PAF Initial Test Sample Level 1

A trader marks goods at 90% above CP and allows three successive discounts of 20%, 15%, and 10%. Find the profit%.

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Your Answer:

0.15 0.15
0.155 0.155
0.1628 0.1628
0.17 0.17

The sum of ages of two brothers is 40 years. If they are of the same age, what is each one's age?

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20 years 20 years
15 years 15 years
25 years 25 years
18 years 18 years

In A > B > C > D, how many elements are greater than D?

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1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4

Calculate: $[(36 - 12) \div 6 + 8] \times 3 - 2^5$

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Your Answer:

-28 -28
-4 -4
4 4
68 68

Code: A % B means A ≥ B, A & B means A ≤ B, A * B means A = B. Statements: M % N, N & O. Conclusions: I. M % O II. M * O

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Only I Only I
Only II Only II
Either I or II Either I or II
Neither Neither

Two numbers are in ratio 5:8. If first is 45, find second.

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40 40
56 56
72 72
80 80

If PEN is coded as QGR using position shift, what is DEN coded as?

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DEN DEN
EGR EGR
EGR EGR
QGR QGR

In a class of 35 students, Priya ranks 12th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?

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23 23
24 24
25 25
22 22

Complete: Q, N, J, E, Y, ?

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R R
S S
T T
Q Q

P is Q's aunt. R is Q's father. S is R's mother. T is S's sister. U is T's daughter. What is P to U?

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Sister Sister
Niece Niece
Sister or Cousin Sister or Cousin
Aunt Aunt

Which item doesn't belong: Apple, Banana, Carrot, Orange?

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Apple Apple
Banana Banana
Carrot Carrot
Orange Orange

What is next: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, ?

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255 255
250 250
256 256
511 511

In a class of 135 students, P is 45th from the top and Q is 60th from the bottom. If there are exactly 15 students between P and Q, is this scenario possible?

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Yes Yes
Maybe Maybe
Cannot determine Cannot determine
No No

A person starts from point A, walks 15 km North to B, then 20 km East to C, then 15 km South to D. What is the shortest distance from A to D?

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35 km 35 km
20 km 20 km
25 km 25 km
15 km 15 km

Father's age is 4 times son's age. 20 years ago, father was 10 times as old as son. Find father's present age.

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100 years 100 years
110 years 110 years
120 years 120 years
130 years 130 years

A man walks 100 m towards North, then turns right and walks 100 m, then turns right and walks 100 m, then turns right and walks 50 m. How far is he from start?

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150 m 150 m
100 m 100 m
50 m 50 m
70.7 m 70.7 m

SI on \$3000 at 7% for 4 years?

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\$820 \$820
\$840 \$840
\$860 \$860
\$880 \$880

If BOOK is coded as CPPL, what is LOOK coded as?

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Your Answer:

MPPM MPPM
MOOL MOOL
NPPK NPPK
MPPL MPPL

Statements: M > N ≥ O, P ≤ O, Q = P. Conclusions: I. M > Q II. N > Q III. O > Q. Which is definitely true?

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Only I Only I
Only II Only II
Only I and II Only I and II
All three All three

Complete: M, N, O, P, ?

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Q Q
R R
S S
T T

Calculate: \$12 - 4$

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7 7
8 8
9 9
6 6

ARCHIPELAGO : ISLANDS :: CONSTELLATION : ?

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Stars Stars
Sky Sky
Galaxy Galaxy
Planets Planets

Two numbers are in ratio 5:7. If each is increased by 10, ratio becomes 3:4. Find numbers.

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20, 28 20, 28
30, 42 30, 42
25, 35 25, 35
15, 21 15, 21

A dishonest dealer uses 900g for 1kg and marks goods 20% above CP. Find profit% if he gives 10% discount.

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0.18 0.18
0.19 0.19
0.21 0.21
0.2 0.2

A is 10 years older than B. If B is 20 years old, what is A's age?

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25 years 25 years
35 years 35 years
28 years 28 years
30 years 30 years

Calculate: $60 - [20 - \{10 - (5 + 2)\}]$

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43 43
37 37
53 53
77 77

X's mother is Y. Y's father is Z. Z's brother is W. W's son is V. V's daughter is U. What is X to U?

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Cousin Cousin
First cousin twice removed First cousin twice removed
Niece Niece
Aunt Aunt

P is Q's father. Q is R's father. R is S's father. What is P to S?

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Grandfather Grandfather
Father Father
Uncle Uncle
Great-grandfather Great-grandfather

In a class of 120 students, A ranks 35th from the top, B ranks 40th from the top, and C ranks 55th from the bottom. How many students are between A and C?

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29 29
31 31
28 28
30 30

What is the result of \$5 + 3$?

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8 8
7 7
9 9
6 6

LION : ROAR :: SNAKE : ?

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Crawl Crawl
Bite Bite
Hiss Hiss
Slither Slither

The CP of 21 articles is equal to SP of 18 articles. Find the profit%.

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Your Answer:

0.15 0.15
0.1667 0.1667
0.18 0.18
0.2 0.2

A person walks 9 km North and then 12 km East. What is the shortest distance?

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21 km 21 km
18 km 18 km
15 km 15 km
12 km 12 km

A is twice as old as B. C is half of A's age. Sum of their ages is 70. Find A's age.

