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DDA ASO 2017 Exam Analysis Shift-2
Today is the third day of Exam. So, Now it’s time for DDA ASO 2nd Shift Exam Analysis (Review). The Exam will be conducted from 18th September to 21st September 2017. We are providing Exam analysis of DDA ASO 2017 Shift-2, so that all other aspirants can get an overall and clear idea about exam pattern and difficulty level. So dear students, without much ado, let’s get straight to the detailed Exam analysis.
DDA ASO Tier-I Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme:-
This is CBE (Ccomputer Based examination). There are 4 sections in the Tier 1 exam of DDA ASO 2017, with 100 questions which account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:
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Section
|
Subject
|
No of Questions
|
Max Marks
|
Exam Duration
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
75 minutes |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Note:
- There is a negative marking of 0.66 marks in all sections.
- The duration of exam is 100 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped and suffering from cerebral palsy.
DDA ASO Exam Analysis (Over All):
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Section
|
Level
|
Good Attempts
|
|---|---|---|
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning
|
Moderate
|
16-19
|
|
General Awareness
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
12-15
|
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
Easy-Moderate
|
17-21
|
|
English Comprehension
|
Easy-Moderate
|
16-18
|
|
Overall
|
Moderate
|
63-69
|
DDA ASO Exam Analysis: General Intelligence
General intelligence or Reasoning was of moderate level in this exam. Questions from missing term and coding-decoding were quite difficult level.
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Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 2 | Easy |
| Seating Arrangement | 1 | Easy |
| Coding-decoding | 5-6 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Missing Term | 3 | Moderate |
| Odd one out | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 3-4 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate
|
DDA ASO Exam Analysis: General Awareness
Some questions from Exam:
- Who is the author of “Mein Kampf”?
- Who was the first president of independent India?
- Vasco D Gama came to India at the time of whose reign?
- Which of the following book is not written by Chetan bhagat?
- Ashoka sent whom to propagate Buddhism?
- Which factor is responsible for the formation of bread?
- Which instrument is used to measure an earthquake?
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Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
| History | 5-6 | Difficult |
| Geography | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Polity | 5-6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Economics | 4-5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Science | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate-DiffIcult |
DDA ASO Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative aptitude was of moderate level. There were no questions from trigonometry & geometry. Questions from Speed & Distance were quite time consuming.
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Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
| S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 5-6 | Moderate |
| Mensuration | 1-2 | Easy |
| Partnership | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Algebra | 3 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Speed and Distance | 6-7 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Average & Percentage | 2 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate |
DDA ASO Exam Analysis: English Language
English language section was of easy-moderate level, No questions were asked from One-word substitution and error detection. Questions from poems asked, in which mood of writer asked.
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Topic
|
No of Questions
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
| Fillers | 7-8 | Moderate |
| Idioms/Phrases (in the form of fillers) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Parajumbled | 1 | Easy |
| Antonym/ Synonym (in the form of sentences) | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Spelling check | 1 | Easy |
| 2 RC | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
