EPFO SSA Mains Exam Analysis 2019: 14 November 2019

Dikshant

4 years ago

The first stage of EPFO Social Security Assistant (EPFO SSA) Recruitment – EPFO SSA Prelims Exam was conducted on 31st August and 1st September 2019. The second stage of the examination will be conducted on 14 November 2019. The exam will be conducted in only one shift. In this blog EPFO SSA Mains Exam Analysis 2019 we will be sharing you the total no. of questions asked, its pattern and types of questions for a better understanding of question paper.

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Section-wise

Overall Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Quantitative Aptitude

Wrong Series: 5 Questions
Approximation: 6 Questions
Comparison: 4 Questions
DI (Tabular Based): 5 Questions
Caselet: 5 Questions
Pie Chart: 6 Questions
Miscellaneous: 9 Questions

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – English Language

RC: 7 Questions
Match the following: 2 Questions
Cloze Test: 5 Questions
Correct Usage: 3 Questions
Jumbled Sentences: 5 Questions
Fillers: 4 Questions
Word Rearrangement: 4 Questions

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – General/ Economy/Financial Awareness

32 -34 Questions from Current Affairs
6-8 Questions from static GK

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Reasoning/ Intelligence

Syllogism: 4 Questions
Data Sufficiency: 4 Questions
Stack-based puzzle: 5 Questions
Circular Arrangement: 5 Questions
Floor based puzzle: 5 Questions
Designation based puzzle: 5 Questions
Number based puzzle: 5 Questions
Inequality: 4 Questions
Miscellaneous: 3 Questions

EPFO Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Descriptive Paper

3 Letter Writing Topics
1 question on Precise – Inflation combat-related topic
1 Reading Comprehension inclusive of 5 Questions (Climate Based Paragraph)

EPFO SSA Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Memory based Questions for GA

According to the Forbes list, which Indian actor is listed as the highest-paid actor? – Akshay Kumar
Who won the Ramon Magsaysay award for journalism? – Ravish Kumar
Where is Hollongi airport located? – Arunachal Pradesh
Where was e-Governance 2019 meeting held? – Shillong
Who is the Governor of Telangana? – Tamilisai Soundararajan
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s are associated with which sport? – Badminton
Where was 35th ASEAN summit held? – Bangkok, Thailand
Who has been appointed as the CFO of World Bank?- Anshula Kant
Shyam Ramsay is related to which field? – Film Director

EPFO SSA Mains Exam Analysis 2019: Mains Exam Pattern Phase 2

Sr.No.	Name of the Test(Objective Tests)	No. of Questions	Max.Marks	Duration	Version
1	Reasoning/ Intelligence	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
2	General/ Economy/Financial Awareness	40	40	20 minutes	Bilingual
3	English Language	30	40	30 minutes	English
4	Quantitative Aptitude	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
	Total	150	200	2 hours
5.	Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis)	3 (Letter, Precise, Comprehension)	30	45 minutes	English
	Grand Total	153	230	2 hours 45 minutes

NOTE:

The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection
For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question
Descriptive paper will be completely online, i.e. the questions will be displayed on the screen and the candidates will have to type the answers using the keyboard.
Descriptive paper will be conducted online immediately after completion of the online objective test of Phase-II Main.

EPFO SSA Mains Exam Analysis 2019: Phase 3 – Computer Skill Test
(Computer Data Entry Test)

Candidates will be required to appear for the Skill Test to assess speed and accuracy for Data Entry Work. Minimum requirement is 5000 key depressions per hour. Candidates short-listed for Skill Test will have to appear for a Skill Test.

Note: Computer Skill Test will be qualifying in nature. Marks obtained will not be reckoned for merit ranking.

Qualifying Marks: – Qualifying Marks in Phase-I (Preliminary Exam.) and Phase–II (Main Exam.) will be decided as per the discretion of EPFO.

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Dikshant

Dikshant (DJ) is an engineer turned banker. He has cleared many competitive exams before his current placement. Being an officer in the bank, DJ is super busy but makes sure that he always finds time for writing informative & exam-oriented content to help students in cracking competitive exams such as SBI, IBPS, SSC, JAIIB/ CAIIB and many more.