CMAT Model Set 2025
Verbal Ability
Direction: Select ther best preposition in the following sentences.
1. BRIEF
a) limited b) small c) little d) short
2. AUGUST
a) common b) ridiculous
c) dignified d) preety
3. ALERT
a) energetic b) watchful c) observant d) intelligent
4. HESITATED
a) stopped b) paused c) slowed d) postponded
5. RESCUE
a) help b) command c) defence d) safety
6. ENORMOUS
a) tiny b) soft c) average d) weak
7. EXPAND
a) aondence b) convert c) congest d) conclude
8. ARROGANT
a) cowardly b) egoistic c) gentlemanly d) humble
9. GRACEFUL
a) rough b) expert c) awakward d) miserable
10. PERTINENT
a) irrational b) irrelevent c) irregular d) inconsistent
11. My best friend, Ramesh, is named ………….. his great-grandfather.
a) for b) after c) to d) about
12. He is never late. He always comes………. time.
a) at b) in c) right d) on
13. Lalita was stopped by the police for driving ………55 mph.
a) at b) for c) up d) on
14. Go ………these stairs until you reach the top floor.
a) through b) in c) up d) on
15. Jagdish always listens to music ………the way to work.
a) in b) by c) on d) for
16. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool.
a) imbecility b) senility c) dotage d) superannuation
17. That which cannot be seen
a) Invisible b) intangible c) insensible d) unseen
18. To accusion oneself to a foreign climate
a) Adopt b) adapt c) accustom d) acclimatize
19. One who knows everything
a) literate b) scholar c) omniscient d) omnipotent
20. Detailed plan of journey
a) Schedule b) itinerary c) travelogue d) travelkit
Direction: The passage given below is followed by questions based on its contents. After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question.
Speech is great blessings it can also be great curse, for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires known to out fellows, it can also if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambigious word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated may strike an uneducated listener as pompus. Unwittingly, we may use a we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus, speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands carefu handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions to men.
21. The best way to win a friend is to avoid
a) Irony in speech b) pomposity in speech
c) verbosity in speech d) ambiguity in speech
22. While taking to an uneducated person,we should use
a) Ordinary speech b) hige vocabulary
c) simple words d) polite language
23. If one used the same style of language with everyone, one shoud sound
a)flat b)boring c)foolish d)democratic
24. A ‘slip of tongue’ means something said
a) wrongly by choice b) unintentionally
c) without givng proper thought d)to hurt another person
25. Speech can be curse, because it can
a) create misunderstanding b) hurt others
c) lead to carelessness d) reveal our intentions
Quantitative Ability
Direction: Find the best answer for the questions given below.
26. A sum lent out at 12% p.a. compound interest for two years amounts to Rs.15600. The sum lent is
a) Rs.12000 b) Rs.12250 c) Rs.12484 d) Rs.12880
27. The interest rate that doubles a sum in 10 years is
a) 12% b) 11% c) 10% d) 9%
28. A sum of Rs.1000 in 2 years on compound interest of 5% per annum. The % rate of interest is
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 10
29. Ramesh invested a sum of money at simple interest at a certain rate of interest for three years. Had it been invested at a 4% higher rate, itt would have fetched Rs.480 more. Find out the principal amount that was invested by Ramesh?
a) Rs.3000 b) Rs.4000 c) Rs.5000 d) Rs.45000
30. A salary of an officier being increased by 10% eevery year becomes Rs.48400 in the third year. What was the original salary?
a) Rs.45000 b) Rs.44000 c) Rs.42000 d) Rs.40000
31. When Usha wwas thrice as old as Nisha, her sister Asha was 25. When Nisha was half as old as Asha, then sister Usha was 34. Their ages add to 100. How old is Usha?
a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 50
32. The average agge of a family of five members iss 24 years. If the present age of youngest member is 88 years, what was the average age of the family at the time of birth of the youngest member?
