Army Soldier Test Verbal Intelligence Syllabus

What is the antonym of 'Expand'?

Contract (or shrink).

What is the antonym of 'Permanent'?

Temporary.

What does 'word meaning in context' require you to do?

Determine the meaning of a word based on how it is used in the surrounding sentence, since a word can have multiple meanings.

In 'The bank of the river was muddy,' what does 'bank' mean?

The land alongside a river (its edge) — not a financial institution. Context decides the meaning.

In 'He gave a fair judgment,' what does 'fair' mean in context?

Just / impartial / unbiased — not light-colored or a carnival.

What is a letter series question?

A sequence of letters arranged by a hidden rule (often based on alphabet position), where you must find the next or missing letter.

Find the next letter: A, C, E, G, ?

I — the pattern skips one letter each time (+2 positions).

Find the next letter: B, D, F, H, ?

J — each letter advances by 2 positions in the alphabet.

Find the next letter: Z, X, V, T, ?

R — the series moves backward through the alphabet by 2 each step.

What is the standard alphabet position number of the letters A, M, and Z?

A = 1, M = 13, Z = 26.

What is a number series question?

A sequence of numbers following a fixed mathematical rule (add, subtract, multiply, square, etc.) where you find the next or missing number.

Find the next number: 2, 4, 6, 8, ?

10 — add 2 each time (arithmetic series).

Find the next number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?

48 — each term is multiplied by 2 (geometric series).

Find the next number: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?

25 — these are perfect squares (1², 2², 3², 4², 5²).

Find the next number: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?

30 — differences increase by 2 (4, 6, 8, 10); add 10 to 20.

Find the next number in the Fibonacci-style series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ?

8 — each term is the sum of the two preceding terms.

What is a mixed alphanumeric series?

A sequence that combines letters and numbers (and sometimes symbols), where you must track both patterns to find the next term.

Find the next term: A1, B2, C3, D4, ?

E5 — letters advance A,B,C,D,E and numbers advance 1,2,3,4,5 together.

Find the next term: Z1, Y2, X3, W4, ?

V5 — letters go backward (Z,Y,X,W,V) while numbers increase (1,2,3,4,5).

What is a syllogism?

A logical argument that draws a conclusion from two given statements (premises). You judge whether the conclusion logically follows.

Syllogism: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. What is the valid conclusion?

Socrates is mortal.

Syllogism: All cats are animals. All animals breathe. What follows?

All cats breathe.

In syllogisms, what does the statement 'No A are B' tell you about A and B?

A and B are completely separate sets with no overlap (a universal negative).

In 'Statement and Conclusion' questions, when is a conclusion considered to follow?

Only when it can be logically derived directly from the given statement(s) — not from outside knowledge or assumptions.

Statement: 'Smoking causes cancer.' Conclusion: 'One should avoid smoking.' Does it follow?

Yes — avoiding a harmful, cancer-causing habit logically follows from the statement.

What do 'blood relations' questions test?

Your ability to work out family relationships between people from given clues (e.g., father, mother, brother, uncle, in-laws).

Your father's brother is your what?

Uncle (paternal uncle).

Your mother's sister is your what?

Aunt (maternal aunt / khala).

Your son's daughter is your what?

Granddaughter.

If 'A is the brother of B' and 'B is the daughter of C,' how is A related to C?

A is the son of C (because B is C's daughter and A is B's brother).