FULL MOCK TEST CET BBA

The 2026 paper was reported as 100 questions in 120 minutes, with 30 English + 30 Reasoning + 20 GK/Awareness + 20 Computer Basics, and no negative marking. Reasoning was the main speed/difficulty differentiator, while GK was reported as the tougher section.

The mock below is deliberately harder than the actual reported average level—useful for students targeting 90+ / 99 percentile territory.

MAH BBA CET 2027 — FULL MOCK TEST

Advanced Difficulty | 100 MCQs | 120 Minutes | 100 Marks

Suggested target:

• 90+ = Excellent
• 80–89 = Very Strong
• 70–79 = Good
• 60–69 = Needs improvement
• <60 = More practice required

Pattern used: 30 English + 30 Reasoning + 20 GK + 20 Computer.

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SECTION A — ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Questions 1–30

Vocabulary & Usage

1. Choose the word closest in meaning to “pragmatic”.

A. Idealistic
B. Practical
C. Emotional
D. Theoretical

2. Choose the antonym of “mitigate”.

A. Alleviate
B. Aggravate
C. Reduce
D. Moderate

3. A person who deliberately sets fire to property is called:

A. Arsonist
B. Extortionist
C. Vandal
D. Trespasser

4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:

The CEO's explanation was so ______ that even the complicated financial figures became easy to understand.

A. obscure
B. lucid
C. ambiguous
D. abstruse

5. “To throw in the towel” means:

A. To begin a difficult task
B. To accept defeat
C. To challenge someone
D. To waste an opportunity

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Grammar

6. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. Neither the directors nor the chairman were present.
B. Neither the directors nor the chairman was present.
C. Neither the chairman nor the directors was present.
D. Neither directors nor chairman were present.

7. By the time the auditors arrived, the accountant ______ the documents.

A. prepares
B. has prepared
C. had prepared
D. was preparing

8. If I ______ about the change earlier, I would have informed you.

A. knew
B. had known
C. have known
D. would know

9. Choose the correct sentence.

A. Each of the employees have submitted their report.
B. Each of the employees has submitted his or her report.
C. Each employees has submitted their report.
D. Each of employees have submitted his report.

10. The manager insisted that the proposal ______ revised.

A. is
B. was
C. be
D. being

11. Identify the part containing the error:

“Neither the quality of the products nor the prices have changed significantly.”

A. Neither
B. quality of the products
C. nor the prices
D. have

12. Identify the incorrect part:

“Hardly had the meeting begun than the fire alarm rang.”

A. Hardly
B. had the meeting begun
C. than
D. fire alarm rang

13. Choose the correct passive construction:

“People believe that the company has concealed the information.”

A. The information is believed to have been concealed by the company.
B. The information was believed to conceal by the company.
C. The company is believed that it concealed the information.
D. The information has believed to be concealed by the company.

14. Choose the correct indirect speech:

She said, “I have completed the assignment.”

A. She said that I completed the assignment.
B. She said that she had completed the assignment.
C. She said that she has completed the assignment.
D. She said she completes the assignment.

15. Choose the correct preposition:

The new policy is aimed ______ improving employee productivity.

A. on
B. at
C. for
D. with

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Sentence Completion

16. Despite ______ several warnings, the employee continued to violate the company's policy.

A. receive
B. receiving
C. received
D. having receive

17. The board rejected the proposal because it was neither financially viable ______ strategically sound.

A. or
B. nor
C. and
D. but

18. The more carefully you analyse the data, ______ your conclusions will be.

A. more accurate
B. the more accurate
C. most accurate
D. the most accurately

19. Had the company acted earlier, it ______ the crisis.

A. may avoid
B. would have avoided
C. will avoid
D. would avoid

20. His argument sounds convincing, but it is based ______ an incorrect assumption.

A. in
B. by
C. on
D. at

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Reading Comprehension

Read the passage carefully.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, businesses often focus on innovation as a means of differentiation. Yet innovation does not necessarily mean inventing something entirely new. In many cases, it involves recognising an existing problem and finding a more effective way of addressing it. Companies that understand consumer behaviour can therefore innovate by modifying existing products, redesigning services or changing the way customers interact with a brand.