a) 50 b) 40 c) 30 d) 20
33. The average of 1010 numbers is calculated as 15.15. it is discovered later on what while calculating the average one number, namely 3636 was wrongly read as 26.26. The correct average is
a) 12.4 b) 14 c) 18.6 d) 16
34. Paras Khadka takes 5 wickets for 26 run in the final match due to which bowling average improves by 2. His old bowling average was 14. Find the total number of wickets after the final match.
a) 20 b) 22 c) 24 d) 24
35. The average marks of a class in a science test is 75. Geeta was the topper with 96 marks. If her mark is wrongly entered as 69, the average of the class decreases by 1. Find the number of students in the class?
a) 24 b) 25 c) 27 d) 29
36. Arun obtained 76, 65, 82, 67 and 85 marks (out in 100) in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. What is his average mark?
a) 53 b) 54 c) 72 d) 75
37. In an examination, a student’s average marks were 63. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography and 2 more marks for his history, his average would have been 65. How many subjects were there in the examination?
a) 12 b) 13 c) 11 d) 14
38. The average of six numbers is x and the average of three of these is y. If the average of the remaining three is z, then
a) 2x = y + z b) x = y + z
c) x = 2y + 2z d) none of these
39. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid voters, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the number of votes were 7500, what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?
a) 2800 b) 2700 c) 2100 d) 2500
40. The population of a town increased from 175000 to 262500 in a decade. What is the average percent increase of population per year?
a) 4% b) 6% c) 5% d) 50%
41. What is the 0.5% of 100000?
a) 0.05 b) 0.50 c) 50 d) 500
42. If a sum of money is divided equally among a children, each child will receive Rs.60. if another child is added to the group, then when the sum is divided among all children, each child will receive a Rs.50 share. What is the sum of money?
a) Rs.100 b) Rs..120 c) Rs.300 d) Rs.400
43. A vendor bought bananas at 6 for rupees. How many for rupees must he sell to gain 20%
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
44. If there are 5 routes for travelling between two places A and B, how many option are there for a person from A and B and return back?
a) 5 b) 10 c) 9 d) 25
45. If 5a = 3b = 25, then 30ab = ?
a) 100 b) 150 c) 625 d) 1250
Direction: (Question 46 to Question 50) Find the odd one out.
46. 1, 3, 9, 12, 19, 29
a) 12 b) 9 c) 1 d) 3
47. 18, 27, 64, 125, 196, 216, 343
a) 64 b) 196 c) 216 d) 18
48. 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21
a) 21 b) 17 c) 14 d) 3
49. 1, 4, 9, 16, 23, 25, 36
a) 9 b) 23 c) 25 d) 36
50. 24, 36, 52, 72, 96
a) 72 b) 36 c) 24 d) 52
Logical reasoning
Direction: Select the pair of words which best express the relationship similar to that expressed in the pair in bold letters.
51. Paddy:field::
a) steel:factory b) wheat:fertiliser
c) wagon:mine d) village:farmer
52. Dhangadi:kailali::
a) Kathmandu:nepal b) butwal:bhairahawa
c) birgunj:parsa d) bharatpur:ratnanagar
53. Platform:train::
a) aeroplane:aerodrome b)hotel:tourist
c) quay:ship d)foothpath:traveller
54. Ink:paper::
a) door:handle b) dog:tail
c) chalk:blackboard d) speak:sing
55. Always:never::
a) occasionally:repetedly b) often:rarely
c) words:author d) humid:hot
56. Sugar:sweet::
a) ice:cold b) butter:cow
c) attack:fail d) wine:grapes
57. Track:train::
a) sea:ship b) radiation:bomb
c) map:terrain d) road:car
58. Kaski:pokhara::
a) Kathmandu:nepal b) butwal:bhairahawa
c) jhapa:bhadrapur d) biratnagar:ithari
59. Rest:land::
a) wages:bonuses b) interest:capital
c) share:profit d) income:salary
60. Monday:Tuesday::
a) January:february b) working day:holiday
c) December:sunday d) winter:summer
Direction: Choose the word which is least like other words in a group.
