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Yes Dear in CGL your marks will be cut for wrong answer.

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Tier-I.
In Tier-II, there will be negative marking of 0.25 marks in Paper-II and 0.50 marks
In Paper-I and Paper-III for each wrong answer.


Syllabus of CGL 2014

TIER-I OF THE EXAMINATION:

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This
component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation,
problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship
concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and
decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number
Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic
Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations,
symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched
hole/pattern –folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city
matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and
classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if
any.

B. General Awareness : Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the
environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current
events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected
of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries
especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

C. Quantitative Aptitude : The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and
number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals ,fractions
and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion,Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and
Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic
identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of
centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a
circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism,
Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right
Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities,
Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart

D. English Comprehension : Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing
ability, etc. would be tested.

The questions in Parts A, B & D will be of a level commensurate with the
Essential Qualification viz graduation and questions in Part C will be of 10th

Standard level.
NOTE -1 : Part C (Quantitative Aptitude) of Test booklet for Tier-I and Paper-I (Quantitative
Abilities) of Tier-II will contain separate set of Questions for VH candidates only,(
who have opted for assistance of scribe) which will not have components of Maps,
Graphs, Statistical data, Diagram, Figures, Geometrical problems. However,
components of other papers will be the same for other candidates.

NOTE – 2 : The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying
standards in each component of the Tier-I Examination taking into consideration
among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates.
Only those candidates, who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the
Commission would be required to appear in the Tier –II Examination.

NOTE -3 :Tier-I examination is used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II
examination for various papers which will be specifically required for different groups
of posts. However, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into
account for final ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview/skill test
and also final selection. Syllabus for tier-ii of the examination:

Paper-I : Quantitative Ability : The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number
sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals ,fractions and
relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion,Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss,
Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of
School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres,
Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle,
common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right
Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid
with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities,
Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart

Paper-II : English Language & Comprehsion :Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate’s
understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on spot the error, fill in the blanks,
synonyms, antonyms, spelling/detecting mis-spelt words, idioms & phrases, one word substitution, improvement of
sentences, active/passive voice of verbs, conversion into direct/indirect narration, shuffling of sentence parts,
shuffling of sentences in a passage, cloze passage & comprehension passage.

Paper-III : Statistics for Investigator Grade-II, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation & Compiler in RGI.

Collection Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data – Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data
collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency
distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency- Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition
values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.
Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion – range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and
standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.
Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis – Different types of moments and their relationship; meaning of skewness
and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.
Correlation and Regression – Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient; simple regression lines;
Spearman’s rank correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial
correlation (For three variables only).
Probability Theory – Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound
probability; Independent events; Bayes’ theorem.
Random Variable and Probability Distributions – Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and
Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial , Poisson, Normal and Exponential
distributions; Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete).
Sampling Theory – Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling
errors; Probability and non-probability sampling techniques(simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling,
convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution(statement only); Sample size decisions.
Statistical Inference - Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of
estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic
concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic,
Confidence intervals.
Analysis of Variance - Analysis of one-way classified data and two-way classified data.
Time Series Analysis - Components of time series, Determinations of trend component by different methods,
Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods.
Index Numbers - Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index
number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of
Index Numbers.

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