Q1:

Solids

Medium

A rectangular sheet 50 cm by 30 cm is rolled along the 30 cm side to form a cylinder (open at both ends). The radius of the cylinder is:

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 1

Q2:

History

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Important Historical Events)List-II (Year)
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre(I) 1917
(B) Peasant movement in Bardoli(II) 1931
(C) Champaran movement(III) 1919
(D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact(IV) 1928

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 2

Q4:

Sequence & Series

Medium

How many 7s immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 4 are there in following series

7, 4, 2, 7, 6, 4, 3, 6, 7, 5, 3, 5, 7, 8, 4, 3, 7, 6, 7, 2, 4, 0, 6, 7, 4, 3

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 4

Q5:

Geography

Medium

The iron ore mines of Gurumahisani, Sulaipet, Kiruburu, and Bonai are located in which state of India?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 5

Q6:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which of the following is India's first experimental remote-sensing satellite, built in India and launched in 1979?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q8:

2024

Medium

Who among the following is NOT an awardee of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q9:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the following question, select that combination of the parts A, B, C, D, and E which can fit into each other to form a complete square.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 9

Q10:

Miscellaneous

Easy

Which of the following list of numbers is/are in Geometric Progressions ?

(A) 6, 12, 24, 48...

(B) 2, 6, 18, 20...

(C) 3, 9, 27, 81...

(D) 4, 12, 36...

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q11:

Ranking

Medium

Six lions L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6 are placed in a row facing towards north (not necessarily in the same order). Two lions are placed between L1 and L5. L3 is placed second to the right of L6. L2 is placed second to the right of L1. L5 is towards the left of L1. Which of the following lion represents the lion to the immediate right of L6?

Answer options

Q12:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Which of the following related to Trinity of Carnatic music?

(A) Thyagaraja

(B) Muthuswami Dikshitar

(C) M. Balamurali Krishna

(D) Syama Sastri

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q14:

History

Hard

Put following historical events in chronological order from earliest to last?

(A) John Marshall publishes the Conservation Manual

(B) H.H. Cole appointed curator of Ancient Monuments

(C) Sanchi declared a World Heritage Site

(D) Establishment of the Government Museum, Madras

Choose correct answer from options given below:

Answer options

Q15:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 84000 at the end of three years is Rs. 30240. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at same rate in 2 years?

Answer options

Q16:

Probability

Easy

Two unbiased coins are tossed:

Match the List-I and List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Probability of getting one head(I) 3/4
(B) Probability of getting two heads(II) 1/2
(C) Probability of getting at most one head(III) 1/4
(D) Probability of getting three heads(IV) 0

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q17:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which one of the following is responsible for transporting the products of photosynthesis from the leaves to the other parts of the plants?

Answer options

Q19:

Polity

Medium

The Pragati Scheme relates to ____________?

Answer options

Q20:

Geography

Easy

Which of the following are the Kharif crops in the northern states of India?

(A) Cotton

(B) Barley

(C) Jowar

(D) Bajra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q21:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the following question, a set of four figures marked A, B, C, and D are forming a figure series. Identify the correct option among the four responses marked (1), (2), (3) and (4) which can replace the question mark (?) in figure (D), so as to continue the series.

Answer options

Q22:

Analogy

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Male)List-II (Female)
(A) Gander(I) Cow
(B) Colt(II) Witch
(C) Wizard(III) Filly
(D) Bull(IV) Goose

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q24:

Science & Technology

Easy

Reactions in which there is an exchange of ions between the reactants are called?

Answer options

Q26:

Sequence & Series

Medium

In the following question, a letter-number series is given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.

D4W, H9T, L16Q, P25N, ...?..

Answer options

Q27:

Trigonometry

Easy

A tower is 50 m high. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground is 30°. Find the distance of the point from the base of the tower.

Answer options

Q28:

Miscellaneous

Medium

In the following question, which character when placed at the sign of (?) shall complete the matrix?

4C2B3A
28A10C?
7C5A15B
Answer options

Q29:

Solids

Hard

Consider the surface areas of the following solids.

(A) A cuboid of 12 cm long, 7 cm broad, and 5 cm high.

(B) A cylinder of radius 3.5 cm and height 60 cm.

(C) A cone of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm.

(D) A sphere of radius 12.5 cm.

Arrange the above in decreasing order.

Answer options

Q33:

Directions

Medium

A man is facing towards the south. He then turn 45° anticlockwise direction, again turn 180° anticlockwise and then turn 225° clockwise direction. In which direction is facing now?

Answer options

Q34:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

Below figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures (1), (2), (3) and (4). Choose the correct option which is included in the figure (X) as its part.

Answer options
Option 1,3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 GET question 34

Q37:

2024

Easy

Who among the following won bronze medal in men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling at Paris Olympics 2024?

Answer options

Q38:

History

Hard

Put following historical events in chronological order from earliest to last.

(A) Establishment of Bahmani Kingdom

(B) Emergence of Sultanate of Golconda

(C) Establishment of Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha

(D) Conquest of Goa by Portuguese

Choose correct answer from options given below:

Answer options

Q39:

Blood Relations

Medium

A, B, C, D, and E are the five members in a family. Among them, there is one married couple. E is unmarried and is the brother of A, D is the sister of E, C is the only married female and the mother of D. B and E are only males in the group. Who is the father of A?

Answer options

Q41:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Books)List-II (Authors)
(A) Mein Kampf(I) Paulo Coelho
(B) Midnight's Children(II) William Shakespeare
(C) Tempest(III) Adolf Hitler
(D) The Alchemist(IV) Salman Rushdie

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q42:

Linear Equation

Medium

Which one of the following pairs of linear equations is/are inconsistent?

(A). 7x+y=5,14x+2y=107x + y = 5, 14x + 2y = 10

(B). 2x−3y=7,4x−6y=122x - 3y = 7, 4x - 6y = 12

(C). x−y=10,3x−3y=16x - y = 10, 3x - 3y = 16

(D). 2x−2y−2=0,4x−4y−5=02x - 2y - 2 = 0, 4x - 4y - 5 = 0

Choose the correct option from the given below:

Answer options

Q44:

Science & Technology

Medium

Who among the following suggested that a magnet must also exert an equal and opposite force on a current-carrying conductor?

Answer options

Q45:

Science & Technology

Easy

Who among the following is an Indian ornithologist also known as the 'Birdman of India'?

Answer options

Q46:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In given figure, choose the correct water image of the figure (X) from among the four alternates (1), (2), (3), and (4) given along with it.

Answer options

Q47:

Time & Work

Medium

Work done by A in one day is half of the work done by B in one day. Work done by B is half of the work done by C in one day. If C alone can complete the work in 35 days, then in how many days can A, B and C together complete the work?

Answer options

Q49:

Percentages

Medium

If numerator of fraction is increased by 150% and denominator is increased by 50% the resultant fraction becomes 1516\frac{15}{16}. What was the original fraction?

Answer options

Q50:

Geography

Medium

Moreh-Tamu and Zokhawthar-Rhi are border trade points between India and which of the following neighbouring countries?

Answer options

CUET General Test 2026 18 May Shift 1 Past Year Question Paper

Every question from the CUET General Test 2026 18 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.