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The document provides information about the TISSNET exam to be held on January 9th, 2016. It details that the exam will be online, last 100 minutes, and contain 100 questions worth 1 mark each with no negative marking. The quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, and general awareness sections of the exam are outlined, covering topics like numbers, equations, ratios, percentages, time/distance, data sufficiency, current events, history, and arts/culture.

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TISSNET

The document provides information about the TISSNET exam to be held on January 9th, 2016. It details that the exam will be online, last 100 minutes, and contain 100 questions worth 1 mark each with no negative marking. The quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, and general awareness sections of the exam are outlined, covering topics like numbers, equations, ratios, percentages, time/distance, data sufficiency, current events, history, and arts/culture.

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TISSNET

Exam date: 9th January, 2016


November 30, 2015

Last Date for online registration:

TISS-NET is an Online exam

Number of questions: 100

Duration of exam: 100 minutes


Each question is of 1 mark and there is no negative mark for wrong answers

Quantitative Aptitude
Basic concepts on Numbers

Prime and Composite numbers:


o Test for a number to be prime
Rules of divisibility
H.C.F and L.C.M for whole numbers and fractions
o Product of two numbers = Product of their H.C.F and L.C.M
BODMAS Rule
Squares (at least up to 20) & Cube (at least up to 10)
Square root & Cube root

Simple Equations

The candidate is expected to frame an appropriate equation from the given


word problem, and this is the most challenging part.
Once the equations are framed, solving them is very easy.
This skill is necessary to solve questions from sections like Time& Distance,
Time & Work, Ratio & Proportion, Age Problems, etc
Problems with one equation -one unknown or 2 equations- 2 unknowns
(Simultaneous Equations) can be expected.

Ratio-Proportion

Simple word problems


Comparison of ratios
Continued proportion
Problems on Alligation / Mixtures

Percentage

Problems to find percentage


Percentage increase/ decrease
Problems on:
o Percentage reduction in consumption & percentage increase in price of
a commodity
o Percentage increase in population
o Depreciation, etc

Profi t & Loss

Profit/Loss percentage
Marked price and Discount percentage

Time and Distance


Problems on

Speed
Conversion of Kmph into m/s and vice-versa
Average speed
Relative speed
o Robber-Police problem
o Problems on train
Boats & Streams
Races
Clocks ( direct formula based problems)

Time and Work

Concept of Man-Days
Efficiency of a worker and time taken to complete a work
Sharing of wages on the basis of work
Work done on alternate days
Pipe and Cisterns

Simple Interest & Compound Interest

Interest compounded once or more than once in a year


Present value
Installments

Geometry

Area of triangle, quadrilaterals, circle, cube, etc


Properties of triangles, polygons, circles,etc

Logical Reasoning
Set

Problems which can be solved using Venn diagrams


Concepts like Union & intersection

Series

Number based
Alphabets based
Odd man out

Syllogism

Direction Sense

Blood Relations

Statement assumption

Statement conclusion

Data suffi ciency

Selection & Arrangement

General Awareness:
Current events

Focus on the events that happened in the last one year. (Go through the
calendar of events)
Latest and major Supreme Court verdicts
Ministers and Elections
Summits and inter-national meets
Government campaigns
Sports

History

Major events that have impacted the world- Wars & Revolutions
Special focus on Indian history
Ancient India

Arts & Culture

Paintings and art forms


Fine arts and music

Films

GK:

Books and authors


Indian rivers, oceans and seas
International organizations
Famous personalities
Polity
Fundamental Rights & Duties
Important Articles and Amendments
The Union of India
Rank of States

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