Aptitude Tests(part I)

Obviously! this is the first hurdle that you face whether in pen-paper picture or online, selection process varies from recruiter to  recruiter but they follow some general pattern to filter-out the candidates through written test.

How to clear  written test?

Answer is simple: your first hurdle is simply cleared only through practice practice and practice, so another question raises immediately that how to prepare? easily....          

There is some general pattern that each recruiter follow, generally a written test consists of four sections commonly they are

• Test Of General Awareness
• Test Of General English
• Test Of Quantitative Aptitude
• Test of Reasoning Ability

if you can study and master the above four test sections, you can appear in any exam and come out with cheers whether it may be a Bank Exam-(such as Probationary officer Or Clerks), a PSU recruitment exam-(such as SAIL/GAIL/ONGC/BHEL),a management exam-(such as MAT/CAT).

All these exams invariable consists of above four test sections, to illustrate this I m showing some popular exam follow this same pattern below: 

SBI PO (Probationary Officer): 

This is conducted in order of phases. It contains two phases comprising of Group discussion and Interview rounds.

LIC ADO (Apprentice Development officer): 

This test consists of  Two papers in a duration of 2 hours 

LIC AAO (Assistant Administrative officer): 

This test consists of section from 1 to 3 which is related some what to LIC ADO

  As you can find from above popular tests that written test is common, so what you should do is to prepare for these tests section by section and step by step, at first prepare for test of General Awareness and General English  so on and so forth. 

If you study and master in above four sections you will definitely beat the target with a 200% percent confirmation. 

In addition to the written tests some recruiters conduct technical tests I m will give all details in upcoming post Technical Tests

 Which type of questions are asked?

To give you some idea I have listed some of the questions as example, if you examples    other than these please help me by posting a comment

 General Awareness :

General knowledge:-

1. Navy Day is observed on a) Dec. 4 b) Dec. 25 c) Dec. 31 d) Jan. 1 2. National Song (Vande Mataram) was first sung on a) 1896 session of INC     b) 1912 session of INC c) 1927 session of INC     d) 1947 on eve of Independence 3. The shorter version of India’s National Anthem has a playing time of a) 12 seconds     b) 15 seconds     c) 20 seconds       d) 26 seconds 4. The inscription of India’s National Emblem, “Satya Meva Jayte” is a quotation from a) Gandhijis writings     b) Nehru’s Speeches c) Mundak Upnishad     d) None of these.   5. Tiger was adopted as National Animal in a) Nov. 1970  b) Nov. 1972  c) Dec. 1974  d) Oct. 1980 Vocabulary Test:- In question 1 to 3 find the odd one out. 1) a) Tiger        b) Leopard      c) Snail    d) Fox 2) a) Steamer  b) yatch           c) Sail      d) Boat 3) a) Ball          b) Ping-Pong  c) Rugby  d) Bowling Fill In The Blanks:- 1)__AGE __POSE __PART a) S b) R  c) IM   d) 2)DE __TIUE __ABLE __TAIN a) SAG   b) MOV  c) MAN   d) CAP pick up right word:- 1) Contempt a) Love b) Beauty c) Call d) Hate 2) Fame a) Publicity b) Hate c) Pleasure d) Renown Environment:- 1). Which of the following is not associated with industrial food production?  a) The use of fossil fuels      b) Chemical fertilizers  c) Large amount of labor    d) Machinery 2). With what bio-region is the team ‘steppe’ associated? a) Coniferous forest b) Tropical forests c) Savanna d) Grass land Health:- 1. Body temperature of a normal person:  a) 81.1°C   b) 36.9°F   c) 36.9°C   d) 98.6°F 2. A healthy person’s B.P. is  a) 81/170 mm of mercury   b) 80/120 mm of mercury c) 70/140 mm of mercury   d) 120/180 mm of mercury   Sports:- 1. Olympic games 2012 were held at a) England b) China c) Atlanta d) Tokyo 2. Commonwealth games 2010 held in a) Manchester b) Victoria c) Delhi d) Perth Media And Entertainment:- 1. In Oscar award 2012, the best picture is a) No country for oldman b) The hurt locker c) Slumdog millionaire d) War Horse 2. In 59th national film awards, the best feature film is a) Delhi 6 b) Deool c) Putaani Parti d) Kutty srank   General English : Reading comprehension:- Sandy and Victor, both English teachers, lived abroad for many years, first in Saudi Arabia, and then in the Far East, where, like many experiencing travelers, they suffered from culture shock.          Recently they returned to the United States and experienced something called reverse culture shock.  They had lived abroad for a very long time, and everything back home was new for them.         The cars seemed so big, and the people did too.  Sandy and Victor had forgotten how many overweight Americans there were.  But everyone was obsessed with dieting; people thought about it all the time.  Every magazine seemed to have an article about dieting, but not many people seemed disciplined enough to follow a diet.  Most were disappointed dieters.         When Sandy and Victor had first arrived in Saudi Arabia, it was surprising to see the Arab women covered from head to toe.  Sandy was equally shocked when she returned to the USA and saw women wearing hair rollers in public.         And both Sandy and Victor were frustrated because they didn’t have a car.  When they lived abroad, transportation had never been a problem, but the North American city that they lived in had very poor public transportation.  Sometimes the couple had to wait an hour for the bus.  It was very annoying.  And the bus stop was almost a mile from the apartment, so they had to walk a lot, too.  At the end of the day, they were exhausted.         It’s difficult to return home after being in another country for a while.  At first, Sandy and Victor were worried that they had a negative attitude about everything, but they felt relieved to hear about reverse culture shock.  It will take time for them to feel comfortable living here again.   1.In all the countries where they lived, Sandy and Victor ___. never suffered from culture shock suffered from culture shock once suffered from culture shock twice     suffered from culture shock three times 2.Sandy and Victor experienced reverse culture shock in ___. both Saudi Arabia and the Far East Saudi Arabia the Far East the USA    3.When Sandy and Victor returned home, they ___. were afraid they would not be able to live there again were afraid they would not be able to drive there immediately felt comfortable at home developed a negative attitude about American culture  4.The story is about ___. negative attitude as a result of living abroad cultural adjustment as a result of living in different countries two unusual and un happy people transportation and driving problems in the USA Synonyms:- 1. Lost ___. Defeated Failed Forfieted Wasted 2.Getaway ___. Holiday Freedom Escape Fantasy Antonyms:- 1. Rehearsed ___. Unplanned Fake Force Effortless 2.Willing ___. Distracted Reluctant Oblige Determined Grammatical Correction:- 1. Trisha has not solved her problem at all and was at her wit's ending. Her wit's end The wit ends Her witty end No correction required 2. It's a small theatre and the seats are uncomfortable, but the saving grace is   that the air conditioning is good. Grace to save Gracing save Saver grace No correction required   There are lot more examples you will find on internet .I have not completely provided things its just an overview to get an idea that how tests consists of questions. If you find any relevant example to this please post those example for futuristic use. In my next post [Aptitude tests (part II)] I m going to give an overview about the pattern of verbal and nonverbal reasoning as well as Quantitative Aptitude. Good luck!