AFCAT Exam (II)- 2024 Defence Question Paper

AFCAT Exam (II)- 2024

AFCAT Exam (II)- 2024 Defence Questions

11.
Choose the correct option:
They made me laugh. (Change into passive voice)
A.
They were made to laugh by me.
B.
They made too laugh by me.
C.
I was made to laugh.
D.
I were made to laugh by them.
ANSWER :
C. I was made to laugh.
12.
Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.
Any portion of the underground rhizome when broken of (1)/ is capable of producing a new plant; hence the (2)/ difficulty of eradicating them when once established. (3)/ No Error (4)
A.
No Error
B.
Any portion of the underground rhizome when broken of
C.
difficulty of eradicating them when once established.
D.
is capable of producing a new plant; hence the
ANSWER :
B. Any portion of the underground rhizome when broken of
13.
In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Neither the severe earthquake or the subsequent famine could demoralise the people of the country.
A.
could demoralise the people of the country.
B.
Neither the severe earthquake
C.
or the subsequent famine
D.
No error
ANSWER :
C. or the subsequent famine
14.
A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.
The Egyptian mongoose is mainly _____, although it sometimes hunts during the day.
A.
avarice
B.
substantial
C.
nocturnal
D.
pliant
ANSWER :
C. nocturnal
15.
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences which form a paragraph.
The pivotal engineering and scientific success of the Twentieth century was the Manhattan Project.
P: The only cloud hanging over the impressive achievement of the atomic researchers and engineers is what their success truly meant; hundreds of thousands of innocent lives obliterated.
Q: The Manhattan Project assimilated concepts and leaders from all scientific fields and engineering disciplines to construct the first two atomic bombs.
R: The presence of communication amid scientific minds was equally important to the success of the Manhattan Project as scientific intellect was.
S: From the study of nuclear physics and chemistry to the practical engineering and processing of uranium 235 and plutonium 239 and the final construction of the weapons, scientific knowledge grew at an exponential rate to critical levels.
Yet this grave definition of success cannot diminish the impressive collaboration and efficiency of the Manhattan Project.
A.
QSPR
B.
QSRP
C.
QPRS
D.
QPSR
ANSWER :
B. QSRP
16.
Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
The cacophony of deafening noises
P: memories I have from
Q: is one of the more vivid
R: my time I
S: served in the
pre-Iraq war.
A.
QPSR
B.
QPSP
C.
QPRS
D.
QSPR
ANSWER :
C. QPRS
17.
The question below consist of a set of labelled sentences. Out of four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences which form a paragraph.
Google's history began in 1995 when Larry Page met Sergey Brin.
P: At the time Larry Page was a Ph.D. student at Stanford University, and Sergey was considering studying there.
Q: In 1996 Larry and Sergey began working on a search engine called BackRub.
R: This engine worked on the Stanford servers for more than a year which eventually clogged up the bandwidth and hence Google.com was registered on September 15th, 1997.
S: The name came from the algorithms ranking for how many "back-links" a page has.
Google, is a play on words of "googol" which is a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. It is rumoured that this reflects the founders' mission to organize the infinite amount of information on the internet.
A.
PQSR
B.
PQRS
C.
PSQR
D.
PRSQ
ANSWER :
A. PQSR
18.
Directions (Next 4 Questions): In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The first ceremony for the 'One DAE One Subscription' (ODOS) program took place at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. This initiative aims to improve access to _____(1)_____ scientific research for the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and its around 60 units.
ODOS is _____(2)_____ to make it easier for DAE members to access both national and international research papers and journals online. This will help promote _____(3)_____ in scientific knowledge and encourage _____(4)_____ among the DAE community.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A.
innovative
B.
obsolete
C.
vitally
D.
outdated
ANSWER :
A. innovative
19.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A.
designed
B.
proposed
C.
required
D.
suggested
ANSWER :
A. designed
20.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A.
growth
B.
decline
C.
stagnation
D.
decrease
ANSWER :
A. growth