CUET UG Mathematics — Arithmetic previous year questions with solutions.
Breakdown of the 108 Arithmetic questions tagged to a subtopic, by year — darker cells mean more questions.
| Subtopic | Weightage | Total | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time, Speed & Distance | 35.2% | 38 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| Numericals | 25.9% | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Mixture & Alligation | 19.4% | 21 | 20 | 1 | |
| Time & Work | 19.4% | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| All subtopics | 108 | 98 | 5 | 5 |
A runs 9 times slower than B. If B gives A a start of 80 meters, how far must be the wining post on the tracks so that A and B reach there at the same time?
Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 minutes and 12 minutes respectively, and a third pipe can empty the tank at the rate of 18 liters per minute. If all the pipes working together can fill the empty tank in 5 minutes, the capacity of the tank is:
Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Unit's digit of $2^{11}$ | (I) 2 | | (B) Unit's digits of $11^{132}$ | (II) 1 | | (C) Remainder when $71 \times 73 \times 75$ is divided by 23 | (III) 4 | | (D) Remainder when $7^{30}$ is divided by 5 | (IV) 8 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A boat can row at the speed of 16 km/hr in still water. If the river is flowing at 8 km/hr, and it takes 8 hours for a round trip, then the distance between the two places is:
Siyaram has 100 kg apples, he sells a part of it at 8% profit and rest of it at 18% profit. The overall profit he earns is 14%. The quantity he sold at 18% profit is:
Ravi's speed of rowing in still water is 6 km/hr. He rows between two points in a river and return to the same starting point. He took 30 minutes more to cover the distance upstream than downstream. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, then the distance between the two points is:
In 900 meters race, Ram gives Shyam a start of 150 meters and defeats him by 50 seconds. If the speed of Ram is 4.5 m/sec, then speed of Shyam is
It is currently 9:40 AM. What will be the time in next 610 hours?
The speed of a motorboat in still water and that of the current of water is in a ratio of 27:5. The boat goes along the current from point A to point B in 3 hours 40 minutes. How much time will it take to come back from B to A?
Three varieties A, B and C of rice are mixed together in the ratio 1:1:3 respectively. The price of rice A is Rs 127 per kg and that of rice B is Rs 135 per kg. If the price of the mixture is Rs. 152 per kg, then the price per kg of rice of type C is:
The unit's digit of $12^{12}$ is equal to:
Two pipes can fill a cistern in 8 and 12 hours respectively. The pipes are opened simultaneously, and it takes 12 minutes more to fill the cistern due to leakage. If the cistern is full, what will be the time taken by the leakage to empty it?
In a 500 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants, A and B, is 4:5 respectively. If A has a start of 180 m, then the distance by which A wins is
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 10 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 find after how many minutes pipe B is turned off?
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:
In a 700 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants A and B is 5:6. If A has a start of 150 m, then the distance by which A wins the race is:
In a kilometer race P runs at 10 m/sec, Q runs at 5 m/sec then which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct ? (A) P wins the race in 100 sec (B) Q wins the race in 100 sec (C) P defeats Q by 500 m (D) Q defeats P by 500 m Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
In a 500 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants, A and B, is 4:5 respectively. If A has a start of 180 m, then the distance by which A wins is:
A man rows downstream 30 km and upstream 20 km. If he takes 5 hours to cover each distance, then the speed of stream is
In what ratio a grocery shopkeeper mix two varieties of pulses worth Rs. 85 per kg and Rs. 100 per kg respectively, so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 92 per kg?
Pipe A can fill a tank in 24 hours and pipe B in 32 hours. If both the pipes are opened in an empty tank at the same time, then the time taken to fill the tank is:
Pipe A can fill the tank 3 times faster than pipe B. If both pipes A and B running together can fill the tank in 15 minutes, then the time taken by B alone to fill the tank is:
The least positive integer x satisfying $29 \equiv x \pmod{5}$ is
In a 200 m race, Rohan completes the race in 8 seconds and Vivan completes the race in 10 seconds. By how much distance Rohan beats Vivan?