AFCAT 2017

Release of Notification 3rd June 2017

Starting of Registration for the Exam 3rd June 2017

End of the Registration Process 29th June 2017

Exam Date 27 August 2017

Result Announcement September 2017

Posts AFCAT opens the gates for the aspirants to join the organisation through Flying,
Ground Duty and Technical Branches. Candidates have to check their eligibility for the posts
on the basis of the educational qualification and age range.

Educational Qualification The educational qualification is different for the different posts.

Flying The candidates must have degree in any discipline with minimum 60% marks
having Maths and Physics in 10+2 or have completed B.tech/B.E. from any recognised
university with minimum 60% marks.

Technical The candidates must have Four year degree qualification and have cleared
Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or
Aeronautical Society of India with minimum 60% marks.

Ground Duty the education qualification for different posts of ground duty are as follows.

For Accounts branch, the candidates must have passed B.Com with minimum 60%
marks

For Education posts, the candidates must have passed MBA / MCA or MA / M Sc
degree in English / Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Statistics / International
relations / International studies / Defence studies / Psychology / Computer Science / IT
/ Management / Mass Communication / Journalism / Public Relation with minimum of
50% marks and have scored minimum 60% marks in graduation.

For Administration and Logistics, the candidates must have passed any degree with
minimum 60% marks or have cleared section A & B examination of Associate
Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with a
min of 60% marks.
Final year student can also apply for the exam given that they must have scored minimum
60% marks in previous years and should not have any backlogs. Recommended candidates
are required to produce their provisional or degree certificate to the authorities before
commencement of the training.

Age The age range for flying is different than the age range for Technical ground duty.

Flying The age range for flying branch is 20-24 years.

Technical The age of candidate must fall between 20-26 years for this post

Ground duty The candidates must have his age in between 20-26 years for this
post.

Exam Pattern and Selection Procedure The exam has a common test for all posts that
consist of 100 questions for which 2 hours are given. An additional EKT exam is framed for
the technical candidates. The candidates qualified will be given the chance to choose their
SSB dates and centres as per their ease. The candidates will be examined at SSB centres
and the recommended candidates will be sent further for the medical examination and
documentation.

Home Written Exams AFCAT 5 Best Ways To Prepare For AFCAT Exam 2017

5 Best Ways To Prepare For

AFCAT Exam 2017
Know about AFCAT:
First of all do some research on what AFCAT exam is. A serious candidates must
know the syllabus of afcat, types of questions you will face in afcat, afcat
maximum marks, afcat previous cut off marks, difficult and easiest sections in
afcat question papers etc. These small things will help you to make a plan for
your preparation. Most of the candidates neglect this part, but make sure you do
proper homework on this part
2. Prepare from AFCAT previous question papers:
3. Buy A AFCAT Book
4. Make Better Decisions:
There are many candidates miss out AFCAT exam with few marks, try to
make a better decision as to how much questions you have to answer
correctly to pass the exam. If we look at the past few years afcat cut off, you
can easily say that the afcat exam cut off remains between 125-130 marks.
 Let us assume you have to score minimum 130 marks, for that you have to
answer minimum 44 question correctly without answering a question wrong.
So it is very simple, you can easily score 44 questions correctly as every
section has 25 questions each. If you prepare for two sections perfectly, you
could easliy score around 150 marks. Avoid guessing answers when you are
not sure.
5. Speed Matters:
In AFCAT exam speed matters, you have to complete 100 questions in 2
hours. There are few sections where you need just 5 secs to answer a
questions, you are are right, general knowledge sections is something you
can do with speed, another sections is English, these sections do not take
much time to solve because you either know the answer or you dont.
Mathematics and Military aptitude will definitely take more time. So plan
accordingl
Best Patterns to Solve the AFCAT question paper:

1) Maths>Military Aptitude> English>GK [If you Maths is strong]

2) GK>English>Apptitude>Maths [If you are weak in Maths]

AFCAT Syllabus 2017

General Awareness:

History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics,

Civics, Basic Sciences, Defence, Art etc.

Verbal Ability in English:

Comprehension, Error Detection, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Testing of

Vocabulary, Sentence Completion etc.

Numerical Ability:

Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion,

and Simple Interest, Profit & Loss

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test section:

Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.

AFCAT 2017 Exam Pattern

QUESTIONS = 100
MARK FOR EACH QUESTION = 3
TOTAL = 100*3=300 MARKS
NEGATIVE MARK = 1/3 (1 MARK IS DEDUCTED AS PENALTY)
AFCAT 2017 paper has of four sections:

1. General Awareness

2. Verbal Ability

3. Numerical Ability

4. Reasoning & Military Aptitude Test

AFCAT EKT Exam 2017

All applicants whose online applications have been successfully submitted

will be called for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and
Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT) (applicable only for candidates applying
for technical branch).

EKT would be for 45 minutes and conducted immediately after AFCAT.

