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Compulsory subjects and post-related subjects for professional and technical cadres. Confirm the applicable subject code in the recruitment notice.
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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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MENTAL ABILITY
(COMPULSORY)
Subject Code: 009
Total Marks-50
The objective of mental ability test is to assess differential aptitude of the candidate. The following areas are
likely to be covered:
1. Verbal Reasoning: The verbal reasoning test, as its name implies, is a measure of ability to
understand concepts framed in pairs of words. The word used in these items may come from history,
geography, literature, science, or any other content area. The item thus samples the candidate‘s
knowledge and his/her ability to abstract and generalize relationships inherent in that knowledge.
Example: Man has an inborn desire to..........the unknown.
Answer:
a. Invent
b. Discover
c. Recover
d. Solve
e. fear
2. Abstract Reasoning: The abstract reasoning test is intended as a nonverbal measure of the
candidate‘s reasoning ability. The series presented in each problem requires the perception of an
operating principle in the changing diagrams. In each instance, the candidate must discover the
principle or principles governing the change of the figures and give evidence of his understanding by
designating the diagram which should follow.
3. Space Relations: The Space Relation test is a measure of ability to deal with concr ete materials
through visualization. The ability to visualize a constructed object from a picture of a pattern has
been used frequently in test of structural visualization. The ability to imagine how an object would
appear if rotated in various ways has been used effectively in the measurement of space perception.
Example: A man travels 1 mile, then turn left and travels 1 mile, then he turns right and travels 2
miles, then again he turns right, and travels 5 miles. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer:
a) 5 Miles
b) 1 mile
c) 9 miles
d) 6 miles