AFCAT preparation tips and study material

I want to give the exam of AFCAT and it is been in 1 moth so will you please provide me some tips by which I can prepare for that and also provide me some name of the books which I can prefer?

[Kiran Chandar]

AFCAT stands for Air force common admission test. It is organized by Indian air force twice every year for the recruitment of men and women in flying, technical and ground duty branch of Indian air force.

Syllabus of AFCAT:
General Awareness – History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Civics, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics etc

Verbal Ability in English – Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary

Numerical Ability – Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Profit & loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple interest.

Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test – Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability

Tips
As you said that you have to prepare in one month so it is not possible topstudy good in this time but still you have to work hard for the exam.

Start with your strong part, grab as many as marks you can.
Avoid guess much, do it last,
Remember, you have to do minimum 50 correct questions [without any negative marks].
Start preparation, buy a good preparation material.

Best AFCAT Preparation Book:
How To Prepare For AFCAT By Chandresh
A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations
AFCAT Air Force Common Admission Test Exam for Flying and Technical Branch Guide (English) 1st Edition

Papers:

1. Ashok starts to walk from the point P. He went 10 km towards North and 6 km toward
South. After this he went 3 km towards East. How far is he now from P?
(A) 4 km
(B) 5 km
(C) 7 km
(D) 3 km
Ans. (B)
2. Complete the following series after choosing the correct option—
c b a a – b a – a c c – a a b b a a a –c b a
(A) cabc
(B) babc
(C) bacc
(D) abcb
Ans. (B)
3. If it was Friday on 15th Aug. 2003, which day of the week will be on 15th Aug. 2005?
(A) Saturday
(B) Sunday
(C) Monday
(D) Thursday
Ans. (C)
4. In the following sequence there are how many such ‘6’ which are preceded by 8 and
followed by 3?
7 8 6 3 2 7 1 8 6 8 9 8 6 1 8 6 3 1 8
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans. (B)
5. What is the value of—
T + K – M ?
(A) S
(B) R
(C) Q
(D) P
Ans. (B)
6. In a class of 50 students, 36 students study Mathematics and 28 study Biology. The number of
students studying both Mathematics and Biology will be—
(A) 22
(B) 14
(C) 30
(D) 12
Ans. (B)
7. If a man writes ‘QDGFHS’ for ‘TIGHER’, then in this way what will be write for
‘MONKEY’?
(A) XDHNMK
(B) YDJMLK
(C) XDJMNL
(D) XCHNMK
Ans. (C)
8. What is necessary for a nursing home?
(A) Nurse
(B) Ambulance
(C) Doctor
(D) Medicine
Ans. (C)
9. If 854 = 12, 467 = 38, then 683 =?
(A) 21
(B) 12
(C) 18
(D) 35
Ans. (C)
10. In a code if
Se ker he = hot good tea
Pek cha ker = good thunder pure
Nep cha he = fresh pure tea
Then in the same code how ‘thunder tea’ will be written?
