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a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
The WBCS prelims exam is qualifying in nature only. The marks secured in the WBCS prelims exam are not considered for the final merit list. The details of the WBCS prelims question paper is as follows.
Paper | Number of Questions | Max. Marks |
General Studies | 200 | 200 |
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
Yes, there is negative marking in the WBCS preliminary and main exams.
In the WBCS prelims exam, the quantum of negative marking is one by third. The negative marking makes the exam difficult. For each incorrect answer, the Commission will deduct 1/3 of the marks assigned for correct answer.
In the main exam, the quantum of the negative marking is 10% of the marks assigned to the question.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
Yes, the WBCS main exam has some papers which are objective paper and other papers are subjective. The out of six compulsory papers, four are objective type multiple choice questions based paper. The other two papers and optional subjects are descriptive type conventional papers. The four objective type MCQs are
- Paper III: General Studies - I
- Paper IV: General Studies - II
- Paper V: The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Paper VI: Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The candidates who appear in document verification will be sent for a medical examination at the Railway Hospitals. They will have to qualify in the medical category ‘B-1’ as prescribed in the Indian Railway Medical Manual. Those wearing glasses or having flat foot, knock knee, squint eyes, colour blindness and other bodily defects are not eligible for an appointment.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The process of RPF SI document verification is gi
- Based on the performance of candidates in the CBT and subject to their qualifying in PET & PMT, candidates are called for document verification
- In cases of two or more candidates securing the same marks, their merit position is determined by age criteria i.e. older person is given higher seniority
- The appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration
- The final verification of educational and category certificates, verification of character and antecedents of the candidates from the local administration
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
Adequate number of candidates are selected for RPF SI PET/PMT. Candidates 10 times the number of vacancies are selected for PET and PMT. It is mandatory to clear the PET and the same is qualifying in nature. Candidates need to qualify in all the tests to be considered.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
RPF SI syllabus comprises the topics and sub-topics that candidates need to prepare for the exam. Candidates should equal time to all the subjects given in the syllabus. They should go through the topics given in the syllabus properly and find out the important topics for the exam. After completing each chapter, candidates must appear for the mock tests.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
There is no limitation on the number of attempts in the TNPSC Group 2 exam. There is no mention of limitation on the number of attempts in the official notification. The candidates can appear in the TNPSC Group 2 exam till they fulfil the age criteria.
Candidates appearing for the TNPSC Group 2 Exam have unlimited attempts as long as they fulfill the age criteria, with the maximum age limit being 30 years.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The important topics for RPF SI General Awareness section are given below:
- Indian History
- Art & Culture
- Geography
- Economics
- General Polity
- Indian Constitution
- Sports
- General Science, etc.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The highlights related to RPF SI syllabus are given below.
| Sections | Highlights |
|---|---|
General Awareness | Questions in the test are aimed to test a candidate’s awareness regarding the environment, knowledge regarding the current affairs, etc. |
Arithmetic | This section tests a candidate's understanding regarding the numbers and calculations. |
General Intelligence & reasoning | Questions in this section are framed to assess a candidate’s ability to think logically. |
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