AFCAT Reasoning & Logical Thinking 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a row of 20 students, Ravi is 8th from the left. What is his position from the right?
- 12th
- 13th (Correct answer)
- 14th
- 11th
Correct answer: 13th
Position from right = (Total + 1) − position from left = 21 − 8 = 13th.
Question 2: Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 196, 288
- 121
- 144
- 288 (Correct answer)
- 196
Correct answer: 288
288 is not a perfect square; all others are perfect squares (11², 12², 13², 14²).
Question 3: If CLOUD is coded as DNPVE, how is RAIN coded?
- SBJO (Correct answer)
- TCJO
- SBIO
- SCJO
Correct answer: SBJO
Each letter shifts forward by +1: R→S, A→B, I→J, N→O, giving SBJO.
Question 4: A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- 7.5° (Correct answer)
- 0°
- 15°
- 22.5°
Correct answer: 7.5°
At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°, giving a difference of 7.5°.
Question 5: Arrange in logical order: (1) Larva (2) Egg (3) Pupa (4) Butterfly
- 2,1,3,4 (Correct answer)
- 1,2,3,4
- 2,3,1,4
- 1,3,2,4
Correct answer: 2,1,3,4
The life cycle of a butterfly follows: Egg → Larva → Pupa → Butterfly.
Question 6: Complete the analogy: Thermometer : Temperature :: Barometer : ?
- Wind
- Humidity
- Pressure (Correct answer)
- Rainfall
Correct answer: Pressure
A thermometer measures temperature, and a barometer measures atmospheric pressure.
Question 7: Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, U are in a circle facing the center. Q is to the immediate right of P. U is to the immediate left of P. Who sits between U and Q?
- T
- R
- P (Correct answer)
- S
Correct answer: P
U is immediately left of P and Q is immediately right of P, so P sits between U and Q.
AFCAT Reasoning & Logical Thinking 2
In a row of 20 students, Ravi is 8th from the left.
What is his position from the right?