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Top 10 MHT-CET PYQs to practise first

The questions and kinds of question asked most often come first. Each one says how often and in which papers.

  1. Question 1

    This type asked 12 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 3 May 2023 S1, 4 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2024 S1, 11 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S1, 22 Apr 2025 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 19 Apr 2026 S1 See all 12 of this type

    97
    The shaded region in the provided graph represents the solution set for which of the following systems of linear inequalities?

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 10 times: May 2022 S1, 4 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2023 S2, 16 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2024 S2, 12 May 2024 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S1. This one: 13 May 2026 S1 See all 10 of this type

    97
    The maximum value of Z=7x−6yZ = 7x - 6y subject to 0≤x≤50 \le x \le 5 and 0≤y≤30 \le y \le 3 is...

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  3. Question 3

    This type asked 9 times: 3 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2023 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S2, 15 May 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S2. This one: 15 May 2026 S2 See all 9 of this type

    97
    The linear programming problem: Maximize : Z=x+yZ = x + y Subject to : x+2y≤200, x+y≤150, 0≤y≤60, x≥0x + 2y \le 200,\ x + y \le 150,\ 0 \le y \le 60,\ x \ge 0 has:

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  4. Question 4

    This type asked 8 times: 10 May 2023 S2, 15 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S2, 14 May 2024 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S2, 23 Apr 2025 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 17 Apr 2026 S1 See all 8 of this type

    98
    The region satisfying the inequalities y−x≥2, x+y≤5, x≥0y - x \ge 2,\ x + y \le 5,\ x \ge 0 and y≥0y \ge 0 is

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  5. Question 5

    This type asked 5 times: 22 Apr 2025 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S2, 15 Apr 2026 S2, 20 Apr 2026 S1, 12 May 2026 S2. This one: 12 May 2026 S2 See all 5 of this type

    97
    The minimum and maximum values of the objective function Z=3x+9yZ = 3x + 9y, subject to x+3y≤60,x+y≥10,x≤y,x≥0,y≥0x + 3y \le 60, x + y \ge 10, x \le y, x \ge 0, y \ge 0 are respectively...

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  6. Question 6

    This type asked 5 times: 16 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2024 S2, 12 May 2024 S1, 13 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S2. This one: 20 Apr 2025 S2 See all 5 of this type

    105
    A scholarship amount is given by z=550x+300yz= 550x+ 300y and is to be distributed among xx boys and yy girls. From the graph given below the maximum amount of scholarship is ____\_\_\_\_

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  7. Question 7

    This type asked 4 times: 15 Apr 2026 S1, 13 May 2026 S2, 14 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S1. This one: 19 May 2026 S1 See all 4 of this type

    98
    The minimum value of Z=4x+6yZ = 4x + 6y, subject to constraint x+2y≥80,3x+y≥75,x≥0,y≥0x + 2y \ge 80, 3x + y \ge 75, x \ge 0, y \ge 0 is:

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  8. Question 8

    This type asked 4 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 11 Apr 2026 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 14 May 2026 S2. This one: 14 May 2026 S2 See all 4 of this type

    98
    The point at which the maximum value of 3x+2y3x + 2y subject to the constraints x+y≤2,x≥0,y≥0x + y \le 2, x \ge 0, y \ge 0 is obtained is

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  9. Question 9

    This type asked 4 times: May 2021 S1, 15 May 2023 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 16 Apr 2026 S1 See all 4 of this type

    95
    The feasible region represented by the constraints y−2x≤4,x+y≥5,x≤4,y≥2,x,y≥0y - 2x \le 4, x + y \ge 5, x \le 4, y \ge 2, x, y \ge 0 is ...........

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  10. Question 10

    This type asked 3 times: 26 Apr 2025 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1. This one: 12 May 2026 S1 See all 3 of this type

    97
    A company sells two types of notebooks, A and B. Each notebook requires two processes: printing and binding. Notebook A requires 22 minutes for printing and 11 minute for binding. Notebook B requires 44 minutes for printing and 22 minutes for binding. The company can spend 66 hours on printing and 22 hours on binding. If the profit made on notebooks A and B is Rs. 22 and Rs. 55 respectively, then the Linear Programming Problem (LPP) to maximize the total profit zz is ...

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