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AFCAT 2 2016 Question Paper Practice Set



Question #1
Choose the word which is nearest in the meaning to the given word.
Abrogate
Options
1) Put an end to
2) Elope
3) Gatecrash
4) Send Away
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Question #2
Choose the word which is nearest in the meaning to the given word.
Raucous
Options
1) Flavourful
2) Jarring
3) Boisterous
4) Evil
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Question #3
Choose the word which is nearest in the meaning to the given word.
Preposterous
Options
1) Formal
2) Judicious
3) Ridiculous
4) Ceremonious
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Question #4
Choose the word which is nearest in the meaning to the given word.
Dissemble
Options
1) Disagree
2) Shake
3) Impeccable
4) Conceal
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About sixty percent of the human body is water. If you could ____(5)_____ out a human being like a _____(6)_____, you would obtain about fifty litres of water. This water which Is not like ____(7)____ water because of the substance it _____(8)_____ is
necessary to the life of the human being. About a gallon of it is in the blood vessels and is ____(9)_____ circulating by temperature.
Question #5
5
Options
1) work
2) wrench
3) press
4) squeeze

Question #6
6
Options
1) mango
2) lemon
3) fruit
4) banana

Question #7
7
Options
1) usual
2) ordinary
3) common
4) normal

Question #8
8
Options
1) dissolves
2) carries
3) contains
4) includes

Question #9
9
Options
1) continued
2) made
3) got
4) kept
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Question #10
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
Beguile
Options
1) Deceive
2) Charm
3) Honest
4) Cheat
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Question #11
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
Cacophonous
Options
1) Tamed
2) Harmonious
3) Silent
4) Domestic
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Question #12
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
Feckless
Options
1) Spotted
2) Fatuous
3) Fawning
4) Strong
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Question #13
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ameliorate
Options
1) Deteriorate
2) Procrastinate
3) Stagnate
4) Deviate
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Question #14
Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms.
Lose one's marbles
Options
1) Lose something dear to you
2) Suffer a setback
3) Become insane
4) Become drunk
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Question #15
Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms.
Bolt from the blue
Options
1) Sea swimming
2) Complete surprise
3) Reckless
4) Careless
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Question #16
Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms.
To the manner born
Options
1) One of low birth
2) Naturally at ease
3) Place of one's birth
4) Caesarean birth
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Question #17
Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms.
Be like a bear with a sore head
Options
1) Be in a foul mood
2) Have headache
3) Powerful and arrogant
4) Restless
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Question #18
Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms.
All Agog
Options
1) Almighty
2) Unmoved
3) Praise someone
4) Full of interest and excitement
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it, drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. D0 not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memories of past regrets of failure, not in the excitement of the present, and thus bring that entire energy focussed into activity. That is the highest creative action in the world outside. Thereby the individual who is till now considered as most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success. This is said very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this attitude needs considerable training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have become master artist in doing wrong things. The totality of activity will bring
Question #19
Which of the following is the source of energy?
Options
1) A column that supports a building
2) Stimulation obtained from a set aim
3) Highest creative action
4) Proper training of the mind to achieve perfection

Question #20
The author's chief concern is
Options
1) Establishment of socialistic pattern
2) Discovery of great goal in the life
3) Regulation of energy in the proper direction
4) Training of the mind
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Question #21
What is the effect of training of the wrong mind
Options
1) We have become perfect in all aspects
2) Art of action is too much emphasized
3) Each of us could become a master artist
4) None of the above
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Question #22
Chose the correctly spelt word.
Options
1) Hegamony
2) Hegemony
3) Hegemoney
4) Hegamoney
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Question #23
Chose the correctly spelt word.

Options
1) Ascendancy
2) Ascendcy
3) Ascandency
4) Acsendancy

Question #24
Chose the correctly spelt word.

Options
1) Apocaleptic
2) Apocalaptic
3) Apocalyptic
4) Apacalyptic

Question #25
Chose the correctly spelt word.

Options
1) Parpetuate
2) Perperuete
3) Perpetuate
4) Perpatuate

Question #26
Indian ruler who defeated British in their early stage of rule in India was ___________
Options
1) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
2) Mahadaji Scindhia
3) Hyder Ali
4) Tipu Sultan
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Question #27
Which one of the following best explains the occurrence of the solar eclipse?
Options
1) Position of the Moon between Sun and Earth
2) Position of the Moon between Sun and Earth on a new moon
3) Both (a) and (b)
4) None of the above