The duration of AFCAT 2017 Exam will be 2 Hours and EKT exam will be
for 45 mins.
 5 Mandatory Tips for AFCAT Military Aptitude Test

Verbal ability and general awareness are much easy sections to score. Reading news
dailies, noticing important pieces of information, searching informative websites are some of the
methods to improve the vocabulary and verbal ability.
Candidates can score very well in Verbal Ability in English. Mostly questions will be
covered from Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms
and Testing of Vocabulary.
Reasoning section should also be cracked through constant practice of model questions
with effective time management since it consumes lot of time in exam. Solve previous year
question papers as much as possible to increase your practice skills.
Spatial ability test measures your ability to manipulate shapes in two dimensions or to
visualize three-dimensional objects presented as two-dimensional pictures. Spatial ability tests
often involve the visual assembly and the disassembly of objects that have been rotated or
which are viewed from different angles or objects that have different markings on their surfaces.
Generally this topic consists of question based on rotated blocks, hidden figures, dot situation,
completion of figure matrix etc. To become the master of this topic you have to:
1. Practice with target to improve your skills
2. Think logically: say if you cant arrive at answer then you can use process of elimination.
Check the option which fits better as a solution. Spatial aptitude tests do not involve analysis
and reasoning, they are purely a test of your ability to mentally manipulate shapes and figures.
Prepare from SSBCracK Exams, AFCAT course of SSBCracK Exams covers all the
appeared exam questions along with the expected questions, by practicing them you can surely
increase your skills.
Evaluate Your AFCAT 2 2017 Exam Preparation in 5 Steps

1) Identify which section you would like to evaluate first

I would normally evaluate my performance mentally, but you can put pen to paper. It
builds up the learning process and you will remember lessons learnt better. Give an
order to sections and evaluate them in series as examiner and while you do that ask
yourself how you should have performed in this problem/section to get more marks.

2) Review the amount of effort you put in for a subject/syllabus

This is important as passing can only be achieved through hard work, although not all
papers require the same amount of effort. Then review your entire study period and
determine how much time you put into the papers and compare this to how much time
you needed to put in.

3) Evaluate the questions that appeared in the previous exams

Depending on the level of effort you have put into preparing for the exam, the questions
that appear in the paper should be easy or tough. If you did enough practice to answer
the questions, evaluate how much of the paper you attempted and how much time it
took to complete the paper. This step is requires you to be really honest with yourself.

4) Compare your study effort to how difficult the questions were

More often than not, a question is difficult to answer because we did not put enough
effort in studying for the exam. Review faults and make change for the upcoming
AFCAT exam.
5) Join a Mock Test Series

Best way to prepare is as per syllabus, first prepare a topic using study material and
then take practice test on it and when you think that you have covered your syllabus
take mock test on complete syllabus here two things are first you will get report and
statistics on your self preparation second other students too have taken those test so
you can compare your performance with them.

Tips and Tricks For AFCAT Exam Venn

Diagram Type Questions
Venn Diagram based questions are quite common in AFCAT exam so to help AFCAT
exam aspirants we are sharing, Tips and Tricks For AFCAT Exam Venn Diagram Type
Questions.
 Tips and Tricks For AFCAT Exam Venn Diagram Type
Questions

What is Venn diagram

This concept of Venn-Diagram was given by John Venn. In this diagrams (mostly
circle/ellipse) are used to for relationships between two or more entities.

The main work of these questions is to check or test the ability of candidate by giving
relations between some items or a group in the form of diagram.

Tips for solving

If in the question asked all the entities are not related they will be shown using different
circles.

If the entity A is related to entity B and entity B to entity C as shown in figure .

 `

If A and B are depended to C but not to each other then Venn diagram is shown as
figure.

If A and B are depended to C and also A and B are related, then Venn diagram is shown
as figure.

If A and B are completely different from each other but are connected to some point but
not completely to the C then its relation is shown in figure.
 If all three entity A B and C are interconnected to each other but not completely then
Venn diagram will be:

If A and B are completely interconnected to each other and C is totally different from two,
then diagram is

Top Ten Important Formulas and Problems

For AFCAT Exam Preparation
Along with the ongoing AFCAT 2 2017 written exam preparation, revise whatever you
have studied, be it the mathematics formula or general awareness. Re-read all the
current affairs you prepared. Go through study material that coaching sir or seniors
provided to you. Go for Mock Test Series it is the best way of catching with your
revision. click below to know more:
 Top Ten Important Formulas and Problems For AFCAT Exam
Preparation

We recommend you to go through the below given formulas that we have prepared.
Remember them with your heart and mind, it is very necessary that you score good
marks in numerical ability section of AFCAT.

