AFCAT 1 2016 Verbal Reasoning Question Paper Set
Question #1
A can do a piece of work in 7 days of 9 hours each and B can do It in 6 days of 7 hours each. How long will they take to do it working together 8$2 \over 5$ hours a day?
Options
1) 2$1 \over 3$ days
2) 2 days
3) 3 days
4) 4 days
Question #2
The cost price of 10 laptops is equal to the selling price of 09 laptops, the profit percentage is
Options
1) 12$1 \over 9$ %
2) 9$1 \over 9$ %
3) 10$1 \over 9$ %
4) 11$1 \over 9$ %
Question #3
The average of 20 observations is 25. If 7 is substracted from each value, new average will be
Options
1) 20
2) 18
3) 22
4) 24
Question #4
The average age of 34 boys in a class is 14. If the teacher's age is included, the average age of the boys and the teacher becomes 15. What is the teacher's age?
Options
1) 48 years
2) 46 years
3) 49 years
4) 47 years
Question #5
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he used weight of 900 grams for a kg. His gain percentage is
Options
1) 11$1 \over 9$ %
2) 10$1 \over 9$ %
3) 9$1 \over 9$ %
4) 12$1 \over 9$ %
Question #6
A certain sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 690 in 3 years and Rs. 750 in 5 years. Find the sum lent
Options
1) Rs. 490
2) Rs. 450
3) Rs 600
4) Rs 625
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Question #7
A train travelling at 80 km/h goes through a tunnel 1500m long. How long a passenger travelling by the train is inside the tunnel?
Options
1) 67.5 sec
2) 66.5 sec
3) 65.5 sec
4) 68.5 sec
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Question #8
A is thrice as good a workman as B and takes 10 days less to do a piece of work than B. The number of days taken by B to finish the work is?
Options
1) 11 days
2) 12 days
3) 14 days
4) 15 days
Question #9
A sum of money amounts to Rs 9800 after 5 years and Rs 12005 after 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is
Options
1) 0.05
2) 0.08
3) 0.12
4) 0.15
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Question #10
Speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/h and the speed of the stream is 1.5 km/h. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is
Options
1) 20 hrs
2) 21 hrs
3) 22 hrs
4) 24 hrs
Question #11
A boat goes 6 km in an hour in still water. It takes thrice as much time in covering the same distance against the current. Speed of the current is
Options
1) 2 km/h
2) 3 km/h
3) 4 km/h
4) 5 km/h
Question #12
A sum of money is divided between two persons in the ratio of 3:5. If the share of one person is 20 less than the other, the sum is
Options
1) Rs 80
2) Rs 90
3) Rs 100
4) Rs 110
Question #13
Two trains approach each other at 30 km/h and 27 km/h from two places 342 km apart. After how many hours will they meet?
Options
1) 5 hours
2) 6 hours
3) 7 hours
4) 12 hours
Question #14
Two numbers are in the ratio 7:8. If 3 is added to each of them, their ratio becomes 8:9. The numbers are
Options
1) 14,16
2) 24,27
3) 21,24
4) 16,18
Question #15
Mehar covers a particular distance by car driving at 70 km/h and returns to the starting point riding a motor bike at 55 km/h. The average speed of the whole journey is
Options
1) 61.6 km/h
2) 62.5 km/h
3) 60.5 km/h
4) 60.6 km/h
Question #16
Find the odd one from the following four options.
Options
1) Flavia Pannetta
2) Kim Clijsters
3) Sania Mirza
4) Saina Nehwal
Question #17
Find the odd one from the following four options.
Options
1) Rohtang
2) Shipki La
3) Kongka
4) Doyang
Question #18
Find the odd one from the following four options.
Options
1) UPA
2) NDA
3) UF
4) RJD
Question #19
Find the odd one from the following four options.
Options
1) Africa
2) Australia
3) India
4) Europe
Question #20
Find the odd one from the following four options.
Options
1) Malgudii days
2) Swami and Friends
3) Train to Pakistan
4) The Guide
Question #21
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Energy : Dissipate :: ? : ?
Options
1) Power : Generate
2) Atom : Explosion
3) Battery : Charge
4) Money : Squander
Question #22
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Coin : Mint :: ? : ?
Options
1) Grain : Field
2) Hay : Stable
3) Wine : Brewery
4) Book : Publisher
Question #23
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Arrow : Quiver :: ? : ?
Options
1) Fear : Tremble
2) Money : Bank
3) Arbitary : Whimsical
4) Coin : Mint
Question #24
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Humanitarian : Altruistic :: ? : ?
Options
1) Host : Hospitable
2) Artist : Imitative
3) Idealist : Cynical
4) Guest : Rude
Question #25
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Sculptor : Atelier :: ? : ?
Options
1) Painter : Portait
2) Miner : Quarry
3) Poet : Sonnet
4) Man : House
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