(A) Pek he
(B) Cha he
(C) Pek ker
(D) Cha ker
Ans. (A)
11. The word formed in same sequence with the letter of the word ‘INFOMATION’ is—
(A) NATION -
(B) FORMAT
(C) RATIONAL
(D) ONION
Ans. (B)
12. Choose the correct number from the options?
015 : 00015: : 103:?
(A) 0103
(B) 0O103
(C) 1003
(D) 1030
Ans. (B)
13. Which one of the following will be seen same in the mirror?
(A) AUNUA
(B) OVCACV
(C) SVWVS
(D) TMAMT
Ans. (D)
14. What is the angle between the two hands of clock when it is 7 : 30?
(A) 45°
(B) 35°
(C) 325°
(D) 30°
Ans. (A)
15. A clock shows nine-half when seen in the mirror. What is the actual time?
(A) 3:30
(B) 2:30
(C) 6:10
(D) 1:30
Ans. (B)
16. A boy used in a picture Blue colour for Red, Red for Yellow, Yellow for Green and Green for
Blue. What will be the colour of leaves?
(A) Green
(B) Blue
(C) Red
(D) Yellow
Ans. (D)
17. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?
1. Leaves 2. Branch
3. Flower 4. Tree
5. Fruit
(A) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5
(B) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
(D) 4, 2, 1,3, 5
Ans. (D)
18. If ‘+‘ means ‘x’, ‘—‘ means ‘÷‘, ‘x’ means f—’, and ‘÷‘ means ‘+‘, then what is the value of—
9 + 8 ÷ 8 – 4 x 9
(A) 65
(B) 39
(C) 27
(D) 11
Ans. (A)
19. If ‘P’ means ‘+‘, ‘Q’ means ‘—‘, ‘R means ‘x’ and ‘S’ means ‘÷‘ which of the following equation
is not correct?
(A) 1 R 5 = 16 Q 15 P 4
(B) 14 P S 10 = 7 R 2 Q 12
(C) 11 R 10 S 10 = 16 P 2 Q 7
(D) 3 Q 9 P 6 = 8 R 3 Q 24
Ans. (B)
20. In an examination if a student looses mark for the wrong answer and gets 1 mark for the
correct answer. If he got 30 marks for solving54 questions, then how many questions were
correct?
(A) 30
(B) 36
(C) 40
(D) 42
Ans. (B)
21. In a colony, each of the 20% families have two TV sets, 30% of the rest families have three TV
sets. Each of the remaining families has one TV set. Which of the following statement is true’?
(A) 80% families have at least one TV set
(B) 50% families have two TV sets (C) 56% families have one TV set
(D) 30% families have three TV sets
Ans. (C)
22. Arrange the following words according to dictionary—
1. Bird 2. Bilk
3. Bill 4. Billion
5. Birth
Code:
(A) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
(C) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
(D) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
Ans. (B)
23. If S — T means ‘5’ is the wife of ‘T’, S + T means ‘S’ is the daughter of ‘T’ and S ÷ T means ‘S’
is the son of ‘T’. What will M + J + K means?
(A) ‘K’ is the father of ‘M’
(B) ‘M’ is the grand-daughter of ‘K’
(C) ‘J’ is wife of ‘K’
(D) ‘K’ and ‘M’ are brothers
Ans. (B)
24. S x T means ‘S’ is brother of ‘T’ and S + T means ‘S’ is father of ‘T’, which of the following
shows ‘0’ is the cousin of ‘R’ ?
(A) R x T + O
(B) R + T x O
(C) R x O x T
(D) None of these
Ans. (D)
25. If ‘P + Q’ means P is the husband of Q, P ÷ Q means ‘P’ is the sister of Q, and ‘P x Q’ means ‘P’
is son of Q, which of the following shows ‘A’ is daughter of ‘B’ ?
(A) A ÷ D x B
(B) D x B + C ÷A
(C) B ÷ C x A
(D) C x B ÷A
Ans. (A)



