CMAT Questions with Solutions: Free PDF Download and Mock Test for Practice
Common Management Admission Test 2027 ( CMAT )
CMAT 2027 registration and application process
16 Nov '26 - 24 Nov '26
CMAT mock test and practice questions is essential for exam preparation. Candidates planning to appear for the CMAT 2027 exam must plan a preparation strategy that includes sample paper practice. Shiksha has provided below CMAT sample paper PDFs along with practice solutions.
CMAT questions and solutions for practice
CMAT Preparation with Sample Questions and Mock Tests - The best time to practice CMAT sample questions is after completing the CMAT syllabus and when a couple of months are remaining for the exam. CMAT 2027 exam will be held on February 7, 2027, so aspirants must complete the syllabus in November and start sample paper practice from December. By CMAT exam day 2027, you shall have gained enough experience in solving all types of CMAT questions.
The benefit of practicing CMAT questions with answers is that it makes you judge the intent of questions better. CMAT is a moderately difficult exam, but the time limit may cause challenges. Thus, ample practice for a time bound test is important.
Practice a good number of CMAT Mock Tests also, so that you gain good control over speed and accuracy. If you are looking for CMAT sample questions and solutions for practice, Shiksha has prepared a repository.
To help CMAT 2027 aspirants prepare well for the exam, Shiksha.com has also prepared CMAT Mock Test on the basis of CMAT previous year paper. Given below are some CMAT practice questions for you to see how well you know the CMAT 2027 syllabus.
- CMAT Exam Pattern and Sectional Weightage
- CMAT Question Paper PDFs
- CMAT Quantitative Techniques Questions
- CMAT Practice Questions with Solutions
- CMAT Logical Reasoning Questions
- CMAT General Awareness Questions
- CMAT Language Comprehension Questions
- CMAT Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- How to use CMAT Mock Test and Sample Papers to Improve Scores?
CMAT Exam Pattern and Sectional Weightage
In CMAT,every section has equal weightage so candidates cannot skip any section. Given below is the table indicating the sectional break-up of the CMAT question paper.
| CMAT sections |
Number of questions |
Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
20 |
80 |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
80 |
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
80 |
| General Awareness |
20 |
80 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
80 |
CMAT Question Paper PDFs
Download official CMAT question papers of previous years to practice original questions of the exam.
| CMAT Question Paper PDF | Downnload Link |
|---|---|
| CMAT Question Paper 2026 | Download Here |
| CMAT Question Paper 2025 | Download Here |
| CMAT Question Paper 2024 | Download Here |
| CMAT Question Paper 2022 | Download Here |
| CMAT Question Paper 2020 | Download Here |
| CMAT Question Paper 2019 | Download Here |
| CMAT Question Paper 2018 | Download Here |
CMAT Preparation 2027 – Sample Questions and Answers
Check out these CMAT sample questions and answer keys, for practice purpose.
CMAT Quantitative Techniques Questions
Q 1. The cost price of a cycle is Rs. 225. The marked price is twice of the cost price. What will be the discount offered to get a profit of 56%?
(a) 22%
(b) 13%
(c) 33%
(d) 28%
Solution: (a)
Q 2. A person is standing on the top of the building. The height of the building is 20 m. The person spots a café on the ground. The shortest distance from where the person standing to the café is 40 m. What is the distance between the building and the cafe?
(a) 34.6 m
(b) 44.2 m
(c) 56.3 m
(d) 28.8 m
Solution: (a)
Q 3. Anil and Suman decided to start a business with a capital of Rs. 12000 and Rs. 10000 respectively. After three months, Gopal joins them with a capital of Rs. 20000. After another 3 months, Arjun joins them with a capital of Rs. 50000. If they made profit of Rs. 124000, at the end of the year, what is the profit share of Gopal?
(a) Rs. 35000
(b) Rs. 24000
(c) Rs. 22000
(d) Rs. 30000
Solution: (d)
Q 4. On a field trip of a school 35 students are going. If the number increases by 7, the expenses increase by Rs. 4200. If the expenditure per head decreases by Rs. 20, find the original expenditure of the trip.
