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Indian Air Force Deals and Upcoming Weapons

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As the AFCAT result is announced, several requests of deals related to the Indian air force have been received. Here is the cream layer of all deals that are important and every AFCAT aspirant must be aware of.

15 Chinook and 22 Apache – The most famous deal of the year which is a chain in the India-U.S. relations is chinook and apache deal. The deal weights 15 chinooks and 15 apache helicopters for $ 3bn. Chinook is a heavy lift helicopter, while apache is an attack helicopter. The first helicopter will be handed over to India after four years. It is not the first time when any US company has bagged Indian deal. Earlier, Globemaster, Super Hercules, P-8I, etc. are some of them.

Rafale – French made jets have been in news in the beginning of this year as PM Modi’s visit to France this year was felt successful after he resolved the Rafale. But the current status of the deal is still in waiting. The jets are MMRCA (Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft). As per the official deal, 36 jets will cost $8-9 bn. The deal is actually still not completed and is expected to be completed in next 2-3 months. The jets will enhance the Indian air force’s need of multirole aircrafts. This deal came after a long time negotiation with French company Dassault for 126 aircrafts out of which most of them would be manufactured in India. But the deal got transparent when PM Modi visited France and took the deal on the track.

Tejas (LCA) – Homemade Tejas aircrafts are 4+ generation jets which will be inducted into Indian Airforce, as announced by the top brass of the respective department. Single seated, single engine and multirole aircraft is curiously awaited. This aim behind making this kind of aircraft is to reduce the dependency over age old MiG aircrafts are overage and several incidents of their malfunctioning are reported. The aircraft has some shortcomings also like it need more maneuver. Aircraft is expected to be delivered to Indian air force shortly and other versions of the aircraft (trainer, navy and navy trainer) will be launched shortly. PM Narendra Modi suggested to induct Tejas after Government rejected the request to purchase more Rafale to cover the requirements.

Akash – Akash missile system is under construction by Bharat Electronics limited for Indian air force and Indiana army. The system is short range surface to air missile with supersonic capability and range 25 Km. In May, this year, Indian army has inducted first regiment of Akash missile. While Indian air force version is already inducted, Indian army has placed order of 2 Regents of Akash missile with one regiment having two launcher. The missile is strong enough to neutralize any cruise missile or jets in range.

AMCA – This is the name which is rarely heard on news or print media. Proposed by HAL, its full name is Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft. It is the 5th generation aircraft, which is under construction by India. The official designing of this aircraft was kicked off in 2011. It is a 5th generation, stealth integrated, twin engine, single seated jet that will make India more lethal for its enemies. The issue of AMCA was recently raised when the news of induction of Tejas was building fame. Government is planning to focus on AMCA rather than building Tejas MK-II.indian air force upcoming deals and weapons

LCH – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is taking its light combat aircraft under trails. Recently, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has completed its performance trails. Earlier in June of this year, LCH has cleared its hot weather flight trails in Jodhpur. It is crucial for Indian armed forces as it can exclusively fly at an altitude of 10,000 to 12,000 ft. It can perform wide range of tasks like anti-tank, search and rescue, air defense, etc. It is just a few steps away from its finalization and many eyes are on it.

BRAHMOS– The joint venture missile produced by India and Russia is now a days hanging in air force. Indian Airforce is focusing on installing beyond visual range combat and night vision capabilities in Su-30 in order to make it fit for Brahmos missile, which has range of 300Kms and is lighter then navy’s version. Well, the missile is ready for trails. Here a basic question is usually asked in SSBs related to Brahmos that why the range of Brahmos is caps to 300 even after Russia’s cooperation in production, while India has some other missiles with more range. This is because Russia is a signatory of MTCR and MTCR which restricts its signatories to assist or provide technology to other nation for developing cruise missile with rage more than 300Kms.

