AFCAT Reasoning and Logic 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Statements: All jets are aircraft. All aircraft are vehicles. Conclusion: All jets are vehicles.
- Conclusion follows (Correct answer)
- Conclusion does not follow
- Conclusion partially follows
- Data insufficient
Correct answer: Conclusion follows
By the transitive property of syllogism, if all jets are aircraft and all aircraft are vehicles, then all jets are vehicles.
Question 2: What comes next in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
- 40
- 42 (Correct answer)
- 44
- 48
Correct answer: 42
The terms are n(n+1): 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5, 5×6, so next is 6×7 = 42.
Question 3: Which arrangement of words gives a meaningful sequence from small to large? 1.Country 2.Village 3.District 4.State 5.Continent
- 2,3,4,1,5 (Correct answer)
- 2,1,3,4,5
- 2,3,1,4,5
- 1,2,3,4,5
Correct answer: 2,3,4,1,5
The correct ascending order by size is Village → District → State → Country → Continent.
Question 4: A man walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from the starting point?
- 3 km (Correct answer)
- 5 km
- 8 km
- 13 km
Correct answer: 3 km
He moves 5 km north, 3 km east, 5 km south — net displacement is 3 km east from start.
Question 5: Six friends sit in a circle: A, B, C, D, E, F. B is between A and C. D is opposite B. Who is opposite A if F is between E and A?
- C
- D
- E (Correct answer)
- F
Correct answer: E
Placing B between A and C, D opposite B, and F between E and A places E opposite A.
Question 6: If FEBRUARY has 28 days, which month has 30 days? Choose the odd one out.
- April
- June
- July (Correct answer)
- September
Correct answer: July
April, June, and September have 30 days; July has 31 days.
Question 7: In a certain language, 'ka la mi' means 'sky is blue', 'mi na pa' means 'blue birds fly', and 'pa la ro' means 'birds are high'. What word means 'fly'?
- mi
- na (Correct answer)
- pa
- la
Correct answer: na
'pa' appears in both 'blue birds fly' and 'birds are high' meaning 'birds'; 'mi' means 'blue'; so 'na' must mean 'fly'.
AFCAT Reasoning and Logic 3
Statements: All jets are aircraft.
All aircraft are vehicles.
Conclusion: All jets are vehicles.