ECGC PO General Awareness
ECGC PO General Awareness
ECGC PO 2018 – Objective Test, conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 140 Minutes, 5 Sections, a total of 200 questions, a Maximum score of 200 marks. The 5 Sections are timed: Reasoning Ability, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude.
ECGC PO 2018 – Descriptive Test, conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 40 minutes, 2 Section, a total of 2 questions, a Maximum score of 40 marks. The section wise details are as shown below.
Pattern
The structure of the examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Online Examination:
Sl.No. |
Name of the Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1 |
Reasoning Ability |
50 |
50 |
40 Minutes |
2 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
30 Minutes |
3 |
Computer Knowledge |
20 |
20 |
10 Minutes |
4 |
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
20 Minutes |
5 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 Minutes |
Total |
200 |
200 |
140 Minutes |
Description Paper:
Sl.No. |
Type activity |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
1 |
Essay Writing |
One out of two given options |
20 |
40 Minutes for both
questions together |
2 |
Precise Writing |
One out of two together
given options |
20 |
The
ECGC PO General Awareness, section has a total of 40 questions, Maximum marks of 40 with a time limit of 20 minutes. Below mentioned are the different categories of expected questions. The topics for General Awareness are mentioned seperately.
Syllabus
ECGC PO General Awareness Syllabus:
Sl.No |
Concepts |
1 |
Indian Constitution |
2 |
History |
3 |
Science – Inventions & Discoveries |
4 |
Budget and Five Year Plans |
5 |
Important Financial & Economic News |
6 |
Economy |
7 |
Geography of India & Gujarat |
8 |
Scientific Research |
9 |
Culture |
10 |
India and its neighboring countries |
11 |
Sports |
12 |
Knowledge of Current Events |
13 |
General Politics |
14 |
Countries & Capitals |
15 |
Economy, Banking, and Finance |
16 |
Particular reference to Rajasthan State |
Note:
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
Samples
1. Which of the following day is the International Day of Older Persons?
A. 01st October
B. 02nd October
C. 03rd October
D. 04th October
E. 05th October
Answer: A
2. What is the theme for International Day of Older Persons 2017?
A. “Stepping into the Future: Helping of Older Persons in Society”
B. “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society”
C. “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Helping of Older Persons in Society”
D. “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Respecting of Older Persons in Society”
E. “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Caring of Older Persons in Society”
Answer: B
3. President Ramnath Kovind inaugurates Shirdi airport in which of the following state?
A. Haryana
B. Uttarakhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
E. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: D
4. India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and _______.
A. Pakistan
B. China
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
E. None of the above
Answer: D
5. Which of the following country’s law banning face veils such as burkhas or niqabs has come into effect?
A. United Kingdom
B. India
C. Austria
D. Italy
E. Australia
Answer: C
6. The Federal Reserve System is the privately owned central banking system of which of the following country?
A. United States
B. France
C. Italy
D. Germany
E. Switzerland
Answer: A
7. Which of the following country recently marked the 68th anniversary of National Day?
A. Cuba
B. China
C. South Africa
D. Germany
E. Russia
Answer: B
8. Vienna is the capital of which of the following country?
A. Cuba
B. Hungary
C. Austria
D. Italy
E. Australia
Answer: C
9. Which of the following person is the present Defence Minister of India?
A. Suresh Prabhu
B. Manohar Parrikar
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Narendra Modi
E. Piyush Goyal
Answer: C
10. Which of the following person is the present governor of Maharashtra?
A. P Sathasivam
B. Anil Baijal
C. Om Prakash Kohli
D. Ram Naik
E. Vidyasagar Rao
Answer: E
11. The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on which of the following day?
A. 1st October
B. 2nd October
C. 3rd October
D. 4th October
E. 5th October
Answer: B
12. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple has been adjudged best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India, this temple is located in which of the following state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
E. Telangana
Answer: D
13. Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 to be held in which of the following city?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Hyderabad
D. Goa
E. Kochi
Answer: C
14. What is the theme for 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit?
A. “Women first, Safety for Nation”
B. “Women First, Prosperity for All”
C. “Women Safety, Good for All”
D. “Women Safety”
E. “Business First, Prosperity for All”
Answer: B
15. Which of the following person launched Swachh Andhra Mission on the occasion of
Gandhi Jayanti recently?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Chandrababu Naidu
D. Chandrasekar Rao
E. Palanisamy
Answer: C
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