61. a) potato b) rice c) pea d) mustard
62. a) bananna b) orange c) pineapple d) lemon
63. a) computer b) X-ray c) television d) radio
64. a) pokhara b) damauli c) inaruwa d) malekhu
65. a) valley b) river c) tower d) mountain
66. a) sharpner b) pencil c) paper d) pen
67. a) london b) mumbai c) dhaka d) bangkok
68. a) warm b) hot c) cool d) humid
69. a) one b) three c) fifth d) seven
70. a) tansen b) b) dhangadi c) nepalgunj d)nagarkot
Direction: For each question, find the best answer.
71. Which of the following will appear third in the English dictionary?
a) question b) quarell c) quack d) query
72. In 6145 stands for FADE and 9451 stands for IDEA, hat does 8978 stands for?
a) THIS b) NIGH c) HIGH d) THAT
73. If LN NP QS DS stands for MORE, then SU QS TV SU GI stands for
a) FRUIT b) FAITH c) TRUH d) TREES
74. If BAD is coded as YZW and FIGHT is coded as URTSG, then HIGH will be coded as
a) PRSP b) TRST c) RSTR d) SRTS
75. If 2*3= 812, and 4*5=1620; then 6*7=
a) 6677 b) 6767 c) 2428 d)2824
General Awareness
76. Where is the tallest bridge of Nepal?
a) chisapani b)trishuli c)madikhola d)koshi
77. Which of the following is the Nepal’s largest trading partner?
a) USA b) Japan c) China d) India
78. Who develeloped the Principles of Bureacracy?
a) Elton Mayo b) Max Weber c) van Pavlov d) Henri Fayol
79. Chamelia hydropower Project is located in:
a) achham b) taplejung c) sindhuli d) darchula
80. What does the Nepal Rastra Bank submit its annual report to
a) Prime Minister of Nepal b) Parliament of Nepal
c) Ministry of Finance d) Auditor General of Nepal
81. Which is the South Asian nation that has prohibited the sale of cigarette in its territory?
a) Sri Lanka b) Afghanistan c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh
82. Which of the following airliners does not have regular passenger flights to Kathmandu?
a) British Airways b) Korean Air
c) Silk Air d) Qatar Airways
83. How many permanent members are there in the security council of UN?
a)10 b) 7 c) 5 d) 3
84. Olumpic games are held in every ……… years
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
85. What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
a) crop b) report c) record d) sort
86. Which of the following is not a public sector undertaking?
a) rastriya bema sansthan b) hotel himalaya c) Nepal telecom d) DDC
87. Which of the following is a military alliance?
a) NAFTA b) ASEAN c) EEC d) NATO
88. Which of the following place is not on the direct bus route from Bhaktapur to Kohalpur?
a) Ghorahi b) Butwal c) Gorudinghe d) Lamahi
89. The term “clean sweep” is associated with
a) football b) cricket c) badminton d) hockey
90. Which of the following is not a part of the internet?
a) WWW b) Email c) CDROM d) HTTP
91. How many bits is a byte?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32
92. To which country does not present UN secretary-general belongs?
a) japan b) south korea c) australia d) gahana
93. Sun rays yield vitamin?
a) A b) B c) C d) D
94. The longest river in the world is
a) indus b) nile c) ganga d) amazon
95. Where is the Hindukush range located?
a) india b) pakistan c) nepal d) indonesia
96. The famous Manakamana Temple is situated in
a) tanahu b) Makwanpur c) Dhadhing d) Gorkha
97. The place where bankers meet and settle their mutual claims and accounts is known as
a) Treasury b) Clearing house c) Collection centre d) Dumping ground
98. Which country will host the south Asian Association for Regional Corporaton(SAARC) Summit in 2018?
a) Maldives b) Pakistan c) Bangladesh d) Bhutan
99. The world’s longest and hightest glassbottomed bridge will open to which of the gollowing countries?
a) United States b) United Kingdom c) China d) France
100. Hanif Mohammad, who passed away recently, was well-known cricketer of which contry?
a) India b) West indies c) Pakistan d) Sri Lanka