However, innovation carries an inherent risk. A company may invest heavily in an idea that consumers ultimately reject. Successful organisations therefore attempt to balance experimentation with evidence. They test assumptions, gather feedback and modify their offerings before committing substantial resources. Innovation, in this sense, is not merely creativity; it is creativity combined with disciplined decision-making.

21. According to the passage, innovation primarily involves:

A. Inventing completely new products
B. Solving problems more effectively
C. Spending heavily on research
D. Eliminating existing products

22. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way of innovating?

A. Modifying products
B. Redesigning services
C. Changing customer interaction
D. Increasing employee salaries

23. Why can innovation be risky?

A. Consumers always dislike new products
B. Innovation requires no investment
C. Consumers may reject an innovative idea
D. Businesses cannot test innovative ideas

24. Successful organisations balance experimentation with:

A. intuition
B. evidence
C. advertising
D. competition

25. The passage suggests that innovation is:

A. creativity alone
B. investment alone
C. creativity plus disciplined decision-making
D. primarily advertising

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Advanced Grammar & Verbal Ability

26. Choose the sentence with the correct use of “less” and “fewer”.

A. The company received less complaints this year.
B. The company received fewer complaints this year.
C. The company received fewer complaint this year.
D. The company received less number of complaints this year.

27. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

A. However the proposal was rejected.
B. However, the proposal was rejected.
C. However the proposal, was rejected.
D. However; the proposal was rejected.

28. Choose the best replacement for the underlined phrase:

“The manager discussed about the problem with the team.”

A. discussed on the problem
B. discussed the problem
C. discussed regarding the problem
D. discussed upon the problem

29. Choose the sentence with the correct modifier placement.

A. Walking through the market, the colourful shops attracted me.
B. Walking through the market, I was attracted by the colourful shops.
C. The colourful shops, walking through the market, attracted me.
D. I was attracted, walking through the market the colourful shops.

30. Choose the best completion:

“Not only did the company reduce costs, ______.”

A. but it also improved efficiency
B. but also improving efficiency
C. and it improved also efficiency
D. it also improved efficiency

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SECTION B — REASONING

Questions 31–60

Number & Letter Series

31. Find the next number:

5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?

A. 189
B. 190
C. 191
D. 193

32. Find the missing number:

4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ?

A. 157
B. 158
C. 159
D. 161

33. Find the next number:

2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?

A. 52
B. 54
C. 56
D. 58

34. Find the next term:

AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?

A. EU
B. EV
C. FU
D. EW

35. Find the missing letter:

B, E, J, Q, Z, ?

A. H
B. J
C. K
D. L

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Coding-Decoding

36. If MARKET is coded as NBSLFU, how will DESIGN be coded?

A. EFTJHO
B. EFTJGN
C. EFSJHO
D. DFTJHO

37. If “TABLE” is coded as “GZYOV”, what will “CHAIR” be coded as?

A. XSZRI
B. XSZQH
C. XSRQI
D. YSZRI

38. In a certain code,

PENCIL = 123456
PEN = 123
INK = 789

How is “PINK” represented?

A. 71289
B. 1789
C. 17893
D. 7123

39. If in a certain code, each letter is replaced by the letter three positions after it in the alphabet, how is MARKET coded?

A. P D U N H W
B. P D U N H W
C. N D U N H W
D. P B U N G W

40. If CLOUD is coded as DMPVE, following the same rule, how will BRAIN be coded?

A. CSBJO
B. CSBJM
C. DSBJO
D. CRBJO

Blood Relations

41. Pointing to a man, A said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother's mother.” How is the man related to A?

A. Brother
B. Maternal uncle
C. Cousin
D. Nephew

42. P is the sister of Q. Q is the son of R. S is the husband of R. T is the daughter of S. How is T related to P?

A. Sister
B. Cousin
C. Mother
D. Aunt

43. A woman says, “The man standing there is the son of the only daughter of my father.” How is the man related to the woman?

A. Son
B. Brother
C. Nephew
D. Cousin

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Syllogism

For Questions 44–46, choose:

A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusions follow
D. Neither conclusion follows

44. Statements:

All managers are leaders.
Some leaders are entrepreneurs.

