PAF Initial Test Sample Expert Level

A sum is divided among A, B, C in ratio 1/2:1/3:1/4. If A gets ₹1200, find total sum.

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₹2600 ₹2600
₹2400 ₹2400
₹3000 ₹3000
₹2800 ₹2800

What is $[(480 + 160) \div 32] \times 12 - 10^2 + 50$

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90 90
190 190
290 290
7680 7680

The average age of 10 people is 35 years. If two people aged 30 and 40 leave and two new people join, the average becomes 36 years. What is the sum of ages of the two new people?

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80 years 80 years
75 years 75 years
85 years 85 years
90 years 90 years

A trader sells an article at 12% loss. If he increases the SP by ₹360, he gains 18%. Find the CP.

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₹1100 ₹1100
₹1200 ₹1200
₹1300 ₹1300
₹1400 ₹1400

Calculate: $[(720 - 240) \div 60 + 25] \times 10 - 13^2$

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-8 -8
169 169
161 161
499 499

What comes next: 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 217, ?

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330 330
340 340
343 343
344 344

Complete: 1, 4, 10, 22, 46, ?

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90 90
92 92
96 96
94 94

Find next letter: A, C, F, J, O, U, ?

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Z Z
A A
Y Y
B B

If A is 30 m South of B, C is 40 m East of A, and D is 30 m North of C, what is the distance between B and D?

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70 m 70 m
40 m 40 m
50 m 50 m
30 m 30 m

In a row of 450 people, A is 180th from the left and B is 200th from the right. How many people are between them?

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69 69
70 70
71 71
68 68

Ram walks 35 km West, 12 km South, 35 km East, 29 km North. What is his distance from start?

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76 km 76 km
41 km 41 km
17 km 17 km
29 km 29 km

Statements: X > Y ≥ Z > W ≥ V > U ≥ T ≥ S, R ≤ S, Q = R, P > Q, O ≤ P, N = O, M > N, L ≤ M, K = L, J > K. Conclusions: I. X > J II. Y > J III. Z > J IV. X > Q. Which is definitely true?

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Only I Only I
Only II Only II
Only III Only III
Only IV Only IV

Find the outsider

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Ethos Ethos
Pathos Pathos
Rhetoric Rhetoric
Logos Logos

M's mother is N. O is N's father. P is O's brother. Q is P's daughter. R is Q's son. S is R's wife. What is S to M?

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No direct relation No direct relation
Sister Sister
Aunt Aunt
Cousin Cousin

A trader marks goods at such a price that after allowing 15% discount, he gains 27.5%. Find markup percentage.

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0.45 0.45
0.5 0.5
0.55 0.55
0.6 0.6

If CP of x articles equals SP of y articles, find profit percentage in terms of x and y.

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$$\frac{x-y}{x} \times 100$$ $$\frac{x-y}{x} \times 100$$
$$\frac{y-x}{y} \times 100$$ $$\frac{y-x}{y} \times 100$$
$$\frac{x+y}{y} \times 100$$ $$\frac{x+y}{y} \times 100$$
$$\frac{x-y}{y} \times 100$$ $$\frac{x-y}{y} \times 100$$

Identify the misfit

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Neurotransmitter Neurotransmitter
Synapse Synapse
Dendrite Dendrite
Axon Axon

If $$a:b:c = 2:3:4$$ and $$2a + 3b + 4c = 58$$, find the value of c.

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6 6
10 10
8 8
12 12

A trader uses 720g weight for 1kg and marks goods 55% above CP. If he gives 28% discount, find total profit%.

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0.53 0.53
0.55 0.55
0.57 0.57
0.59 0.59

If today is Wednesday, what day was it 2000 days ago?

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Thursday Thursday
Saturday Saturday
Friday Friday
Sunday Sunday

Complete: Z, Y, W, T, P, ?

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K K
L L
M M
J J

If the selling price of 45 articles equals the cost price of 54 articles, find the profit percentage.

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0.18 0.18
0.19 0.19
0.2 0.2
0.22 0.22

A's age is 8 times B's age. C's age is 6 times B's age. 5 years from now, the sum of their ages will be 95. Find C's present age.

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30 years 30 years
34 years 34 years
32 years 32 years
36 years 36 years

GREGARIOUS : SOLITARY :: LOQUACIOUS : ?

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Quiet Quiet
Shy Shy
Talking Talking
Taciturn Taciturn

Which one is exceptional?

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Union Union
Intersection Intersection
Complement Complement
Subset Subset

JUXTAPOSE : COMPARE :: SYNTHESIZE : ?

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Combine Combine
Mix Mix
Create Create
Join Join

Ram walks forming a rectangle: 18 km East, 24 km North, 18 km West, 24 km South. What is his displacement?

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0 km 0 km
84 km 84 km
42 km 42 km
30 km 30 km

The ratio of ages of P and Q is 9:7. 12 years hence, the ratio will be 5:4. Find P's present age.