These are the main happening which can be asked in AFCAT SSBs. For more information on Current affairs, Keep in touch with SSBCrack.
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22 October 2015 Current Affair

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22 October 2015 Current Affair

National

  • Alok Rawat first male member of NCW
  • India and Russia discuss ways to boost their economic ties
  • PM Modi to lay foundation of new capital of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amravati
  • Justice Reva Khetarpal appointed as new lokayukt of Delhi
  • Mobile app for CPGRAMS portal to address governance-related grievance launched

International

  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad makes a surprise visit to Moscow
  • Around 400 elderly South Koreans meet privately today with North Korean relatives
  • US vice president Joe Biden announced, he will not contest 2016 presidential election
  • US, Russia signs MoU on air safety over Syria to reduce risk of inflight accidents
  • S. and allies demand U.N. council action after Iran’s missile test
  • Chinese president Xi Jimping seals nuclear power deal as a part of $62 bn in Britain

Politics

  • Government acts against hoarders, seized over 5,800 tonnes of pulses
  • Shiv Sena now warns against promotion of Pakistani actors
  • Haryana government orders CBI probe in Dalit children killing case
  • Andhra Pradesh government to spend Rs. 15 cr for welfare of police families
  • Ajit pawar appears before ACB for irrigation case
  • Holy book desecration, BSF deployed in Punjab amid protests22-october-2015-current-affairs

Business

  • Western digital to buy SanDisk for $19bn deal
  • Samardeep Subandh appointed as chief marketing officer of Flipkart
  • Reliance capital to buy Goldman Sachs mutual funds business in India
  • Volkswagen halts sale of new scandal linked cars in Europe
  • Shop CJ to launch six regional channels

Defence

  • Indian air force chopper makes emergency landing in Mumbai
  • Army’s microlight aircraft crashes in Meghalaya, 2 injured
  • Reliance defence limited joins group of companies assembled for supporting and promoting indigenous manufacturing
  • India operationalizes Mi-17 helipad on the Siachen glacier near Kumar post at a height of about 16,000 ft
  • China permits 29 US Naval captains to visit its lone aircraft carrier

Sports

  • Saina, Kashyap advance to pre-quarterfinals in French Open
  • Pakistan withdraws from next year’s blind Asia Cup in India
  • Jacques Kallis selected as Kolkata Knight Riders’ new Head coach
  • Satnam Singh to launch NBA Jump project
  • Krishna Teja of Andhra won the National youth chess championship

General Arun Shridhar Vaidya: The Man Behind Operation Bluestar

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Hello, Warriors! Operation Blue Star was an Indian military operation which occurred between 3 June and 8 June 1984, ordered by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in order to establish control over the Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar, Punjab, and remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from the complex buildings. Bhindranwale had earlier taken residence in Harmandir Sahib and made it his headquarters in April 1980.

Indira Gandhi first asked Lt. Gen. S. K. Sinha, then Vice-Chief of Indian Army who was selected to become the next Army chief, to prepare a position paper for assault on the Golden Temple. Lt. Gen. Sinha advised against any such move, given its sacrilegious nature according to Sikh tradition. He suggested the government adopt an alternative solution. A controversial decision was made to replace him with General Arun Shridhar Vaidya as the Chief of the Indian army. General Vaidya, assisted by Lt. Gen. Sundarji as Vice-Chief, planned and coordinated Operation Blue Star.

After the success of operation Blue Star, General Vaidya retired and took residence in Pune, India. On 10 August 1986 he was shot to death while driving his car home from the market. According to the police, the assailants pulled up next to his car on motor scooters and fired eight or nine shots into the car. Vaidya died instantly of head and neck wounds. His bodyguard, who was also in the car, was wounded by four bullets in his back and thighs.General Arun Shridhar Vaidya

Now, a controversial Punjabi movie, ‘Jinda and Sukha,’ based on the lives of Harjinder Singh(Jinda) and Sukhdev Singh (Sukha) who killed General A S Vaidya (retd) in 1986, two years after he led Operation Bluestar, has been banned by the Centre. However, the film is likely to be available for viewing for the overseas audience. It was released on 11th September, 2015.

