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AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 1

Who won the golden boot of FIFA 2018?

Detailed Solution: Question 1

Harry Kane won the adidas Golden Boot Award. England's Harry Kane finished as the leading goal scorer at the 2018 FIFA World Cup to win the adidas Golden Boot. France's Antoine Griezmann and Belgium's Romelu Lukaku finished second and third respectively.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 2

Who is the first women defence minister of India?

Detailed Solution: Question 2

Nirmala Sitharaman becomes the first full-fledged woman defence minister of India, though Indira Gandhi has held this portfolio before, in addition to her responsibilities as Prime Minister of India.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 3

Which is the capital of Nigeria?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

Abuja, city, capital of Nigeria. It lies in the central part of Nigeria, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT; created 1976). The city is approximately 300 miles (480 km) northeast of Lagos, the former capital (until 1991).

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 4

Who was the founder of Satavahana dynasty?

Detailed Solution: Question 4

The founder of the Satavahana dynasty was Simuka. He and his successors established their authority from the mouth of the Krishna to the entire Deccan plateau. According to the Puranas, the Satavahana king killed the last Kanva ruler of Magadha and presumably took possession of his kingdom.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 5

How many bouncers are allowed in an over in T20?

Detailed Solution: Question 5

Currently, bowlers are allowed to deliver two bouncers per over in Tests and one-day internationals, and one per over in Twenty20 internationals, with similar rules applying in senior domestic cricket.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 6

Who was the first Indian to win the All England badminton championship?

Detailed Solution: Question 6

Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is a former Indian badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 7

Which state celebrates the Hornbill Festival?

Detailed Solution: Question 7

Nagaland is the state where Hornbill Festival is celebrated. The Hornbill Festival is held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama which is about 12 km from Kohima. All the tribes of Nagaland take part in this festival. The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of Nagaland and display its extravaganza and traditions.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 8

Who was the First women speaker of Lok Sabha?

Detailed Solution: Question 8

Meira Kumar (born 31 March 1945) is an Indian politician and five-time Member of Parliament who was the United Progressive Alliance nominee for President of India in the 2017 election. She was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha and served from 2009 to 2014.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 9

Who was the founder of Swatantra party?

Detailed Solution: Question 9

Rajagopalachari was the founder of Swatantra Party. This party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by him in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly socialist and statist outlook.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 10

Which is the capital of Myanmar?

Detailed Solution: Question 10

Naypyitaw is the capital of Myanmar. Yangon, also called Rangoon, city, capital of independent Myanmar (Burma) from 1948 to 2006, when the government officially proclaimed the new city of Nay Pyi Taw (Naypyitaw) the capital of the country.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 11

Who wrote Arthashastra?

Detailed Solution: Question 11

The Arthashastra is the title of a handbook for running an empire, written by Kautilya (also known as Chanakya, c. 350-275 BCE) an Indian statesman and philosopher, chief advisor and Prime Minister of the Indian Emperor Chandragupta, the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 12

Which city is known as Cathedral city?

Detailed Solution: Question 12

Bhubaneswar is called as the 'Cathedral City' was once the capital of an ancient Kalinga kingdom. Bhubaneswar meaning 'The Lord of the Universe' is also the modern capital of Orissa.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 13

Who was the first CM of Bengal state?

Detailed Solution: Question 13

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 14

Where is the Gobi desert located in the world?

Detailed Solution: Question 14

The Gobi is a large desert region which is located in northern China and southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southwest.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 15

Which is the capital of Chile?

Detailed Solution: Question 15

The capital city of Chile is Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile. This city is located at 1,706 feet above sea level between the Chilean Coastal and the Andes mountains in the Chilean Central Valley. Pedro de Valdivia, a Spanish conquistador, officially founded Santiago on February 12, 1541.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 16

What is the abbreviation of LCA?

Detailed Solution: Question 16

LCA stands for Labor Condition Application. LCA is a mandatory document that the H1B Sponsor/employer needs to file with US Department of Labor before they file the H1B petition with USCIS for any non-immigrant worker.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 17

Who was the founder of Agra?

Detailed Solution: Question 17

Modern Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi (Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century. Babar (founder of the Mughal dynasty) also stayed for some time in Agra and introduced the concept of square Persian-styled gardens here. Emperor Akbar built the Agra fort and Fatehpur Sikri near Agra.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 18

Who wrote the book “Death of a City”?

Detailed Solution: Question 18

Mike Walsh wrote the book “Death of a City”. Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the twenty-first century. He advises  leaders on how to thrive in the current era of disruptive technological change.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 19

To which sport does Geet Sethi is related?

Detailed Solution: Question 19

Geet Sethi is related to Billiards. Geet Siriram Sethi (born 17 April 1961) of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur (expro) snooker player.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 20

The Golden Threshold was written by whom?

Detailed Solution: Question 20

The Golden Threshold” (1905) was a work of Sarojini Naidu, known by her sobriquet The Nightingale of India (Bharatiya Kokila).

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 21

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Ambiguous

Detailed Solution: Question 21

The meaning of Ambiguous is vague. It is unclear or vague in meaning.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 22

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Adept

Detailed Solution: Question 22

The meaning of adept is having knowledge or skill in a particular area.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 23

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Brawl

Detailed Solution: Question 23

The meaning of brawl is loud fight, that is, an intense, loud fight or to fight loudly and disruptively.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 24

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Bolster

Detailed Solution: Question 24

The meaning of Bolster is fortify or to support, strengthen.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 25

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Coarse

Detailed Solution: Question 25

The meaning of coarse is rough texture. It also means lacking refinement or sophistication. 

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 26

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Deference

Detailed Solution: Question 26

The meaning of Deference is respect. It also means regard.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 27

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the nearest meaning of the given word. 

Dire

Detailed Solution: Question 27

The meaning of dire is hopeless. It also means dangerous or fearful.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 28

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the opposite of the given word.

Courteous

Detailed Solution: Question 28

The opposite of Courteous is rude or discourteous. The meaning of courteous is polite.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 29

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the opposite of the given word.

Dismal

Detailed Solution: Question 29

The antonym of dismal is cheerful whereas the meaning of dismal is dull.

AFCAT Past Year Based Test - 1 - Question 30

DIRECTIONS : Select the word which gives the opposite of the given word.

Contradict

Detailed Solution: Question 30

The opposite of contradict of is to agree whereas the meaning of contradict is to disagree.

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