1) Simplification:

Rule of BODMAS: This BODMAS rule depicts the correct sequence in which the
operations are to be executed, so as to find out the value of given expression. Full form of
BODMAS is B Bracket, O of, D Division, M Multiplication, A Addition and S
Subtraction. Thus, while solving or simplifying a problem, first remove all brackets, strictly in the
order (), {} and ||. After removing the brackets, we will use the following operations strictly in the
following order: (i) of (ii) Division (iii) Multiplication (iv) Addition (v) Subtraction.
2) Average:

Average = (Sum of observations/Number of observations)

Suppose a train covers a certain distance at x kmph and an equal distance at y kmph.
Then, the average speed of train during the whole journey is kmph (2xy/x+y)kmph.
3) Percentage:

By a certain percent, we mean that many hundredths. Thus, x percent means x

hundredths, written as x%. To express x% as a fraction: We have, x% = x/100
To express a/b as a percent: We have, a/b = (a/b x 100)%
Percentage Increase/Decrease: If the price of a commodity increases by R%, then the
reduction in consumption so as not to increase the expenditure is: [(R/(100+R)) x 100]%. If the
price of a commodity decreases by R%, then the increase in consumption so as not to decrease
the expenditure is: [(R/(100-R)) x 100]%.
 Result on Population: Let the population of a town be P now and suppose it increases at
the rate of R% per annum, then: population after n years = P (1+(R/100))n Population n years
ago= P/ (1+(R/100))n
Result on Depreciation: Let the present value of a machine be P. Suppose it depreciates
at the rate of R% per annum. Then: Value of the machine after n years = P (1-(R/100)n , Value of
the machine n years ago = P/ (1-(R/100)n, If A is R% more than B, then B is less than A by [(R/
(100+R)) x 100] %, If A is R% less than B, then B is more than A by [(R/(100-R)) x 100] %
4) Ratio:

Rule: The multiplication or division of each term of a ratio by the same non-zero number
does not affect the ratio. Eg. 4 : 5 = 8 : 10 = 12 : 15. Also, 4 : 6 = 2 : 3.
5) Proportion:

The equality of two ratios is called proportion. If a : b = c : d, we write a : b :: c : d and we

say that a, b, c, d are in proportion. Here a and d are called extremes, while b and c are called
mean terms. Product of means = Product of extremes. Thus, a : b :: c : d (b x c) = (a x d).
6) Simple Interest:

Principal: The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called the principal or
the sum.
Interest: Extra money paid for using others money is called interest.
Simple Interest (S.I.): If the interest on a sum borrowed for certain period is reckoned
uniformly, then it is called simple interest. Let Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum (p.a.) and
Time = T years. Then Simple Interest = (P x R x T)/100
7) Profit and Loss:

Cost Price: The price, at which an article is purchased, is called its cost price,
abbreviated as C.P.
Selling Price: The price, at which an article is sold, is called its selling prices, abbreviated
as S.P.
Profit or Gain: If S.P. is greater than C.P., the seller is said to have a profit or gain.
Loss: If S.P. is less than C.P., the seller is said to have incurred a loss.
Gain = (S.P.) (C.P.)
Loss = (C.P.) (S.P.)
8) Decimal Fraction:

A decimal fraction is a fraction in which denominator is an integer power of ten. (The

term decimals are commonly used to refer decimal fractions). Generally, a decimal fraction is
expressed using decimal notation and its denominator is not mentioned explicitly
Examples: 1/10 = .1 , 1/100 = .01

Conversion of a Decimal into Common Fraction: Put 1 in the denominator under the
decimal point and annex with it as many zeros as is the number of digits after the decimal point.
Now, remove the decimal point and reduce the fraction to its lowest terms.
9) Compound interest formula

The formula for annual compound interest is A = P (1 + r/n) ^ nt:

Where:

A = the future value of the investment/loan, including interest

P = the principal investment amount (the initial deposit or loan amount)
r = the annual interest rate (decimal)
n = the number of times that interest is compounded per year
t = the number of years the money is invested or borrowed for

10) Arithmetic Series formula

In an Arithmetic Sequence the difference between one term and the next is a
constant.

say: {a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, }

We can write an Arithmetic Sequence as a rule:

xn = a + d(n-1)

(We use n-1 because d is not used in the 1st term).

AFCAT EXAM PROBLEMS

1. Anmol sold 2 items for rupees 1000 each. On one, he gained 10% and on other he
lost 10%. How much did a gain or lost in the whole
transaction?
a. Profit 0.95 %
b. Loss 1%
c. Profit 10%
d. Loss 10%

2. The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What percent increase must be done in
new price to get the original price?
a. 33 %
b. 43 %
c. 55 %
d. 65 %

3. As Salary is 50% more than Bs. How much percent is Bs Salary less than As?
a. 63 %
b. 43 %
c. 53 %
d. 33 %

4. In Aruns opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kgs but less than 72 kgs. His brother
does not agree with Arun and he is things that Arun weight is greater than 60 kgs but
less than 70 kg. His mothers view is that hIs weight cant be greater than 68 kgs. If all
of them are correct and their estimation, what is the average of different probable rates
of Arun?
a. 67 kgs
b. 68 kgs
c. 69 kgs
d. Data Inadequate

5. A train 150 metres long is running with a speed of 68 kmph. And what time will it pass
a man who is running at 8 kilometres per hour in the same
direction in which the train is going.
a. 8 seconds
b. 8.5 seconds
c. 9 seconds
d. 9.5 seconds

6. a and b can do a piece of work and 30 days while B and C can do the same work in
24 days and C and A in 20 days. They all work together for 10
days when B and C leave. How many days more will A take to finish the work?
a. 18 days
b. 24 days
c. 30 days
d. 36 days

