CSIR SO ASO Exam Analysis 2024, All Shifts, 5th February 2024

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CSIR SO ASO Exam Analysis 2024

CSIR SO ASO Exam Analysis 2024: The CSIR SO ASO 2024 exam has begun on 5th February 2024. Papers 1 and 2 were held in two shifts- morning and afternoon respectively. Candidates wishing to know about the exam difficulty and questions asked can find all the information here. The article also details the good attempts and difficulty level of the paper in each shift.

CSIR SO ASO Exam Analysis – Exam Pattern

The CSIR SO ASO exam consists of 3 stages – MCQ-based, Descriptive, and Interview. The first stage has 2 papers. The second stage is descriptive with essay, precis, and letter/application writing questions. The following table gives a detailed view of the exam:

Stage	Paper	Subject	Total Questions	Total Marks	Time Duration
Stage 1	Paper I	General Awareness	100	100	120 minute
		English Language and Comprehension	50	50
	Paper II	General Intelligence, Reasoning, and Mental Ability	200	200	150 minute
Stage 2	Paper III	English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper (Essay, Precis and Letter/Application Writing)	3	150	120 minute
Stage 3	Interview Exams	–	100	–

CSIR SO ASO Exam Analysis 2024 – Paper 1

Paper 1 of CSIR SO ASO consists of General Awareness and English. The questions asked were as follows:

CSIR SO ASO General Awareness

The general awareness section of CSIR SO ASO Paper 1 has the following questions:

Current Affairs (15 questions)
- Appointments
- Sports
- Awards
- Schemes and Yojanas – National Health
- Niti Aayog Chairman
- GST Council Chairman
- COP-28 was held where
- Article 279A
- International Sugar Organisation is where
Polity
- Basic doctrine principles
- First woman chairman of the INC
- Which of the following is a Constitutional Body
- Purpose of Election Commission
- Reservation for SC/ST in Lok Sabha
- Finance Commission
History
- Shah Jahan – Badhshahnama
- Non-cooperation Movement Year
- Harappa
- Rani Chanamma
- Governor General
- Veda
- Mauryan Empire
- Sanchi Stupa
- Foreign Invasion
- Last viceroy
- M. Gandhi’s first satyagraha of his life
Science and Technology (3-4 questions)
- NanoTech Launch

CSIR SO ASO English

The English section of CSIR SO ASO Paper 1 had the following questions:

Passage – 2 poems
Homophones
Panacea synonyms
Embellish spellings
Idioms
Fill in the blanks
Active and passive voice: 5-10 questions

CSIR SO ASO Exam Analysis 2024 – Paper 2

Paper 2 consisted of General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability.

Topics	No. of Questions
General Intelligence and Reasoning
General Mental Ability
Total

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