AFCAT Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BELLIGERENT'.
- Hostile
- Aggressive
- Peaceful (Correct answer)
- Tenacious
Correct answer: Peaceful
'Belligerent' means hostile and aggressive, so its antonym is 'peaceful'.
Question 2: Passage: 'Air superiority is the dominance of a nation's air force over an adversary's. Achieving it requires a combination of advanced fighter aircraft, skilled pilots, and effective ground-based radar systems that detect and track enemy movements.' According to the passage, air superiority depends on:
- Fighter aircraft alone
- Skilled pilots alone
- A combination of aircraft, pilots, and radar systems (Correct answer)
- The number of missiles carried
Correct answer: A combination of aircraft, pilots, and radar systems
The passage explicitly lists aircraft, pilots, and radar systems as required components.
Question 3: Select the synonym of 'PERSEVERANCE'.
- Laziness
- Tenacity (Correct answer)
- Arrogance
- Indifference
Correct answer: Tenacity
'Perseverance' means continued effort despite difficulties, which is synonymous with 'tenacity'.
Question 4: Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'I will complete the mission.' (A) He said that he will complete the mission. (B) He said that he would complete the mission. (C) He told that he would complete the mission. (D) He said that he completes the mission.
- He said that he will complete the mission.
- He said that he would complete the mission. (Correct answer)
- He told that he would complete the mission.
- He said that he completes the mission.
Correct answer: He said that he would complete the mission.
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would' when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
Question 5: Fill in the blank: The aircraft flew ______ the clouds before breaking into clear blue sky. (A) through (B) between (C) among (D) by
- through (Correct answer)
- between
- among
- by
Correct answer: through
'Through' is correct because the aircraft moved inside and across the clouds as a medium.
Question 6: Identify the correct sentence.
- A fleet of ships are sailing in the ocean.
- A fleet of ships is sailing in the ocean. (Correct answer)
- A fleet of ships were sailing in the ocean.
- A fleet of ships have sailed in the ocean.
Correct answer: A fleet of ships is sailing in the ocean.
'Fleet' is a collective noun used as a singular subject, so the singular verb 'is' is correct.
Question 7: Select the meaning of the one-word substitute 'OMNISCIENT'.
- All-powerful
- All-knowing (Correct answer)
- All-seeing
- All-present
Correct answer: All-knowing
'Omniscient' derives from Latin 'omnis' (all) + 'scire' (to know), meaning knowing everything.
AFCAT Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 4
Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BELLIGERENT'.