Q1:

Linear Programming

Medium

common

If the feasible region of an LPP is bounded and the corresponding objective function is $z = 5x - 9y$, then the objective function attains:

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 3 June Shift 1 MAT question 1

Q2:

Probability

Easy

common

A random variable X has the following probability distribution: | X | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |---|---|---|---|---| | P(X) | 5/k | 7/k | 9/k | 11/k | Then the value of $\frac{k}{4}$ is:

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 3 June Shift 1 MAT question 2

Q3:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

common

The function $f(x) = 4x^3 - 7x^2$ has point(s) of local minima at

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 3 June Shift 1 MAT question 3

Q4:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

common

If $A = [a_{ij}]$ is skew symmetric matrix of order 'n', then

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 3 June Shift 1 MAT question 4

Q5:

Integrals

Medium

common

$\int \sqrt{1 + \frac{x^2}{9}} dx$ is equal to (Where C is an arbitrary constant)

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 3 June Shift 1 MAT question 5

Q9:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

common

For the function $f(x) = x^x, x > 0$, which of the following are TRUE? (A) $f'(x) = x^x(1 + \log x)$ (B) $x = e$ is the critical point (C) $f$ is increasing in $(\frac{1}{e}, \infty)$ (D) $f$ is increasing in $(0, \infty)$ Choose the *correct* answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 3 June Shift 1 MAT question 9

Q10:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

common

Let A be a matrix such that $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ -2 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$. Then which of the following are TRUE? (A) A is non-singular matrix (B) $A^T = A$ (C) A is not invertible matrix (D) A is not skew-symmetric matrix Choose the *correct* answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q11:

Application of Integrals

Medium

common

The area of the region bounded by the line $y = 2x$ and the x-axis between $x = -2$ and $x = 2$ is

Answer options

Q12:

Linear Programming

Medium

common

The corner points of a bounded feasible region are (0, 5), (6, 1), (17, 2) and (4, 29). If the maximum value of objective function $z = px + qy$ where $p$ and $q > 0$ occurs at two points (17, 2) and (4, 29), then the relation between $p$ and $q$ is:

Answer options

Q13:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

common

If the system of equations $2x + 5y = 7, 6x + \lambda y = 28$ is inconsistent, then

Answer options

Q14:

Differential Equations

Medium

common

The particular solution of the differential equation $xdy = (2x^2 + 1)dx, x \neq 0$, given that $y = 1$ when $x = 1$ is:

Answer options

Q15:

Differential Equations

Medium

common

If m and n are respectively the order and degree of the differential equation $(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2})^{2} + (\frac{dy}{dx})^3 + y= 4x$, then the value of $m + n$ is:

Answer options

Q16:

3D Geometry

Medium

core

The shortest distance between the lines $\vec{r} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \lambda(2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k})$ and $\vec{r} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} + \mu(4\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k})$ is

Answer options

Q17:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

core

The function $f(x) = 4 - 3x + 3x^2 - x^3$ is (Here $\mathbb{R}$ is set of real numbers)

Answer options

Q18:

Matrices & Determinants

Hard

core

Let $A = [a_{ij}]$ be a square matrix of order 3 with $|A| = 2$ and let $C = [c_{ij}]$ where $c_{ij} =$ cofactor of $a_{ij}$ in A. Then $|C|$ is equal to:

Answer options

Q19:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

Let $\vec{a} = \hat{i} + 4\hat{j} + 2\hat{k}$, $\vec{b} = 3\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 7\hat{k}$ and $\vec{c} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} + 4\hat{k}$. A vector $\vec{d}$ which is perpendicular to both $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$, and $\vec{c} \cdot \vec{d} = 14$, is:

Answer options

Q22:

Linear Programming

Medium

core

The sum of the x-coordinates of the corner points of the feasible region for the LPP: Minimize $z = 3x + 2y$ subject to constraints $x + y \leq 14$, $x \geq 4$, $x \leq 8, y \geq 0$ is

Answer options

Q23:

Continuity & Differentiability

Medium

core

If $y = \log_e(\sec e^{x^2})$ then $\frac{dy}{dx} =$

Answer options

Q24:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

Let $\vec{a} = 3\hat{i} + \hat{j} - 4\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b} = 6\hat{i} + 5\hat{j} - 2\hat{k}$ be two vectors. Then a vector perpendicular to $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ with magnitude 3 units is

Answer options

Q25:

3D Geometry

Medium

core

The Cartesian equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2, -1) and parallel to the line $5x - 25 = 14 - 7y = 35z$ is

Answer options

Q26:

Application of Integrals

Medium

core

Area of the region bounded by the curve $y = \sin x$ and x-axis between $x = \frac{\pi}{2}$ and $x = \frac{3\pi}{2}$ is

Answer options

Q27:

