CMA Foundation past papers, analysed
Every recent CMA Foundation paper broken down chapter by chapter, with what each question tested and links to ICMAI's official question papers and suggested answers. Use it to see where the marks really are before you plan your revision.
Papers by attempt
Chapters that carry the most marks
Average share of each paper's marks across the attempts analysed. A guide to emphasis, not a prediction.
Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication (1 attempt)
- Sale of Goods Act, 193020%
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 188120%
- Essential Elements of a Contract, Offer and Acceptance8%
- Types of Business Communication8%
- Void and Voidable Agreements, No Consideration No Contract6%
- Legal Methods and Court System in India4%
- Primary and Subordinate Legislation4%
- Capacity of Parties, Free Consent4%
Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting (1 attempt)
- Financial Statements of Sole Proprietorship20%
- Statement of Cost and Profit (Cost Sheet)10%
- Cash Book, Bank Book, Petty Cash Book, Bank Reconciliation Statement6%
- Consignment6%
- Financial Statements of a Not-for-Profit Organisation6%
- Meaning and Significance of Cost Accounting and its Relationship with Financial Accounting6%
- Cost, Cost Centre, Cost Unit and Cost Drivers6%
- Journal and Ledger4%
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics (1 attempt)
- Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion16%
- Correlation and Regression14%
- Probability14%
- Ratios, Variations and Proportions10%
- Index Numbers and Time Series10%
- Statistical Representation of Data6%
- Time Value of Money and Annuity - Simple and Compound Interest4%
- Arithmetic Progression and Geometric Progression4%
Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management (1 attempt)
- Money and Banking24%
- Forms of Market20%
- Communication, Co-ordination, Collaboration, Monitoring and Control12%
- The Fundamentals of Economics8%
- Economic and Business Environment8%
- Theory of Demand and Supply6%
- Planning, Organizing, Staffing and Leading6%
- Introduction to Management4%
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