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Pak Army Officer Verbal Intelligence Test

Every Army commission, from technical cadet and graduate courses to short service and professional entries, begins with the initial tests at an Army Selection and Recruitment Centre: verbal and non-verbal intelligence tests first, then the academic test the entry requires.

The verbal intelligence test is reasoning with words, letters and numbers against the clock. Each question is short, and the difficulty is the volume and the pace: you are expected to recognise the type of question at a glance and apply its rule without hesitating.

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What the Pak Army Officer verbal intelligence test asks

  • Number and letter series

    Find the next term, or the missing one, in a sequence that follows one rule.

  • Analogies

    Word and number pairs: A is to B as C is to what?

  • Coding and decoding

    A word is written in a code; apply the same code to another word.

  • Odd one out

    Four words or numbers, three sharing a property; pick the one that does not.

  • Direction sense

    Follow a route of turns and distances and say where it ends.

  • Ranking and order

    Positions in a row or a class, from the top or from either end.

  • Blood relations

    Work out how two people in a short family statement are related.

  • Logical deduction

    Which conclusion must follow from two or three statements.

  • Alphabet and word puzzles

    Letter positions, rearranged letters and words formed from a longer word.

The academic subjects differ by entry, but the intelligence tests are shared by all of them, and so is ISSB after them.

Sample Pak Army Officer verbal intelligence test questions with answers

1. Find the next number: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ?

  • A. 324
  • B. 486
  • C. 648
  • D. 810

Each term is multiplied by 3 to produce the next term. Thus, 162 multiplied by 3 is 486.

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2. Find the next number: 100, 90, 81, 73, 66, ?

  • A. 58
  • B. 59
  • C. 60
  • D. 61

The differences are minus 10, minus 9, minus 8, and minus 7. The next difference is minus 6, giving 60.

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3. Find the next number: 6, 10, 18, 34, 66, ?

  • A. 128
  • B. 130
  • C. 132
  • D. 134

Each term is twice the previous term minus 2. Applying this rule to 66 gives 66 times 2 minus 2, which is 130.

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4. Find the missing number: 1, 4, 4, 9, 7, 16, 10, ?

  • A. 20
  • B. 21
  • C. 24
  • D. 25

The odd-position terms increase by 3: 1, 4, 7, 10. The even-position terms are consecutive squares: 4, 9, 16, 25.

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5. Find the next number: 2, 6, 7, 13, 14, 22, 23, ?

  • A. 31
  • B. 32
  • C. 33
  • D. 34

The increases alternate between 1 and even numbers that rise by 2: 4, 1, 6, 1, 8, 1. The next increase is 10, so the answer is 33.

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How to prepare for the Pak Army Officer verbal intelligence test

  • Whatever your entry, prepare the intelligence tests as the gate. A strong academic score does not help if the intelligence tests end the day first.
  • Sit a full timed test first and keep the score. It tells you how much of your preparation the intelligence test needs.
  • Learn the usual rules for each type: differences and ratios in number series, alphabet positions (A=1 to Z=26) for letter series and codes, and a quick sketch for directions and family trees.
  • Do not get stuck. A question that has not opened in thirty seconds is a question to mark and come back to; the next one is usually quicker.
  • Read every explanation for the questions you missed, then sit another full test a few days later.

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What is in the Pak Army Officer verbal intelligence test?

Number and letter series, analogies, coding and decoding, odd one out, direction sense, ranking and order, blood relations, logical deduction and alphabet and word puzzles. The verbal intelligence test is reasoning with words, letters and numbers against the clock. Each question is short, and the difficulty is the volume and the pace: you are expected to recognise the type of question at a glance and apply its rule without hesitating.

When is the Pak Army Officer intelligence test taken?

Every Army commission, from technical cadet and graduate courses to short service and professional entries, begins with the initial tests at an Army Selection and Recruitment Centre: verbal and non-verbal intelligence tests first, then the academic test the entry requires.

Is there also a non verbal intelligence test for Pak Army Officer?

Yes. The Pak Army Officer intelligence test has a verbal part and a non-verbal part, and candidates sit both. Each has its own free practice test on TestUstad.

How long is this Pak Army Officer verbal intelligence practice test?

40 questions in 30 minutes, drawn fresh on every attempt and scored with harder questions counting more. The boards do not publish their papers, so these are original questions of the same types, at the same pace.

Is the Pak Army Officer verbal intelligence practice free?

Yes. There is no fee, no sign-up and no limit on attempts. Every question is explained when you finish.