AFCAT Mock Test 1
The answers along with explanations are given at the end of the question paper
Section: English
Directions(1-5)
Read the passage carefully to answer the questions that follow. Some of the words have been
highlighted in bold to let you trace the words easily.
The Union government has finalized a Rs 6,000-crore scheme to tackle the
country’s depleting groundwater level. The Atal Bhujal Yojana, which is now awaiting the Union
Cabinet’s clearance, will be launched in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, covering 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300 gram
panchayats. Half of the Rs 6,000 crore will come from the government’s budgetary support and the
World Bank will give another Rs 3,000 crore.
This scheme comes at a very critical time for the country. According to a World Bank report, about
245 billion cubic metre of groundwater is abstracted each year in the country. This figure represents
about 25% of the total global groundwater abstraction. In the past four to five decades, 80% of the
rural and urban domestic water supplies in the country have been dependent on groundwater, the
report added. Nearly two-thirds of India has underlying hard rock formations, which allow water to
recharge only very slowly. The excessive extraction of groundwater, the debilitating impact of climate
change on monsoons, which recharges aquifers, and lax implementation of water harvesting laws will
impact not just the population’s drinking water needs, but also agriculture and industrial growth.
Question No. 1
Which of the following statements is definitely false according to the passage?
Options :
1. The Union government has finalized a Rs 6,000-crore scheme to tackle the country’s
depleting groundwater level.
2. About 245 billion cubic metre of groundwater is abstracted each year in the country.
3. The Atal Bhujal Yojana, which is now awaiting the Union Cabinet’s clearance, will be
launched in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
Madhya Pradesh, covering 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300 gram panchayats.
4. Less than 80% of the rural and urban water supplies have been dependent on groundwater.
Question No. 2
Which of the following words is nearest in meaning to the word ‘abstracted’ as mentioned in the
passage?
Options :
1. Observed
2. Conscious
3. Withdrawn
4. Transformed
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Question No. 3
Which of the following words is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘depleting’ as used in the
passage?
Options :
1. Extract
2. Change
3. Burn
4. Increase
Question No. 4
What do you understand by the phrase ‘debilitating impact’ as per its usage in the passage?
Options :
1. Strengthening effect
2. Weakening effect
3. Extreme effect
4. Major impact
Question No. 5
Why does the writer mention that the ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ comes at a very critical time?
Options :
1. The Union government has finalised a Rs 6,000-crore scheme to tackle the country’s
depleting groundwater level.
2. Half of the Rs 6,000 crore will come from the government’s budgetary support and the World
Bank will give another Rs 3,000 crore.
3. Government does not have enough funds to tackle the problem.
4. According to a World Bank report, about 245 billion cubic metre of groundwater is abstracted
each year in the country. This figure represents about 25% of the total global groundwater
abstraction. In the past four to five decades, 80% of the rural and urban domestic water
supplies in the country have been dependent on groundwater.
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Directions(6-10):
In the following questions, one sentence is followed by another containing a blank. Read the
sentence properly and try to select the correct option which makes the sentence meaningfully
complete.
Question No. 6
I have been really busy last month. I want to ________ some good time with my friends and family.
Options :
1. Allocate
2. Consume
3. Spend
4. Give
Question No. 7
I went to the trade fair yesterday with my mother and got to see many beautiful pieces of art. I really
__________ some of them.
Options :
1. Bought
2. Found
3. Shop
4. Liked
Question No. 8
There is a new scheme launched recently by the Union government related to betterment of our roads
and transport system. The funds will be ____________ soon.
Options :
1. Taken
2. Allocated
3. Consumed
4. Confirm
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Question No. 9
I went to one of the best government hospitals today but found it really unhygienic. We really need
some ___________ in the hospital management.
Options :
1. Restore
2. Request
3. Reforms
4. Restraint
Question No. 10
Life is full of changes at each and every step. We should be able to __________ to these changes.
Options :
1. Adapt
2. Inquire
3. Adopt
4. Relax
Directions (11-15)
In each question, one word is given in the question and four words are given in the options.
Find the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the given word.
