CUET General Mental Ability Topics 2026; Expected Questions, Preparation Tips, GAT Syllabus

Mental Ability section is a part of CUET General Test exam. Candidates preparing for General Aptitude Test must check this page to know mental ability topics for GAT. Also, find expected questions based on past years’ papers and preparation tips to perform well in exam.

Mental Ability in CUET UG

Mental Ability Topics for CUET UG 2026: General Test exam of Common University Entrance Test includes general mental ability and other topics. The mental ability section in CUET exam tests candidates based on their cognitive functions such as analytical thinking, logical reasoning, memory and problem solving skills. With limit in exam, NTA assesses a candidate’s capacity to learn and adapt to new tasks. National Testing Agency will conduct CUET General Test 2026 between May 11 and May 31, 2026. The mode of examination will be Computer Based Test (CBT). The exact dates for CUET 2026 exam will be released in CUET datesheet 2026.

Mental Ability Topics in CUET UG

Following are the key topics included in CUET UG Mental Ability section in GAT:

CUET Mental Ability Expected Questions

Based on CUET previous years’ question papers, below is the list of some expected questions from Mental Ability for candidates to get an idea of question types asked in CUET General Test question paper.

CUET GAT Analogies Questions

In analogies, students have to identify the relationship between words and numbers of a set to determine the answer for given set.

Question 1: 312 : 216 :: 124 : ?

Question 2: Pen : Write :: Knife : ?

Question 3: Bird : Nest :: Human : ?

Question 4: 29 : 18 :: 39 : ?

Answers:

1. 343
2. Cut
3. House
4. 28

CUET GAT Blood Relations Questions

In these questions, students have to understand and determine familial relationships.

Question 1: If the father of Swati is the maternal grandfather of Divya, who is the daughter of Manya, then how is Manya's husband's father related to Divya?

Question 2: Pointing to a man, Riya said, "He is the only son of my grandfather." How is the man related to Riya?

Question 3: A is the brother of B. B is the mother of C. How is A related to C?

Question 4: There are seven members B, C, D, E, F, G and H in a family. H is the only daughter-in-law of D. E is the sister of C. C is the only son of F, who is the wife of D. B and G are the songs of H. How is G related to F?

Answers:

1. Paternal Grandfather
2. Father
3. Maternal Uncle
4. Grandson

CUET GAT Classification Questions

In these questions, students have to classify items of same characteristics and identify the odd one.

Question 1: Book, Newspaper, Magazine, Publisher

Question 2: ZCGLS, NQUZF, LOSXD, FIMRX

Question 3: 21:431, 11:225, 13:169, 12:144

Question 4: 169:14, 225:18, 196:17, 256:19

Answers:

1. Publisher
2. ZCGLS
3. 21:431
4. 169:14

CUET GAT Coding and Decoding Questions

It includes questions where students have to determine the pattern in a sequence of numbers, letters or symbols and use them in the given question.

Question 1: In a certain code language, is ANGLE is coded as DQJOH, then how is DOING coded in that language?

Question 2: If FLOWER is written as GKNXFS, how is GARDEN written?

Question 3: In a certain code language, is GREAT is coded as VKIXE, then how is RIVEN coded in that language?

Question 4: 'clean and neat' is written as 'so ra ni', 'neat white floor' is written as 'ju pa ra', 'bright clean floor' is written as 'ni ju ma'. What is the code for 'and' in the given code language?

Answers:

1. GRLQJ
2. HBSFFO
3. MVZRI
4. so

CUET GAT Direction Test Questions

In direction test questions, students have to find out the direction of an object of person based on given information.

Question 1: If a person faces north and turns 45 degree clockwise, then turn 35 degree anticlockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

Question 2: P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W are sitting around a round table in the same order at equal distances. Their positions are clockwise. If V sits in the north, then what will be the position of S?

Question 3: A is the west of B, C is to the south of A, E is to the north of B and D is to the east of E. The nC is in which direction with respect to D?

Question 4: A person faces east, turns left, then right, then left again. Which direction is he facing now?

Answers:

1. West
2. South-West
3. South-West
4. East

CUET GAT Judgement and Reasoning Questions

In these questions, a set of statement or argument is given. Students have to understand them and determine whether the given final conclusion is valid.

Question 1: If sky is called sea, sea is called water, water is called air, air is called cloud and cloud is called river, then what do we drink when thirsty?

Question 2: If cat is called dog, dog is called cow, cow is called tiger, then which animal barks?

Question 3: If doctor is calld teacher, teacher is called engineer, engineer is called lawyer, then who treats patients?

Question 4: If eye is called ear, ear is called nose, nose is called tongue, then with which organ do we listen?

Answers:

1. Water
2. Cow
3. Teacher
4. Nose

CUET GAT Letter Series Questions

Students have to understand the pattern in a series of letters and determine the next item.

Question 1: 2B9, 4E11, 12I15, ?

Question 2: A, ___, I, P, ___

Question 3: 1BDF, H3JL, NP5R, ?

Question 4: a_bc_a_bcda_ccd_bcd_

Answers:

1. 48N21
2. D, Y
3. TVX7
4. a, d, b, b, a, d

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CUET General Test Exam Pattern

Students who have selected general test in their CUET online form, can check below to understand CUET General Test exam pattern 2026.

CUET GAT Mental Ability Weightage

As per past year exam trends of CUET General Test, the question paper includes around 10-12 questions from mental ability. Check below to know expected questions from other topics of CUET UG GAT.

CUET General Test Syllabus

NTA prescribes syllabus for every UG subject. Check below to know topics covered in CUET general test syllabus 2026.

• General Knowledge, Current Affairs
• General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability
• Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts: Quantitative arithmetic/ algebra, geometry/ mensuration/ statistics)
• Logical and Analytical Reasoning
• General Science and Environment Literacy

CUET General Test Previous Year Question Papers

The table below includes official CUET UG General Test previous year question papers, released by National Testing Agency at nta.ac.in:

Preparation Tips for Mental Ability Section in CUET

While preparing for mental ability section, candidates must keep following points in mind.

• Understand the pattern of questions asked in each topic.
• Clear your concepts and understanding of topics.
• Practice as many questions as you can to increase your speed and accuracy.
• Work on your time management skills as it plays a crucial role in completing exam on time.
• Practice mock exams and previous question papers to get an idea of question types and nature of exam.
• In case you do not know the answer to a question, do not panic and stay calm.

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