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Important Questions AFCAT 2024
Preparing for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) can feel overwhelming, especially when tackling the General Knowledge section. This part of the exam tests your knowledge about various topics such as history, geography, politics, sports, and current events. To make your preparation easier, we’ve gathered 30 important General Knowledge questions that often appear in the AFCAT exam. These questions will not only help you understand the kind of topics you need to study but also boost your confidence.
Let’s take a look at these important questions to help you get ready for the AFCAT exam.
1. The most important text of vedic mathematics is :
(a) Satapatha Brahman (b) Atharva Veda
(c) Sulva Sutras (d) Chhandogya Upanishad
2. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta-I
(d) Harshavardhana
3. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists ?
(a) Upanishad (b) Vedas
(c) Tripitaka (d) Jatakas
4. The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was
(a) Lal Kalwant
(b) Banda Bahadur
(c) Ramatanu Pande
(d) Markandey Pande
5. Who among the following Portuguese captured Goa ?
(a) Francisco de Almeida
(b) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(c) Vasco da Gama
(d) Roberto de Nobili
6. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was :
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alam Shah
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) Balban
7. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the
(a) Parsees (b) Jains
(c) Jews (d) Buddhists
8. How many Articles are there in the Indian Constitution ?
(a) 395
(b) 396
(c) 398
(d) 399
9. Who described the Governmentof India Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
10. Which of the following is a bulwark of personal freedom ?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Habeas corpus
(c) Quo-Warranto
(d) Certiorari
11. The Preamble of our Constitution reads India as
(a) Sovereign, Democratic,Socialist, Secular Republic
(b) Socialist, Democratic,Secular Republic
(c) Democratic, Sovereign,Secular, Socialist Republic
(d) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular,Democratic Republic
12. Which of the following does not come under ligislative control over administration ?
(a) Zero hour
(b) Adjournment motion
(c) Budget session
(d) Formulation of a Bill
13. From which historical work were the words “Satyameva Jayate” appearing under the national emblem taken?
(a) Bhagawad Gita
(b) Rig Veda
(c) Ramayana
(d) Mundaka Upanishad
14. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities ?
(a) Caldera lake
(b) Karst lake
(c) Lagoon
(d) Fresh water lake
15. The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ is associated with
(a) oil well fires
(b) thermal power station
(c) volcanoes and earthquakes
(d) forest fires
16. What is the International Date Line ?
(a) It is the equator
(b) It is the 0° longitude
(c) It is the 90° east longitude
(d) It is the 180° longitude
17. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
(a) December 22
(b) March 21
(c) June 22
(d) September 23
18. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by
(a) Ten Degree Channel
(b) Great Channel
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Andaman Sea
19. Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?
(a) Sahyadri (b) Purvanchal
(c) Anamalai (d) Aravallis
20. The Zoji-La pass connects :
(a) srinagar and Leh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
(c) Chamba and spiti
(d) Kalimpong and Lhasa
21. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(a) Rudraprayag (b) Devaprayag
(c) Haridwar (d) Kedarnath
22. Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ?
(a) Norway (b) Finland
(c) Canada (d) Ireland
23. Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India?
(a) Agriculture sector
(b) Industrial sector
(c) Transport sector
(d) Banking sector
24. What principle/law explains the working of the hydraulic brakes in automobiles ?
(a) Bernoulli’s law
(b) Posieulle’s principle
(c) Pascal’s law
(d) Archimedes’ principle
25. Short-sight’ in human eye can be corrected by using proper
(a) convex lens
(b) concave lens
(c) cylindrical lens
(d) bifocal lens
26. A device used for converting A.C into D.c is called
(a) transformer
(b) recticfier
(c) induction coil
(d) dynamo
27. The chemical used for cloud seeding for artificial rains is
(a) Silver Nitrate
(b) Potassium Bromide
(c) Silver Iodide
(d) Potassium Nitrate
28. Sodium Carbonate is commonly known as
(a) Baking Soda
(b) Washing Soda
(c) Caustic Soda
(d) Caustic Potash
29. What is the limit of MG/DL ofblood sugar in the normal person at the time of fast ?
(a) 40-60 (b) 120-150
(c) 70-100 (d) 160-200
30. Normal blood pressure of man is
(a) 80/120 mm Hg
(b) 90/140 mm Hg
(c) 120/160 mm Hg
(d) 85/120 mm Hg
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