day of week will fall on the last date of the month?

Answer options

Q49:

History

Medium

Arrange the following incidents in chronological order they occurred.

(A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

(B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(C) 'Purna Swaraj' accepted as Congress resolution at Lahore

(D) Peasants movements in Kheda (Gujarat) and workers' movements in Ahmedabad

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

CUET General Test 2025 21 May Shift 1 Past Year Question Paper

Every question from the CUET General Test 2025 21 May Shift 1 paper is here in full, with the correct answer and a step by step solution for each one. It is completely free, there is no login and no paywall, and you can read the whole paper online or download it to revise offline.

You can also attempt it instead of only reading it. Take the paper as a full length mock under exam conditions, or filter it by topic and attempt just that topic as a topic test. Both are free, and you get a breakdown of your accuracy, your timing and your weak areas once you submit.

CUET General Test past year questions (PYQs) are the closest thing to the real exam, so working through them is the quickest way to learn the paper pattern, the marking scheme and the level of difficulty to expect on the day.