Differential Equations

Medium

core

Consider the differential equation $xdy = (y + 2x^3)dx$. Then which of the following are TRUE? (A) It is a homogeneous differential equation. (B) Product of the order and degree of the differential equation in one. (C) Integrating factor is x. (D) General solution of the differential equation is $y = x^3 + Cx$, where C is an arbitary constant. Choose the *correct* answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q28:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

core

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ -4 & -5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$, $B = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ 4 & -5 \\ 2 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $BA = [b_{ij}]$, then $(b_{23} - b_{31})$ is equal to

Answer options

Q29:

Differential Equations

Medium

core

The sum of order and degree of the differential equation $(x^2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2})^{3/4} = 5(\frac{dy}{dx})^2 - 3$ is equal to

Answer options

Q30:

Probability

Easy

core

60% members of a committee favour a certain proposal and 40% members oppose the proposal. A member is selected and let the random variable X = 0 if he opposes and X = 1 if he is in favour. Then the variance of the random variable X is

Answer options

Q31:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

core

The value of k for which the system of equations $x + y + z = 1$ $x - ky + z = 1$ $x - y + z = 1$ has more than one solutions is

Answer options

Q32:

Integrals

Medium

core

$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{5 - 4x - x^2}}$ is equal to

Answer options

Q33:

Probability

Medium

core

If A and B are independent events, then which of the following is **not** true?

Answer options

Q34:

Integrals

Medium

core

$\int \frac{\log_e x}{(1 + \log_e x)^2} dx$ is equal to

Answer options

Q35:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

The projection of the vector $2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$ on the vector $3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 6\hat{k}$ is

Answer options

Q36:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

A vector $\vec{a}$ of magnitude $3\sqrt{2}$ making an angle of $\frac{\pi}{3}$ with $\hat{i}$, $\frac{\pi}{4}$ with $\hat{j}$ and an actue angle $\theta$ with $\hat{k}$, is

Answer options

Q37:

Linear Programming

Medium

core

The objective function of an LPP is $z = ax + \beta y, (a, \beta > 0)$ in that has to be maximized/minimized subject to constraints $x + y \leq 2$, $x \geq 0$, $y \geq 0$. Then max (z) $-$ min (z) is equal to

Answer options

Q39:

Integrals

Medium

core

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | Integral | Value | | --- | --- | | (A) $\int_{-1}^{1} (\vert x\vert + 1) dx$ | (I) 0 | | (B) $\int_{-2}^{2} \vert x + 1\vert dx$ | (II) 2 | | (C) $\int_{-1}^{1} 3\vert x^2\vert dx$ | (III) 5 | | (D) $\int_{-1}^{1} x\vert x\vert dx$ | (IV) 3 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q40:

3D Geometry

Medium

core

If the lines $\frac{x - 5}{5\lambda + 2} = \frac{2 - y}{5} = \frac{1 - z}{-1}$ and $x = \frac{y + 1/2}{2\lambda} = \frac{z - 1}{3}$ are perpendicular, then the value of $\lambda$ is equal to

Answer options

Q41:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

core

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 4 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$, then Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) det (A) | (I) $-\frac{1}{3}$ | | (B) det $(A^{-1})$ | (II) $-12$ | | (C) det (2A) | (III) $-3$ | | (D) det $(3A^T)$ | (IV) $-27$ | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q42:

Application of Integrals

Medium

core

The area of the smaller region of the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 8$ cut off by the line $x = 2$ is

Answer options

Q43:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

core

Let $f(x) = x^2 + \frac{250}{x}$ be any function defined on $\mathbb{R} - \{0\}$, where $\mathbb{R}$ is the set of real numbers. Then which of the following are TRUE? (A) $f'(x) = 2x + \frac{250}{x^2}$ (B) $x = 5$ in the only critical point of $f(x)$ (C) minimum value of $f(x)$ is 75 (D) maximum value of $f(x)$ is 50. Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q44:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

core

Let P and Q be any two invertible matrices of the same order. Then Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | **Matrix** | **Equivalent matrix** | | (A) $(P Q)^{-1}$ | (I) $Q^{-1}P$ | | (B) $(P^{-1}Q)^{-1}$ | (II) $Q P^{-1}$ | | (C) $(P Q^{-1})^{-1}$ | (III) $Q^{-1}P^{-1}$ | | (D) $(P^{-1}Q^{-1})^{-1}$ | (IV) Q P | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q45:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

core

The edge of a cube is increasing at a rate of 7cm/s. The rate of change of area of the cube when edge of the cube is 3cm is:

Answer options

Q46:

Continuity & Differentiability

Medium

core

Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | | :--- | :--- | | **Function** | **Points of discontinuity** | | (A) $f(x) = \frac{x^2 + 1}{x}$ | (I) $x = 4$ | | (B) $f(x) = \frac{\vert x - 1 \vert}{x - 1}$ | (II) $x = 2$ | | (C) $f(x) = \begin{cases} x - 1, & x < 2 \\ x + 1, & x \ge 2 \end{cases}$ | (III) $x = 0$ | | (D) $f(x) = \frac{1 - x}{(x - 4)}$ | (IV) $x = 1$ | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q49:

Relations & Functions

Medium

core

For the relation $R = \{(a, b): a \leq b\}$ in $\mathbb{R}$, which of the following is correct?

