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Question 1Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An applicant's statement reads: 'I have never been refused a visa, although my brother's application was rejected last year.' Which inference is best supported by this sentence alone?

  1. The applicant distinguishes their own visa history from their brother's. Correct answer.
  2. The applicant's brother has never applied for a visa.
  3. The applicant has been refused a visa at some point.
  4. The applicant is responsible for the brother's rejected application.

Explanation

The sentence explicitly separates the applicant's record (no refusal) from the brother's outcome (rejected). Nothing in the wording transfers the brother's result to the applicant or assigns blame. The only safe inference is that the two histories are being contrasted.

Question 2Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

In an interview record, the word 'accompany' appears in the line 'Two dependants will accompany the principal applicant.' What does 'accompany' mean here?

  1. Sponsor financially
  2. Travel together with Correct answer.
  3. Replace temporarily
  4. Apply separately from

Explanation

'Accompany' means to go along with someone. In an immigration context it describes dependants travelling together with the principal applicant on the same application or journey. It carries no financial or substitution meaning.

Question 3Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A refusal letter states: 'Your application is refused because the bank statements you supplied were not certified by the issuing bank.' Which factor was decisive?

  1. The statements lacked certification from the issuing bank. Correct answer.
  2. The statements came from an unrecognised bank.
  3. The statements were too old to be considered.
  4. The statements showed an insufficient balance.

Explanation

The letter names a single reason: the statements were not certified by the issuing bank. A decisive factor is the one the decision explicitly rests on. The other options introduce conditions the text never mentions.

Question 4Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Read this passage: 'Applicants often assume that a longer covering letter strengthens a case. In practice, decision-makers work to published criteria, and unsupported narrative adds little. What matters is documentary evidence that maps directly onto each requirement.' What is the writer's main point?

  1. Decision-makers prefer applications with no narrative at all.
  2. Longer letters are valued because they show effort.
  3. Evidence tied to published criteria matters more than length of narrative. Correct answer.
  4. Covering letters should never be submitted with an application.

Explanation

The passage contrasts the common assumption about length with the reality that criteria-based evidence drives decisions. The main point is the priority of mapped evidence over volume of prose. It stops short of banning letters entirely.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which word in the sentence 'The officer deemed the passport invalid owing to visible tampering' functions as the verb?

  1. officer
  2. invalid
  3. tampering
  4. deemed Correct answer.

Explanation

The verb is the word expressing the action or state of the subject 'the officer'. Here 'deemed' carries that role. 'Officer' is the subject noun, 'invalid' an adjective complement, and 'tampering' a gerund within a prepositional phrase.

Question 6Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An applicant writes: 'Me and my spouse arrived in March.' Which revision best fits formal written English for an application record?

  1. My spouse and me arrived in March.
  2. Me and my spouse did arrive in March.
  3. I and my spouse arrived in March.
  4. My spouse and I arrived in March. Correct answer.

Explanation

When the pronoun is the subject of the verb 'arrived', the subject form 'I' is required. Convention places the other person first, giving 'My spouse and I'. 'Me' is an object form and cannot serve as subject.

Question 7Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A form asks for 'country of habitual residence'. Which interpretation is correct?

  1. The country of the person's citizenship.
  2. The country of the person's birth.
  3. The country where the person usually lives. Correct answer.
  4. The country that issued the passport.

Explanation

'Habitual residence' refers to the country where a person ordinarily lives, regardless of nationality or birthplace. It is a factual question about daily life, not legal status. Birthplace and citizenship are recorded in separate fields.

Question 8Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which sentence uses 'overstay' correctly in an immigration context?

  1. The officer will overstay the interview to next week.
  2. The visitor may overstay the permitted period of leave. Correct answer.
  3. The airline will overstay the passenger's baggage.
  4. The applicant decided to overstay his documents at the embassy.

Explanation

'Overstay' means to remain beyond the authorised period, so it takes a period of leave or a visa's validity as its object. It does not mean submitting documents, handling baggage, or rescheduling. Only the third sentence uses the verb with its proper object.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Passage: 'The tribunal noted that the applicant had provided three separate accounts of his journey. The first two differed only in minor detail; the third contradicted both on the date of entry. The tribunal found the core account credible but remitted the case for clarification of the entry date.' Which conclusion is best supported?

  1. The tribunal declined to make any finding on credibility.
  2. The tribunal accepted the entry date given in the third account.
  3. The tribunal accepted the substance of the account while flagging one factual gap. Correct answer.
  4. The tribunal rejected the applicant's entire account as fabricated.

Explanation

The tribunal expressly found the core account credible, which is a positive credibility finding. It nonetheless identified a contradiction about the entry date and sent the case back for clarification. This combines acceptance of substance with a specific unresolved detail.

Question 10Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A case note says: 'The sponsor's income was adequate; however, the sponsor had not disclosed a prior bankruptcy.' The word 'however' signals which relationship between the two clauses?

  1. Condition
  2. Cause
  3. Sequence in time
  4. Contrast Correct answer.

Explanation

'However' is a concessive connector that sets one fact against another, here adequacy of income against non-disclosure. It does not express causation, chronology, or a conditional relationship. Recognising the connector prevents misreading the reasoning.

Question 11Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which option best restates the sentence 'Unless the sponsor provides certified accounts, the application cannot proceed' without changing its meaning?

  1. The application will proceed even if the sponsor provides no accounts.
  2. The application can proceed only if the sponsor provides certified accounts. Correct answer.
  3. The sponsor's certified accounts are irrelevant to the application.
  4. If the sponsor provides certified accounts, the application must proceed.

Explanation

'Unless P, Q' means 'Q only if P', so certified accounts are a necessary condition for proceeding. The restatement preserves that necessity. It does not assert that providing accounts guarantees progress, only that it is required.

Question 12Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An applicant's letter contains the sentence: 'Having been refused once, the new evidence was submitted promptly.' What is the grammatical problem?

  1. The sentence lacks a main clause.
  2. The participle 'having been refused' appears to modify 'the new evidence'. Correct answer.
  3. The past perfect is used where the simple past is required.
  4. 'Promptly' is an adjective and should be 'prompt'.

Explanation

A participial phrase at the start of a sentence attaches to the subject of the main clause. As written, it suggests the evidence, not the applicant, was refused. The fix is to name the applicant as the subject.

Question 13Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Passage: 'Some officers treat a missing translation as a minor defect. The guidance, however, treats it as a mandatory requirement: documents in a foreign language must be accompanied by a certified translation, and absence of one renders the document unusable.' Which statement reflects the passage?

  1. Officers may waive translation requirements at their discretion.
  2. A missing certified translation makes the document unusable under the guidance. Correct answer.
  3. Translations are optional if the officer can read the language.
  4. Only documents in certain languages need translation.

Explanation

The guidance is quoted as making certified translation mandatory and stating that its absence renders the document unusable. The passage contrasts this with a laxer practice some officers adopt, but the rule stated is strict. No language-based exception is given.

Question 14Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: 'The applicant submitted a birth certificate, ___ the officer noted was illegible.'

  1. which Correct answer.
  2. who
  3. that
  4. what

Explanation

A non-defining relative clause referring to a thing takes 'which', set off by a comma. 'That' is not used in non-defining clauses, and 'who' refers only to people. 'What' cannot serve as a relative pronoun here.

Question 15Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An interview note reads: 'The applicant was economical with the truth about his employment history.' What does this imply?

  1. The applicant gave a detailed and complete account.
  2. The applicant was unsure of the facts.
  3. The applicant was praised for brevity.
  4. The applicant withheld or minimised relevant information. Correct answer.

Explanation

'Economical with the truth' is an idiom meaning that someone has omitted or shaded information rather than lying outright. It implies deliberate withholding or understatement. It is a criticism, not praise for brevity or a comment on uncertainty.