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96 years 96 years
108 years 108 years
120 years 120 years
132 years 132 years

If KITCHEN is coded as LJUDIFO using +1 shift, what is BEDROOM coded as?

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CFESPPN CFESPPN
BEDROOM BEDROOM
BFESPPN BFESPPN
LJUDIFO LJUDIFO

P is Q's aunt. R is Q's father. S is R's brother. T is S's son. U is T's wife. V is U's sister. What is P to V?

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Sister Sister
Aunt Aunt
Cousin Cousin
No direct relation No direct relation

Find the next term: 2, 3, 6, 15, 42, 123, ?

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366 366
360 360
370 370
492 492

What is the sum of positions of vowels A, E, I, O, U?

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50 50
52 52
51 51
53 53

A sum becomes \$6655 in 3 years and \$7320.50 in 4 years at CI. Find the rate?

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0.09 0.09
0.095 0.095
0.1 0.1
0.105 0.105

What is $3000 - [1200 - \{800 - (500 - 250)\} \times 3] + 200$

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1550 1550
3650 3650
4850 4850
6200 6200

A sum at 6% CI becomes \$11236 in 2 years. Find the sum?

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\$10000 \$10000
\$10200 \$10200
\$10500 \$10500
\$9800 \$9800

What is next: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, ?

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512 512
400 400
500 500
729 729

M is 18 years older than N. O is 12 years younger than N. The ratio of ages of M and O is 4:1. Find N's age.

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20 years 20 years
24 years 24 years
26 years 26 years
22 years 22 years

The ratio of SI to CI for 2 years at 10% on $P is?

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0.80625 0.80625
0.84791666666667 0.84791666666667
0.89027777777778 0.89027777777778
0.84861111111111 0.84861111111111

What is $\sqrt{900} + 14^2 - 12 \times 11 + 3^6 \div 27$

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-35 -35
67 67
199 199
121 121

X's daughter is Y. Y's son is Z. Z's wife is W. W's father is V. V's sister is U. T is U's son. What is X to T?

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Grandfather Grandfather
Uncle Uncle
Father Father
No direct relation No direct relation

An article is sold at a profit of 50%. If the CP and SP both decrease by ₹600, the profit would be 65%. Find the original CP.

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₹2400 ₹2400
₹2500 ₹2500
₹2700 ₹2700
₹2600 ₹2600

A man sells two items for ₹8,250 each. On one he gains 10% and on the other he loses 10%. Find his overall loss percentage.

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0.008 0.008
0.009 0.009
0.01 0.01
0.012 0.012

Complete: A, C, F, J, O, ?

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T T
U U
V V
S S

In a class of 480 students, P is 160th from the top and Q is 200th from the bottom. How many students are between them?

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120 120
121 121
119 119
122 122

Statements: L ≥ M ≥ N ≥ O ≥ P ≥ Q ≥ R ≥ S ≥ T, U ≤ T, V = U, W > V, X ≤ W, Y = X, Z > Y. Conclusions: I. L ≥ Z II. M ≥ Z III. L > V IV. M > V. Which is definitely true?

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Only I Only I
Only II Only II
Only III Only III
None None

If COMPUTER is coded as DPNQVUFS using +1 shift, what is KEYBOARD coded as?

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LFZCPBSE LFZCPBSE
KEYBOARD KEYBOARD
KFZCPBSE KFZCPBSE
DPNQVUFS DPNQVUFS

Calculate: $[(540 - 180) \div 45 + 20] \times 9 - 11^2$

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131 131
11 11
252 252
373 373

Calculate: $\sqrt{1024} + 15^2 - (30 \times 14) \div 12 + 8^3$

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187 187
222 222
734 734
13440 13440

If THUNDER is coded as UIVOEFS using +1 shift, what is LIGHTNING coded as?

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LIGHTNING LIGHTNING
MJHIUOJOH MJHIUOJOH
LIGHTUOJOH LIGHTUOJOH
UIVOEFS UIVOEFS

A shopkeeper marks goods 75% above CP and allows successive discounts of 25%, 20%, and 12%. Find profit%.

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7.6% loss 7.6% loss
7% loss 7% loss
8% loss 8% loss
6.5% loss 6.5% loss

P is Q's grandfather. R is P's brother. S is R's son. T is S's daughter. U is T's husband. V is U's brother. What is V to Q?

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Uncle Uncle
No direct relation No direct relation
Brother Brother
Cousin Cousin

A is B's father. C is A's mother. D is C's brother. E is D's son. F is E's daughter. G is F's husband. What is G to B?

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Uncle Uncle
Father Father
No direct relation No direct relation
Brother Brother

A person walks 90 m East, turns 120° left and walks 90 m. What is his distance from start?

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180 m 180 m
120 m 120 m
90 m 90 m
90√2 m 90√2 m

A man walks 41 km North, 840 km East, 41 km South, 800 km West. What is his distance from start?

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1681 km 1681 km
881 km 881 km
840 km 840 km
40 km 40 km

Find the odd one

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Carbohydrate Carbohydrate
Protein Protein
Enzyme Enzyme
Lipid Lipid

M's son is N. O is M's sister. P is O's daughter. Q is P's husband. R is Q's mother. S is R's brother. What is S to M?

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Brother Brother
No direct relation No direct relation
Uncle Uncle
Cousin Cousin

If MOUNTAIN is coded as NPVOUBJM using +1 shift, what is VALLEY coded as?

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WBMMFZ WBMMFZ
VALLEY VALLEY
VBMMFZ VBMMFZ
NPVOUBJM NPVOUBJM

HEGEMONY : DOMINANCE :: AUTONOMY : ?

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Freedom Freedom
Independence Independence
Control Control
Power Power

Calculate: $2500 - [1000 - \{600 - (400 - 200)\} + 150] \div 2$

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1375 1375
1750 1750
2125 2125
2875 2875

A is older than B by 30 years. C is younger than A by 18 years. D is older than C by 12 years. If B is 40 years old, how old is D?

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63 63
65 65
62 62
64 64

Find the minimum number of straight lines required to make the given figure?

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15 15
17 17
18 18
19 19

Find out the figure from the answer figures which when placed
next to the problem figures will continue the sequence of
problem figures

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

You have to select the figure replace ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

Find Similar Figure From a b c d on Changing the Direction/Rotation of Fingure
Clockwise 90°

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a a
b b
c c
d d

You have to select the figure replace ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

Find out the figure from the answer figures which when placed
next to the problem figures will continue the sequence of
problem figures

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

You have to select the figure replace ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

In each of the following questions,find a figure
that can be formed by joining the pieces ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out which one of the figures does not belong to that group.?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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23 23
20 20
25 25
27 27

which will make a complete square on joining with the question figure will make a complete square.

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out from a b c d which Placed at ? to Complete Matrix

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out from a b c d which Placed at ? to Complete Matrix

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a a
b b
c c
d d

You have to select the figure replace ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out which one of the figures does not belong to that group.?

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

which will make a complete square on joining with the question figure will make a complete square.

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a a
b b
c c
d d

which is exactly the same as the question figure without changing the orientation. From a b c d ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

In the following question, group the figures into different classes on the basis of their orientation, shape etc.

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(1, 5) (1, 5)
(3, 6) (3, 6)
(5, 8) (5, 8)
(4, 7) (4, 7)

In each of the following questions,

a part of figure is missing. Find out from the given (a), (b), (c) and (d), that can replace the ‘?’

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a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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13 13
17 17
15 15
16 16

In the following question, group the figures into different classes on the basis of their orientation, shape etc.

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(6, 7) (6, 7)
(3, 6) (3, 6)
(3, 7) (3, 7)
(4, 8) (4, 8)

Which from the options a b c d exact Form The Shape Given in the Question ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out from a b c d which Placed at ? to Complete Matrix

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a a
b b
c c
d d

which is exactly the same as the question figure without changing the orientation. From a b c d ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Which of the following answer figures will continue the series made by problem figures?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

In each of the following questions,

a part of figure is missing. Find out from the given (a), (b), (c) and (d), that can replace the ‘?’

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a a
b b
c c
d d

In the following question, group the figures into different classes on the basis of their orientation, shape etc.

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(1, 3) (1, 3)
(4, 6) (4, 6)
(2, 4) (2, 4)
(3, 5) (3, 5)

which is exactly the same as the question figure without changing the orientation. From a b c d ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out the figure from the answer figures which when placed
next to the problem figures will continue the sequence of
problem figures

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out which one of the figures does not belong to that group.?

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

In each of the following questions,

a part of figure is missing. Find out from the given (a), (b), (c) and (d), that can replace the ‘?’

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Which from the options a b c d exact Form The Shape Given in the Question ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find out the figure from the answer figures which when placed
next to the problem figures will continue the sequence of
problem figures

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a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

Find Similar Figure From a b c d on Changing the Direction/Rotation of Fingure
Clockwise or anti-clockwise direction
90°,180°,270°, ....... .

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a a
b b
c c
d d

In each of the following questions,find a figure
that can be formed by joining the pieces ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

You have to select the figure replace ?

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a a
b b
c c
d d

Find Similar Figure From a b c d on Changing the Direction/Rotation of Fingure
Clockwise 90°

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a a
b b
c c
d d

In each of the following questions,

a part of figure is missing. Find out from the given (a), (b), (c) and (d), that can replace the ‘?’

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a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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28 28
24 24
26 26
22 22

Find out which one of the figures does not belong to that group.

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a a
b b
c c
d d

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