Indian Air Force

Question Paper 01/2012 (SET – 4)

Instructions for Candidates

Time Allotted – 2 Hrs

1. Total No. of Questions–100. Each Question is of three marks.

2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

3. Do not write or mark on the Question Paper.

4. Question Paper to be returned before leaving the Exam Hall.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptional talent from a very young age. His first word was lapiz (Spanish for pencil) and he learnt to draw before he could talk. He was the only son in the family and very good-looking, so he was thoroughly spoilt. He hated school and often refused to go unless his doting parents allowed him to take one of his father’s pet pigeons with him.

Apart from pigeons, his great love was art and when in 1891 his father, who was an amateur artist, got a job as a drawing teacher at a college, Pablo went with him to the college.He often watched his father paint and sometimes was allowed to help. One evening his father was painting a picture of their pigeons when he had to leave the room. He returned to find that Pablo had completed the picture, and it was so amazingly beautiful and lifelike that he gave his son his own palette and brushes and never painted again. Pablo was just thirteen.

Q1. As a boy Pablo Picasso was

(a) Ordinary looking but talented.

(b) Handsome and talented.

(c) Handsome and studious.

(d) Handsome and hardworking.

Q2. He was spoilt mostly because he was

(a) A smart boy.

(b) Loved by one and all.

(c) The only son in the family.

(d) Always surrounded by notorious boys.

Q3. Picasso went to school only when

(a) His friends accompanied him.

(b) His father went with him.

(c) He was allowed to paint at school.

(d) He was allowed to carry a pet with him.

Q4. When his father painted in the college, Pablo

(a) Occasionally helped him.

(b) Rarely helped him.

(c) Always helped him.

(d) Invariably helped him.

Q5. Pablo’s father gave up painting because he

(a) Did not like the job.

(b) Retired from the college.

(c) Was impressed by his son’s talent.

(d) Lost interest in painting.

In each of the following questions, find out which part has an error.

Q6. The boss was irritated (a)/ by him neglecting (b)/ the duties and (c) not listening to his advice (d).

Q7. Each of the three (a)/ beggars were (b)/ asking for more (c)/ food to eat (d).

Q8. My brother sent (a)/two pairs (b)/ of shoe (c)/ from America (d).

Q9. The young boy said (a)/that he (b)/neither liked me (c)/nor my wife (d).

Q10. He was (a) /congratulated for (b)/his success in (c)/ the 100 m race (d).

Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Q11. Sanjay was______________ with divine vision to see the great battle.

(a) Demure

(b) Authorized

(c) Endowed

(d) Uttered

Q12. There was so much__________ material in the essay that it was difficult to get the author’s message.

(a) Variegated

(b) Superficial

(c) Extraneous

(d) Exemplary

Q13. The world is soconstructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also______its pains.

(a) Deny

(b) Neglect

(c) Ignore

(d) Endure

Q14. Indian press did not give ____________ to the British publicity.

(a) Credence

(b) Scion

(c) Augury

(d) Opportunity

Q15. Travellers ____________their reservations well in advance if they want to travel during the Diwali holidays.

(a) has better to get

(b) had better get

(c) had to get better

(d) had better got

In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

Q16. EMANCIPATE

(a) Set free

(b) Exist

(c) Correct morally

(d) Restrain

Q17. DECEIT

(a) Simplicity

(b) Gentility

(c) Sincerity

(d) Dishonesty

Q18. ADMONITION

(a) Thrash

(b) Hindrance

(c) Warning

(d) Exhort

In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals.

Q19. VOCIFEROUS

(a) Laudable

(b) Quiet

(c) Dangerous

(d) Powerful

Q20. IMPLICATE

(a) Involve

(b) Exonerate

(c) Corrupt

(d) Accuse

Choose the correct answer

Q21. The person who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India is

(a) Panini

(b) Kautilya

(c) Manu

(d) Patanjali

Q22. The immortal fame of Ashoka largely rests upon

(a) His conversion to Buddhism and its propagation.

