How To prepare for AFCAT 2015?

AFCAT Syllabus 2015 (Technical Branch/General Duty),

Indian Air Force conducts AFCAT written examination for

1. Technical Branch----in addition to the normal test they will also have an Engineering Knowledge test paper
2. General Duty- Like accounts, administratve branch
3. Flying Branch
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• Exam pattern

• Syllabus for General Awareness

• Syllabus for Numerical Ability

• Syllabus for Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test

Verbal Ability in English

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Subject	Number of Question	Total Marks	Time Duration
General knowledge, English, Mathematics, Reasoning	100	100 x 3 = 300	2 Hours

Tips for AFCAT Written Exam

• AFCAT exam duration is of 2 hours and it is held separately for males and females.
• For every wrong answer 01 mark would be deducted from the total.
• There is no negative marking for the questions left unanswered.

AFCAT Syllabus 2015:

Syllabus is the most important section by which sure success can be achieved by the aspirants. You can also collect your proper study material, guides, and books for the preparation of this test.

General Awareness:

• History
• Sports
• Geography
• Environment
• Civics
• Basic Science
• Defense
• Art
• Culture
• Current Affairs
• Politics

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Verbal Ability in English:

• Comprehension
• Error Detection
• Sentence Completion
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Testing of Vocabulary

English:-

English Language Test with Answers  Numerical Ability:

• Decimal Fraction
• Simplification
• Average
• Profit & loss
• Percentage
• Ratio & Proportion
• Simple interest  

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test:

• Verbal Skills
• Spatial Ability

Here we are offering you some important tips to improve your English.

• Candidates make habit reading English from news papers, magazines etc.
• Learn the basic grammar rules.
• Thinking in English
• Use of dictionary
• Read loudly in English
• English writing practice
• Watch the movies in English
• Be a good listener

Take a Test
Direction - Question number 1 to 3 fills in the blanks -

1. I like the ice cream that you made.

That  

Which  

2. Their first song, which come in 2012, is great.

That  

Which  

3. I ___ buy a car.

Shall  

Will  
Direction - Question number 4 to 6 Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

4. Phenomenon
a)Occasion   b)Event  c)Undertaking   d)Disaster   5. Legitimate
a)Safe  b)Risky  c)Unlawful  d)Reasonable  
6. Resource
a)Source  b)Skill  c)Stock  d)Means  
Direction - Q. 7–8 Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.
7. Personal
a)General  b)Impersonal   c)Public  d)Common  

8. Normal
a)Special  b)Insane  c)Contrary  d)Abnormal  


Direction - Q. 9–10 Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct?

9. The company has set up a foundation which helps students who do not have the necessary funds to study ahead.
a)Further to study  b)For higher studies  c)For studying more  d)To study onward  
10. The bank has hired a consultant who will look into any issues which arise during the merger.

a)is looking over  b)will look out  c)will be looked after  d)No Correction Required  


ANSWERS:-
1 is That
2 is Which
3 is Shall
4 is Occasion
5 is Unlawful
6 is Means
7 is Impersonal
8 is Abnormal
9 is For higher studies
10 is No Correction Required

1. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters 'EPA' using all the letters but each letter only once in each word?

None  

One  

Two  

Three  

2. 'Temporary' is related to 'Permanent' in the same way as 'Natural' is related to '__________ '.

Nature  

Artificial  

Imaginary  

Fraud  

3. Pointing to a man's photograph Amit said "my mother is the only daughter of his father." How is the man in the photograph related to Amit?

Uncle  

Brother  

Son  

Grandfather  

4 - 1. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?

1156  

1200  

1188  

1176  

5. 50, 26, 14, ?, 5, 3•5

6  

8  

9  

11  

6. The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond?

148  

152  

156  

144  

Directions (7-8): In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.
7. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Indulge  

Force  

Disclose  

Postpone  

8. The concert was brought to a close with a display of fireworks.

Interrupted  

Announced  

Brought to a halt  

9. Find the right number, from the given options, at the place marked by the question mark: 2, 4, 8, 32, 256 ?

5085  

8192  

515  

914  

10. If 75 % of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself, then the number is:

240  

650  

315  

300  

Answers:-
1 is Two
2 is Artificial
3 is Uncle
4 is 1176
5 is 8
6 is 156
7 is Postpone
8 is Concluded
9 is 8192
10 is 300

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Maths Quiz 1. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
2. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?
3. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:
4. 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day?
5. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?
6. 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work?
7. If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost?
8. A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?
9. If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:
10. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number is:
1 is 6.25
2 is 85 kg
3 is 16
4 is 12
5 is 1800
6 is 13
7 is 48 paise
8 is 30
9 is 54
10 is 24

1. Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads
cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pars of glovers
cost of 3 pairs of glovers=cost of 2 cricket bat
if a cricket bat costs Rs.54, what is the cost of a cricket ball?

Ans : Rs.16
2. If by selling an article for RS.100, a man gains Rs.15 then his gain percent is-----
Ans 17 (11/17)%

3. What is the loss percent if a man loses Rs.10 on selling and article for Rs.100?

4. A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs.2564.36. Approximately what was his profit percent if the cost price of the article was Rs.2400?

5. When a commodity is sold for Rs.34.80 there is a loss of 25% what is the cost price of the cost price of the commodity?
Ans 7

6. A man sold an article for Rs.247.50, thereby gaining 12 ½% . The cost of the article was. Rs.220

7. A retailer buys a radio for Rs.225. His overhead expenses are Rs.15 he sells the radio for Rs.300. The profit percent of the retailer is ……….
Ans25

8. A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs.319.60. Approximately at what price should he sell the article to make 25% profit
ans Rs.400

9. If the selling price of an article is 4/3 times its cost price, the profit percent is ____-
ans…. 33 1/3

10. There would be 10% loss if a to is sold at RS.10.80 per piece. At what price should it be sold to earn a profit of 20%
ans…Rs.14.40

11. By selling an article for Rs.19.50 a dealer makes a profit of 30% by how much should he increase his selling price so as to make a profit of 40%
ans….Rs.1.50

12. Rahim buys mangoes at the rate of 3kg for Rs.21 and sells them at 5kg for Rs.50. To earn Rs.102 as profit, he must sell.