1. Haier, which is a major home appliances company, is a company from
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. China
D. Japan
Ans.C
2. Which football player was named 2004 FIFA World Footballer of the year?
A. Zinedine Zidane
B. Thierry Henry
C. Ronaldinho
D. A. Shevchenko
Ans.C
3. Which part of Maharashtra is demanding for a separate statehood?
A. Rayalseemai
B. Vidharbha
C. Konkan
D. Satpura
Ans.B
4. Which of the following states saw a series of protests against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act
in 2004
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Mizoram
D. Manipur
Ans.D
5. After the attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in 2001, militant groups have
targeted many countries. In September they occupied a school in Russia and hundreds of hostages
were killed in the gun battle. In which town was this school located?
A. Moscow
B. Vladivostok
C. St. Petersburg
D. Beslan
Ans.D
6. Earlier this year, President Bush revoked a trade embargo against a country that had been
declared a terrorist state earlier. This allows US companies to invest in this country for the first time
since 1986. Which is the country?
A. Egypt
B. Sudan
C. Nigeria
D. Libya
Ans.D
7. On 20th September 2004, ISRO launched the GSLV carrying Edusat, which supposed to help take
distance learning to millions of villages. From which base was this launched?
A. Balasore
B. Chandipur
C. Sriharikota
D. Ahmedabad
Ans.C
8. Tata Consultancy Services offered 55 million equity shares through its initial public offering in
2004. On which stock exchanges did the
company list?
A. BSE & NSE
B. BSE, NSE & CSE
C, BSE & NYSE
D. BSE & Nasdaq
Ans.C
9. An Indian pharma company received The Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence last
year. Which company are we referring to?
A Ranbaxy
B. Reddy Labs
C. Biocon
D. Wockhardt
Ans.C
10. This year, low budget airlines started service in India in a big way. Which was the world’s first low
budget airline?
A Virgin Blue
B, Virgin Atlantic
C. South west Airlines
D. Deccan
Ans.D
Directions (Qs. 11—15): Read the following information carefully to answer these questions.
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat.
11. Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?
A. QTS
B. UPT
C. URP
D. Data inadequate
Ans.C
12. Whose flat is between Q and S?
A. T
B. U
C. R
D. P
Ans.A
13. lf the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. T
Ans.C
14. The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, is diagonally opposite to each other?
A. QP
B. QR
C. PT •
D. TS
Ans.A
15. To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements
can be dispensed with?
A. None
B. (i) only
C. (ii) only
D. (iii) only
Ans.A
Directions (Qs. 16-20): An Assertion (A) and a• Reason (R) are given in. each of these questions.
Make the answer as .
A. if both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. if both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. if A is true but R is false.
D. if A is false but R is true.
16. Assertion (A): India has a tropical monsoon type climate.
Reason (R): India is located exactly between the tropical latitudes.
Ans.C
17. Assertion (A): Africa has one of the largest water power potential in the world.
Reason (R): A large number of hydel power projects have been constructed in Africa.
Ans.B
18. Assertion (A): Mercury is the farthest planet from the Sun.
Reason (R): Mercury is the smallest planet in the entire Solar System.
Ans.D
19. Assertion (A): Ashoka pillars have retained their gloss on their surface.
Reason (R): Moisture laden winds do not blow in the areas where Ashoka pillars are located.
Ans.C
20. Assertion (A): Forest cutting is undesirable from the point of view of soil erosion
Reason (R): Cutting of forests reduces the interception of rain water.
Ans.A
Directions (Qs. 21-25): Each of these questions has two statements P and Q. They may look factually
absurd. You have to ignore this absurdity and concentrate only upon the logic involved in each
statement. Mark the answer as
A. if both P and Q are true.
B. if both P and Q are false or doubtful.
C. if P is true and Q is false or doubtful.
D. if.P is false or doubtful and Q is true.
21. P: Jackals live in forests. Cities are in forests. Therefore jackals live in cities.
Q: Some tables are grass. All stools-are grass. Therefore all tables are stools.
Ans.B
22. P: Cups play chess. Chess is a difficult game. Therefore cups play a difficult game.
Q: Reena is a girl. All girls are timid. I Therefore Reena is timid.
Ans.A
23. P: Some musicians are not rich. All musicians are polite. Therefore not all polite persons are rich.
Q: All musicians are rich. No rich person is polite. Therefore musicians are not polite.
Ans.A
24. P. Some mangoes are- apples. All grapes are mangoes. Therefore all apples are grapes.
Q: Some mangoes are apples. All apples are grapes. Therefore some mangoes are
grapes.
Ans.D
25. P: All fish can fly. Some fish are birds. All birds are naughty. Therefore some naughty can fly.
Q: Some fish are birds. All birds are naughty. Therefore all fish are naughty.
Ans.C
Directions (Qs. 26-30): Each of these questions consists of a statement followed by two arguments
numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is
‘weak’ argument.
Mark the answer as
A. if only argument! is strong.
B. if only argument II is strong.
C. if either I or H is strong.
D. if neither I or II is strong.
26. Statement:
Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?
Arguments:
I. No, Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India.
II. Yes, this would help settle conflicts.
Ans.D
27. Statement:
Should India have no military force at all?
Arguments:
I. No, other countries in the world do not believe in non-violence.
II. Yes, many Indians believe in non-violence.
Ans.D
28. Statement:
Should students` union in universities be abolished?
Arguments:
I. Yes, students can pay full attention to their career development,
II. No, all the great leaders had been student’s union leaders.
Ans.A
29. Statement:
Should higher education be reserved for deserving few?
Arguments:
I. No, it will increase unemployment.
II. Yes, it will minimize wastage in higher education.
?
Ans.B
30. Statement:
Should those who receive dowry, despite the law prohibiting it, be punished?
Arguments:
l. Yes, those who violate the law, must be punished.
II. No, dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.
Ans.A

