Today was the EPFO (Assistants) Phase I(Preliminary) Exam 2019. A total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. All the sections, except English Language, were available in both English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25. There is sectional timing of 20 minutes.
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 23-25 | 20 |
| Numerical Aptitude | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 22-24 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 30-32 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 82 - 86 | 60 |
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (based on a person who helped a woman – Three phrases were asked in the RC) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para-jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement | 6 | Easy |
| Spot the Error - Grammar based (Old Pattern based) | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test (Old pattern based) | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks - Single FIB | 2 | Easy |
Questions on Spot the Error were based on fundamentals of grammar. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. Three phrases were asked in the RC. Overall, the level of difficulty of this section was easy.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series (Missing Number) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation (Table) – A, B, C, D were 4 persons and their sales figures for 4 months were given. | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Comparison of Variables - Quadratic Equations | 5 | Easy |
| Time and work | 1 | Easy- Moderate |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy- Moderate |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy- Moderate |
| Mensuration - Circle | 2 | Easy- Moderate |
| Percentage | 2 | Easy- Moderate |
| Simple Interest and Compound Interest | 1 | Easy- Moderate |
| Ratio and Proportion | 1 | Easy- Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (QA based word problem) | 1 | Easy- Moderate |
There was one set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Table based). The questions on Number Series were easy. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Ratio and Proportion, SI & CI, Percentages, Profit, Loss & Discount, Time and Work, Time, Speed and Distance, area etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 persons) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – 7 boxes based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – 8 People/4months/Interview dates based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction based set | 3 | Easy |
| Alphabet based Puzzle – 3 Letters/5 words | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet/Symbol based series | 4 | Easy |
| Mathematical Inequalities | 4 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
There were three sets of Data Arrangement and Seating Arrangement which are as follows: Circular Seating Arrangement, Data Arrangement – Box based and Data Arrangement - 8 persons/4 Months/Interview dates based. There were 4 questions based on syllogism. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
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All the Best!
Team CL
