Previous Paper (Solved) Common University Entrance Test CUET—B. Eu. Entrance Exam 2022* Le ee Paper Code—PGQPO1 Directions (Qs, No, 1 to 8): carefully and answer Read the given paragra the folk Se eeabierh lowing. questions: Once upon a time there we there was a bird. Twas ign sang all right, but never Were, Fecited scriptures. 1 hoppe frequently, but lacked manners, | h*Pbed prety Said the Raja to himself. “4 self: “Ignorance is costly in the Jong run. For fools consume as much food as ther borers and yet give nothing in return.” : He called his nephews to his presence and (1d them that the bird must have a sound schooling. The pundia ere summoned, and at once went ta the root of the matter i in poor nests. Therefore, according to the pundits, the first thing necessary for this bird's education was a suitable cage The pundits had their rewa A golden cage was build with gorgeous decorations. Crowds came to se it from all pars ofthe world. “Culture, captured and caged!” exclaimed some, in a rapture of ecstasy, and burst into tears, Others remarked: “Even if culture be missed, the cage will remain, to the end, a substantial fact. How fortunate for the bird!” The goldsmith filled his bag with money and lost no time in sailing homewards The pundit sat down to educate the bird. With proper deliberation—he took his pinch of snuff, as he said: “Textbooks can never be too many for our purpose!” The nephews brought together an enormous crowd of scribes. They copied from books, and copied from copies, till the manuscripts were piled up to an unreachable height Men murmured in amazement: “Oh, the tower of culture, egregiously high! The end of it lost in the clouds!” The scribes, with light hearts, hurried home, their pockets heavily laden The nephews were furiously busy keeping the cage in proper trim As their constant scrubbing and polishing went on, the people said with satisfaction: rds and went home happy “This is progress indeed Men were employed in large numbers, and supervisors were still more numerous. These, with their cousins of all different degrees of distance, built a palace for themselves and lived there happily ever alter. "Exam held on 12 September, 2022. English Medium Whatever may be its other deficiencies, the world is never in want of fault-finders; and they went about saying that every creature remotely connected with the cage flourished beyond words, excepting only the bird, ‘When this remark reached the Raja’s ears, he summoned his nephews before him and said: “My dear nephew's, what is this that we hear? ‘The nephews said in answer: “Sire, let the testimony of the goldsmiths and the pundits, the scribes and the supervisors, he taken, if the truth is to be known. Food is Scarce with the fault-finders, and that is why their tongues have gained in sharpness.” The explanation was so luminously satisfactory that the Raja decorated each one of his nephews with his own rare jewels Then Raja at length, being desirous of seeing with his ‘own eyes how his Education Department busied itself with the little-bird, made hip appearance one day at the great Wall of Learning. From the gate rose the sounds of conch-shells and gongs, horns, bugles and trumpets, cymbals, drums and, Keitle drums, tom-toms, tambourines, flutes, fifes, barrel organs and bagpipes, 1, In this passage, the bird is a simile for a A. Child B. Parrot C. Plant D. Tree 2. Why did the Raja want to educate the bird? Choose the incorrect option: A. Bird was ignorant B. Bird hopped pretty frequently C. Bird lacked manners D. Bird could not recite scriptures 3. Which is not the meaning of the word “Luminously”? A. Radiant B. Bright C. Dark D. Lustrous 4, What does the sentence “Oh, the tower of culture, egregiously high!” means in this text A. A heap of text books B. A heap of manuscripis C. A heap of entire learning material D, The caged bird (2308) CUET-8, 22ree soap ‘was learning knowledge, gall the D, i eg mM Which of the following author's book famous John Newbery Medal? A. Sudha Murthy B, Ruskin Bond C, Dhan Gopal Mukerji D. Aparna Sen if mye + Which of the following book was weitten by the famous writer RK, Narayan? A. A Dog for Malgudl B. ‘The English Toacher ©. A pulde and his friends D, Time stops at Malgudi 1. Which of the following is not written by Ruskin Bond? 1s, Roads to Delhi A. A Plight of Pigeons D. Lane Fox Dancing . The Perfect Murder Who among the following English authors got the Sownpith Award in 2018? A. Rok. Narayan C. Sudhir Kakkar B, Amitay Ghosh D. Vikean Seth Directions (Qs, No. 10 & 11): Identify the correct tense sed 10, uM, 12. 