INFORMATION HANDOUT WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF PROBARTIONARY CLERK INTRODUCTION This handout gives you detailed

information about the Written Examination for the selection to the clerical cadre. It is prepared to familiarize you with the kind of tests that are given in the competitive examination. It also gives important instructions about related matters. The assessment of answer sheets will be done by a computerized machine; hence you should carefully read instructions regarding handling of the answer sheets and method of marking answer. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Particulars to be noted: Please note carefully your Roll number, Date, Time and Venue for the examination given in the Admit card. 2. Punctuality in Attendance: Candidates should be present at the examination hall at the time given in the Admit card. Candidates arriving late will not be permitted to enter the Examination hall and you will not be allowed to leave the examination hall before the completion of the test. 3. Admit Card to be Filled and Surrendered: The Admit card should be brought, when you arrive at the venue for the examination. You will be required to sign in the examination hall on your Admit card in the space provided for the candidates signature in the presence of the invigilators. (Do not sign in this space on the Admit card unless the invigilators instruct you to do so.) The Admit Card should be surrendered to the invigilator at the examination time. 4. Specimen Answer Sheets and How to fill in Bio Data Information on it: You will get an OMR answer sheet in the examination hall, the assessment for which will be done through a computerized machine. The last sheet of this booklet is a sample of this answer sheet. 5. Compliance with Instructions: You should scrupulously follow the instructions given by the test administrators and the invigilators at the examination venue at all the stages of the examination for which you have been called. If you violate the instructions you will be disqualified and may also be asked to leave the examination hall. 6. Copying or Receiving Any Assistance Not Allowed: Any candidate who is found either copying or receiving or giving assistance during the examination will be disqualified. 7. Use of HB Pencil and Ball Pen: You should bring with you two commonly available HB pencils, a pencil sharpener, an Eraser and a Ballpoint Pen (Black). Two Pencils are advised to avoid mending a pencil during the examination as you may lose time. All answers on the OMR answer sheet should be marked by using HB pencil only. 8. Handling Answer Sheet: Please handle your answer sheet carefully. Keep it dust free. If it is mutilated, torn, folded, wrinkled, rolled or dusty, it may not be evaluated. Answer sheets and

question papers will be suppl supplied ied by the Organization. After the test is over, you should hand over the same to the invigilator before leaving the room. Any candidate who does not return the question booklet and/or answer sheet or is found to attempt to take or pass on the question booklet klet or answer sheet inside or outside the examination hall will be disqualified. 9. Write Roll No. on the Test Booklet: You should write and shade your roll number umber in the space provided on the Cover page of Question Paper.

HOW TO SHADE YOUR ANSWERS: Each question uestion is followed by answers which are mentioned as a, b, c, d. Select the most appropriate answer. Then by using HB Pencil, blacken the oval bearing the correct answer against the serial number of the question. Please note that the oval should be dark e enough nough and should be filled in completely. For example, if the answer to Question number 5 in answer B, it is shown as follows:

A B
Q5.

C D

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR ANSWER: If you wish to change your answer. ERASE COMPLETELY the already darkened oval by using good quality qual eraser and then blacken the new oval bearing your revised answer number. While changing the answer, erasing the earlier answer completely is extremely essential. If it is not erased completely smudges will be left on the erased ovals and the question w will ill be ignored for giving any credit. THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION The written examination will comprise a battery of four multiple multiple-choice choice objective tests as shown below.

S.No 1 2 3 4

Test Areas Clerical Aptitude Numerical Ability Analytical Ability English Language

No. of Questions 50 50 50 50

Duration Total time of 120 Mins ( 2 Hrs ) will be given to attempt 200 Questions uestions

You may attempt the questions / tests in any order you like. However, in your own interest you are advised not to spend too much time on any one test. To qualify in the written examination, you have to pass in each one of the tests separately. There wont be any negative marking.

