Orrisa Public Services Commission invites Application for the Assistant Section Officer Examination – 2014. Here we discuss about the syllabus & Exam pattern of this examination.
Exam Pattern : The examination for Assistant Section Officer Examination will include the following subjects :
English : 100 Marks
Mathematics : 100 Marks
Essay :
- English Within 350 Words : 25 Marks
- Odia within 350 Words : 25 Marks
General Awareness : 100 Marks
Reasoning/ Mental Ability : 100 Marks
Computer Application :
- Theory : 100 Marks
- Skill Test In Computer : 50 Marks
Syllabus For the Assistant Section Officer Examination :
English : This section is designed to test the language abilities and understanding of English Grammar. Questions shall be asked mainly from the following categories –
- Verb
- Preposition
- Adverb
- Subject Verb Agreement
- Error Correction/Recognition
- Tenses
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Fill in the Blanks with Articles etc.
- Comprehension
- Answering Questions based on Unseen Passages
- Vocabulary
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
Mathematics : This section tests the quantitative and Mathematical Skills of the candidate. Question will be asked mainly from the following categories. Questions shall be of Secondary School Standard –
- Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Mensuration (2D & 3D)
- Statistics & Probability
Essay : There will be two Essays, one each in English and Odia.
General Awareness : This section checks whether the candidate keeps himself/herself up-to-date about the world around them. Questions will be asked mainly from the following categories. Questions will be such that they do not require any special study of any discipline.
- Current Affairs (National & International)
- Major financial/economic news
- Budget & Five year plans
- Who’s Who
- Sports
- Books and Authors
- Awards and Honours
- General Science
- Abbreviations
- Important days
- International & National Organizations
- History
- Geography
- Civics
- Culture
Test of Reasoning & Mental Ability : This section usually tries to test the reasoning abilities and mental aptitude of the candidate. Questions will be asked mainly from the following categories –
Verbal :
- Number Series
- Alphabet Series
- Test of Direction Sense
- Coding-decoding
- Number Ranking
- Arithmetic Reasoning
- Problem of Age Calculation
- Analogy
- Decision Making
Non-Verbal :
- Non-verbal series
- Mirror Images
- Cubes & Dice
- Grouping Identical Figures
- Embedded figures
Computer Application :
- Computer Fundamentals
- Windows (MS-Windows)
- MS-OFFICE