7. A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been
invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched 600 more. The sun is
a. Rupees 4000
b. Rupees 4950
c. Rupees 5000
d. Rupees 5150

8. The difference between simple and compound interest compounded annually on a

certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rupee 1. The sun is
a. 625
b. 630
c. 640
d. 650

9. A man rows to a place 48 kilometres distance and come back in 14 hours. He finds
that he can Row 4 kilometre with the stream in the same time as three kilometres
against the stream. The rate of stream is
a. 1 kilometre per hour
b. 1.5 kilometre per hour
c. 2 kilometre per hour
d. 2.5 kilometre per hour

10. Income of Ram and Shyam are in the ratio of 3:4 and their expenditures and the
ratio of 4:5, find the ratio of their savings, given that shyam saves third of his income.
a. 10: 15
b. 13:20
c. 15:20
d. 13:15

List of Important Topics

Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, and Simple
Interest, Profit & Loss

TOPICS BASED SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Decimal Fraction

Q. What decimal of an hour is a second ?What decimal of an hour is a second ?

A. .0025

B. .0256

C. .00027

D. .000126

Q. 617 + 6.017 + 0.617 + 6.0017 = ?

A. 6.2963

B. 62.965

C. 629.6357

D. None of these

Q. 0.002 x 0.5 = ?0.002 x 0.5 = ?

A. 0.0001

B. 0.001

C. 0.01

D. 0.1

Simplification

Q. The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2 tables
together is Rs. 4000. The total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:The price of 10 chairs is
equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2 tables together is Rs. 4000. The
total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:
A. Rs. 3500

B. Rs. 3750

C. Rs. 3840

D. Rs. 3900

Q. A fires 5 shots to Bs 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots.
When B has missed 27 times, A has killed:

A. 30 birds

B. 60 birds

C. 72 birds

D. 90 birds

Q. A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number of
feet equals 140, then the number of hens will be:A man has some hens and cows. If the
number of heads be 48 and the number of feet equals 140, then the number of hens will
be:

A. 22

B. 23

C. 24

D. 26

Average

Q. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater
than zero? The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be
greater than zero?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 10

D. 19

Q. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that
of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:The
average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife
and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:

A. 35 years

B. 40 years

C. 50 years

D. None of these

Q. A pupils marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average
marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in the class is:

A. 10

B. 20

C. 40

D. 73

Percentage

Q. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the units digit?What

percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the units digit?

A. 1

B. 14

C. 20

D. 21

Q. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of
the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes
that the other candidate got, was:

A. 2700

B. 2900

C. 3000

D. 3100

Q. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The

average percent increase of population per year is:
A. 4.37%

B. 5%

C. 6%

D. 8.75%

Ratio & Proportion

Q. In a mixture 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then
the quanity of water to be further added is:

A. 20 litres

B. 30 litres

C. 40 litres

D. 60 litres

Q. If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:

A. 1.12

B. 1.2

C. 1.25

D. 1.30

Q. Two number are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are
in the ratio 12 : 23. The smaller number is:

A. 27

B. 33

C. 49

D. 55

Simple Interest

Q. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at
4.5% per annum of simple interest?How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450
to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?

A. 3.5 years
B. 4 years

C. 4.5 years

D. 5 years

Q. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he
had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him
was:A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years
he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by
him was:

A. Rs. 2000

B. Rs. 10,000

C. Rs. 15,000

D. Rs. 20,000

Q. A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the interest
been 2% more, how much more interest would it have earned?A certain amount earns
simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the interest been 2% more, how much
more interest would it have earned?

A. Rs. 35

B. Rs. 245

C. Rs. 350

D. Cannot be determined

Profit & Loss

Q. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the
selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the
profit?

A. 30%

B. 70%

C. 100%

D. 250%
 Q. A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling
price of the cycle?A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is
the selling price of the cycle?

A. Rs. 1090

B. Rs. 1160

C. Rs. 1190

D. Rs. 1202

Q. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The
cost price of a ball is:

A. Rs. 45

B. Rs. 50

C. Rs. 55

D. Rs. 60

What do AFCAT Military Aptitude Test ?

1. Numerical literacy
2. Verbal literacy
3. Spatial reasoning
4. Technical reasoning
5. Speed/Accuracy/Memory
6. Higher level critical thinking
 AFCAT 2 2017 Exam Military Aptitude Section Preparation
Tips

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test basically contains Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability,
below given are the Tips to prepare for AFCAT Military Aptitude Test:

Verbal ability and general awareness are much easy sections to score. Reading news
dailies, noticing important pieces of information, searching informative websites are some of the
methods to improve the vocabulary and verbal ability.
Candidates can score very well in Verbal Ability in English. Mostly questions will be
covered from Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms
and Testing of Vocabulary.
Reasoning section should also be cracked through constant practice of model questions
with effective time management since it consumes lot of time in exam.
Spatial ability test measures your ability to manipulate shapes in two dimensions or to
visualize three-dimensional objects presented as two-dimensional pictures. Spatial ability tests
often involve the visual assembly and the disassembly of objects that have been rotated or
which are viewed from different angles or objects that have different markings on their surfaces.
Generally this topic consists of question based on rotated blocks, hidden figures, dot situation,
completion of figure matrix etc. To become the master of this topic you have to:
1. Practice with target to improve your skills
2. Think logically: say if you cant arrive at answer then you can use process of elimination.
Check the option which fits better as a solution. Spatial aptitude tests do not involve analysis
and reasoning, they are purely a test of your ability to mentally manipulate shapes and figures.
Prepare from SSBCracK Exams, AFCAT course of SSBCracK Exams covers all the
appeared exam questions along with the expected questions, by practicing them you can surely
increase your skills.
 Solve previous year question papers as much as possible to increase your practice
skills.
To improve your performance in Reading Comprehension you have to understand:
1. Nuances of the written word
2. How to identify and differentiate the subtleties of meanings of words
3. Correct syntax, structure and formation of sentences
4. How to identify the complex ideas presented in the paragraph and link it to the overall
theme
Make flash cards for synonym and antonym, learn 2 or 3 new words daily and practice
them in sentences.

`Top 25 Latest Elementary Mathematics

MCQs for AFCAT 2 2017 Exam
As per the latest syllabus of AFCAT 2017 entry, we are sharing Top 25 Latest
Elementary Mathematics MCQs for AFCAT 2 2017 Exam . Appearing candidates must
see.

1.

The LCM of two numbers is 280 and their ratio is 7:8. The two numbers are

a. 70, 80

b. 35, 40

c. 42, 48

d. 28,32

3.

If n is a positive integer, which one of the following numbers must have a remainder of 3 when
divided by any of the numbers 4, 5 and 6?

a. 12n+3

b. 24n+3
 c. 90n+2

d. 120n+3

5.

What is the remainder left after dividing 1!+2!+3!..+100! by 77?

a. 0

b. 5

c. 14

d. 21

7.

The LCM of two number is 4800 and their HCF is 160. If one number is 480, then the second number
is:

a. 1200

b. 1500

c. 1600

d. 1800

9.

How many natural numbers below 660 are divisible by 5 and 11 but not by 3?

a. 8

b. 9
 c. 10

d. 11

11.

Four digits of the number 29138576 are omitted so that the result is as large as possible. The largest
omitted digit is:

a. 5

b. 6

c. 7

d. 8

13.

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:

a. 18

b. 24

c. 42

d. 81

15.

496157 x 9999 = y. What is y?

a. 4691100813
 b. 4691100843

c. -4691100823

d. -4691100833

17.

The cube root of .000216 is:

a. .6

b. .06

c. 77

d. 87

19.

The square root of (7 + 35) (7 35) is

a. 5

b. 2

c. 4

d. .35

21.

A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of
members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of the member is the group is:

a. 57
 b. 67

c. 77

d. 87

23.

If one third of one fourth of number is 15, then three tenth of number is

a. 34

b. 44

c. 54

d. 64

25.

An athlete runs 200 meters in 24 seconds. His speed is ?

a. 10 km/hr

b. 17 k/hr

c. 27 km/hr

d. 30 km/hr

27.

The distance between two cities A and B is 330 Km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travel towards
B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m and travels towards A at 75 Km/hr. At what time
do they meet?
 a. 10 am

b. 11 am

c. 12 pm

d. 1 pm

29.

A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the
policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour
respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?

a. 50 meter

b. 100 meter

c. 110 meter

d. None of above

31.

In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip
was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight
is:

a. 1 hour

b. 2 hours

c. 3 hours

d. 4 hours

33.
 A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed
for the first 320 km of the tour is:

a. 35.55 km/hr

b. 36 km/hr

c. 71.11 km/hr

d. 71 km/hr

35.

It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20
minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to
that of the cars is:

a. 2 : 3

b. 3 : 2

c. 3 : 4

d. 4 : 3

37.

A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on
bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:

a. 14 km

b. 15 km

c. 16 km
 d. 17 km

39.

Two persons starting from the same place walk at a rate of 5kmph and 5.5kmph respectively. What
time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they walk in the same direction?

a. 17 hrs

b. 22 hrs

c. 25 hrs

d. 12 hrs

41.

Rahul and Sham together can complete a task in 35 days, but Rahul alone can complete same work in
60 days. Calculate in how many days Sham can complete this work ?

a. 82 days

b. 84 days

c. 68 days

d. 76 days

43.

Twenty-four men can complete a work in sixteen days. Thirty-two women can complete the same
work in twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working and worked for twelve
days. How many more men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 2 days?

a. 18 men

b. 24 men
 c. 50 men

d. 36 men

45.

A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job
which A alone could have done in 23 days?

a. 20(3/17) days

b. 13 days

c. 11 days

d. None of these

47.

45% of 600 is equal to:

a. 300

b. 270

c. 350

d. 250

49.
The price of a book increases by 10% in June but in July it decreases by 10%. What is its price at the
end of July if its original price was 200?

a. 190

b. 200
 c. 210

d. 198

Most Commonly Asked Antonyms and

Synonyms For AFCAT 2 2017 Entry
Antonyms and Synonyms are very commonly asked question in any competitive such
Air Force Common Admission Test entry. Your total score can make a big difference if
you score full marks in Antonyms and Synonyms questions. In order to answer and
correct every one of them, you need to study and learn more words daily.

