AFCAT Exam - 2016 Defence Question Paper

AFCAT Exam - 2016

AFCAT Exam - 2016 Defence Questions

31.
Who among the following was awarded India's highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra posthumously on 26 January 2016?
A.
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami
B.
Lance Naik Albert Ekka
C.
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad
D.
Lance Naik Hemraj
ANSWER :
A. Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami
32.
Which one of the following best explains the occurrence of the solar eclipse?
A.
Position of the Earth between Sun & Moon
B.
Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth on a new moon
C.
Both (a) & (b)
D.
None of these
ANSWER :
B. Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth on a new moon
33.
Highest Civilian Award, Bharat Ratna was conferred in 2015 to
A.
Atal Bihari Bajpayee
B.
LK Advani
C.
Jai Prakash Narain
D.
Morarji Desai
ANSWER :
A. Atal Bihari Bajpayee
34.
The indigenously developed Navigational Satellite system is known as
A.
IRGPS
B.
Galileo
C.
IRNSS
D.
GLONASS
ANSWER :
C. IRNSS
35.
Bajirao was appointed as Peshwa at the age of 20 yrs under the reign of _____
A.
Sambhaji
B.
Chhatrapati Shahu
C.
Rajaram II of Satara
D.
Rajaram Chhatrapati
ANSWER :
B. Chhatrapati Shahu
36.
Which cricketer has been conferred with Col C K Naidu life time achievement award in 2015?
A.
Bishen Singh Bedi
B.
Kapil Dev
C.
Mohinder Amarnath
D.
Syed Kirmani
ANSWER :
D. Syed Kirmani
37.
Besides the Qutab Mosque and Qutab Minar, Qutab-ud-din Aibak is said to have built
A.
Adhai-din-ka jhopra mosque at Ajmer
B.
Khirki masjid at Jahan-Panath
C.
Mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani
D.
Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
ANSWER :
A. Adhai-din-ka jhopra mosque at Ajmer
38.
Indian Ruler who defeated British in their early stage of rule in India was _____
A.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
B.
Mir Jafar
C.
Hyder Ali
D.
Bahadur Shah Zafar
ANSWER :
C. Hyder Ali
39.
Who among the following will head the Judicial Committee on 'One Rank One Pension (OROP)' scheme?
A.
Y V Reddy
B.
L Narasimha Reddy
C.
Sanjay Mishra
D.
N S Reddy
ANSWER :
B. L Narasimha Reddy
40.
The mascot of the South Asian Games conducted in February 2016 was
A.
Chikor
B.
Shera
C.
Tikhor
D.
Appu
ANSWER :
C. Tikhor