The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has invited applications filling up the posts of Upper Division Clerk (UDC), Stenographer (Steno.) and Multi Tasking Staff (MTS).
In this article, we will cover the Prelims exam analysis of 2019 for the post of ESIC UDC. This analysis will help us in understanding the exam pattern and question trend for the upcoming ESIC UDC Prelims 2021. If you are interested in applying for this post, we urge you to go through the details provided below carefully.
ESIC UDC Exam Pattern
The exam pattern for the post of ESIC UDC is as follows-
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Exam
- Computer Skill Test
ESIC UDC Prelims Exam Analysis 2019
In the ESIC UDC Prelims, the candidates are evaluated based on the following subjects-
- General Intelligence & Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
In the following section, we will look at each subject separately.
General Intelligence & Reasoning
It is evident from the table below that maximum questions were asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement and Alphanumeric-symbol Series. The overall level of this section was easy.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement (Box, Scheduling, Circular) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alpha-numeric-symbol Series | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 1 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Order & Ranking | 4 | Easy |
| Alphabet Based | 1 | Easy |
| Letter Based | 1 | Easy |
| Total | 25 | Easy |
English Language
In this section, maximum questions were asked from Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Sentence Rearrangement and Error Detection. Therefore, it is important to focus on these topics for the upcoming exam as they carry the maximum weightage. The level of difficulty of this section was easy-moderate.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension (Story based) | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 5-6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection | 4-5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Single Fillers (word) | 3 | Easy |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude
Here, the maximum questions were based on Simplification and Arithmetic Word Problems. Moreover, make sure to practice Data Interpretation and Number Series as they are scoring topics. The overall level of this section was easy.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Number Series (Missing) | 5 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| Simplification | 8 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problem | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy |
General Awareness
The General Awareness Section was a mix of static GK as well as current affairs. The level of this section was easy-moderate. Few questions that were asked in the ESIC UDC 2019 Prelims are given below:
- Name of the External Affairs Minister.
- Full form of GDP
- G20 Summit 2020 to be held in.
- Women cricketer of the year 2019.
- Bhakra Nangal Dam.
- Hawa Mahal Located in which city.
- World No Tobacco Day.
- Capital of Iran.
- Women Hockey Team Coach.
- Miss World 2019.
- Recently appointed IMF Chief Economist.
- Minister of Corporate Affairs.
- Indian men hockey team coach.
- Mission Shakti related to which organisation.
- Chennai Central railway station was renamed after which famous personality.
- Russia honoured which country’s prime minister with the highest civilian award.
- Author of Indian 2020: Mission of new India book
- Question related to Jallianwala bagh massacre anniversary
- One question from famous Santoor player of India
- Colour of Number plate for Electric vehicles
- Rohan Bopana related to which sport
- Niraj Chopra related to which sport
- Dena Bank & Vijaya Bank merged in which bank?
- Currency of France
- 1st Lokpal of India
The exam analysis discussed above will assist you in identifying the important topics that you need to focus on for the upcoming ESIC UDC Prelims 2021.
We wish you all the best for your preparation.
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