CUET UG 2026 May 19 Exam Analysis Shift 1: Memory-Based Questions With Solution

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CUET Biology Analysis 2026 - May 18 Shift 1

• Overall paper was slightly lengthy

• Some questions were repeated from PYQs and previous shifts

• More questions from Biodiversity were asked in this shift

• Questions from Ecology were asked

• In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation questions asked

• Questions from Biodiversity and Conservation

• Questions from Organisms and Population

• Questions from Reproduction in Flowering Plants

• Diagram-based questions were asked

• Question on Pollen Grain asked

• Questions from Genetics

• Question on Rediscovery of Mendel

• Question on Hardy-Weinberg Principle asked p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1

• Sequence-based question on Human Evolution asked

• Sequence-based questions had higher weightage

• Statement-based questions were asked

• Match the Following questions were asked

CUET UG 2026 May 18 Analysis - Mathematics Paper (Shift 1)

• Overall paper level: Easy to Moderate

• Paper was lengthy

• Around 35 questions considered a good attempt

• 2 questions from Relations and Functions (R&F)

• Straightforward questions from Inverse Trigonometric Functions (ITF)

• Questions from Matrices and Determinants

• Formula-based questions from Matrices

• Questions on Symmetric Matrices

• Equality of Matrices question asked

• Questions from Continuity and Derivatives

• Questions from Integration

• Questions from Application of Integrals

• Fewer questions from Vectors and 3D Geometry

• Question on Direction Ratio asked

• Questions from Linear Programming Problem (LPP)

• Questions from Probability

• Bayes Theorem question asked

CUET UG 2026 May 18 Analysis - GAT Paper (Shift 1)

Quantitative Aptitude

• Around 5–6 questions were asked from Quant.

• Questions were basic and arithmetic-0riented

• SI & CI concepts were reportedly included.

• The calculation level remained manageable and not lengthy.

Important Quant Topics

• Simple Interest & Compound Interest

• Basic arithmetic

• Percentage-based aptitude concepts

Reasoning Analysis

• Approximately 15–17 questions came from Reasoning.

• Reasoning was considered one of the easiest and most scoring sections.

• Most questions were asked direct and less time-consuming.

Important Reasoning Topics Asked

• Mirror Image

• Logical arrangement

• Analytical reasoning

• Order-based concepts

• Standard Deviation

GK + Current Affairs Analysis

• Around 25–28 questions reportedly came from GK + Current Affairs combined.

• This became the highest-weightage section of the paper.

• Static GK was strongly connected with recent current affairs topics.

Major Topics Asked

• Paris Olympics 2024

• Iran-related current affairs

• Rivers and their origin states

• Kharif crops

• Bharat Ratna awards

• Important national and international events

• Current affairs from 2023 - 2025

History & Polity Questions

History and polity formed an important subsection inside GK.

History Questions

• Around 2–3 questions were asked from History.

• Battle chronology/order-based questions appeared.

• Event sequencing and historical arrangement were important.

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CUET UG 2026 May 18 Analysis - English Paper (Shift 1)

• Overall paper level: Moderate

• Vocabulary had a very high weightage

• Reading Comprehension was mostly easy

• Idioms: eke out, hobson's choice, at sixes and sevens, fabian policy, white elephant.

• Vocab: Cortege, Corpulent, emaciated, Adroit, brevity, verbose.

• Spelling: grieving .

• One question each on active/passive voice and reported speech.

• 2 questions on figurative language.

• Prepositions were important

• 2 questions from Subject-Verb Agreement

• 1 question from Active-Passive Voice

• 1 question from Reported Speech

• Questions on correct word placement in sentences

• Match the Following questions were elimination based

• 2 questions from Figures of Speech

• Figure of Speech topics included Enjambment

• Idioms section was tricky