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

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

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11 11
13 13
23 23
8 8

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

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

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8 8
7 7
9 9
6 6

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

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

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

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0.15 0.15
0.1667 0.1667
0.18 0.18
0.2 0.2

Calculate: \$12 - 4$

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7 7
8 8
9 9
6 6

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

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39 39
63 63
87 87
101 101

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

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48 48
64 64
128 128
32 32

Complete: A, D, G, J, ?

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K K
L L
N N
M M

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

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Monday Monday
Tuesday Tuesday
Wednesday Wednesday
Thursday Thursday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Apple Apple
Banana Banana
Carrot Carrot
Orange Orange

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

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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0.3 0.3
0.32 0.32
0.33 0.33
0.35 0.35

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

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255 255
250 250
256 256
511 511

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

LION : ROAR :: SNAKE : ?

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Crawl Crawl
Bite Bite
Hiss Hiss
Slither Slither

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

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0.84388888888889 0.84388888888889
0.42229166666667 0.42229166666667
0.25351851851852 0.25351851851852
1.2640625 1.2640625

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

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

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W W
T T
U U
S S

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

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

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43 43
37 37
53 53
77 77

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

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

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

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MPPM MPPM
MOOL MOOL
NPPK NPPK
MPPL MPPL

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

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 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

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

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CQQMG CQQMG
APPLE APPLE
BQQMF BQQMF
CQQMG CQQMG

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

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

Complete: M, N, O, P, ?

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Your Answer:

Q Q
R R
S S
T T

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

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Your Answer:

DEN DEN
EGR EGR
EGR EGR
QGR QGR

PEN : WRITE :: SPOON : ?

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Fork Fork
Eat Eat
Kitchen Kitchen
Food Food

Identify the odd item

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Heat Heat
Enthalpy Enthalpy
Entropy Entropy
Internal Energy Internal Energy

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

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 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

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

Complete: 3, 6, 9, 12, ?

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13 13
14 14
18 18
15 15

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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ka ka
la la
ma ma
ja ja

Calculate: $25 - 10 \div 2$

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Your Answer:

20 20
7.5 7.5
15 15
10 10

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

Find the different one

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Mitosis Mitosis
Meiosis Meiosis
Apoptosis Apoptosis
Binary fission Binary fission

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

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1200 1200
1300 1300
1303 1303
1304 1304

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

What is 16% of 225?

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36 36
16 16
225 225
48 48

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

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R R
S S
T T
Q Q

How many days are there in the month of April?

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31 31
30 30
29 29
28 28

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

ETYMOLOGY : WORDS :: GENEALOGY : ?

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Your Answer:

History History
Ancestry Ancestry
Family Family
Names Names

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

ARCHIPELAGO : ISLANDS :: CONSTELLATION : ?

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Stars Stars
Sky Sky
Galaxy Galaxy
Planets Planets

Which doesn't match?

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Romanticism Romanticism
Realism Realism
Modernism Modernism
Tragedy Tragedy

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

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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10 10
12 12
8 8
6 6

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 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

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 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

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

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

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 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)

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

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

18 18
36 36
24 24
28 28

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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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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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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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,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

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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Your Answer:

25 25
29 29
31 31
23 23

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 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

You have to select the figure replace ?

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Your Answer:

a a
b b
c c
d d
e e

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)

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

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

You have to select the figure replace ?

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Your Answer:

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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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 or anti-clockwise direction
90°,180°,270°, ....... .

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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

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 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

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PAF Initial Test Sample Level 1 : Question 1 of 100