Question No. 11
TRANSFORM
Options :
1. Hold
2. Affect
3. Alter
4. Disclose
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The answers along with explanations are given at the end of the question paper
Section: English
Directions(1-5)
Read the passage carefully to answer the questions that follow. Some of the words have been
highlighted in bold to let you trace the words easily.
The Union government has finalized a Rs 6,000-crore scheme to tackle the
country’s depleting groundwater level. The Atal Bhujal Yojana, which is now awaiting the Union
Cabinet’s clearance, will be launched in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, covering 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300 gram
panchayats. Half of the Rs 6,000 crore will come from the government’s budgetary support and the
World Bank will give another Rs 3,000 crore.
This scheme comes at a very critical time for the country. According to a World Bank report, about
245 billion cubic metre of groundwater is abstracted each year in the country. This figure represents
about 25% of the total global groundwater abstraction. In the past four to five decades, 80% of the
rural and urban domestic water supplies in the country have been dependent on groundwater, the
report added. Nearly two-thirds of India has underlying hard rock formations, which allow water to
recharge only very slowly. The excessive extraction of groundwater, the debilitating impact of climate
change on monsoons, which recharges aquifers, and lax implementation of water harvesting laws will
impact not just the population’s drinking water needs, but also agriculture and industrial growth.
Question No. 1
Which of the following statements is definitely false according to the passage?
Options :
1. The Union government has finalized a Rs 6,000-crore scheme to tackle the country’s
depleting groundwater level.
2. About 245 billion cubic metre of groundwater is abstracted each year in the country.
3. The Atal Bhujal Yojana, which is now awaiting the Union Cabinet’s clearance, will be
launched in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
Madhya Pradesh, covering 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300 gram panchayats.
4. Less than 80% of the rural and urban water supplies have been dependent on groundwater.
Question No. 2
Which of the following words is nearest in meaning to the word ‘abstracted’ as mentioned in the
passage?
Options :
1. Observed
2. Conscious
3. Withdrawn
4. Transformed
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Question No. 3
Which of the following words is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘depleting’ as used in the
passage?
Options :
1. Extract
2. Change
3. Burn
4. Increase
Question No. 4
What do you understand by the phrase ‘debilitating impact’ as per its usage in the passage?
Options :
1. Strengthening effect
2. Weakening effect
3. Extreme effect
4. Major impact
Question No. 5
Why does the writer mention that the ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ comes at a very critical time?
Options :
1. The Union government has finalised a Rs 6,000-crore scheme to tackle the country’s
depleting groundwater level.
2. Half of the Rs 6,000 crore will come from the government’s budgetary support and the World
Bank will give another Rs 3,000 crore.
3. Government does not have enough funds to tackle the problem.
4. According to a World Bank report, about 245 billion cubic metre of groundwater is abstracted
each year in the country. This figure represents about 25% of the total global groundwater
abstraction. In the past four to five decades, 80% of the rural and urban domestic water
supplies in the country have been dependent on groundwater.
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Directions(6-10):
In the following questions, one sentence is followed by another containing a blank. Read the
sentence properly and try to select the correct option which makes the sentence meaningfully
complete.
Question No. 6
I have been really busy last month. I want to ________ some good time with my friends and family.
Options :
1. Allocate
2. Consume
3. Spend
4. Give
Question No. 7
I went to the trade fair yesterday with my mother and got to see many beautiful pieces of art. I really
__________ some of them.
Options :
1. Bought
2. Found
3. Shop
4. Liked
Question No. 8
There is a new scheme launched recently by the Union government related to betterment of our roads
and transport system. The funds will be ____________ soon.
Options :
1. Taken
2. Allocated
3. Consumed
4. Confirm
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Question No. 9
I went to one of the best government hospitals today but found it really unhygienic. We really need
some ___________ in the hospital management.
Options :
1. Restore
2. Request
3. Reforms
4. Restraint
Question No. 10
Life is full of changes at each and every step. We should be able to __________ to these changes.
Options :
1. Adapt
2. Inquire
3. Adopt
4. Relax
Directions (11-15)
In each question, one word is given in the question and four words are given in the options.
Find the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the given word.
Question No. 11
TRANSFORM
Options :
1. Hold
2. Affect
3. Alter
4. Disclose
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