AFCAT Military Aptitude 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A military unit operates on the principle that decisions should be made at the lowest competent level. This is known as:
- Mission command (Correct answer)
- Centralized control
- Directive leadership
- Operational art
Correct answer: Mission command
Mission command empowers subordinates to act decisively within the commander's intent without waiting for explicit orders.
Question 2: If a helicopter flies at 240 km/h and needs to cover a distance of 600 km, but has a 15-minute fuel stop midway, what is the total elapsed time?
- 2 hours 45 minutes (Correct answer)
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- 3 hours
- 2 hours 15 minutes
Correct answer: 2 hours 45 minutes
600 km ÷ 240 km/h = 2.5 hours flying time + 15 minutes stop = 2 hours 45 minutes total.
Question 3: Which IAF aircraft is known as the 'Flying Beast' and serves as India's heavy-lift military transport?
- IL-76
- C-130J Super Hercules
- AN-32
- C-17 Globemaster III (Correct answer)
Correct answer: C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is nicknamed the 'Flying Beast' in the IAF due to its massive size and heavy-lift capability.
Question 4: In military phonetic alphabet, how is the letter 'M' represented?
- Mike (Correct answer)
- Metro
- Maple
- Major
Correct answer: Mike
In the NATO/ICAO phonetic alphabet used by military forces, 'M' is represented by 'Mike'.
Question 5: A defensive perimeter requires one soldier every 25 meters. How many soldiers are needed to secure a square base with sides of 200 meters each?
- 32 (Correct answer)
- 28
- 36
- 40
Correct answer: 32
Perimeter = 4 × 200 = 800 m; 800 ÷ 25 = 32 soldiers required.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes 'operational security' (OPSEC) in military context?
- Protecting sensitive information from adversaries who could use it to harm friendly forces (Correct answer)
- The physical security of military operational bases
- Encrypting all communications during combat operations
- Maintaining secrecy about military equipment specifications
Correct answer: Protecting sensitive information from adversaries who could use it to harm friendly forces
OPSEC is a systematic process to identify and protect critical information that adversaries could exploit against friendly operations.
Question 7: The AFCAT examination tests candidates on 'Spatial Ability.' Which task would most directly assess this skill?
- Identifying which 3D shape results from folding a given 2D net (Correct answer)
- Solving a numerical series pattern
- Finding synonyms in a vocabulary test
- Calculating time-distance-speed problems
Correct answer: Identifying which 3D shape results from folding a given 2D net
Spatial ability tests involve mentally manipulating objects in space, such as visualizing 3D shapes from 2D nets.
AFCAT Military Aptitude 3
A military unit operates on the principle that decisions should be made at the lowest competent level.
This is known as: