Territorial Army exam Syllabus Feb 2015(Exam Question Paper Pattern & Preparation tips)

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Exam Question Paper Pattern:

The written exam duration is of two hours.
Maximum mark is 100.

The question paper has two sections that are I & II.
First section comprise in three parts that is part A,B&C

Section I: ENGLISH (40 marks)

Part A: Essay (30 marks)
In this part one has to write One essay out of Five essays within three hundred words. For this the allocated marks is 30. The essay related to current scenario (National/ International).

Part B: English Comprehension (5 marks)
This part is English comprehension & Language for 5 marks.Question & Answer will be based on a Small passage for 05 marks.

Part C: Synonyms & Antonyms (5 marks)

Section II: General Awareness ( 60 marks)
Second part consists of General Knowledge. Total number of questions in this section is sixty. Each question carry one marks.

Marking scenario: Many Candidates have doubts that is there is any negative marks or not ,as per my previous attempts there was no negative marks.

Cut off: To get into PIB Candidates have to score more than 50% of the total marks i,e more than 50 marks out of total 100 marks.

Study plan for TA exam..

General Awareness:
General Awareness paper will consist of 60 marks and will be objective in nature. It will test the candidate about his knowledge on various subjects including current affairs, history, geography, scientific relation to day-to-day experiences, generic scientific observations as may be expected of an educated person who does not have specialization in any particular subject.

Preparation tips:
Read newspapers regularly for the latest happenings in and around the world.
Read magazines that cover varied topics ranging from economy to business to trade policies to the latest awardees in the fields of sports, art, literature. In short, just be aware of all the topics because questions can come from anywhere.
Refer to past question papers and see the pattern of occurrence of the questions. That will give you an idea as to which topics to concentrate on.

English:
To prepare for Comprehension passage, one can develop the habit of reading the newspaper regularly. Reading the newspaper improves not only one's vocabulary but also one's knowledge about the subject.
One can refer to Synonyms -antonyms books to clear the concepts
Try solving past year's question papers so that you have an idea of what to expect

Essay:

I would recommend THE HINDU & THE TIMES OF INDIA.The Hindu gives you simple & effective writing style while TOI gives u stylish English & increases your vocabulary.Both are needed to write a good Essay

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