Analysis Of Fms 2005

Analysis of FMS 2005 Major change in the paper was that Data Interpretation and General Knowledge sections were missing. Though the total numbers of questions were same as last year: 175 questions to be attempted in 2 hours. As compared to last year, questions in Quantitative Ability section were easy. More priority was given to topics on algebra and arithmetic. Total number of questions = 175 Time = 2 hrs Scoring pattern: 4 marks for every correct attempt, -1 for every wrong attempt. Sr.No. Area covered

Number of question Difficulty level

1

English usage

28

Average

2.

Reasoning

50

Average

3.

Reading comprehension

47

Average

4.

Quantitative aptitude

50

Easy

TOTAL

175

Average

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English: 1. 47 questions were based on Reading Comprehension. This area was of average difficulty level. There were three passages consisting of 23, 13, 11 questions. But the passages given were lengthy so this part of English was time consuming. 2. The English Usage based questions were of average difficulty level and had the following break-up: Fill in the blanks – 5 questions Analogies, Antonym, Synonym -23 questions.

Reasoning : Total 50 questions were there from this area, which was of average difficulty level. The reasoning area was a fair mix of both analytical and logical reasoning. The questions were mostly easy, though a few questions from Analytical Reasoning could be considered tough and time consuming. Quantitative aptitude: There were total 50 questions from this section. As compared to last year, questions in this section were bit easy. Most of the questions were direct formula based. Majority of the questions were from Algebra and Arithmetic. The mathematics section mostly had questions on permutation and combination, numbers, series, logarithm, base and indices, speed time ad distance, alligation, mixtures, numbers, profit and loss, time and work and averages. Besides there were a few questions from circles. The overall paper was of an average difficulty level. Candidates who obtain an overall score of 380 to 400 can expect a call.