With Gen Vaidya assassinated and the screening of movie making headlines, here’s what you need to know about the 13th CoAS:

  1. General Arun Shridhar Vaidya was the 13thChief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army. He was commissioned in the Armoured Corps in 1945 and saw battle during the Second World War.
  2. In 1965, the thenLieutenant Colonel Vaidya was in command of the Deccan Horse. During the time he was instrumental in saving the Command Trucks and fleeing Divisional Headquarters through his tanks through an encirclement by Pakistan Army’s 6th Armoured Division at the Battle of Chawinda which resulted in destruction of Pakistan’s 1st Armoured Division and heavy loss of Pakistani lives. For this he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.
  3. During the1971 Indo-Pak conflict, the then Brigadier Vaidya was commander of an armored brigade in the Zafarwal sector on the western front. In the battle of Chakra and Dahira, the hostile terrain was combined with minefields. He crossed through the minefield and moved forward. Thus the entire squadron was able to push through the lane and quickly deploy itself to meet the Pakistan Army’s counter-attacks.
  4. During theBattle of Basantar or Battle of Barapind in the same conflict, Brigadier Vaidya displayed skill and leadership in getting his tanks through deep minefields. For this he was awarded a second Maha Vir Chakra (known as the Bar to MVC).
  5. On 31 July 1983 General Vaidya became the 13th Chief Of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
  6. In 1984, General Vaidya designed and supervisedOperation Blue Star – a military operation ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, against Sikhs commanded by Shabeg Singh (AVSM and PVSM) under Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Chief of Damdami Taksal, in June 1984 at the Golden Temple
  7. He retired on 31 January 1986 as India’s most decorated soldier.He had completed over 40 years of service.
  8. After retirement, he took residence inPune, India. Being a Hindu, Gen Vaidya started receiving death threats from the Sikh militants. On 10 August 1986 he was shot to death while driving his car home from the market.  Vaidya died instantly of head and neck wounds.

Following the assassination, the Khalistan Commando Force issued a statement declaring that Vaidya had been killed in retaliation for the Golden Temple operation. In 1989, Sukhdev Singh Sukha and Harjinder Singh Jinda were sentenced to death for the killing. Despite admitting to the killing, they pled not-guilty, justifying their actions by stating that Vaidya was “guilty of a serious crime, the punishment for which could only be death”. The two were executed on 9 October 1992.

 (With input information from Wikipedia)
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7 Indian Air Force Fighter Aircraft You Need To Know

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Hello, Warriors! Indian Air Force is the world’s fourth largest Air Force. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 and it’s been 83 years since then that IAF has went over major breakthroughs throughout its history. It includes commissioning and decommissioning of fighter jets.

Being 83 years in active service, here are the current fighter jets of the Indian Air Force:

  1. HAL Tejas: This indigenously built fighter jet is expected to get final operational clearance (FOC) this year to fly it to its limits. In October 2015, the Indian air force had ordered 120 (six squadrons) of Tejas Mark 1A, triple the 40 aircraft it had previously committed to buying. IAF agreed to accept 40 aircraft even though the CAG had found serious operational shortfalls, including engine thrust, weight and pilot protection in front against 7.62 mm rifle calibre ammunition. The IAF agreed to accept the flawed Tejas to keep the programme alive; the DRDO and HAL promised an improved Tejas Mark 1A version, changes to the ballast and landing gear will reduce its weight by 1,000 kg and the delivery will begin by 2016. Tejas Mark 1A shall also have electronic warfare equipment, better air to air capability, aerial refueling and improved ease of maintenance.
  1. SEPECAT Jaguar: TheSEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l’Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and it is still in service with the Indian Air Force. The airframes were manufactured by SEPECAT (Société Européenne de Production de l’avion Ecole de Combat et d’Appui Tactique), a joint venture between Breguet and the British Aircraft Corporation, one of the first major joint-Anglo-French military aircraft programs.
  1. Mig-27: TheMikoyan MiG-27 is a variable-geometry ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur (“Valiant”). It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for air-to-ground attack. Unlike the MiG-23, the MiG-27 did not see widespread use outside Russia, as most countries opted for the MiG-23BN and Sukhoi Su-22  It currently only remains in service with the Indian, Kazakh and Sri Lankan Air Forces in the ground attack role. All Russian and Ukrainian MiG-27s have been retired.
  1. Mirage 2000: TheDassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l’Air). The Indian Air Force (IAF) purchased 49 Mirage 2000s, comprising 42 single-seaters and 7 two-seaters, in the 1980s. In 2004, the Indian government approved purchase of ten Mirage 2000Hs, featuring improved avionics, particularly an upgraded RDM 7 radar. The IAF named the Mirage the “Vajra”. India also purchased appropriate stores along with the fighters, including ATLIS II pods and laser-guided weapons.
  1. Mig-29: TheMikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union, developed by the Mikoyan design bureau. MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1982.  India was the first international customer of the MiG-29. The Indian Air Force (IAF) placed an order for more than 50 MiG-29s in 1980 while the aircraft was still in its initial development phase. Since its induction into the IAF in 1985, the aircraft has undergone a series of modifications with the addition of new avionics, sub-systems, turbofan engines and radars.
  1. Mig-21 Bison: TheMikoyan-Gurevich MiG- is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed “Balalaika”. In 1961, the Indian Air Force (IAF) opted to purchase the MiG-21 over several other Western competitors. As part of the deal, the Soviet Union offered India full transfer of technology and rights for local assembly. In 1964, the MiG-21 became the first supersonic fighter jet to enter service with the IAF. Due to limited induction numbers and lack of pilot training, the IAF MiG-21 played a limited role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. However, the IAF gained valuable experience while operating the MiG-21 for defensive sorties during the war. The positive feedback from IAF pilots during the 1965 war prompted India to place more orders for the fighter jet and also invest heavily in building the MiG-21’s maintenance infrastructure and pilot training programs.

