Let's now discuss the detailed subject-wise AFCAT exam preparation strategy:
1. Reasoning:
Among all the four sections in exam reasoning have approximately 32 questions in every AFCAT exam. One can attempt these 32 questions easily by Focusing on some important topics.
2. Verbal Reasoning
- Analogy
- Classification
- Coding – decoding
- Logical Venn Diagrams
- Puzzle Tests
- Direction Sense Test
Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Series
- Analogy
- Classification
- Completion of incomplete pattern
- Hidden figures
- Papercutting and folding
- Dot situations
You can easily solve approximately 30 questions out of 100 questions and score 90 marks.
3. English:
This subject plays an important role in scoring marks as it is one of the easiest subjects in which you can score well. And according to the previous year's analysis approximately 25 questions come from this section. These questions are from
- Antonyms and Synonyms
- Memorize Basic English Grammar rules to solve marking wrong parts in sentences
- Idioms and phrases
- Comprehension passage related
You can cover the above topics by practicing at least two passages daily, practice misspelled words, practice at least 20 antonyms - synonyms daily, practice at least 20 idioms and phrases. this way you can score at least 60 marks easily by solving 20 questions correctly.
4. Mathematics:
From this section, approximately 18 questions come in the exam out of which a student can attempt 11 questions easily and score 33 marks easily. For scoring in this section, you need to cover some important topics
- Work and Time
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Percentage
- Algebra, LCM, HCF
- Averages and Number systems
This section needs a lot of practice, you need to remember basic formulas, you need to make your problem-solving tricks, and also do time management. This way you can score good marks in this section also.
- In the case of Ratio, remember the important derivatives such as a:b, b:c given the value of a:b:c other similar forms.
- In terms of Profit & Loss, one must go through the formulas for Selling Price, Cost Price, Market Price, Successive Discount, Error Percentage & the likes.
- Remember the Derivatives for Cubic Terms like a³+b³ etc.
- One needs to use the General formulas in Simple Interest & Compound Interest. The same applies to WorkForce.
- Keep in mind & have a detailed practice on questions involving canisters/buckets/pipes.
5. General Knowledge:
This section has its significance which makes a great difference in your marks. This section needs much less time for solving questions and can make a huge change in your score. As the syllabus of G.K. is vast and it is difficult to remember that. So there is no need to cover all the topics of the syllabus. You can cover these topics
- Various terms used in games
- Various cups and trophies associated with sports
- Notable persons of importance
- Important defence-related acquisitions
- Famous recently launched books and their authors
- Famous books written by notable authors
- Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, National Sports Awards
- All about Bharat Ratna awardees
- All about Nobel Prize and various awardees
- Awards related to books and films
- Countries – capitals and their currencies
- International days
- Indian Space Research programs
- National Institutions and innovations
- All about Indian Armed Forces
6. General Science:
Pertaining to Science, candidates can go through Lucent’s General Science Columns. Have a thorough reading on topics such as
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Total Internal Reflection
- Interference
- Dispersion of Light
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