Analysis of FMS – 2004

There was a major change in the number of questions in verbal Ability and
reasoning section. Though the total number of questions was same as last
year: 175 questions to be attempted in 2 hours.

The VA section is going to be a scoring section.

As compared to last year questions in Quantitative ability section were bit
tough. More priority was given to topics on algebra, clocks and calendar.

The general knowledge section which had 2 questions, included in the DI

section were found to be average.

Total no. of question = 175

Time = 2 hrs
Scoring pattern: 4 marks for every correct attempt, -1 for every wrong
attempt.

AREA WISE ANALYSIS:

Sr.No. Area covered Number of question Difficulty level

1 Verbal Ability 35 Easy
2. Data Interpretation 6 Easy
3 General knowledge 2 Average
4. Reading comprehension 40 Average
5. Reasoning 42 Average
6. Quantitative aptitude 50 Average+

Sectional Break - Up
English

1. 40 questions were there on reading comprehension. This part was

average. But the passages given were lengthy so this part of English
was time consuming.
2. Sentence correction - 5 questions.
3. Passage building- 5 questions.
4. Fill in the blanks - 10 questions
5. Analogies - 5 questions.
6. Critical Reasoning-10 questions.
Quantitative aptitude:

As compared to last year, questions in this section were bit tough. More
priority was given to topics on algebra. A number of questions ( 5 to 6 ) on
clocks and calendar were present.
Apart from this, the mathematics section mostly had questions on percentage
and ratio - proportion and average.

Data interpretation:

From this area only 6 questions were asked. One tabular caselet was given
which were of average difficulty level.

Reasoning:

Total 42 questions were there in this section of average difficulty level. . The
reasoning section was a fair mix of both mathematical and verbal reasoning.
The questions were mostly average, though a few questions could be
considered tough.

General Knowledge and Business Awareness: 2 Questions

The paper was of an average difficulty level. Candidates who obtain an

overall score of 340 to 360 can expect a call.