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Online AFCAT 2 2016 Verbal Reasoning Questions Practice



Question #1
Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 Km/h and 45 Km/h respectively. A man sitting in slower train passes the fastest train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is
Options
1) 80 m
2) 120 m
3) 160 m
4) 180 m

Question #2
A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 Km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 Km/h in the direction opposite to that of train?
Options
1) 5 sec
2) 6 sec
3) 7 sec
4) 10 sec

Question #3
How long will it take for a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. at simple interest to increase its value by 40%?
Options
1) 5 years
2) 6 years
3) 7 years
4) 8 years

Question #4
An amount of Rs. 735 was divided between A, B and C. If each of them had received Rs. 25 less, their shares would have been in the ratio of 1:3:2. The money received by C was
Options
1) Rs. 195
2) Rs. 200
3) Rs. 225
4) Rs. 245

Question #5
20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be
Options
1) 2:1
2) 7:3
3) 8:3
4) 4:3

Question #6
If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field in 43 days, in how many days 7 men and 5 women can plough the same field?
Options
1) 18 days
2) 10 days
3) 12 days
4) 15 days
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Question #7
A can do a piece of work in 10 days. He works at it for 4 days and then B finishes it in 9 days. In how many days can A and B together finish the work?
Options
1) 6 days
2) 8 days
3) 8 $1 \over 2$ days
4) 7 $1 \over 2$ days
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Question #8
A man rows upstream a distance of 9 Km or downstream a distance of 18 Km tking 3 hours each time. The speed of the boat in still water is
Options
1) 7 $1 \over2$ Km/h
2) 6 $1 \over2$ Km/h
3) 5 $1 \over2$ Km/h
4) 4 $1 \over2$ Km/h
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Question #9
A man can row 30 Km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. He can also row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. Find the rate of current.
Options
1) 3 km/h
2) 2 km/h
3) 4 km/h
4) 5 km/h
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Question #10
The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is
Options
1) 35.2
2) 34.1
3) 36.5
4) 39.1

Question #11
A man sold two watches for Rs. 3750 each; on one he gained 5% and on the other he lost 5%. What was his total gain or loss as a percentage?
Options
1) 0.25 % loss
2) 2.5 % loss
3) 25 % gain
4) 12.5 % gain
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Question #12
The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, the average for the last four matches is
Options
1) 33.25
2) 33.5
3) 34.25
4) 35

Question #13
A crate of mangoes contains one bruised mango every 30 mangoes in the crate. If 3 out of every 4 bruised mangoes are considered unsalable, and there are 12 unsalable mangoes in the crate, how many mangoes are there in the crate?
Options
1) 480
2) 500
3) 420
4) 520

Question #14
By selling a chair for Rs. 368, a man lost 8%. For how much should he have sold it to gain 15% ?
Options
1) 450
2) 475
3) 460
4) 500

Question #15
A worker may claim Rs. 1.5 for each km which he travels by taxi and 50 paise for each km he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 50 for trvelling 80 km, how many kms did he travel by taxi?
Options
1) 20 km
2) 14 km
3) 12 km
4) 10 km

Question #16
A horse is sold at a profit of 25%. If both the cost price and selling price are Rs. 200 less, the profit will be 5% more. The cost price is
Options
1) Rs. 1100
2) Rs. 1200
3) Rs. 1000
4) Rs. 900
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Question #17
On a certain sum, the simple interest at the end of 6 $1 \over 4$ years becomes $3 \over 8$th of the sum. The rate percent is
Options
1) 7%
2) 6%
3) 5%
4) 5 $1 \over 2$%
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Question #18
In an examination, a student was asked to find $3 \over 14$ of a certain number. By mistake, he found $3 \over 4$ of it. His answer was 150 more than the correct answer. Find the number.
Options
1) 180
2) 280
3) 380
4) 480

Question #19
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Eccrinology : Secretions :: Selenography : ?
Options
1) Sun
2) Mantle
3) Crust
4) Moon

Question #20
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Virology : Virus :: Semantics : ?
Options
1) Amoeba
2) Language
3) Nature
4) Society

Question #21
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Anatomy : Zoology :: Paediatrics : ?
Options
1) Chemistry
2) Medicine
3) Palaeontology
4) Mechanics

Question #22
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Annihilation : Fire :: Cataclysm : ?
Options
1) Emergency
2) Tribulation
3) Anxiety
4) Flood

Question #23
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Tectonics : Building :: Taxidermy : ?
Options
1) Classification
2) Conserving
3) Stuffing
4) Collecting

Question #24
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Tibia
2) Cortex
3) Cranium
4) Cerebellum

Question #25
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Retina
2) Pupil
3) Vision
4) Cornea

Question #26
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Saltoro Kangri
2) Kongka
3) Zoli La
4) Kumbharli Ghat

Question #27
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Bogota
2) Sydney
3) Doha
4) Brussels

Question #28
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Udayagiri and Khandagiri
2) Badami
3) Elephanta
4) Doddabetta


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