Afcat Previous Year Papers

AFCAT Model Question Paper-I 2
Q14-17. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-
TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS Q14. Malevolent
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES (a) Kindly (b) Vacuous (c) Ambivalent (d) Primitive
1. Total Number of Questions-100. Each Question is of three marks.
Q15. Purgatory
2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
(a) Reward (b) Celestial (c) Flawless (d) Proximity
3. No mark will be deducted for un-attempted questions.
4. Do not write on the Question Paper or make any mark on it. Q16. Clemency
(a) Corporal (b) Intolerance (c) Compromise (d) Sensibility
Q1-3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:-
In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three months old cubs. The mother bear Q17. Cajole
has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to (a) Nestle (b) Secede (c) Bully (d) Moisten
her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal at the
expense of others. The smallest of the cubs forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are Q18-21. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-
protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar Q18. In weal and woe
bears, I have only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn. (a) By hook or crook (b) During illness
(c) in prosperity and adversity (d) During the operation
Q1. Female polar bears give birth during
(a) Spring Q19. Globetrotters
(b) Summer (a) People against global philosophy (b) People indulging in treachery
(c) Autumn (c) Intelligent minds (d) Travellers around the world
(d) Winter
Q20. A Curtain Lecture
Q2. Mother bear (a) To speak plainly (b) Vulgar Ideas
(a) Takes sides over cubs (c) Private scolding of a husband by his wife (d) Hate others
(b) Lets the cubs fend for themselves
(c) Feeds only their favourites Q21. Square pegs in round holes
(d) Sees that all cubs get an equal share (a) A genuinely helpful person (b) A Clever person
(c) People in the wrong jobs (d) To be perplexed
Q3. With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:-
I. Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non availability of prey. Q22-25. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
II. Polar bears always give birth to triplets. Q22. (a) Equanimity (b) Equannimity (c) Equanimmisty (d) Equinimity
Which of the assumptions given above is/ are true? Q23. (a) Vetarinary (b) Veteninary (c) Veterinary (d) Vetniary
(a) I only (b) II only (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Q24. (a) Konnoisseur (b) Conoisseur (c) Connoisseur (d) Konoisseur
Q4-9 Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:-
As home entertainment, television is rapidly becoming more (4) than any other form. A news Q25. (a) Munifisent (b) Muneficent (c) Munificent (d) Munificient
broadcast becomes more immediate when people (5) actually see the scene (6) question and the
movement of the figures. Films could be viewed in the (7) of the home and a variety of shows are also Q26-29. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-
available. One of the advantages of travel programmes is the (8) of faraway places which many viewers Q26. In a jiffy
would not (9) see. (a) Outstanding (b) Suddenly (c) In a fix (d) Appropriate
Q4. (a) interesting (b) popular (c) powerful (d) purposeful
Q27. Upto the hilt
Q5. (a) could (b) would (c) might (d) shall (a) Completely (b) Upto the mark
(c) Upto the final decision (d) None of these
Q6. (a) of (b) with (c) as (d) in
Q28. Man of Letters
Q7. (a) surroundings (b) assistance (c) comfort (d) privilege (a) Who writes too many letters (b) An important person
(c) A politician (d) A literary person
Q8. (a) glimpses (b) image (c) portrait (d) picture
Q29. Sangfroid
Q9. (a) possible (b) rather (c) else (d) otherwise (a) Composure (b) Go on leave
(c) Changed Suddenly (d) Make an attempt
Q10-13. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-
Q10. Intransigent Q30-65. Choose the most appropriate answer:-
(a) Authoritative (b) Impersonal (c) Strenuous (d) Unbending
Q30. Which country among the following has been declared Ebola-free by WHO?
Q11. Intimidate (a) Sierra Leone (b) Liberia (c) Nigeria (d) Guinea
(a) Mislead (b) Misplace (c) Frighten (d) Demoralise
Q31. How many Gold medals did India win in the Incheon Asian Games held in Oct 2014?
Q12. Sporadic (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
(a) Epidemic (b) Whirling (c) Occasional (d) Stagnant
Q32. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India?
Q13. Genesis (a) Arvind Mayaram (b) Rajiv Mehrishi
(a) Style (b) Beginning (c) Movement (d) Relevant (c) Kaushik Basu (d) Dinesh Gupta
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Q33. Which among the following is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile? Q49. Who among the following was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games
(a) Agni II (b) Prithvi (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay held at Incheon, South Korea?
(a) Mary Kom of India (b) Kosuke Hagino of Japan
Q34. The branch of science that studies cells is called (c) Ning Zetao of China (d) None of these
(a) Cytology (b) Entomology (c) Homoplastic (d) Hormonology
Q50. The opposition party status is accorded to a political party in the Lok Sabha only if it captures at
Q35. How many Vice Presidents are elected at the start of its each regular session of UN General
least
Assembly?
(a) 5% Seats (b) 10% Seats (c) 15% Seats (d) 20% Seats
(a) Nine (b) Fifteen (c) Two (d) Twenty one
Q36. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. Q51. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘A Bend in the River’?
One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is (a) Chetan Bhagat (b) VS Naipaul
(a) Marshal Tito (b) Mikhail Gorbachev (c) Kiran Desai (d) Anita Desai
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Abdul Wali Khan
Q52. ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is a book written by
Q37. Sir CV Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following (a) Sonia Gandhi (b) LK Advani
phenomenon of radiation? (c) Nelson Mandela (d) Benazir Bhutto
(a) Scattering (b) Diffraction (c) Interference (d) Polarisation
Q53. Which sports personality has been awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the IAF?
Q38. In which city is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank located? (a) Kapil Dev (b) Sania Mirza
(a) Manila (b) Singapore (c) Bangkok (d) Jakarta (c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sachin Tendulkar
Q39. K-15 missile is
(a) Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Q54. A man travelled from a point A to B at the rate of 25 Kmph and walked back at the rate of 4
(b) Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hrs 48 minutes, the distance between A and B is
(c) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) (a) 30 Km (b) 24 Km (c) 20 Km (d) 51.6 Km
(d) Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
Q55. A Train travelling at a uniform speed clears a platform 200 m long in 10 seconds and passes a
Q40. India agreed to UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon’s offer to remain as a member of the advisory board of telegraph post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is
one of the following recently. (a) 36 km/h (b) 39 km/h (c) 72 km/h (d) 78 km/h
(a) UNCCT (b) UNICEF (c) UNEP (d) UNCTAD
Q56. The price of sugar increases by 20% due to the festive season. By what percentage should a
Q41. Kaziranga National Park is famous for family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
(a) One-horned Rhinos (b) Tigers (a) 20% (b) 18 ⁄ (c) 16 ⁄ (d) 16 ⁄
(c) Swamp Dears (Barasingha) (d) Elephants
Q57. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much
Q42. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
percent is C’s salary more than A’s salary?
(a) Milkha Singh (b) PT Usha
(a) 44.05% (b) 45.05 (c) 46.05% (d) 47.05
(c) Karnam Malleshwari (d) KD Jadhav
Q43. Who among the following was the Congress President at Madras Session of 1927 when it Q58. The average weight of 5 men is increased by 2 Kg when one of the men whose weight is 60 Kg is
boycotted the Simon Commission? replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) MA Ansari (a) 50 Kg (b) 65 Kg (c) 68 Kg (d) 70 Kg
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q59. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36
Q44. Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning point in the life of Ashoka? days. In how many days B alone can finish the work?
(a) Ashoka annexed Kalinga (a) 48 days (b) 45 days (c) 28 ⁄ days (d) 144 days
(b) It was the starting point of the expansion of his empire
(c) Ashoka became a zealous Buddhist Q60. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A
(d) It enabled Mauryan Empire to reach its climax do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
(a) 12 days (b) 15 days (c) 16 days (d) 18 days
Q45. Which of the following wings was not part of the espionage system described by Kautilya?
(a) Crime Branch (b) Special Branch Q61. A man can row 9 ⁄ Kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up
(c) Political Branch (d) None of these than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is
Q46. Alauddin Khalji did not build (a) 3 ⁄ Kmph (b) 3 ⁄ Kmph (c) 4 ⁄ Kmph (d) 4 ⁄ Kmph
(a) Siri Fort (b) Tomb of Jalaluddin
(c) Hauz-i-Alai (d) Jamaat Khana Masjid Q62. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 Kmph. If it can travel 26 Km downstream and 14 Km
upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is
Q47. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion? (a) 2 Kmph (b) 2.5 Kmph (c) 3 Kmph (d) 4 Kmph
(a) Nanda (b) Maurya (c) Sunga (d) Kanva
Q63. If a sum becomes double in 16 years, how many times will it be in 8 years?
Q48. Which of the following Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) is under development in India? (a) 1 ½ times (b) 1 ⁄ times (c) 1 ⁄ times (d) 1 ⁄ times
(a) Agni-I (b) Agni-II (c) Agni-IV (d) Agni-VI
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Q64. In how many years will a sum of Rs 800 at 10% per annum compounded semi-annually become Q71-75 In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question
Rs 926.10? mark.
(a) 1⁄ (b) 1⁄ (c) 2 ⁄ (d) 2 ⁄ Q71. Loath : Coercion :: ?:?
(a) Detest : Caressing (b) Irritate : Caressing
Q65. A sells 2 TV sets, one at a loss of 15% and another at a profit of 15%. Find the loss/gain (c) Irate : Antagonism (d) Reluctant : Persuasion
percentage in the overall transaction?
(a) 2.25% (b) 3% (c) 4% (d) No profit, no loss Q72. Trilogy : Novel :: ?:?
(a) Rice : Husk (b) Milk : Cream
Q 66-70. Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may (c) Serial : Episode (d) Gun : Cartridge
or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at
(a), (b), (c) or (d). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the Q73 Wife : Marriage :: ?:?
diagrams. (a) Bank : Money (b) Nationality : Citizenship
Q66. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Doctors, Human Beings and (c) Service : Qualification (d) Attendance : Register
Married People?
(a) (b) Q74. East : Orient :: ?:?
(a) North : Polar (b) North : Tropic
(c) South : Capricorn (d) West : Occident
(c) (d) Q75. Ignominy : Disloyalty :: ?:?

(a) Death : Victory (b) Martyr : Man
(c) Fame : Heroism (d) Destruction : Victory
Q76-80. In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are
Q67. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Man, Worker and Garden? alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from
(a) (b) the rest.
Q76. (a) Aravalli hills (b) Shivalik hills (c) Mole hills (d) Satpura hills
(c) (d) Q77. (a) Beaver (b) Alpaca (c) Walrus (d) Koala
Q78. (a) Othello (b) King Lear (c) Oliver Twist (d) Macbeth
Q79. (a) Nimitz (b) Yamamoto (c) Nelson (d) Montgomery

Q68. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Cousins and
Nephews? Q80. (a) Blaze (b) Glint (c) Simmer (d) Shimmer
(a) (b)
Q81-85. In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives,
which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.
Q81.
(c) (d)
Q69. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Children, Naughty, and
Studious? (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) Q82.
(c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q83.
Q70. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Thief, Criminal and Police?
(a) (b)
(c) (d) (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

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Q84. Q92.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q93.
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q85.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q94.
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q86-90. Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the (1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures. Q95.
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as
established by the five Problem Figures.
Q86. Problem Figures: Answer Figures: (1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q96-100. In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) three are similar in a
certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is
different from the rest.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q96.
Q87. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q97.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q98.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q99.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q90. Problem Figures: Answer Figures: (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q100.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q91-95. Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4
constitute the Problem Set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the Answer Set. There is a
definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures
(3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question
mark (?) in fig.(4).
Q91.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

AFCAT Model Question Paper-II
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Q17. Malevolent
TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS (a) Kindly (b) Vacuous (c) Ambivalent (d) Primitive
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
1. Total Number of Questions-100. Each Question is of three marks. Q18. Purgatory
2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. (a) Reward (b) Celestial (c) Flawless (d) Proximity
4. Do not write on the Question Paper or make any mark on it.
In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three months old cubs. The mother bear
Q1-4. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:- has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to
Q1. In a jiffy
expense of others. The smallest of the cubs forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are
(a) Outstanding (b) Suddenly (c) In a fix (d) Appropriate
protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar
Q2. Upto the hilt bears, I have only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.
(a) Completely (b) Upto the mark
(c) Upto the final decision (d) None of these
I. Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non availability of prey.
Q3. Man of Letters II. Polar bears always give birth to triplets.
(a) Who writes too many letters (b) An important person Which of the assumptions given above is/ are true?
(c) A politician (d) A literary person (a) I only (b) II only (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Q4. Sangfroid Q20. Female polar bears give birth during

(a) Composure (b) Go on leave (a) Spring
(c) Changed Suddenly (d) Make an attempt (b) Summer
(c) Autumn
Q5-10 Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:- (d) Winter
As home entertainment, television is rapidly becoming more (5) than any other form. A news
broadcast becomes more immediate when people (6) actually see the scene (7) question and the Q21. Mother bear
movement of the figures. Films could be viewed in the (8) of the home and a variety of shows are also (a) Takes sides over cubs
available. One of the advantages of travel programmes is the (9) of faraway places which many viewers (b) Lets the cubs fend for themselves
would not (10) see. (c) Feeds only their favourites
(d) Sees that all cubs get an equal share
Q22-25. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-
Q6. (a) could (b) would (c) might (d) shall
Q22. A Curtain Lecture
Q7. (a) of (b) with (c) as (d) in (a) To speak plainly (b) Vulgar Ideas
(c) Private scolding of a husband by his wife (d) Hate others
Q8. (a) surroundings (b) assistance (c) comfort (d) privilege
Q23. Square pegs in round holes
Q9. (a) glimpses (b) image (c) portrait (d) picture (a) A genuinely helpful person (b) A Clever person
(c) People in the wrong jobs (d) To be perplexed
Q10. (a) possible (b) rather (c) else (d) otherwise
Q24. In weal and woe
Q11-14. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:- (a) By hook or crook (b) During illness
Q11. Sporadic (c) in prosperity and adversity (d) During the operation
Q25. Globetrotters
Q12. Genesis (a) People against global philosophy (b) People indulging in treachery
(a) Style (b) Beginning (c) Movement (d) Relevant (c) Intelligent minds (d) Travellers around the world
Q13. Intransigent Q26-29. Choose the correctly spelt word:-

(a) Authoritative (b) Impersonal (c) Strenuous (d) Unbending Q26. (a) Konnoisseur (b) Conoisseur (c) Connoisseur (d) Konoisseur
Q14. Intimidate Q27. (a) Munifisent (b) Muneficent (c) Munificent (d) Munificient
Q28. (a) Equanimity (b) Equannimity (c) Equanimmisty (d) Equinimity
Q15. Clemency Q29. (a) Vetarinary (b) Veteninary (c) Veterinary (d) Vetniary
Q30-65. Choose the most appropriate answer:-
Q16. Cajole Q30. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A
(a) Nestle (b) Secede (c) Bully (d) Moisten do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
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Q46. Which country among the following has been declared Ebola-free by WHO?
Q31. A man can row 9 ⁄ Kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up (a) Sierra Leone (b) Liberia (c) Nigeria (d) Guinea
than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is Q47. How many Gold medals did India win in the Incheon Asian Games held in Oct 2014?
(a) 3 ⁄ Kmph (b) 3 ⁄ Kmph (c) 4 ⁄ Kmph (d) 4 ⁄ Kmph (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
Q32. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 Kmph. If it can travel 26 Km downstream and 14 Km Q48. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India?
upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is (a) Arvind Mayaram (b) Rajiv Mehrishi
(a) 2 Kmph (b) 2.5 Kmph (c) 3 Kmph (d) 4 Kmph (c) Kaushik Basu (d) Dinesh Gupta
Q33. If a sum becomes double in 16 years, how many times will it be in 8 years? Q49. Which among the following is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile?
(a) 1 ½ times (b) 1 ⁄ times (c) 1 ⁄ times (d) 1 ⁄ times (a) Agni II (b) Prithvi (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay
Q34. In how many years will a sum of Rs 800 at 10% per annum compounded semi-annually become Q50. The branch of science that studies cells is called
Rs 926.10? (a) Cytology (b) Entomology (c) Homoplastic (d) Hormonology
(a) 1⁄ (b) 1⁄ (c) 2 ⁄ (d) 2 ⁄
Q35. A sells 2 TV sets, one at a loss of 15% and another at a profit of 15%. Find the loss/gain Assembly?
percentage in the overall transaction? (a) Nine (b) Fifteen (c) Two (d) Twenty one
(a) 2.25% (b) 3% (c) 4% (d) No profit, no loss
Q52. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far.
Q36. A man travelled from a point A to B at the rate of 25 Kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
Kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hrs 48 minutes, the distance between A and B is (a) Marshal Tito (b) Mikhail Gorbachev
(a) 30 Km (b) 24 Km (c) 20 Km (d) 51.6 Km (c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Abdul Wali Khan
Q37. A Train travelling at a uniform speed clears a platform 200 m long in 10 seconds and passes a Q53. Sir CV Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following
telegraph post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is phenomenon of radiation?
(a) 36 km/h (b) 39 km/h (c) 72 km/h (d) 78 km/h (a) Scattering (b) Diffraction (c) Interference (d) Polarisation
Q54. In which city is headquarters of Asian Development Bank located?
(a) Manila (b) Singapore (c) Bangkok (d) Jakarta
family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
(a) 20% (b) 18 ⁄ (c) 16 ⁄ (d) 16 ⁄ Q55. K-15 missile is
(a) Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
Q39. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much (b) Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
percent is C’s salary more than A’s salary? (c) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
(a) 44.05% (b) 45.05 (c) 46.05% (d) 47.05 (d) Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
Q40. The average weight of 5 men is increased by 2 Kg when one of the men whose weight is 60 Kg is Q56. India agreed to UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon’s offer to remain as a member of the advisory board of
replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is one of the following recently.
(a) 50 Kg (b) 65 Kg (c) 68 Kg (d) 70 Kg (a) UNCCT (b) UNICEF (c) UNEP (d) UNCTAD
Q41. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36 Q57. Kaziranga National Park is famous for
days. In how many days B alone can finish the work? (a) One-horned Rhinos (b) Tigers
(a) 48 days (b) 45 days (c) 28 ⁄ days (d) 144 days (c) Swamp Dears ( Barasingha) (d) Elephants
Q42. The opposition party status is accorded to a political party in the Lok Sabha only if it captures at
least
(c) Karnam Malleshwari (d) KD Jadhav
Q59. Who among the following was the Congress President at Madras Session of 1927 when it
Q43. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘A Bend in the River’? boycotted the Simon Commission?
(a) Chetan Bhagat (b) VS Naipaul (a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) MA Ansari
(c) Kiran Desai (d) Anita Desai (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q44. ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is a book written by Q60. Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning point in the life of Ashoka?
(a) Sonia Gandhi (b) LK Advani (a) Ashoka annexed Kalinga
(c) Nelson Mandela (d) Benazir Bhutto (b) It was the starting point of the expansion of his empire
(c) Ashoka became a zealous Buddhist
Q45. Which sports personality has been awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the IAF? (d) It enabled Mauryan Empire to reach its climax
(a) Kapil Dev (b) Sania Mirza
(c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sachin Tendulkar Q61. Which of the following wings was not part of the espionage system described by Kautilya?
(a) Crime Branch (b) Special Branch
(c) Political Branch (d) None of these
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Q62. Alauddin Khalji did not build Q73. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Thief, Criminal and Police?
(a) Siri Fort (b) Tomb of Jalaluddin (a) (b)
(c) Hauz-i-Alai (d) Jamaat Khana Masjid
Q63. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
(a) Nanda (b) Maurya (c) Sunga (d) Kanva (c) (d)
Q64. Which of the following Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) is under development in India?
(a) Agni-I (b) Agni-II (c) Agni-IV (d) Agni-VI
Q74. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Man, Worker and Garden?
Q65. Who among the following was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games (a) (b)
held at Incheon, South Korea?
(c) Ning Zetao of China (d) None of these (c) (d)
Q66-70 In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question
mark.
Q66. East : Orient :: ?:?
(a) North : Polar (b) North : Tropic Q75. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Cousins and
(c) South : Capricorn (d) West : Occident Nephews?
(a) (b)
Q67. Ignominy : Disloyalty :: ?:?
(c) (d)
Q68. Loath : Coercion :: ?:?
(c) Irate : Antagonism (d) Reluctant : Persuasion
Q69. Trilogy : Novel :: ?:?
(c) Serial : Episode (d) Gun : Cartridge
Q76.
Q70. Wife : Marriage :: ?:?
(a) Bank : Money (b) Nationality : Citizenship
(c) Service : Qualification (d) Attendance : Register
Q 71-75. Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or
may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a), (b), (c) or (d). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the Q77.
diagrams.
Q71. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Doctors, Human Beings and
Married People?
(a) (b)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d) Q78.
Studious? (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) Q79.
(c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