Question 16Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Passage: 'The policy states that dependants may join a principal applicant only after the principal has been granted settlement. A dependant who arrives before that grant has no basis to remain and must depart, though a fresh application may later be made.' A dependant arrives two months before the principal's settlement is granted. What follows from the passage?

  1. The dependant may remain indefinitely pending the principal's grant.
  2. The dependant is automatically granted settlement on arrival.
  3. The dependant's arrival accelerates the principal's settlement decision.
  4. The dependant has no basis to remain and must depart, but may apply afresh later. Correct answer.

Explanation

The passage sets the principal's grant as a precondition and states that early arrival leaves no basis to remain. It also preserves the possibility of a later fresh application. No automatic grant or acceleration effect is described.

Question 17Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which sentence most clearly expresses an obligation rather than a recommendation?

  1. Applicants may wish to obtain legal advice.
  2. Applicants are advised to obtain legal advice.
  3. Applicants should consider obtaining legal advice.
  4. Applicants must obtain certified translations of foreign documents. Correct answer.

Explanation

Modal verbs differ in force: 'must' expresses a binding obligation, whereas 'should', 'may wish to', and 'are advised to' express recommendation or option. Only 'must' creates a requirement.

Question 18Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Passage: 'Although the applicant met the financial threshold, the officer refused the application on the ground that the funds had been deposited only two days before the application. The threshold is not, by itself, sufficient; the guidance also requires that funds be held for a continuous period.' Which statement captures the reasoning?

  1. The applicant failed to meet the financial threshold.
  2. Meeting the financial threshold guarantees approval.
  3. The duration requirement was applied alongside the threshold. Correct answer.
  4. The officer doubted the applicant's identity.

Explanation

The passage distinguishes the amount threshold from the separate holding-period requirement. The refusal rests on the short holding period, not on the amount. This shows both conditions operate together.

Question 19Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

In the sentence 'The officer, having reviewed the file, refused the application', what is the function of 'having reviewed the file'?

  1. An independent clause
  2. A participial phrase describing the officer's prior action Correct answer.
  3. A prepositional phrase of place
  4. A direct object of 'refused'

Explanation

The phrase is a perfect participle construction showing an action completed before the main verb. It modifies 'the officer' and is set off by commas. It is subordinate and cannot stand alone as a clause.

Question 20Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A refusal letter says the decision was 'discretionary'. Which statement best reflects what this means in the immigration context?

  1. The decision followed a fixed rule with no room for judgement.
  2. The decision was made by an automated system.
  3. The decision can be appealed only to a court.
  4. The decision involved an exercise of judgement within legal limits. Correct answer.

Explanation

A discretionary decision is one where the decision-maker applies judgement within the boundaries set by law or policy. It is not automatic, and it is not unlimited. It contrasts with decisions dictated by a fixed rule.

Question 21Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Passage: 'The applicant claimed to have worked continuously for the sponsor for six years. His tax records, however, showed no declared income in two of those years, and his bank statements showed no salary deposits in the same period. The officer concluded that the employment claim was not credible.' Which evidence most directly undermines the claim of continuous employment?

  1. The applicant's lack of declared income and salary deposits in two years Correct answer.
  2. The length of the claimed employment period
  3. The officer's general scepticism about sponsors
  4. The applicant's failure to provide a covering letter

Explanation

Continuous employment implies regular income and pay records. The absence of declared income and salary deposits in two of the claimed years directly contradicts continuity. The other options are not evidence cited in the passage.

Question 22Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which option correctly identifies the logical flaw in this reasoning: 'Every applicant who submitted a police certificate was approved; therefore, submitting a police certificate causes approval'?

  1. It generalises from a single case.
  2. It confuses correlation with causation. Correct answer.
  3. It relies on a false dilemma.
  4. It commits a circular argument.

Explanation

The argument moves from a pattern of co-occurrence to a causal claim without ruling out other explanations. That is the classic correlation-causation error. Other factors, such as complete documentation, may explain approval.