1. After walking 6 km, I turned right and covered a distance of 2 km, then turned left and covered a
distance of 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the north. From which direction did I start my
journey?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Ans. (c)
2. In a certain code language EDITION is written as IDETNOI.
How will the word MEDICAL be written in that code language?
(a) DEMILAC
(b) LACJM
(c) DIEMCAL
(d) MCADILE
Ans. (a)
3. Find the odd one—
(a) Shelley
(b) Keats
(c) Chaucer
(d) Churchill
Ans. (a)
4. In a row of boys Ganesh is 12th from the left and Rajan is 15th from the right. When they
interchange their positions Rajan becomes 20th from the right. How many boys are there in the row?
(a) 29
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d) 30
Ans. (b)
5. There are four roads. You are coming from South and want to go to the temp1e The road to your
left leads away from coffee house. The front straight road leads to the college only. In which direction
is the temple located?
(à) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Ans. (c)
Directions (Q. 6—7): In each of the following questions a related pair of words is given. Find the most
suitable pair of related words from among the four alternatives.
6. Satellite : Planetary path
(a) Missile : Projectile Path
(b) Arrow : Plunge
(c) Bullet : Pipe
(d) Elevator : Axle
Ans. (a)
7. Brittle: Break:
(a) Glass : Break
(b) Sharp : Scratch
(c) Tree : Wind
(d) Elastic : Bend
Ans. (d)
Directions (Q. 8—12): Below are given five Venn-diagrams— A, B, C, D and B. Select the most
suitable diagram which represents best re1atonship among the given items in each of the following
questions.
8. Medium of TV, TV programme,
Advertisement—
(a) A
(b) D
(c) C
(d) E
Ans. (c)
9. Doctors, Surgeons, Neurologists—
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
Ans. (c)
10. Polygon, Rectangle, Triangle—
(a) A
(c) C
(b) B
(d) D
Ans. (d)
11. Mississippi River, Bay of Mexico, Pacific Ocean—
(a) B
(b) C
(c) B
(d) D
Ans. (d)
12. Salesman, College Graduates, High School Students
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
Ans. (d)
13. Fill in the missing letter in the following series— S,V,Y ,B,?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) E
(d) C
Ans. (c)
14. Fill in the missing letter in the following series—
A, Z, C, X, E?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) W
(d) Y
Ans. (d)
Directions (Q. 15—19): Read the following information and answer the questions. There are six flats
on a floor in two rows facing north and south allotted to six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. The position
of their flats is as follows—
(i) Q’s flat faces the north and is not next to S.
(ii) S and U have occupied diagonally opposite flats.
(iii) R next to U occupied a flat facing the south and T gets a flat which faces the north.
15. Whose flat is between Q and S?
(a) P
(b) R
(c) T
(d) U
Ans. (c)
16. The flats of which pair other than of SU is diagonally opposite to each other?
(a) RT
(b) PT
(c) QP
(d) TU
Ans. (c)
17. If the flats of T and P are interchanged, who’s flat will be next to that of U?
(a) S
(b) R
(c) Q
(d) Q or S
Ans. (b)
18. After interchanging the flats of T and P, who stays between T and U in the same block?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) S
(d) R
Ans. (d)
19. If the fiats are not interchanged between T and P, who occupies the flat between Q and S?
(a) P
(b)T
(c) R
(d) U
Ans. (b)
20. In a map south-east has be shown as north, north-east has been shown as west and so on. In this
map what will west represent?
(a) South-west
(b) South-east
(c) South
(d) North-west
Ans. (b)
21. In an imaginary system 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, are represented by z, y, x, w, v, u, t, s, r, q
respectively. In such a system 23 *4 *5 will be written as (* indicates symbol of multiplication)
(a) xyr
(b) rvu
(c) ysr
(d) ytz
Ans. (d)
22. Anand is related to Vinod and Cinderella. Deepa is Cinderella’s mother. Also Deepa is Vinod’s
sister and Ela is Vinod’s sister. How is Ela related to Cinderella?
(a) Niece
(b) Cousin
(c) Sister
(d) Aunt
Ans. (d)
23. The letters of English alphabet are numbered from 26 to 1. The assigned numbers are used to
write the letters of the original alphabet so that 26 stands for A, 25 stands for B and so on. Using this
sequence, answer the following question.
Which of the following sequence denotes a valid word?
V-O-I-D
(a) 6—12-17—23
(b) 5—11—18—12
(c) 5—12—18—23
(d) 5 — 12 — 17 — 23
Ans. (c)
24. In certain code language the word NUMERICAL is written as LMUIREACN. How will the word
PUBLISHED be written in that language?
(a) DUBSILEHP
(b) DBULISEHP
(c) DUBLSEHP
(d) DBUSILEHP
Ans. (d)
25. If Dog is called Cat, Cat is called Lion, Lion is called Ox, Ox is called Cock, Cock is called
Elephant, and Elephant is called Donkey, then farmer ploughs with which animal?
(a) Dog
(b) Lion
(c) Donkey
(d) Cock
Ans. (d)

I want to prepare for AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) so please give me preparation tips and study material?

[Arun Vats]

Here I am giving you preparation tips and study material for preparation of AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test).

Preparation Tips for (Air Force Common Admission Test):
• Knowing the syllabus well
• Do not ignore any part of the syllabus as questions can come from any part of the syllabus.
• Start practicing from the last few years' AFCAT question papers
• Maintain the time limit while solving questions
• Prepare notes on topics
• Follow current events and news in magazines and newspapers.
• Read more to increase your English verbal ability and vocabulary.
• Attempt the known questions first as this will boost your confidence.

Interview and Screening Test:

Screening test:
There are two tests in this group - Rating test, which includes Picture Perception and Description Test (PPDT), and Officer's Intelligence Test.

Psychological tests:
Various kinds of tests are carried out to check the amount of pressure a candidate can take successfully.

Group tasks:
Various kinds of tasks are assigned to different groups. This test spans for two days.

Interview:
Interview with the President of the Board or a senior member


Best Books for AFCAT:
How to Prepare For AFCAT
Chandresh Agrawal

A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
R.S. Agarwal,S. Chand Publishers

AFCAT Air Force Common Admission Test for Flying and Technical Branch
Arihant Experts

AFCAT Air Force Common Admission Test Exam for Flying and Technical Branch Guide
RPH Editorial Board, Ramesh Publishing House

AFCAT Vayu Sena Sanyukt Pravesh Pariksha: Flying, Technical Va Ground Duty Branch Ke Liye (Model Paper)
Arihant Experts