Free PAF Airman Test Practice 2026
200 original questions for the airman academic and intelligence tests: English, mathematics, physics, electricity, verbal and non-verbal intelligence, aviation and the Air Force. Four 50-question mock tests. Tuned for mobile. No account needed.
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The PAF airman test exam at a glance
The Pakistan Air Force recruits airmen through its official recruitment portal and its selection and recruitment centres, which announce each intake in an advertisement. The PAF does not publish a syllabus, question count or pass mark for the airman tests. Candidates and guides describe an academic test at matric or intermediate level (English, mathematics, and physics for technical trades) and intelligence tests with verbal and non-verbal parts, followed by a medical and an interview. Categories, ages and education rules are set in each advertisement, so check the current one.
Tigertest has 200 PAF airman test practice questions with explanations, all free with no account required.
- Run by
- Pakistan Air Force (PAF selection and recruitment centres)
- Registration
- Through the PAF's official recruitment portal, per each advertisement
- Written test content
- Not published; guides say English, maths, physics and verbal and non-verbal intelligence
- Pass mark
- Not published
- Airman training
- PAF Airmen Academy, Korangi, Karachi (since 2019)
- Tigertest mock tests
- 4 x 50 questions, 70% target
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow the PAF's rank structure and training institutions as documented in November 2026; joinpaf.gov.pk and paf.gov.pk did not load when checked. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with Join PAF.
How It Works
Train by Subject
Five training sets cover English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal intelligence, physics with electricity, and aviation with the Pakistan Air Force. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Full Mock Tests
Four 50-question tests that together cover all 200 questions, with a 70% target. No question repeats across tests, and every answer explains the working or the rule and the common wrong pick.
Built on What the Airman Tests Cover
The Pakistan Air Force does not publish a syllabus, a question count or a pass mark for the airman tests. Candidates and guides describe an academic test in English, mathematics and physics and intelligence tests with verbal and non-verbal parts, so Tigertest covers those, adding electricity, aviation basics and the PAF's ranks and institutions as fixed facts. The real non-verbal test uses pictures; here it is written as text. The weights below are Tigertest's own.
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1. Train the intelligence questions against the clock
Number and letter series, analogies, coding, directions and blood relations follow a small set of patterns. Work through them until you spot the rule in seconds, and for the non-verbal kind practise mirror images, folding, rotation and counting shapes.
2. Make matric maths and physics automatic
Percentages, ratios, speed and time, area and volume, simple equations and the 24-hour clock come up again and again, and technical trades need physics: units, Newton's laws, pressure, heat, light, sound and Ohm's law. Learn the methods, then check each answer against a rough estimate.
3. Learn how an aircraft flies and how the PAF is organised
Know the four forces of flight, what the ailerons, elevator and rudder do, how runways are numbered and what the main cockpit instruments show. Learn the airman ranks from Aircraftman to Chief Warrant Officer, the officer ranks from Pilot Officer upwards, and where the PAF Academy, the Airmen Academy and Air Headquarters are.
4. Prepare for the other stages too
The written tests are only one stage. Bring every document the advertisement lists, get ready for the medical and the interview, and follow only the PAF's official recruitment portal and your selection and recruitment centre: anyone asking for money to secure a place is not from the PAF.
PAF Airman Test Frequently Asked Questions
How do you join the Pakistan Air Force as an airman?
Airmen are recruited through the PAF's official recruitment portal and its selection and recruitment centres, which announce each intake in an advertisement. Candidates register, report with their documents and then take the selection tests, the medical and an interview. Tigertest could not load the PAF's recruitment portal when this page was written, so check the current advertisement for the categories, ages, education and dates of your intake.
What is on the PAF airman initial test?
The PAF does not publish a syllabus, question count or pass mark for the airman tests. Candidates and guides describe an academic test at matric or intermediate level (English, mathematics, and physics for technical trades) and intelligence tests with verbal and non-verbal parts. Tigertest covers all of these, plus aviation basics and the PAF's ranks and institutions. The real non-verbal test uses pictures; here the same reasoning (mirror images, folding, counting shapes, rotation) is written as text.
What is the pass mark?
The PAF does not publish one, and selection also depends on the medical, the interview, the trade you apply for and the places available. Tigertest's mock tests are 50 questions with a 70% target (35 of 50). Aim higher than that in practice so you have a margin on the day.
What ranks and training does a PAF airman have?
Airmen start as Aircraftman and rise through Leading Aircraftman, Senior Aircraftman, Junior Technician, Corporal Technician, Senior Technician and Chief Technician to Assistant Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer and Chief Warrant Officer. Since 2019 the PAF Airmen Academy at Korangi, Karachi, has trained airmen of all trades in one place. Officers train separately at the PAF Academy Asghar Khan in Risalpur.
Are these the real PAF test questions?
No. Every question is original, written by Tigertest to test the same English, mathematics, science, intelligence and general knowledge, without copying any past paper. Tigertest is free practice and is not affiliated with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Register only through the PAF's official recruitment portal or a PAF selection and recruitment centre.
PAF airman test sample questions and answers
6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.
1. A flight data recorder, often called the black box, is usually painted:
- A.silver
- B.bright orange
- C.black
- D.dark blue
Answer: B. Despite its nickname, the recorder is bright orange so that searchers can find it in wreckage.
2. What is the main purpose of the earth wire in a plug?
- A.to make the appliance work faster
- B.to switch the appliance on
- C.to carry the normal working current
- D.to carry current safely to the ground if a fault makes the case live
Answer: D. If a live wire touches a metal case, the earth wire gives the current an easy path to the ground, which blows the fuse instead of giving a shock.
3. Which word is a conjunction in the sentence: 'He was tired, but he finished the drill'?
- A.the word but
- B.the word tired
- C.the word finished
- D.the word drill
Answer: A. A conjunction joins clauses; 'but' links 'He was tired' and 'he finished the drill'.
4. A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 50,000. Two airfields are 9 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they on the ground?
- A.0.45 km
- B.450 km
- C.4.5 km
- D.45 km
Answer: C. 9 x 50,000 = 450,000 cm = 4,500 m = 4.5 km.
5. A pattern repeats: circle, square, square, circle, square, square, ... What is the 14th shape?
- A.a triangle
- B.it cannot be told
- C.a square
- D.a circle
Answer: C. The pattern repeats every 3 shapes, with circles at places 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13. Place 14 is the next shape, a square.
6. The MFI-17 Mushshak flown by the PAF is mainly used as:
- A.a trainer aircraft
- B.a transport aircraft
- C.an air-to-air refuelling tanker
- D.an airborne early warning aircraft
Answer: A. The Mushshak is a light, propeller-driven trainer used for primary flying training.
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