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Online Mock Test for AFCAT 2017 exam Set 3



Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:-
Patience is better than wisdom: An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains. All men praisepatience, but few can practise it. It is a medicine which is good for all diseases, but it is not every gardenthat grows the herbs to make it with. Many people are born crying, live complaining and die disappointed.They think every other person’s burden to be light and their own feathers to be heavy as lead, and yet if thetruth were known, it is their fancy rather than their fate that makes things go so hard with them. Many would be well off than what they think of.
Question #1
Which of the following is the most suitable explanation to the author’s remark that an “ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains”?
Options
1) Wisdom can only be attained by practising patience.
2) Patience comes first, wisdom next.
3) Patience is essential for every achievement in life.
4) Without patience wisdom cannot be used properly.
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Question #2
Which one is the most likely explanation, among the following, of the author’s metaphorical statement that “it is not every garden that grows the herbs to make it with”?
Options
1) Patience is a must for solving all our problems in life.
2) Patience is a rare herb that cures all diseases.
3) Patience is virtue of a highest order.
4) It is only a small number of people that are found observing patience in life.
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Question #3
The writer’s remarks, “They think every person’s burden to be light and their own feathers to be as heavy as lead” is very significant. It means
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1) They are always worried and dejected.
2) They consider their own problems to be difficult to solve as compared with problems of other people.
3) They feel that they alone face serious problems while others have a nice time.
4) They remain very much worried about their own problem.
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Select the most appropriate word from the opinions against each number.

Civilisation means outward ____(5)____ whereas culture means inward perfection. We may be ____(6)____ today, but we are not cultured. We have trains, aeroplanes and all the modern modes and ____(7)_____. This is ____(8)____ on the road of materialism but we have lost our finer emotions. Civilisation has ______(9)_____ mystery and romance out of the heart of nature and ____(10)____ her beauty and magic.
Question #4
5
Options
1) success
2) capability
3) progress
4) enhancement
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Question #5
6
Options
1) perfect
2) educated
3) decent
4) civilised
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Question #6
7
Options
1) means
2) resources
3) equipment
4) gadgets
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Question #7
8
Options
1) advancement
2) heading
3) movement
4) progress
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Question #8
9
Options
1) dug
2) destroyed
3) plucked
4) marred
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Question #9
10
Options
1) damaged
2) destroyed
3) disrespected
4) soiled
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Question #10
Chose the correctly spelt word.
Options
1) Hegamony
2) Hegemony
3) Hegemoney
4) Hegamoney
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Question #11
Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms.
Be like a bear with a sore head
Options
1) Be in a foul mood
2) Have headache
3) Powerful and arrogant
4) Restless
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Question #12
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ameliorate
Options
1) Deteriorate
2) Procrastinate
3) Stagnate
4) Deviate
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Question #13
Choose the opposite word for the below word.
WHOLESOME
Options
1) complete
2) unhealthy
3) incomprehensible
4) few
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Question #14
Fill in the blank with most appropriate word.
His _____ as an officer was not quite satisfactory.
Options
1) acting
2) doing
3) deed
4) record
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Question #15
Find out the correctly spelled word
Options
1) Maneuver
2) Maneuvor
3) Manuvour
4) Mannuevor
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Question #16
Find out the correctly spelled word
Options
1) Occassion
2) Ocassion
3) Occation
4) Occasion
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Question #17
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
He was asked to arbitrate with two merchants in a dispute.
Options
1) to arbitrate between
2) to arbitrate at
3) to arbitrate
4) No improvement
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Question #18
Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-
To leave someone in the lurch
Options
1) To come to compromise with someone
2) Constant source of annoyance to someone
3) To put someone at ease
4) To desert someone in his difficulties
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Question #19
Choose the correctly spelt word:-

Options
1) parseverance
2) persaverance
3) perseverance
4) perseverence
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Question #20
Choose the correctly spelt word:-

Options
1) indespensable
2) indispansable
3) indispensible
4) indispensable
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Question #21
Choose the correctly spelt word:-

Options
1) exhilarate
2) exhilerate
3) exilarate
4) exhelarate
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Question #22
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-
Wretched
Options
1) Miserable
2) Desirable
3) Defeated
4) Kicked
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Question #23
Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