Answer options

Q50:

Probability

Medium

core

Two persons A and B throw a die alternately till one of them gets a 'three' and wins the game. The probability of A's winning if A starts first is

Answer options

Q51:

Mixture & Alligation

Medium

applied

From a container full of milk, 10 liters (l) was drawn and replaced by water. This process is repeated one more time. The ratio of quantity of milk and water left in the container is 4:5. Then the capacity of the container is:

Answer options

Q52:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

applied

'A' can run 1km in 5 minutes 20 seconds and 'B' can run the same distance in 6 minutes. How many meters start can 'A' give 'B' in a kilometer race so that they finish the race together?

Answer options

Q54:

Time & Work

Medium

applied

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. Both pipes A and B are opened together for some time and then pipe B is turned off. If the tank is filled in 15 minutes, then time for which the pipe B works is:

Answer options

Q55:

Inferential

Medium

applied

A small start-up started making wafers and distributing them to the retailers. After a week, average sales per week were found to be 150 packets. So, to increase the sales, a strategy was used to change the packaging and add a chocolate worth Rs. 5 as a free gift with the pack. After this, a sample of 17 shops was taken, which showed that sales went up with mean 165 and a standard deviation of 25. Check whether the strategy was effective @5%, level of significance ? [Given $ t_{16} (0.05) =2.12$]

Answer options

Q56:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

The average cost function for a commodity is given by $AC = 0.05x^2 - 5x + 1000 + \frac{3000}{x}$ in terms of output x. The fixed cost is

Answer options

Q57:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

The value of $\begin{vmatrix} x & x+y & x+y+z \\ 2x & 3x+2y & 4x+3y+2z \\ 3x & 6x+3y & 10x+6y+3z \end{vmatrix}$ is

Answer options

Q58:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Perpetuity | (I) A person deposits a fixed amount every year in his bank account to renovate his house after 10 yrs. | | (B) EMI | (II) A person depositis an amount regularly in his bank account and withdraws in case of need. | | (C) Sinking Fund | (III) A fixed amount is debited from the bank account of a person, every month, against a personal loan. | | (D) Saving Account | (IV) A person purchased a house and rents it out. | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q59:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

The effective rate, which is equivalent to a nominal rate of 12% compounded semi-annually, is

Answer options

Q60:

Probability

Medium

applied

If the difference between mean and variance of a Binomial distribution is 1 and the difference of their squares is 5, then the probability of success is

Answer options

Q61:

Financial Math

Easy

applied

Ajesh purchased a printer ₹ 15,000. The printer is estimated to have a scrap value of ₹ 3,000 after a span of 6 years. Then the book value of the printer at the end of 3 years will be:-

Answer options

Q62:

Probability

Medium

applied

Let X denote the number of hours a student studies on a selected day. The probability distribution of X is given by (where k is some unknown constant) $P(X = x_i) = \begin{cases} 0.5, & \text{if } x_i = 0, \\ kx_i, & \text{if } x_i = 1, \\ k(4 - x_i), & \text{if } x_i = 2 \text{ or } 3, \\ 0, & \text{otherwise}. \end{cases}$ Then the value of k is

Answer options

Q63:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

applied

A man rows 15 km upstream in 5 hours and 25 km downstream in 5 hours each time, then the speed of the stream is

Answer options

Q64:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

A company purchased a machine for ₹ 15,00,000 and its effective life is estimated to be 10 years. A sinking fund is created for replacing the machine at the end of its effective life when its scrap value is ₹ 2,42,000. What amount company should provide, at the end of every year out of profits for the sinking fund if it accumulates an interest of 5% per annum? [Given(1.05)¹⁰=1.629]

Answer options

Q65:

Integrals

Medium

applied

The value of $\int \frac{(x^4 - x)^{1/4}}{x^5} dx$ is equal to (where C is an arbitrary constant)

Answer options

Q66:

Inequalities

Easy

applied

The solution set of the linear inequation $|4x - 3| \leq \frac{3}{4}$ is:

Answer options

Q67:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

A man plans to take a housing loan of Rs 99,53,000 from a bank costing 18% per annum compounded monthly. The loan is to be paid back in 30 years in equal monthly installments (EMI). The EMI by reducing balance method is: [Given $(1.015)^{-360} = 0.0047$]

Answer options

Q68:

