MAH MBA CET Sample Paper 2026

Let's examine how the word "BALLOON" is transformed into "CAMNPQP" to identify the pattern of the code:

1. B → C: The letter "B" is shifted by +1 (B → C).
2. A → A: The letter "A" remains unchanged (A → A).
3. L → M: The letter "L" is shifted by +1 (L → M).
4. L → N: The letter "L" is shifted by +2 (L → N).
5. O → P: The letter "O" is shifted by +1 (O → P).
6. O → Q: The letter "O" is shifted by +2 (O → Q).
7. N → P: The letter "N" is shifted by +2 (N → P).

Now, we can observe that the pattern of shifting alternates between +1 and +2, with the second letter (A) remaining unchanged. This alternating shift pattern goes as follows: +1, 0, +1, +2, +1, +2, +2.

Let’s apply the same pattern to the word "MONSTER":

1. M → N: Shifted by +1 (M → N).
2. O → O: Remains unchanged (O → O).
3. N → O: Shifted by +1 (N → O).
4. S → U: Shifted by +2 (S → U).
5. T → U: Shifted by +1 (T → U).
6. E → G: Shifted by +2 (E → G).
7. R → T: Shifted by +2 (R → T).

Therefore, the word "MONSTER" will be written as "NOOUUGT" in the same code language.

The logic followed here for the analogy is,
For a number XY, the corresponding term is $$X^2+Y^2$$

So, for 96 it is 117, 
Using the same logic for 75, we get 49+25=74. 

Here, we notice that $$82\ =2\times\ \ \left(4^2+5^2\right)$$

Hence, the second number should be $$\ \left(5^2+6^2\right)=2\times\ 61$$

26:40

The pattern here is $$2^2$$+$$6^2$$ = 4+36 = 40

38 $$\Rightarrow$$ $$3^2+8^2$$ = 9+64  =73.

Looking at the position of the characters in the alphabetical sequence, we see that K is 11th from the start and P is 11 from the end. 

Simialrly, O is 15th from the start, and L is 15th from the end. 

The sum of their positions adds up to 27 each. 

We want to find a parallel to GA. 

A is 1st from the start, so the parallel should be Z, 1st from the end. 

G is 7th from the start, so the parallel should be T, 7th from the end. 

Therefore, the fourth term should be TZ.

Hence, Option A is the correct answer. 

58: 169 :: 62:?

The relationship between the given pair of numbers is
169 = $$(5+8)^2$$
Hence, using the same logic, the missing number will be
$$(6 + 2)^2 = 64$$
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Let's analyze the pattern:

• From 5 to 11, the difference is 6.
• From 11 to 23, the difference is 12.
• From 23 to 47, the difference is 24.
• From 47 to 95, the difference is 48.
• From 95 to 191, the difference is 96.
• From 191 to 383, the difference is 192.

So, the differences between the consecutive numbers are doubling:

• 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 192 (each difference is multiplied by 2).

To continue the pattern, the next difference should be 384 (since 192 × 2 = 384).

Now, add 384 to the last number in the series (383):

383 + 384 = 767

Hence, the answer is 767

D is 3 positions ahead of A, H is 4 positions ahead of D, using this sequence, the next letter should be 5 positions ahead of H, which is M

3 and then comes 6, so it increases by 3, 6 and then 10, so increases by 4, so the next number has to increase by 5 

So, the answer is M15. 

Here, the numbers in the sequence are: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14. These numbers are increasing by 3 each time:

2 → 5 → 8 → 11 → 14 The next number will logically be 17.

Further, we see the following patter,
After the number 2, we have the letter "B".
After the number 5, we have "D E".
After the number 8, we have "G H I".
After the number 11, we have "K L M N".
After the number 14, we have "P Q R S T".

Hence, the next 5 terms will be 17 and then V, W, X, Y (as we skip the alphabet at the place of the numeric value)

The first letter is moving by one letter. And the number is indicating the position in alphabetical order. The third letter is same as the first letter for the first terms. 

Let's write the alphabetical positions.

1, 2, 6, 24 $$\Rightarrow$$ this is the factorial of the numbers. So, for the next term the third term will be 5! = 120.

120%26 = 16(P)

E5P will be the fifth term.