IT IS REGRETTED TO INFORM THAT THE PREVIOUS RFO’S RECRUITMENT EXAM APTITUDE PAPER IS NOT VAILABLE AND HENCE CANNOT BE PROVIDED. FOR THIS TIME, THE PAPER WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SYLLABUS AND PATTERN NOTIFIED AND GIVEN BELOW

 APTITUDE TEST

                                                                                MAINS Exam -THREE hours, 100 marks

The aptitude test shall measure the candidate’s comprehension, memory, reasoning,speed, analysis, evaluation of facts, data, events and judgement.

Scope and coverage

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Numerical ability

Candidates would be tested on their understanding of basic arithmetic and speed of calculation:, number systems, averages, percentages, profit and loss, simple andcompound interest, sequences, indices, ratio and proportion, partnership, time andwork, speed and distance, algebra, trigonometry , heights and distances, mensuration,

geometry.

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Verbal and non-verbal ability

Letters and words as symbols, analysis relationship between groups of letters or words, completing series or order of letters or word analogy, finding odd man out,coding and decoding based on illustrated principles. Shapes and patterns, arrangingshapes or designs into associated groups and finding out the odd man and completing the sequence.

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Logical and analytical reasoning

Application of logic and making judgments in given situations.General reasoning and determination of the validity of an inference from a statementbased on some given parameters.

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Statistics

Elementary statistics such as mean, median, mode, making deductions from pie and bar charts, graphs, figures and tables.

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Science aptitude

Fundamentals of physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, environment and their application in day to day life.

                                                            PAPER WILL HAVE TWO PARTS

Part A.

Twenty five compulsory questions (each carrying one mark), objective multiple choice type, five questions from each section – totally 25 marks.

Part B.

This will be having FIVE sections. Each section will have SEVEN questions(each of THREE marks) of which FIVE are to be answered.Thus totally, twenty five questions to be answered out of 35 questions drawing from the five sections. These questions will be problem solving / descriptive type – totally75 marks.

                           THE QUESTIONS WILL BE OF THE TYPE YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN THE PRELIMS EXAMINATION BUT THE EMPHASIS NOW WILL BE TO KNOW THE BASIS OR PROCEDURE BY WHICH THE ANSWER IS ARRIVED.

                            WEIGHTAGE FOR VARIOUS SECTIONS WILL BE AS NOTIFIED IN PATTERN I.E EACH SECTION 20 MARKS TOTALLY, OR ALMOST CLOSE TO IT.

                            IN SUBJECTIVE PORTION, IN EACH SECTION 5 QUESTIONS WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE DONE FROM 7 QUESTIONS EACH CARRYING 3 MARKS.

   THERE WILL BE NO CHOICE IN MULTIPLE CHOICE 25 QUESTIONS.