The
paper had a total of 200 objective type questions
– to be answered in two hourstime. The paper
had three sections with separate time limits
given for each section.
After
the objective type paper was completed, an essay of
one page had to be written on the topic given. The page
would have accommodated about 250-275 words. The time
given for the essay was 20 min.
The
break-up of the objective type paper is as follows:
Section
Ref.
No.
of questions
Time
Limit
Areas
covered
Section
I
80
40 min.
Verbal Ability and Reading
Comprehension
Section
II
60
50 min.
Quantative/Analytical
Section
III
60
30 min.
General Awareness
There
was negative marking of one-third mark for every
wrong answer.
The
essay topic was “Indian Economy in the post-WTO regime.”