Question 23Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Two statements are given: (1) 'No application may be decided without an interview.' (2) 'Some applications are decided without a document check.' Which conclusion follows necessarily?

  1. All interviewed applicants are approved.
  2. Some applications are approved without any interview.
  3. No application involves both an interview and a document check.
  4. Every application decided without a document check involved an interview. Correct answer.

Explanation

Statement 1 makes an interview a necessary condition of any decision. Statement 2 says some applications were decided, so those decisions must have involved an interview, whatever else was omitted. The conclusion follows from combining the two premises.

Question 24Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Passage: 'The guidance requires that a translator certify that the translation is accurate. It does not require the translator to be professionally registered. An applicant submitted a translation certified as accurate by a bilingual friend who was not registered. The officer refused it on the ground that the translator was unregistered.' Which statement best evaluates the officer's reasoning?

  1. The refusal is well founded because friends cannot translate documents.
  2. The refusal is justified because the translation was not certified.
  3. The refusal rests on a requirement the guidance does not impose. Correct answer.
  4. The refusal is well founded because unregistered translators are prohibited.

Explanation

The passage expressly says registration is not required; only certification of accuracy is. Since the translation was certified, the stated ground for refusal contradicts the guidance. The officer therefore relied on a non-existent requirement.

Question 25Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A sentence reads: 'Not only did the applicant fail to declare the conviction, but he also omitted the caution.' Which feature does the 'not only ... but also' construction create?

  1. A single cause followed by its effect
  2. Emphasis on two cumulative omissions Correct answer.
  3. A concession that weakens the first point
  4. A conditional relationship between two events

Explanation

'Not only ... but also' is a correlative construction that adds a second item and intensifies both. It does not express condition, cause, or concession. Here it stresses that two separate disclosures were missing.

Question 26Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An officer's file note reads: 'The applicant's account was consistent throughout, and her documents corroborated each date she gave.' Which word best describes what the note is praising about the account?

  1. Credibility Correct answer.
  2. Ambiguity
  3. Coherence
  4. Verbosity

Explanation

Credibility refers to how believable an account is, and corroborating documents are the classic basis for finding an applicant's account believable in immigration decision-making. Coherence concerns internal logical connection rather than the weight given to supporting evidence. The note links consistency plus documentary support to believability, which is the credibility judgment.

Question 27Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A decision letter states: 'The applicant has not discharged the burden of proving that he meets the requirements.' What does this sentence mean in practice?

  1. The applicant has failed to show, on the evidence, that the requirements are met. Correct answer.
  2. The applicant was never informed of what the requirements were.
  3. The officer has proved that the applicant does not meet the requirements.
  4. The case has been postponed until further evidence is filed.

Explanation

In immigration decision-making the applicant normally carries the burden of showing that the requirements are met, so failing to discharge that burden means the evidence fell short. It does not mean the officer affirmatively disproved the claim, nor that the case is paused. The letter is a substantive refusal on the evidence as filed.

Question 28Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which sentence uses the term 'deportation' in a way consistent with standard immigration terminology?

  1. The tribunal ordered the deportation of the visitor after his appeal was dismissed. Correct answer.
  2. The applicant's deportation was approved, so she may collect her visa next week.
  3. Her deportation certificate allowed her to work during the summer season.
  4. The officer deportationed the file to the regional office for storage.

Explanation

Deportation is the compulsory removal of a person from a country, typically ordered after legal processes such as a dismissed appeal. It is not a benefit, a document enabling work, or a filing action. Only the sentence describing a removal order uses the term correctly.

Question 29Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A guidance paragraph reads: 'Where an applicant submits a document in a language other than the language of the application, a certified translation must accompany it. Translations prepared by the applicant's own family members are not accepted.' Which statement is best supported by the paragraph?