13. tw T had sung on stage last year, A. Simple Past B. Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect D, Past Continuous You have been writing me letters since childhood. A, Simple Pavt B. Past Continuous ©, Past Perfect Coninvous D, Prevent Perfect Identify the correct poctic device: “as awift ay a swallow" ‘A, Metaphor ©, Alliteration Find the most appropriate meaning for the following idiom: Have the ime of your life! ‘A, To have limited time B, To be very punctual ©, To be frugal D, To have a good time Find th phrase A Ina fix €. Suddenly H. Simile D. Symbolism mont appropriate mean| a jiffy” 4 for the following B. Appropriate D. Outstanding Find the most appropriate Antonym for the word ‘eager M6, ravihiogs | mW ». ay ik 23. 4, 25, et seal saree ity". A, Trust ©, Shy 3 Hypooney ‘Dhan Gopal Mukerfi, the famous writer has of the following awards? 2 “A, Nobel Peace Prize —B, Sohn Newbery Meday C. Inanpith Award D, Pulitzer Award ‘ egies (0) OT Ba, 3 Choose the word with correct spellings A, Aecolide B, Acolide €, Accolade D, Acolade: i ‘the sentence below has three parts. Select the pant the sentence that has an error, if the sentence has ‘error, choose the related option Handling the situation on such aplomb truly did al family prow ‘A. No Error j B, Handling the situation . C, On such aplomb D. Truly did her family proud Fill in the blank with the collect preposition: “we met the side walk”, i Ain B, on : C. for D, at | Identify the gerund correctly in the given sentence: “My mother has devoted her life to teaching”. B. Life D. My Mother “She bought a small dog”, lowing sentence: ‘ in a form of A. Comparative objective B. Superlative adjective ©, Positive ad D. Abstract noun Which of the following passive voice of the given sentence is correct? AIL his friends laughed at him" ‘A He was laugh by all his friends B, He was laughed at by all his friends ©. He was laugh at been D. He was laughed at been all his friends Correct word for ‘that which never fails’ is A, Untailable B, Infailable ©, Unfallible D, Infallible ‘Petrarchan’ is one of the categories of A. Sonnet B. Elegy ©. Ode D. Drama26. Which of the following can Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy? © SS0cisted with (@) Nai Taleem ©) Trusteeshi {© Satyagraha @ Sree Choose the correct answer eee: from the options given A. (a), (b) and (c) only BL C (and (©) only. 27. Match List with List-ll: (a) and (6) only » (a), (b) (€), (dy Liste is Lista (Author) (Work) (@) Kanchan Chandra) Caste i co rani gran (9. Casein Idan Pott (© Monis Jones (ii) Why Ethnic parties succeed Patronage and Ethnic head Counts in India @ MN. Pylee (i) Parliament in India Choose the correct answer from the options given below: ®@ ® © @ Aw@ @) @ @ Bi) @ @ Cw © Wi Di) © ww) Given below are statements: Statement I; The President may, for violation of the constitution be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in Article 61 of the Constitution of India. Statement II: The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false Statement I is true, but Statement I is false D. Statement I is false, but Statement II is true 29, Who was the first President of the “All India Depressed Classes League” founded in March 1935 A. BR. Ambedkar B, Mahatma Gandhi €. MC. Rajah D. Jagjivan Ram 30. Which of the following is not a performing art? A. Theatre B. Drama C. Oil Painting D, Stage mimicry 31. Mathematics phobia can lead to disinterest in schooling. ‘This has been depicted in which Hindi Movie: A. Tare Zameen Par —_-B. Nil Batte Sannata ©. 1am Kalam D. Hindi Medium 35. 36. 37. 38. 40. ‘What is the full form of (POCSO) Act, 2012-2019? A. Preservation of Children from Sexual Organizations. B. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences. C. Punishment for Children in Sexual Offences. D. Provision of Children in Sexual Offences. Who brought charges of corruption against Warren Hastings? A. Nand Kumar B. Kamal Uddin . Balaki Dass D, Mohan Prasad ‘The Famous work on education written by Rousseau is A. The Confession C. The Social Contract B. Emile D. Idiot UNESCO is a specialized ageney of the United Nations aimed A. Promoting economic and social development through international cooperation in sciences and technology B. Promoting world peace and security through inter- national cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture €. Promoting world economy through intemational corporation in trade, science and arts D. Promoting social peace and economic security through international cooperation in science, trade and culture ‘What is now officially the full form of UNICEF? A. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. B. United Nations International Children’s Education Fund - United Nations Children’s Fund, D. United Nations Children’s Federation, Ashtangik Marg’ (Eightfold Path) is a concept of which of the following religions? A. Jainism B. Hinduism ¢. Islam D. Buddhism Late Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma was a player. A. Santoor B. Sitar . Veena D. Khamaj . NCERT was established by the Government of India to support and advise the related to school education. A. Prime Minister of India B. National and State Government . Indian Parliament D. President of India on academic matter International Yoga Day is celebrated on which of the following days? A. 12th January B. 19th September C. 25th January D. 21th June“Phiran’ is the traditional attire of which of the following Indian regions? A. Kashmir C. Uttarakhand B. Punjab. D. Rajasthan 42. Which among the following community is famous for their terrace farming practice? A. Santhal B. Gond ©. Chakhesang D. Bodo 43. Mahatma Gandhi's concept of ‘aparigraha’ stands for: A. Truth B, Welfare of all ©. Non-possession D. Ahimsa 44. What is “Agenda 21° of the UN? A. An agreement for settlement of disputes B. An agreement for Preventive diplomacy C. An agreement for economic and cultural develop- ‘meat D. A program of action to attain sustainable develop- ment on a global scale. 45, Match List with List-II: List1 Liste (Event) (Year) (@) Establishment of the Intergoverment (/) 2002 Panel in Climate Change (IPCC) (®) Kyoto Protocol (a 1972 (@) World Summit on Sustainable (tii) 1997 Development (WSSD), Johannesburg (@ Establishment of UN Environment (iv) 1988. Program (UNEP) Choose the correct answer from the options given below: @ ® © W@ Aw Gi) Wi @ Bw) (i) @ (i) Ci) wy) © Ww Dm Ww Gi) @ 46. ‘National Education Day’ is celebrated on 11th November to mark the: A. Day on which first Indian Education Policy was drafted B. Birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad C. Both anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan D, Day on which Indian education system became free 47. “How I taught my Grandmother to read” is a short story written by: A. Sudha Murthy ©. RK. Narayan B. APJ Abdul Kalam D. Ruskin Bond 48. Arrange the following events chronologically from the earliest to the latest (a) Vietnam war (b) Truman Doctrine (© Korea War (@) Soviet ~ Afghan War (6) Disintegration of Soviet Union Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below: 5 ee) (0, @.(2)_B. (b). ©, (@). A), (e) C. (0), (6), @.@, (2) D. (), (a). (0), (d) |. Which of the following are rabi crops? (a) Cotton @ Joven (©) Mustard @ Peas Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: B. Only (c) and (d) \. Only (a) and (4) Oe D. (), (0) and (d) C. @, (6) and (0) . National crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy is located in ___ A. Ahmedabad B, Wardha ©. Delhi D, Agartala Pt, Ramabai was the first woman to be awarded the of ‘Pandit’ as a Sanskrit Scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty at the: A. University of Allahabad B. University of Oxford . University of Manchester D. University of Calcutta . What was the 2010-2020 SAARC decade designated A. Decade of Poverty Alleviation B. Decade of Intra-Regional Connectivity C. Decade of Girl Child D, Decade of Rights of the Child }. Who is the author of ‘The Discovery of India’? A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak B, Jawahar Lal Nehru C. Sir Charles Woods D. Lord Francis Hutchies |. When and where did Chernobyl Explosion take place? A. 1984, Russia B. 1986, Russia C. 1986, Ukraine D. 1984, Ukraine . The Graph of time series is called: A. Histogram B. Historigram C. Ogive D. Straight line Given below are statements: Statement I: Gautam Buddha criticized the Brahmanical rituals and sacrifices. Statement I: The Mahayana Seet worshipped Buddha as God In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: A. Both Statement I and Statement IT are true B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false C. Statement 1 is true, but Statement II is false D, Statement 1 is false, but Statement I is true39. a. o. 6. l. Thomas Cup is a Competitive Tournament of which . Which of the following technique is used to detect the A. Asandhimitta C. Mahadevi Daas