PICAT ASVAB Exam Questions and Correctly Solved
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-2^5 = - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -32
-25-8 = - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -17
✔9 (square root) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -3
16 = x/20, then x = - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -320
3(x + 6) = 39, then x= - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -13
A ball is attached to one end of a rod AB, and the other end is attached to a vertical rotating axle
as shown. The joint at B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and down. If the axle BC
rotates faster, angle X will - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Become 90 degrees
A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seat belts? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -The inertia of each passenger
A human skin cell divides by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -mitosis.
A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time. For example,
a year on Mercury is equal to 88 Earth days. A year on Uranus is approximately 348 Mercury
years. According to the passage, the way time is usually measured shows that time is -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Relative
,A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -inertia,
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press can print 15,000 copies in 60
minutes. How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -50
A standard multimeter does NOT measure - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -frequency.
A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level
ground. If it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat
land? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -1/2 hour
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current
office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -968 sq ft
Abhor most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -detest; hate
Abrupt most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -unanticipated, sudden, unexpected
Abstemious most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -temperate, abstinent, moderate
Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Procurement, accretion, attainment
ADAGE most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Proverb
Adjacent most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
, ADMONITION most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Warning
Agile most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -nimble, lithe, supple
An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for
crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products
(mostly gasoline, jet fuel, and distillate) and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for
crude oil imports was set at approximately ten percent of crude oil consumption. The passage
implies which of the following about the oil quota program? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -The
quota for petroleum products was the same as for crude oil products.
An artist once wrote, "I draw material from the history of the past, wherein we see how nations
have risen from savage state to that of power and glory, and then have fallen and become
extinct." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A perpetual state of unresolved turmoil
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
-a satellite.
ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-living
index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost-of-living index for this August was 3.7%.
What is the new rent per month? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -$1,607.35
As piston P moves up In the direction shown, lever Q - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Moves
alternately In direction 1 and 2
Attrition most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -debilitation
Boring most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Tedious, dull, monotonous
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-2^5 = - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -32
-25-8 = - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -17
✔9 (square root) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -3
16 = x/20, then x = - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -320
3(x + 6) = 39, then x= - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -13
A ball is attached to one end of a rod AB, and the other end is attached to a vertical rotating axle
as shown. The joint at B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and down. If the axle BC
rotates faster, angle X will - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Become 90 degrees
A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seat belts? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -The inertia of each passenger
A human skin cell divides by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -mitosis.
A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time. For example,
a year on Mercury is equal to 88 Earth days. A year on Uranus is approximately 348 Mercury
years. According to the passage, the way time is usually measured shows that time is -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Relative
,A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -inertia,
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press can print 15,000 copies in 60
minutes. How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -50
A standard multimeter does NOT measure - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -frequency.
A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level
ground. If it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat
land? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -1/2 hour
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current
office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -968 sq ft
Abhor most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -detest; hate
Abrupt most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -unanticipated, sudden, unexpected
Abstemious most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -temperate, abstinent, moderate
Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Procurement, accretion, attainment
ADAGE most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Proverb
Adjacent most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
, ADMONITION most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Warning
Agile most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -nimble, lithe, supple
An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for
crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products
(mostly gasoline, jet fuel, and distillate) and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for
crude oil imports was set at approximately ten percent of crude oil consumption. The passage
implies which of the following about the oil quota program? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -The
quota for petroleum products was the same as for crude oil products.
An artist once wrote, "I draw material from the history of the past, wherein we see how nations
have risen from savage state to that of power and glory, and then have fallen and become
extinct." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A perpetual state of unresolved turmoil
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
-a satellite.
ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-living
index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost-of-living index for this August was 3.7%.
What is the new rent per month? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -$1,607.35
As piston P moves up In the direction shown, lever Q - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Moves
alternately In direction 1 and 2
Attrition most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -debilitation
Boring most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Tedious, dull, monotonous
