Excise and Taxation Inspector Syllabus
Plan of Written Examination
All the aspirants are informed as under with respect to the written test to be conducted for the recruitment of Excise and Taxation Inspector.
(i) The Exam will be conducted in MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) format. OMR sheets will be used for answering the questions.
| (ii) | There will be negative marking. Each question carries 1 mark. For every wrong answer, 1/4th mark would be deducted. |
(iii) The test would be of 2 hours duration.
iv) Pattern of the written competitive examination is as follows:-
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Questions | Marks (Each Question carries 1 mark) | Type of Questions |
| 1. | Questions from General Knowledge and Current Affairs, English, Punjabi, Logical Reasoning and Mental ability, ICT, Punjab History and Culture | 120 | 120 | Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
recruitment of Excise and Taxation Inspector is annexed at
Annexure-1
Annexure-1 (Syllabus)
(i) Political issues,
(ii) Environment issues,
(iii) Current Affairs,
(iv) Science and Technology,
(v) Economic issues,
(vi) History of Punjab-14th century onwards
(vii) History of India with special reference to Indian
freedom struggle movement.
(viii) Sports,
(ix) Cinema and Literature.
Note:-a) The distribution of marks/question in each section is indicative. It
may vary slightly.
b) The syllabus is broadly classified as above but may vary to some
extent.
| Sr. No. | Indicative Contents of Syllabus | Weightage (Approx.) |
| 1 | General Knowledge and Current affairs of National and International importance including: | 30 |
| 2 | Logical Reasoning & Mental Ability: Verbal reasoning : Coding, Decoding, Analogy, Classification, Series, Direction sense test, relations, mathematical operations, time test, odd man out problems. Non Verbal reasoning : Series, Analogy and Classification. Basic numerical skills, Percentage, Number system, LCM and HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Number series, Average, Problems based on Ages, Profit & Loss, Partnership and Mixture, Simple and Compound Interest, Work and Time, Time and Distance, Mensuration and Data Interpretation. | 30 |
| 3 | English:- Basic Grammar, Subject and Verb, Adjectives and Adverbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Fill in the Blanks, Correction in Sentences, Idioms and their meanings, Spell Checks, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Direct and Indirect Speech, Active and Passive Voice, Correction in Sentences, etc. | 15 |
| 4 | ਪੰ ਜਾਬੀ:- ਸ਼ ੁੱ ਧ-ਅਸ਼ ੁੱ ਧ, ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋà©œ, ਅਗੇਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ, ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ/ਪਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ, ਨਾਂਿ, ਿੜਨਾਂਿ ਅਤੇ ਪਕਪਰਆ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਕਸਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਹੀ ਿਰਤੋਂ, ਪ ਿੰ ਗ ਅਤੇ ਿਚਨ, ਿਿੰ ਜਾਬੀ ਅਖਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਮ ਹਾਿਰੇ, ਅਿੰ ਗਰੇਜੀ ਤੋਂ ਿਿੰ ਜਾਬੀ ਅਨ ਿਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਬਹ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਇੁੱ ਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਆਪਦ। | 15 |
(ii) Environment issues,
(iii) Current Affairs,
(iv) Science and Technology,
(v) Economic issues,
(vi) History of Punjab-14th century onwards
(vii) History of India with special reference to Indian
freedom struggle movement.
(viii) Sports,
(ix) Cinema and Literature.
| 5 | ICT Basics of computers, Network & Internet, Use of office productivity tools like Word, Spreadsheet & PowerPoint. | 10 |
| 6 | Punjab History and Culture:- Physical features of Punjab and its ancient history. Social, religious and economic life in Punjab. Development of Language & literature and Arts in Punjab, Social and culture of Punjab during Afgan/Mughal Rule, Bhakti Movement, Sufism, Teachings/History of Sikh Gurus and Saints in Punjab. Adi Granth, Sikh Rulers, Freedom movements of Punjab. | 20 |
| Maximum Marks | 120 |
may vary slightly.
b) The syllabus is broadly classified as above but may vary to some
extent.