AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 4th October 2020 (Shift 1): Question Asked and Review

By Dhruv Kumar|Updated : October 4th, 2020

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 4th October 2020 (Shift 1): The first shift of AFCAT II 2020 was conducted between 09:45 AM to 11:45 AM today and is finished now. Many students are looking for the section-wise analysis and difficulty level of the AFCAT 2 exam. Thus we are here with the detailed AFCAT 2 exam analysis of 1st shift along with the expected cut off, good attempts, difficulty level, and pattern of the AFCAT 2 exam.

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 4th October 2020: Key Highlights

  • AFCAT 2 2020 exam was conducted more than 90 exam centres across the country.
  • COVID 19 guidelines of AFCAT Admit Card was issued by cdac. COVID related measures were taken for the AFCAT exam centres.
  • Candidates need to get AFCAT 2 2020 Admit card, Proof of ID and must have installed Arogya Setu app.
  • These instructions are very important for candidates who will be appearing for AFCAT 2020 exam.

Check also: AFCAT (2) 2020: Important Instructions for Examination Hall

In this article, we will discuss all questions asked in Various Sections - Reasoning, English, GK, and Quantitative Aptitude.

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2020: Exam Dates & Shifts

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 05 OctoberSecond Shift Click Here- To be updated soon

Here is the section-wise AFCAT 2 exam analysis 2020 with a detailed review. Here we will be covering AFCAT II 2020 exam analysis for 4th October Shift 1 which was conducted at 9: 45 - 11:45 AM at various centres across India.

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AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): 4th October 2020

AFCAT Exam Pattern 2020 

There are a total of 100 Questions which are asked in the AFCAT examination, need to be answered in 120 minutes. For the correct response, candidates will get 3 marks and 1 mark would be deducted for every wrong answer.

Exam

Details

Mode of Exam Online
No. of Questions 100
Maximum Marks300
Duration2 hours
Sections
  1. General Awareness
  2. Verbal Ability in English
  3. Numerical Ability
  4. Reasoning and Military Exercise

AFCAT 2 Exam 4th October 2020

Name of the Sub-Section

No. of Questions asked

English Language

 25

Numerical Ability

 18

Reasoning & Military Aptitude

 32

General Awareness

 25

Total

 100
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Important Questions Asked in AFCAT 2 exam 4th October 2020:

English

Synonyms/ Antonyms:

 Here written are the meanings of these words

  1. Opulent - ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
  2. Mollify - soothe, pacify.
  3. Impinge - Affect, influence.
  4. Endow- Provide, Equip
  5. Inquisitive - Curious, intrigued.
  6. Entangled- Intertwine, tangle.

Error spotting:

  1. The days in December are warm in the night   (not so clear)
  2. My brother and I are interested in music.  Error or no error

Reading comprehension: 1 culture based Reading comprehension was there

Cloze Test-  was based on values of family 

Idiom:

Keep one’s head - Remain calm.

Write Questions Here::

Idiom: to take people by storm.

 Fill in the blanks: 

  • Masked man ________ security van on motorways.

Options: Called forth, Called on , Called out,  Called upon. 

  • Ravi congratulated him ________ latter’s success. 

Options: on , for , with , by. 


Error spotting:

  • Only one-fourths / of the work / are done and / we are left / with no time.

General Awareness

  1. Subroto cup - Related to Football
  2. Duck  term word related game - Cricket
  3. first governor general of free india - Lord Mountbatten (15 August 1947 - 21 June 1948)
  4. First Indian G.G of Free India - C. Rajagopalachari ( 21 June 1948 - 26 January 1950)) 

  5. Alloy used in heating instruments of electrical appliances - Ans. Nichrome (alloy of Nickel & Chromium)
  6. India's largest delta formed by which river..options were ganga...krishna kaveri godavari - Ganga
  7. Gulf of Mannar is present in which ocean....options are..arab sea..bering sea..Indian ocean..bay of bengal :: Indian Ocean
  8. Harijan sevak sangh was formulated by whom in 1932  - Gandhi
  9. Isro space application centre  is located at? - Ahmedabad
  10. Harshvardhan ke rule ka time era- (7th Century)  606-647 A.D
  11. {{Options- 7th Ct. AD ,  7 BC , 2nd century AD, 2nd Century BC}}