Conclusions:

I. Some managers are entrepreneurs.
II. Some entrepreneurs are leaders.

45. Statements:

No artist is an engineer.
Some designers are artists.

Conclusions:

I. Some designers are not engineers.
II. No designer is an engineer.

46. Statements:

All books are publications.
No publication is confidential.
Some reports are books.

Conclusions:

I. Some reports are not confidential.
II. No book is confidential.

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Arrangement

47. Six students A, B, C, D, E and F sit in a row facing north.

• A sits second to the left of D.
• B sits immediately right of A.
• C is not at either end.
• E sits immediately left of F.
• D is not at an end.

Who sits at the extreme left?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. E

48. Five people P, Q, R, S and T sit around a circular table facing the centre. P sits second to the right of Q. R sits immediately left of P. S is not adjacent to Q. Who sits immediately right of Q?

A. P
B. R
C. S
D. T

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Directions

49. A person walks 8 km east, turns left and walks 6 km, turns left again and walks 8 km, and finally turns right and walks 3 km. How far and in which direction is the person from the starting point?

A. 9 km North
B. 9 km South
C. 3 km North
D. 3 km South

50. Rohan is facing north. He turns 135° clockwise and then 90° anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing?

A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. West

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Arithmetic Reasoning

51. A product is marked 40% above cost price and sold after a discount of 15%. What is the profit percentage?

A. 17%
B. 19%
C. 21%
D. 25%

52. A sum becomes ₹13,310 in 3 years at 10% compound interest annually. What was the principal?

A. ₹9,000
B. ₹10,000
C. ₹11,000
D. ₹12,000

53. The average age of 8 students is 18 years. If the teacher's age is included, the average becomes 22 years. What is the teacher's age?

A. 50
B. 52
C. 54
D. 56

54. A train 180 m long crosses a platform 270 m long in 18 seconds. What is its speed?

A. 72 km/h
B. 80 km/h
C. 90 km/h
D. 100 km/h

55. A can complete a task in 12 days and B in 18 days. They work together for 4 days. What fraction of the work remains?

A. 1/3
B. 4/9
C. 5/9
D. 7/18

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Critical Reasoning

56. Statement:

“Companies should allow employees to work remotely because commuting wastes considerable time.”

Which assumption is implicit?

A. All employees dislike commuting.
B. Remote work can reduce commuting time.
C. Offices are always inefficient.
D. Employees working remotely never waste time.

57. Statement:

“The city should introduce more cycling lanes to reduce traffic congestion.”

Which argument most strongly supports the proposal?

A. Cycling is fashionable among young people.
B. Many short-distance commuters could shift from cars to bicycles.
C. Cars are more expensive than bicycles.
D. Cycling requires physical effort.

58. Statement:

A company reduced the price of its product by 10%, yet sales revenue increased by 20%.

Which conclusion is most reasonable?

A. The number of units sold increased substantially.
B. The company made a loss.
C. The product became inferior.
D. Customers stopped buying competing products.

**59. A college introduces compulsory entrepreneurship courses because it believes every student should become an entrepreneur.

Which statement most effectively challenges the reasoning?

A. Entrepreneurship courses are expensive.
B. Not every student intends to start a business.
C. Entrepreneurship is popular worldwide.
D. Businesses contribute to economic growth.

60. A survey finds that students who drink coffee score higher in examinations. The conclusion that coffee improves academic performance is questionable because:

A. Coffee is expensive.
B. Students may differ in other characteristics such as study habits.
C. Coffee has a strong taste.
D. Some students prefer tea.

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SECTION C — GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS

Questions 61–80

61. Which institution is responsible for regulating India's securities market?

A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. IRDAI
D. PFRDA

62. The Monetary Policy Committee of India is primarily associated with determining:

A. Fiscal deficit
B. Repo rate and monetary policy stance
C. Corporate tax rates
D. Import duties

63. Which of the following is included in India's Balance of Payments?

A. Only government expenditure
B. Current and capital/financial transactions with the rest of the world
C. Only domestic production
D. Only tax collections

64. Which country held the G20 presidency during 2025?

A. India
B. Brazil
C. South Africa
D. United States

65. Which country hosted COP30 in 2025?

A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. UAE
D. India

66. The 2024 Summer Olympics were held in:

A. Tokyo
B. Paris
C. Los Angeles
D. Brisbane

67. Which of the following is NOT a member of BRICS?

A. India
B. Brazil
C. Japan
D. China

68. Which body publishes the World Economic Outlook?

A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. WTO
D. UNDP

69. The headquarters of the World Trade Organization is in:

A. New York
B. Geneva
C. Paris
D. Vienna

70. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh

71. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

72. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?

A. Ganga
B. Kosi
C. Son
D. Gandak

73. Which Five-Year Plan gave particular emphasis to heavy industries and rapid industrialisation?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth

74. The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund is located in:

A. London
B. Washington, D.C.
C. Geneva
D. New York

75. Which of the following is a direct tax in India?

A. GST
B. Customs duty
C. Income tax
D. Excise duty

76. Which organisation replaced the Planning Commission of India?

A. Finance Commission
B. NITI Aayog
C. Economic Advisory Council
D. GST Council

77. The term “repo rate” refers to the rate at which:

A. Banks lend to customers
B. RBI lends money to commercial banks against eligible securities
C. Government lends to RBI
D. Banks lend to one another internationally

78. Which of the following is a major function of the WTO?

A. Issuing global currencies
B. Regulating international trade rules
C. Controlling global inflation
D. Managing international military alliances

79. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in:

A. Paris
B. Rome
C. Geneva
D. Brussels

80. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A. Davos — World Economic Forum
B. Geneva — IMF headquarters
C. New York — WTO headquarters
D. Paris — World Bank headquarters

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SECTION D — COMPUTER BASICS

Questions 81–100

81. Which memory retains its contents even when the power is switched off?

A. RAM
B. Cache
C. ROM
D. Register

82. Which of the following is volatile memory?

A. ROM
B. RAM
C. SSD
D. DVD

83. Which protocol is primarily used for secure web browsing?

A. HTTP
B. HTTPS
C. FTP
D. SMTP

84. Which device operates primarily at the network layer of the OSI model?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Repeater

85. What is the primary function of DNS?

A. Encrypting files
B. Translating domain names into IP addresses
C. Compressing webpages
D. Managing computer memory

86. Which of the following is NOT an operating system?

A. Linux
B. Android
C. Oracle
D. macOS

87. In MS Excel, which symbol generally begins a formula?

A. #
B. @
C. =
D. $

88. Which Excel function counts cells containing numbers?

A. COUNTA
B. COUNT
C. SUM
D. NUMCOUNT

89. Which shortcut opens the “Find” function in most Windows applications?

A. Ctrl + F
B. Ctrl + H
C. Ctrl + G
D. Ctrl + R

90. Which shortcut is commonly used to undo an action?

A. Ctrl + Y
B. Ctrl + Z
C. Ctrl + U
D. Ctrl + A

91. What does GUI stand for?

A. General User Interface
B. Graphical User Interface
C. Graphic Utility Input
D. General Utility Interface

92. Which of the following is an example of SaaS?

A. Google Workspace
B. Physical hard disk
C. Ethernet cable
D. RAM

93. Phishing is primarily associated with:

A. Increasing internet speed
B. Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information
C. Compressing data
D. Repairing computer hardware

94. Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication?

A. Password only
B. Username only
C. Password + OTP
D. PIN only

95. Which number system uses only 0 and 1?

A. Decimal
B. Binary
C. Octal
D. Hexadecimal

96. What is the binary equivalent of decimal 10?

A. 1010
B. 1001
C. 1100
D. 1110

97. Which of the following is the largest?

A. KB
B. MB
C. GB
D. TB

98. Which technology is primarily associated with creating and managing relational databases?

A. SQL
B. HTML
C. CSS
D. JPEG

99. What does IP stand for in IP address?

A. Internet Protocol
B. Internal Program
C. Information Process
D. Internet Provider

100. Which statement about cloud computing is most accurate?

A. Data can only be accessed from one physical computer.
B. Computing resources can be provided over a network on demand.
C. Cloud computing eliminates the need for internet connectivity.
D. Cloud computing refers only to online storage.

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