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Q80. Q91-95. In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) three are similar in a
different from the rest.
Q91.
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q81-85. Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the Q92.
Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures.
Q93.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q94.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q83. Problem Figures: Answer Figures: Q95.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q96-100. Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and
Q84. Problem Figures: Answer Figures: 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the Answer Set. There is a
Q96.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q97.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q86-90. In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are Q98.
alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from
the rest.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q87. (a) Nimitz (b) Yamamoto (c) Nelson (d) Montgomery Q99.
Q88. (a) Blaze (b) Glint (c) Simmer (d) Shimmer
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q90. (a) Beaver (b) Alpaca (c) Walrus (d) Koala Q100.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Direction (18-19): In the following question, a sentence The data note that while Uttar Pradesh requires 3,621
has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four doctors for its PHCs, the backbone of health delivery, it
alternatives suggested, select the one, which best has only 1,344 doctors, showing a deficit of 2,277. Though
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. the sanctioned strength is 4,509, there are 3,165
vacancies.
Q18. He gave me spectacles. The State also has the worst infrastructure with 213
(a) Spectacle was given to me. centres without electricity supply, 270 without regular
AFCAT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2020 (Memory Based) (b) Spectacles were given to me by him. water supply and 459 without all-weather motorable
(c) I was offered spectacles. approach roads. The States that have poor infrastructure
Q1. Select the synonym of “Cajole” Directions (11-14): In these questions, four alternatives
(d) He had given me spectacles. based on the same parameters include Jammu and
(a) bash (b) bully are given for the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Q19. His sudden arrival surprised everyone. Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam and Uttarakhand.
(c) wheedle (d) decline
idiom/ phrase given in bold. (a) Everyone became surprised by his sudden arrival. In its reply, the Ministry noted that public health and
Q2. Select the synonym of “Baulk” (b) Everybody is surprised by his sudden arrival. hospitals being a State subject, all administrative and
Q11. At close quarters personnel matters, including recruitment of doctors at the
(a) accept (b) pursue (c) Everyone was surprised at his sudden arrival.
(a) From a very short distance PHCs, lie with the State governments. The shortage of
(c) eschew (d) increase (d) Everyone were surprised at his sudden arrival.
(b) To miss a big opportunity doctors in public health facilities varies from State to
Q3. Select the synonym of “Parochial” (c) To argue with someone Directions (20-22): In the following passage some of the State, depending on their policies and context.
(d) To fight over a trivial issue words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and
(a) conservative (b) tremendous Q23. Which state’s primary health centres (PHCs) have
choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the
(c) liberal (d) cosmopolitan Q12. Bring to book the worst patient-doctor ratio?
four alternatives.
(a) To gift a book to someone (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Uttar Pradesh
Q4. Select the synonym of “Jibe” (b) To keep an account of all the expenses In a recent ____20____, the Madras High Court ruled that (c) Odisha (d) Bihar
(a) sneer (b) flatter (c) To demand an explanation from courts should not be influenced by ____21____ that children Q24. Which among the following parameters is not used
(c) blarney (d) request (d) To read a book enthusiastically are likely to lie in cases of sexual abuse or that they are to rate the States that have poor infrastructure?
tutored by parents to make false statements in court. (a) Regular water supply (b) Electricity supply
Q5. Select the antonym of “Naive“ Q13. Blaze the trail While these observations are welcome, the attitude of the
(a) To erase the evidences (c) Medicine supply (d) All-weather motorable
(a) sophisticated (b) artless defence lawyer in this case was seriously _____22_______. roads
(c) credulous (d) callow (b) To start a movement
(c) To put something on fire Q20. In a recent ____20____, the Madras High Court ruled Q25. How many doctors do Uttar Pradesh’s primary
Q6. Select the antonym of “Sporadic” (d) To win a case in the court (a) report (b) promotion health centres have?
(a) random (b) erratic (c) judgement (d) notice (a) 1344 (b) 3621
Q14. Hit below the belt
(c) steady (d) uneven Q21. courts should not be influenced by ____21____ (c) 4509 (d) 2277
(a) To do something thoroughly
(b) To strike unfairly (a) misconceptions (b) facts Q26. Where is headquarter of International Civil Aviation
Q7. Select the antonym of “Dodge“
(c) To end up in an awkward situation (c) theories (d) notice Council is located?
(a) avoidance (b) clear (a) Montreal (b) Paris
(d) To let someone commit mistakes Q22. While these observations are welcome, the attitude
(c) evade (d) confront (c) New York (d) Washington D.C
Directions (15-17): In the following questions, out of the of the defence lawyer in this case was seriously
Q8. Select the antonym of “Enjoin” four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted ______22_________. Q27. How many players are there in Kabaddi team?
(a) direct (b) counsel (a) supplied (b) problematic (a) 7 (b) 5
for the given words/sentence.
(c) forbid (d) none of these (c) minute (d) edible (c) 12 (d) 10
Q15. To delay or prevent someone or something by
Direction (23-25): Read the passage carefully and Q28. With which among the following sports the “C.K
Q9. In the question, four words are given, out of which obstructing them
choose the best answer to each question out of the four Nayudu Trophy” is associated?
only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt (a) to perturb (b) to impede (a) Basketball (b) Cricket
alternatives.
word. (c) to irk (d) to faze (c) Hockey (d) Badminton
(a) Locuacious (b) Lokuacious Facing a shortfall of 2,277 doctors, Uttar Pradesh’s
Q16. A period of time during which a person that might Q29. Which among the following city of India hosted first
primary health centres (PHCs) have the worst patient-
(c) Locvacious (d) Loquacious have a disease is kept away from other people so that the Asian games held in India?
doctor ratio. With 942 of these centres working without
disease cannot spread (a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad
Q10. In the question, four words are given, out of which electricity, regular water supply or all-weather motorable
(a) solitude (b) seclusion (c) Kolkata (d) New Delhi
only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt approach roads, the State’s PHCs has the worst
(c) quarantine (d) desolate
infrastructure in the country. Q30. Under which Delhi sultanate ruler, the territorial
word.
Q17. A heavy blow or the sound of such a blow. The States that have shown poor PHC ratings include expansion was maximum in India?
(a) Impugn (b) Impagn
(a) lop (b) slop Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka and Bihar, show the (a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Balban
(c) Impegn (d) Impeign (c) flop (d) whop Rural Health Statistics, 2018, quoted by the Ministry. (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
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Q31. Which among the following is the 25th state of Q43. With which among the following sports the name of Q56. A can do a work in 10 days. A work for 4 days and B Q64. A man buys two article of Rs 560. He sells one at
India? “Yasin Merchant” is related? finished the remaining work in 9 days. Together they will 10% percent loss and other at 15 percent profit and had
(a) Goa (b) Mizoram (a) Wrestling (b) Snooker finish the work in how many days. no profit no loss. Find cost price of each article
(c) Nagaland (d) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Table Tennis (d) Polo (a) 12 (b) 6 (a) 280, 280 (b) 330, 230
(c) 8 (d) 10 (c) 336, 224 (d) None of the above
Q32. Who was the first sultan of Delhi to issue coins in Q44. Which latitude is also known as greater circle?
Delhi sultanate? (a) Tropic of Cancer (b) Tropic of Capricorn Q57. P & Q completes the work in 10 days, Q & R in 15
Q65. Divide Rs 6000 into two parts so that simple interest
(a) Iltutmish (b) Qutb al-Din Aibak (c) Equator (d) Arctic Circle days and R & S in 20 days. Find individual time taken by
on first part for 2 year at 6% p.a. may be equal the simple
(c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq them.
Q45. Who was the first cricketer to take hat trick in the interest on the second part for 3 year at 8% p.a.
(a) 12, 14, 72 (b) 120, 24, 100
Q33. With which among the following sports the term test cricket? 120 130 (a) 2500, 3500 (b) 4000, 2000
“half nelson” is associated? (a) Fred Spofforth (b) Bapu Nandikarni (c) 120, , 24 (d) 15, , 14
7 11 (c) 3000, 3000 (d) 2200, 3800
(a) Basketball (b) Polo (c) Sir Ian Botham (d) Wally Hammond
Q58. Two trains start from Pune to Goa towards each
(c) Wrestling (d) Rugby Q66. A cyclist starts at a speed of 8km/hr and second
Q46. With which among the following dance the name other at speed of 50 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively at
cyclist start after 2 hours at speed of 12 km/hr. Find how
Q34. Which among the following is the capital of Brunei? “Sanjukta Panigrahi” is related? same time. Find at what distance they will meet from
(a) Kathak (b) Kathakali Pune if the total distance between Pune and Goa is 600 much distance will the second cyclist travel before
(a) Manila (b) Hanoi
(c) Phnom Penh (d) Bandar Seri Begawan (c) Bharatnatyam (d) Odissi km. overtaking the first cyclist?
(a)
1000
km (b)
800
km (a) 48 km (b) 44 km
Q35. Which among the following gas is used in the soda? Q47. Which Gupta ruler was also known for playing 3 3
700 (c) 36 km (d) 51 km
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Nitrogen veena? (c) km (d) 340 km
3
(c) Hydrogen (d) Sulphur dioxide (a) Chandragupta-II (b) Samudragupta Q67. There are total five numbers. The average of first
(c) Kumaragupta (d) Skandagupta Q59. The length of Head of a fish is 12 cm. The length of four numbers is 26 and average of last four numbers is 25.
Q36. Who among the following is the author of “One 1
Tail is equal to Head’s length and 3 𝑟𝑑 of body length. Find Find the average of difference of first and last number.
Indian Girl”? Q48. Which among the following rivers fall in the Arabian
(a) Durjoy Dutta (b) Chetan Bhagat sea? the length of Body if length of Body= Length of Head + (a) 4 (b) 6
(c) Ravinder Singh (d) Amit Nangia (a) Narmada (b) Luni Length of Tail. (c) 2 (d) 2.5
(c) Mahanadi (d) Godavari (a) 24cm (b) 36cm
Q37. Who among the following has built the Sanchi (c) 25cm (d) 20cm Q68. India borrowed a loan from IMF at the rates of 6 per
Stupa? Q49. Bombay High famous for ________ cent for first five year, 8 per cent for next five year and 10
(a) Ashoka (b) Rudradaman (a) mining (b) petroleum Q60. Two bikes ride in opposite directions around a
per cent for beyond 5 years. If at the end of fifteen years
(c) Amoghavarsha (d) Krishnadevaraj (c) uranium reserve (d) gold circular track, starting at the same time from the same
the total amount paid was 144 billion U.S. dollars. Find the
point. Biker A rides at a speed of 16 km/hr and the biker B
Q38. Who among the following presided Haripura session Q50. Who was the last ruler of Mughal dynasty? amount borrowed in billion U.S dollars?
rides at a speed of 14 km/hr. If the track has a diameter of
of Indian National Congress in 1938? (a) Farrukhsiyar (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar (a) 48 (b) 58.75
30 km, after how much time (in hours) will the two bikers
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Akbar II (d) Shah Alam II (c) 75 (d) 65.45
meet?
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Rajendra Prasad Q51. With which among the following games “Durand (a) 3.14 hr (b) 12 hr Q69. The average of father and his twin son is 28. Find the
Q39. Which among the following the launch date of Cup” is associated? (c) 4.5 hr (d) 2.25 hr
age of father if the ratio of age of father and one son is 8:3.
“Apple Satellite”? (a) Football (b) Cricket
Q61. A person spend 20% on food, 20% of the remaining (a) 36 years (b) 37.5 years
(a) 19 May 1981 (b) 19 June 1983 (c) Lawn Tennis (d) Badminton
on charity and 20% of the remaining on house and left (c) 48 years (d) 40 years
(c) 19 June 1981 (d) 19 May 1983 Q52. Where is Indian Military Academy is located? with Rs 576. Find the original amount he had?
(a) Dehradun (b) Shimla (a) Rs.1100 (b) Rs.1125 Q70. A purchased a toy in Rs. 2400. He paid Rs. 1000 in
Q40. Which among the following is the southernmost
(c) Hyderabad (d) Gaya (c) Rs.1200 (d) Rs.1340 cash and remaining in two equal installments of Rs. 840
point of Indian territory?
each per month. Find out the rate of interest for each
(a) Kanyakumari (b) Indira Point Q53. Rangaswami Cup is associated with Q62. Two man rows boat at speed of 5 km/hr and 10
(c) Kalapani (d) Port Blair installment.
(a) Wrestling (b) Football km/hr toward each other and at a distance of 20 km. Find
(c) Hockey (d) Golf (a) 10% (b) 20%
Q41. Which among the following country is not the part of how far apart in km all they 1 minute before they collide.
(a) 250m (b) 120m (c) 25% (d) 12.5%
G-7 countries? Q54. Fundamental Rights of constitution is taken from
(a) Canada (b) Japan (c) 240m (d) 380m Q71. A man completes a certain journey by car. If he
which country?
(c) Germany (d) Russia (a) UK (b) USA Q63. A Man buys 4 Pizza and 3 burger for Rs 4500 and 4 covered 30% of the distance at the speed of 20 km/hr.
Q42. Which among the following is also known as silent (c) Australia (d) USSR pizza and 6 burger for Rs 6000 find how much should he 60% of the distance at 40 km/hr and the remaining
killer gas? pay to buy 1 pizza and 2 burger? distance at 10 km/hr. His average speed is
Q55. “Joule” is the unit of __________.
(a) Carbon Monoxide (b) Sulphur Dioxide (a) Rs.2300 (b) Rs.2200 (a) 35 (b) 22
(a) Power (b) Voltage
(c) Nitrogen Dioxide (d) Nitrous Oxide (c) Rs.1750 (d) Rs.2350 (c) 30 (d) 25
(c) Energy (d) Current
Q72. There are X pens in the shop. If person A buys 20% Q84. France: Paris :: Ghana: ? Q92. Which of the option will complete the given figure? Q95. Which of the following option is embedded in the
and person B buys 15% from the remaining and C buys (a) Maputo (b) Windhoek given figure?
10% of the remaining pens then he is left with 612 pens. Question Figure
(c) Accra (d) Kampala
Then how much pen was there initially?
(a) 1280 (b) 870 Q85. Find the odd-one out from
(c) 1000 (d) 930 (a) Colonel (b) Commodore
(c) Major (d) Brigadier
Q73. If length of a rectangle is increased by 15% and Answer Figures:
breadth is decreased by 10%. What will be impact on Answer Figures:
Q86. MJS: PLT :: NKW: ?
perimeter? (a) QMX (b) QNK
20
(a) 3
(b) 7.5 (c) WQM (d) QNM
(c) 12 (d) 6
Q87. Which of the following represents: Earth, Sun,
Q74. Seismology: Study of Earthquake :: Penology: ? Moon? (a) a (b) b
(a) Study of Pen (b) Study of Punishment of (a) (b)
(c) c (d) d
Crime (a) a (b) b
(c) Study of Stationery (d) Study of Exo-planets Q93. Which of the given option will complete the given (c) c (d) d
Q75. Coal: Thermal Energy :: Water: ? figure? Q96. In which of the following option Question Figure is
(c) (d) embedded?
(a) Hygro Energy (b) Water Energy
(c) Hematology (d) Hydro Energy Question Figure
Q76. One who collects coins: Numismatic :: One who

collects postage stamps: ?
Q88. Which of the following represents: Men, Indian,
(a) Philatelist (b) Bibliophile
Black hair?
(c) Canophilia (d) Astrogeology Answer Figures:
(a) (b) Answer Figures:
Q77. Energy: Joule:: Current: ?
(a) Ohm (b) Watt
(c) Kelvin (d) Ampere
(c) (d)
Q78. Engineer: Machine:: Doctor: ?
(a) Diseases (b) Hospital (a) a (b) b
(c) Patient (d) Nurse (c) c (d) d
(a) a (b) b
Q79. Find the odd-one out from Q89. OPEN : NEOP :: TAPE: ? Q94. Which of the given option will complete the given (c) c (d) d
(a) Khora (b) Khasi
(a) EPTA (b) PETA figure? Q97. Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror
(c) Garo (d) Mizo
(c) EPAT (d) PEAT image of the given figure, when the mirror is held on the
Q80. Which of the following does not belongs to North line AB?
America? Q90. Which of the following represents: warm blooded Question Figure:-
(a) Mexico (b) Cuba animals, cold blooded animals, mammals?
(c) Morocco (d) Honduras (a) (b)
Q81. Mallet: Polo :: Break out: ?

