Syllabus For Junior Assistant Recruitment 2023.
Syllabus for The Examination
➢ Mathematical Abilities
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 Alligation, 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 sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
Statistics and Probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities.
Reasoning and General Intelligence
Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. These will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, 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, Numerical operations, Other subtopics, if any.
English Language and Comprehension.
Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; 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, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. To test comprehension, two or more paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should be based on current affairs editorial or a report.
Hindi Optional.
ह िंदी भाषा एविंबोधगम्यता शब्दावली, व्याकरण, वाक्य संरचना, पर्ाार्वाची, ववलोमार्ाक शब्द एवं इनका सही प्रर्ोग; त्रुवि का पता लगाएं, ररक्त स्र्ानों की पूवता कीविए, पर्ाार्वाची/विन्नार्ाक शब्द, ववलोमार्ाक शब्द, वतानी/गलत वतानी वालेशब्दों का पता लगाना, मुहावरेऔर लोकोक्तक्तर्ााँ, एकार्ी शब्द, वाक्योंमेंसुधार, विर्ाओंके कततावाच्य/कमावाच्य, प्रत्यक्ष/अप्रत्यक्ष कर्न मेंरूपांतरण, वाक्य को पविए और इसके सिी
िागोंको सही िम मेंकीविए। वकसी पाठांश के वाक्योंको सही िम मेंकीविए। वकसी पाठांश मेंअर्ाग्रहण की दृवि सेररक्त स्र्ानोंमें उपर्ुक्त शब्द िरना अपवठत पाठांश, उपर्ुाक्त पाठांश का अर्ाग्रहण कीविए। अर्ाग्रहण की दृवि सेआपकी क्षमता का पता लगानेके वलए आपको दो र्ा अवधक अनुच्छे द वदए िाएं गेऔर इन पर आधाररत प्रश्ोंके उत्तर, आपको देनेहैं। वदए गए अनुच्छे दोंमेंसेएक, मूल रूप सेपुस्तक र्ा कहानी पर आधाररत होना चावहए, िबवक दू सरा अनुच्छे द वकसी सामवर्क ववषर् के संपादकीर् ववश्लेषण र्ा वकसीर रपोिापर आधाररत होना चावहए।
➢ General Awareness
Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them 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 neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economics, Science, General Policy and Scientific Research.
➢ Computer Knowledge Module
Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts.
Software: Windows Operating System including basics of Microsoft Office like MS Word, MS Excel and Power Point etc.
Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking.
Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.
