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Online AFCAT 2017 Mock Test 2



Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:-
“Welcome, Sir,” he said to the king. “Please come inside and make yourself at home. You look tired. Rest for a while. Then you can share my food.” The king told the rishi the story of the two birds and how each had behaved so differently though they looked so alike. “The forest is full of surprises”, he said. The holy man smiled and said, “After all, one is known by the company one keeps. That bird has always heard the talk of robbers. He imitates them and talks about robbing people. This one has repeated what he has always heard. He welcomes people to the ashram. Now, come inside and rest. I’ll tell you more about this place and these birds.”
Question #1
Who looked tired in the passage?
Options
1) the Rishi
2) the King
3) the Bird
4) None of the above

Question #2
Why birds behaved differently even though they looked alike
Options
1) it is their nature to behave different
2) because of the rishi
3) because of the king
4) because of their company

Question #3
Who is full of surprises?
Options
1) the king
2) birds
3) nature
4) rishi

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 #4
5
Options
1) work
2) wrench
3) press
4) squeeze

Question #5
6
Options
1) mango
2) lemon
3) fruit
4) banana

Question #6
7
Options
1) usual
2) ordinary
3) common
4) normal

Question #7
8
Options
1) dissolves
2) carries
3) contains
4) includes

Question #8
9
Options
1) continued
2) made
3) got
4) kept

Question #9
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
Feckless
Options
1) Spotted
2) Fatuous
3) Fawning
4) Strong

Question #10
Choose the word which is nearest in the meaning to the given word.
Preposterous
Options
1) Formal
2) Judicious
3) Ridiculous
4) Ceremonious

Question #11
Find out the correctly spelled word
Options
1) Maneuver
2) Maneuvor
3) Manuvour
4) Mannuevor

Question #12
Find out the correctly spelled word
Options
1) Fullfiled
2) Fulfilled
3) Fullfilled
4) Fulfiled

Question #13
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
if you will come with me I shall be happy.
Options
1) come with me
2) had come with me
3) come with me
4) No improvement

Question #14
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
The meeting has been put off to Friday next.
Options
1) pot on
2) put out
3) put for
4) No improvement

Question #15
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
he is knowing the secret.
Options
1) knows
2) has been knowing
3) was knowing
4) No improvement

Question #16
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
A majority of the passengers could have been saved if the driver had applied the brakes in time.
Options
1) had been saved
2) many have been saved
3) could have saved
4) No improvement

Question #17
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
I can be grateful if you could write to me about it.
Options
1) would be
2) should be
3) must be
4) No improvement

Question #18
Improve the sentence for the underlined part.
He was asked to arbitrate with two merchants in a dispute.
Options
1) to arbitrate between
2) to arbitrate at
3) to arbitrate
4) No improvement

Question #19
Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-
To end in smoke
Options
1) To make completely understand
2) To ruin oneself
3) To excite great applause
4) To overcome someone

Question #20
Choose the correctly spelt word:-

Options
1) exhilarate
2) exhilerate
3) exilarate
4) exhelarate

Question #21
Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-
Back to the grind
Options
1) Going back to work after some gap
2) Going back to holidays
3) Going to vacation
4) Going to take exam

Question #22
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-
Discourage
Options
1) Complete
2) Force
3) Cajole
4) None of the above

Question #23
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-
Obliterate
Options
1) Find out
2) Cleanup
3) Wipe out
4) Iterate

Question #24
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-
Upheaval
Options
1) Defeat
2) Tremor
3) Jealousy
4) Betrayal

Question #25
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-
Sumptuous
Options
1) Gloomy
2) Grimm
3) Gorgeous
4) None of the above

Question #26
Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

Upto the hilt
Options
1) Completely
2) Upto the mark
3) Upto the final decision
4) None of these

Question #27
Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Options
1) Konnoisseur
2) Conoisseur
3) Connoisseur
4) Konoisseur

