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So, as soon as you are told to start answering, we would recommend starting with the General Awareness / Marketing Aptitude / Computer knowledge because there wont be much to think or solve in this section. Just see the question and mark the answer. Attempt as many questions as you can in this section (only if you are sure of the answer) but you should be able to complete this section in 20 minutes (25 minutes in worst case).
The next section to go for would be English. In English section generally first 10 questions in it will be that of comprehension passage. So we would recommend leaving that part of the questions as the rest of the section is pretty basic English which is very easy. Again you should be able to complete this section in 20 to 25 minutes.
So, we've done with 2 sections in 40 to 50 minutes and left with another 100 questions which should be done in 70 - 80 minutes.
Depending upon your strength, go for either Reasoning or Quantitative Aptitude but remember to solve the easiest questions First (this will be the deciding factor). Anything that requires serious calculations in Quantitative Aptitude (DI) or serious thinking in Reasoning should be left behind at first and come back to it if time permits at the end. For example, questions on Puzzles and Circular Arrangement in Reasoning and Compound Interest calculations in Quantitative Aptitude could be avoided ( A Small Clarification : Many of us has a blind belief that in Data Interpretation they wont ask questions from basic maths topics like Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Probability, Speed and Distance etc.. But remember friends, Data Interpretation doesn't contain only bars and graphs. They may give the data of Simple Interest or Probability and ask some interrelated questions on that. So its advisable to concentrate on all areas).
From the feedback given by many test takers, what we found is that the Data Interpretation part in Quantitative Aptitude will be an important part in the test which is also very easiest part. Most of the question in it could be solved with out even using your pen. So work hard our basic maths speed improvement techniques so that you can easily improve your calculation speed and can solve simple problems with a single glance.
Coming to the time for these 2 sections, 50 questions in Quantitative Aptitude (or all that you could solve) should be completed in 35-40 minutes which leaves out 40-45 minutes to solve 50 questions in reasoning. It may sound silly... 35 to 40 minutes for Data Interpretation and 40 to 45 minutes for Reasoning... Well, the reason behind this is... you can easily solve DI Problems with little practice. But in reasoning section, you should think twice before marking your answer. And usually people pay less attention on Non - Verbal Reasoning. But its advisable that not to neglect this area as there would be at least 10 questions from it. Dont you think 10 marks are enough to decide your chances???
All said and done, you should have at least 5 minutes at the last which you could either use to solve the Reading Comprehension in English or the arrangement questions in Reasoning.
Hope it Helps.. All the best :)
Hope it Helps.. All the best :)
Not 1.6 mins, Its 0.8 mins per questions, i.e 48 seconds per Q.
ReplyDeleteThe figure quoted above was wrong Tushar... It was 36 seconds actually.. Corrected now... Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you so much for the concern.
Deleteopps sorry ma'am.
Deletethank u so much .... it's super
DeleteIts better to answer 25-30 qustions in DI & Reasoning.. after that still if you have time go for the remaining
Deleteplease provide 2011 p.o question paper..
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ReplyDeleteI think 36 Seconds per question. Not 1.6 Minutes per Question.
ReplyDelete(120*60)/200= 36
Or
200/120= 1.6 Questions per minute
Please correct it.
Yep you are correct Nitesh.. I was wrong.. Corrected it now.. Extremely sorry for the inconvenience..
DeleteShiv, how many questions will be there in each section?
ReplyDelete4 sections friend...
Delete50 marks from each section
madam i think u shd rechek the time 1.6 mints per question.for 200 questions if u tak 1.6 minutes then total time will be 320 minute that is 5 hrs and 20 minutes....i hope u got ur mistak
ReplyDeleteAlready corrected friend :)
DeleteI was in lil hurry while making this post... Extremely sorry for the mistake.... Thank you so much for the concern..
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ReplyDeleteIs it necessary to pass all the 4 sections?
ReplyDeleteExam is gonna be Online. So I think, there should not be Non-Verbal Reasoning. ???
ReplyDeletemam plz tell me as this time they are taking an online exam so figures will be there or not ?
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Deleteas it will online exam this time, so is there any chances of getting non-verbal questions also in reasoning section?? plz reply..
ReplyDeleteas this time it will be online exam, so is there any possibility of getting non-verbal ques.in reasoning section?? plz reply..
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ReplyDeleteDo we get only data interpretation problems in Aptitude section?
will there be non verbal reasoning questions....
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