 

Now, the last but not the least, wait for it…

*drumrolls*

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  1. Su-30 MKI: TheSukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet Multirole Air superiority fighter developed by Russia’s Sukhoi and built under licence by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter. The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is the most potent fighter jet in service with the Indian Air Force in the late 2000s. The MKIs are often fielded by the IAF in bilateral and multilateral air exercises. India exercised its Su-30MKIs against the Royal Air Force’s Tornado ADVs in October 2006. This was the first large-scale bilateral aerial exercise with any foreign air force during which the IAF used its Su-30MKIs extensively. This exercise was also the first in 43 years with the RAF. During the exercise, the RAF Air Chief Marshal Glenn Torpy was given permission by the IAF to fly the MKI. RAF’s Air-Vice Marshall, Christopher Harper, praised the MKI’s dogfight ability, calling it “absolutely masterful in dogfights”.

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Cold Start Doctrine: Are We Expecting A War With Pakistan?

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Hello, Warriors! India had witnessed five major wars since independence and four of them involved Pakistan.

With Pakistan believed in sponsoring the terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba against India, India has become more protective of its boundaries and started a doctrine in case of a possible war against Pakistan.

‘Cold Start’ is a military doctrine developed by the Indian armed forces for use in a possible war with Pakistan. It involves the various branches of India’s military conducting offensive operations as part of unified battle groups. The Cold Start doctrine is intended to allow India’s conventional forces to perform holding attacks in order to prevent a nuclear retaliation from Pakistan in case of a conflict.

Here’s everything that you need to know about it today:

  1. Cold Start Doctrine was developed as the limitations of the earlier ‘Sundarji Doctrine’ was exposed after the attack on the Indian Parliament.
  2. According to the Cold Start Doctrine, battle Groups will be well forward from existing posts. India’s elite strike forces will no longer have to wait for the right time to launch a retaliatory attack.
  3. The Doctrine, ‘Cold Start’ focuses on a swift response, that neither the Pakistani Army nor the Indian political leadership, will have the time to react.
  4. The objective of the Cold Start Doctrine is to launch a retaliatory strike against Pakistan inflicting significant harm on the Pakistan Army before any international community could force in for a ceasefire.Indian army exercise
  5. Cold Start Doctrine will involve limited, rapid armoured thrusts, with infantry and necessary air support.
  6. A smaller battle group will move quicker and push into Pakistani territory within hours, preventing the enemy from launching a counter-attack.
  7. Post the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, Indian government took a decision not to implement the Cold Start Doctrine. This was to defeat the strategic goals of Pakistan to redirect the attacks of other Islamist militant groups attacking Pakistan to India.
  8. The doctrine contemplates moving up to eight independent battle groups with their own armoured and mechanized brigades near the forward positions instead of depending on strike corps that are based deep in the heart of the nation.

There a large possibility that Pakistan may use the nukes in case, this doctrine comes into force. But, India is no less of nuclear warheads which could wipe off Pakistan’s map from the globe and Pakistan do have a good knowledge of it.

For the time being, let’s just hope for ‘Aman ki Asha’.
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Its Final Now: Women To Fly IAF Fighter Jets By 2017

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Hello, Warriors! The induction of women as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force was announced by the Chief of the IAF, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on the 83rd anniversary of the IAF on October 8th. It came as a landmark move for the armed forces which have so far dithered over combat role for women.

Later this month in October, the Government of India approved the commissioning of women as fighter pilots and the first batch of women fighter pilots will be seen flying the mighty fighter jets of the IAF, including Su-30, by the mid of 2017. In seven months, the first batch of Indian women will begin to train as fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force in a move that breaks a glass ceiling that has existed for decades.

As per the plan, the first women pilots would be selected from the batch which is presently undergoing flying training at Air Force Academy. After successful completion of ab-initio training, they would be commissioned in the fighter stream in June 2016.

Thereafter, they would undergo advanced training for one year and would enter a fighter cockpit by June 2017. This progressive step is in keeping with the aspirations of Indian women and is in line with contemporary trends in armed forces of developed nations.

The air force currently has about 1,500 women on its rolls of which 94 are pilots (helicopter and transport aircraft) and 14 navigators. The move is in sync with global trends and will help IAF overcome shortage of officers in the fighter aircraft stream.

With this decision to open up induction of women in the fighter stream, women have become eligible for induction in all branches and streams of the IAF. The IAF is presently inducting women in the Transport and Helicopter stream of the flying branch, Navigation, Aeronautical Engineering, Administration, Logistics, Accounts, Education and Meteorology branches.indian air force woman pilot

This announcement makes IAF the first of the three services to have women in active front-line combat roles inducting women into the fighter stream would provide them with an equal opportunity to prove their mettle in combat roles as well. In 2010, women in the Army and the Air Force were allowed full term service by the Delhi High Court, which commented that women officers “deserve better from the government.”

Last month, in September, women naval officers also scored this milestone, with the High Court saying it would “frown upon any endeavor to block progress of women.”

Till five years ago, women military officers were entitled only to a limited service span.

The Ministry of Defence has also taken up a comprehensive review pertaining to induction of women in Armed Forces both in short service commission and permanent commission (SSC & PC) and once finalised more and more branches would be opened up for women.
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EKT 2 2015 Question Papers With Answer Keys (Official)

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EKT is also known as Engineering Knowledge Test which is conducted by the Indian air force twice every year along with AFCAT exam to select candidates for IAF technical branch. EKT 2 2015 written exam was conducted by IAF on 13th Sep 2015. Candidates who are waiting for the original question papers of EKT 2/2015 and answer keys can download it from below. You can find EKT 2/2015 question papers with answer keys for all sets i.e. Set E, Set F, Set G, Set H, Set J and Set K. EKT question papers from 2015 are of EKT Mechanical stream, EKT Computer Science Steam and EKT Electrical and Electronics question paper.

EKT 2/2015 Mechanical Question Paper

ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE TEST (EKT) MECHANICAL STREAM

Q1. Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses. Each applies for one house without consulting others. The probability that all the three apply for the same house is

  • (a) 2/9
  • (b) 1/9
  • (c) 8/9
  • (d) 7/9

Q2. If the area of the square is increased by 69% the side of the square increases by

  • (a) 13%
  • (b) 30%
  • (c) 39%
  • (d) 130%

Q3. A can solve 90% of the problems given in a book and B can solve 70%. What is the probability that at least one of them will solve a problem, selected at random from the book?

  • (a) 0.16
  • (b) 0.63
  • (c) 0.97
  • (d) 0.20

Q4. An unbiased die with faces marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 is rolled four times. Out of four face values obtained, the probability that the minimum face value is not less than 2 and the maximum face value is not greater than 5 is

  • (a) 16/81
  • (b) 1/81
  • (c) 80/81
  • (d) 65/81

Q5. The projection of a vector on another vector is

  • (a) scalar
  • (b) vector
  • (c) neither vector not scalar
  • (d) either scalar or vector

Q6. During the execution of a CNC part program block NO20 GO2 X45.0 Y25.0 R5.0 the type of tool motion will be

  • (a) circular Interpolation — clockwise
  • (b) circular Interpolation — counter-clockwise
  • (c) linear Interpolation
  • (d) rapid feed

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EKT 2/2015 Computer Science Question Paper

ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE TEST (EKT) COMPUTER SCIENCE STREAM

Q1. Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses. Each applies for one house without consulting others. The probability that all the three apply for the same house is

  • (a) 2/9
  • (b) 1/9
  • (c) 8/9
  • (d) 7/9

Q2. What is the next number in the series 1,3,11,19,37,_____

  • (a) 41
  • (b) 56
  • (c) 55
  • (d) None of the above

Q3. An unbiased die with faces marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 is rolled four times. Out of four face values obtained, the probability that the minimum face value is not less than 2 and the maximum face value is not greater than 5 is

  • (a) 16/81
  • (b) 1/81
  • (c) 80/81
  • (d) 65/81

Q4. The projection of a vector on another vector is

  • (a) scalar
  • (b) vector
  • (c) neither vector nor scalar
  • (d) either scalar or vector

Q5. The value of Sin θ +cosθ will be greatest when θ =_____.

  • (a) 45
  • (b) 30
  • (c) 90
  • (d) 60

Q6. How long is an IPv6 address? (a) 32 bits (b) 128 bytes (c) 64 bits (d) 128 bits Q7. What flavor of Network Address Translation can be used to have one IP address allow many users to connect to the global Internet?

  • (a) NAT
  • (b) Static
  • (c) Dynamic
  • (d) PAT

EKT 2/2015 Electrical and Electronics Question Paper

Q1. What is the next number in the series 1,3,11,19,37,_____

  • (a) 55
  • (b) 41
  • (c) 56
  • (d) None of the above

Q2. A car travelled 75% of way from town A to town B at an average speed of 50 mph. The car travelled at the average speed of S mph for remaining part of the trip. The average speed for the entire trip was 40 mph . What is S?

  • (a) 10
  • (b) 20
  • (c) 25
  • (d) 30

Q3. If the area of the square is increased by 69% the side of the square increases by

  • (a) 13%
  • (b) 30%
  • (c) 39%
  • (d) 130%

Q4. The value of Sin θ + Cosθ will be greatest when θ =

  • (a) 30
  • (b) 45
  • (c) 60
  • (d) 90

Q5. Out of the following pairs, choose the pair in which the physical quantities do not have identical dimension?

  • (a) Pressure and Young’s modules
  • (b) Planck’s constant and Angular momentum
  • (c) Impulse and moment of force
  • (d) Force and rate of change of linear Momentum

Q6. Out of the following, which one is least commonly emitted by radioactive substance?

  • (a) electrons
  • (b) electromagnetic radiations
  • (c) alpha particles
  • (d) neutrons

Q7. Sound produced at a point is heard by a person after 5 seconds, while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds. If the speed of sound is 300 m/s, what could be the maximum and minimum distances between the two persons?

  • (a) 1.8 km, 0.15 km
  • (b) 2.2 km, 0.20 km
  • (c) 2.8 km, 0.25 km
  • (d) 3.3 km, 0.30 km

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Hope these EKT 2/2015 question papers will help you to prepare for the AFCAT 1 2016 and AFCAT 2 2016.
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Army Says No To ‘Offensive Tattoo’ While Hiring Officers

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Tattoos are a taboo for Army — it’s official now. The Army has decided to show zero tolerance to “offensive” tattoos during the selection of commissioned officers.

According to a new policy approved by the Army authorities, a candidate appearing for an interview for commissioned officer will have to fill a separate form giving complete details of tattoos on his body. If the tattoo is within the approved parameters and is cleared by the selection board, the candidate will have to file an affidavit that he would not have any more tattoos on his body before leaving for pre-commissioning training.

The Army had set the regulations on display of body tattoos for recruitment of jawans in July 2012, but this was not applicable for commissioned officers’ selection. The authorities have now come up with a clear policy on tattoos for the officers also.

Applicants with objectionable tattoos, defined by the Army in its policy notified in June, would be rejected at stage-I of the five-day selection process for commissioned officers.

