Top 20 Most-Asked Questions
from 5 Years of PYQs

Relationship: A professional who works in charge of the place. Judge presides over a Court → Doctor presides over a Hospital. Patient and Nurse are associated but not the primary in-charge professional.

Relationship: Tool → User of the tool. A Pen is used by a Writer → A Brush is used by a Painter. "Artist" is broader; the specific answer must match the specificity of "Writer".

Relationship: Document/System → Process of modifying it. A Constitution is modified by an Amendment → Software is modified by an Update. Very commonly tested in MHT CET LAW because of Constitutional context.

Relationship: Antonym pair. Ignorance ↔ Knowledge (opposites) → War ↔ Peace (opposites). Always check if it's a synonym or antonym analogy first — it's one of the most common analogy types in MHT CET LAW.

Relationship: Instrument → What it measures. Odometer measures Speed → Barometer measures Atmospheric Pressure. Common trap: Temperature = Thermometer; Rainfall = Rain gauge; Humidity = Hygrometer.

Differences: +4, +6, +8, +10, +12 → next difference = +12, so 30 + 12 = 42.
Alternatively: n × (n+1) → 1×2=2, 2×3=6, 3×4=12, 4×5=20, 5×6=30, 6×7=42. Always check both difference pattern and product pattern.

Geometric series — each term multiplied by 3: 3×3=9, 9×3=27, 27×3=81, 81×3=243. This is 3¹, 3², 3³, 3⁴, 3⁵=243. Powers of a single number = always geometric series. Immediately spot this pattern by checking ratio between consecutive terms.

4=2², 9=3², 25=5², 36=6², 49=7², 64=8². All numbers are squares of prime numbers (2, 3, 5, 7) — except 36 = 6² and 64 = 8². Wait — 64 = 8² (8 is not prime). Re-check: 4, 9, 25, 49 are squares of primes (2,3,5,7). 36 and 64 are not. But 36 comes first → 36 is the odd one out as it breaks the prime-square pattern first.

Fibonacci Series — each term = sum of previous two. 5+8=13, 8+13=21. The Fibonacci sequence is one of the most repeated series types in MHT CET LAW. Memorise the first 10 terms: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55.

×2 series: 7×2=14, 14×2=28, 28×2=56, 56×2=112. Doubling series — always check ×2 first when numbers grow rapidly. Also expressible as 7×2¹, 7×2², 7×2³, 7×2⁴ = 112.

Chain: My grandfather's only son = my father → Father's daughter = my sister. Key shortcut: "grandfather's only son" = father (since only one son). So "daughter of my father" = sister or Ravi himself — since Ravi is male, she is his Sister.

Step-by-step: A is B's brother → A and B are siblings. B is C's sister → B and C are siblings → A, B, C are all siblings. C is D's father → D is C's child. A is C's brother → A is D's Uncle. Draw a family tree for every blood relation question — saves time.

"Only daughter of my mother" = the woman herself. So "his mother = the woman." Therefore the woman is the man's Mother. Classic MHT CET trap — "only daughter of my mother/father" always refers back to the speaker themselves.

Chain: M is father of P → P's father = M. P's father is Q's son → M is Q's son → Q is M's Father/Grandfather. More precisely: Q is father of M (since M is Q's son) → Q is M's Father. Q is also P's grandfather. Answer relative to M: Q is M's Father. Since option says Grandfather — Q is grandfather to P but father to M. Options confirm: Q is M's Father.

"No brothers or sisters" → my father's only son = Suresh himself. So "wife of my father's son" = Suresh's wife. "His mother is Suresh's wife" → the person in the portrait is Suresh's Son. The "no siblings" clue is the key — always note it.

+1 letter shift: C→D, O→P, U→V, R→S, T→U. Each letter moves +1 forward in alphabet. Apply to JUDGE: J→K, U→V, D→E, G→H, E→F = KVEHF. Always find the shift first by comparing 1–2 letters.

+1 shift: L→M, A→B, W→X, Y→Z, E→F, R→S. Apply to CRIME: C→D, R→S, I→J, M→N, E→F = DSJNF. Same +1 rule. This confirms once you find the shift pattern, it applies uniformly to all letters.

Sum of alphabetical positions: CAT = 3+1+20 = 24 ✓. DOG = 4+15+7 = 26 ✓. LAW = 12+1+23 = 36… wait: L=12, A=1, W=23 → 12+1+23 = 36. But answer is 34 — check: L=12, A=1, W=22 (W is 23rd). Re-verify: A=1…W is the 23rd letter. 12+1+23=36. If answer key says 34, then coding may be A=0 based: L=11, A=0, W=22 → 33. Try position-1: L=11, A=0, W=22 = 33. Or reverse: Z=1 coding. Best approach: verify by checking CAT with the method → confirms sum of positions = 24 means A=1 system → LAW=36. Check your exam paper carefully.

Reverse the word: APPLE reversed = ELPPA ✓. So JUDGE reversed = EGDUJ. One of the simplest coding patterns — always check if the coded word is simply the reverse of the original. Spot it instantly by comparing first and last letters: A↔A (first of APPLE = last of ELPPA).

+2 shift: M→O, A→C, N→P, G→I, O→Q. Each letter +2. Apply to LEGAL: L→N, E→G, G→I, A→C, L→N = NGICN. +2 shift is the second most common coding pattern after +1. Always check +1, +2, -1, -2 first.