(a) Football (b) Hockey
(c) Cricket (d) Rugby Answer Figures:
(c) (d)
Answer Figures:
Q82. Vijay Hazare Trophy: Cricket :: Durand Cup: ?
(a) Football (b) Hockey
(c) Kho-Kho (d) Kabaddi
Q91. 6, 11, 21, 36, ?
Q83. USA: Dollar :: Chile: ?
(a) 51 (b) 41 (a) a (b) b
(a) Pound (b) Euro
(c) c (d) d (a) a (b) b
(c) Yuan (d) Peso (c) 56 (d) 46
(c) c (d) d
Q98. Which of the answer figures is exactly the mirror Answer Figures: S41. Ans.(d) S71. Ans.(d)
image of the Question Figure, when the mirror is held on
S42. Ans.(a) S72. Ans.(c)
the line AB?
Question Figure S43. Ans.(b) S73. Ans.(a)
S44. Ans.(c) S74. Ans.(b)
(a) a (b) b
S45. Ans.(a) S75. Ans.(d)
(c) c (d) d
S46. Ans.(d) S76. Ans.(a)
Q100. Which of the option will complete the given series?
Question Figure S47. Ans.(b) S77. Ans.(d)
Answer Figure
S48. Ans.(a) S78. Ans.(a)
S49. Ans.(b) S79. Ans.(a)
Answer Figures: S50. Ans.(b) S80. Ans.(c)
S51. Ans.(a) S81. Ans.(b)
(a) a (b) b
(c) c (d) d
S53. Ans.(c) S83. Ans.(d)
Q99 Which of the option will complete the given series?
Question Figure S54. Ans.(b) S84. Ans.(c)
(a) a (b) b
(c) c (d) d S55. Ans.(c) S85. Ans.(b)
S57. Ans.(c) S87. Ans.(a)
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c) S21. Ans.(a) S60. Ans.(a) S90. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(c) S22. Ans.(b) S61. Ans.(b) S91. Ans.(c)
S3. Ans.(a) S23. Ans.(b) S62. Ans.(a) S92. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(a) S24. Ans.(c) S63. Ans.(c) S93. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(a) S25. Ans.(a) S64. Ans.(c) S94. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(c) S26. Ans.(a) S65. Ans.(b) S95. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(d) S27. Ans.(c) S66. Ans.(a) S96. Ans.(a)
S8. Ans.(c) S28. Ans.(b) S67. Ans.(c) S97. Ans.(a)
S9. Ans.(d) S29. Ans.(d) S68. Ans.(d) S98. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(a) S30. Ans.(c) S69. Ans.(c) S99. Ans.(a)
S11. Ans.(a) S31. Ans.(a) S70. Ans.(a) S100. Ans.(b)
S13. Ans.(b) S33. Ans.(c)
S14. Ans.(b) S34. Ans.(d)
S18. Ans.(b) S38. Ans.(b)
S19. Ans.(c) S39. Ans.(c)
Q21. He visits the doctor off and on. Q31. Who won the golden boot of FIFA 2018?
(a) everyday (b) regularly (a) Harry Kane (b) Lionel Messi
(c) never at all (d) occasionally (c) Cristiano Ronaldo (d) Mohamed Salah
Q22. The robber took to his heels when the police Q32. Who is the first women defence minister of India?
(a) Sakuntala Devi (b) Nirmala Sitharaman
arrived.
(c) Jansi Rani (d) Meenatchi Sundaram
(a) opened fire (b) hid himself
AFCAT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2019 (Memory Based) (c) ran off (d) surrendered Q33. Which is the capital of Nigeria?
(a) Diko (b) Kakanya
Directions (1-7): Select the word which gives the nearest Q11. Dreary Q23. I hope it will not put you out if I am late. (c) Kuje (d) Abuja
meaning of the given word. (a) Sad (b) Gloomy (a) harm you (b) irritate you
(c) Happy (d) Bright Q34. Who was the founder of Satavahana dynasty?
(c) please you (d) worry out (a) Pushyamitra Sunga (b) Simuka
Q1. Ambiguous
(a) Vague (b) Clear Q12. Dubious Q24. Manoj was the real power behind the throne and (c) Vasudeva (d) Danti Durga
(c) Transparent (d) Confusion (a) Doubtful (b) Uncertain all politicians were aware of this. Q35. How many bouncers are allowed in an over in T20?
(c) Certain (d) Confusion (a) The person who had the real control and power (a) 2 (b) 1
Q2. Adept (c) 3 (d) 0
Q13. Emphatic (b) The acknowledged leader
(a) Brave (b) Clever (c) The person who controlled the monarch
(a) Expressive (b) Silent Q36. Who was the first Indian to win the All England
(c) Skilled (d) Bold (d) The person who controlled the queen
(c) Reserved (d) Hesitant badminton championship?
Q3. Brawl Q25. His friends let him down. (a) Prakash Padukone (b) Saina Nehwal
Q14. Hostile (c) Pullela Gopichand (d) Prakash Nath
(a) Loud fight (b) Soft conversation (a) Harmful (b) Dangerous (a) failed (b) comforted
(c) Small fight (d) Loud conversation (c) Useful (d) Friendly (c) succeeded (d) stood by Q37. Which state celebrates the Hornbill Festival?
(a) Assam (b) Sikkim
Q4. Bolster Q15. Oust Q26. I felt like a fish out of water among all those (c) Manipur (d) Nagaland
(a) Weaken (b) Loosening (a) Remove (b) Force out business tycoons.
Q38. Who was the First women speaker of Lok Sabha?
(c) Fortify (d) Gaining (c) Retain (d) Expel (a) troubled (b) stupid
(a) Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo
(c) uncomfortable (d) inferior (b) Violet Hari Alva
Q5. Coarse Directions (16-30): Select the meaning of the given
phrases/idioms. Q27. The accounts of the murder made her flesh creep. (c) Meira Kumar
(a) rough texture (b) sophisticated (d) Sumitra Mahajan
(a)Made her sad (b) surprised her
(c) inoffensive (d) refined Q16. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
(c) Made her cry bitterly (d) Fill her with horror Q39. Who was the founder of Swatantra party?
(a) Enjoy forever (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q6. Deference
(b) Have it both ways Q28. He is an interesting speaker but tends to go off at a (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Rajagopalachari
(a) Honest (b) Respect
(c) Run away from responsibility tangent.
(c) Faith (d) Loyal (a) change the subject immediately Q40. Which is the capital of Myanmar?
(d) Absolve yourself of guilt
(a) Kyetpyay (b) Nay Pyi taw
Q7. Dire (b) forget things in between
Q17. The rebels held out for about a month. (c) Pyinmana (d) Yangon
(a) Hopeless (b) Hopeful (c) go on at great length
(a) waited (b) retreated Q41. Who wrote Arthashastra?
(c) Bold (d) Brave (d) become boisterous
(c) bargained (d) resisted (a) Aryabhata (b) Chanakya
Q29. Women should be paid the same as men when they (c) Durdhara (d) Bindusara
Directions (8-15): Select the word which gives the Q18. The new economic policy is likely to run into rough
do the same job, for, surely what is sauce for the goose
opposite of the given word. weather. Q42.Which city is known as Cathedral city?
is sauce for the gander.
(a) create problems (b) encounter difficulties (a) Bhubaneswar (b) Jamshedpur
Q8. Courteous (a) What is thought suitable pay for a man should also be (c) Konark (d) Tanjore
(c) confuse matters (d)makes things difficult
(a) Soft (b) Rude for a woman
Q19. The old father brought home the moral of unity by Q43.Who was the first CM of Bengal state?
(c) Polite (d) Respect (b) Goose and the gender eat the same sauce
(a) Bidhan Chandra Roy (b) Prafulla Chandra Sen
asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks (c) Both goose and gander should be equally treated
Q9. Dismal (c) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (d) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
(a) emphasised (b) voiced (d) The principle of equal treatment should be
(a) Sad (b) Cheerful (c) declared (d) suggested implemented Q44.Where is the Gobi desert located in the world?
(c) Happy (d) Sorrow (a) Northern China (b) Southern Mongolia
Q20. Some people now wonder whether we just pay lip Q30. The party stalwarts have advised the President to (c) China (d) Both (a) and (b)
Q10. Contradict service or genuinely take it lying down for a while.
Q45.Which is the capital of Chile?
(a) Agree (b) Argue (a) Subscribe to democracy. (b) pay oral tribute (a) to be cautious (b) to be on the defensive (a) Santiago (b) San Antonio
(c) Misunderstanding (d) Conversation (c) attach no value (d) remain indifferent (c) to take rest (d) to show no reaction (c) Melipilla (d) Las Condes
Q46.What is the abbreviation of LCA? Q57. The average age of 7 member of Patel's family is 25 Q67. ‘bcd’ is coded as ‘def’ then ‘true’ is coded as Directions (76-86): Find the odd one out.
(a) Labor Condition Application year. The average age of the same family 3 year ago was (a) vtwg (b) tvwg
(b) Labor Condition Applicant (a) 21 year (b) 22 year Q76. Four words have been given of which three are alike
(c) Labor Criteria Application (c) gtwv (d) gwtv in some way and one is different.
(c) 25 year (d) none of these
(d) Labor Criteria Applicant Choose the odd one out.
Q58. Rahim covers a certain distance in 14 hrs 40 min. He Q68. ‘Hyderabad’ is coded as ‘Ixedszcze’ then ‘Chennai’ is
(a) Dollar (b) Peso
Q47.Who was the founder of Agra? covers one half of the distance by train at 60 km/hr. and coded as
(a) Sikandar Lodi (b) Ibrahim Lodi (c) Ounce (d) Euro
rest half by road at 50 km/hr. The distance travelled by
(c) Bahlul Lodi (d) Iltutmish (a) dgfmojz (b) dgfmozj
him is Q77. Find the odd number or letters from the given
(a) 960 km. (b) 720 km. (c) gfdmozj (d) gfdmojz alternatives.
Q48.Who wrote the book “Death of a City”?
(a) William Blake (b) Geoffrey Chaucer (c) 1000 km. (d) 800 km. (a) Swimming (b) Sailing
Q69. Apple is coded as 25563, Rung is coded as 7148.
(c) Mike Walsh (d) John Milton Q59. 6 men or 10 women can reap a field in 15 days, then (c) Diving (d)Driving
Then purple is coded as
Q49.To which sport does Geet Sethi is related? the number of days that 12 men and 5 women will take to Q78. Find the odd number or letters or word from the
(a) Carrom (b) Billiards reap the same field is? (a) 517563 (b) 517536
given alternative.
(c) Table Tennis (d) Chess (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 753651 (d) 753615
(a) 5720 (b) 6710
(c) 8 (d) 12
Q50.The Golden Threshold was written by whom? (c) 2640 (d) 4270
Q70. If TSEREVE and NOITACUDE stands for EVEREST
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) Sarojini Naidu Q60. 314 weavers weave 6594 shawls in 1/6 hours. What
(c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is the number of shawls weaved per hour by an average and EDUCATION, how will you code REDFORT Q79. Find the odd number or letters from the given
weaver? (a) RECFORT (b) TEDFNRD alternatives.
Q51. The distance between two stations A and B is 220
km. A train leaves A toward B at an (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) TROFDER (d) RECFNRT (a) PQXZ (b) CQBN
average speed of 80 km/hr. after half an hour another (c) 102 (d) 126 (c) ABDF (d) PRMN
train leaves B toward A at an average speed at 100 km/hr. Q61. If a person sells a wooden furniture at 8% profit Q71. Which code should be replaced in the question
Q80. Pick the odd man out: 154, 235, 352, 460, 324
The distance of the point of two train meet, from A is against 8% loss, then he could had earned Rs12 more. mark? MILD: NKOH: GATE:? (a) 234 (b) 324
(a) 120 km. (b) 130 km. What is the cost price of furniture? (a) IBVC (b)HCWI (c) 154 (d) 460
(c) 140 km. (d) 150 km.
(a) 72 (b) 70
(c) KDXK (d) ICWA Q81. Find the odd number or letters or word from the
Q52. X and Y are two stations 500 km apart. A train starts (c) 80 (d) 75
from X and moves toward Y at 20 km/hr another train given alternatives.
Q62. Calculate the amount of water which should be Q72. In a code language, SOLID is written as
starts from Y at the same times and moves toward X at 30 (a) Corn (b) Wheat
added to 80% solution of Sulphuric acid to make it a 50% WPSLPIMFHA. What does the code-word ATEXXQIBVO
km/hr. How far from X will they cross each other? (c) Cotton (d) Jowar
solution? refer to?
(a) 200 km. (b) 30 km.
(c) 120 km. (d) 40 km. (a) 60cc (b) 80cc Q82. Choose the number which is different from others in
(c) 75cc (d) 70cc (a) WATER (b)WAGER
the group.
Q53. In what time will the simple interest on Rs 400 at (c) EAGER (d)WAFER
Q63. Two trains A and B travel from points X to Y and the (a) 72: 12 (b) 48: 24
10% per annum be the same as the simple interest on Rs
1000 for 4 year at 4 % per annum? ratio of the speeds of A to that of B is 2: 7. Find the ratio of (c) 120: 74 (d) 96: 84
Q73. If in a certain language, TRIANGLE is coded as
(a) 2 years (b) 3 years time taken by A and B to reach From X to Y.
SQHZMFKD, which word would be coded as DWZLOKD? Q83. Choose the number which is different from others.
(c) 4 years (d) 6 years (a) 2: 5 (b) 3: 5
(c) 3: 8 (d) 7: 2 (a) EXAMPLE (b) FIGMENT (a) 7: 343 (b) 9: 243
Q54. At what rate percent per annum will a sum of money (c) 8: 512 (d) 6: 216
double in 8 year? Q64. Total number of students in a class is 95. If the total (c) DISMENT (d)DISJOIN
(a) 12% (b) 12.5% number of girls in the class is 45, then the ratio of total Q84. Choose the number which is different from others in
Q74. If in a certain code, COVET is written as FRYHW, the group
(c) 13% (d) 13.5% number of boys to total number of girls is
(a) 9:10 (b) 11:9 which word would be written as (a) 263 (b) 383
Q55. A and B are 20 km apart. A can walk at an average
(c) 10:9 (d) 9:11 SHDUO? (c) 242 (d) 551
speed of 4 km/hr and B at 6 km/hr. If they start walking
towards each other at 7:00 am, when they will meet? Q65. The ratio of money with Ram and Gopal is 7: 17 and (a) QUAKE (b) REPAY Q85. Choose the number which is different from others in
(a) 8:00 am (b) 8:30 am that with Gopal and Krishan is 7: 17. If Ram has Rs. 490, (c) STINK (d) PEARL the group
(c) 9:00 am (d) 10:00 am Krishan has? (a) 6788 (b) 6878
Q56. A plane flies along the four sides of a square field at (a) Rs. 2890 (b) Rs. 2330 Q75. If in a certain language, GRASP is coded as BMVNK, (c) 6482 (d) 9848
a speed of 200, 400, 600 and 800 km/hr. Then find the (c) Rs. 1190 (d) Rs. 2680 which word would be coded as CRANE?
average speed of plane around the square field. Q86. Choose the odd pair of words
Q66. ‘ZYXW’ as coded as ‘ABCD’ then ‘STUV’ is coded as (a) FUDQH (b)HWFSJ
(a) 394 (b) 400 (a) Aphid - Paper (b) Termite - Wood
(a) HGFE (b) GFEH
(c) 414 (d) 384 (c) GVERI (d)GMVIZ (c) Moth - Wool (d) Locust - Plant
(c) HEFG (d) GEFH
Directions (87-95): The following question consists of Q90. Q94. (a) 1 (b) 3
some PROBLEM FIGUREs followed by other figures PROBLEM FIGURE PROBLEM FIGURE (c) 2 (d) 4
marked 1, 2, 3, and 4 called the ANSWER FIGUREs. Find Directions (96-100): Answer the verbal analogy
out the correct ANSWER FIGURE that should come next questions.
in the sequence of PROBLEM FIGUREs. Q96. Author is related to Book as Choreographer is
ANSWER FIGURE ANSWER FIGURE
related to
Q87.
(a) Drama (b) Ballet
PROBLEM FIGURE (c) Masque (d)Opera
Q97. Glutton is related to Eat as Garrulous is related to
(a) 2 (b) 1 (a) 1 (b) 2 (a) Walk (b) Talk
(c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 4 (d) 3 (c) Laugh (d) Travel
ANSWER FIGURE Q91. Q95. Q98. Vitro is related to Glass as Ligno is related to
PROBLEM FIGURE PROBLEM FIGURE (a)Marble (b) Rock
(c) Wood (d)Metal
Q99. Jade is related to Green as Garnet is related to
(a) red (b) blue
(a) 1 (b) 2 ANSWER FIGURE ANSWER FIGURE (c) Orange (d) yellow
(c) 3 (d) 4
Q100. Estonia is related to Ruble as Chile is related to
Q88. (a) Peso (b) Rupee
PROBLEM FIGURE (c) Peseta (d)Dinar
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 3
Q92. Solutions
PROBLEM FIGURE
ANSWER FIGURE S1. Ans.(a) S21. Ans.(d)
ANSWER FIGURE S4. Ans.(c) S24. Ans.(a)
(a) 4 (b) 2 S6. Ans.(b) S26. Ans.(c)
(c) 3 (d) 1 S7. Ans.(a) S27. Ans.(d)
Q89. (a) 3 (b) 2
PROBLEM FIGURE (c) 1 (d) 4
Q93.
PROBLEM FIGURE S11. Ans.(d) S31. Ans.(a)
S13. Ans.(d) S33. Ans.(d)
ANSWER FIGURE S14. Ans.(d) S34. Ans.(b)
ANSWER FIGURE S15. Ans.(c) S35. Ans.(b)
(a) 4 (b) 1 S19. Ans.(a) S39. Ans.(d)
(c) 3 (d) 2 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 3
AFCAT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2018 (Memory Based)
S48. Ans.(c) S78. Ans.(d) Directions (1-3): Out of the four alternatives, choose the Q9. Hardly had I stepped (A) /out of my house when (B)
one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. /I saw them coming towards my house. (C) /No error(D)
(a) A (b) B
S50. Ans.(b) S80. Ans.(b) Q1. POLTROON
(c) C (d) D
S51. Ans.(a) S81. Ans.(c) (a) Pusillanimous (b) Gallant
S52. Ans.(a) S82. Ans.(c) (c) Gutsy (d) Wearied Q10. The last Mughal emperor was (A) /send into exile
S53. Ans.(c) S83. Ans.(b) (B) /by the British. (C) / No error (D).
Q2. ROSTRUM
S54. Ans.(b) S84. Ans.(b) (a) A (b) B
(a) Guardian (b) Podium
(c) C (d) D
S55. Ans.(c) S85. Ans.(c) (c) Device (d) Scheme
S56. Ans.(d) S86. Ans.(a) Directions (11-13): Read the passage carefully and
Q3. PROROGUE
S57. Ans.(b) S87. Ans.(c) choose the best answer to each question out of the four
(a) Adjourn (b) Convene
S58. Ans.(d) S88. Ans.(d) alternatives.
(c) Rally (d) Continue
S59. Ans.(b) S89. Ans.(b) In the world have we made health an end in itself? We
Directions (4-6): In the following questions, choose the
S60. Ans.(d) S90. Ans.(d) have forgotten that health is really a means to enable a
word opposite in meaning to the given word.
S61. Ans.(d) S91. Ans.(d) person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern
S62. Ans.(a) S92. Ans.(c) Q4. LUCRE medicine is concerned with promotion of good health.
S63. Ans.(d) S93. Ans.(c) (a) Debt (b) Elegance Many patients as well as many physicians pay very little
(c) Outlaw (d) Sissy attention to health; but very much attention to health
S65. Ans.(a) S95. Ans.(a) Q5. RABBLE makes some people imagine that they are ill. Our great
S66. Ans.(a) S96. Ans.(b) (a) Rag (b) Nobility concern with health is shown by the medical columns in
(c) Scanty (d) Sanction newspaper, the health articles in popular magazines and
the popularity of the Television programme and all those
S68. Ans.(b) S98. Ans.(c) Q6. COTERIE books on medicine we talk about health all the time. Yet
S69. Ans.(a) S99. Ans.(a) (a) Loner (b) Socialize for the most only result is more people with imaginary
S70. Ans.(c) S100. Ans.(a) (c) Elite (d) Indecent illnesses. The healthy man should not be wasting any time
Directions (7-10): In the following question, some part talking about health, he should be using health for work,
of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the work he does and the work that good health makes
the sentence has an error and select the appropriate possible.
option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error'.
Q11. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with:
Q7. It was being hard to believe (A) /that my brother (a) promotion of good health
could be (B) /involved in anything so sinister. (C) /No (b) people suffering from imaginary illnesses
error(D) (c) people suffering from real illnesses
(a) A (b) C (d) increased efficiency in work
(c) C (d) D
Q12. A healthy man should be concerned with:
Q8. The average age at which (A) /people die of heart (a) his work which good health makes possible
diseases (B) /are decreasing. (C) /No error (D) (b) looking after his health
(a) A (b) B (c) his health which makes work possible
(c) C (d) D (d) talking about health
Q13. Our great concern with health is shown by? Directions (21-25): In the following questions, sentences Q33. Who was awarded first Bharat Ratana? Q45. Which country organized Asian games maximum
(a) free medicine distribution in hospitals are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate (a) M. Visvesvaraya (b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan number of times?
(b) free education to medical students word(s) . Four alternatives are suggested for each (c) Govind Ballabh Pant (d) Rajendra Prasad (a) Japan (b) China
(c) taking yoga classes question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as (c) Thailand (d) India
(d) the health articles in popular magazines your answer. Q34. The first Modern Olympic held where and which
city? Q46. Agra city was founded by –
Directions (14-17): In the following questions four Q21. Grandmother has a good memory; she can
(a) France (b) Britain (a) Sikandar Lodhi (b) Babar
alternatives are given for idioms/phrases in now Choose remember things which __________many years ago.
(c) Cuba (d) Greece (c) Akbar (d) Shah Jahan
the one that best expresses the meaning of the given (a) had happened (b) have happened
idiom/phrase. (c) happened (d) happens to be Q35. Oldest Mountain range in India? Q47. The visible part of the sun is called —
Q14. Brain sauce Q22. I _________ her among the crowd just now. (a) Himalaya (b) Aravali (a) Chromosphere (b) Photosphere
(a) Foolish (b) Wisdom (a) have glimpsed (b) had glimpsed (c) Satpura (d) Nilgiri (c) Corona (d) Core
(c) Mentally ill (d) Head full of thoughts (c) have been glimpsing (d) glimpsed Q36. Number of Players in Basket Ball? Q48. Ozone layer located in which layer –
Q15. Lynch law Q23. Lost time is __________ again, and what we call time (a) 11 (b) 9 (a) Stratosphere (b) Troposphere
(a) Law imposed by the government enough always proves little enough. (c) 7 (d) 5 (c) Mesosphere (d) Exosphere
(b) Law of the mob (a) found never (b) find never
Q37. Shuddhi Movement was run by? Q49. Who is the chairman of the constitution drafting
(c) A law that is supposed to be useless (c) never found (d) never been found
(a) Arya Samaj (b) Brahmo Samaj committee—
(d) A rule that no one follows
Q24. To such a degree _________ that people rebuked him. (c) Prarthana Samaj (d) None of these (a) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Q16. Globetrotters (a) he made a noise (b) did he make a noise
Q38. ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Center is located at (b) N. Gopalaswami
(a) Travelers around the world (c) he had made a noise (d) did he make noise
which place? (c) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Sick people in hospital
Q25. I'm going to adopt her as_________ as Julie and I get (d) K. M Munshi
(c) The people living in asylum (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Telangana
married.
(d) World champions (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha Q50. UN was established on?
(a) sooner (b) quickly
Q17. Dole out (c) earlier (d) soon Q39. The Author of the book "The Golden Threshold"? (a) 1944 (b) 1945
(a) Allocate (b) Be effective (a) R. K Narayan (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) 1942 (d) 1946
Q26. In 4 x 100 m race, which nation holds the record?
(c) Turn up (d) Mismanage (c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) Arundhati Roy
(a) Nigeria (b) USA Q51. Car A is travelling at 60 kmph towards northwest
Directions (18-20): In the following passage some of the (c) Kenya (d) Jamaica Q40. The founder of Stavahana Dynasty? creating an angle 42° to north and Car B is travelling
words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and towards South West at 80 kmph creating an angle 48°
Q27. Which Continent has the largest coastline? (a) Satakarni (b) Simuka
select the correct answer for the given blank out of the degree to South. Both are started from same point. Find
(a) Asia (b) North America (c) Pulumavi (d) Kanha
four alternatives. distance between A and B after one hour?
(c) South America (d) Africa
Q41. Who is the Father of the Indian Space Program? (a) 1001cm (b) 120km
Some scholars, while exploring the forests of America,
Q28. Which game is Geet Sethi associated with? (a) Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
discovered some buildings that were in ruins. These (c) 150km (d) 90km
(a) Squash (b) Table Tennis (b) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
buildings were (18) _________ ruined by encroaching forest.
(c) Billiards (d) Golf (c) Homi Jehangir Bhabha Q52. Average age of n students who promoted in class
They were remnants of a (19) __________ civilization. The
Q29. In which state of India "Than Ta Dance" is related? (d) Satyendra Nath Bose VIII is Y years. Three more students included in class
scholars got interested. They excavated more and
discovered (20) ________ their utmost surprise the remains (a) Meghalaya (b) Manipur whose ages are Y-1, Y-2 and Y+3 years. Find their average
Q42. Uber cup is related to which sport? age when they promoted in class Xth.
of a flourishing civilization-the Mayas as they named it. (c) Assam (d) Sikkim
(a) Cricket (b) Badminton (a) Y (b) Y³
Q18. Q30. When our Constitution was adopted? (c) Football (d) Tennis (c) Y+2 (d) Y+5
(a) reasonably (b) surely (a) 26 November 1949 (b) 26 January 1949
(c) apparently (d) perfectly (c) 26 January 1950 (d) 26 November 1950 Q43. Who is the youngest grandmaster in India? Q53. Difference between two stations X and Y is 500 km
(a) Parimarjan Negi (b) D. Gukesh one train starting from X move toward Y with 20 km/h
Q19. Q31. The Hardest substance on the Earth?
(c) Krishnan Sasikiran (d) Surya Shekhar and another train move toward X from Y with the speed
(a) great (b) invisible (a) Iron (b) Silver
(c) static (d) ordinary (c) Diamond (d) Lead Q44. From which country India bought C-17 transport 30km/h. What is the distance of the point where both
aircraft? train cross each other from point X.
Q20. Q32. The language of Ashoka's Inscription?
(a) Iran (b) France (a) 400km (b) 200km
(a) at (b) for (a) Sanskrit (b) Tamil
(c) USA (d) Germany (c) 300km (d) 100km
(c) by (d) to (c) Prakrit (d) Parthian
Q54. The average monthly rainfall is 2. 7inch, the average Q62. 60% of the cost price of an article is equal to 50% of Q72. In the following figure, rectangle represents Q80. Which one of the following diagram represents the
of first 7 months rainfall is 1. 1 less than the average of its selling price. Then the percentage of profit or loss on Opticians, circle represents Art critics, triangle represents correct relationship among
the cost price is- Professor, Male and Female.
yearly rainfall and rainfall of other four months is 20. 3 2
Riders and square represents Boxes. Which set of letters (a) (b)
what is the average rainfall of the last month? (a) 20% loss (b) 16 % profit represents Art critics who are not Riders?
3
(a) 0. 9 (b) 10 (c) 20% profit (d) 10% loss
(c) 2. 1 (d) 13 (c) (d)
Q63. There are in all, 10 balls; some of them are red and
the others white. The average cost of all balls is Rs. 28. If
Q55. X, Y and Z have some monkey in the ratio 4:3:8. If 2 the average cost of red balls is Rs. 25 and that of white
monkey run away from X and 4 monkey run away Z than balls is Rs. 30, the number of white balls is: Q81. A's birthday is on Friday 30th June. Find the day of
the ratio become 3:3:8 how many monkey they initially (a) 3 (b) 5 the week on which B's birthday in the same year if B was
(c) 6 (d) 7 born 15th November ?
had?
(a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday
(a) 10 (b) 20 Q64. Either 8 men or 17 women can paint a house in 33 (c) Monday (d) Sunday
(c) 40 (d) 30 days. The number of days required to paint three such (a) BLFP (b) U
Q82. A piece of paper is folded and cut. From the figures
houses by 12 men and 24 women working at the same (c) CHDG (d) EDGJ given, indicate how it will appear when opened
Q56. A is 5 times efficient as of B. A completes a piece of rate is:
work in 60 days less than B, how many time will they take (a) 44 (b) 43 Directions (73-74): In the following question, select the
individually? (c) 34 (d) 66 related word pair from the given alternatives.
(a) 15 days,75 days (b) 13 days, 65 days Q65. The difference between simple and compound Q73. School : Education ∷ ? : ? (a) (b)
(c) 15 days, 60 days (d) 17 days, 85 days interest on a sum of money at 5% p. a. for 2 years. is Rs.
(a) Scalpel : Teacher (b) Hospital : Treatment
100. The sum of money must be.
Q57. A man bought watch and pen-drive at 1564 each. (c) Teacher : School (d) Class : College (c) (d)
(a) Rs. 35, 000 (b) Rs. 41, 000
And one sold for 23% profit and other sold for 23% loss. (c) Rs. 40, 000 (d) Rs. 45, 000
What is overall profit or loss? Q74. 5:125::7:?
Q66. If √2 = 1. 4142, find the value of (a) 343 (b) 512
(a) 0% (b) 23% 1 1 Q83. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the
(c) 46% (d) 0% 2√2 + √2 + 2+√2 + (c) 243 (d) 729 following question figure?
√2−2
(a) 1. 4144 (b) 2. 8284
Q58. A and B earn in the ratio 2:1. They spend in the ratio (c) 28284 (d) 2. 4142 Directions (75-76): In the following question, select the
5:3 and save in the ratio 4:1. If the total monthly savings one which is different from the other three responses.
Q67. An alloy contains copper, zinc and nickel in the ratio
of both A and B are Rs. 5000, the monthly income of B is- of 5: 3: 2. The quantity of nickel in kg that must be added Q75. (a) (b)
(a) Rs. 7,000 (b) Rs. 14,000 to 100 kg of this alloy to have the new ratio 5: 3: 3 is (a) Daring : Timid (b) Beautiful : Pretty
(c) Rs. 5,000 (d) Rs. 10,000 (a) 8 (b) 10
(c) Clear : Vague (d) Youth : Adult
(c) 12 (d) 15 (c) (d)
Q59. 240 men can finish a work in 20 days working 5
Q68. The ratio of the ages of Ram and Rahim 10 years ago Q76.
hours a day. To finish the work within 10 days working 8
was 1: 3. The ratio of their ages five years hence will be 2: (a) Fish : Shoal (b) Cow: Herd
hours a day, the minimum number of men required is- Q84. Which one of the following diagram represents the
3. Then the ratio of their present ages is (c) Sheep : Flock (d) Man : Mob
(a) 310 (b) 300 (a) 1: 2 (b) 3: 5 correct relationship among
(c) 315 (d) 312 (c) 3: 4 (d) 2: 5 Directions (77-79): For the following questions Find the Pink, Blue and Fruit.
(a) (b)
Q60. While selling, a businessman allows 40% discount Directions (69-71): In each of the following questions, odd word / letter I number from the given alternative.
on the marked price and there is a loss of 30%. If it is sold select the related letter/word/ figure/ number from the
Q77. (c) (d)
given alternatives.
at the marked price, profit per cent will be — (a) Rival (b) Opponent
(a) 10% (b) 20% Q69. Microphone : Loud :: Microscope : ?
(c) Foe (d) AllY
(c) 16. 68% (d) 16. 25% (a) Elongate (b) Investigate
(c) Magnify (d) Examine Q85. Which one of the following diagram represents the
Q78. correct relationship among
Q61. The average salary of all the staff in an office of a
Q70. Sound : Medium : : Light : ? (a) POCG (b) KLIZ Brain, Cerebrum, Liver and Human body.
corporate house is Rs. 5,000. The average salary of the (a) Air (b) Vacuum (a) (b)
(c) BUDX (d) FQMV
officers is Rs. 14,000 and that of the rest is Rs. 4,000. If the (c) Water (d) Glass
total number of staff is 500, the number of officers is— Q79.
Q71. Democracy : India : : Communism : ? (c) (d)
(a) 10 (b) 15 (a) France (b) China (a) Farmer (b) Blacksmith
(c) 25 (d) 50 (c) Britain (d) America (c) Cobbler (d) Helper
Q86. Which figure completes the statement? (a) (b) Q95. Question Figures: Conclusions:
I. All shirts are kurta
II. Some kurta are skirts.
(c) (d)
Answer Figures: Q98. Statements:
All September are October.
Q90. Which answer figure will complete the question No October is November.
figure'? No November is December.
(a) (b)
Conclusions:
Q96. Question Figures: I. Some September are not Novembers
(c) (d) II. No October is December.
(a) (b)
Answer Figures: Directions (99-100): In each of the following questions,
you are given a figure M followed by four alternative
Q87. Look at the patterns in the squares and understand (c) (d) figures (1) , (2) , (3) and (4) such that figure (X) is
their relationship to one another so as to fill in the square embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure
with missing symbols. which contains fig. a9 as its part.
Directions (91-93): Complete the series of figures, by Directions (97-98): In each question below are given
some statements followed by two conclusions numbered I Q99. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure
selecting correct answer figure, from the given responses.
and II. You have to take the given statements to be true (X) as its part.
Q91. Question Figures:
even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known
facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the
Answer Figures: given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. (a) 1 (b) 2
Give answer (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(a) (b)
(b) If only conclusion II follows. Q100. Find out the alternative figure which contains
Q92. Question Figures: (c) If either conclusion I or II follows. figure (X) as its part.
(c) (d) (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Q97. Statements:
Answer Figures:
All shirts are skirts. (a) 1 (b) 2
Q88. Replace '?' by the appropriate figure from the given No skirt is top. (c) 3 (d) 4
options. All tops are kurta.
Q93. Question Figures:

Solutions
(a) (b)
Answer Figures: S2. Ans.(b) S17. Ans.(a)
(c) (d) S3. Ans.(a) S18. Ans.(c)
Q89. Which answer figure will complete the question S7. Ans.(a) S22. Ans.(d)
figure? Q94. Question Figures:
S9. Ans.(d) S24. Ans.(b)
Answer Figures: S11. Ans.(a) S26. Ans.(d)
S34. Ans.(d) S69. Ans.(c)
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S74. Ans.(a)
meaning to the given word:
S40. Ans.(b) S75. Ans.(b) Q11.
S41. Ans.(a) S76. Ans.(d) Q1. Ameliorate (a) Varmillion (b) Vermillionn
S42. Ans.(b) (a) Improve (b) Disapprove (c) Varmilion (d) Vermilion
S77. Ans.(d)
(c) Appreciate (d) Discourage
S43. Ans.(b) S78. Ans.(d) Q12.
S44. Ans.(c) S79. Ans.(d) Q2. Haggle (a) Scraptorium (b) Scriptorium
S45. Ans.(c) (a) Struggle (b) Bargain (c) Screptorium (d) Scriptoreum
S80. Ans.(a)
(c) Advise (d) Acknowledge
S46. Ans.(a) S81. Ans.(b) Q13.
S47. Ans.(c) S82. Ans.(c) Q3. Morose
(a) Thisaurus (b) Thaesaurus
S48. Ans.(a) (a) Ill-tampered (b) Well-behaved
S83. Ans.(c) (c) Thesaurus (d) Thesaeurus
(c) Kind-hearted (d) Cunning
Q4. Taciturn Q14.
(a) Talkative (b) Uncommunicative (a) Ultterior (b) Ultereor
(c) Clever (d) Bad-tampered (c) Ultarior (d) Ulterior
S53. Ans.(b) S88. Ans.(c) Q5. Cajole Q15.
S54. Ans.(a) (a) Deceive (b) Kind (a) Reconnaissence (b) Reconnaisance
S89. Ans.(c)
(c) Suspect (d) Humor (c) Reconnaissance (d) Reconaissance
S56. Ans.(a) S91. Ans.(c) Directions (6-10): Choose the most appropriate option Directions (16-20): Read the following passage and
S57. Ans.(d) that explains the correct meaning of the following idioms: answer the following questions:
S92. Ans.(d)
S58. Ans.(a) S93. Ans.(c) Q6. A man of straw The most important reason for this state of affairs is that
S59. Ans.(b) S94. Ans.(a) (a) A man with no means India was the only country in the world to truly recognise
S60. Ans.(c) (b) A generous man the achievements of the Soviet Union-rather than merely
S95. Ans.(d)
(c) A man of character
S61. Ans.(d) S96. Ans.(d) focus on the debilitating faults that Communism brought
(d) A man of no knowledge
S62. Ans.(c) S97. Ans.(d) to its people. The people of India realized that the
S63. Ans.(c) Q7. To catch a tartar achievement of one hundred per cent literacy in a country
S98. Ans.(a)
(a) To catch a dangerous person much, much larger than its own and with similarly
S64. Ans.(c) S99. Ans.(d) (b) To meet with disaster complicated ethnic and religious groupings, the rapid
S65. Ans.(c) S100. Ans.(b) (c) To make a deal industrialization of a nation that was a primarily agrarian
(d) To hurry up society when the Bolshevik revolution took place in 1917,
Q8. To have an axe to grind the attendant revolutionary steps in science and
(a) To have a strong personal opinion technology, the accessibility of health care (primeval
(b) To fail to arouse interest according to Western standards, perhaps, but not
(c) To have no result according to Indian ones) to the general population, and
(d) To work for both sides despite prohibition of the government of the time the vast
Q9. To play second fiddle outpourings in literature, music, art, etc. are momentous
(a) To be happy, cheerful and healthy and remarkable feats in any country. In contrast, all that
(b) To reduce importance of one's senior the West focused on were the massive human rights
(c) To support the role and view of another person violations by the Soviet State on its people, the deliberate
(d) To do back seat driving uprooting and mass migrations of ethnic peoples from
one part of the country to another in the name of
Q10. To go to the wall
(a) To be ruined (b) To be idle industrialization, the end of religion. In short, all the tools
(c) To be in grave trouble (d) To go for a holiday of information were employed to condemn the ideology of
Communism, so much at variance with capitalist thinking.
The difference with the Indian perception, I think here is, Q22. Flagitious Q35. Which is the deepest trench in the world? Q48. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016?
that while the Indians reacted as negatively to what the (a) Innocent (b) Clever (a) Tonga Trench (b) Mariana Trench (a) Juan Manuel Santos
Soviet governments did to its people in the name of good (c) Ignorant (d) Frivolous (c) Romanche Trench (d) Kermadec Trench (b) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
governance (witness the imprisonment of Boris Pasternak (c) Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
Q23. Gregarious Q36. Who was the first cricket player to be declared out
and the formation of an international committee to put (a) Antisocial (b) Glorious (d) Malala Yousafzai
pressure for his release with Jawaharlal Nehru at its in a test cricket match by third umpire?
(c) Horrendous (d) Similar
head), they took the pain notto condemn the people of (a) Rahul Dravid (b) Saurabh Ganguly Q49. On which river the Baglihar Dam is built?
that broad country in black and white terms; they Q24. Hirsute (c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) VVS Laxman (a) Brahmaputra (b) Ganga
understood that mingled in the shades of grey were grains (a) Scaly (b) Bald
Q37. Who was the first NSA of India? (c) Chenab (d) Godavari
of uniqueness (The Russians have never failed that (c) Erudite (d) Quiet
characteristic in themselves; they have twice (a) Brajesh Mishra (b) J N Dixit Q50. The first meeting of Indian National Congress was
Q25. Urbane
experimented with completely different ideologies, (a) Illiterate (b) Backward (c) M. K. Narayanan (d) Shivshankar Menon held at which place?
Communism and Capitalism both in the space of a (c) Discourteous (d) Orthodox (a) Bombay (b) Delhi
Q38. Satyajit Ray was a
century). (c) Nagpur (d) Ahmedabad
Directions (26-50): Choose the most appropriate option. (a) Politician (b) Dancer
Q16. Which of the following statements is correct (c) Filmmaker (d) Tabla player Q51. A man whose speed is 4.5 kmph in still water rows
Q26. Where is Lothal, a prominent city of the ancient
according to the passage?
Indus Valley Civilization, located in? Q39. Mandal Commission was established by which of the to a certain upstream point and back to the starting point
(a) India focused on the weak faults of Russian policies (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan following Prime Ministers of India? in a river which flows at 1.5 kmph, find his average speed
and system. (c) Punjab (d) Madhya Pradesh (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Morarji Desai for the total journey?
(b) India seriously commended the achievement of
Q27. Which of the following films won Oscar in the best (c) Rajiv Gandhi (d) VP Singh (a) 8 kmph (b) 4 kmph
Russia, i.e., 100% per cent literacy and rapid
film category in 2017? (c) 2 kmph (d) 10 kmph
industrialization. (a) Moonlight (b) Captain Fantastic Q40. Which Cuban athlete is called 'horse'?
(c) The process of industrialization had already started (c) Loving (d) Nocturnal Animals (a) Dayron Robles (b) Ivan Garcia Q52. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school
when Russian revolution took place in 1917. (c) Alberto Juantorena (d) Hector Herrera is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 30% of the girls are
Q28. Which navy ship was decommissioned in 2017?
(d) The literature, art and music received a setback scholarship holders, the percentage of the students who
(a) INS Tarangini (b) INSV Mhadei Q41. Michael Ferreira is related to which sports?
during the communist regime in Russia. (c) INS Viraat (d) INS Tir are not scholarship holders is:
(a) Car racing (b) Badminton
(a) 80 (b) 72
Q17. The West did not pay heed to: Q29. Which of the following places was chosen by (c) Hockey (d) Billiards
(c) 58 (d) 76
(a) Rapid growth of nuclear weapons in Russia Gandhiji to start his first Satyagrah? Q42. Where is headquarter of World Health Organization
(b) Massive human rights violation by the Soviet state on (a) Ahmedabad (b) Champaran Q53. A is thrice as efficient as workman as B and
(WHO) located?
its people (c) Gaya (d) Porbandar therefore is able to finish a job in 40 days less than B to
(a) Hague (b) Washington
(c) Planned uprooting and mass migration of ethnic Q30. Who won the Nobel Prize for the novel "Old Man and complete a work. Working together, they can do it in:
(c) Geneva (d) Beijing
people in the name of industrialization. the Sea"? (a) 15 days (b) 18 days
(d) Both b and c (a) Alice Munro (b) Mo Yan Q43. Who was named ICC cricketer of the year 2016? (c) 24 days (d) 12 days
(c) Bob Dylan (d) Ernest Hemingway (a) Virat Kohli (b) Ravichandran Ashwin
Q18. India's perception towards USSR was always (c) Steve Smith (d) Mitchell Johnson Q54. A train moving at a cover a rate of 90 kmph. Crosses
(a) Negative (b) Counter-reactionary Q31. What was the old name of Myanmar?
a tunnel in 36 seconds. and other train which is 100
(a) Burma (b) Newar Q44. Which of the following states won Vijay Hazare
(c) Applauding (d) Neutral metres shorter moving at a cover a rate of 45 kmph. How
(c) Nippon (d) Sarawak Trophy 2016-17?
Q19. The passage given above is much time will it take to go through the tunnel?
Q32. Aladdin is the character of which of the following (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal (a) 54 seconds (b) 64 seconds
(a) Descriptive (b) Paradoxical books? (c) Kerala (d) Delhi
(c) Analytical (d) Thought provoking (c) 50 seconds (d) 58 seconds
(a) One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
(b) Cinderella Q45. Bharatanatyam is the classical dance of which state?
Directions (20-25): Choose the word which is nearly Q55. A and B together can complete a piece of work in 12
(c) Snow White (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh
opposite in meaning to the given word: days, B and C can do it in 15 days and A and C can do it in
(d) The Frog Prince (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka
20 days. A, B and C together can complete it in
Q20. Relinquish Q33. Where is the office of the International Court of Q46. Who was the Indian Air Chief in November 2016? (a) 12 days (b) 16 days
(a) Abdicate (b) Renounce Justice located? (a) Birender Singh Dhanoa (b) Arup Raha (c) 10 days (d) 8 days
(c) Deny (d) Possess (a) Hague (b) Washington (c) Anil Kumar Browne (d) Pradeep Vasant Naik
(c) Moscow (d) Venice Q56. If a number exceeds 40% of itself by 56, then what is
Q21. Quiescent Q47. Keoladeo National Park is located in which state? the number?
(a) Active (b) Dormant Q34. What is sin bin in ice hockey game?
(a) Penalty box (b) Hockey sticks (a) Punjab (b) Tamil Nadu (a) 150 (b) 130
(c) Weak (d) Unconcerned (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka (c) 160 (d) 140
(c) Dust bin (d) Rest room
Q57. Average weight of 15 students increased by 1.5 kg Q66. A sum is lent at simple interest at a certain rate for 4 Directions (77-81): Each of the following questions Q80. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures
when one person of 40 kg is replaced by a new man. Then years. Had it been put at 3% more rate, it would have consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the which will continue the same series as established by the
weight of the new man is earned Rs. 78 more. Find the sum? Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked five Problem Figures.
(a) 62.5 kg (b) 58.5 kg (a), (b), (c) and (d) called the Answer Figures. Select a
(a) 750 (b) 650 Problem Figures:
(c) 72.5 kg (d) 54.5 kg figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will
(c) 575 (d) 350 continue the same series as established by the five
Q58. Average temperature of Tuesday to Thursday was Problem Figures.
Directions (67-71): In each of the following questions,
38 degree celsius and that Wednesday to Friday was 37
degree celsius. If the temperature on Friday was 39 find the odd word /number /letters from the given Q77. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures
alternatives. which will continue the same series as established by the
degree celsius. The temperature on Tuesday was? Answer Figures:
five Problem Figures.
(a) 38 degree celsius (b) 36 degree celsius
Q67. Problem Figures:
(c) 42 degree Celsius (d) 39 degree celsius
(a) intimacy (b) attachment,
Q59. A shopkeeper sell a watch for Rs. 575 and makes a (c) Friendship (d) Enmity
profit of 15%, he sells a different watch at a loss of 10%.
Over all, he neither gains nor loses. What is cost price of Q68.
the second (a) Parrot (b) Bat Q81. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures
watch? (c) Crow (d) Sparrow Answer Figures: which will continue the same series as established by the
(a) 750 (b) 625 five Problem Figures.
(c) 650 (d) 675 Q69.
Problem Figures:
(a) Grapes (b) Pomegranate
Q60. A men spend 1/3 of his income on food,1/4 of the
(c) Cardamon (d) Mango
rest on rent and 1/5 of the rest on clothes. He still has
Rs.1760 left with him. Find his income? Q70.
(a) 4400 (b) 4200 Q78. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures
(a) water (b) pool Answer Figures:
(c) 4800 (d) 5200 which will continue the same series as established by the
(c) lake (d) pond five Problem Figures.
Q61. A cloth merchant says that due to slump in the Problem Figures:
Q71.
market, he sells the cloth at 10% loss but he uses a false
(a) Eye (b) Hand
meter scale and actually gains 15%.Find the actual length
of the scale. (c) Nose (d) Ear DIRECTIONS (Qs. 82-86): In each of the following
(a) 78.25 cm (b) 75cm questions, select a figure from amongst the four
(c) 85cm (d) 72.25cm alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of
select the related letters/word/number from the given
Answer Figures: figure (X) would complete the pattern.
Q62. Two number are in the ratio 12: 13. If 20 is alternative.
subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 2: Q82. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.
3. The smaller number is: Q72. Editor : Magazine : ? : ?
(a) 26 (b) 24 (a) Novel : Writer (b) Poem : Poet
(c) 32 (d) 28 (c) Chair : Carpenter (d) Director : Film
Q63. A train passes a man standing on a platform in 10 Q73. Taste : Tongue : : Walk : ? Q79. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures
sec. and passes the platform in 22 sec. completely. If the (a) Pavement (b) Crutch which will continue the same series as established by the
platform is 150 meters long, how long is the train? (c) Legs (d) Walking sticky five Problem Figures. Q83. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.
(a) 125 m (b) 115 m Problem Figures:
(c) 135 m (d) 145 m Q74. Chimney : Smoke : : _____ : ____
(a) Gun : Bullet (b) House : Roof
Q64. If 1/5th tank is full and if 22 litres fuel poured in it,
then 3/4th tank is full. Find the capacity of tank? (c) Clay : Ceramic (d) Tea : Kettle
(a) 40 litres (b) 35 litres Q75. DCGH : LKQP : : FEJI : ?
(c) 50 litres (d) 45 litres (a) MLSR (b) NMRQ Answer Figures: Q84. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.
Q65. A person distributes his pens among four friends A, (c) ONTS (d) QPUT
B, C and D in the ratio 1/3 : 1 / 4 : 1/5 : 1/6. What is the
minimum number of pens that the person should have? Q76. Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?
(a) 57 (b) 48 (a) Lamb (b) Elephant
(c) 62 (d) 38 (c) Lion (d) Horse
Q85. Identify the figure that completes the pattern. Directions (92-96): Each of these questions given below Directions (97-100): Each of the following questions
contains three elements. These elements may or may not consists of two sets of figures. Figures (1), (2), (3) and (4)
have some inter linkage. Each group of elements may fit constitute the Problem Set while figures (a), (b), (c), and
into one of these diagrams at (a), (b), (c), and (d). You (d) constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite
have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a
similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by Q99. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that
into the diagrams. would replace the question mark (?).
Q86. Identify the figure that completes the pattern. selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would
Q92. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best replace the question mark (?) in fig. (4).
relation between India, Haryana and World?
Q97. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that
(a) (b)
would replace the question mark (?).
(c) (d) Q100. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures
Directions (87–91): In each problem, out of the five that would replace the question mark (?).
figures marked (a), (b), (c) and (d), three are similar in a
certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other
Q93. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best Q98. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that
three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
relation between Pigeon, Bird and Dog? would replace the question mark (?).
Q87. Choose the figure which is different from the rest. (a) (b)
(c) (d)
Solutions
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q88. Choose the figure which is different from the rest. Q94. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best S3. Ans.(a) S28. Ans.(c)
relation between Earth, Sea and Sun? S4. Ans.(b) S29. Ans.(b)
(a) (b) S5. Ans.(a) S30. Ans.(d)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (c) (d) S8. Ans.(a) S33. Ans.(a)
Q89. Choose the figure which is different from the rest. S9. Ans.(c) S34. Ans.(a)
Q95. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best S11. Ans.(d) S36. Ans.(c)
relation between Hockey, Football and Cricket? S12. Ans.(b) S37. Ans.(a)
(a) (b) S13. Ans.(c) S38. Ans.(c)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q90. Choose the figure which is different from the rest. S15. Ans.(c) S40. Ans.(c)
(c) (d)
S17. Ans.(d) S42. Ans, (c)
Q96. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best
(a) (b) (c) (d) S19. Ans.(c) S44. Ans.(a)
relation between Iron, Lead and Nitrogen?
Q91. Choose the figure which is different from the rest. (a) (b)
(c) (d) S23. Ans.(a) S48. Ans.(a)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
S75. Ans.(b) S100. Ans.(c)
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meaning to the given word: (a) We have become perfect in all aspects.
Q19. Preposterous (b) Art of action is too much emphasized.
(a) Formal (b) Judicious (c) Each of us could become a master artist.
(c) Ridiculous (d) Ceremonious (d) None of these.
Q20. Dissemble Directions (26-68) Choose the most appropriate answer:

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(a) Disagree (b) Shake
Q26. The book, 'On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the
Directions (1-5): Which word or words explains the Directions (10-14): Select the most appropriate word (c) Impeccable (d) Conceal
Corridors of Power,' is the autobiography of
meaning of the following idioms: from the options against each number:
Q21. Raucous (a) Lal Thanhawla (b) Ram Jethmalani
Q1. All Agog About sixty percent of the human body is water. If you (a) Flavourful (b) Jarring (c) Sharad Pawar (d) Okram Ibobi Singh
(a) Almighty could (10) out a human being like a (11). you would (c) Boisterous (d) Evil
obtain about fifty litres of water. This water which is not Q27. 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) on Climate
(b) Unmoved Q22. Abrogate
like (12) water because of the substance it (13) is Change was held in Nov-Dec 2015 at
(c) Praise someone (a) Put an end to (b) Elope
necessary to the life of the human being. About a gallon of (a) London (b) Singapore
(d) Full of interest and excitement (c) Gatecrash (d) Send away
it is in the blood vessels and is (14) circulating by (c) Paris (d) New York
Q2. To the manner born temperature. Directions (23-25) Read the following passage carefully
and answer the questions given below it: Q28. Artificial rain is produced by seeding clouds with
(a) One of low birth (b) Naturally at ease
Q10. (a) Silver Iodide (b) Potassium Nitrate
(c) Place of one's birth (d) Caesarean birth (a) work (b) wrench The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a
(c) Copper Sulphate (d) Silver Nitrate
(c) press (d) squeeze great goal, surrender yourself to that goal and act towards
Q3. Lose one's marbles
it, drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby Q29. Which of the following parts of India receives
(a) Lose something dear to you Q11. you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this rainfall from retreating monsoon?
(b) Suffer a setback (a) mango (b) lemon energy to be dissipated in the futile memories of past (a) North East India (b) Tamil Nadu Coast
(c) Become insane (c) fruit (d) banana regrets of failure, not in the excitement of the present, and (c) Mahanadi Delta (d) Malabar Coast
(d) Become drunk thus bring that entire energy focussed into activity. That
Q12.
is the highest creative action in the world outside. Q30. Who was honoured with the Order of Australia, the
Q4. Bolt from the blue (a) usual (b) ordinary
Thereby the individual who is till now considered as most highest civilian award in January this year?
(a) Sea swimming (b) Complete surprise (c) common (d) normal
inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and (a) Yashwant Sinha (b) Vashu Bhagnani
(c) Reckless (d) Careless Q13. success. This is said very easily in a second. But in order (c) Sajeev Koshy (d) Sanjeev Kapoor
Q5. Be like a bear with a sore head (a) dissolves (b) carries to train our mind to this attitude needs considerable
(c) contains (d) includes training because we have already trained the mind Q31. Who among the following was awarded India's
(a) Be in a foul mood (b) Have headache
wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra
(c) Powerful and arrogant (d) Restless Q14.
imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have posthumously on 26 January 2016?
(a) continued (b) made
Directions (6-9): Choose the word which is nearly become master artist in doing wrong things. The totality (a) Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami
(c) got (d) kept
opposite in meaning to the given word: of activity will bring the country to a wrong end, indeed. (b) Lance Naik Albert Ekka
Directions (15-18) Choose the correctly spelt word:- The point is, intellect is very powerful and everyone is (c) Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad
Q6. Beguile
Q15. driving but nobody seems to know how to control the (d) Lance Naik Hemraj
(a) Deceive (b) Honest mental energy and direct it properly, or guide it to the
(c) Charm (d) Cheat (a) Ascendancy (b) Ascendncy Q32. Which one of the following best explains the
proper destination.
(c) Ascandency (d) Acsendancy occurrence of the solar eclipse?
Q7. Ameliorate Q23. Which of the following is the source of energy?
Q16. (a) Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth
(a) Deteriorate (b) Procrastinate (a) A column that supports a building.
(a) Hegamony (b) Hegemony (b) Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth on a new
(c) Stagnate (d) Deviate (b) Stimulation obtained from a set aim.
(c) Hegemoney (d) Hegamoney moon
(c) Highest creative action.
Q8. Feckless Q17. (c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Proper training of the mind to achieve perfection.
(a) Spotted (b) Fatuous (a) Parpetuate (b) Perpetuete (d) None of these
(c) Strong (d) Fawning Q24. The author's chief concern is
(c) Perpetuate (d) Perpatuate Q33. Highest Civilian Award, Bharat Ratna was conferred
(a) Establishment of socialistic pattern.
Q9. Cacophonous Q18. (b) Discovery of great goal in the life. in 2015 to
(a) Tamed (b) Harsh (a) Apocaleptic (b) Apocalaptic (c) Regulation of energy in the proper direction. (a) Atal Bihari Bajpayee (b) LK Advani
(c) Silent (d) Domestic (c) Apocalyptic (d) Apacalyptic (d) Training of the mind. (c) Jai Prakash Narain (d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Q34. The indigenously developed Navigational Satellite Q44. Heavy water is called heavy because Q54. 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the Q63. A horse is sold at a profit of 25 %. If both the cost
system is known as (a) It is denser than ordinary water ratio 5 : 3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres price and selling price are Rs. 200 less, the profit will be 5
(a) IRGPS (b) Galileo (b) It is an oxide of deuteron of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture % more. The cost price is
(c) IRNSS (d) GLONASS (c) It has a heavy (or bad) taste would be (a) Rs. 1100 (b) Rs.1200
(d) It has a heavier isotope of hydrogen (a) 2:1 (b) 7:3 (c) Rs. 1000 (d) Rs. 900
Q35. Bajirao was appointed as Peshwa at the age of 20 yrs (c) 8:3 (d) 4:3
Q45. Which of the following soils is most conducive for Q64. Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 km/h
under the reign of 55. A man rows upstream a distance of 9 km or
the growth of cotton? and 45 km/h respectively. A man sitting in slower train
(a) Sambhaji (b) Chhatrapati Shahu downstream a distance of 18 km taking 3 hours each time.
(a) Alluvial (b) Red
(c) Rajaram II of Satara (d) Rajaram Chhatrapati The speed of the boat in still water is passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the
(c) Laterite (d) Black
1 1 faster train is
Q36. Which cricketer has been conferred with Col C K (a) 7 2km/h (b) 6 2 km/h
Q46. India has inked a deal with France to acquire fighter 1 1 (a) 80 m (b) 120 m
Naidu life time achievement award in 2015? aircraft, Dassault Rafale. Which is the other French fighter (c) 5 km/h (d) 4 km/h (c) 160 m (d) 180 m
2 2
(a) Bishen Singh Bedi (b) Kapil Dev aircraft in the inventory of Indian Air Force?
Q56. A can do a piece of work in 10 days. He works at it Q65. By selling a chair for ` 368. a man lost 8 %. For how
(c) Mohinder Amarnath (d) Syed Kirmani (a) MiG 21 (b) Mirage 2000
for 4 days and then B finishes it in 9 days, in how many much should he have sold it to gain 15 %?
(c) AJT Hawk (d) Su-30 Mkl days can A and B together finish the work?
Q37. Besides the Qutab Mosque and Qutab Minar, Qutab- (a) Rs. 450 (b) Rs. 475
ud-din Aibak is said to have built Q47. Resolution of Purna Swaraj was passed on 26 (a) 6 days (b) 8 days
1 1 (c) Rs. 460 (d) Rs. 500
(a) Adhai-din-ka jhopra mosque at Ajmer January 1930 at (c) 8 days (d) 7 days
2 2
(b) Khirki masjid at Jahan-Panath (a) Haripur (b) Lahore Q66. A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of
(c) Karachi (d) Calcutta Q57. A crate of mangoes contains one bruised mango for 60 km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is running at
(c) Mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani every 30 mangoes in the crate. If 3 out of every 4 bruised
(d) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi 6 km/h in the direction opposite to that of train?
Q48. Deepika Padukone has received Filmfare award mangoes are considered unsalable, and there are 12
2016 for the Best Actress in the movie (a) 5 sec (b) 6 sec
unsalable mangoes in the crate, how many mangoes are
Q38. Indian Ruler who defeated British in their early (c) 7 sec (d) 10 sec
(a) Bajirao Mastani (b) Happy New Year there in the crate?
stage of rule in India was.
(c) Tamasha (d) Piku (a) 480 (b) 500 Q67. If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field in 43 days, in
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (b) Mahadaji Scindhia (c) 420 (d) 520
Q49. The largest Oil Field of Gujarat is in how many days 7 men and 5 women can plough the same
(c) Hyder Ali (d) Tipu Sultan
(a) Senand (b) Kadi Q58. A man can row 30 km upstream and 44 km field?
Q39. Who among the following will head the Judicial (c) Ankleshwar (d) Kalol downstream in 10 hours. He can also row 40 km (a) 18 days (b) 10 days
Committee on 'One Rank One Pension (OROP)' scheme? upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. Find the (c) 12 days (d) 15 days
Q50. Fundamental Rights are enshrined in the rate of current,
(a) Y V Reddy (b) L Narasimha Reddy
Constitution of India in (a) 3 km/h (b) 2 km/h Q68. A man sold two watches for Rs. 3750 each; on one he
(c) Sanjay Mishra (d) N S Reddy (a) Part I (b) Part III (c) 4 km/h (d) 5 km/h gained 5 % and on the other he lost 5 %. What was his
Q40. The mascot of the South Asian Games conducted in (c) Part IV (d) Part V Q59. How long will it take for a sum of money invested at total gain or loss as a percentage?
February 2016 was Q51. A worker may claim Rs. 1.5 for each km which he 5 % p.a. at simple interest to increase its value by 40 %? (a) 0.25 % loss (b) 2.5 % loss
(a) Chikor (b) Shera travels by taxi and 50 paise for each km he drives his own (a) 5 years (b) 6 years (c) 25 % gain (d) 12.5 % gain
(c) Tikhor (d) Appu car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 50 for travelling 80 km, (c) 7 years (d) 8 years
how many kms did he travel by taxi? Q60. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found
Q41. Who among the following shooters clinched the 50 figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures (a),
(a) 20 km (b) 14 km later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The
m pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok in Mar (b), (c) and (d). Figure (X) is embedded in one of the
(c) 12 km (d) 10 km corrected new mean is
2016? alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which
3 (a) 35.2 (b) 34.1
(a) Jitu Rai (b) Pang Wei Q52. In an examination, a student was asked to find of contains figure (X) as its part.
14 (c) 36.5 (d) 39.1
(c) Wang Zhiwei (d) Potent Warren 3
acertain number. By mistake, he found 4 of it. His answer Q69.
Q61. The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is
Q42. Which country will host Commonwealth Games in was 150 more than the correct answer. Find the number. 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, the
2018? (a) 180 (b) 280 average for the last four matches is
(a) New Zealand (b) Australia (c) 380 (d) 480 (a) 33.25 (b) 33.5
(c) Scotland (d) Malaysia (c) 34.25 (d) 35
Q53. An amount of Rs. 735 was divided between A, B and
C. If each of them had received Rs. 25 less, their shares Q62. On a certain sum, the simple interest at the end of 6
Q43. The largest concentration of Harappan sites has
would have been in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 2. The money 1 3
years becomes 8th of the sum. The rate percent is
been found along the 4
received by C was (a) 7% (b) 6%
(a) Sutlej (b) Ghaggar- Hakra (a) Rs. 195 (b) Rs. 200 1
(c) Indus (d) Ravi (c) 5% (d) 5 %
(c) Rs.225 (d) Rs. 245 2
Q70. Q76. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best Q83. Q89.
relation between Graduate, Teacher and Player? (a) Udayagiri and Khandagiri
(a) (b) (b) Badami
(c) Elephanta
(d) Doddabetta
(c) (d)
Q84.
(a) Tibia (b) Cortex
Q77. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best (c) Cranium (d) Cerebellum
relation between Leaf, Seed and Root? Q85.
(a) (b) (a) Saltoro Kangri (b) Kongka
Q71.
(c) Zoji La (d) Kumbharli Ghat
(c) (d) Directions (86-90): In each of the following questions,
Q90.
select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which
satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as
Directions (78-80): In each problem, out of the four in figure:
Q72.
figures marked (c) and (d), three are similar in a certain
Q86.
manner. However, one figure is not like the other three.
Choose the figure which is different from the rest:
Q78.
Q73.
Directions (91-95): Each of the following questions