  1. All foreign-language documents are rejected outright.
  2. A translation by the applicant's brother is insufficient, even if accurate. Correct answer.
  3. The applicant may translate the document personally if certified later.
  4. Certified translations are optional if the document is easy to read.

Explanation

The paragraph requires a certified translation and expressly excludes translations by the applicant's own family, so a brother's translation fails the rule regardless of accuracy. The text does not say foreign documents are rejected, nor that certification is optional. Personal translation by the applicant is not authorised either.

Question 30Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An interview record says: 'The applicant stated that he had never been refused a visa, yet the system shows two prior refusals.' Which inference is most reasonable for the officer to draw?

  1. The applicant's credibility on this point is damaged and the discrepancy should be put to him. Correct answer.
  2. The applicant's entire application should be refused without further inquiry.
  3. The prior refusals must have been for a different person.
  4. The system record is automatically wrong whenever an applicant disagrees with it.

Explanation

A direct conflict between an applicant's statement and official records undermines credibility on that issue and calls for the discrepancy to be raised with the applicant. It does not by itself prove which source is wrong, nor justify refusal without inquiry. Good practice is to explore the conflict before weighing it.

Question 31Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Which option best restates the sentence 'Only applicants who have held settled status for twelve months may apply for naturalisation'?

  1. Applicants may apply for naturalisation after twelve months in the country.
  2. Holding settled status for twelve months is necessary before applying for naturalisation. Correct answer.
  3. Applicants who apply for naturalisation will be granted settled status after a year.
  4. Anyone holding settled status may apply for naturalisation at any time.

Explanation

The original makes twelve months of settled status a precondition, which is exactly what 'necessary before applying' expresses. It does not describe a general twelve-month residence period, nor allow immediate application on holding settled status. Naturalisation never confers settled status.

Question 32Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A sentence in a refusal letter reads: 'The applicant failed to provide the required bank statements, consequently the financial requirement could not be assessed.' Which criticism of the sentence is most accurate?

  1. The sentence should use 'whom' instead of 'who'.
  2. 'Consequently' should be replaced by 'because' to show causation.
  3. The sentence is a fragment because it lacks a main verb.
  4. The comma before 'consequently' should be a semicolon or full stop to join the two independent clauses correctly. Correct answer.

Explanation

Both halves of the sentence are independent clauses, and a comma alone cannot join them when the second begins with a conjunctive adverb such as 'consequently'. A semicolon or a full stop is required. The sentence has finite verbs in both clauses, so it is not a fragment.

Question 33Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A policy states: 'Dependants of a student may be granted leave only where the student is sponsored by a government or a higher education institution.' A student sponsored by a private language college applies with a spouse. What follows?

  1. The spouse may be granted leave if the college is accredited for teaching.
  2. The spouse must be granted leave because dependants always accompany students.
  3. The spouse does not qualify under this policy because the sponsor type is excluded. Correct answer.
  4. The student's own leave must be refused as well.

Explanation

The policy makes sponsor type the controlling condition: only government or higher education sponsorship opens the dependant route. A private language college falls outside that list, so the spouse does not qualify. The policy says nothing about refusing the student's own leave.

Question 34Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

In the sentence 'The sponsor, whose accounts had been audited, confirmed her income at interview', what is the function of 'whose accounts had been audited'?

  1. It is the main clause of the sentence.
  2. It is an adverbial clause expressing the reason for the interview.
  3. It is a restrictive clause identifying which sponsor is meant.
  4. It is a non-restrictive relative clause adding background about the sponsor. Correct answer.

Explanation

The clause is set off by commas and supplies extra information about a sponsor who is already identified, which makes it non-restrictive. It is not needed to pick out the sponsor from others, and it does not state a reason. The main clause is 'The sponsor confirmed her income at interview'.

Question 35Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An officer writes: 'The application is refused. The applicant may appeal. The appeal must be lodged within fourteen days.' Which revision best combines these into one formal sentence without changing the meaning?

