AFCAT exam was first conducted in 2011 and Indian air force conducted its 10th AFCAT exam i.e. AFCAT 2 2015.

The Air Force Common Admission Test will consist of 100 questions and each question will be of three marks.

Total marks for all questions will be 300. As far as negative marking is concerned, there is one-third negative marking in AFCAT exam.

For every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted as penalty

Model Question Paper For Air Force Common Admission Test:



Model Question Paper For Air Force Common Admission Test:

1. Total No. of Questions-100. Each Question is of three marks.

2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

3. Do not write on the Question Paper or make any mark on it.

4. Question Paper to be returned before leaving the Exam Hall.

Q1- 4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

And then Gandhi came. He was like a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretch ourselves and take deep breaths, like a beam of light that pierced the darkness and removed the scales from our eyes, like a whirlwind that upset many things but most of all the working of people’s minds. He did not descend from the top; he seemed to emerge from the millions of India, speaking their language and incessantly drawing attention to them and their appalling condition. Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all of you who live by their exploitation; get rid of the system that produces this poverty and misery.

Q1. Gandhi came like a powerful current of fresh air and —

(a) awakened us to the plight of the masses in the grip of oppressors

(b) made us patriotic

(c) emboldened us to attack and destroy the oppressors

(d) praised our culture

Q2. The rise of Gandhi–

(a) shocked people (b) made India powerful

(c) made the condemnation of the exploiter final (d) made women feel secure

Q3. Gandhi fought the–

(a) rich (b) oppressor (c) apathetic masses (d) unjust system

Q4. The conspicuous role of Gandhi is that of a–

(a) father (b) reformer (c) teacher (d) liberator

Q5-10. Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number :-

Those living in the slums are 5 and tough because they are totally 6 to the vagaries and

hardships of life. The rising sun 7 the day and the setting sun closes the day for them. It is like

a drama where the curtain 8 up in the morning and comes down in the evening. They don’t 9

hypertension and heart attacks because there is, after all 10 to worry about.

Q5. (a) Poor (b) Sick (c) Hardy (d) Weak

Q6. (a) Dependent (b) Independent (c) Exposed (d) Tried

Q7. (a) Heralds (b) Herald (c) Bring (d) Brings

Q8. (a) Hangs (b) Hand (c) Goes (d) Shines

Q9. (a) Know (b) Get (c) Think (d) Have

Q10. (a) Everything (b) Something (c) Somewhere (d) Nothing

Q11-12. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word :-

Q11. ‘TRANSGRESSOR’

(a) Passenger (b) Law-breaker (c) Protector (d) Comrade

Q12. ‘EGREGIOUS’

(a) Common (b) Social (c) Plain (d) Atrocious

Q13-15. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-

Q13. ‘PREDILECTION’

(a) Oblivion (b) Objectivity (c) Aversion (d) Defeat

Q14. ‘CACOPHONOUS’

(a) Tamed (b) Harmonious (c) Domestic (d) Silent

Q15. ‘CALUMNY’

(a) Apology (b) Eulogy (c) Enjoyment (d) Reservation

Q16-20. Choose the word that best defines the given phrase:-

Q16. ‘Able to use both hands alike’

(a) Dexterous (b) Ambidextrous (c) Skilful (d) Expert

Q17. ‘A written account of the life of an individual’

(a) Autobiography (b) Epigraph (c) Biography (d) Novel

Q18. ‘The identification of a disease by its symptoms’

(a) Prescription (b) Prognosis (c) Diagnosis (d) Biopsy

Q19. ‘Prolonged inability to sleep’

(a) Amnesia (b) Utopia (c) Nausea (d) Insomnia

Q20. ‘A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge’

(a) Verbose (b) Pedantic (c) Ornate (d) Pompous

Q21-25. Choose the correctly spelt word:-

Q21. The school alumni gathering put us in a ______ mood.

(a) Remniscent (b) Reminisent (c) Reminiscent (d) Reminicent

Q22. ‘God is Dead’ is a ___________ statement.

(a) Blasphemus (b) Blaphemous (c) Blasphemous (d) Blosphemos

Q23. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and _______.

(a) Trepidation (b) Terpidation (c) Trepidition (d) Trepidattion

Q24. The din caused by the children howling is enough to ____ the dead.

(a) Ressurect (b) Resurrect (c) Resurect (d) Resurecct

Q25. Can you ___ the car into that parking spot?

(a) Manuer (b) Manever (c) Manoeuvre (d) Manuver

Q26-47. Choose most appropriate answer

Q26. Who was the Governor-General of India during the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’?

(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Harding (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Lytton.

Q27. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987

(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat

(c) Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India

(d) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.

Q28. On which river is Washington DC situated?

(a) Potomac (b) Irrawaddy (c)

Q29. When body is accelerated–

(a) Its velocity never changes (b)

(c) Its direction always changes (d)
Q30. Which of the following is not an agency of UN?

(a) World Bank (b)

(c) Universal Postal Union (d) Q31. Which kind of missile is BRAHMOS?

(a) Medium range ballistic missile (b)

(c) Short range tactical missile (d)

Q32. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

(a) Calorie (b) Joule (c) Mississippi (d) Hudson



Q33. Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

(a) Ashoka (b) Samudragupta (c) Chandragupta (d) Harshavardhana

Q34. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) A.O. Hume



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Q35. Which amongst the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?

(a) Union Cabinet (b) Parliament

(c) Supreme Court (d) Law Commission

Q36. The Baglihar Hydroelectric power project in J & K is built across the river.–.

(a) Beas (b) Chenab (c) Jhelum (d) Sutlej

Q37. Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as ‘Messenger of Peace’ in 2001 by the UN?

(a) Prakash Padukone (b) Vishwanathan Anand

(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Vijay Amritraj

Q38. Indian Women’s hockey team secured which of the following position in Asian Champions
Trophy 2013?

(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth

Q39. Which is the longest bone in the human body?

(a) Fibula (b) Radius (c) Stapes (d) Femur

Q40. A US team of scientists has found that the mechanism responsible for the ageing process

is located —

(a) Inside the face (b) Inside the skin

(c) Inside the brain (d) Inside the heart

Q41. The outer most layer of the Sun is known as—

(a) Corona (b) Photosphere (c) Chromosphere (d) Granule

Q42. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was founded by—

(a) CV Raman (b) Jamsetji Tata

(c) Vikram Sarabhai (d) None of the above

Q43. Which among the following is not a gallantry medal?

(a) Ashok Chakra (b) Arjuna Award

(c) Param Vir Chakra (d) Shaurya Chakra

Q44. Which one of the following pairs of water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal?



(a) Indian Ocean- Pacific Ocean

(c) Mediterranean Sea-Red Sea

Q45. Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’ is a history of–
(a) Kashmir

(c) Rajasthan


(b) Mediterranean sea- Black Sea

(d) Atlantic Ocean- Pacific Ocean



(b) Harsha’s reign

(d) Chandragupta’s reign



Q46. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because–

(a) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929

(b) This was desired by the farmers of India

(c) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date

(d) It was an auspicious day

Q47. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(a) Indonesia – Jakarta (b) Maldives – Male

(c) North Korea – Seoul (d) Zimbabwe – Harare

Q48 – 50. Directions — Complete the series

Q48. A, B, D, G,?, P

(a) I (b) J (c) K (d) L

Q49. Z , S , W, O ,T ,K, Q, G, ?, ?

(a) N,D (b) N,C (c) O,C (d) O,D

Q50. BCD , RQP , LMN, TS?

(a) U (b) V (c) R (d) T