Q79. consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the
Directions (74-77): Each of these questions given below Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked
Q87.
contains three elements. These elements may or may not (a), (b), (c) and (d) called the Answer Figures. Select a
have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will
into one of these diagrams at (a), (b), (c) or (d). You have
continue the same series as established by the five
to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into
the diagrams: - Q80. Problem Figures:
Q74. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best Q91.

relation between Mountains, Earth and Forests?
(a) (b)
(c) (d) Directions (81-85) In each of the following questions,

four words have been given out of which three are a like Q88.
in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose
Q75. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best the word which is different from the rest:
relation between Sun, Planets and Earth? Q81.
(a) (b) (a) Bogota (b) Sydney
(c) Doha (d) Brussels
(c) (d) Q82.
(a) Retina (b) Pupil
(c) Vision (d) Cornea
Q92. S11. Ans.(b) S56. Ans.(a)
Q95.
Q93.
Directions (96-100): In each of the following questions, S24. Ans.(c) S69. Ans.(d)
find out the alternative which will replace the question
mark: - S27. Ans.(c) S72. Ans.(d)
Q96. Anatomy : Zoology :: Paediatrics : ?
(a) Chemistry (b) Medicine
(c) Palaeontology (d) Mechanics S31. Ans.(a) S76. Ans.(a)
Q97. Eccrinology : Secretions :: Selenography : ?
(a) Sun (b) Mantle
(c) Crust (d) Moon S35. Ans.(b) S80. Ans.(d)
Q94.
Q98. Virology : Virus :: Semantics : ?
(a) Amoeba (b) Language S38. Ans.(c) S83. Ans.(d)
(c) Nature (d) Society S39. Ans.(b) S84. Ans.(a)
Q99. Tectonics : Building :: Taxidermy : ?
(a) Classification (b) Conserving S42. Ans.(b) S87. Ans.(a)
(c) Stuffing (d) Collecting S43. Ans.(b) S88. Ans.(c)
Q100. Annihilation : Fire :: Cataclysm : ?
(a) Emergency (b) Tribulation S46. Ans.(b) S91. Ans.(d)
(c) Anxiety (d) Flood S47. Ans.(b) S92. Ans.(c)
Solutions S50. Ans.(b) S95. Ans.(d)
S1. Ans.(d) S6. Ans.(b) S52. Ans.(b) S97. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(b) S7. Ans.(a) S53. Ans.(d) S98. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(c) S8. Ans.(c) S54. Ans.(b) S99. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(b) S9. Ans.(c) S55. Ans.(d) S100. Ans.(d)
AFCAT IX 2
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES TIME ALLOTTED – 2 HRS. Q16-20. Choose the word that best defines the given phrase:-
1. Total No. of Questions–100. Each Question is of three marks. Q16. ‘Able to use both hands alike’
2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. (a) Dexterous (b) Ambidextrous (c) Skilful (d) Expert
3. Do not write on the Question Paper or make any mark on it. Q17. ‘A written account of the life of an individual’
4. Question Paper to be returned before leaving the Exam Hall. (a) Autobiography (b) Epigraph (c) Biography (d) Novel
Q1- 4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Q18. ‘The identification of a disease by its symptoms’
And then Gandhi came. He was like a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretch (a) Prescription (b) Prognosis (c) Diagnosis (d) Biopsy
ourselves and take deep breaths, like a beam of light that pierced the darkness and removed the Q19. ‘Prolonged inability to sleep’
scales from our eyes, like a whirlwind that upset many things but most of all the working of (a) Amnesia (b) Utopia (c) Nausea (d) Insomnia
people’s minds. He did not descend from the top; he seemed to emerge from the millions of India, Q20. ‘A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge’
speaking their language and incessantly drawing attention to them and their appalling condition. (a) Verbose (b) Pedantic (c) Ornate (d) Pompous
Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all of you who live by their Q21-25. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
exploitation; get rid of the system that produces this poverty and misery. Q21. The school alumni gathering put us in a ______ mood.
Q1. Gandhi came like a powerful current of fresh air and -- (a) Remniscent (b) Reminisent (c) Reminiscent (d) Reminicent
(a) awakened us to the plight of the masses in the grip of oppressors Q22. ‘God is Dead’ is a ___________ statement.
(b) made us patriotic (a) Blasphemus (b) Blaphemous (c) Blasphemous (d) Blosphemos
(c) emboldened us to attack and destroy the oppressors Q23. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and _______.
(d) praised our culture (a) Trepidation (b) Terpidation (c) Trepidition (d) Trepidattion
Q2. The rise of Gandhi-- Q24. The din caused by the children howling is enough to ____ the dead.
(a) shocked people (b) made India powerful (a) Ressurect (b) Resurrect (c) Resurect (d) Resurecct
(c) made the condemnation of the exploiter final (d) made women feel secure Q25. Can you ___ the car into that parking spot?
Q3. Gandhi fought the-- (a) Manuer (b) Manever (c) Manoeuvre (d) Manuver
(a) rich (b) oppressor (c) apathetic masses (d) unjust system Q26-47. Choose most appropriate answer
Q4. The conspicuous role of Gandhi is that of a-- Q26. Who was the Governor-General of India during the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’?
(a) father (b) reformer (c) teacher (d) liberator (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Harding (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Lytton.
Q5-10. Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number :- Q27. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Those living in the slums are 5 and tough because they are totally 6 to the vagaries and (a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987
hardships of life. The rising sun 7 the day and the setting sun closes the day for them. It is like (b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat
a drama where the curtain 8 up in the morning and comes down in the evening. They don’t 9 (c) Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56 th Amendment of the Constitution
hypertension and heart attacks because there is, after all 10 to worry about. of India
Q5. (a) Poor (b) Sick (c) Hardy (d) Weak (d) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
Q6. (a) Dependent (b) Independent (c) Exposed (d) Tried Q28. On which river is Washington DC situated?
Q7. (a) Heralds (b) Herald (c) Bring (d) Brings (a) Potomac (b) Irrawaddy (c) Mississippi (d) Hudson
Q8. (a) Hangs (b) Hand (c) Goes (d) Shines Q29. When body is accelerated--
Q9. (a) Know (b) Get (c) Think (d) Have (a) Its velocity never changes (b) Its speed will always changes
Q10. (a) Everything (b) Something (c) Somewhere (d) Nothing (c) Its direction always changes (d) Its speed may or may not change
Q11-12. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word :- Q30. Which of the following is not an agency of UN?
Q11. ‘TRANSGRESSOR’ (a) World Bank (b) International Atomic Energy Agency
(a) Passenger (b) Law-breaker (c) Protector (d) Comrade (c) Universal Postal Union (d) None of the above
Q12. ‘EGREGIOUS’ Q31. Which kind of missile is BRAHMOS?
(a) Common (b) Social (c) Plain (d) Atrocious (a) Medium range ballistic missile (b) Supersonic cruise missile
Q13-15. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:- (c) Short range tactical missile (d) Ultrasonic cruise missile
Q13. ‘PREDILECTION’ Q32. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?
(a) Oblivion (b) Objectivity (c) Aversion (d) Defeat (a) Calorie (b) Joule (c) electron volt (d) Watt
Q14. ‘CACOPHONOUS’ Q33. Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?
(a) Tamed (b) Harmonious (c) Domestic (d) Silent (a) Ashoka (b) Samudragupta (c) Chandragupta (d) Harshavardhana
Q15. ‘CALUMNY’ Q34. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
(a) Apology (b) Eulogy (c) Enjoyment (d) Reservation (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) A.O. Hume
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Q35. Which amongst the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India? Q52. Directions --- If A = Z, B = Y and so on , code the following:-
(a) Union Cabinet (b) Parliament Q52. ‘EDITOR’
(c) Supreme Court (d) Law Commission (a) VWRGLI (b) VWRGVI (c) VWVGLI (d) VWRLLI
Q36. The Baglihar Hydroelectric power project in J & K is built across the river.--. Q53-55. Directions --- Choose the most appropriate word:-
(a) Beas (b) Chenab (c) Jhelum (d) Sutlej Q53. ‘RUSTLE’ is to ‘LEAVES’ as ‘PATTER’ is to_______________
Q37. Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as ‘Messenger of Peace’ in 2001 by the UN? (a) Snow (b) Wind (c) Rain (d) Storm
(a) Prakash Padukone (b) Vishwanathan Anand Q54. ‘INDISCREET’ is to ‘IMPRUDENT’ as ‘INDISPOSED’ is to _____________
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Vijay Amritraj (a) Concerned (b) Reluctant (c) Crucial (d) Clear
Q38. Indian Women’s hockey team secured which of the following position in Asian Champions Q55. ‘ACCIDENT’ is to ‘CAREFULNESS’ as ‘DISEASE’ is to ______________
Trophy 2013? (a) Sanitation (b) Treatment (c) Medicine (d) Doctor
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth Q56-58. Directions --- Each of the following questions has four statements. Three are
Q39. Which is the longest bone in the human body? logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look
(a) Fibula (b) Radius (c) Stapes (d) Femur to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:-
Q40. A US team of scientists has found that the mechanism responsible for the ageing process Q56. (a) Birds fly in the air. Trees are birds. Therefore, trees fly in the air.
is located -- (b) Some boys steal. All who steal are naughty. All naughty are honest.
(a) Inside the face (b) Inside the skin Therefore, some boys are honest
(c) Inside the brain (d) Inside the heart (c) All girls like dance. Some girls are Indian. All Indians are artists. Therefore, some
Q41. The outer most layer of the Sun is known as--- artists like dance.
(a) Corona (b) Photosphere (c) Chromosphere (d) Granule (d) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are
Q42. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was founded by--- criminals.
(a) CV Raman (b) Jamsetji Tata Q57. (a) Ramesh is tall. Ramesh is a boy. Therefore, boys are tall.
(c) Vikram Sarabhai (d) None of the above (b) All who can fly are animals. Some birds can fly. Therefore, some birds are animals.
Q43. Which among the following is not a gallantry medal? (c) Men live in houses. Houses grow on trees. Trees float in water. Therefore, men
(a) Ashok Chakra (b) Arjuna Award float in water.
(c) Param Vir Chakra (d) Shaurya Chakra (d) All living things are mobile. Some non- living things are mobile. Therefore,
Q44. Which one of the following pairs of water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal? some mobile are living and some non-living.
(a) Indian Ocean- Pacific Ocean (b) Mediterranean sea- Black Sea Q58. (a) All books can read. Some pencils are books. All pencils are clever.
(c) Mediterranean Sea-Red Sea (d) Atlantic Ocean- Pacific Ocean Therefore, all clever cannot read.
Q45. Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’ is a history of-- (b) Some who fail are stupid. Some criminals are stupid. Therefore, all criminals fail.
(a) Kashmir (b) Harsha’s reign (c) Some liar are thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, some liars are
(c) Rajasthan (d) Chandragupta’s reign criminals.
Q46. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because-- (d) All that is given is black. Trees are green. Therefore, trees are black.
(a) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929 Q59 to 60. Directions --- Consider the statement and assumptions that follow. Which of
(b) This was desired by the farmers of India these assumptions is/are implicit in the statement:-
(c) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date Q59. Statement: “You won’t get sweets at any cost. I will not let you eat things that are not
(d) It was an auspicious day good for your teeth” --- a mother tells her child
Q47. Which of the following is not correctly matched? Assumption: (i) The mother cares for her child.
(a) Indonesia - Jakarta (b) Maldives - Male (ii) Sweets are not good for her child.
(c) North Korea - Seoul (d) Zimbabwe - Harare (iii) The mother has the authority to decide what her child is to eat.
Q48 – 50. Directions --- Complete the series (a) (i) & (ii) are implicit (b) (ii) & (iii) are implicit
Q48. A, B, D, G,?, P (c) (i) & (iii) are implicit (d) All are implicit
(a) I (b) J (c) K (d) L Q60. Statement: “Clearly, the judiciary cannot provide all answers. But it seems the public,
Q49. Z , S , W, O ,T ,K, Q, G, ?, ? weary of an inactive Executive, is turning to the Supreme Court as a last resort”---an
(a) N,D (b) N,C (c) O,C (d) O,D article.
Q50. BCD , RQP , LMN, TS? Assumption : (i) The Supreme Court is above the Executive.
(a) U (b) V (c) R (d) T (ii) The Supreme Court is more active than the Executive.
Q51. Directions --- If A= C , B= D , C = E and so on, code the following:- (iii) The Executive does not have sufficient powers.
Q51. ‘STUDENT’ (a) (i) & (ii) are implicit (b) (ii) & (iii) are implicit
(a) VWVFGPV (b) UUWFGPV (c) (i) & (iii) are implicit (d) Only (ii) is implicit
(c) UVWFGPV (d) UVVFGPV
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Q61-62. Directions --- Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group.
Q61. (a) Tsangpo (b) Hazaribagh (c) Kanha (d) Bandipur Q75. There were 24 students in a class. One of them, who was 18 years old, left the class and
Q62. (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Mustard (d) Gram his place was filled up by a new comer. If the average of the class was thereby lowered by
1 month, the age of new comer is-
Q63- 67. Directions --- The following questions consist of two words that have a certain (a) 14 years (b) 15 years (c) 16 years (d) 17 years
relationship to each other, followed by four alternatives. Select the best alternative that Q76. Find two natural numbers whose sum is 85 and the least common multiple is 102.
has same relationship as the original pair of words (a) 30 & 55 (b) 17 & 68 (c) 35 & 55 (d) 51 & 34
Q63. Crèche : Infants Q77. In a fort there was sufficient food for 200 soldiers for 31 days. After 27 days, 120 soldiers
(a) School : Pupils (b) Deck : Sailors left the fort. For how many extra days will the rest of the food last for the remaining
(c) Cottage : Guests (d) Aircraft : Crew soldiers?
Q64. Pesticide : Plant (a) 12 days (b) 10 days (c) 8 days (d) 6 days
(a) Injection : Disease (b) Vaccination : Body Q78. 10 is added to a certain number, the sum is multiplied by 7, the product is divided by 5 and
(c) Medicine : Cure (d) Teacher : Student 5 is subtracted from the quotient. The remainder left is half of 88. What is the number?
Q65. Stare : Glance (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
(a) Gulp : Sip (b) Confide : tell Q79. 19 persons went to a hotel for a combined dinner party. 13 of them spent ` 79 each on
(c) Hunt : Stalk (d) Step : Walk
Q66. Ecstasy : Pleasure their dinner and the rest spent ` 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What
(a) Hatred : Affection (b) Rage : Anger was the total money spent by them?
(c) Joy : Grief (d) Mumble : Speak (a) 1628.4 (b) 1534 (c) 1492 (d) None of these
Q67. Necromancy : Ghosts Q80. Two typists of varying skills can do a typing job in 6 minutes if they work together. If the
(a) Romance : Stories (b) Magic : Amulets first typist typed alone for 4 minutes and then the second typist typed alone for 6 minutes,
(c) Alchemy : Gold (d) Sorcery : Spirit they would be left with 1/5 of the whole work. How many minutes would it take the slower
typist to complete the typing job working alone?
Q68-70. Directions --- There is certain relationship between two given words on one side (a) 10 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) 12 minutes (d) 20 minutes
of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from
the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select Q81. A bag contains 25 paise, 50 paise and 1 ` coins. There are 220 coins in all and the total
the best alternatives/ relationship. amount in the bag is `. 160. If there are thrice as many 1 `. coins as there are 25 paise
Q68. Firm : Flabby : : Piquant : ?
coins, then what is the number of 50 paise coins?
(a) Salty (b) Pleasant (c) Bland (d) Smell
(a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 120 (d) 80
Q69. Funk : Vitamins : : Curie : ?
Q82. The sum of two numbers is equal to thrice their difference. If the smaller of the numbers is
(a) Uranium (b) Radioactivity (c) Photography (d) Radium
10 find the other number.
Q70. Contamination : Food : : Infection : ?
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) None of these.
(a) Diseases (b) Body (c) Germs (d) Microbes
Q83. If a person repaid `. 22500 after 10 years of borrowing a loan, at 10% per annum simple
Q71-85. Choose the most appropriate answer interest find out what amount did he take as a loan?
Q71. An article costs Rs 50 presently. The rate of inflation is 300%. What will be cost of this (a) 11,225 (b) 11,250 (c) 10,000 (d) 7,500
article after two years? Q84. A sum of money invested at simple interest triples itself in 8 years. How many times will it
(a) ` 200 (b) ` 600 (c) ` 800 (d) ` 1000 become in 20 years time?
(a) 8 times (b) 7 times (c) 6 times (d) 9 times.
Q72. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his groceries at his cost price, but uses a false
Q 85. Simplify: 69 X 69 X 69 - 65 X 65 X 65
weight of 900 grams for each kilogram. Find his gain percentage.
69 X 69 + 69 X 65 + 65 X 65
(a) 91/9 % (b) 100/9% (c) 100/11 % (d) 95/9%
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 0.216 (d) 0.164
Q73. A man purchased a bullock and a cart for ` 1800. He sold the bullock at a profit of 20%
and the cart at a profit of 30%. His total profit was 155/6 %. Find the cost price of bullock. Q86-89. Directions --- In these tests you will find an Incomplete Figure and four Answer
(a) ` 650 (b) ` 750 (c) ` 900 (d) ` 800 Figures. You have to select one diagram from the Answer Figures which fits into the blank
column in Incomplete Figure in order to complete it:
Q74. There were 35 students in a hostel. If the number of students be increased by 7, the
expenditure on food increases by ` 42 per day while the average expenditure of students 86. Incomplete Figure
is reduced by ` 1. What was the initial expenditure on food per day? Answer Figures
(a) ` 432 (b) ` 442 (c) ` 420 (d) ` 400
(a) (b) (c) (d)

7 Q94 – 97. Directions --- In these tests find the Odd figure out:
Incomplete Figure
87.
Answer Figures 94.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)
88. Incomplete Figure

95.
Answer Figures
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)
89. Incomplete Figure

96.
Answer Figures
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d) 97.
Q90-93. Directions --- In these tests find which code matches the shape or pattern given
at the end of each question.
90. LS RQ LM LQ
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
A B C D
JS RM LM JQ RS ? Q98-100. Directions --- In these tests Figure X is Hidden in the option figures. Find the
Correct option.
91. 98.
SN DZ SM SZ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
DM KN KZ SZ DN ? X (a) (b) (c) (d)
92. 99.
PR JR GS JK
(a) (b) (c) (d)
X (a) (b) (c) (d)
GR PK JS GK PS ?
93. 100.
BF GB BG CG
(a) (b) (c) (d) X (a) (b) (c) (d)
ANSWERS
8
AF BG AH CG CH ?
SET – 4
Instructions for candidates TIME ALLOTTED: 2 Hrs Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the
1. Total No. of Questions-100. Each Question is of three marks. sentence meaningfully complete.
2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. Q11. Sanjay was______________ with divine vision to see the great battle.
3. Do not write or mark on the Question Paper. (a) Demure (b) Authorized (c) Endowed (d) Uttered
4. Question Paper to be returned before leaving the Exam Hall. Q12. There was so much__________ material in the essay that it was difficult to get the
author’s message.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: (a) Variegated (b) Superficial (c) Extraneous (d) Exemplary
Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptional talent from a very young age. His first word Q13. The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also______
was lapiz (Spanish for pencil) and he learnt to draw before he could talk. He was the only son in its pains.
the family and very good-looking, so he was thoroughly spoilt. He hated school and often (a) Deny (b) Neglect (c) Ignore (d) Endure
refused to go unless his doting parents allowed him to take one of his father’s pet pigeons with Q14. Indian press did not give ____________ to the British publicity.
him. (a) Credence (b) Scion (c) Augury (d) Opportunity
Apart from pigeons, his great love was art and when in 1891 his father, who was an Q15. Travellers ____________their reservations well in advance if they want to travel during
amateur artist, got a job as a drawing teacher at a college, Pablo went with him to the college. the Diwali holidays.
He often watched his father paint and sometimes was allowed to help. One evening his father (a) has better to get (b) had better get (c) had to get better (d) had better got
was painting a picture of their pigeons when he had to leave the room. He returned to find that In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in
Pablo had completed the picture, and it was so amazingly beautiful and lifelike that he gave his capitals.
son his own palette and brushes and never painted again. Pablo was just thirteen. Q16. EMANCIPATE
Q1. As a boy Pablo Picasso was (a) Set free (b) Exist (c) Correct morally (d) Restrain
(a) Ordinary looking but talented. (b) Handsome and talented. Q17. DECEIT
(c) Handsome and studious. (d) Handsome and hardworking. (a) Simplicity (b) Gentility (c) Sincerity (d) Dishonesty
Q2. He was spoilt mostly because he was Q18. ADMONITION
(a) A smart boy. (b) Loved by one and all. (a) Thrash (b) Hindrance (c) Warning (d) Exhort
(c) The only son in the family. (d) Always surrounded by notorious In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word
boys. given in capitals.
Q3. Picasso went to school only when Q19. VOCIFEROUS
(a) His friends accompanied him. (b) His father went with him. (a) Laudable (b) Quiet (c) Dangerous (d) Powerful
(c) He was allowed to paint at school. (d) He was allowed to carry a pet Q20. IMPLICATE
with him. (a) Involve (b) Exonerate (c) Corrupt (d) Accuse
Q4. When his father painted in the college, Pablo Choose the correct answer
(a) Occasionally helped him. (b) Rarely helped him. Q21. The person who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India is
(c) Always helped him. (d) Invariably helped him. (a) Panini (b) Kautilya (c) Manu (d) Patanjali
Q5. Pablo’s father gave up painting because he Q22. The immortal fame of Ashoka largely rests upon
(a) Did not like the job. (b) Retired from the college. (a) His conversion to Buddhism and its propagation.
(c) Was impressed by his son’s talent. (d) Lost interest in painting. (b) His policy for the welfare of his subjects.
(c) His work in the sphere of politics and moral teaching.
In each of the following questions, find out which part has an error. (d) His extensive conquests.
Q6. The boss was irritated (a)/ by him neglecting (b)/ the duties and (c) not listening to his Q23. Gandhiji started Dandi March
advice (d). (a) To demonstrate against the British Empire. (b) To break the salt law.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (c) To boycott foreign goods. (d) None of the above.
Q7. Each of the three (a)/ beggars were (b)/ asking for more (c)/ food to eat (d). Q24. The first war of Indian Independence began on 10 May 1857 at
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Meerut (b) Jhansi (c) Barrackpore (d) Delhi
Q8. My brother sent (a)/two pairs (b)/ of shoe (c)/ from America (d). Q25. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This
(a) (b) (c) (d) is because the former is
Q9. The young boy said (a)/that he (b)/neither liked me (c)/nor my wife (d). (a) Higher in elevation than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (b) Situated further North than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.
Q10. He was (a) /congratulated for (b)/his success in (c)/ the 100 m race (d). (c) Situated further East (about 30o Longitude) than Dwaraka and the earth rotates
(a) (b) (c) (d) from West to East.
(d) Situated about 300 East of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.
Q26. Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river (a) Pullela Gopichand (b) Prakash Padukone
(a) Ravi (b) Sutlej (c) Jhelum (d) Chenab (c) Nandu Natekar (d) Farook Engineer
Q27. The areas in India that receive approximately an average of more than 200 cms of
rainfall annually are Q40. The sport which requires the largest field is
(a) Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh. (a) Football (b) Cricket (c) Hockey (d) Polo
(b) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra. Find the odd one out.
(c) Meghalaya, Assam, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir. Q41. (a) Advice (b) Counsel (c) Direct (d) Suggest
(d) Meghalaya, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan. Q42. (a) Tumble (b) Topple (c) Crumble (d) Sprain
Q28. Isotherms are imaginary lines drawn on a map which connect places of equal Q43. (a) Sobriquet (b) Alias (c) Pseudonym (d) Anonymous
(a) Atmospheric pressure (b) Humidity (c) Rainfall (d) Temperature Q44. (a) Mumbai (b) Goa (c) Visakhapatnam (d)Thiruvananthapuram
Q29. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which state? Q45. (a) Petrol (b) Acetone (c) Mercury (d) Kerosene
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh In the following questions the words given bear a certain relationship. Your task is to find
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttaranchal out from the choices the words with the same relationship.
Q30. Which one of the following statement regarding the sun is correct? Q46. Hope: Despair
(a) The sun is composed mainly of hydrogen. (a) Work : Failure (b) Worship : Adore
(b) Its energy is generated by nuclear collision in its interior. (c) Cow : Milk (d) Encourage : Dishearten
(c) It is calculated that the sun consumes about a trillion pounds of hydrogen every Q47. Army : Logistics
second. (a) War: Logic (b) Soldiers : Students
(d) All of the above. (c) Business : Strategy (d) Team : Individual
Q31. Supersonic speed is speed greater than the speed of sound (in air at sea level) that is to Q48. Bouquet : Flower
say around______ miles/hour. (a) Skin : Body (b) Chain : Link
(a) 760 (b) 860 (c) 960 (d) 1060 (c) Product : Factory (d) Page : Book
Q32. Yoga sutra was written by Q49. Revenge: Vendetta
(a) Vatsyayana (b) Pathanjali (a) Sleep: Dream (b) Sun: Moon
(c) Bhartrihari (d) Maharshi Mahesh (c) Envy : Jealousy (d) Heaven : God
Q33. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at Q50. Refine : Style
(a) Trivandrum (b) Panaji (c) Cochin (d) Mangalore (a) Retouch : Photograph (b) Paint : Wall
Q34. An aeroplane rises because (c) Compose : Song (d) Author : Book
(a) Of upward reaction of air. Q51. Fear : Tremble
(b) The density of air above the plane is less than below it. (a) Hand: Shake (b) Heat : Perspire
(c) The pressure above its wings is less than the pressure below them. (c) Distance : Walk (d) Evening : Star
(d) Its nose points upwards. Q52. Condone: Offence
Q35. Rocks formed on the solidification of molten matter are called (a) Punish: Criminal (b) Mitigate: Penitence
(a) Metamorphic rocks (b) Sedimentary rocks (c) Overlook: Aberration (d) Ignore: Loyalty
(c) Volcanic rocks (d) Igneous rocks Q53. Plant : Flower
Q36. The pioneer of Atomic energy in India is (a) Face :Eye (b) Stem : Tree
(a) Homi J Bhabha (b) Vikram Sarabhai (c) Chair :Sofa (d) Blades :Grass
(c) C.V. Raman (d) C.K. Naidu Q54. Protoplasm : Cell
Q37. Which one of the following statements regarding FIFA World Cup 2010 is not correct? (a) Fibre : Plastic (b) Coin : Money
(a) South Africa became the first host nation to fail to qualify for the tournament’s (c) Chemistry : Elements (d) Chain : Link
second round. Q55. Nalanda : Takshshila
(b) The tournament was the culmination of a qualification process that began in (a) Venus : Mars (b) University : College
August 2007. (c) Office : Department (d) Ship : Cargo
(c) This is the first time that the tournament was hosted by an African nation. In the following questions (Q56-60) the first word is related to the second in the same
(d) Zakumi, the official mascot for the FIFA World Cup, 2010 is an African bush way as the third word is related to the fourth. In the given problems either the third or the
elephant. fourth word is missing and is left blank. You have to choose the correct word to fill in the
Q38. The first Indian to win the World Amateur Snooker Championship is blank.
(a) Om Agarwal (b) Geet Sethi Q56. Foot is to Man as Hoof is to _______.
(c) Michael Ferreira (d) Wilson Jones (a) Dog (b) Cow (c) Cat (d) Rabbit
Q39. The first person to win the Arjuna award for badminton is Q57. Broad is to Narrow as ________ is to Lane.
(a) Footpath (b) Field (c) Pavement (d) Road Q78. Two numbers are in the ratio 7:8. If 3 is added to each of them their ratio becomes 8:9.
Q58. Back is to Backbone as Belly is to _________. The numbers are
(a) Throat (b) Ribs (c) Heart (d) Navel (a) 14, 16 (b) 24, 27 (c) 21, 24 (d) 16, 18
Q79. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:3 and that of
Q59. Ankle is to Knee as Wrist is to _____________. the second to the third is 5:8, then the second number is
(a) Elbow (b) Finger (c) Hand (d) Foot (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 58
Q60. Sting is to Bee as ______ is to Snake.
(a) Slithering (b) Rats (c) Poison (d) Fangs Q80. A certain amount was divided between Sita and Gita in the ratio 9:8. If Sita’s share was `
Q61. Hari’s income is 20% more than Madhu’s income. Madhu’s income is less than Hari’s
4500 then the amount is
income by
(a) 15% (b) 16.66 % (c) 20% (d) 22.25% (a) ` 9000 (b) ` 8500 (c) ` 6750 (d) ` 9025
Q62. A sum of money lent out at simple interest doubled itself in 20 years. In how many years Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in
will it triple itself? figure (X) (Q81 to Q84).
(a) 28 years (b) 30 yrs (c) 40 yrs (d) 35 yrs Q81.
Q63. Which of the following fractions are in ascending order?
(a) 2/3, 3/5,7/9,9/11,8/9 (b) 3/5, 2/3, 9/11, 7/9, 8/9
(c) 3/5, 2/3, 7/9, 9/11, 8/9 (d) 8/9, 9/11, 7/9, 2/3, 3/5
Q64. 337.62+8.591+34.4 =?
(a) 370.611 (b) 380.511 (c) 380.611 (d) 426.97 (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
Q65. Find the sum of :- 1/9+1/6+1/12+1/72 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 3/5 (b) 3/2 (c) 3/8 (d) 4/7 Q82.
Q66. Find the average of all the numbers between 6 and 34 which are divisible by five.
(a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 30
Q67. The average of first 80 natural numbers is
(a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 40.5 (d) 142
Q68. If the sum of a few numbers is 450 and their mean is 50 and if another number 100 is (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
included, the mean would become (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 55 (b) 60 (c) 75 (d) 150 Q83.
Q69. ?% of 932 + 30 = 309.6
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40
Q70. The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number?
(a) 12.75 (b) 85 (c) 204 (d) None
Q71. One litre of water is evaporated from 6 litres of a solution containing 5% salt. The (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
percentage of salt in the remaining solution is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 16% (b) 5% (c) 4% (d) 6% Q84.
Q72. A shopkeeper professes to sell all things at a discount of 10% but increases the Selling
Price of each article by 20%. His gain on each article is
(a) 6% (b) 8% (c) 10% (d) 12%
Q73. If the selling price of an article is 4/3rd of its cost price, the profit in transaction is
(a) 16.75% (b) 20.50% (c) 25.50% (d) 33.33% (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
Q74. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 66.66 (b) 100 (c) 105.33 (d) 120 Q85. Find out how the key figure (X) will look like after rotation.
Q75. If 4/5th of an estate is worth ` 16,800, then the value of 3/7th of the estate is
(a) ` 9000 (b) ` 21000 (c) ` 72000 (d) ` 90000
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
Q76. If a/b = ¾ and 8a+5b=22, then the value of ‘a’ is
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 3/2 (d) 3/4 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q77. If (a-b) is 6 more than (c+d) and (a+b) is 3 less than (c-d), then the value of (a-c) is In each of the following questions (Q.86-90) select a figure from amongst the four
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.0 (c) 1.5 (d) 2.0 alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the
pattern.
Q86. Q94.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4) (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q95.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q87. 8 Set-IV
(X)(X) (1)
(1) (2) (2) (3) (3)(4) In each of the following questions (Q96-100) find out which of the answer figures (1), (2),
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (3) and (4) completes the figure matrix
Q88.
(X)(X) (1)
(1) (2) (2) (3) (4)
(3)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q96. (1) (2) (3) (4)

Q89. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(X)(X) (1)
(1) (2) (2) (3) (4)
(3)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q90.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 Q97. (1) (2) (3) (4)
In each of the following questions (Q91-95) you are given a figure (X) followed by four
alternative figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) such that figure (X) is embedded in one of them. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Trace out the alternative figure which contains fig. (X) as its part.
Q91.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q98. (1) (2) (3) (4)
Q92. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q93.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q99. (1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 SET – 1
Instructions for candidates TIME ALLOTTED – 2 HRS.

1. Total No. of Questions–100. Each Question is of three marks.
3. Do not write or mark on the Question Paper.
4. Question Paper to be returned before leaving the Exam Hall.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
We stand poised precariously and challengingly on the razor’s edge of destiny. We are
(1) (2) (3) (4)
now at the mercy of atom bombs and the like which would destroy us completely if we fail to
Q100. control them wisely. And wisdom in this crisis means sensitiveness to the basic values of life; it
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 means a vivid realization that we are literally living in one world where we must either swim
together or sink together. We cannot afford to tamper with man’s single minded loyalty to peace
and international understanding. Anyone, who does it is a traitor not only to man’s past and
present, but also to his future, because he is mortgaging the destiny of unborn generations.
Q1. From the tone and style of the passage it appears that the writer is-
(a) a prose writer with a fascination for images and metaphors.
(b) a humanist with a clear foresight.
(c) a traitor who wishes to mortgage the destiny of future generations.
(d) unaware of the global power situation.
Q2. The best way to escape complete annihilation in an atomic war is to-
(a) work for international understanding and harmony.
(b) invent more powerful weapons.
(c) turn to religion.
(d) ban nuclear weapons.
Q3. The phrase ‘razor’s edge of destiny’ means a/an-
(a) enigma that cuts through the pattern of life like the edge of a razor.
(b) critical situation that foreordains the future.
(c) sharp line of division that marks the alternative courses of action in the future.
(d) destiny with sharp edges.
Q4. According to the writer, ‘wisdom’ on the razor’s edge of destiny means:
(a) awareness that we stand poised precariously on the razor’s edge of destiny.
(b) determination to ban nuclear weapons.
(c) responsibility to the ‘unborn generations’.
(d) awareness of the basic values of life.
Q5. The author is concerned about the threat of nuclear weapons because he feels that-
(a) a nuclear war will destroy human civilization.
(b) all countries are interlinked and one cannot escape the consequences of what
happens to another country.
(c) the world is on the brink of disaster.
(d) his country is threatened by a nuclear war.
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”.
Q6. A person I met (a)/in the theatre (b)/was the playwright himself. (c)/No error (d).
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q7. They walked (a)/besides each other (b)/in silence. (c)/No error (d).
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q8. We returned to the guest house (a)/impressed by (b)/what we had seen. (c)/No error (d).
Q24. Gandhiji’s first experience with Satyagraha came up in-
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) Dandi (b) Champaran (c) Bengal (d) Natal
Q9. The judge was convinced (a)/that neither (b)/of the five accused was guilty. (c) Q25. During whose tenure as the viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh,
/No error (d). Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Irwin (c) Lord Minto (d) Lord
Q10. The municipality is going (a) /to built a new school (b)/near the park. (c)/ No error (d). Chelmford
(a) (b) (c) (d) Q26. The winner of the highest number of gold medals in an Olympic game is-
Set - 1
2
(a) Mark Spitz (b) Matt Biondi (c) Michael Phelps (d) Jenny
Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the Thompson
sentence meaningfully complete. Q27. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with the game of-
Q11. His actions had ________ pain and suffering on thousands of people. (a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Badminton (d) Cricket
(a) affected (b) imposed (c) inflicted (d) deplored
Q28. Usain Bolt, the 100 meters race world record holder, is from which country?
Q12. The Government will ______ all resources to fight poverty. (a) Jamaica (b) U.S.A. (c) Canada (d) Nigeria
(a) collect (b) exploit (c) harness (d) muster
Q29. Only two cricket players have taken 10 wickets in an innings. One is Anil Kumble. The
Q13. The children ______ crackers to celebrate the victory of their team. other is-
(a) burst (b) fired (c) shot (d) released (a) Richard Hadlee (b) Muttiah Muralidharan (c) Jim Laker (d) Andy Roberts
Q14. I am ______ forward to our picnic scheduled in the next month. Q30. ‘Borlaug Award’ is given every year to an Indian scientist for outstanding contribution in
(a) seeing (b) looking (c) planning (d) thinking the field of-
(a) Medicine (b) Space (c) Applied Science (d) Agriculture
Q15. I hope you must have _____ by now that failures are the stepping stones to success.
(a) known (b) felt (c) decided (d) realized
Q31. The highest Indian gallantry award which could be given in peace time is-
In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in (a) Ashok Chakra (b) Param Vir Chakra
capitals. (c) Kirti Chakra (d) Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Q16. CAUSED
(a) Brought about (b) Brought forward (c) Brought out (d) Brought over Q32. The most successful Satellite Launch Vehicle of Indian Space Programme to launch
commercial satellites is known as-
Q17. PLACID
(a) SLV (b) ASLV (c) PSLV (d) GSLV
(a) Plain (b) Clear (c) Poor (d) Calm
Q18. AUDACIOUS Q33. Which one of the following soils is most suitable for cotton cultivation-
(a) Obvious (b) Daring (c) Ardent (d) Affluent (a) Red soil (b) Black soil (c) Loamy soil (d) Laterite soil
Q34. The name of indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft is-
Pick out the word that is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the word given in
(a) Tejas (b) Chakra (c) Vajra (d) Trishul
capitals.
Q19. MONOLOGUE Q35. The boundary between China and India is known as-
(a) Prologue (b) Epilogue (c) Dialogue (d) Catalogue (a) Mc Mohan Line (b) Radcliffe Line (c) Hindenberg Line (d) Line of Control
Q20. DELETE Q36. Equinox means two days in a year when day and night are almost equal. If March 21 is
(a) Imbibe (b) Improve (c) Insert (d) Inspire an equinox which is the next?
(a) 09 October (b) 31 August (c) 23 September (d) 03 November
Q21. AMBIGUITY
Q37. UNHCR, an organisation of United Nations, was established to provide/promote-
(a) Certainty (b) Clarity (c) Rationality (d) Laxity
(a) Primary Education (b) Health and Culture (c) Relief (d) Protection to refugees
Choose the correct answer. Q38. Who authored the book ‘Train to Pakistan’?
Q22. The First Battle of Panipat was fought between- (a) Salman Rushdie (b) Khushwant Singh (c) Mulk Raj Anand (d) Vikram Seth
(a) Akbar & Hemu (b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi Q39. Vitamin necessary to prevent prolonged bleeding is-
(c) Akbar & Rana Sanga (d) Ahmad Shah Abdali & Marathas (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin E (c) Vitamin D (d) Vitamin K
Q23. Fa-hien visited India during the reign of- Q40. The famous classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh is-
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya (b) Bindusara (c) Chandra Gupta II (d) Bimbisara (a) Kathakali (b) Kuchipudi (c) Mohini Attam (d) Yakshaagna
Q54. The price of a scooter and a TV are in the ratio of 7:5. If the scooter costs Rs. 8000
Q41. The term ‘Carbon Credit’ is associated with-
more than a TV set, then the price of TV set is-
(a) Coal reserve of a nation (b) Reduction of Green House Gas emissions
(a) Rs. 20000 (b) Rs. 24000 (c) Rs. 32000 (d) Rs. 28000
(c) Fossil Fuel reserve (d) Amount of CO2 an individual emits in a year
Q55. The speed of three cars is in the ratio of 5:4:6. The ratio between the time taken by
Q42. In a 225 meter long yard 26 trees are planted at equal distance, one tree being at each
them to travel the same distance is-
end of the yard. What is the distance between two consecutive trees?
(a) 5:4:6 (b) 6:4:5 (c) 10:12:15 (d) 12:15:10
(a) 10 meters (b) 8 meters (c) 12 meters (d) 9 meters
Q56. The ration between two numbers is 3:4. If each number is increased by 6 the ratio
Q43. A bonus of Rs. 1000 is divided among three employees. Rohit gets twice the amount
becomes 4:5. The difference between the numbers is-
Sachin gets. Sachin gets one fifth of what Gagan gets. How much amount does Gagan get?
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 8
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 625 (c) Rs. 750 (d) Rs. 120
Q44. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. Instead, he multiplied the number by 52 Q57. Rs. 800 becomes Rs. 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of interest. If the rate of interest is
and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was- increased by 4% what amount will Rs. 800 become in 3 years?
(a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 32 (a) Rs. 1020 (b) Rs. 1052 (c) Rs. 1282 (d) Rs. 1080
Q58. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to gain Rs. 81 as interest, if rate of
Q45. The average age of 35 students in a class is 16 years. Out of these students the interest is 4.5% p.a on simple interest?
average age of 21 students is 14 years. The average age of remaining students is- (a) 4.5 years (b) 3.5 years (c) 5 years (d) 4 years
(a) 15 years (b) 17 years (c) 20 years (d) 19 years
Q59. At what rate of annual simple interest will Rs. 10000 double in 15 years?
Q46. After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the average age of (a) 5.5% (b) 8% (c) 6.75% (d) 7.25%
five members of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between the
age of replaced member and new member? Q60. The value of (?) in the equation 365.089 - ? + 89.72 = 302.35 is-
(a) 2 years (b) 8 years (c) 15 years (d) 25 years (a) 152.456 (b) 152.459 (c) 153.456 (d) 153.459
Q47. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8000. The average salary of Q61. A sum of Rs. 312 is divided among 60 boys and some girls in such a way that each boy
seven technicians is Rs. 12000 and average salary of others is Rs. 6000. The total number of gets Rs. 3.60 and each girl gets Rs.2.40. The number of girls are-
workers in the workshop are- (a) 35 (b) 60 (c) 40 (d) 65
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 23
This is a test of your ability to understand words. For each question four options are
Q48. In an examination a candidate has to get 35% of total marks to pass. In one paper he
given. There is only one correct answer for each question. Mark the correct answer.
gets 62 out of 150 and in the second 35 out of 150. How many marks should he get out of 200
Q62. INCITE means the same as
marks in the third paper to pass?
(a) short (b) delay (c) place (d) provoke
(a) 61 (b) 68 (c) 70 (d) 78
Q49. The salary of A & B together amounts to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B Q63. SUCCUMB means the same as
85% of his salary. If their savings are same what is the salary of A? (a) aid (b) yield (c) check (d) oppose
(a) Rs. 750 (b) Rs. 1250 (c) Rs. 1500 (d) Rs. 1600 Q64. ANOMALOUS means the same as
(a) disgraceful (b) formless (c) irregular (d) threatening
Q50. Out of the 1000 inhabitants of a town, 60% are male of whom 20% are literate. If,
amongst all the inhabitants, 25% are literate, then what percentage of the females of the town Q65. FORTUITOUS means the same as
are literate? (a) accidental (b) conclusive (c) courageous (d) prosperous
(a) 22.5 (b) 32.5 (c) 27.5 (d) 37.5 Q66 PERMEABLE means the same as
Q51. A trader mixes 26 Kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 Kg rice of another variety costing (a) flexible (b) variable (c) soluble (d) penetrable
Rs. 36 per Kg. If he sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per Kg his profit will be-
(a) -7% (b) 5% (c) 8% (d) 10% Q67. CONVOY means the same as
(a) carry (b) flock (c) standard (d) escort
Q52. The difference between the cost price and sale price is Rs. 240. If the profit is 20%, the
selling price is- Q68. CITE means the same as
(a) Rs. 1200 (b) Rs. 1440 (c) Rs. 1800 (d) Rs. 2440 (a) illustrate (b) reveal (c) recollect (d) quote
Q53. Samant bought a microwave oven and paid 10% less than Maximum Retail Price(MRP).
He sold it with 30% profit on his purchase cost. What percentage of profit did he earn on MRP?
(a) 17% (b) 20% (c) 27% (d) 32%
Q69. VOCATION means the same as
(a) hobby (b) occupation (c) post (d) designation
Each of the following questions has an underlined/capitalized word. You are to indicate
which one of the four choices most nearly means the same as the underlined/capitalized
word. Q84. A B C D E
Q70. The benefits of the plan are likely to be transitory.
(a) significant (b) obvious (c) temporary (d) cumulative
Q71. The hikers found several crevices in the rocks.
(a) cracks (b) minerals (c) canals (d) puddles
Q72. BOOK is to CHAPTER as BUILDING is to
(a) ELEVATOR (b) LOBBY (c) ROOF (d) STOREY
Q73. CARROT is to VEGETABLE as
Q85. A B C D E
(a) DOGWOOD is to OAK (b) FOOT is to PAW
(c) PEPPER is to SPICE (d) SHEEP is to LAMB
Q74. CONCAVE is to CONVEX as
(a) CAVITY is to MOUND (b) HILL is to HOLE
(c) OVAL is to OBLONG (d) ROUND is to POINTED
Q75. GOWN is to GARMENT as GASOLINE is to
(a) COOLANT (b) FUEL (c) OIL (d) LUBRICANT Q86. A B C D E
Q76. HYPER- is to HYPO- as

(a) DIASTOLIC is to SYSTOLIC (b) OVER is to UNDER
(c) SMALL is to LARGE (d) STALE is to FRESH
Q77. IMMIGRATION is to EMIGRATION as
(a) ARRIVAL is to DEPARTURE (b) FLIGHT is to VOYAGE
(c) LEGAL is to ILLEGAL (d) MIGRATION is to TRAVEL Q87. A B C D E
Q78. OCTAGON is to SQUARE as HEXAGON is to

(a) POLYGON (b) PYRAMID (c) RECTANGLE (d) TRIANGLE
Q79. TELL is to TOLD as
(a) RIDE is to RODE (b) SINK is to SANK
(c) WEAVE is to WOVE (d) WEEP is to WEPT
Q80. SHEEP is to LAMB as HORSE is to Q88. A B C D E
(a) COLT (b) DOE (c) FAWN (d) MARE
Q81. IGNORE is to OVERLOOK as
(a) AGREE is to CONSENT (b) CLIMB is to WALK
(c) DULL is to SHARPEN (d) LEARN is to REMEMBER
Q82. FREQUENTLY is to SELDOM as
(a) ALWAYS is to NEVER (b) EVERYBODY is to EVERYONE
(c) GENERALLY is to USUALLY (d) OCCASIONALLY is to CONSTANTLY
This test is designed to test your ability to visualize and manipulate objects in space. In Q89. A B C D E
each question, you are shown a picture of a block. To the right of the pictured block,
there are five choices shown as A, B, C, D and E. Select the choice containing a block
that is just like the pictured block at the left although turned in a different position.
Q83. A B C D E
Q93.
A B C D E
Q90. A B C D E
Q94.
A B C D E
Q91. A B C D E
Q95.
A B C D E
The hidden figures test is designed to perceive simple figures in complex drawings. At
the top of each section are five figures lettered A, B, C, D, and E. Below these are several Q96.
numbered drawings. You must determine which lettered figure is embedded in each of
the numbered drawings.
A B C D E A B C D E
A B C D E
Q92.
A B C D E
Q97.
A B C D E
AFCAT Model Question Paper-I
TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS

In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three months old cubs. The mother bear
has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to
expense of others. The smallest of the cubs forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are
Q98. protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar
bears, I have only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.
Q1. Female polar bears give birth during
A B C D E (a) Spring
(b) Summer
(c) Autumn
(d) Winter
Q2. Mother bear
. (a) Takes sides over cubs
A B C D E (b) Lets the cubs fend for themselves
(c) Feeds only their favourites
(d) Sees that all cubs get an equal share
I. Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non availability of prey.
II. Polar bears always give birth to triplets.
Q99. Which of the assumptions given above is/ are true?
(a) I only (b) II only (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
As home entertainment, television is rapidly becoming more (4) than any other form. A news
A B C D E broadcast becomes more immediate when people (5) actually see the scene (6) question and the
movement of the figures. Films could be viewed in the (7) of the home and a variety of shows are also
available. One of the advantages of travel programmes is the (8) of faraway places which many viewers
would not (9) see.
Q100.
Q6. (a) of (b) with (c) as (d) in
A B C D E