ABET: To encourage -or support treacherously abetted the enemy.

Synonyms: spur, incite.

Antonym: deter

ABRIDGE: To shorten abridged his lengthy speech.

Synonyms: curtail, diminish, retrench.

Antonyms: protract, elongate, amplify

ACRIMONIOUS: Sharp or harsh in language or temper stung by the acrimonious

remark.
Synonyms: caustic, acerb, pungent, tart, mordant, acrid; (noun) asperity.

Antonyms: suave, affable,

ACUMEN: Keenness of mind or insight showing exceptional business acumen.

Synonyms: perspicacity, discernment, perception.

Antonym: obtuseness.

BLEMISH (verb): To scar or spoil Bad associates blemished his character; (noun): A
disfigurement, defect a character without a blemish.

BLIGHT: To ruin or decay the rotting wheat, blighted by incessant rain. Synonyms:
wither,
blast

BLITHE: Gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood spread cheer with her blithe spirit.
Synonyms: jocund, merry, joyous. Antonyms: dejected, forlorn, abject.

BOG: A swamp sank into the spongy bog. Synonyms: morass, fen, quagmire, mire.
 CASTIGATE: To punish or criticize severely castigated for using improper language.
Synonyms: reprove, upbraid, reprehend, censure, reprimand, chasten. Antonyms:
commend,

eulogize, laud.

CELESTIAL: Pertaining to the sky; heavenly-a celestial pageant of bright stars.

Synonyms:
ethereal; (noun) firmament.

CHAUVINIST. An extreme patriot-a chauvinist with most pride in his country. Synonym:
jingoist.

CHICANERY: Trickery, deception,- practised chicanery all his shady dealings.

Synonyms:
duplicity, craft, stratagem, wile, subterfuge.

DEMURE: Affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious demure as a Victorian maiden.

Synonyms: sedate, staid, decorous, prudish, coy. Antonyms: immodest, frivolous.

DENOUNCE (noun: DENUNCIATION): To speak against denounced by the press as a

traitor.
Synonyms: stigmatize, censure, reprehend, castigate- Antonyms: laud, eulogize.

DEPLETE: To empty or to use up depleted the public treasury by vast building

programs.
Synonyms: exhaust, drain. Antonyms: replenish; (adj.) replete.

DEPLORE: To express sorrow or grief over a lamentable situation deplored by all

parties.
Synonyms: lament, decry, grieve.

ERUDITE: Learned an erudite person, an editor of many books. Synonyms: scholarly,

knowing.

ESOTERIC: Understood by only a select few an esoteric subject, discussed only by

scholars.
Synonyms: abstruse, recondite.

EXCEPTIONABLE: Objectionable exceptionable behavior, universally criticized.

Synonyms:
questionable, reprehensible, censurable. Antonym: laudable.

EXCULPATE: To free from blame exculpated by a jury. Synonyms: vindicate,

exonerate,
absolve, acquit. Antonyms: arraign, indict, inculpate.

FIASCO: A ludicrous and complete failure all his glorious plans ending in a fiasco.
Synonym:
debacle.
 FICTITIOUS: Unreal; made-up used a fictitious name to avoid being recognized.
Synonym:
fabricated.

FLACCID: Lacking firmness muscles grown flaccid after the illness. Synonyms: flabby,
limp.
FLAGRANT: Outstandingly bad condemned for his glaring, scandalous, notorious,
conspicuous, gross.
GLUTTONOUS (noun. GLUTTON; verb: GLUT): Inclined to cat to excess gulped down
his food
in gluttonous fashion. Synonyms: voracious, intemperate.

GOSSAMER (noun): A very thin gauzelike fabric or structure a poem so delicate that it
seemed an unreal gossamer. (adj.): Thin and light the gossamer wings of a dragon fly.

Synonyms: diaphanous, flimsy, gauzelike Antonyms: substantial, ponderous.

GREGARIOUS: Habitually fond of associating in a company or herd gregarious sheep;

that
gregarious animal, man. Antonyms: lone, aloof.

GRIMACE: A distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling a grimace that was
more
expressive than words.

HOMONYM: Two words having the same sound but different meanings confusing such
homonyms as mail add male.

HOVEL: A dirty or wretched dwelling born in a hovel, died in a mansion.

HYPERBOLE: Extravagant exaggeration for effect An example of hyperbole: There
are a
million objections to the project. Synonym: overstatement. Antonym: understatement.

HYPOTHESIS: An assumption made for the sake of argument worked from a fantastic
hypothesis. Synonym: supposition.

IMPOSTOR (noun: IMPOSTURE): One who pretends to be what he is not unmasked as

an
impostor. Synonyms: quack, mountebank, charlatan, bogus, fraud.

IMPRECATION: A curse hurled imprecations at those who would not listen to him.
Synonyms: execration, malediction, anathema. Antonyms: benediction, benison.

IMPREGNABLE: Unconquerable an impregnable fortress. Synonym: invincible.

