Deepkamal Kaur

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 29

In what apparently seems to be a case of paper leak, 14 of the 100 questions for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT), conducted yesterday for short service commission in the Indian Air Force, allegedly appeared on the Internet at least 25 minutes prior to the commencement of the first shift of the test at 9 am. The Indian Air Force has ordered a probe into the incident.A BTech student from Jalandhar, who appeared for the test in Amritsar, said he was checking the answer key for the paper last night when he stumbled upon a website that showed conversation among candidates leaking and discussing the paper online at 8.35 am yesterday, while the exam was to start at 9 am. “I was shocked to see those questions in both sets. Later, I decided to highlight the matter in the media,” said the candidate’s father pleading anonymity.Three-mark questions were repeated in a different order for the afternoon paper starting at 1 pm, which gave candidates four hours and 25 minutes to prepare. Around 7 lakh students took the test across the country for getting entry into flying, technical and ground duty branches.

The hints

• The 14 questions leaked by a person with an identity “tk” came in short hints as: “Book of Sharad Pawar, shooting 50 m rifle, highest civil award of Australia, lifetime achievement in cricket, environmental conference, Hyder Ali won with British, fundamental right part-3, Commonwealth Game 2018 Australia, solar eclipse, Mirage 2000, Piku-Deepika, IRNSS satellite, Goswami Ashoka Chakra and acid rain.”

Some questions in the test

• The book “On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power” is the autobiography of? (Sharad Pawar is an option in the answer)
• Indian ruler who defeated British in early stage of their rule in India was? (Hyder Ali is an option in the answer)
• Fundamental Rights are enshrined in the Constitution of India in which part? (Part 3 is one of the options in the answer)
• Deepika Padukone has received Filmfare award 2016 for the Best Actress in the movie? (Piku is an option in the answer)…

The conversation that followed

• As “tk” leaked the paper, another person with an identity “Rohit Sindhu” responded with a message at 10.05 am, “Dear Tapendra, thanks for sharing, we appreciate your efforts”.
• Then the criticism begins, “How the hell did u get hold of these questions man? The paper was held after 9 am and u had posted here by 8.30 am”.
• The discussion goes on till next day with a message appearing, “How is this possible? This should be reported to media! Paper leaked”.