AFCAT Exam Analysis 2020, Shift (1) and (2) 3 October: Question Asked (Original)

AFCAT Exam Analysis 2020: Shift (1) 03 October: Air Force recruiting authorities conducts Air Force Common Entrance Test (AFCAT) twice in a year and AFCAT 2020 Shift-1 was conducted on 3 October successfully. We at DefenceAdda247 value your preparation and efforts of taking bold step to join Indian Air Force and giving AFCAT examination. Hence we are providing you in depth analysis which includes Difficulty level, good number of attempts, number of question asked from different section in AFCAT 2020 Exam. AFCAT exam consist of four sections and EKT for (technical) branch.

AFCAT Exam Pattern

Following is the examination pattern of the Online AFCAT 2020 Exam:

Exam	Subject	Duration	No. of questions	Max. marks
AFCAT	General Awareness,verbal ability in English, Numerical ability and reasoning and military aptitude test	02 Hours	100	300
EKT(for Ground Duty technical branch only)	Mechanical, computer science and electrical &electronics	45 Minutes	50	150

AFCAT 2020 Exam Shift 1, 03 October: Overall

The shift-1 of AFCAT-2020 is over and this exam was of a Moderate Level. Following are the good attempts on the basis of the review shared by various aspirants who have appeared for this exam:

Section	Level	Good Attempts
English Language	Easy	13-18
Numerical Ability	Moderate	09-13
Test Of Reasoning	Easy-Moderate	20-25
General Knowledge	Moderate	13-16
Overall	Moderate	63-72

In Depth Analysis of AFCAT 2020 Exam

English Language

In AFCAT 2020 , English Language section was Moderate. In AFCAT exam English section plays a vital role in clearing the exam as minimum of 25 questions are asked and by preparing section would increase your chances of clearing the written exam. Questions are asked from error detection, grammar usage, idiom and phrases vocabulary etc. In the table below we have provided the details of the questions asked

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Fill in the blacks	4	Moderate
Error Detection	3	Moderate
Idioms/Phrases	3	Easy-Moderate
Reading Comprehension	2	Moderate
Antonym/ Synonym	6	Moderate
Cloze test	5	Moderate-Difficult
Total	23	Moderate

Numerical Ability

In AFCAT 2020 Exam, Numerical Ability was of Moderate Level. Most of the questions were based directly on Formulas and some were calculative. The questions were asked from basic Mathematics and we have provided the detail analysis of the number of questions asked from each section.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Profit/Loss and Discount	2	Easy-Moderate
Ratio & Percentage	3	Easy-Moderate
Mixture & allegations	2	Moderate
Algebra	2	Easy-Moderate
Time and Work	2	Easy
Simplification	3	Easy
Speed and Distance	2	Easy
Average	2	Easy-Moderate
Total	18	Easy

Reasoning and Military aptitude

In AFCAT 2020 Exam, Reasoning questions were of Moderate level. Majority of questions were asked from non verbal reasoning and military aptitude. The question pattern of this section remains the same and a well prepared candidate can attempt all the questions.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Non-Verbal (Image)	10	Moderate
Odd one out	5	Moderate
Analogy	5	Moderate
Venn diagram	4	Easy-Moderate
Complete the pattern	5	Moderate
Miscellaneous	5	Easy-Moderate
Total	34	Moderate

General Awareness

In AFCAT 2020 Exam,  General Knowledge questions were asked from all sections. In the table below we have mentioned the number of question asked from various subjects. A candidate can score well in this section if he has basic knowledge of the General Knowledge subjects and have good hold on current affairs.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
History	5	Easy-Moderate
Geography	4	Moderate
Science	5	Moderate-Difficult
Polity	4	Moderate-Difficult
Current Affairs and Economics	7	Moderate
Total	25	Moderate

Questions Asked (Memory Based)