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35 years 35 years
30 years 30 years
40 years 40 years
38 years 38 years

What is $\sqrt{169} + 4^3 - (6 \times 8) \div 2 + 10$?

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39 39
63 63
87 87
101 101

Complete: A, D, G, J, ?

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K K
L L
N N
M M

Find the different one

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Mitosis Mitosis
Meiosis Meiosis
Apoptosis Apoptosis
Binary fission Binary fission

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

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70 m 70 m
60 m 60 m
55 m 55 m
50 m 50 m

In a code, 'he is good' = 'ja ka la', 'good and bad' = 'la pa ma', 'bad is ugly' = 'ma ka na'. What is the code for 'he'?

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Your Answer:

ka ka
la la
ma ma
ja ja

What comes next: Z, Y, X, W, V, ?

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Your Answer:

W W
T T
U U
S S

Complete: 3, 6, 9, 12, ?

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Your Answer:

13 13
14 14
18 18
15 15

Simplify the ratio 45:75:105.

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Your Answer:

0.38565972222222 0.38565972222222
0.6427662037037 0.6427662037037
0.12855324074074 0.12855324074074
0.043090277777778 0.043090277777778

Complete: 20, 40, 81, 163, 326, 652, ?

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1200 1200
1300 1300
1303 1303
1304 1304

A trader marks goods at 80% above CP. He allows successive discounts of 25%, 20%, and 10%. Find profit or loss%.

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2.8% loss 2.8% loss
2.5% loss 2.5% loss
3% loss 3% loss
2% loss 2% loss

How many days are there in the month of April?

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31 31
30 30
29 29
28 28

ETYMOLOGY : WORDS :: GENEALOGY : ?

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Your Answer:

History History
Ancestry Ancestry
Family Family
Names Names

The difference between CI and SI on $P for 2 years at 5% is \$25. Find P?

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

If 30% of A = 40% of B = 50% of C, find A:B:C.

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Your Answer:

0.84388888888889 0.84388888888889
0.42229166666667 0.42229166666667
0.25351851851852 0.25351851851852
1.2640625 1.2640625

What is $3 \times (4 + 2) - 5$?

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Your Answer:

11 11
13 13
23 23
8 8

Identify the odd item

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Heat Heat
Enthalpy Enthalpy
Entropy Entropy
Internal Energy Internal Energy

Calculate: $25 - 10 \div 2$

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Your Answer:

20 20
7.5 7.5
15 15
10 10

What is 16% of 225?

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Your Answer:

36 36
16 16
225 225
48 48

If today is Wednesday, what day was it 7 days ago?

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Monday Monday
Tuesday Tuesday
Wednesday Wednesday
Thursday Thursday

An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of that price, one loses 10%. Find the profit% at the original price.

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Your Answer:

0.3 0.3
0.32 0.32
0.33 0.33
0.35 0.35

A sum invested at 10% CI becomes \$12100 in 2 years. What will it become in 3 years?

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\$13310 \$13310
\$13400 \$13400
\$13500 \$13500
\$13200 \$13200

A is older than B by 8 years. B is older than C by 5 years. C is older than D by 3 years. D is older than E by 4 years. If E is 12 years old, how old is A?

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31 31
32 32
33 33
30 30

Find the next term: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?

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48 48
64 64
128 128
32 32

Which doesn't match?

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Romanticism Romanticism
Realism Realism
Modernism Modernism
Tragedy Tragedy

If in a code, vowels are coded as +2 and consonants as +1, what is APPLE coded as?

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Your Answer:

CQQMG CQQMG
APPLE APPLE
BQQMF BQQMF
CQQMG CQQMG

PEN : WRITE :: SPOON : ?

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Your Answer:

Fork Fork
Eat Eat
Kitchen Kitchen
Food Food

You have to select the figure replace ?

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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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

42 42
28 28
34 34
38 38

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 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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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, 2, 3); (4, 5, 6); (7, 8, 9) (1, 2, 3); (4, 5, 6); (7, 8, 9)
(3, 6, 9); (1, 5, 8); (2, 4, 7) (3, 6, 9); (1, 5, 8); (2, 4, 7)
(5, 6, 9); (4, 7, 8); (1, 2, 3) (5, 6, 9); (4, 7, 8); (1, 2, 3)
(1, 5, 9); (3, 4, 8); (2, 6, 7) (1, 5, 9); (3, 4, 8); (2, 6, 7)

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

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(1, 4, 7), (2, 5, 8), (3, 6, 9) (1, 4, 7), (2, 5, 8), (3, 6, 9)
(1, 4, 5), (2, 6, 8), (3, 7, 9) (1, 4, 5), (2, 6, 8), (3, 7, 9)
(1, 7, 9), (3, 6, 8), (2, 4, 6) (1, 7, 9), (3, 6, 8), (2, 4, 6)
(1, 6, 9), (2, 5, 8), (3, 4, 7) (1, 6, 9), (2, 5, 8), (3, 4, 7)

You have to select the figure replace ?

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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

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

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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

18 18
36 36
24 24
28 28

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

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

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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

10 10
12 12
8 8
6 6

You have to select the figure replace ?

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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

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

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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

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

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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

25 25
29 29
31 31
23 23

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

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

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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

You have to select the figure replace ?

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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

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

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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

13 13
12 12
15 15
9 9

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

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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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d

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PAF Initial Test Sample Level 1 : Question 1 of 100