AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION
TEST (AFCAT) Syllabus & Model
Question Paper 2011 - ADMiN -
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AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION
TEST (AFCAT)
SCHEME OF SYLLABUS & EXAMPLE
OF QUESTIONS
The scheme of syllabus and
examples of questions are given
in the following paragraphs:-
SCHEME OF SYLLABUS
1. The AFCAT Question Paper will
have 100 questions. All
questions will be of three marks
each. For every correct answer
the candidate will get three
marks and for every wrong
answer one mark will be
deducted under negative
marking. The total time allotted
for the paper is two hours.
2. Each Question Paper will have
questions from the following
topics:-
(a) General Awareness – History,
Sports, Geography, Environment,
Civics, Basic Science, Defence, Art,
Culture, Current Affairs, Politics
etc.
(b) Verbal Ability in English –
Comprehension, Error Detection,
Sentence Completion, Synonyms,
Antonyms and Testing of
Vocabulary.
© Numerical Ability – Decimal
Fraction, Simplification, Average,
Profit
& loss, Percentage, Ratio &
Proportion and Simple interest.
(d) Reasoning and Military
Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and
Spatial
Ability.
EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS
Read the following passage
carefully and answer the
questions given below it.
The awareness of equal
corruption will be a better
emotional basis for the so-called
multi-racial commonwealth, of
which much is made, than its
professed principle-the pursuit
of common aims in world
politics, aims which are so
rarefied that a large volume of
artificial political oxygen is
needed to keep that body-politic
breathing. After all, it cannot be
denied that even the United
States and the Soviet Union are
pursing common aims in world
affairs, such as peace,
disarmament, democracy,
technological progress, as well as
freedom as understood by each.
But that is not preventing them
from doing things which might
lead to the destruction or near
destruction of mankind. Thus,
common aims would seem to be
very undependable as
guarantees for goodwill and co-
operation among nations. On the
contrary, a frank admission of
being equal sinners would at
least encourage charity and
discourage moral arrogance.
That would be a better
foundation for integration for
international and multi-racial co-
operation.
Q1. The Commonwealth is
characterised by
(a) the failure of the constituents
to work for the same goals
(b) the racial nature of its
membership
© uniform lack of moral
standards
(d) constant redefining of
objectives
Q2. The super powers may claim
to have the same laudable
objectives, but these
(a) do not work earnestly to
achieve them
(b) undo each other’s efforts
© still act against the interest of
mankind
(d) do not see them in the right
perspective
Q3. Common goals are desirable,
but these
(a) do not ensure international
co-operation
(b) lead to unnecessary tensions
© encourage rivalry between
super powers
(d) lead to destruction of
mankind
Q4. International co-operation
can come about if
(a) nations become aware of
their own failings and discard
pride
(b) charitable organizations are
encouraged
© different races are treated on
the basis of equality
(d) nations guilty of immoral
actions are exposed
Q5. The thrust of the author’s
argument is that
(a) the Commonwealth has
outlived its utility
(b) membership of the
Commonwealth be restricted to
the super powers
© members are equally
responsible for the present state
of world politics
(d) international peace and co-
operation are unattainable.
In each of the following
questions, find out which part of
the sentence has an error. If
there is no mistake, the answer
is (d) “No error”.
Q1 He charged me (a)/one
hundred rupees for five dozens
(b)/oranges of average quality
©. No error (d).
(a) (b) © (d)
Q2. Raju and his friend (a) /were
going to see a picture(b) /when
they met his common friend ©.
No error (d).
(a) (b) © (d)
Q3. Until you come(a)/ to class
regularly (b)/you will fail ©. No
error (d)
(a) (b) © (d)
Q4. My father is (a)/ in bad mood
(b)/ today©. No error (d)
(a) (b) © (d)
Q5. If I was you (a)/ I would not
have(b)/ committed this
blunder©. No error(d).
(a) (b) © (d)
Pick out the most effective word
from the given words to fill in
the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete.
Q1. Everyone was ________ by
surprise when she announced
her plan to marry that man.
(a) moved (b) shaken © taken
(d) disturbed
Q2. She always insisted on the
need to ____ between ends and
means.
(a) analyse (b) define ©
distribute (d) distinguish
Q3. He_____ that he would come.
(a) requested (b) said © pleaded
(d) urged
Q4. He had good ____ over the
ancient languages, too.
(a) authority (b) knowledge ©
command (d) expertise
Q5. Around the head of the
running man there was a _______
of bees.
(a) crowd (b) group © flock (d)
swarm
In each of the following choose
the word most similar in
meaning to the word given in
capitals.
Q1. UNDULATE
(a) retard (b) decrease © wave
(d) flood
Q2. MYOPIC
(a) blind (b) astigmatic © cross-
eyed (d) short-sighted
Q3. ERUDITE
(a) strong (b) precious © learned
(d) courteous
Pick out the word that is most
nearly the opposite in meaning
to the word given in capitals.
