SSC Combined Higher Secondary Written Examination 2011 Syllabus

Scheme and Syllabus of Examination:  The written examination will be held in the following subjects for the post of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk followed by Skill Test and Typing Test respectively.

• Scheme of the Written Examination

The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below: 

Date of Exam(Tentative)	Part	Subject	Max. Marks	Number of Questions	Total Duration/ Timings for General candidates	Duration & Timings for VH candidates
4.12.2011	I	General  Intelligence	50	50	2 Hours 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon	2 Hours and 40 Min. 10.00 AM to 12.40 PM
	II	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	50	50
	III	Numerical Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	50	50
	IV	General Awareness	50	50

NOTE- I: The Paper will consist of Objective Type- Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-I, III & IV.
NOTE-II: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

• Syllabus of the Written Examination

General Intelligence

1	Semantic Analogy	16	Space Orientation
2	Symbolic/Number Analogy	17	Venn Diagrams
3	Figural Analogy	18	Drawing inferences
4	Semantic Classification	19	Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
5	Symbolic/Number Classification	20	Figural Pattern - folding and completion
6	Figural Classification	21	Indexing
7	Semantic Series	22	Address matching
8	Number Series	23	Data and City matching
9	Figural Series	24	Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
10	Problem Solving*	25	Small & Capital Letters/number-coding, decoding and classification
11	Word Building	26	Embedded figures
12	Coding and de-coding	27	Critical Thinking
13	Numerical operations	28	Emotional Intelligence
14	Symbolic operations	29	Social Intelligence
15	Trends	30	Other sub-topics, if any

English Language

1	Spot the Error
2	Fill in the Blanks
3	Synonyms
4	Antonyms
5	Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words
6	Idioms & Phrases
7	One word substitution
8	Improvement of Sentences
9	Active/Passive Voice of Verbs
10	Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
11	Shuffling of Sentence parts
12	Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
13	Cloze Passage
14	Comprehension Passage

(* To be commensurate with the minimum prescribed educational qualifications (10th, 12th Graduate, Postgraduate) for the post)
Numerical Aptitude
a)      Arithmetic
Number Systems:

• Computation of Whole Number
• Decimal and Fractions
• Relationship between numbers

Fundamental Arithmetical Operations:

• Percentages
• Ratio and Proportion
• Square roots
• Averages
• Interest (Simple and Compound)
• Profit and Loss
• Discount
• Partnership Business
• Mixture and Alligation
• Time and distance
• Time and work

b)     Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications) e.g. Formulas for (a+b)², (a-b)², (a+b)³(a-b)³, a³-b³, a³+b³, a²-b²;  if a+b+c=0, then a³+b³+c³=3 abc etc. and Elementary surds (simple problems) including Graphs of Linear Equations.
c)      Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid, In-centre, Orthocentre, Circumcentre, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
d)      Mensuration:

• Triangle, Quadrilaterals
• Regular Polygons (sum of the internal angles of a polygon)
• Circle
• Right Prism
• Right Circular Cone
• Right Circular Cylinder
• Sphere, Hemispheres
• Rectangular Parallelepiped
• Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

e)      Trigonometry: Trigonometry (for acute angles 0 with 0≤0≤90), Trigonometric ratios, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities like sin²0 + Cos²0=1 etc., Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only).
f)      Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs

• Histogram
• Frequency polygon
• Bar-diagram
• Pie-chart

General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the ability of the candidate's general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
NOTE-1: For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBES there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning/ General Awareness Paper.
NOTE-2: The questions will be of the level to commensurate with Educational Qualification prescribed for the posts.