Question #28
Besides the Qutab Mosque and Qutab Minar, Qutab-ud-din Aibak is said to have built
Options
1) Adhai-din-ka jhopra mosque at Ajmer
2) Khirki masjid at Jahan-Panath
3) Mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani
4) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
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Question #29
The book, 'On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power', is the autobiography of
Options
1) Lal Thanhawla
2) Ram Jethmalani
3) Sharad Pawar
4) Okram Ibobi Singh
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Question #30
Bajirao was appointed as Peshwa at the age of 20 yrs under the reign of ___________
Options
1) Sambhaji
2) Chhatrapati Shahu
3) Rajaram II of Satara
4) Rajaram Chhatrapati
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Question #31
Which of the following parts of India receives rainfall from retreating monsoon?
Options
1) North East India
2) Tamil Nadu Coast
3) Mahanandi Delta
4) Malabar Coast
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Question #32
The indigeniously developed Navigational Satellite system is known as
Options
1) IGRPS
2) Galileo
3) IRNSS
4) GLONASS
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Question #33
The largest concentration of Harappan sites has been found along the
Options
1) Sutlej
2) Ghaggar - Hakra
3) Indus
4) Ravi
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Question #34
Heavy water is called heavy because
Options
1) It is denser than ordinary water
2) It is an oxide of deuteron
3) It has a heavy (or bad) taste
4) It has a heavier isotope of hydrogen

Question #35
Artificial rain is produced by seeding clouds with
Options
1) Silver Iodide
2) Potassium Nitrate
3) Copper Sulphate
4) Silver Nitrate
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Question #36
Which of the following soils is most conductive for the growth of cotton?
Options
1) Alluvial
2) Red
3) laterite
4) Black

Question #37
The largest Oil Field in Gujarat is in
Options
1) Senand
2) Kadi
3) Ankleshwar
4) Kalol
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Question #38
Fundamental rights are enshrined in the Constitution of India in
Options
1) Part I
2) Part III
3) Part IV
4) Part V
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Question #39
Resolution of Purna Swaraj was passed on 26 January 1930 at
Options
1) Haripur
2) Lahore
3) Karachi
4) Calcutta
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Question #40
Who among the following will head the Judicial Committee on 'One Rank One Pension (OROP)' scheme?
Options
1) YV Reddy
2) L Narasimha Reddy
3) Sanjay Mishra
4) NS Reddy
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Question #41
The mascot of the South Asian Games conducted in February 2016 was
Options
1) Chikor
2) Shera
3) Tikhor
4) Appu
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Question #42
21st Conference of Parties (COP21) on climate change was held in Nov-Dec 2015 at
Options
1) London
2) Singapore
3) Paris
4) New York
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Question #43
Highest Civilian Award, Bharat Ratna was conferred in 2015 to
Options
1) Atal Bihari Bajpayee
2) LK Advani
3) Jai Prakash Narain
4) Narendra Modi
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Question #44
Who was honoured with the Order of Australia, the highest civilian award in January this year?
Options
1) Yashwant Sinha
2) Vashu Bhagnani
3) Sanjeev Koshy
4) Sanjeev Kapoor
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Question #45
Who among the following was awarded India's highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashok Chakra posthumously on 26 January 2016?
Options
1) Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami
2) Lance Naik Alert Ekka
3) Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad
4) Lance Naik Hemraj
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Question #46
Who among the following shooters clinched the 50 m pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok in Mar 2016?
Options
1) Jitu Rai
2) Pang Wei
3) Wang Zhiwei
4) Potent Warren
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Question #47
Which country will host Commonwealth Games in 2018?
Options
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) Scotland
4) Malaysia

Question #48
Which cricketer has been conferred with Col CK Naidu life time achievement award in 2015?
Options
1) Bishen Singh Bedi
2) Kapil Dev
3) Mohinder Amarnath
4) Syed Kirmani
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Question #49
India has inked a deal with France to acquire fighter aircraft, Dassault Rafale. Which other French fighter aircraft in the inventory of Indian Air Force?
Options
1) MiG 21
2) Mirage 2000
3) AJT Hawk
4) Su-30 MkI
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Question #50
Deepika Padukone has received Filmfare award 2016 for the Best Actress in the movie
Options
1) Bajirao Mastani
2) Happy New Year
3) Tamasha
4) Piku

Question #51
Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 Km/h and 45 Km/h respectively. A man sitting in slower train passes the fastest train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is
Options
1) 80 m
2) 120 m
3) 160 m
4) 180 m

Question #52
A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 Km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 Km/h in the direction opposite to that of train?
Options
1) 5 sec
2) 6 sec
3) 7 sec
4) 10 sec

Question #53
How long will it take for a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. at simple interest to increase its value by 40%?
Options
1) 5 years
2) 6 years
3) 7 years
4) 8 years

Question #54
An amount of Rs. 735 was divided between A, B and C. If each of them had received Rs. 25 less, their shares would have been in the ratio of 1:3:2. The money received by C was
Options
1) Rs. 195
2) Rs. 200
3) Rs. 225
4) Rs. 245

Question #55
20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be
Options
1) 2:1
2) 7:3
3) 8:3
4) 4:3

