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English Language for AFCAT

AFCAT sets 25 English Language questions for 75 marks in the AFCAT Online Test, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

25 questions75 marks4 topics

How to approach English Language in AFCAT

Reading comprehension and the cloze test decide this section, and both reward reading widely more than memorising rules. Build a daily reading habit, learn to spot the grammatical error patterns that recur, and treat vocabulary as something absorbed in context rather than crammed from a list.

Weightage in the paper

How much English Language is worth in each AFCAT stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
AFCAT Online Test2575—25%

English Language syllabus for AFCAT

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

  • Comprehension
  • Error detection and sentence completion
  • Synonyms, antonyms and vocabulary
  • Idioms and phrases

Sample English Language questions with solutions

Written to the AFCAT pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Reading comprehension · solved example

The Reserve Bank of India, established in 1935, is the central bank of the country. It regulates the issue of currency, manages the nation's foreign-exchange reserves, and sets the benchmark interest rates that influence borrowing across the economy. Though owned by the government, it exercises considerable operational independence in framing monetary policy.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a function of the RBI?

  • Collecting income taxCorrect
  • Issuing currency
  • Managing foreign-exchange reserves
  • Setting benchmark interest rates

Solution

The passage lists issuing currency, managing foreign-exchange reserves and setting benchmark interest rates. Collecting income tax is not mentioned; that is the work of the tax authorities, not the RBI.

Word swap · solved example

In the sentence below, two words are in the wrong places. Choose the pair that must be swapped to correct it. To reduce pollution, the city decided to increase the number of private vehicles and reduce public transport.

  • pollution and city
  • increase and reduceCorrect
  • private and public
  • vehicles and transport
  • No swap needed

Solution

To reduce pollution a city would reduce private vehicles and increase public transport, but the sentence reverses the two verbs. Swapping 'increase' and 'reduce' restores the intended meaning.

Vocabulary in context · solved example

The rapid growth of app-based work has given millions of people a flexible way to earn, letting them choose when and how much they work. Yet this flexibility often comes without the protections that traditional employment carries, such as paid leave, health cover and a guaranteed minimum wage. Policymakers now face a difficult question: how to extend basic protections to gig workers without removing the flexibility that makes such work attractive in the first place. Some countries have begun to create a new legal category that sits between employee and independent contractor, though no single model has yet proved a clear success.

Which word is closest in meaning to FLEXIBILITY as used in the passage?

  • rigidity
  • adaptabilityCorrect
  • difficulty
  • security
  • certainty

Solution

In the passage, flexibility refers to workers being able to adapt when and how much they work, so 'adaptability' is closest. Rigidity is the opposite, and the other words capture different ideas.

Cloze test · solved example

Access to a bank account is often the first (12)______ towards financial security. Yet millions remain (13)______ from the formal system, relying on cash and informal lenders. Governments have (14)______ large campaigns to open accounts for the unbanked, but an account that is never used delivers little (15)______. The real challenge, therefore, is not opening accounts but making them (16)______ enough to be used regularly.

Choose the word that best fits blank (13).

  • included
  • excludedCorrect
  • benefited
  • protected
  • welcomed

Solution

Millions relying on cash and informal lenders are outside the formal system, so they remain 'excluded' from it. Included, benefited, protected and welcomed all reverse the intended meaning.

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English Language shows up in every AFCAT mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

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Frequently asked questions

How many English Language questions are asked in AFCAT?

AFCAT AFCAT 02/2026 sets 25 English Language questions for 75 marks in the AFCAT Online Test.

Is there negative marking for English Language in AFCAT?

Yes. AFCAT deducts one third of a mark for each wrong answer, English Language included, so unsure guesses cost you. Three marks are awarded for a correct answer and one mark is deducted for a wrong answer (one third of the marks for the question). Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

Which English Language topics matter most for AFCAT?

The AFCAT syllabus lists Comprehension, Error detection and sentence completion, Synonyms, antonyms and vocabulary, Idioms and phrases. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise English Language for AFCAT free?

Every English Language question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the AFCAT mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.