Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer Syllabus

The preliminary exam of the excise officer consists of a total of 100 marks. The time to complete the test will be 75 minutes. The syllabus for the first stage of the Kerala PSC women civil excise officer exam is as follows:

Syllabus For General English 

•        Idioms and Phrases 
•        Sentence Improvement  
•        Spelling Test  
•        Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)  
•        Fill in the blanks   
•        Antonyms     
•        Spotting Errors  
•        Para Completion  
•        Joining Sentences  
•        Error Correction (Underlined Part)  
•        Prepositions 
•        Sentence Completion
•        Active and Passive Voice  
•        General English 
•        Synonyms  
•        Passage Completion  
•        Substitution  
•        Sentence Arrangement  
•        Transformation

Syllabus For Reasoning                                                                             

• Non-Verbal Reasoning 
•  Puzzles 
•  Logical Reasoning  
• Data Interpretation  
• Verbal Reasoning  
• Data Sufficiency  
• Analytical Reasoning

Syllabus For Quantitative Aptitude

• Time and Work Partnership  
• Ratio and Proportion  
• Boats and Streams  
• Compound Interest  
• Averages  
• Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F  
• Time and Distance  
• Simple Interest  
• Mensuration  
• Permutations and Combinations  
• Probability  
• Simplification and Approximation 
•  Races and Games  
• Numbers and Ages  
• Mixtures and Allegations  
• Problems on Trains  
• Volumes
• Profit and Loss  
• Odd Man Out  
• Simple Equations  
• Quadratic Equations  
• Indices and Surds  
• Percentages  
• Areas  
• Pipes and Cisterns  
• Problems on Numbers

 Syllabus For General Awareness 

• History  
• General Knowledge   
• Geography  
• Current Affairs  
• International & National Organizations  
• Awards  Abbreviations  
• Environment 
• Indian Economy  
• Authors  
• General Science 
•  Budget

Exam Pattern of Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer

 Applicants will be going through a 3-tier selection process. Candidates must go through the Women Civil Excise Officer exam pattern. It will help in scoring better and preparing as per the section. 

Phase I -Prelims Exam

The total time allocated for the First Phase of the Exam will be 75 min. There is a negative marking system of 1/3rd for wrong answers.

Subject	Maximum Marks
General Awareness	50
Simple Arithmetic and Logical Reasoning	20
General English	20
General Knowlege in Regional Languages	10

Phase II- Mains Exam: The candidates who are shortlisted in Phase I will be eligible for Phase II.

Phase III- Interview: For the selected applicant must have to qualify the three stages. The final selection is based on the merit list of the interview round.

Exam Preparation Strategy of Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer 

Candidates must keep a handy strong preparation technique for Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer 2022. The Planning Strategy for Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer 2022 is given below to make your job easier here:

• Candidates should be aware of the Exam Pattern and Syllabus well in advance to keep their preparation strategy intact accordingly.
• Take more and more Mock tests, so that you have enough confidence about the Exam Pattern and the type of questions that can be asked.

Recommended Books for Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer

Given below are some of the recommended books by the experts for the exam. Applicants can buy these books from online sites or from the nearest market. These are some of the shortlisted books.

Subject	Name Of Book	Author/Publisher
General English	Quick learning Objective General English	RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal
General Awareness	General Knowlege	Arihant
Reasoning Ability	A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning	RS Aggarwal
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative  Aptitude for Competitive Examinations Paperback	RS Aggarwal

Kerala PSC Women Civil Excise Officer FAQ