Antonym:
vulnerable.

IMPROPRIETY: Improper act, manners, or expression guilty of impropriety in public

office.
Synonyms: indecency, indecorum. Antonym: amenity.
 JARGON: Confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by
members
of a group or trade Variety, a newspaper written in theatrical jargon. Synonyms:
gibberish,

argot, cant.

JAUNTY: Having an air of easy carelessness or liveliness walked with a jaunty step.
Synonyms: sprightly, airy, gay, nonchalant, debonair. Antonyms: somber, staid.

JEOPARDY: Danger His life was in jeopardy. Synonyms: hazard, peril.

JETTISON: To throw overboard (as cargo); to throw off (as a burden or something in the
way
)- jettisoned their old candidate as a political liability.

LOW: To bellow softly like cattle the lowing herd in the meadow. Synonym: moo.
LUCID: Clear; transparent; easily understood a lucid explanation of a difficult text.
Synonyms: pellucid, perspicuous, intelligible, limpid, luminous, translucent. Antonyms:

abstruse, obscure.

LUDICROUS: Ridiculous; producing laughter a ludicrous remark that set them all to
roaring.
Synonyms: mirthful, droll, comical, absurd. Antonyms: doleful, lugubrious, dismal.

LUMINARY: An eminent person; a celestial body the platform graced by a number of

luminaries.

MONOLOGUE: A speech by one person The actor gave his views in a dramatic
monologue.
Synonym: soliloquy. Antonyms: colloquy (adj. colloquial): conversation between two or
more

persons; dialogue: conversation between two persons.

MOROSE: Gloomy; ill-humored shunned because of his morose temper. Synonyms:

sulky,
crabbed, sullen, splenetic, saturnine. Antonyms: blithe, genial.

MOTLEY: Of various colors; of mixed ingredients a motley costume; a motley crowd.

Synonyms: checkered (referring to a varied career), piebald, variegated, diverse,

heterogeneous. Antonym: homogeneous.

MOTTLED: Spotted or streaked with varied colors a mottled pony. Synonyms:

blotched,
dappled.

NONCHALANT: Unmoved or indifferent; casual reacted to the news in a nonchalant

manner.
 Synonym: apathetic. Antonyms: enthusiastic, zealous.

NOSTALGIA: Homesickness felt nostalgia for the old homestead.

NOTORIOUS: Widely known (in a bad sense) a notorious gambler.
NOVICE: A beginner conducted himself in politics like a novice. Synonyms: tyro,
neophyte.
Antonym: virtuoso.

OBVIATE: To prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions an act

which
obviated all objections. Synonyms: preclude, forestall.

OMNIPOTENT: All-powerful an omnipotent despot.

ONUS: Burden; duty; obligation bore the onus of his difficult office creditably.
OSTENSIBLE: Apparent; pretended his ostensible, though not actual, purpose.
Synonyms:
professed, plausible (that is, appearing true, reasonable, or fair), specious.

PERVERSE: Willfully bent on doing the wrong thing a perverse lad, always disobeying
his
parents. Synonyms: headstrong, froward, refractory, wayward, fractious.

PETRIFY: To paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise petrified by the enemy

bombardment.
Synonyms: stupefy, stun, bewilder, amaze.

PLAGIARISM. Adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment, the writings or ideas

of
another and passing them off as ones own denied the charge of deliberate
plagiarism.

PLATITUDE: A dull and commonplace remark bored people by his pompous phrases
and
platitudes. Synonyms: bromide, truism, axiom.

QUASH: To crush; to render void quashed a rebellion; quashed an indictment.

Synonyms:
suppress, extinguish, quell; annul.

QUERULOUS: Given to fault-finding and complaining Her querulous nature estranged

many
people. Synonyms: fretful, whining, captious, carping, peevish, petulant. Antonym:
affable.

QUIXOTIC: Extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical a quixotic scheme

that
can never materialize. Synonyms: utopian, visionary, fantastic.

REMUNERATIVE: Profitable a remunerative job. Synonyms: lucrative, gainful.

 RENEGADE: One who forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith a
renegade
from his former allegiance. Synonyms: turncoat, apostate, recreant, traitor.

REPRISAL: Injury inflicted in turn for one received took action in reprisal against his
neighbor. Synonym: retaliation.

RESENTMENT: Feeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or

abuse
showed resentment at what he considered an unwarranted insult. Synonyms: umbrage,

dudgeon, animosity.

SAGACIOUS (noun: SAGACITY): Wise; shrewd proved to be sagacious in his

judgment.
Synonyms: perspicacious, astute, sapient, discerning, sage.

SALLOW: Sick a sallow complexion. Synonym: pallid. Antonyms: rubicund, ruddy,

florid.
SALLY: (verb): To rush forth suddenly sallied out to meet the enemy. (noun): A Witty
remark
amused the audience with his sallies against his opponent. Synonyms: quip, banter.

SANCTIMONIOUS: Pretending to be religious showed his hypocrisy in a

sanctimonious
display of piety.