  12. Who is the author of straight drive? - Sunil Gavaskar
  13. Cricket: My style book written by whom? - Kapil Dev
  14. Parineeta books author name? - Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
  15. Dr Salim Ali related to - Indian ornithologist. Sometimes referred to   as the "Birdman of India"
  16. Winds of Equatorial region are called - Trade Winds or Easterlies
  17. DPSP Borrowed from - Ireland
  18. Commonwealth game occurred at a period of - 4 Years
  19. Upside translated in the Persian language by - Dara Shikoh 
  20. Queensberry rules relate to which sport - Boxing
  21. Which planet is known as the watery planet  - Earth 
    1. Options - Earth, Venus.
  22. Which organisation established in 1948 - NCC (16 April 1948)
    1. Options - NCC, Territorial Army, RAF - Rapid Action Force
  23. Maximum Winter Rainfall in which areas -  Tamil Nadu
    1. Options - Kerala, T.N, W.B, Meghalaya 
  24. Ashoka referred in his inscription by the name -  Devanampiya Piadassi see this again once..question liya hai
  25. Not much sure about this question - the question could have been either Ashoka name in inscription or location of Ashoka Pillar
  26. Which mineral is known as fools gold -  Pyrite or Iron Sulphide (FeS2)

Reasoning

Venn diagram 

  1. women wife and daughter
  2. Apple, nut & Shell
  3. Bangles, glass, spoon brinjal???
  4. Coal mine, factory, field
  5. Blacksmith: Anvil:: Carpenter: SAW
  6. Primaeval: Medieval  option - Dinosaur: Dragon  is correct                                                
  7. Revolution: evolution

  8. Gorilla: soldier

  9. Straw : nest ( answer - thread: cloth)

Odd one out

Ostrich penguin eagle, kiwi   - the eagle is different (can fly)

Venn Diagrem : wife : daughter:: women :

Maths

Q 50 kg an alloy having silver or gold ratio in 2/3 mixed with 150 kg b alloy having silver n gold 4/5  ratio....find the ratio of silver n gold on a new mixture

Sol:  in mixture 1 silver = 20 kg and gold= 30 kg  in mixture 2 silver = 200/3   gold = 250/3 

 In new mixture    (20 + 200/3) /(30 + 250/3)  = 260/340  = 13/17

Q Komal & Shayam total Income 100000, Komal Income Increased by 25 % and Shayam Income Increase 20% & Komal Income is 150% of Shayam Income, Then find the Sham Income

Sol:   Komal = x,  Shyam =y     , x+y =10000

1.25x =( 1.2y ). (1.5 )    ;  25x = 36y 

Y = 40983.60 ????

Q A can do a work in  9 Days and B is 50% more efficient then A, then both can complete the  whole work in how many days

Sol:  A = 9days     B = 9/1.5 = 6 days 

A+B = 18/5 = 3.6 days  

Q SI & Ci Difference of 3 yr is 48, rate of Interest is 20% find the principal amount

Sol: P[(1+ 20/100)^3 - 1 - 3.20/100]=48 

P[216/125 - 1 -  3 /5] =48 

P = 375

Q Laxmi going north with 20 Km/hr  speed & Prashant 30 Km/hr going to south with speed please find the distance after 1 Hr

Sol: Distance = (20+30).1 = 50 km 

Q Train covers a certain distance in 8 Hr, now train speed increased by 5 km/hr then same distance covered in 6 hr 40 Min, find the initial Speed? 

Sol:    let initial speed is x km/h and distance is d .

So    d= 8x  = (x+5).(20/3)  →  x= 25 kmph   

 

Simplification 3

{(67.5)^2 - (46.2)^2 - (13.2)^2} = 2247.57


Q. Mahesh and Ravi have a 1000 m race. When Ravi crosses 40 m then Mahesh starts the race and defeats Ravi by 16 sec. If mahesh started the race after 30 sec then also he defeated Ravi by 15 sec. Find out the Mahesh: Ravi speed ratio. 

Sol: 

600 principal amount to 720 re in 4 years...wt is the final amount after 2 percent increase in the rate of interest

Sol:    600.4.r /100 = 120    → r = 5 

Si = 600.7.4/100 = 168

Final amount = 768


Q. Si and ci difference is 48. Wt is the principal after 20 percent rate increase in 3 years

Q. A is twice efficient as B and 2/3 of C ..if a b c complete the work in 24 days...thn in how many days A And C complete it if works for alternate days

  Ans: 28.8 dyas

AFCAT 2 Exam Analysis 2020 (Shift 1): FAQs

Q. What was the mode of examination?

Ans. AFCAT exam was conducted in online mode

Q. What was the difficulty level of the AFCAT 2 2020 exam?

Ans. The level of the AFCAT exam was easy to moderate.

Q. What was the total number of questions asked in the AFCAT 2 2020 exam?

Ans. The exam consists of a total of 100 questions which were of the objective type.

Q. What are the good attempts to clear the cut-off marks of the AFCAT 2 2020 exam?

Ans. If you have attempted 62+ questions then you will easily clear the AFCAT 2020 Examination

Q. What are the total marks of the exam?

Ans. AFCAT exam is of 300 Marks.

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