Given below are two statements; Assertion (A) and the other is labeled a pee i, Assertion (A): Gender conitites an ®y of public-policy making in conteny B. Padmavati Porary India, explanation of (A) B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, correct explanation of (A) C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct D. (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct PL. Birju Maharaj was a A Kathak Dancer, C. Tabla Player but (R) is not the ilar Player D. Odissi Dancer The technique used for resolving proteins based on their net charge under pH gradient is called: A. Electrophoresis B. Size-exclusion chromatography C. Isoelectric focusing D. Electroporation Indian will receive cheetah from under Chee relocation plan. A. Rawanda C. Sudan B. Nigeria D. Namibia Which of the following National Parks has “Community Forest Resources Rights” granted to its tribal people? A. Kanha National Park B. Madhav National Park . Kanger Ghati National Park D. Ghana National Park of the following sports? A. Badminton © Cricket B. Tennis, D. Hockey proteins? B. Northern blotting A. Southern blotting C. Eastern biotting ——-D._ Western blottin 66. Which groups of organisms exhibie radial or bilatert! symmetry depending on the stage of development? A. Annelida B. Arthropoda C. Coelenterata D. Echinodermata ‘7. Which among the following is a dance form of Orissa? A. Satriya B. Gudiya Nritya ©. Kathakali D. Chhau 8. Who is the author of Geet-Govinda? A. Iaideva B. Kalidasa ©. Surdas D. Panini 9. What isthe share of the population aged 15 and below, ‘sccording to National Family Heath Survey 2019-217 A 265% B. 30% ©. 285% D. 32% 70. The vascular eryptogams are: A. Thallophyta B. Bryophyta ©. Pleridophyta D. Gymnosperms 71. Consider the following statements: (4) In the tropical zone, the western sections of the ‘oceans are warmer than the eastern sections owing to the influence of trade winds. (©) In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than the western sections. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: A. Only (a) is a correct explanation B. Only (b) is a correct explanation C. (@) and (b) are correct explanation D. (a) and (4) are both incorrect explanation ‘72, In the context of India which of the following is/are considered to be of practice (S) of eco-friendly agri- culture? (@) Crop diversification (©) Tensiometer use (b) Legume intensification (@ Vertical farming Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below A. (a), (4) and (c) correct B. Only (¢) is correct C. Only (a) is correct D. (a), (b) and (a) are correct 73. Teaching of Geography should be able to develop sues concerning: perspectives related to (a) Resources and conservation (b) Development and displacement (©) Challenges to National unity (@) Human development Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. A. (a), (b) and (c) are correct B. (a), (b) and (d) are correct© (a) and (b) are correct D. (b) and (c) are correct ‘74. Which commission or committee was given the task to look into the question of organization of the Indian ‘army after the Mutiny of 18577 A. Hunter Commission B. Stratchy Commission C. Jonathan Peel Commission D. Muddiman Committee 78. Which of the following is true for the process of formation of British nation-State? A. Union of Wales precedes Union of Scotland with England, B. The Union of England, Scotland and Wales is known as United Kingdom. C. In 1707, Wales was united with England. D. The Union of England and Northan Ireland is known as Great Britain 76. Which of the following is not true for the First Past the Post (FPTP) System in India? ‘A. This also called the plurality system B. In this method, each constituency elects more than cone representatives C. In FPTP system, a part may get more seats than votes in the legislative D, Candidate who wins may not get majority (more than 50%) votes TT. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The opening and closing of stomata is a function of guard cells Reason (R): Gaseous exchange occurs through the stomata by diffusion In the light of the above statements, choose the most ‘appropriate answer from the options given below’ ‘A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A) C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct, D. (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct 78. “In his autobiography, Babur described his interest in planning and laying out formal gardens, placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four ‘quarters by artificial channels.” Which of the following ‘gardens matches the above description? A. Victoria Park B. Lodhi Gardens C. Shalimar Garden. Cubbon Park 79. A universal language of the map can be understood by the use of: A. Sketches and Numerals B. Thematic maps 81 82. S 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. C. Conventional symbols D. Alphabets and Numerals Dr. Rinki a medical practitioner has come to Mumbai ‘as she was not finding # suitable job back in her hometown, Which among the following constitutionay provision enabled her to do $07 4 ‘A. Fundamental Rights B. Fundamental Duties C. Directive Principles of the State Policy . Parliamentary form of the Government ‘The number 3.121212121212... is an example of: ‘A. Recurring decimal number B. Non-Recurring decimal number . Decimal fraction 'D. Terminating decimal number 19 x 9 is: ‘A. Commutative property of multiplication B. Multiplicative Identity C. Additive Identity D. Multiplicative Inverse ‘A rectangular piece of paper 11 em x 4 em is folded without overlapping to make a cylinder of height 4 cm. Find the volume of the cylinder. | A. 385 em? B. 176 cm? ©. 201 em’ D. 276 cm* ; One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the probability that the cards will be an ace A U3 B. 12/13 cans D. 1/52 ‘At what temperature, the Celsius and Fahrenheit scale read the same? A. -40 iG a7 B. +40 D. +75 Name of the ‘Google’ search engine is derived from the mathematical word ‘Gogol’ which means A. I followed by one-hundred zero B. 10 followed by one-hundred zero C. 1000 followed by one-hundred zero D. one hundred zero Hexagonal packing in honeycombs are efficient as they minimize the perimeter for a given area because of its: A. 120-degree angles. C. 360-degree angles 180-degree angles D. 240-degree angles Which of the following multiplications will give you 4 palindromic number: A131 x 131 B. C. 101 x 101 D. 11x 111 222 x 222 Who is considered as the ‘Father of Trignomeu A. Pythagoras B. Aristotle C. Hipparchus D. Aryabhatta90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 4, A 10, 13. 16, 19, 2, 25, 28. 31. Mu. a. 43, What isthe base number in an Oct aD rn an Octal Number system? ‘A. Sardar Sarovar Dam B. Bhakra Nangal Dam C2 D8 C. Hirakud Dam D. Tehri Dam Identify the correct sequence of 96, Hypothesis is an integral and often the most iaeanae event during the significant part of the scientific research project itis (a) Absorption of light energy by chlor S0 because: ( Spliting of water molecules into hyieeoen and ‘A. It helps to identify the research question oxygen, eenaan B. It highlights the basic approach to the research (6) Starting of dark reaction question and expected outcomes (@) Conversion of light energy to chemical energy C. It highlights the major interpretations based on (e) Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates the results obtained from experiments (Gone ie eoreeeantves cane Ot D. I helps to accept or reject the results after the oes fom the options given experiments are conducted A... ((D.(€) B. (a), (d), (0), (€, (6) 97, World’s largest solar Park “Bhadla Solar Park’ is C. (a),(€), (8), (6). (a), (d) (B), (€),(e) situated in Which of the following animals have a four chambered oe Berney Bes ae heart? C. Rajasthan D. Gujarat A, Crocodile B. Lizard In Arabic, ‘Kharif” translates to: ©. Snake D. Fish A. Spring Season B, Autumn Season The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates and C. Winter Season D. Summer Season nites by bacteria such as Rhizobium is known as: | 99, Which of the following is a ‘Khart* Crop? A, Nitrification B, Nitrogen fixation €. Ammonification _D. Denitrification ae Aes C. Barley D, Bajra Skylab was the first space station launched by “rela 3 Eee hia cena 100. What isthe vactne typeof Asta ene C. USSR D. China A eaves B. RNA Which dam was the first focal point in Narmada . Protein Subunit Bachao Andolan? D. Non-Replicating viral vector ANSWERS . (A) 2 B) 3. BO 46. (B) 47, () 48.) aA) 5. © 6 © 9. B) 50. © st. 0) ®) 8 B) 9. B) 52, (B) 53, B) 54. (©) © AO ee 55. (B) 56. (A) 31. © ® rt Be) 58. 0) 59. B) 60. 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(By: 131 x 131 = 17161 iM x Wt = 12321 101 x 101 = 10201 222 x 222 = 49284 Hence, 111 x I11 gives a palindromic number, 89, (C): Hipparchus is considered as the “Father of Trigonometry’ 90, (D): The base number in octal number system is 8, 91. D) 92. (A) 93. @B) 94. (B) 95. (A) 96. (B) 7.0) 98. (B) 99. (D) 100. D)