(b) His policy for the welfare of his subjects.

(c) His work in the sphere of politics and moral teaching.

(d) His extensive conquests.

Q23. Gandhiji started Dandi March

(a) To demonstrate against the British Empire.

(b) To break the salt law.

(c) To boycott foreign goods.

(d) None of the above.

Q24. The first war of Indian Independence began on 10 May 1857 at

(a) Meerut

(b) Jhansi

(c) Barrackpore

(d) Delhi

Q25. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is

(a) Higher in elevation than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

(b) Situated further North than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

(c) Situated further East (about 30^o Longitude) than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

(d) Situated about 30⁰ East of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

Q26. Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river

(a) Ravi

(b) Sutlej

(c) Jhelum

(d) Chenab

Q27. The are as in India that receive approximately an average of more than 200 cms of rainfall annually are

(a) Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh.

(b) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra.

(c) Meghalaya, Assam, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir.

(d) Meghalaya, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan.

Q28. Isotherms are imaginary lines drawn on a map which connect places of equal

(a) Atmospheric pressure

(b) Humidity

(c) Rainfall

(d) Temperature

Q29. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which state?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Uttaranchal

Q30. Which one of the following statement regarding the sun is correct?

(a) The sun is composed mainly of hydrogen.

(b) Its energy is generated by nuclear collision in itsinterior.

(c) It is calculated that the sun consumes about a trillion pounds of hydrogen every second.

(d) All of the above.

Q31. Supersonic speed is speed greater than the speed of sound (in air at sea level) that is to say around______ miles/hour.

(a) 760

(b) 860

(c) 960

(d) 1060

Q32. Yoga sutra was written by

(a) Vatsyayana

(b) Pathanjali

(c) Bhartrihari

(d) Maharshi Mahesh

Q33. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at

(a) Trivandrum

(b) Panaji

(c) Cochin

(d) Mangalore

Q34. An aeroplane rises because

(a) Of upward reaction of air.

(b) The density of air above the plane is less than below it.

(c) The pressure above its wings is less than the pressure below them.

(d) Its nose points upwards.

Q35. Rocks formed on the solidification of molten matter are called

(a) Metamorphic rocks

(b) Sedimentary rocks

(c) Volcanic rocks

(d) Igneous rocks

Q36. The pioneer of Atomic energy in India is

(a) Homi J Bhabha

(b) Vikram Sarabhai

(c) C.V. Raman

(d) C.K. Naidu

Q37. Which one of the following statements regarding FIFA World Cup 2010 is not correct?

(a) South Africa became the first host nation to fail to qualify for the tournament’s second round.

(b) The tournament was the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007.

(c) This is the first time that the tournament was hosted by an African nation.

(d) Zakumi,the official mascot for the FIFA World Cup, 2010 is an African bush elephant.

Q38. The first Indian to win the World Amateur Snooker Championship is

(a) Om Agarwal

(b) Geet Sethi

(c) Michael Ferreira

(d) Wilson Jones

Q39. The first person to win the Arjuna award for badminton is

(a) Pullela Gopichand

(b) Prakash Padukone

(c) Nandu Natekar

(d) Farook Engineer

Q40. The sport which requires the largest field is

(a) Football

(b) Cricket

(c) Hockey

(d) Polo

Find the odd one out.

Q41.

(a) Advice

(b) Counsel

(c) Direct

(d) Suggest

Q42.

(a) Tumble

(b) Topple

(c) Crumble

(d) Sprain

Q43.

(a) Sobriquet

(b) Alias

(c) Pseudonym

(d) Anonymous

Q44.

(a) Mumbai

(b) Goa

(c) Visakhapatnam

(d) Thiruvananthapuram

Q45.

(a) Petrol

(b) Acetone

(c) Mercury

(d) Kerosene