Q10. Intransigent
(a) Authoritative (b) Impersonal (c) Strenuous (d) Unbending
Q11. Intimidate
Q12. Sporadic
Q13. Genesis
(a) Style (b) Beginning (c) Movement (d) Relevant
2 3
Q14-17. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:- Q33. Which among the following is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile?
Q14. Malevolent (a) Agni II (b) Prithvi (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay
(a) Kindly (b) Vacuous (c) Ambivalent (d) Primitive
Q34. The branch of science that studies cells is called
Q15. Purgatory (a) Cytology (b) Entomology (c) Homoplastic (d) Hormonology
(a) Reward (b) Celestial (c) Flawless (d) Proximity
Q16. Clemency Assembly?
(a) Corporal (b) Intolerance (c) Compromise (d) Sensibility (a) Nine (b) Fifteen (c) Two (d) Twenty one
Q17. Cajole Q36. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far.
(a) Nestle (b) Secede (c) Bully (d) Moisten One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
(a) Marshal Tito (b) Mikhail Gorbachev
Q18-21. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:- (c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Abdul Wali Khan
Q18. In weal and woe
(a) By hook or crook (b) During illness Q37. Sir CV Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following
(c) in prosperity and adversity (d) During the operation phenomenon of radiation?
(a) Scattering (b) Diffraction (c) Interference (d) Polarisation
Q19. Globetrotters
(a) People against global philosophy (b) People indulging in treachery Q38. In which city is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank located?
(c) Intelligent minds (d) Travellers around the world (a) Manila (b) Singapore (c) Bangkok (d) Jakarta
Q20. A Curtain Lecture Q39. K-15 missile is
(a) To speak plainly (b) Vulgar Ideas (a) Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
(c) Private scolding of a husband by his wife (d) Hate others (b) Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
(c) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
Q21. Square pegs in round holes (d) Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
(a) A genuinely helpful person (b) A Clever person
(c) People in the wrong jobs (d) To be perplexed Q40. India agreed to UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon’s offer to remain as a member of the advisory board of
one of the following recently.
Q22-25. Choose the correctly spelt word:- (a) UNCCT (b) UNICEF (c) UNEP (d) UNCTAD
Q41. Kaziranga National Park is famous for
Q23. (a) Vetarinary (b) Veteninary (c) Veterinary (d) Vetniary (a) One-horned Rhinos (b) Tigers
(c) Swamp Dears (Barasingha) (d) Elephants
Q24. (a) Konnoisseur (b) Conoisseur (c) Connoisseur (d) Konoisseur
Q25. (a) Munifisent (b) Muneficent (c) Munificent (d) Munificient
Q26-29. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:- (c) Karnam Malleshwari (d) KD Jadhav
Q26. In a jiffy Q43. Who among the following was the Congress President at Madras Session of 1927 when it
(a) Outstanding (b) Suddenly (c) In a fix (d) Appropriate boycotted the Simon Commission?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) MA Ansari
Q27. Upto the hilt
(c) Upto the final decision (d) None of these Q44. Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning point in the life of Ashoka?
Q28. Man of Letters (a) Ashoka annexed Kalinga
(a) Who writes too many letters (b) An important person (b) It was the starting point of the expansion of his empire
(c) A politician (d) A literary person (c) Ashoka became a zealous Buddhist
(d) It enabled Mauryan Empire to reach its climax
Q29. Sangfroid
(a) Composure (b) Go on leave Q45. Which of the following wings was not part of the espionage system described by Kautilya?
(c) Changed Suddenly (d) Make an attempt (a) Crime Branch (b) Special Branch
Q30-65. Choose the most appropriate answer:-
Q46. Alauddin Khalji did not build
Q30. Which country among the following has been declared Ebola-free by WHO? (a) Siri Fort (b) Tomb of Jalaluddin
(a) Sierra Leone (b) Liberia (c) Nigeria (d) Guinea (c) Hauz-i-Alai (d) Jamaat Khana Masjid
Q31. How many Gold medals did India win in the Incheon Asian Games held in Oct 2014? Q47. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8 (a) Nanda (b) Maurya (c) Sunga (d) Kanva
Q32. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India? Q48. Which of the following Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) is under development in India?
(a) Arvind Mayaram (b) Rajiv Mehrishi (a) Agni-I (b) Agni-II (c) Agni-IV (d) Agni-VI
(c) Kaushik Basu (d) Dinesh Gupta
4 5
th
Q49. Who among the following was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the 17 Asian Games Q64. In how many years will a sum of Rs 800 at 10% per annum compounded semi-annually become
held at Incheon, South Korea? Rs 926.10?
(a) Mary Kom of India (b) Kosuke Hagino of Japan (a) 1⁄ (b) 1⁄ (c) 2 ⁄ (d) 2 ⁄
(c) Ning Zetao of China (d) None of these
Q65. A sells 2 TV sets, one at a loss of 15% and another at a profit of 15%. Find the loss/gain
Q50. The opposition party status is accorded to a political party in the Lok Sabha only if it captures at percentage in the overall transaction?
least (a) 2.25% (b) 3% (c) 4% (d) No profit, no loss
Q 66-70. Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may
or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at
Q51. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘A Bend in the River’?
(a), (b), (c) or (d). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the
(a) Chetan Bhagat (b) VS Naipaul
diagrams.
(c) Kiran Desai (d) Anita Desai
Married People?
(a) Sonia Gandhi (b) LK Advani (a) (b)
(c) Nelson Mandela (d) Benazir Bhutto
Q53. Which sports personality has been awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the IAF? (c) (d)
(a) Kapil Dev (b) Sania Mirza
(c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sachin Tendulkar
Q54. A man travelled from a point A to B at the rate of 25 Kmph and walked back at the rate of 4
Kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hrs 48 minutes, the distance between A and B is Q67. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Man, Worker and Garden?
(a) 30 Km (b) 24 Km (c) 20 Km (d) 51.6 Km (a) (b)
Q55. A Train travelling at a uniform speed clears a platform 200 m long in 10 seconds and passes a
telegraph post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is (c) (d)
(a) 36 km/h (b) 39 km/h (c) 72 km/h (d) 78 km/h
family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
(a) 20% (b) 18 ⁄ (c) 16 ⁄ (d) 16 ⁄ Q68. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Cousins and
Nephews?
Q57. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much (a) (b)
percent is C’s salary more than A’s salary?
(a) 44.05% (b) 45.05 (c) 46.05% (d) 47.05
(c) (d)
Q58. The average weight of 5 men is increased by 2 Kg when one of the men whose weight is 60 Kg is
replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is
(a) 50 Kg (b) 65 Kg (c) 68 Kg (d) 70 Kg
Q59. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36 Q69. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Children, Naughty, and
days. In how many days B alone can finish the work? Studious?
(a) 48 days (b) 45 days (c) 28 ⁄ days (d) 144 days (a) (b)
Q60. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A
do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
(c) (d)
Q61. A man can row 9 ⁄ Kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up
than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is
(a) 3 ⁄ Kmph (b) 3 ⁄ Kmph (c) 4 ⁄ Kmph (d) 4 ⁄ Kmph Q70. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Thief, Criminal and Police?
(a) (b)
Q62. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 Kmph. If it can travel 26 Km downstream and 14 Km
upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is
(a) 2 Kmph (b) 2.5 Kmph (c) 3 Kmph (d) 4 Kmph (c) (d)
Q63. If a sum becomes double in 16 years, how many times will it be in 8 years?
(a) 1 ½ times (b) 1 ⁄ times (c) 1 ⁄ times (d) 1 ⁄ times
6 7
Q71-75 In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question Q84.
mark.
Q71. Loath : Coercion :: ?:?
Q72. Trilogy : Novel :: ?:? (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) Rice : Husk (b) Milk : Cream Q85.
Q73 Wife : Marriage :: ?:?
(a) Bank : Money (b) Nationality : Citizenship
(c) Service : Qualification (d) Attendance : Register
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q74. East : Orient :: ?:?
(a) North : Polar (b) North : Tropic Q86-90. Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the
(c) South : Capricorn (d) West : Occident Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures.
Q75. Ignominy : Disloyalty :: ?:? established by the five Problem Figures.
(c) Fame : Heroism (d) Destruction : Victory Q86. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
the rest.
Q76. (a) Aravalli hills (b) Shivalik hills (c) Mole hills (d) Satpura hills (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q77. (a) Beaver (b) Alpaca (c) Walrus (d) Koala Q87. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q80. (a) Blaze (b) Glint (c) Simmer (d) Shimmer Q88. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
Q81.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q82. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q83. Q91-95. Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q91.
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

8 AFCAT Model Question Paper-II
Q92.
TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) 2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Q93. 3. No mark will be deducted for un-attempted questions.
Q1-4. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q1. In a jiffy
Q94. (a) Outstanding (b) Suddenly (c) In a fix (d) Appropriate
Q2. Upto the hilt
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) (c) Upto the final decision (d) None of these
Q95. Q3. Man of Letters
(a) Who writes too many letters (b) An important person
(c) A politician (d) A literary person
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q4. Sangfroid
(a) Composure (b) Go on leave
Q96-100. In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) three are similar in a (c) Changed Suddenly (d) Make an attempt
different from the rest. Q5-10 Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:-
Q96. As home entertainment, television is rapidly becoming more (5) than any other form. A news
broadcast becomes more immediate when people (6) actually see the scene (7) question and the
movement of the figures. Films could be viewed in the (8) of the home and a variety of shows are also
(a) (b) (c) (d) available. One of the advantages of travel programmes is the (9) of faraway places which many viewers
would not (10) see.
Q97. Q5. (a) interesting (b) popular (c) powerful (d) purposeful
(a) (b) (c) (d) Q7. (a) of (b) with (c) as (d) in
Q98.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q99.
Q11. Sporadic
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q100. Q12. Genesis
(a) Style (b) Beginning (c) Movement (d) Relevant
Q13. Intransigent
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Authoritative (b) Impersonal (c) Strenuous (d) Unbending
Q14. Intimidate
Q15. Clemency
Q16. Cajole
(a) Nestle (b) Secede (c) Bully (d) Moisten
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Q17. Malevolent
(a) Kindly (b) Vacuous (c) Ambivalent (d) Primitive Q31. A man can row 9 ⁄ Kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up
Q18. Purgatory than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is
(a) Reward (b) Celestial (c) Flawless (d) Proximity (a) 3 ⁄ Kmph (b) 3 ⁄ Kmph (c) 4 ⁄ Kmph (d) 4 ⁄ Kmph
Q19-21. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:- Q32. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 Kmph. If it can travel 26 Km downstream and 14 Km
In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three months old cubs. The mother bear upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is
has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to (a) 2 Kmph (b) 2.5 Kmph (c) 3 Kmph (d) 4 Kmph
expense of others. The smallest of the cubs forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are Q33. If a sum becomes double in 16 years, how many times will it be in 8 years?
protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar (a) 1 ½ times (b) 1 ⁄ times (c) 1 ⁄ times (d) 1 ⁄ times
bears, I have only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.
Q34. In how many years will a sum of Rs 800 at 10% per annum compounded semi-annually become
Q19. With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:- Rs 926.10?
I. Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non availability of prey. (a) 1⁄ (b) 1⁄ (c) 2 ⁄ (d) 2 ⁄
II. Polar bears always give birth to triplets.
Which of the assumptions given above is/ are true? Q35. A sells 2 TV sets, one at a loss of 15% and another at a profit of 15%. Find the loss/gain
(a) I only (b) II only (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II percentage in the overall transaction?
(a) 2.25% (b) 3% (c) 4% (d) No profit, no loss
Q20. Female polar bears give birth during Q36. A man travelled from a point A to B at the rate of 25 Kmph and walked back at the rate of 4
(a) Spring Kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hrs 48 minutes, the distance between A and B is
(b) Summer (a) 30 Km (b) 24 Km (c) 20 Km (d) 51.6 Km
(c) Autumn
(d) Winter Q37. A Train travelling at a uniform speed clears a platform 200 m long in 10 seconds and passes a
Q21. Mother bear telegraph post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is
(a) Takes sides over cubs (a) 36 km/h (b) 39 km/h (c) 72 km/h (d) 78 km/h
(b) Lets the cubs fend for themselves
(c) Feeds only their favourites Q38. The price of sugar increases by 20% due to the festive season. By what percentage should a
(d) Sees that all cubs get an equal share family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
(a) 20% (b) 18 ⁄ (c) 16 ⁄ (d) 16 ⁄
Q22. A Curtain Lecture Q39. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much
(a) To speak plainly (b) Vulgar Ideas percent is C’s salary more than A’s salary?
(c) Private scolding of a husband by his wife (d) Hate others (a) 44.05% (b) 45.05 (c) 46.05% (d) 47.05
Q23. Square pegs in round holes Q40. The average weight of 5 men is increased by 2 Kg when one of the men whose weight is 60 Kg is
(a) A genuinely helpful person (b) A Clever person replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is
(c) People in the wrong jobs (d) To be perplexed (a) 50 Kg (b) 65 Kg (c) 68 Kg (d) 70 Kg
Q24. In weal and woe Q41. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36
(a) By hook or crook (b) During illness days. In how many days B alone can finish the work?
(c) in prosperity and adversity (d) During the operation (a) 48 days (b) 45 days (c) 28 ⁄ days (d) 144 days
Q25. Globetrotters Q42. The opposition party status is accorded to a political party in the Lok Sabha only if it captures at
(a) People against global philosophy (b) People indulging in treachery least
(c) Intelligent minds (d) Travellers around the world (a) 5% Seats (b) 10% Seats (c) 15% Seats (d) 20% Seats
Q26-29. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Q43. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘A Bend in the River’?
Q26. (a) Konnoisseur (b) Conoisseur (c) Connoisseur (d) Konoisseur (a) Chetan Bhagat (b) VS Naipaul
(c) Kiran Desai (d) Anita Desai
Q27. (a) Munifisent (b) Muneficent (c) Munificent (d) Munificient
(a) Sonia Gandhi (b) LK Advani
Q29. (a) Vetarinary (b) Veteninary (c) Veterinary (d) Vetniary (c) Nelson Mandela (d) Benazir Bhutto
Q30-65. Choose the most appropriate answer:- Q45. Which sports personality has been awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the IAF?
Q30. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A (a) Kapil Dev (b) Sania Mirza
do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day? (c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sachin Tendulkar
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Q46. Which country among the following has been declared Ebola-free by WHO? Q62. Alauddin Khalji did not build
(a) Sierra Leone (b) Liberia (c) Nigeria (d) Guinea (a) Siri Fort (b) Tomb of Jalaluddin
(c) Hauz-i-Alai (d) Jamaat Khana Masjid
Q47. How many Gold medals did India win in the Incheon Asian Games held in Oct 2014?
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8 Q63. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
(a) Nanda (b) Maurya (c) Sunga (d) Kanva
Q48. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India?
(a) Arvind Mayaram (b) Rajiv Mehrishi Q64. Which of the following Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) is under development in India?
(c) Kaushik Basu (d) Dinesh Gupta (a) Agni-I (b) Agni-II (c) Agni-IV (d) Agni-VI
Q49. Which among the following is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile? Q65. Who among the following was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games
(a) Agni II (b) Prithvi (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay held at Incheon, South Korea?
Q50. The branch of science that studies cells is called
(c) Ning Zetao of China (d) None of these
(a) Cytology (b) Entomology (c) Homoplastic (d) Hormonology
Q51. How many Vice Presidents are elected at the start of its each regular session of UN General Q66-70 In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question
Assembly? mark.
(a) Nine (b) Fifteen (c) Two (d) Twenty one Q66. East : Orient :: ?:?
(a) North : Polar (b) North : Tropic
Q52. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. (c) South : Capricorn (d) West : Occident
One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
(a) Marshal Tito (b) Mikhail Gorbachev Q67. Ignominy : Disloyalty :: ?:?
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Abdul Wali Khan (a) Death : Victory (b) Martyr : Man
Q53. Sir CV Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following
phenomenon of radiation? Q68. Loath : Coercion :: ?:?
(a) Scattering (b) Diffraction (c) Interference (d) Polarisation (a) Detest : Caressing (b) Irritate : Caressing
Q54. In which city is headquarters of Asian Development Bank located?
(a) Manila (b) Singapore (c) Bangkok (d) Jakarta Q69. Trilogy : Novel :: ?:?
Q55. K-15 missile is
(a) Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
(b) Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Q70. Wife : Marriage :: ?:?
(c) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) (a) Bank : Money (b) Nationality : Citizenship
(d) Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) (c) Service : Qualification (d) Attendance : Register
Q56. India agreed to UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon’s offer to remain as a member of the advisory board of Q 71-75. Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or
one of the following recently. may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at
(a) UNCCT (b) UNICEF (c) UNEP (d) UNCTAD (a), (b), (c) or (d). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the
diagrams.
Q57. Kaziranga National Park is famous for
(a) One-horned Rhinos (b) Tigers
Married People?
(c) Swamp Dears ( Barasingha) (d) Elephants
(a) (b)
(c) Karnam Malleshwari (d) KD Jadhav (c) (d)
Q59. Who among the following was the Congress President at Madras Session of 1927 when it
boycotted the Simon Commission?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) MA Ansari
Q60. Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning point in the life of Ashoka? Studious?
(a) Ashoka annexed Kalinga (a) (b)
(b) It was the starting point of the expansion of his empire
(c) Ashoka became a zealous Buddhist
(d) It enabled Mauryan Empire to reach its climax (c) (d)
Q61. Which of the following wings was not part of the espionage system described by Kautilya?
(a) Crime Branch (b) Special Branch
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Q73. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Thief, Criminal and Police? Q80.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q81-85. Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the
Q74. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Man, Worker and Garden? Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures.
(a) (b) Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as
(c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q75. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Cousins and Q82. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
Nephews?
(a) (b)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(c) (d)
which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q76.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q77.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q78. alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from
the rest.
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q88. (a) Blaze (b) Glint (c) Simmer (d) Shimmer
Q79.
Q90. (a) Beaver (b) Alpaca (c) Walrus (d) Koala
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

8 AFCAT Model Question Paper-III
certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS
different from the rest. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
Q91. 1. Total No Of Questions-100. Each Question is of three marks.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q92. Q1-3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:-
Recently, a newspaper article mourned the total disappearance of the common house sparrow.
This was a comment on the city‟s perceptible move towards edging out the flora and fauna of the city. In
the rapid urbanization, multi-storied apartments grew and large scale felling of trees became necessary.
(a) (b) (c) (d) Last week, however, seven pairs of these sparrows were spotted in a suburb. Possibly the greenery of
this place has created a new habitat for these birds which like their proximity to human beings, and have
Q93. made a comeback. A systematic development of trees and shrubs all over the city could woo the
absentee house sparrow to our midst.
Q1. In the passage the term “urbanisation” has been used to refer to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) the destruction of the greenery in the city
Q94. (b) construction of concrete structures on a large scale
(c) a change over from the rural life to the city life
(d) the movement of people from villages to cities
(a) (b) (c) (d) Q2. The phrase “absentee house sparrow” refers to
Q95. (a) the sparrow that makes infrequent visits
(b) the sparrow that has forgotten its habitat
(c) the sparrow that has gone away from the urban areas
(a) (b) (c) (d) (d) the sparrow that has become extinct
Q96-100. Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and Q3. According to the passage, the birds have made a comeback to the suburb because they
4 constitute the Problem Set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the Answer Set. There is a (a) have been hunted down by the village people
definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (b) Love to be amidst human beings
(3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question (c) get food only where human beings live
mark (?) in fig.(4). (d) they have been deliberately brought back by biologists
Q96.
Watermelons ..(4).. to India by the 4th century A.D. Sushruta, the great Indian physician,
….(5)…wrote Sushruta Samhit, mentions that watermelons were grown ..(6).. the banks of the river
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) Indus. ….(7)....are also mentioned in ancient books. Sushruta calls it as Kalinda or Kalinga (hence
Q97. Kalingad in Marathi). It was…(8)..to China in the 10th or 11th century and …(9)… it is grown throughout
the tropics.
Q4. (a) came (b) go (c) arrived (d) started
Q5. (a) did (b) when (c) certainly (d) who

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q98.
Q6. (a) above (b) outside (c) from (d) along
Q7. (a) it (b) they (c) some (d) that

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q8. (a) took (b) gave (c) taken (d) take
Q99.
Q9. (a) also (b) though (c) now (d) tomorrow
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q10. Embellish
(a) Employ (b) Arrange
Q100. (c) Decorate (d) Design
Q11. Damp Squib
(a) Insignificant happening (b) An old technique
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) (c) Unsuccessful attempt (d) Short, shrill cry
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Q12. Sagacious Q30-65. Choose the most appropriate answer:-
(a) Stupid (b) Truthful (c) Lustful (d) Discerning
Q30. The national emblem, viz four lions standing back to back is an adaptation from which of the
Q13. Pontificate following:-
(a) To speak authoritatively (b) To raise to higher office (a) Sarnath lions (b) Gir lions
(c) To act clumsily (d) To constitute (c) Khajurao (d) Ajanta caves
Q14-17. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:- Q31. Who among the following is not a recipient of the „Bharatiya Jnanpith‟ Award?
Q14. Parsimonious (a) Ashapurna Devi (b) MF Hussain
(a) Generous (b) Selfish (c) Religious (d) Hereditary (c) Raghupati Sahay (d) VK Gokak
Q15. Vindicate Q32. Global 500 awards are given for outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
(a) Censure (b) Favour (c) Indicate (d) Eradicate (a) Population Control (b) Elimination of illiteracy
(c) Campaigning against AIDS (d) Protection of environment
Q16. Sporadic
(a) Rare (b) Frequent (c) Sharp (d) Coordinated Q33. Pulitzer Prize is awarded for the outstanding work in the field of
(a) Science and Technology (b) Environmental Studies
Q17. Exonerate (c) Literature and Journalism (d) International Understanding
(a) Reject (b) Contract (c) Accuse (d) Admit
Q34. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?
(a) Bimbisara (b) Mahapadma Nanda
(c) Ajatasatru (d) Dhana Nanda
Q18. Cloak and dagger
(a) To fight to a finish (b) To get into unexpected trouble
Q35. Which of the following books is written by Arnold Toynbee?
(c) To end the hostility (d) Like a spy
(a) Mankind and Mother Earth (b) Tom Sawyer
(c) The Future of Freedom (d) The Moon‟s Last Sigh
Q19. To be at the end of one‟s tether
(a) To feel offended (b) To draw moral attention Q36. The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members
(c) To have no resources left (d) To think deeply (a) Every 6 months (b) Every year
(c) Every 3 months (d) Every month
Q20. All agog
(a) Work helplessly (b) Lose consciousness Q37. Who were the contemporaries of the Gupta Kings in the south?
(c) In a state of excitement (d) Fall flat (a) Chola (b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Satavahanas (d) Vakatkas
Q21. Espirit de Corps
(a) Bravery (b) Loyalty (c) Subordination (d) Unity Q38. Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a
regional power?
Q22-25. Choose the correctly spelt word:- (a) Lord Warren Hastings (b) Lord Clive
Q22. (a) Omminous (b) Omineous (c) Ominous (d) Omenous (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Wellesley
Q23. (a) Hindrance (b) Hinderance (c) Hindrence (d) Hinderence Q39. Who inscribed the name of Khalifa of Baghdad on his coins?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji (b) Iltutmish
Q24. (a) Perjery (b) Perjury (c) Purjury (d) Perjary (c) Qutub-ud-in Aibak (d) Balban
Q25. (a) Reminiscene (b) Reminiscence (c) Reminicence (d) Remeniscence Q40. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi assumed the title, „Sikandar-i-Sani?
(a) Balban (b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q26-29. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:- (c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (d) Sikander Lodhi
Q26. A blue stocking
(a) Stocking which is blue in colour (b) A clean cheat Q41. UN General Assembly recently declared 21st June as
(c) An unreliable person (d) a woman having literary tastes (a) International Youth Day (b) International Literacy Day
and learning (c) International Day of Yoga (d) International Day of Peace
Q27. Yeoman‟s service
(a) lip-service (b) to serve like a slave Q42. The member countries of NAFTA are
(c) to play god father (d) efficient or useful help (a) USA, Canada and Mexico (b) Canada and Mexico
(c) USA and Canada (d) Argentina and Brazil
Q28. Lay bare
(a) Expose (b) Take off all clothes Q43. Sandeep Sejwal won the Bronze medal in 2014 Asian Games in which of the following events?
(c) Destroy (d) Exploit (a) 200m backstroke (b) 200m freestyle
(c) 50m breaststroke (d) 50m butterfly
Q29. A wolf in sheep‟s clothing
(a) A hypocrite (b) A wolf in woolen clothes Q44. The Indian space programme began in
(c) A coward (d) A proud man (a) 1961 (b) 1962 (c) 1965 (d) 1969
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Q45. „Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)‟, an organisation to protect the rights of children was founded Q61. The sum of ages of 4 children born at the interval of 2 years is 52. What is the age of the oldest
by child?
(a) Amir Khan (b) Kailash Satyarthi (a) 10 years (b) 12 years (c) 14 years (d) 16 years
(c) Om Prakash Gurjar (d) Santa Sinha
Q62. A certain sum under compound interest, compounded annually, amounts to Rs. 5500/- in 5 years
Q46. Mangalyan, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched in and Rs. 6050/- in 6 years. What is the rate of interest?
(a) Jan 2013 (b) Oct 2012 (c) Oct 2013 (d) Nov 2013 (a) 12 ½ % (b) 15% (c) 20% (d) 10%
Q47. “Ruhr of India” known for its rich coal deposits is in the State of
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Jharkhand (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar Q63. Rs. 800 becomes Rs. 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is
increased by 4%, what amount will Rs. 800 becomes in 3 years?
Q48. Which of the following Subsonic missiles, test fired in October 2014 is considered India‟s answer (a) Rs 1020.80 (b) Rs 1025 (c) Rs 1052 (d) Rs 1000
to America‟s Tomahawk missile
(a) Brahmos Mk-2 (b) Prahaar (c) Nirbhay (d) Agni-V Q64. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs 720 after 2 years and to Rs 1020 after
a further period of 5 years. The sum is
Q49. Who among the following won the World Billiards Championship held in England in October (a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 600 (c) Rs 700 (d) Rs 750
2014?
(a) Peter Gilchrist (b) Pankaj Advani Q65. Present age of X and Y are in the ratio 7:5 respectively. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages
(c) Saurav Kothari (d) None of these will become 11:9 respectively. What is the present age of Y?
(a) 1 year (b) 7 year (c) 5 year (d) None of these
Q50. Which country will host the XXXI Olympic Games in 2016?
(a) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (b) Chicago, USA Q 66-70. Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not
(c) Tokyo, Japan (d) Doha, Qatar have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at (a), (b), (c) or (d).
You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams.
Q51. The book, “A China Passage‟ was written by Q66. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Biology, Zoology and
(a) MJ Akbar (b) Jagmohan Physics?
(c) Anees Jung (d) John Kenneth Galbraith (a) (b)
Q52. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 25 days. They work together for 5 days and then B
goes away. In how many days will A finish the work?
(a) 11 days (b) 9 days (c) 20 days (d) 21 days (c) (d)
Q53. Two train A & B each 66 meters long run parallel to each other in the same direction. Their
speeds are 50 Kmph and 30 Kmph respectively. In what time A will completely pass B.
(a) 28 Sec (b) 28.46 Sec (c) 53.46 Sec (d) 23.76 Sec
Q67. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Stamp, Pen and Chalk?
Q54. A train 77.5 m in length is running at the rate of 65 Kmph. Find the time taken by the train to pass (a) (b)
the man walking in the same direction as the train @ 3 Kmph.
(a) 2.5 Sec (b) 4.5 Sec (c) 6.5 Sec (d) 8 Sec
Q55. Ram can row 7½ Kmph in still water. If in a river running at 1.5 Km an hour, it takes him 50 (c) (d)
minutes to row to a place and back, how far is the place?
(a) 3.5 Km (b) 3 Km (c) 4.5 Km (d) 5 Km
Q56. A motorboat with speed 15 Kmph in still water goes 30 Km downstream and comes back. It Q68. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Singers, Athletes and Girls?
covers the distance in 4 hours and 30 minutes. The speed of the stream in Km/h is? (a) (b)
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10
Q57. Zinc and copper are melted together in the ratio 9:11. What is the weight of the melted mixture, if
28.8 kg of zinc has been consumed in it? (c) (d)
(a) 58 Kg (b) 60 Kg (c) 64 Kg (d) 70 Kg
Q58. A sells his goods 20% cheaper than B and 20% dearer than C. How much percentage is C‟s
goods cheaper / dearer than B.
(a) 33.33% (b) 50% (c) 45.85% (d) None of these Q69. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Teachers, Women and
Doctors?
th
Q59. The average of 6 observations is 12. If the 7 observation is included, the average is reduced by (a) (b)
1. What will be the 7th observation?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
Q60. If the incomes of Ram & Shyam are in the ratio of 3:4 and their expenditures in the ratio of 4:5, (c) (d)
find the ratio of their savings, given that Shyam saves a third of his income.
(a) 10:15 (b) 13:20 (c) 15:20 (d) 13:15
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Q70. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Clothes, Flowers and White? Q83.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q84.
Q71-75 In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question
mark.
Q71. Cerebrum : Brain :: ?:?
(a) Aorta : Hand (b) Ligament : Blood
(c) Ventricle : Heart (d) Country : Universe (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q72. Monument : Cenotaph :: ?:? Q85.
(a) Orifice : Opening (b) Guide : Follower
(c) Protect : Protocol (d) Sponsor : Cleave
Q73. Meadow : Sheep :: ?:?