  1. The application is refused; the applicant may appeal, provided the appeal is lodged within fourteen days. Correct answer.
  2. The application is refused, so the applicant must appeal within fourteen days.
  3. The application is refused although the applicant may appeal, which must be lodged within fourteen days.
  4. The application is refused, and the applicant may appeal within fourteen days of the refusal.

Explanation

The original states three facts: refusal, a right of appeal, and a fourteen-day deadline for lodging it. The semicolon version preserves all three, using 'provided' to attach the deadline to the appeal. It keeps the appeal permissive rather than compulsory.

Question 36Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A passage reads: 'The guidance describes a police certificate as mandatory. Officers in one region routinely accept applications without one, treating the omission as curable. This practice does not alter the requirement; it merely delays its enforcement.' Which statement best captures the author's view?

  1. Police certificates are in fact optional in that region.
  2. The guidance should be rewritten to match regional practice.
  3. The regional practice is tolerated but does not change what the guidance requires. Correct answer.
  4. The regional practice has effectively amended the mandatory requirement.

Explanation

The final sentence draws the distinction directly: the practice delays enforcement but does not alter the requirement. So the author treats the practice as a tolerated deviation, not a change in the rule. Nothing in the passage endorses rewriting the guidance or declares the certificate optional.

Question 37Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

Two statements are given: (1) 'Every applicant interviewed on Monday was granted leave.' (2) 'Some applicants interviewed on Monday were refused.' Which is true of these statements?

  1. They are consistent because 'some' may include all.
  2. They can both be true if the refusals came after the interviews.
  3. They cannot both be true, because the second contradicts the first. Correct answer.
  4. The second statement entails the first.

Explanation

Statement (1) says all Monday interviewees were granted leave, while (2) asserts that at least one was refused. A refusal is the opposite of a grant, so the two cannot both hold. The scope of 'some' does not rescue consistency here, because the overlap group is the same.

Question 38Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A guidance note reads: 'A certified translation must be supplied with any document not in the language of the application. The translator must certify accuracy but need not be known to the applicant.' An applicant submits a translation certified by a professional translation agency unknown to her. How should the note be applied?

  1. The translation should be rejected because the translator was a stranger to the applicant.
  2. The translation satisfies the note, since certification of accuracy is what is required. Correct answer.
  3. The translation should be rejected because only the applicant may certify.
  4. The translation is acceptable only if the agency is named in the guidance.

Explanation

The note sets two conditions: a certified translation accompanies the document, and the translator certifies accuracy. It expressly states the translator need not be known to the applicant, so an agency unknown to her meets the requirement. There is no list of approved agencies.

Question 39Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

A passage reads: 'The applicant claimed continuous employment with the sponsor for six years. Her tax records, however, show no declared income for two of those years. The officer concluded that the claim was unreliable, while accepting that the sponsor genuinely employed her.' Which conclusion is best supported?

  1. The officer accepted the six-year claim in full.
  2. The officer found the tax records to be forged.
  3. The officer found the sponsor's evidence false.
  4. The officer doubted the continuity of the employment, not the employment itself. Correct answer.

Explanation

The passage separates two findings: the claim of continuous employment is unreliable, but the fact of employment by the sponsor is accepted. The discrepancy concerns the two undeclared years, which undermines continuity. Nothing supports a finding that the sponsor lied or that the records were forged.

Question 40Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

An argument runs: 'Most applicants who submit a police certificate are granted leave. This applicant submitted a police certificate. Therefore this applicant will be granted leave.' Which option best identifies the flaw?

  1. It relies on an unrepresentative sample of only one applicant.
  2. It commits the fallacy of attacking the applicant rather than the evidence.
  3. It treats a statistical majority as a guarantee for an individual case. Correct answer.
  4. It assumes the police certificate is irrelevant to the decision.

Explanation

The premise shows that most certificate-holders are granted leave, which is a general tendency, not a rule that every such applicant succeeds. Drawing a definite conclusion about one case from a majority is the flaw. The argument over-relies on the certificate rather than dismissing it, and it does not attack the applicant.