TEMERITY: Unwise or reckless boldness leaped into battle with thoughtless temerity.
Synonyms: audacity, presumptuousness, effrontery, rashness; (adj.) temerarious,
foolhardy,

venturesome. Antonyms: prudence, circumspection, wariness.

TEMPORAL: Worldly, as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only a man

preoccupied
with temporal matters. Synonyms: mundane, secular, civil.

TEMPORIZE: To delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time temporized

while his
friends hurried to his aid. Synonym: equivocate.

TENET: A principle of belief held as true a tenet of religion which be maintained loyally.
Synonyms: creed, doctrine, dogma.

UBIQUITOUS: Existing everywhere The common cold is a ubiquitous complaint.

Synonyms:
omnipresent, universal.

UNTENABLE: Incapable of being defended or held withdrew the argument as

untenable.
 UTILITARIAN (adj.): Materially or practically useful beautiful, but not utilitarian.
VANQUISH: To subdue or conquer -an army vanquished with heavy losses.
VAUNT: To boast proudly vaunted his strength. Synonyms: brag (noun: braggadocio,
braggart), proclaim.

VENEER: A superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority

pierced
beneath his thin veneer of elegance. Synonym: gloss.

VENERABLE: Deserving respect or reverence because of age a venerable leader.

WAIVE: To give up (privileges, etc.); to do without waived his rights to the property.
Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake.

WHIM (adj.: WHIMSICAL): A sudden notion or passing fancy -frequently acted on the
whim of
the moment. Synonyms: caprice, vagary, crotchet.

WRITHE: To twist about (usually with pain) writhed in agony on the floor. Synonyms:
contort, squirm.

ZEALOUS (noun: ZEALOT: fanatic): Full of enthusiasm or eagerness -a zealous student,

first in
his class. Antonym: perfunctory.

ZENITH: The highest point the zenith of his career. Synonyms: acme, apex,
culmination,

8 Golden Tips To Crack AFCAT 2 2017 GK

and English Section
Tips for English
1) GRAMMAR PREPARATION: It is very much important to focus on the Grammar part
of English as it can be improved only through practice. Grammar includes the following
few aspects in itself which should be understand by the candidates in an effective
manner:-

Idioms
Phrases
Antonyms
Synonyms
Sentence completion
Re-arranging sentences
Spelling check
Spotting the errors, etc.
 2) VOCABULARY: Regular use of English words is very much important for making
improvement in it. English newspaper and English news channels are the best example
for improving the vocabulary section.

3) COMPREHENSION: Proper reading is of great importance. Reading section

demands the full attention and concentration. Here are few tips that can help in building
the more comprehension level:-

Highlight the important points

Read the Questions carefully so that answers can be find easily.
Read thoroughly
More focus on the starting and at the end.
Give full concentration
4) SENTENCE FORMATION: Sentence formation is very important aspect because it is
necessary that the sentence conveys its best meaning. Sentence should be in a clear
and concise manner so that it can be easily understandable. Sentence should be
complete so that it can be understood.

5) USE A DICTIONARY: Dictionary is known as the bank of words. It helps in finding out
the meanings of different words. It also tells us about the meaning of words in different
languages.

Tips for GK
1) READ NEWSPAPER: You need to create a habit of studying newspapers
consistently. It will be better if you study one paper of your mother language, and other
of English. Reading newspapers daily can make life easy in learning General
Knowledge.

2) WATCH NEWS CHANNELS: Watching the news channel regularly may not be
possible but you can watch special current affairs programs of your favorite news
reporter for arousing interest in this section.

3) BROWSE INTERNET: Google, YouTube and Wikipedia are our best teachers, so you
should use all the available internet sources to search current affairs and GK for
examinations.

25 Must Know AFCAT 2 2017 Exam Idioms

and Phrases
In this article we will share 25 Must Know AFCAT 2 2017 Exam Idioms and Phrases.
25 Must Know AFCAT 2 2017 Exam Idioms and Phrases

A bone of contention Something that people argue for a long time

A cock and a bull story A story or an explanation which is obviously not true.

At the crack of the dawn Very early in morning

A cuckoo in the nest Someone in a group of people but not liked by them.

A litmus test A method which clearly proves something

Blue blood Belonging to high social class

Be above board To be honest and legal

Be bouncing off the walls Excited and full of nervous energy

Bow and scrap Try too hard to please someone in a position of authority

Brass monkey weather Extremely cold weather

Cast in the same mould To be very similar

Change horses in midstream To change plans

Cap it all To finish

Cried with eyes out Cried a lot

If you carry the can, you take the blame for something, even though you
Carry the can
didnt do it or are only partly at fault.

Drive a wedge between To break relationship between the two

Dances to the tune To always do what someone tells you to do

Dressed up to the nines Wearing fancy clothes

Dragging its feet Delaying in decision, not showing enthusiasm

Davey jones locker is the bottom of the sea or resting place of drowned
Davey Jones locker
sailors. (davy jones locker is an alternative spelling.)

Himalayan blunder A serious mistake

Have a one track mind Think only of one thing

Have clean hands Be guiltless

Have an egg on the face Be embarrassed

Have eyes bigger than stomach Desiring more food than one can eat