Question #28
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-

Cajole
Options
1) Nestle
2) Secede
3) Bully
4) Moisten

Question #29
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-

Purgatory
Options
1) Reward
2) Celestial
3) Flawless
4) Proximity

Question #30
Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-

Malevolent
Options
1) Kindly
2) Vacuous
3) Ambivalent
4) Primitive

Question #31
Resolution of Purna Swaraj was passed on 26 January 1930 at
Options
1) Haripur
2) Lahore
3) Karachi
4) Calcutta

Question #32
The indigeniously developed Navigational Satellite system is known as
Options
1) IGRPS
2) Galileo
3) IRNSS
4) GLONASS

Question #33
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

Question #34
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 #35
A fuse is used in an electric circuit to
Options
1) Break the circuit when excessive current flows through the circuit
2) break the circuit when power gets off
3) indicate if the current is flowing uninterrupted
4) complete the circuit for flow of current

Question #36

The displacement (x) - time (t) graph given above approximately represents the motion of a
Options
1) simple pendulum placed in vacuum
2) simple pendulum immersed in water
3) simple pendulum placed in outer space
4) point mass moving in air

Question #37
Who is the author of award winning novel 'Family Life' ?
Options
1) Sidney Sheldon
2) Margaret Atwood
3) Akhil Sharma
4) Chetan Bhagat

Question #38
Which is the first parliament to run entirely on solar power?
Options
1) India
2) USA
3) Pakistan
4) China

Question #39
MTCR is responsible for
Options
1) restricting proliferation of missiles and complete rocket systems
2) restricting proliferation of unmanned air vehicles
3) restricting proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
4) All of the above

Question #40
Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Noble Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
Options
1) Scattering
2) Diffraction
3) Interference
4) Polarization

Question #41
World's largest street light replacement programme named as The Strret Lighting National Programmes is being implemented by
Options
1) BHEL
2) EESL
3) ECIL
4) HAL

Question #42
Which city has been declared as second capital of Himachal Pradesh?
Options
1) Shimla
2) Manali
3) Palampur
4) Dharamshala

Question #43
Indian Government has launched which mobile App for Aadhaar based digital payments?
Options
1) M Pesa
2) SBI Money
3) BHIM
4) Vikalp

Question #44
2016 World Chess Championship won by
Options
1) Vishwanathan Anand
2) Magnus Carlsen
3) Sergey Karjakin
4) Koneru Humpi

Question #45
International Volunteer Day is observed on
Options
1) 1st December
2) 3rd December
3) 5th December
4) 6th December

Question #46
Which is the India's first carbon neutral district?
Options
1) Anantapur
2) Kochi
3) Varanasi
4) Majuli

Question #47
Who is the author of booker prize-winning novel The God of Small Things?
Options
1) Ruskin Bond
2) Arundhati Roy
3) Chetan Bhagat
4) Salman Rushdie

Question #48
Who is the author of the book The Adivasi Will Not Dance
Options
1) Dhrubajyoti Borah
2) Ruskin Bond
3) Arundhati Roy
4) Hansda Sowvendra

Question #49
Which satellite has been launched by China for mobile communication?
Options
1) Gaofen-3
2) Micius
3) Tiantong-01
4) None of the above

Question #50
Saina Nehwal lost in straight games to Carolina Marlin in badminton World Championships held at
Options
1) Singapore
2) Jakarta
3) London
4) Kualalumpur

Question #51
A train travelling at 80 km/h goes through a tunnel 1500m long. How long a passenger travelling by the train is inside the tunnel?
Options
1) 67.5 sec
2) 66.5 sec
3) 65.5 sec
4) 68.5 sec

Question #52
A sum of money is divided between two persons in the ratio of 3:5. If the share of one person is 20 less than the other, the sum is
Options
1) Rs 80
2) Rs 90
3) Rs 100
4) Rs 110

Question #53
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Coin : Mint :: ? : ?
Options
1) Grain : Field
2) Hay : Stable
3) Wine : Brewery
4) Book : Publisher

Question #54
In the following question, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Sculptor : Atelier :: ? : ?
Options
1) Painter : Portait
2) Miner : Quarry
3) Poet : Sonnet
4) Man : House