Q1. RELINQUISH
(a) accept (b) retain © gain (d)
revive
Q2. TURBULENT
(a) turbid (b) violent © steady
(d) turgid
Q3. ERRATIC
(a) regular (b) right © free (d)
rapid
Choose the correct answer.
General Awareness
Q.1 Name the first person who
went in the space
(a) Yuri Gangarin (b) Neil
Armstrong
© Rakesh Sharma (d) John Glann
Q2. The first Indian woman who
won a medal in Olympic is-
(a) PT Usha (b) Shiny Abraham
© Dala Banerjee (d) Karram
Malleswari
Q3. The cricketer who scored the
first double century in one day
cricket match is-
(a) Vivian Richards (b) Brain Lara
© Ricky Ponting (d) Sachin
Tendulkar
Q4. Lionel Messy is associated
with the game of—
(a) Rugby (b) Tennis © Football
(d) Basketball
Q5. The instrument of measuring
intensity of earthquakes is
called-
(a) Ediograph (b) Pantagraph ©
Ergograph (d) Seismograph
Numerical Ability
Q1. When simplified (2.43 x 2.43
+ 2.43 x7.57 x 2 + 7.57 x 7.57) is
equal to-
(a) 10 (b) 100 © 101.89 (d)
200.59
Q2. The sum of ` 6.25 is made up
of 80 coins which is either ten
paise and five paise. The number
of five paise coins are-
(a) 25 (b) 35 © 40 (d) 45
Q3. Three years ago the average
age of A & B was 18 years. With
C joining them now, the average
age becomes 22 years. How old
is she?
(a) 24 years (b) 27 years © 28
years (d) 30 years
Q4. The average age of 8 men is
increased by 2 years when two
of them whose ages are 21
years and 23 years are replaced
by two new men. The average
age of the two new men is-
(a) 22 years (b) 24 years © 28
years (d) 30 years
Q5. Amit sold an umbrella for `
680, losing 15%. The cost price
of the umbrella is-
(a) ` 782 (b) ` 800 © ` 578 (d)
None of these
Reasoning and Aptitude Tests
This is a test of your ability to
understand words. For each
question in the test there are
four possible answers: A, B, C, or
D. There is only one correct
answer for each question. Read
each question carefully and
decide which one of the four
answers is the best one. Mark
your answer on the answer
sheet by blacking out the letter
that corresponds to your choice.
Now look at the example
questions below:
Q1. MAN is to BOY as WOMAN is
to
(A) BABY
(B) BRIDE
© CHILD
(D) GIRL
Answer - D
Q2. WATER is to THIRST as FOOD
is to
(A) FAMINE
(B) GRIEF
© HUNGER
(D) INDIGETION
SAnswer - C
In these questions, choose the
word from the four alternatives
(1), (2), (3) and (4) that is most
nearly similar in meaning to the
word given in CAPITAL letters.
Q1. REVULSION
(1) Apathy (2) Violence
(3) Disgust (4) Avenge
Answer - 3
Analogy
In the following questions there
is a pair of capitalized words
followed by four choices marked
A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of
words whose relationship is
most similar to that expressed
by the capitalized pair, and mark
your choice on your answer
sheet.
Q1. COLD : HOT
A handsome : young B beautiful :
ugly
C summer : spring D complete :
total
Answer – B
Spatial Ability
This is a test of your ability to
recognize a form from its
pattern, or a pattern from its
form. Now look at the example
questions below. There is a
problem you are to find the form
that can be made by folding the
cardboard pattern and fitting it
together.
Answer - Last
ROTATED BLOCKS
This subtest is designed to test
your ability to visualize and
manipulate objects in space. In
each question, you will be
shown a picture of a block. To
the right of the pictured block
are five choices, each showing a
different block. You are required
to select the choice containing a
block that is just like the pictured
block at the left although turned
in a different position. In order
to arrive at the correct answer,
you may have to mentally turn
blocks over, turn them around,
or turn them both over and
around.
The correct answer is D.
HIDDEN FIGURES
This test is designed to measure
your ability to see simple figures
in complex drawings. Although
these figures are fairly well
camouflaged, proper
visualization should enable you
to discern them without too
much difficulty.
At the top of each section of this
subtest are five figures lettered
A, B, C, D, and E. Below these on
each page are several numbered
drawings. You must determine
which lettered figure is
contained in each of the
numbered drawings.
The correct answer is (B).
Problem Solving
Q1.What number should come
next in the sequence?
3 6 12 24 48
Answer = 96 (progressions are
doubling each time)
Q2. Empty is to full as wet is to?
a. damp b. soaked c. dry d. water
e. rain
Answer = c. dry
Rotated Blocks
In the Block Rotation subtest,
you will see blocks of different
shapes, with cubes, cylinders,
and other objects on them. In the
examples below, you see six
images. The image in the upper
left-hand corner shows the
model block. One of the five
images labeled A through E also
shows the model block, but
rotated in space. The remaining
images show a different block,
rotated to various positions in
space. Your task is to choose
from the images labeled A
through E the image that shows
the model block rotated in space.
Item 1=A
