Air Force Common Admission Test AFCATÂ is the direct entry for candidates to join Indian Air Force as commissioned officers, to get selected through this entry a candidate has to first go through a written test followed by SSB (service selection board) interview test. AFCAT written exam consists of 100 questions and each question will be of three marks. So total marks for all questions will be 300. As far as negative marking is concerned, there is one-third negative marking in AFCAT 1 2017 exam. For every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted as penalty.
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AFCAT Syllabus
(a) General Awareness:
History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics , Civics, Basic Sciences, Defence, Art etc.
b) Verbal Ability in English:
Comprehension, Error Detection, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Testing of Vocabulary, Sentence Completion etc.
c) Numerical Ability:
Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, and Simple Interest, Profit & Loss
d)Â Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test section:
Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.
AFCAT 1 2017 Written Exam Sample Questions
Which country among the following has been declared Ebola-free by WHO?
Sierra Leone (b) Liberia (c) Nigeria (d) Guinea
Answer (c)
Q. How many Gold medals did India win in the Incheon Asian Games held in Oct 2014?
10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
Answer (b)
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India?
Arvind Mayaram (b) Rajiv Mehrishi (c) Kaushik Basu (d) Dinesh Gupta
Answer (b)
Q. Which among the following is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile?
Agn II (b) Prithvi (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay
Answer (d)
Q. The branch of science that studies cells is called
Cytology (b) Entomology (c) Homoplastic (d) Hormonology
Answer (a)
Q. How many Vice Presidents are elected at the start of its each regular session of UN General Assembly?
Nine (b) Fifteen (c) Two (d) Twenty one
Answer (d)
Q. The highest_ civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of then is Nelson Mandela. The other is
Marshal Tito (b) Mikhail Gorbachev (c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Abdul Wali Khan
Answer ©
Q. Sir CV Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
Scattering (b) Diffraction (c) Interference (d) Polarisation
Answer (a)
Q. In which city is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank located?
Manila (b) Singapore (c) Bangkok (d) Jakarta
Anaswer (a)
Q. K-15 missile is
(a) Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
(b) Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
(c) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
(d) Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
Answer (a)
Q. India agreed to UN Chief Ban K -Moon’s offer to remain as a member of the advisory board of one of the following recently.
UNCCT (b) UNICEF (c) UNEP (d) UNCTAD
Anwer (a)
Q. Kaziranga National Park is famous for
One-horned Rhinos (b) Tigers (c) Swamp Dears (Barasingha) (d) Elephants
Answer (a)
Q. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
(a) Milkha Singh (b) PT Usha (c) Karriam Malleshwari (d) KD Jadhav
Answer (d)
Q. Who among the following was the Congress President at Madras Session of 1927 when it boycotted the Simon Commission?
Matulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) MA Ansari (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer (b)
Q. Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning point in the life of Ashoka?
(a) Ashoka annexed Kalinga
(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
Answer (c)
Q. 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
Answer C
Q. Alauddin Khalji did not build
Siri Fort (b) Tomb of Jalaluddin (c) Hauz-i-Alai (d) Jamaat Khana Masjid
Answer (d)
Q. 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
Answer (a)
Q. Which of the following Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) is under development in India?
Agni-I (b) Agni-II (c) Agni-IV (d) Agni-VI
Answer (d)
Q. Who among the following was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the 17thAsian Games held at Incheork South Korea?
Mary Kom of India (b) Kosuke Hagino of Japan (e) Ning Zetao of China (d) None of these
Answer (b)
Q. The opposition party status is accorded to a political party in the Lok Sabha only if it captures at least
5% Seats (b) 10% Seats (c) 15% Seats (d) 20% Seats
Answer (b)
Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘A Bend in the River?
Chelan Bhagat (b) VS Naipaul (c) Kiran Desai (d) Anita Desai
Answer (b)
Q. ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is a book written by
Sonia Gandhi (b) LX Advani (c) Nelson Mandela (d) Benazir Bhutto
Answer (c)
Q. Which sports personality has been awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the IAF?
Kapil Dev (b) Sanya Mirza (c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer (d)