As per the policy, a copy of which is with TOI, candidates belonging to tribal communities would be permitted to have permanent tattoos on any part of the body, provided they conform to the existing customs and traditions of the tribe to which a candidate belongs. For others, only small innocuous tattoos, that are not prejudicial to good order and military discipline, would be permitted.

The policy, however, has clarified that if an applicant has undergone tattoo removal surgery before appearing for the interview and the same has faded substantially, it will be treated as a “scar”.

The policy states that a candidate appearing before the services selection board (SSB) would be thoroughly screened for tattoos. A separate sheet would be prepared along with the dossier in which complete record of the tattoos on his body would be maintained. indian army tattoos policy

Scheduled tribe category candidates will have to submit a certificate signed by the deputy commissioner or sub-divisional magistrate prior to stage-I of the selection process, stating that their community permits permanent body tattoos.

General category candidates can have small innocuous tattoos on inner face of forearms — from inside of the elbow to the wrist of both the hands — which can be religious symbols or names of near and dear ones.

However, tattoos, which are offensive to modesty, decency or propriety and those that advocate a philosophy which demeans a person based on gender would not be permissible for all. Similarly, racist tattoos that advocate a philosophy that degrades or demeans a person based on race, ethnicity or region and religion would be prohibited for all categories.

The new policy has also stipulated that the selected candidates would be thoroughly examined before undergoing pre-commissioning training to ensure that they have not tattooed their body after the selection by the board.

In July 2012, army had clarified that candidates appearing for selection as jawans with limited and prescribed sized tattoos on inner parts of their arms or on the back of their palms will be eligible for selection. The size of the tattoo has been limited to 5cm in length and 3cm in breadth.

In the US, soldiers are allowed to tattoo their arms, legs and most parts of their bodies.

Read: Tattoo Policy For Candidates Appearing For SSB Interview With Permanent Body Tattoo

source: TOI

AFCAT 2/2015 Question Papers With Answer Keys (Official)

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AFCAT 22015 Question Papers With Answer Keys

AFCAT is also known as Air Force Common Admission Test which is conducted by the Indian air force twice every year to select candidates for IAF flying, technical and GDOC branch. AFCAT 2 2015 written exam was conducted by IAF on 13th Sep 2015. Candidates who are waiting for the original question papers of AFCAT 2/2015 and answer keys can download it from below. You can find AFCAT 2/2015 question papers with answer keys for all sets i.e. Set A, Set B, Set C and Set D. Though the questions in each set are the same but in different orders, answer keys for each set are given to help candidates.

AFCAT 2 2015 Syllabus

  1. AFCAT 2 2015 Exam Syllabus for General Awareness: History, Sports, Geography, Environment, Culture, Current Affairs, Politics , Civics, Basic Sciences, Defence, Art etc.
  2. Verbal Ability in English: Comprehension, Error Detection, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Testing of Vocabulary, Sentence Completion etc.
  3. Numerical Ability: Decimal Fraction, Simplification, Average, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, and Simple Interest, Profit & Loss
  4. Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test section: Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.

AFCAT 2 2015 Questions English

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:- Patience is better than wisdom: An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains. All men praise patience, but few can practise it. It is a medicine which is good for all diseases, but it is not every garden that grows the herbs to make it with. Many people are born crying, live complaining and die disappointed. They think every other person’s burden to be light and their own feathers to be heavy as lead, and yet if the truth were known, it is their fancy rather than their fate that makes things go so hard with them. Many would be well off than what they think of.

Q. The writer’s remarks, “They think every person’s burden to be light and their own feathers to be as heavy as lead” is very significant. It means

  • (a) They are always worried and dejected.
  • (b) They consider their own problems to be difficult to solve as compared with problems of other people.
  • (c) They feel that they alone face serious problems while others have a nice time.
  • (d) They remain very much worried about their own problem.

Q. Which one is the most likely explanation, among the following, of the author’s metaphorical statement that “it is not every garden that grows the herbs to make it with”?

  • (a) Patience is a must for solving all our problems in life.
  • (b) Patience is a rare herb that cures all diseases.
  • (c) Patience is virtue of a highest order.
  • (d) It is only a small number of people that are found observing patience in life.

Q. Which of the following is the most suitable explanation to the author’s remark that an “ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains”?