(a) 25500
(b) 25200
(c) 21681
(d) 28800
Solution: (b)
CMAT Practice Questions with Solutions
You can check these free CMAT sample papers to practice your Quanttative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Innovation & Entrepreneurship skills.
| Practice Paper | Questions | Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| CMAT Sample Paper 1 | Download Sample Paper 1 | Download Solutions |
| CMAT Sample Paper 2 |
Download Sample Paper 2 | Download Solutions |
CMAT Logical Reasoning Questions
Q 1. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a row, not necessarily in the same order. E is an immediate neighbour of C. Two persons sits between A and E. C is sitting fourth from one end. There is only one person sitting between H and C. D is sitting second of the left end. Five people are sitting between D and B. G and F are immediate neighbor of each other. Which of the following is a correct arrangement?
(a) G, D, A, F, C, E, H, B
(b) A, D, C, E, H, F, G, B
(c) A, D, H, E, C, G, F, B
(d) A, D, G, H, F, C, E, B
Solution: (c)
Q 2. Mohan, Ram, Joy, Vijay, Rohit, and Deepak are six boys who were weighed and there weight is recorded. If it is known that:
- Mohan is heavier than Rohit and Deepak.
- Ram is heavier than Vijay.
- III. Vijay is heavier than Mohan.
- Joy is heavier than Deepak but not heavier than Vijay.
Who has the lowest weight?
(a) Deepak
(b) Joy
(c) Rohit
(d) Rohit or Deepak
Solution: (d)
Q 3. A boy standing facing towards East. The boy starts walking in the left direction of his original position. He walked 10m then turn left and walk 5m. Then person turn right and walk 2m. What is the shortest distance between the starting point and the point boy is standing. In which direction boy is facing?
(a) 13m, West
(b) 12m, North
(c) 12m, West
(d) 13m, North
Solution: (b)
Q 4. 272 is related to 16 in the same way as 132 is related to ______.
(a) 9
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 7
Solution: (b)
CMAT General Awareness Questions
Q 1. Which of the following is a dance of the Sangtam Naga tribe of Nagaland?
(a) Tapu
(b) Sangphao
(c) Rangma
(d) Chhaw
Solution: (b)
Q 2. The term ‘upper cut’ is associated with:
(a) Badminton
(b) Basketball
(c) Boxing
(d) High jump
Solution: (c)
Q 3. Who among the following rulers belong to Sunga dynasty?
(a) Pushyamitra
(b) Chandra Gupta II
(c) Agatashatru
(d) Vasudeva kanva
Solution: (a)
Q 4. Which of the following country is NOT a signatory of the International Criminal court?
(a) Jordan
(b) Turkey
(c) Egypt
(d) Hungary
Solution: (b)
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CMAT Language Comprehension Questions
Q 1. Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the following word.
Gregarious
(a) Amiable
(b) Upbeat
(c) Tranquil
(d) Reclusive
Solution: (d)
Q 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct word given below and complete the sentences.
I don’t believe he _________ from his current job despite the raise.
The truth is usually more _______ than a lie.
We have finite amounts of willpower that become _______ as we use them.
(a) (I) resigned; (II) shocking; (III) depleted
(b) (I) depleted; (II) shocking; (III) resigned
(c) (I) shocked; (II) depleted; (III) resigned
(d) (I) depleted; (II) resigned; (III) shocked
Solution: (a)
Q 3. Pick the appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
I think it’s time to call it a day.
(a) Restarting something
(b) Stop doing something
(c) Relocate somewhere
(d) Celebrate something
Solution: (b)
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Q 4. Pick the appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
Don't beat around the bush and tell me honestly why you lost your job.
(a) To talk around a subject without getting to the point
(b) Asking for larger share in a property
(c) To tell a lie in order to save someone
(d) To make weird faces
Solution: (a)
CMAT Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Q 1. Considering the difference between entrepreneur and intrapreneur, which of the following statements is correct?
