List of top English Questions asked in CUET (UG)

Identify the synonym of the word `abstain' as used in the sentence: 
"Doctors advise people to abstain from smoking.''

Choose the option that best completes the sentence:
"Hardly had the train arrived ________ the passengers rushed to board."
Glove : Hand :: Sock : ?
Identify the best version of the sentence:
Incorrect: She was knowing the answer but didn't speak.
Choose the word most similar in meaning to elusive:
Choose the correct sentence:

Idiom: "Burn the midnight oil” 

Parts:
P: before they reach irreversible levels
Q: proactive policies and global cooperation
R: environmental challenges require
S: to mitigate the damage
Choose the correct order:
Parts:
P: have adopted hybrid working models
Q: after the COVID-19 pandemic
R: many organizations
S: blending remote and office work
Choose the correct order:
Parts:
P: can offer meaningful solutions
Q: When examined carefully, even complex issues
R: rather than quick fixes
S: that address the root cause
Choose the correct order:
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to: benevolent
The student was very tired, yet he ______ to complete the assignment on time.
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error:
Neither the manager nor the employees has submitted their reports yet.
Choose the correct meaning of the word transient:
The CEO's speech was so ___ that even her harshest critics were temporarily silenced.
Rearrange the following sentences:
  • These practices often disregard the well-being of the environment.
  • Industrial farming techniques have become widespread in recent decades.
  • Though they increase food production, they come with serious consequences.
  • Chemicals and monocultures have degraded soil and reduced biodiversity.

Rearrange the following sentences:

  1. The printing press revolutionized the way information was disseminated.
  2. Before its invention, books were copied by hand and were extremely rare.
  3. This breakthrough eventually contributed to mass literacy.
  4. As books became cheaper and more accessible, more people began to read.

Statement: All poets are sensitive people. Some sensitive people are not artists. 
Conclusion I: Some poets are not artists. 
Conclusion II: Some sensitive people may be poets. 
Choose the correct option:

Arrange the sentences to form a coherent paragraph:

  1. The research team was baffled by the anomaly.
  2. They decided to replicate the experiment under stricter conditions.
  3. The results contradicted established scientific theories.
  4. A deeper investigation revealed a minor error in calibration.
In the sentence "The jury found the witness's testimony specious," what does "specious" most nearly mean?
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “obstinate”:
Choose the correct indirect speech for:
He said, "I will help you tomorrow."
Despite facing severe criticism, the scientist remained ___ in her pursuit of truth.
Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence:
"The wind whispered through the trees."
Choose the word which is closest in meaning to the word “Ostentatious”: