List of top Questions asked in CUET (UG)

Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings in List-II

List-I (Idiom)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) To cool one’s heels	(I) with great difficulty
(B) To bury the hatchet	(IV) to forget the enmity
(C) By the skin of his teeth	(I) with great difficulty
(D) To meet one’s Waterloo	(II) one’s final defeat

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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
His impetuous behaviour has always been debated about.

Choose the correct ANTONYM of the underlined word: The Minister unleashed a compliment against the newspaper for its biased editorial on illiteracy among women in his constituency.

Fill in the blanks in the List-I with appropriate Idioms given in the List-II

List-I (Sentence)	List-II (Idiom)
(A) The officer tried to ______ his ideas with his superior by constantly praising.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to ______.	(II) read between the lines
(C) You will do well at academics if you ______.	(III) turn over a new leaf
(D) A cryptic writing-style forces you to ______ the true meaning of the piece.	(IV) curry favours

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Choose the word that is correctly spelt:

Match the sentences in List-I with the Phrasal Verbs in List-II

List-I (Sentence)	List-II (Phrasal Verb)
(A) I hope I am able to ___ the high standards set by my predecessor.	(III) live up to
(B) I think if he continues to ___ dishonest means, he will be caught sooner or later.	(I) live by
(C) It’s the rule of the sea that big fish ___ the flesh of small fish.	(II) live on
(D) She decided to ___ her inheritance instead of looking for a job.	(IV) live off

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Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:
The interviewer skillfully tried to ______ our true feelings.

Select the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
The thief showed his disbelief when informed that his partner had been arrested.

India’s first 3D-printed Post Office has been inaugurated in:

23 December, the birthday of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, is celebrated every year as .

What comes in place of the question mark (?) in the series given below?
$B2D, C3F, E5J, G7N, ?, M13Z$

If 1st January, 2001 was a Monday, what was the day on 26th January, 2003?

In a certain code language, 'ki ru pi' means 'nobody like cruel', 'ki mi cha' means 'king was cruel' and 'ru pi cha' means 'nobody like king'. What is the code for ‘was’ in the given code language?

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, which is situated in Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to which deity?

In which of the following cities of Madhya Pradesh was the 17th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) organized?

What should come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following alphanumeric series?
$A1X, B4P, E25J, J100F, ?$

The Election Commission of India gets the power to conduct elections from which of the following articles?

Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word: The movie star’s biography is a glossy, sycophantic portrayal.

Select the antonym of the given word: Mutinous

जिस शब्द से संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता का बोध हो, उसे ' 'कहते हैं।

A train running at the speed of 80 km/h crosses a 350 m long tunnel in 36 seconds. What is the length of the train (in meters)?

Agastya is a highly motivated executive who lacks patience, feels short of time, and is forever burdened with work. He finds difficulty in slowing down. Identify his personality type on the basis of Friedman and Rosenman's Classification.

Which among the following are physical hazards present in foods?
(A) Stones
(B) Pesticide residues
(C) Match sticks
(D) Stems and seeds
(E) Veterinary residues

If $\sin A = \frac{4}{5}$, then $(3 − \tan A)(2 + \cos A)$ is:

Which characteristic does not determine the effect of noise on task performance?