Trends & Data

Medium

applied

Components of Time Series are (A) Secular Trend Component (B) Seasonal Component (C) Moving Average Component (D) Cyclical Component Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q70:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

The integral value of k for which the system of linear equations $kx + y + 2z = 0$, $ky = x - 3z$ and $2x + y + kz = 0$ has a non-zero solution is

Answer options

Q71:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 6 \\ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ then which of the following is correct? (A) $|A|$ is positive (B) $|adj\ A| = -8$ (C) Cofactor of 3 is 6 (D) $|2A| = -32$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q72:

Trends & Data

Medium

applied

Based on the data available for the production ($y_i$ in thousand tons) of a cloth factory for 7 years ($x_i$) using the method of least squares, the straight line trend is given by $y - a + bx$ with $\sum y_i = 608, \sum x_i = 0, \sum x_iy_i = 116, \sum x_i^2 = 28$. Then, the increase in production per year is:

Answer options

Q73:

Linear Programming

Medium

applied

As per the below-mentioned graph of shaded bounded feasible region of the LPP, the maximum value of the objective function $z = 2x + y$ is <img src="https://balti.afterboards.in/2vhvDBCiMgfU1Wc" width="400px"/>

Answer options

Q74:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

Which of the following statements are correct? (A) Inverse of a matrix, if it exists, is unique (B) $(kA)' = -kA'$ (where k is any real number) (C) For an invertible matrix $A$, $(A^{-1})^{-1} = A$ (D) For an invertible matrix $A$, $(A')^{-1} = (A^{-1})'$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q75:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} -1 & x-y & 4 \\ 2 & 0 & 5 \\ x+y & z & 6 \end{bmatrix}$ is symmetric, then $x + 3y + 2z$ is equal to

Answer options

Q76:

Probability

Medium

applied

Two percent of the bolts manufactured in a factory are found to be defective. Using the Poisson distribution, the probability that in a sample of 100 bolts chosen at random, exactly two will be defective, is: [Given $e^{-2}=0.135$]

Answer options

Q77:

Differential Equations

Medium

applied

Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | **Differential Equation** | **Sum of order and degree** | | (A) $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + \frac{dy}{dx} + 3y = \sin x$ | (I) 2 | | (B) $\frac{dy}{dx} = \sin(x + y)$ | (II) 3 | | (C) $\sqrt{1 + (\frac{dy}{dx})^2} = \frac{d^2y}{dx^2}$ | (III) 4 | | (D) $x^2(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2})^3 + y(\frac{dy}{dx})^4 + y^5 = 0$ | (IV) 5 | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q78:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

applied

Let f be a function defined by $f(x) = 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 36x + 2$, then which of the following are correct? (A) The critical points of f(x) are -2 and 3. (B) The function f(x) increases in the interval $(3, \infty)$ (C) The function f(x) decreases in the interval (-2,3) (D) The function f(x) increases in the interval (-2,3) Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q79:

Differential Equations

Medium

applied

Solution of the differential equation $y\log_e y dx - x dy = 0$ is (Where c is an arbitrary constant)

Answer options

Q80:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

A startup company invested ₹ 5,00,000 in shares for 4 years. The value of the investment was ₹ 5,50,000 at the end of first year, ₹ 5,25,000 at the end of third year, and on maturity, the final value stood ₹ 6,25,000. The CAGR on the investment will be :- [Given : $(1.25)^{\frac{1}{4}} = 1.06$]

Answer options

Q81:

Inferential

Easy

applied

The marks obtained by five students in a test of Applied Mathematics carrying 100 marks are 49, 58, 67, 92, 99. Then the point estimate of the population mean is

Answer options

Q82:

Inferential

Medium

applied

Consider the following hypothesis $H_0: \mu = 315$ and $H_a: \mu \neq 315$ A sample of 60 provided a sample mean of 324.6. The standard deviation ($\sigma$) is 14 and level of significance $\alpha = 0.05$. Then the confidence interval is: [Given: $Z_{a/2}{\frac{14}{\sqrt60}} = 3.54$]

Answer options

Q83:

Probability

Medium

applied

Which of the following statements are correct? (A) The mean and variance of the Poisson distribution are equal. (B) The mean and variance of a Binomial distribution are equal. (C) An unbiased die is thrown again and again until two sixes are obtained, then the probability of obtaining the second six in the 3rd throw is $\frac{5}{108}$. (D) If the variance of a Poisson distribution is 2, then P(X = 2) = $2e^{-2}$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

Q85:

Linear Programming

Easy

applied

A Linear Programming Problem (LPP) consists of which of the following components? (A) Decision variables (B) The graphical compliment (C) The objective function (D) The linear constraints Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Answer options

CUET Mathematics 2025 3 June Shift 1 Past Year Question Paper

Every question from the CUET Mathematics 2025 3 June 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 Mathematics 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.