Sangfroid
Options
1) Composure
2) Go on leave
3) Changed Suddenly
4) Make an attempt
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Question #24
Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

Upto the hilt
Options
1) Completely
2) Upto the mark
3) Upto the final decision
4) None of these
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Question #25
Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Options
1) Equanimity
2) Equannimity
3) Equanimmisty
4) Equinimity
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Question #26
Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-

In weal and woe
Options
1) By hook or crook
2) During illness
3) in prosperity and adversity
4) During the operation
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Question #27
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-

Purgatory
Options
1) Reward
2) Celestial
3) Flawless
4) Proximity
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Question #28
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-

Intimidate
Options
1) Mislead
2) Misplace
3) Frighten
4) Demoralise
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Question #29
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-

Intimidate
Options
1) Mislead
2) Misplace
3) Frighten
4) Demoralise
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Question #30
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-

Intransigent
Options
1) Authoritative
2) Impersonal
3) Strenuous
4) Unbending
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Question #31
Which of the following is/are amphoteric?
Options
1) AI(OH)3(s) and FE(OH)3(s)
2) AI(OH)3(s) and HCO-3(aq)
3) Ba(OH)s(s) and NAOH(aq)
4) AI(OH)3(s) only
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Question #32
Which of the following is correct regarding the reaction of fluorine with water?
Options
1) Fluorine is oxidized to F-
2) Water is oxidized to 02
3) Water is reduced to H+
4) Oxidation state of fluorine does not change
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Question #33
Consider the following surface winds:

l. Doldrums
2. Trade winds
3. Westerlies
4. Polar winds

Which one among the following is the idealized global pattern of these winds from the Equator to the Pole?
Options
1) 1-2-3-4
2) 1-3-2-4
3) 2-1-4-3
4) 3-1-2-4
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Question #34
The summer and winter seasons in a year are caused by
Options
1) aphelion (farthest) and perihelion (nearest) positions of the Earth from the Sun during the annual revolution
2) rotation of the Earth on its axis
3) variation in solar insolation
4) revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
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Question #35
Which house does not get dissolved and is a permanent house
Options
1) Lok Sabha
2) Rajya Sabha
3) None of the above
4) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
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Question #36
Slogan of "Do or Die" called by Mahatma Gandhi during which movement?
Options
1) Non-Cooperation Movement
2) Indian Independence Movement
3) Quit India Movement
4) None of the above
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Question #37
04th February is celebrated as
Options
1) World Cancer Day
2) Indian Army Day
3) Martyr's Day (India)
4) National Girl Child Day
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Question #38
24th January is celebrated as
Options
1) National Youth Day
2) Indian Army Day
3) Martyr's Day (India)
4) National Girl Child Day
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Question #39
Which is the World's longest rail tunnel?
Options
1) Gotthard Base Tunnel
2) Seikan Rail Tunnel
3) Brenner Base Tunnel
4) Channel Tunnel
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Question #40
K-15 missile is
Options
1) Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
2) Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
3) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
4) Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
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Question #41
Which Indian cricketer has been included in Legends Club's Hall of Fame recently?
Options
1) Dilip Vengsarkar
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Kapil Dev
4) Sunil Gavaskar
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Question #42
Who has won World Billiards title 2016?
Options
1) Pankaj Advani
2) Pankaj Singh
3) Pankaj Dudlani
4) Pankaj Reddy
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Question #43
Who has won IAAF Woman Athlete of the Year Award 2016?
Options
1) Ronda Rousey
2) Almaz Ayana
3) PV Sindhu
4) Serena Williams
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Question #44
Who has won Children's Peace Prize?
Options
1) Kanishka Basu
2) Kiran Basu
3) Kehkashan Basu
4) Harry Ford
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Question #45
Pilots of which country will be trained by India to fly Sukhoi 30 MK2 fighter aircraft?
Options
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Vietnam
4) Afganistan
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Question #46
World Philosophy day falls on
Options
1) 1st November
2) 4th November
3) 10th November
4) 17th November
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Question #47
2016 Kabaddi World cup was hosted by
Options
1) Pakistan
2) Sri Lanka
3) India
4) Australia
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Question #48
Indian Railways has launched which of the following system to enhance the vision of locomotice pilots in poor weather conditions.
Options
1) NIVARAN
2) Tri-Netra
3) Sankat Mochan
4) Sampoorna Drishti
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Question #49
Satellite Cartosat-2 is used for
Options
1) Earth observation
2) Satellite Communication
3) Navigation
4) Weather Prediction
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Question #50
Which film won the Golden Lotus award for the best feature film in 62nd National Film Awards?
Options
1) Queen
2) Mary Kom
3) Court
4) Haider
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Question #51
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 #52
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 #53
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 #54
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
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Question #55
Find the odd one from the following four options.
Options
1) Malgudii days
2) Swami and Friends
3) Train to Pakistan
4) The Guide
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Question #56
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
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Question #57
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Anatomy : Zoology :: Paediatrics : ?
Options
1) Chemistry
2) Medicine
3) Palaeontology
4) Mechanics
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Question #58
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
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Question #59
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
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Question #60
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
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Question #61
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 #62
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 #63
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
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Question #64
Find the odd one out
Options
1) Malgudi Days
2) The train to Pakistan
3) Swami and Friends
4) The Guide
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Question #65
Find the odd one out
Options
1) South America
2) Asia
3) Africa
4) India
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Question #66
If a man can row upstream at 7 kmph and downstream at 10 kmph, what would be the man's rate in still water?
Options
1) 8.5 Km/hr
2) 9 Km/hr
3) 9.5 km/h
4) 10 km/h
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Question #67
If a train 100 mtr long takes 6 seconds to cross a man walking at 5 kmph in a direction opposite to that of a train, what would be the speed of train?
Options
1) 45
2) 50
3) 55
4) 60
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Question #68
In the following question, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options
1) Blaze
2) Glint
3) Simmer
4) Shimmer
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Question #69
In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Trilogy : Novel :: ?:?
Options
1) Rice : Husk
2) Milk : Cream
3) Serial : Episode
4) Gun : Cartridge
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Question #70
The speed of a boat in still water is 10 Kmph. If it can travel 26 Km downstream and 14 Km upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is
Options
1) 2 Kmph
2) 2.5 Kmph
3) 3 Kmph
4) 4 Kmph
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Question #71
The price of sugar increases by 20% due to the festive season. By what percentage should a family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
Options
1) 20%
2) 18 $1 \over 3$ %
3) 16 $2 \over 3 $ %
4) 16 $1 \over 3 $ %
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Question #72
In a mixture of 35 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. If 7 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water of the new mixture will be
Options
1) 2:1
2) 1:2
3) 4:5
4) 5:4
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Question #73
A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is
Options
1) Rs 4000
2) Rs 4950
3) Rs 5000
4) Rs 5150
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Question #74
A man lent a sum of money at the rate of simple interest of 4%. If the interest for 8 years is Rs 340 less than the principal, the principal is
Options
1) Rs 500
2) Rs 520
3) Rs 540
4) Rs 560
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Question #75
A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 min. If it takes 6 sec to pass a telegraph post, the length of the train is
Options
1) 90 m
2) 100 m
3) 120 m
4) 140 m
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Question #76
In the following four options, three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
Options
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Question #77
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Sea, Island and Mountains ?
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Question #78
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Pickpockets, Blackmailers and Anti-Social elements ?
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Question #79
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dot(s) as in figure (X).

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Question #80
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dot(s) as in figure (X).

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Question #81
There is a definte relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in figure (3) or (4).

Options
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Question #82
There is a definte relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in figure (3) or (4).

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Question #83
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem figures.

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Question #84
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Leaf, Seed and Root ?
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Question #85
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures


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Question #86
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures


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Question #87
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #88
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #89
Figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures. Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.


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Question #90
In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
Options
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Question #91
Following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

Options
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Question #92
Following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

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Question #93
In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

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Question #94
In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

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Question #95
Out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d), three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.

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Question #96
Out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d), three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.

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Question #97
Following question consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig.(4).

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Question #98
following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig.(4).

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Question #99
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.
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Question #100
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Fathers and Human Being?
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