(a) Stable : Horse (b) Hay : Insect
(c) Grass : Grasshopper (d) Pasture : Cattle
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q74. Sadist : Injury :: ?:? Q86-90. Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the
(a) Opportunist : Generosity (b) Priest : Church Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures.
(c) Dentist : Teeth (d) Thief : Robbery
Q75. Lecherous : Carnal :: ?:?
(a) Virile : Feeble (b) Diatribe : Abuse
(c) Impede : Begin (d) Sunder : Link
Q76-80 In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are
alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
the rest.
Q76. (a) Niger (b) Suez (c) Mississippi (d) Colorado Q87. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
Q77. (a) Bang (b) Hiss (c) Whistle (d) Wink
Q78. (a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Bronze (d) Iron (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q79. (a) Mendicant (b) Ascetic (c) Pious (d) Hermit Q88. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
Q80. (a) Bardoli (b) Bhadravati (c) Porbandar (d) Champaran
Q81-85. In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q81. Q89 Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q90. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
Q82.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

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constitute the Problem Set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the Answer Set. There is a TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS
definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
(3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question 1. Total No Of Questions-100. Each Question is of three marks.
mark (?) in fig (4). 2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Q91. 4. Do not write on the Question Paper or make any mark on it.
Q1. Sagacious
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Stupid (b) Truthful (c) Lustful (d) Discerning
Q92. Q2. Pontificate
(a) To speak authoritatively (b) To raise to higher office
(c) To act clumsily (d) To constitute
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q3. Embellish
Q93. (a) Employ (b) Arrange
(c) Decorate (d) Design
Q4. Damp Squib

(a) Insignificant happening (b) An old technique
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) (c) Unsuccessful attempt (d) Short, shrill cry
Q94. Q5-8. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-
Q5. All agog
(a) Work helplessly (b) Lose consciousness
(c) In a state of excitement (d) Fall flat
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q95. Q6. Espirit de Corps
(a) Bravery (b) Loyalty (c) Subordination (d) Unity
Q7. Cloak and dagger

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) To fight to a finish (b) To get into unexpected trouble
(c) To end the hostility (d) Like a spy
certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is Q8. To be at the end of one‟s tether
different from the rest. (a) To feel offended (b) To draw moral attention
Q96. (c) To have no resources left (d) To think deeply
Q9-12. Choose the correctly spelt word:-

Q9. (a) Hindrance (b) Hinderance (c) Hindrence (d) Hinderence
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q97. Q10. (a) Perjery (b) Perjury (c) Purjury (d) Perjary
Q11. (a) Reminiscene (b) Reminiscence (c) Reminicence (d) Remeniscence

(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q12. (a) Omminous (b) Omineous (c) Ominous (d) Omenous
Q98.
Q13. Sporadic
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Rare (b) Frequent (c) Sharp (d) Coordinated
Q99.
Q14. Exonerate
(a) Reject (b) Contract (c) Accuse (d) Admit
(a) (b) (c) (d) Q15. Parsimonious

Q100. (a) Generous (b) Selfish (c) Religious (d) Hereditary
Q16. Vindicate
(a) Censure (b) Favour (c) Indicate (d) Eradicate
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3
Q17-19. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:- Q30-65. Choose the most appropriate answer:-
Recently, a newspaper article mourned the total disappearance of the common house sparrow.
Q30. Which country will host the XXXI Olympic Games in 2016?
This was a comment on the city‟s perceptible move towards edging out the flora and fauna of the city. In
(a) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (b) Chicago, USA
the rapid urbanization, multi-storied apartments grew and large scale felling of trees became necessary.
(c) Tokyo, Japan (d) Doha, Qatar
Last week, however, seven pairs of these sparrows were spotted in a suburb. Possibly the greenery of
this place has created a new habitat for these birds which like their proximity to human beings, and have Q31. The book, “A China Passage‟ was written by
made a comeback. A systematic development of trees and shrubs all over the city could woo the (a) MJ Akbar (b) Jagmohan
absentee house sparrow to our midst. (c) Anees Jung (d) John Kenneth Galbraith
Q17. According to the passage, the birds have made a comeback to the suburb because they
Q32. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?
(a) have been hunted down by the village people
(a) Bimbisara (b) Mahapadma Nanda
(b) Love to be amidst human beings
(c) Ajatasatru (d) Dhana Nanda
(c) get food only where human beings live
(d) they have been deliberately brought back by biologists Q33. Which of the following books is written by Arnold Toynbee?
(a) Mankind and Mother Earth (b) Tom Sawyer
Q18. In the passage the term “urbanisation” has been used to refer to
(c) The Future of Freedom (d) The Moon‟s Last Sigh
(a) the destruction of the greenery in the city
(b) construction of concrete structures on a large scale Q34. The national emblem, viz four lions standing back to back is an adaptation from which of the
(c) a change over from the rural life to the city life following:-
(d) the movement of people from villages to cities (a) Sarnath lions (b) Gir lions
(c) Khajurao (d) Ajanta caves
Q19. The phrase “absentee house sparrow” refers to
(a) the sparrow that makes infrequent visits Q35. Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a
(b) the sparrow that has forgotten its habitat regional power?
(c) the sparrow that has gone away from the urban areas (a) Lord Warren Hastings (b) Lord Clive
(d) the sparrow that has become extinct (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Wellesley
Q36. Who inscribed the name of Khalifa of Baghdad on his coins?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji (b) Iltutmish
Watermelons ..(20).. to India by the 4th century A.D. Sushruta, the great Indian physician,
(c) Qutub-ud-in Aibak (d) Balban
….(21)…wrote Sushruta Samhit, mentions that watermelons were grown ..(22).. the banks of the river
Indus. ….(23)....are also mentioned in ancient books. Sushruta calls it as Kalinda or Kalinga (hence Q37. Who among the following is not a recipient of the „Bharatiya Jnanpith‟ Award?
Kalingad in Marathi). It was…(24)..to China in the 10th or 11th century and …(25)… it is grown throughout (a) Ashapurna Devi (b) MF Hussain
the tropics. (c) Raghupati Sahay (d) VK Gokak
Q20. (a) came (b) go (c) arrived (d) started Q38. Global 500 awards are given for outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
(a) Population Control (b) Elimination of illiteracy
Q21. (a) did (b) when (c) certainly (d) who (c) Campaigning against AIDS (d) Protection of environment
Q22. (a) above (b) outside (c) from (d) along Q39. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi assumed the title, „Sikandar-i-Sani?
(a) Balban (b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q23. (a) it (b) they (c) some (d) that (c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (d) Sikander Lodhi
Q40. UN General Assembly recently declared 21st June as
Q24. (a) took (b) gave (c) taken (d) take (a) International Youth Day (b) International Literacy Day
(c) International Day of Yoga (d) International Day of Peace
Q25. (a) also (b) though (c) now (d) tomorrow
Q41. Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
Q26-29. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:- (a) Science and Technology (b) Environmental Studies
(c) Literature and Journalism (d) International Understanding
Q26. Lay bare
(a) Expose (b) Take off all clothes Q42. The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members
(c) Destroy (d) Exploit (a) Every 6 months (b) Every year
(c) Every 3 months (d) Every month
Q27. A wolf in sheep‟s clothing Q43. The member countries of NAFTA are
(a) A hypocrite (b) A wolf in woolen clothes (a) USA, Canada and Mexico (b) Canada and Mexico
(c) A coward (d) A proud man (c) USA and Canada (d) Argentina and Brazil
Q28. A blue stocking Q44. Who were the contemporaries of the Gupta Kings in the south?
(a) Stocking which is blue in colour (b) A clean cheat (a) Chola (b) Rashtrakutas
(c) An unreliable person (d) a woman having literary tastes (c) Satavahanas (d) Vakatkas
and learning Q45. Sandeep Sejwal won the Bronze medal in 2014 Asian Games in which of the following events?
Q29. Yeoman‟s service (a) 200m backstroke (b) 200m freestyle
(a) lip-service (b) to serve like a slave (c) 50m breaststroke (d) 50m butterfly
(c) to play god father (d) efficient or useful help
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Q46. Mangalyan, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched in Q63. A sells his goods 20% cheaper than B and 20% dearer than C. How much percentage is C‟s
(a) Jan 2013 (b) Oct 2012 (c) Oct 2013 (d) Nov 2013 goods cheaper / dearer than B.
Q47. “Ruhr of India” known for its rich coal deposits is in the State of (a) 33.33% (b) 50% (c) 45.85% (d) None of these
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Jharkhand (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar Q64. The average of 6 observations is 12. If the 7th observation is included, the average is reduced by
Q48. The Indian space programme began in 1. What will be the 7th observation?
(a) 1961 (b) 1962 (c) 1965 (d) 1969 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
Q49. „Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)‟, an organisation to protect the rights of children was founded Q65. If the incomes of Ram & Shyam are in the ratio of 3:4 and their expenditures in the ratio of 4:5,
by find the ratio of their savings, given that Shyam saves a third of his income.
(a) Amir Khan (b) Kailash Satyarthi (a) 10:15 (b) 13:20 (c) 15:20 (d) 13:15
(c) Om Prakash Gurjar (d) Santa Sinha Q66-70 In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question
Q50. Which of the following Subsonic missiles, test fired in October 2014 is considered India‟s answer mark.
to America‟s Tomahawk missile? Q66. Sadist : Injury :: ?:?
(a) Brahmos Mk-2 (b) Prahaar (c) Nirbhay (d) Agni-V (a) Opportunist : Generosity (b) Priest : Church
Q51. Who among the following won the World Billiards Championship held in England in October (c) Dentist : Teeth (d) Thief : Robbery
2014? Q67. Lecherous : Carnal :: ?:?
(a) Peter Gilchrist (b) Pankaj Advani (a) Virile : Feeble (b) Diatribe : Abuse
(c) Saurav Kothari (d) None of these (c) Impede : Begin (d) Sunder : Link
Q52. The sum of ages of 4 children born at the interval of 2 years is 52. What is the age of the oldest Q68. Cerebrum : Brain :: ?:?
child? (a) Aorta : Hand (b) Ligament : Blood
(a) 10 years (b) 12 years (c) 14 years (d) 16 years (c) Ventricle : Heart (d) Country : Universe
Q53. A certain sum under compound interest, compounded annually, amounts to Rs. 5500/- in 5 years Q69. Monument : Cenotaph :: ?:?
and Rs. 6050/- in 6 years. What is the rate of interest? (a) Orifice : Opening (b) Guide : Follower
(a) 12 ½ % (b) 15% (c) 20% (d) 10% (c) Protect : Protocol (d) Sponsor : Cleave
Q54. Rs. 800 becomes Rs. 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is Q70. Meadow : Sheep :: ?:?
increased by 4%, what amount will Rs. 800 becomes in 3 years? (a) Stable : Horse (b) Hay : Insect
(a) Rs 1020.80 (b) Rs 1025 (c) Rs 1052 (d) Rs 1000 (c) Grass : Grasshopper (d) Pasture : Cattle
Q55. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs 720 after 2 years and to Rs 1020 after Q71-75. In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives,
a further period of 5 years. The sum is which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.
(a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 600 (c) Rs 700 (d) Rs 750
Q71.
Q56. Present age of X and Y are in the ratio 7:5 respectively. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages
will become 11:9 respectively. What is the present age of Y?
(a) 1 year (b) 7 year (c) 5 year (d) None of these
Q57. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 25 days. They work together for 5 days and then B
goes away. In how many days will A finish the work? (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q72.
Q58. Two train A & B each 66 meters long run parallel to each other in the same direction. Their
speeds are 50 Kmph and 30 Kmph respectively. In what time A will completely pass B.
(a) 28 Sec (b) 28.46 Sec (c) 53.46 Sec (d) 23.76 Sec
Q59. A train 77.5 m in length is running at the rate of 65 Kmph. Find the time taken by the train to pass
the man walking in the same direction as the train @ 3 Kmph.
(a) 2.5 Sec (b) 4.5 Sec (c) 6.5 Sec (d) 8 Sec (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q60. Ram can row 7½ Kmph in still water. If in a river running at 1.5 Km an hour, it takes him 50 Q73.
minutes to row to a place and back, how far is the place?
(a) 3.5 Km (b) 3 Km (c) 4.5 Km (d) 5 Km
Q61. A motorboat with speed 15 Kmph in still water goes 30 Km downstream and comes back. It
covers the distance in 4 hours and 30 minutes. The speed of the stream in Km/h is?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10 (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q62. Zinc and copper are melted together in the ratio 9:11. What is the weight of the melted mixture, if
28.8 kg of zinc has been consumed in it?
(a) 58 Kg (b) 60 Kg (c) 64 Kg (d) 70 Kg
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Q74.
Q80. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Clothes, Flowers and White?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q75.
Q81-85. Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the
Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures.
(X) (a) (b) (c) (d) Q81 Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
Q 76-80. Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or
may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at
(a), (b), (c) or (d). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the
diagrams. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q76. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Biology, Zoology and
Physics? Q82. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(a) (b)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(c) (d)
Q77. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Stamp, Pen and Chalk?
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q78. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Singers, Athletes and Girls? Q85. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(a) (b)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(c) (d)
Q79. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Teachers, Women and mark (?) in fig (4).
Doctors?
(a) (b) Q86.
(c) (d)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q87.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

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Q88.
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Q89.
AFCAT Model Question Paper-I
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q90.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

1(d) 2(b) 3(d) 4(b) 5(a) 6(d) 7(c) 8(a) 9(d) 10(d)
Q91-95. In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) three are similar in a 11(c) 12(c) 13(b) 14(a) 15(b) 16(b) 17(c) 18(c) 19(d) 20(c)
certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is 21(c) 22(a) 23(c) 24(c) 25(c) 26(b) 27(a) 28(d) 29(a) 30(c)
different from the rest. 31(b) 32(b) 33(d) 34(a) 35(d) 36(c) 37(a) 38(a) 39(a) 40(a)
Q91. 41(a) 42(d) 43(b) 44(c) 45(c) 46(b) 47(a) 48(d) 49(b) 50(b)
51(b) 52(c) 53(d) 54(c) 55(c) 56(c) 57(d) 58(d) 59(c) 60(b)
61(c) 62(c) 63(a) 64(b) 65(a) 66(d) 67(d) 68(a) 69(c) 70(a)
71(d) 72(c) 73(c) 74(d) 75(c) 76(c) 77(c) 78(c) 79(d) 80(c)
(a) (b) (c) (d) 81(d) 82(c) 83(a) 84(b) 85(d) 86(c) 87(c) 88(a) 89(d) 90(c)
Q92. 91(c) 92(c) 93(a) 94(d) 95(c) 96(a) 97(b) 98(c) 99(c) 100(d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q93.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q94.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q95.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q96-100 In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are
the rest.
Q96. (a) Mendicant (b) Ascetic (c) Pious (d) Hermit
Q97. (a) Bardoli (b) Bhadravati (c) Porbandar (d) Champaran
Q98. (a) Niger (b) Suez (c) Mississippi (d) Colorado
Q99. (a) Bang (b) Hiss (c) Whistle (d) Wink
Q100. (a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Bronze (d) Iron

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AFCAT Model Question Paper-II AFCAT Model Question Paper-III
1(b) 2(a) 3(d) 4(a) 5(b) 6(a) 7(d) 8(c) 9(a) 10(d) 1(d) 2(c) 3(b) 4(a) 5(d) 6(d) 7(b) 8(c) 9(c) 10(c)
11(c) 12(b) 13(d) 14(c) 15(b) 16(c) 17(a) 18(b) 19(d) 20(d) 11(c) 12(d) 13(a) 14(a) 15(a) 16(b) 17(c) 18(d) 19(c) 20(c)
21(b) 22(c) 23(c) 24(c) 25(d) 26(c) 27(c) 28(a) 29(c) 30(b) 21(d) 22(c) 23(a) 24(b) 25(b) 26(d) 27(d) 28(a) 29(a) 30(a)
31(c) 32(c) 33(a) 34(b) 35(a) 36(c) 37(c) 38(c) 39(d) 40(d) 31(b) 32(d) 33(c) 34(b) 35(a) 36(d) 37(d) 38(a) 39(b) 40(b)
41(c) 42(b) 43(b) 44(c) 45(d) 46(c) 47(b) 48(b) 49(d) 50(a) 41(c) 42(a) 43(c) 44(b) 45(b) 46(d) 47(b) 48(c) 49(b) 50(a)
51(d) 52(c) 53(a) 54(a) 55(a) 56(a) 57(a) 58(d) 59(b) 60(c) 51(d) 52(a) 53(d) 54(b) 55(b) 56(b) 57(c) 58(a) 59(b) 60(b)
61(c) 62(b) 63(a) 64(d) 65(b) 66(d) 67(c) 68(d) 69(c) 70(c) 61(d) 62(d) 63(c) 64(b) 65(c) 66(b) 67(c) 68(c) 69(d) 70(b)
71(d) 72(c) 73(a) 74(d) 75(a) 76(b) 77(d) 78(d) 79(c) 80(a) 71(c) 72(a) 73(d) 74(d) 75(b) 76(b) 77(d) 78(c) 79(c) 80(b)
81(d) 82(c) 83(c) 84(c) 85(a) 86(c) 87(d) 88(c) 89(c) 90(c) 81(a) 82(c) 83(c) 84(d) 85(d) 86(b) 87(c) 88(b) 89(c) 90(d)
91(c) 92(d) 93(a) 94(b) 95(c) 96(a) 97(d) 98(c) 99(c) 100(c) 91(b) 92(d) 93(d) 94(a) 95(c) 96(a) 97(c) 98(d) 99(b) 100(d)
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AFCAT Model Question Paper-IV
1(d) 2(a) 3(c) 4(c) 5(c) 6(d) 7(d) 8(c) 9(a) 10(b)
11(b) 12(c) 13(b) 14(c) 15(a) 16(a) 17(b) 18(d) 19(c) 20(a)
21(d) 22(d) 23(b) 24(c) 25(c) 26(a) 27(a) 28(d) 29(d) 30(a)
31(d) 32(b) 33(a) 34(a) 35(a) 36(b) 37(b) 38(d) 39(b) 40(c)
41(c) 42(d) 43(a) 44(d) 45(c) 46(d) 47(b) 48(b) 49(b) 50(c)
51(b) 52(d) 53(d) 54(c) 55(b) 56(c) 57(a) 58(d) 59(b) 60(b)
61(b) 62(c) 63(a) 64(b) 65(b) 66(d) 67(b) 68(c) 69(a) 70(d)
71(d) 72(d) 73(a) 74(c) 75(c) 76(b) 77(c) 78(c) 79(d) 80(b)
81(c) 82(d) 83(b) 84(c) 85(b) 86(a) 87(c) 88(b) 89(d) 90(d)
91(b) 92(d) 93(a) 94(c) 95(d) 96(c) 97(b) 98(b) 99(d) 100(c)

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(c) (d) Q75. Ignominy : Disloyalty :: ?:?

Q79. (a) Nimitz (b) Yamamoto (c) Nelson (d) Montgomery

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(c) (d) (X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q4. Sangfroid Q20. Female polar bears give birth during

Q13. Intransigent Q26-29. Choose the correctly spelt word:-

(c) (d) Q78.

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q88. (a) Blaze (b) Glint (c) Simmer (d) Shimmer

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q76. One who collects coins: Numismatic :: One who

Q81. Mallet: Polo :: Break out: ?

Q93. Question Figures:

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Q20. Dissemble Directions (26-68) Choose the most appropriate answer:

Directions (91-95): Each of the following questions

Q74. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best Q91.

(c) (d) Directions (81-85) In each of the following questions,

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

88. Incomplete Figure

(a) (b) (c) (d)

89. Incomplete Figure

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q96. (1) (2) (3) (4)

Q98. (1) (2) (3) (4)

Q92. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Instructions for candidates TIME ALLOTTED – 2 HRS.

Q76. HYPER- is to HYPO- as

Q78. OCTAGON is to SQUARE as HEXAGON is to

TIME ALLOTTED – 2HRS

Q9. (a) possible (b) rather (c) else (d) otherwise

Q79. (a) Nimitz (b) Yamamoto (c) Nelson (d) Montgomery

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q87. (a) Nimitz (b) Yamamoto (c) Nelson (d) Montgomery

Q90. (a) Beaver (b) Alpaca (c) Walrus (d) Koala

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Q5. (a) did (b) when (c) certainly (d) who

Q7. (a) it (b) they (c) some (d) that

Q73. Meadow : Sheep :: ?:?

Q77. (a) Bang (b) Hiss (c) Whistle (d) Wink