  • (a) Wisdom can only be attained by practising patience.
  • (b) Patience comes first, wisdom next.
  • (c) Patience is essential for every achievement in life.
  • (d) Without patience wisdom cannot be used properly.

Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-

Q6. To throw up the sponge

  • (a) To surrender or give up a contest
  • (b) To offer a challenge
  • (c) To become utterly disappointed
  • (d) To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end

Q. To hold something in leash

  • (a) To restrain
  • (b) To disappoint
  • (c) To dismiss
  • (d) To discourage

Q. To get into hot waters

  • (a) To be impatient
  • (b) To suffer a huge financial loss
  • (c) To get into trouble
  • (d) To be in a confused state of mind

Q. To talk through one’s hat

  • (a) To speak fluently
  • (b) To talk nonsense
  • (c) To talk wisdom
  • (d) To speak at random

AFCAT 22015 Question Papers With Answer Keys

AFCAT 2 2015 Questions Maths

Q. The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What percent increase must be done in new price to get the original price?

  • (a) 33 1 3 %
  • (b) 43 3 4 %
  • (c) 55 2 3 %
  • (d) 65 1 4 %

Q. In a mixture of 35 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. If 7 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water of the new mixture will be

  • (a) 2:1
  • (b) 1:2
  • (c) 4:5
  • (d) 5:4

Q. A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much percent is B’s salary less than A’s?

  • (a) 63 1 4 %
  • (b) 43 1 4 %
  • (c) 53 1 3 %
  • (d) 33 1 3 %

Q. A train 150 m long is running with a speed of 68 km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 8 km/ h in the same direction in which the train is going?

  • (a) 8 sec
  • (b) 8.5 sec
  • (c) 9 sec
  • (d) 9.5 sec

Q. A man lent a sum of money at the rate of simple interest of 4%. If the interest for 8 years is Rs 340 less than the principal, the principal is

  • (a) Rs 500
  • (b) Rs 520
  • (c) Rs 540
  • (d) Rs 560

Q. A does 1 2 as much work as B and C does 1 2 as much work as A and B together. If C alone can finish the work in 40 days, then together all will finish the work in

  • (a) 30 days
  • (b) 131 3 days
  • (c) 15 days
  • (d) 20 days

Q. A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is

  • (a) Rs 4000
  • (b) Rs 4950
  • (c) Rs 5000
  • (d) Rs 5150

Q. Anmol sold two items for Rs 1000 each. On one, he gained 10% and on other, he lost 10%. How much did he gain or lose in the whole transaction?

  • (a) profit, 0.95%
  • (b) loss, 1%
  • (c) profit, 10%
  • (d) loss, 10%

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Soldiers’ Officer: Swine Flu Gets Colonel, But His Leadership Lives On

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Col Vishnu Prasad

When the test of leadership came, Colonel Vishnu Prasad measured up.

The 38-year-old commanding officer of 12 Guards refused to report sick despite running high fever for several days during an exercise in Rajasthan as he wanted to be with his men. And when he was finally airlifted to a hospital, it was already too late.

Prasad died at a military hospital in Jodhpur on Thursday due to multiple organ failure caused by H1N1 swine flu, leaving behind wife Suchitra and a five-year-old daughter Pihu. The development comes weeks after Dhruv Yadav, a young major, was killed after being hit by a splinter during an exercise involving Arjun tanks at the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan.Col Vishnu Prasad

Prasad, the oldest of four siblings, grew up in an Odisha hamlet near Bhubaneswar before joining the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla. For those who knew him, Prasad’s decision to stay back with the troops at the cost of ignoring his own health hardly comes as a surprise.

“He was made of sterner stuff and the well-being of his troops was always at the top of his concerns. He was a soldier who never complained,” said an officer who served with Prasad for several years. The colonel was cremated with full military honours on Friday at Jaisalmer where his unit is based. His brother lit the pyre.

At the unit, Prasad would often work on Sundays of his own volition. “Pihu was the only one who could persuade him to skip office on Sundays,” recalled a family friend of the Prasads.

The colonel’s death has led the army to ramp up its efforts to stop the swine flu’s spread, as the Guards’ community remains in a state of shock and disbelief over losing one of its bright officers.

source: HT

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