AFMC / NEET-linked AFMC Admission Test of Reasoning (AFMC Screening Component) Syllabus

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1. 1

   Verbal Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Analogies and Classification
     • Word and number analogies
     • Odd-one-out and classification
   • Series Completion
     • Alphabet and letter series
     • Number series and missing terms
   • Coding-Decoding
     • Letter and number coding
     • Substitution and symbol coding
   • Blood Relations and Directions
     • Family tree and relationship puzzles
     • Direction sense and distance
2. 2

   Logical and Analytical Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Syllogisms
     • Statements and conclusions
     • Venn diagram method
   • Seating and Arrangement Puzzles
     • Linear and circular arrangements
     • Scheduling and ranking puzzles
   • Statement-Based Reasoning
     • Assumptions and arguments
     • Cause and effect; course of action
   • Mathematical Operations and Inequalities
     • Symbol substitution operations
     • Coded inequalities
3. 3

   Non-Verbal Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Figure Series and Analogies
     • Figure pattern completion
     • Figure analogy and classification
   • Mirror and Water Images
     • Mirror images of figures and text
     • Water reflections
   • Paper Folding and Cube Construction
     • Paper folding and cutting
     • Dice and cube problems
   • Embedded and Hidden Figures
     • Counting figures
     • Completion of incomplete patterns
4. 4

   Data Interpretation and Quantitative Aptitude

   3 topics

   • Data Interpretation
     • Tables and bar graphs
     • Pie charts and line graphs
   • Numerical Ability
     • Percentage, ratio and proportion
     • Averages, time and work, speed
   • Data Sufficiency
     • Single and two-statement sufficiency

Test of Reasoning (AFMC Screening Component) flashcards for AFMC / NEET-linked AFMC Admission

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1. In a verbal analogy of the form A : B :: C : ?, what is the first step to solving it?

   Identify the exact relationship between the first pair (A and B), then apply that same relationship to C to find the missing term.

2. What is the 'odd-one-out' or classification type of question testing?

   The ability to spot the item that does not share the common property/category of the others in a group; all but one belong to the same class.

3. Give an example of a 'tool : worker' analogy relationship.

   Stethoscope : Doctor (the tool is used by that worker); e.g., Brush : Painter, Chisel : Sculptor.

4. In number analogies, how do you solve 4 : 16 :: 5 : ? ?

   Detect the operation (square: 4²=16), then apply it: 5²=25.

5. What kind of relationship is 'India : Rupee :: Japan : Yen'?

   Country : Currency relationship.

6. In a number series, what should you check first to find the pattern?

   The difference between consecutive terms; if not constant, check second-order differences, ratios, or alternating patterns.

7. Find the next term: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

   42. Differences are 4, 6, 8, 10, 12; add 12 to 30 (these are n²+n: 1·2, 2·3, 3·4...).

8. What is a geometric (ratio) series, and how is its next term found?

   Each term is the previous term multiplied by a constant ratio; multiply the last term by that common ratio (e.g., 3, 6, 12, 24 → ×2).

9. Find the next term: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?

   13 (Fibonacci series: each term is the sum of the previous two).

10. In a mixed/alternating series like 2, 5, 8, 11... interleaved with 3, 7, 11..., how do you proceed?

    Separate the series into two alternating sub-series and find the pattern of each independently.

11. In coding-decoding, if in a code each letter is replaced by the next letter, how is CAT written?

    DBU (C→D, A→B, T→U).

12. In letter coding, what does it mean to shift letters by their position 'reversed' (A↔Z)?

    It is the opposite/reverse code where A=Z, B=Y, C=X... so each letter maps to (27 − its position); e.g., A→Z, M→N.

13. In substitution coding, what is being changed?

    Words/objects are assigned different code words (e.g., 'sky is blue' = 'pa ti lo'); you decode by matching common words across statements.

14. What is the position value of the letters A, J, S in the alphabet?

    A=1, J=10, S=19 (useful for number-letter coding).

15. In coding, BACK is written as DCEM. By what rule?

    Each letter is shifted forward by 2 positions (B→D, A→C, C→E, K→M).

16. In blood relations, who is your father's brother's wife?

    Your aunt (specifically your uncle's wife / paternal aunt-in-law).

17. In blood relations, the only daughter of your mother's father is who?

    Your mother (if she is the only daughter) — or your aunt; the only daughter of your maternal grandfather is your mother.

18. In direction sense, if you face North and turn 90° clockwise, which direction do you face?

    East.

19. In direction problems, if you walk North then turn right then turn right again, which direction are you now walking?

    South (right from North = East, right again = South).

20. How do you find shortest (straight-line) distance between start and end points in a direction problem?

    Use the Pythagorean theorem: distance = √(net east-west displacement² + net north-south displacement²).

21. In a syllogism, what are the three parts of the standard argument?

    Two premises (statements) and a conclusion; validity is judged by whether the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises.

22. In syllogisms, what does 'All A are B' allow you to conclude about some B?

    Some B are A (conversion of a universal affirmative gives a particular affirmative).

23. In syllogisms, can 'Some A are B' lead to 'Some A are not B' as a definite conclusion?

    No. 'Some' does not guarantee the complement; both 'some are' and 'some are not' are only possibilities, not certain conclusions.

24. What does 'No A are B' convert to?

    'No B are A' (universal negative converts completely).

25. In syllogism, what is a 'possibility' conclusion?

    A conclusion that may be true given the premises but is not necessarily true; it holds only if no premise contradicts it.

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