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West Bengal Staff Selection Commission LDA Exam syllabus

Paper-I -

Part-I will carry 100 marks having 100 questions of 1 (one) mark each.

Part-I consists of multiple choice objective type questions on English (30 marks), General Studies (40 marks) and Arithmetic (30 marks).

The duration of Part-I Examination will be for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

There is no negative marking.

S.No Subject/Topic No. of Questions Marks Duration
1 English 30 30 1 1/2 Hours (90 Minutes)
2 General Studies 40 40
3 Arithmetic 30 30
TOTAL 100 100

Paper-II -

The Part-II shall consist of conventional type questions on
(a) Group A – English, and
(b)Group B – Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali carrying 50 marks each for Group –‘A’ and Group ‘B’.
The duration of Part-II Examination will be for 1 hour.

Group Subject/Topic Marks Duration
Group-A English 50 1 Hour
Group-B Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali 50

Syllabus

Part-I English.
General Studies.
Arithmetic.
Group A – English.
Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali.

English

Fundamentals of the English.
Vocabulary.
Grammar.
Sentence Structure.
Synonyms.
Antonyms and its correct usage, etc.

General Studies

Matters of everyday observation including everyday science.
Current events and problems with special reference to India.
Elementary knowledge of Indian History and Indian Geography.

Arithmetic

Divisibility.
Fractions.
Decimals.
Recurring Decimals.
Simplification.
H.C.F.
L.C.M.
Partnership.
Average.
Ratio and Proportion.
Percentage.
Simple Interest.
Profit and Loss.
Time and Distance.
Area of Rectangle & Squares.

Group A – English

(a) Drafting of a report in English from points or materials supplied.
(b) Condensing of a prose passage (summary or précis).
(c) Translation from Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali, as the case may be, into English.

For Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali

(a) Drafting of a report from points or materials supplied.
(b) Condensing of a prose passage (summary or précis).
(c) Translation from English into Bengali or Hindi or Urdu or Nepali, as the case may be.