Question #56
If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field in 43 days, in how many days 7 men and 5 women can plough the same field?
Options
1) 18 days
2) 10 days
3) 12 days
4) 15 days
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Question #57
A can do a piece of work in 10 days. He works at it for 4 days and then B finishes it in 9 days. In how many days can A and B together finish the work?
Options
1) 6 days
2) 8 days
3) 8 $1 \over 2$ days
4) 7 $1 \over 2$ days

Question #58
A man rows upstream a distance of 9 Km or downstream a distance of 18 Km tking 3 hours each time. The speed of the boat in still water is
Options
1) 7 $1 \over2$ Km/h
2) 6 $1 \over2$ Km/h
3) 5 $1 \over2$ Km/h
4) 4 $1 \over2$ Km/h
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Question #59
A man can row 30 Km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. He can also row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. Find the rate of current.
Options
1) 3 km/h
2) 2 km/h
3) 4 km/h
4) 5 km/h
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Question #60
The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is
Options
1) 35.2
2) 34.1
3) 36.5
4) 39.1

Question #61
A man sold two watches for Rs. 3750 each; on one he gained 5% and on the other he lost 5%. What was his total gain or loss as a percentage?
Options
1) 0.25 % loss
2) 2.5 % loss
3) 25 % gain
4) 12.5 % gain

Question #62
The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, the average for the last four matches is
Options
1) 33.25
2) 33.5
3) 34.25
4) 35

Question #63
A crate of mangoes contains one bruised mango every 30 mangoes in the crate. If 3 out of every 4 bruised mangoes are considered unsalable, and there are 12 unsalable mangoes in the crate, how many mangoes are there in the crate?
Options
1) 480
2) 500
3) 420
4) 520

Question #64
By selling a chair for Rs. 368, a man lost 8%. For how much should he have sold it to gain 15% ?
Options
1) 450
2) 475
3) 460
4) 500

Question #65
A worker may claim Rs. 1.5 for each km which he travels by taxi and 50 paise for each km he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 50 for trvelling 80 km, how many kms did he travel by taxi?
Options
1) 20 km
2) 14 km
3) 12 km
4) 10 km

Question #66
A horse is sold at a profit of 25%. If both the cost price and selling price are Rs. 200 less, the profit will be 5% more. The cost price is
Options
1) Rs. 1100
2) Rs. 1200
3) Rs. 1000
4) Rs. 900

Question #67
On a certain sum, the simple interest at the end of 6 $1 \over 4$ years becomes $3 \over 8$th of the sum. The rate percent is
Options
1) 7%
2) 6%
3) 5%
4) 5 $1 \over 2$%

Question #68
In an examination, a student was asked to find $3 \over 14$ of a certain number. By mistake, he found $3 \over 4$ of it. His answer was 150 more than the correct answer. Find the number.
Options
1) 180
2) 280
3) 380
4) 480

Question #69
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Eccrinology : Secretions :: Selenography : ?
Options
1) Sun
2) Mantle
3) Crust
4) Moon
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Question #70
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Virology : Virus :: Semantics : ?
Options
1) Amoeba
2) Language
3) Nature
4) Society

Question #71
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Anatomy : Zoology :: Paediatrics : ?
Options
1) Chemistry
2) Medicine
3) Palaeontology
4) Mechanics
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Question #72
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Annihilation : Fire :: Cataclysm : ?
Options
1) Emergency
2) Tribulation
3) Anxiety
4) Flood
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Question #73
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Tectonics : Building :: Taxidermy : ?
Options
1) Classification
2) Conserving
3) Stuffing
4) Collecting
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Question #74
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Tibia
2) Cortex
3) Cranium
4) Cerebellum

Question #75
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Retina
2) Pupil
3) Vision
4) Cornea

Question #76
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Saltoro Kangri
2) Kongka
3) Zoli La
4) Kumbharli Ghat
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Question #77
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Bogota
2) Sydney
3) Doha
4) Brussels
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Question #78
Choose the word which is different from the rest

Options
1) Udayagiri and Khandagiri
2) Badami
3) Elephanta
4) Doddabetta
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Question #79
Figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures. Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.


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Question #80
Figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures. Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.


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Question #81
Figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures. Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.


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Question #82
Figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures. Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.


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Question #83
Figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures. Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.


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Question #84
Out of following four figures, 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.
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Question #85
Out of following four figures, 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.
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Question #86
Out of following four figures, 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.
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Question #87
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #88
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #89
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #90
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #91
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X)


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Question #92
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures


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Question #93
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures


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Question #96
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures


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Question #97
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Sun, Planets and Earth ?
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Question #98
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Leaf, Seed and Root ?
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Question #99
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Mountains, Earth and Forests ?
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Question #100
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Graduate, Teacher and Player ?
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