Immigration Officer Recruitment Examination

Aptitude Test Sample Questions

The Aptitude Test comprises the following three sections:

A.  Verbal Reasoning (English)

B.  Data Sufficiency Test

C.  Interpretation of Tables and Graphs

Sample Questions

(A) Verbal Reasoning (English)

In this test, each passage is followed by three statements which refer to the passage. Assuming that what is stated in the passage is true (even if it contradicts what you know or believe to be true in reality), you are to decide whether the statements following from the passage are either true, false or cannot be evaluated without further information. The definitions are :

True This means that the statement in the question is already made or implied in the passage, or follows logically from the passage.

False This means that the statement in the question contradicts a statement made in, implied by, or follows logically from the passage.

Can’t tell This means that there is insufficient information in the passage to draw a firm conclusion about the truth or falsity of the statement.

Example

You should indicate the answer by marking the appropriate box on the answer sheet as the following :

Box A : ‘True’ statement / Box B : ‘False’ statement / Box C :‘Can’t tell’
The technological advances that sparked the current revolution were the result of military research at the end of World War II, but advances continued at an accelerating rate through the succeeding years and have sustained the original inspiration in what appears to be an endless succession of inventions. Half of the scientific research conducted in United States since the Republic was founded has been crowded into the last eight years; 90 percent of all the scientists who have ever lived in the history of mankind are alive today.

1.  Military research stimulates technological advances.

Answer : A

From the first sentence of the passage, it is known that military research stimulates technological advances. Therefore, it is a ‘true’ statement.

(B) Data Sufficiency Test

Each of these problems has a question and two statements which are labelled (1) and (2). Your task is to decide whether the statements are sufficient to answer the question, assuming that all data given are true.

On your answer sheet you should mark:
Box A : if you can get the answer from (1) alone, but not from (2) alone.
Box B : if you can get the answer from (2) alone, but not from (1) alone.
Box C : if you can get the answer from (1) and (2) together, but neither statement by itself is sufficient.
Box D : if statement (1) alone suffices and statement (2) alone suffices.
Box E : if you cannot get the answer from (1) and (2) together, and need even more data.

You do NOT have to give the answer to the question. All you need to do is to consider whether the data given in the two statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Example

A rectangle is 40 cm long. What is the area of the rectangle?
(1) The perimeter of the rectangle is 140 cm.
(2)  The width of the rectangle is more than 20 cm.

Answer : A

A rectangle’s area is its length multiplied by its width. The length is known to be 40cm, so it is necessary to find out the width to solve the problem.

Statement (1) says the perimeter is 140 cm. A rectangle’s perimeter is twice the sum of its length and width. From Statement (1) the width of the rectangle can be found ((140¸2) - 40).

Statement (2) only says the width is greater than 20cm, and that does not help find out the width. Statement (2) is therefore insufficient.

On your answer sheet, you should mark Box A – you can get the answer from statement (1) alone, but not from (2) alone.

(C) Interpretation of Tables and Graphs

This is a test to see how well you can understand and interpret statistical and numerical data presented in table and graph form and make logical deductions from them.

You will be using facts and figures presented in various statistical tables and graphs to answer questions. You have to read each question, decide which part of the table or graph contains the appropriate information and extract relevant information from it to work out the solution.

Example

Note : Here is a very easy question. In the actual test, you will be tested on more difficult questions.

EXAMINATION RESULTS 1998
School / Students
Passed / Students
Failed / Students
Absent
A / 20 / 5 / 1
B / 30 / 2 / 0
C / 10 / 4 / 2

How many students attended the 1998 Examination in School B?

A.  14

B.  25

C. 30

D. 32

E. 34

Answer : D

The number of students passed (30) plus the number of students failed (2) in the 1998 Examination in School B will give the total number of students attended this examination. The answer is therefore 32.