How to fill up Bio Data Information 1. Name of the Candidate: There would be space containing 25 boxes in which your name has to be captured. If your name contains more alphabets, write only the first letters which can accommodate in the boxes provided. 2. Date of Birth: Write your date of Birth in the box provided in DD/MM/YYYY format and also shade the appropriate bubble. 3. Gender: Shade the appropriate gender. 4. Candidates Roll Number: You will be assigned Roll Number which will be a Numeric format. There would be 7 boxes and under the 7 boxes you would find numbers 0 to 9. You will have to write and shade the box corresponding to the roll number. 5. Question Booklet No: You will have to write the Question Booklet No (5 digits) in Box provided. Write each of the digits in the boxes provided and blacken the appropriate bubbles by HB pencil. 6. Version of the Booklet: Write the appropriate Booklet version in the space provided and also shade the corresponding bubble. You will have A, B, C and D versions. This should be done by you on the day of the test once you are handed the Question Booklet.

Clerical Aptitude 1) How many 9s in the following sequence of numbers are followed by 8 as well as preceded by 8? 889899988898988998899888 A) 5 B) 4 C) 3 D) 7

Analytical Ability 7) Answer the following questions using the table below:

2) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and stands for +, then 17/5*4+19-8=? A) 1.25 C) 12.8 B) 24.2 D) 22.4 What is the price in rupees for a kilogram of Ashirwad? 3) Your answer for each question below would be A, if ALL THREE items given in the question are exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items are exactly ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if ALL THREE items are DIFFERENT 778776.66544454 778776.66544454 7787765.6544544 A) A B) B C) C D) D A) Rs.5/kg C) Rs.150/kg B) Rs.50/kg D) None of the options

8) In the following questions, three figures, that follow a certain sequence or pattern are given. Find the next figure in the sequence from the answer choices provided below.

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

Numerical Ability 4) The ratio of copper and iron in an alloy is 4:5 .If there is 25% impurity in copper then find the amount of impurity in 18 kg of the alloy. A) 1 kg C) 4 kg B) 2 kg D) 4.5 kg

9) If SAMUEL is written as TZNTFK, what is the code for MANUAL? A) LZOVBM C) NZOSBM B) NZOTBK D) LZOVZMSW English Language 10) Identify the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in BOLD. ENDANGER A) Secure C) ensure B) guard D) guarantee

5) The population of a village is 5000. It is increasing at the rate of 10% each year. At the end of 3 years, 1155 people migrate from the village. The net increase in population at the end of 3 years is: A) 27% C) 9% B) 30% D) 10%

11) Fill in the blanks with the CORRECT option. The more she learnt _______ the American Civil War, the more fascinated she became. A) About C) Off B) From D) With

6) Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 24 and 32 minutes respectively. They started to fill a cistern together, but B is turned off after few minutes and A fills the rest of the cistern. If total time taken is 18 minutes, after how many minutes is tap B turned off? A) 10 B) 14 C) 4 D) 8

12) Fill in the blanks with the CORRECT option. __ price of petrol has increased for __ third week in _ row. A) A, a, a C) A, the, a B) The, the, a D) The, a, the

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1. Read all instructions carefully before lling the form. 2. Write or Darken the circles with HB Pencil Only. 3. Please be careful while marking , you cannot mark more than one option for any Question. If you darken more than one circle your answer will be treated as wrong. 4. Do not make any Stray marks on the answer sheet. 5. Do not fold the Answer Sheet. 6. Check the Roll no. before signing. 7. Rough work must not be done on Answer Sheet. 8. Use question booklet for rough work. 9. In section 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 please write choice number / information in the box as well as darken the corresponding circles.

INSTRUCTION FOR MARKING

Correct Method

Wrong Method

1. Name of the Candidate :

2. Date of Birth
Date Month Year

3. Gender

4. Roll Number

5. Question Booklet Number

6. Question Booklet Version

0 1 2 3

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Q.No

0 1 2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Q.No

1. MALE

1 2

2. FEMALE

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A B C D

Answer
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Answer
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Q.No

Answer
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

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Answer
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Q.No

Answer
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

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Candidates Signature

Invigilators Signature