1.  First National Park in India
2.  Constitution was adopted on?
3. Antonym of Exonerate
4. Country:President::State:?
5. 10*2=8, 14*4=10, 24*13?
6. M:N= 2:3 then 3m+n/6m-n?
7. Adjective of Brother
8. Venn diagram of Women engineer mother.
9. Antonym of Mitigate
10. Meaning of Luscious
11. Antonym of Vanquish
12. Where is solar jung museum located? ans: hyderbad
13. Bully term related to which game
14. Gondwana Hill which state
15. Name the instrument used to measure relative humidityif a man spend. 8rp per litre , 9rp , 11rp per litre successively 3yrs in if he spent 4000rp per year find the average cost ..?
16. A French library has 5% English, 10% of the remaining Hindi & 15% of the remaining as Sanskrit books. There are 11628 french books remaining. What’s the total number of books in the library?
17. Two poles cast shadow 12 m and 14 m resp. If height of one is 48 m ,what can be possible height of second.
18. Calculate compound interest on a sum of 64000 compounded quarterly for 1 year at a rate of 10%? 
19. A man buys petrol for rs 8,rs 9 and rs 10 for three consecutive years.every year he spend rs 4000 on petrol.calculate averge cost/litre of petrol of three years.?
20. A group of 200 men did 5/6th of work in 10 weeks. Due to covid 19 lockdown work was stopped for 6 weeks. Also half of the work done was wasted due to… something. After lockdown only 140 men came. How much time it will take for the contractor to complete the whole work? And in weeks.
21. A man buys petrol for rs 8,rs 9 and rs 10 for three consecutive years.every year he spends rs 4000 on petrol.calculate average cost/litre of petrol of three years.?
22. P=64000, t=1 year, rate =10% , find CI ( quarterly)
23. (30% of 6500) ÷ 26 ÷ 25 = ?
24. CP of 30kg of rice is the same as the CP of “X” kg of wheat? If shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. Find X?
25. Shyam, who was travelling in bus toward Ravi heard the second gunshot after 15 minutes 20 seconds….if the speed of sound is 300 m/s..find the speed of the bus
26. Who is also called the Napoleon of India?
27. Judiciary and federal rejoin by…?
28. Chris Evert is related to which game
29. First cricketer to hit 6 sixes in T20 International
30. who’s called the father of German unity
31. Kitab-ul-hind was written by
32. Ain-e-Akbari was written by
33. revolutionary of Russia
34. equator doesn’t pass tho’ which continent
35. the separation of going judicial and executive is adjoined by ____?
36. Vienna is the capital of?
37. first indo-afro games, Hyderabad played in which year
38. chukker is related to which games?
39. bully is related to which games
40. first SAARC gold football championship is played in which country?
41. Hawaii is in which ocean?
42. lightest gas?
43. acc. to federalism, which represents the unit federal?
44. Punjab Kesari” started by ____?
45. UNO HQ?
46. First place in India where petroleum found?
47. some forts name are given and asked which is not made by Akbar
48. Uno founded at ..?
49. Vienna is the capital of which place
50. Uno founded at? 1st saarc gold cup? Oldest oil well? 6 sixes in t20? The Equator does not pass through which continent?
51. Who was known as Napolean of India
52. Who was named as Punjab Kesari
53. Bully is a term used in which game
54. Opposite of Mitigate
55. Meaning of Pilfer
56. Lightest gas?
57. Opposite of Luscious
58. The Equator doesn’t go through which country
59. AWACS air warning system was equipped with which aircraft?? Answer IL76
60. aurora borealis found at which layer
61. Meaning of Affluent
62. Vienna is the capital of?
63. United Nation Org was founded in which city?
64. odd one out. gallon litre pint tonne
65. Where did petroleum found in India?
66. Germany unity man , Aurora borealis appear due to which layer , Vienna is the capital of , Kitab ul hind writer , Napoleon of india , air radar aircraft , some sports related terms and federal state k upar the….
67. Chukker is used in Polo
68. Cstps thermal power station is situated in which city??
69. Location of Hawaii island
70. Which fort is not built by akbar
71. Equator passing through which continent?
72. Which of the following is Not built by akbar . Allahabad fort lahore fort gwalior fort fatehpur sikri
73. Capital of austria