Detailed Syllabus for the Post of Patwari Exam
Himachal Pradesh Revenue Department
The paper will be of objective type, consisting of 100 questions. The time allowed for the exam is 2 hours. The syllabus consist of four broad areas :
- हिंदी (25 Questions)
- English (25 Questions)
- General Knowledge (25 Questions)
- Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning (25 Questions)
The level of aptitude asked will be of matriculation level. Some most important topics for aptitude are summarised as follows:
- Simple Interest
- Profit, Loss, Discount, and Investment
- Areas and Volumes
- Percentage
- Number System.
- L.C.M and H.C.F
- Ratio and Proportion
- Average and simple arithmetic progression
- Speed and Distance
- Time and Work
- Quadratic equation
- Calculation questions based on square root, powers, fractions, decimal, and BODMAS
- Simple geometry and trigonometry
- Simple permutation and combination questions
Important topics for reasoning are:
- Series based questions like, find the missing term type, based on numeric and alphabetical series
- Coding and decoding of basic type, Based on alphabets of English language
- Blood relation
- Age-based problems
- Arrangement of words based on dictionary rules
- Calendar
- Seating arrangement questions in a circular, rectangular, row type of basic difficulty
Most important topics for English are:
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Fill in the blanks based on articles, prepositions, tenses, verb forms, and appropriate words
- Spelling based questions in which you have to choose correctly spelt word
- Simple questions based on various parts of speech. (Conjunction, Noun, Adjective, etc.)
- Proverbs, Idioms, and phrases
- Narration and Voice.
- Sentence correction (based on above-mentioned topics)
- Unseen Passage
- One word substitution
पटवारी परीक्षा के लिए हिंदी भाषा के कुछ महत्वपूर्ण विषय:
- शुद्ध-अशुद्ध (शब्द शुद्धि, वाक्य शुद्धि)
- वर्तनी सम्बन्धी अशुद्धियाँ
- हिंदी भाषा का मूलभूत ज्ञान (स्वर, व्यंजन, रस)
- वाक्यों का वर्गीकरण (सरल, मिश्र तथा संयुक्त)
- दिए गए वाक्यांशों को सही क्रम में व्यवस्थित करके एक अर्थपूर्ण वाक्य बनाना
- उच्चारण स्थान
- संधि तथा संधि-विच्छेद
- समास
- संज्ञा, सर्वनाम और विशेषण आदी की मूलभूत समझ और इनके भेदों का ज्ञान
- उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय
- मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ
- अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द
- उचित शब्द से दिए गए रिक्त स्थान की पूर्ती
- पर्यायवाची शब्द, विलोम शब्द, शब्द युग्म, लिंग परिवर्तन, वचन परिवर्तन आदी
Most important topics for General Knowledge (matriculation level) :
- Himachal Pradesh GK (History, Geography, Socio-Economy, Polity, and Culture)
- General Knowledge of India
- Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology)
- Important Current events of National and International importance
- Basic knowledge of computer (1-2 questions)