- Entrepreneur bears full risk of business.
- Intrapreneur is partly independent and has ability to advance in corporate.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Neither I nor II
(d) Both I and II
Solution: (d)
Q 2. What is the full form of ECLGS, a scheme implemented for MSMEs?
(a) Entrepreneurship Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
(b) Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
(c) Emergency Correspondence Line Guarantee Scheme
(d) Emergency Cost Life Guarantee Scheme
Solution: (b)
Q 3. Why are small businesses important to a country’s economy?
(a) They give an outlet for entrepreneurs.
(b) They can provide specialist support to larger companies.
(c) They can be innovators of new products.
(d) All the above.
Solution: (d)
Q 4. Innovation can be best defined as ______.
(a) Evolution of new ideas
(b) Production of new ideas
(c) Implementation of new ideas
(d) Generation of ideas
Solution: (c)
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How to use CMAT Mock Test and Sample Papers to Improve Scores?
Candidates can improve their overall score using CMAT mock tests in following ways:
- Evaluate Accuracy and Attempts: Check how many questions were attempted versus how many were correct to measure the overall accuracy. Also check the negative marking scheme (+4 for correct, -1 for incorrect).
- Review Sectional Performance: Break down performance across all five sections (Quant/DI, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship). Identify which sections took the most time.
- Categorise Mistakes: Check errors, in terms of calculation mistakes, or silly blunders. Rework unattempted or wrong questions.
- Refine Time Strategy: Since CMAT has no sectional time limits, track how long you spent per question to optimise pacing for the 180-minute duration.
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Commonly asked questions
Questions in MAT are asked from verbal ability, reading comprehension, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, arrangement, coding decoding, graphs and tables, family tree, blood relation, clocks and calendars, time, speed and distance, statements, etc.
CMAT has five sections.
Given below is the sectional break up of CMAT exam:
- Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation: 20 questions of 4 marks each
- Logical Reasoning: 20 questions of 4 marks each
- Language Comprehension: 20 questions of 4 marks each
- General Awareness: 20 questions of 4 marks each
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship: 20 questions of 4 marks each.
Latest CMAT exam pattern is given below:
- Question paper carries 100 MCQs
- Each section has 20 question
- Exam duration is 180 minutes
- Each question carries 4 marks
- There is no negative marking
Commonly asked questions
Sectional weightage of CMAT is same. Since the Language Comprehension section of CMAT includes reading comprehension passages, it can be considered a lengthy section. However, any other section can also be lengthier due to nature of the questions.
Yes, there is a negative marking in CMAT exam. For each wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted. However, no marks will be deducted for unanswered questions.
If you have appeared for CMAT before then you can prepare for another attempt only with mock tests as you would be already thorough with the syllabus and topics. You would also know your strengths and weakness. So, with CMAT mock tests, you will be able to revise and prepare accordingly. However, if you haven't appeared for CMAT or any national level MBA entrance exam before, you will need to cover the syllabus and then practice mock tests. In both scenarios, GK section will have to be prepared through year books. Only mock tests will not be helpful for CMAT GK.
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Yes, candidates will need to have a valid Aadhaar number to register for CMAT exam. Until last year, candidates could use other photo IDs too to register for the exam.
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Candidates can choose up to four cities for allotment of CMAT exam centre in the application form. Candidates must take utmost care in selecting the cities as once the form is submitted, they can't change city preference.
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There is no minimum marks criterion for appearing in CMAT exam. Any candidate who has passed a Bachelor's degree programme from a recognised university can apply. However, there is a minimum score requirement at CMAT accepting colleges for admission. All the UGC and AICTE approved institutions have
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No, the CMAT registration fees is non-refundable. If they do not appear for the exam they cannot claim refund for the application form. Since, it is mentioned in the exam information brochure that the fee is non-refundable, no requests for refund are entertained by the NTA.
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