Question 41Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

An immigration desk records 1,248 passenger arrivals in a week, of which 312 are referred for secondary inspection. What percentage of arrivals is referred for secondary inspection?

  1. 35%
  2. 25% Correct answer.
  3. 30%
  4. 20%

Explanation

Percentage equals part divided by whole times 100, so 312 divided by 1,248 gives 0.25, which is 25%. Checking backwards, 25% of 1,248 is 312, confirming the figure.

Question 42Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

A visa processing centre completes 480 applications in 8 working hours. At the same steady rate, how many applications are completed in 5 working hours?

  1. 280
  2. 320
  3. 300 Correct answer.
  4. 240

Explanation

The hourly rate is 480 divided by 8, which equals 60 applications per hour. Multiplying 60 by 5 working hours gives 300 applications.

Question 43Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

A border post handled 3,750 travellers on Monday and 4,125 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase from Monday to Tuesday?

  1. 15%
  2. 8%
  3. 10% Correct answer.
  4. 12%

Explanation

The increase is 4,125 minus 3,750, which equals 375. Dividing 375 by the original figure of 3,750 gives 0.10, so the increase is 10%.

Question 44Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

An applicant's appointment is scheduled for 14:45 and the interview is expected to last 95 minutes. At what time does the interview finish?

  1. 16:30
  2. 16:20 Correct answer.
  3. 16:40
  4. 16:10

Explanation

Adding 95 minutes means adding 1 hour and 35 minutes. From 14:45, one hour brings the time to 15:45, and a further 35 minutes gives 16:20.

Question 45Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

A caseworker reviews 5 files every 40 minutes. How many files does the caseworker review in a 6-hour shift, assuming the same pace throughout?

  1. 30
  2. 48
  3. 45 Correct answer.
  4. 36

Explanation

Six hours is 360 minutes. Dividing 360 by 40 gives 9 intervals, and multiplying 9 by 5 files gives 45 files.

Question 46Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

At a port of entry, 3 out of every 8 passengers arriving on a flight are non-residents. If the flight carries 264 passengers, how many are non-residents?

  1. 96
  2. 99 Correct answer.
  3. 88
  4. 112

Explanation

The proportion is 3 divided by 8, which equals 0.375. Multiplying 264 by 0.375 gives 99 non-resident passengers.

Question 47Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

A queue of travellers is being processed in order of arrival. Priya arrived before Tomas but after Ulla. Tomas arrived before Vikram. Who arrived first?

  1. Priya
  2. Tomas
  3. Ulla Correct answer.
  4. Vikram

Explanation

Ulla arrived before Priya, and Priya arrived before Tomas, who in turn arrived before Vikram. The earliest arrival is therefore Ulla.

Question 48Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

A biometric verification system correctly matches 96 out of every 100 fingerprints it scans. If it scans 1,500 fingerprints, how many are expected to be correctly matched?

  1. 1,470
  2. 1,380
  3. 1,440 Correct answer.
  4. 1,400

Explanation

A match rate of 96 per 100 equals 0.96. Multiplying 1,500 by 0.96 gives 1,440 correct matches.

Question 49Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

An immigration office processed 2,400 applications last month. This month it processed 2,760. What is the percentage increase?

  1. 18%
  2. 20%
  3. 12%
  4. 15% Correct answer.

Explanation

The increase is 2,760 minus 2,400, which equals 360. Dividing 360 by the original 2,400 gives 0.15, a 15% increase.

Question 50Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

A traveller's connecting flight departs at 08:25. She must clear immigration 50 minutes before departure and the clearance takes 35 minutes. At what time must she begin clearing immigration?

  1. 07:20
  2. 07:10
  3. 07:30
  4. 07:00 Correct answer.

Explanation

Working back from 08:25, she must finish clearance by 07:35, since 50 minutes before departure is 07:35. Clearance takes 35 minutes, so she must begin at 07:00.