Question #55
Choose the word which is different from the rest

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

Question #56
Choose the word which is different from the rest

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

Question #57
Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
Virology : Virus :: Semantics : ?
Options
1) Amoeba
2) Language
3) Nature
4) Society

Question #58
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 #59
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 #60
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 #61
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 #62
The average age of 34 students in a class is 14. If the teacher's age is included, the average becomes 15. What is the age of the teacher?
Options
1) 47
2) 48
3) 49
4) 50

Question #63
In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options
1) Kohima
2) Imphal
3) Shillong
4) Kolkata

Question #64
In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Common : Different
Options
1) Consistent : Regular
2) Premium : Branded
3) Crowded : Lone
4) Bright : Cold

Question #65
In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is
Options
1) $ 20 \over 46$
2) $ 21 \over 46$
3) $ 20 \over 47$
4) $ 21 \over 47$

Question #66
If a train 100 mtr long takes 6 seconds to cross a man walking at 5 kmph in a direction opposite to that of a train, what would be the speed of train?
Options
1) 45
2) 50
3) 55
4) 60

Question #67
In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Trilogy : Novel :: ?:?
Options
1) Rice : Husk
2) Milk : Cream
3) Serial : Episode
4) Gun : Cartridge

Question #68
The price of sugar increases by 20% due to the festive season. By what percentage should a family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
Options
1) 20%
2) 18 $1 \over 3$ %
3) 16 $2 \over 3 $ %
4) 16 $1 \over 3 $ %

Question #69
A Train travelling at a uniform speed clears a platform 200 m long in 10 seconds and passes a telegraph post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is
Options
1) 36 km/h
2) 39 km/h
3) 72 km/h
4) 78 km/h

Question #70
A car travelled 75% of way from town A to town B at an average speed of 50 mph. The car travelled at the average speed of S mph for remaining part of the trip. The average speed for the entire trip was 40 mph . What is S?
Options
1) 10
2) 20
3) 25
4) 30

Question #71
What is the next number in the series 1,3,11,19,37,_____
Options
1) 55
2) 41
3) 56
4) None of the above

Question #72
Pedagogy : Teaching :: ?:?
Options
1) Telepathy : Emotions
2) Radiology : Sound
3) Mycology : Fossils
4) Entomology : Insects

Question #73
Zenith : Nadir :: ?:?
Options
1) Indigent : Poverty
2) Zeal : Eagerness
3) Success : Peak
4) Genuine : Phony

Question #74
If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. The profit percent is
Options
1) 66$1 \over 3$ %
2) 150 %
3) 100 %
4) 90 %

Question #75
A steamer moves with a speed of 4.5 km/h in still water to a certain upstream point and comes back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 km/h. The average speed of steamer for the total journey is
Options
1) 12 Km/h
2) 9 Km/h
3) 6 Km/h
4) 4 Km/h

Question #76
Select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dot(s) as in figure (X).

Options
1)
2)
3)
4)

Question #77
In the following four options, 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.
Options
1)
2)
3)
4)

Question #78
There is a definte relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in figure (3) or (4).

Options
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2)
3)
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Question #79
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 #80
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 #81
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 #82
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 #83
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 #84
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.


Options
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Question #85
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.


Options
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Question #86
In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) 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.
Options
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2)
3)
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Question #87
In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) 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.
Options
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2)
3)
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Question #88
In each problem, out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d) 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.
Options
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3)
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Question #89
Following question consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig.(4).

Options
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Question #90
Following question consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig.(4).

Options
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Question #91
Following questions consists of five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures. 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 #92
In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

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Question #93
In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

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Question #94
In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

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Question #95
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Thief, Criminal and Police?
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Question #96
Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Doctors, Human Beings and Married People?
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Question #97
Out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d), 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 #98
Out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d), 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 #99
Out of the four figures marked (a) (b) (c) and (d), 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 #100
Following question consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig.(4).

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