19/07/2015
Complete Exam paper pattern or syllabus for India Post Recruitment 2015 :
Name of vacancies:- Postal Assistant (PA)
- Sorting Assistant (SA)
It
would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test
will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Date of
Exam Part Subject Maximum Marks Total Duration /Timing Total
Duration/Timing for Visually Handicapped/Cerebra l Palsy candidates
including compensatory time. 01.11.2015 15.11.2015 & 22.11.2015
(Sundays) I General Intelligence (50 questions) 50 2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to
12.00 Noon or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 2 Hours 40 Minute 10.00 A.M. to 12.40
Noon or 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM II English Language (Basic Knowledge) ( 50
questions ) 50 III Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (50
questions) 50 IV General Awareness (50 questions) 50 11 Symbolic/Number
Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation ,Semantic
Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, Drawing
inferences ,Figural Classification ,Punched hole/pattern-folding &
unfolding , Semantic Series, Figural Pattern – folding and completion,
Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking,
Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social
Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical
operations.
English Language:
Spot the Error,
Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting
Mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution,
Improvement of Sentences, Active/Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into
Direct/Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
Sentences in a passage, Close Passage, Comprehension Passage. Quantitative Aptitude:
Arithmetic:
Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions,
Relationship between numbers Fundamental arithmetical operations:
Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest
(Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business,
Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work. Algebra: Basic
algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple
problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations. Geometry: Familiarity with
elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds
of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its
chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common
tangents to two or more circles. Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals,
Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right
Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped,
Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base Trigonometry:
Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and
distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin20 +
Cos20=1 etc., Statistical Charts : Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram,
Frequency polygon, Bar- diagram, Pie-chart
General Awareness:
Questions
are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the
environment around him and its application to society. Questions are
also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of
everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may
be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions
relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining
to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and
scientific research. For VH candidates of 40% and above visual
disability and opting for SCRIBES there will be no component of
Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence &
Reasoning / Quantitative Aptitude