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AFCAT – I 2016: Solved Paper

15. The passage the term ‘urbanisation’ (a) Insignificant happening
has been used to refer (b) An Old technique
(a) The destruction of greenery in the (c) Unsuccessful attempt
City (d) Short shrill cry
(b) Construction of concrete structures Directions (Qs 22-25) choose the word
on large scale
(c) Change over from the rural life to which is nearly opposite in meaning to the
the city life given word
(d) The movement of people from 22. Sporadic
villages to cities (a) Rare (b) Frequent

16. The phrase “absentee house Sparrow” (c) Sharp (d) Coordinated
refers to 23. Exonerate
(a) The Sparrow that makes (a) Rejected (b) Contract
infrequent visits (c) Accuse (d) Admit
(b) The Sparrow that has forgotten its 24. Exodus
habitat
(c) The Sparrow that has gone away (a) Homecoming (b) Influx
from urban areas (c) Restoration (d) Return
(d) The Sparrow that has become 25. Relinquish
extinct (a) Cede (b) Abdicate

17. According to the passage, the bird have (c) Deny (d) Posses
made a comeback to the suburb Directions (Qs. 26-30) choose the word
because they
(a) Have been hunted down by the explains the meaning of following idioms
village people 26 all and sundry
(b) Love to be amidst human beings (a) Everybody without distinction
(c) Get food only where human beings (b) Only rich person
live (c) Together
(d) They have been deliberately (d) Selected people
brought back by biologists
27. To play second fiddle
Directions (Qs 18-21) choose the word (a) To be happy cheerful and healthy
which is nearest in meaning of given word
(b) To be in a subordinate position to
18. Abdicate someone
(a) Join (b) Search (c) To do back seat Driving
(c) Advance (d) Renounce (d) To reduce importance of Once
19. Acrimony
(a) Spleen (b) Courtesy senior
(c) Oriented (d) Scarce 28. A wolf in sheep's clothing
20. Embellish (a) A hypocrite
(a) Employ (b) Arrange (b) A wolf in woollen clothes
(c) Decorate (d) Design (c) A coward
21. Damp squib (d) Proud man

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