OFB trade apprentice recruitment syllabus

Indian Ordnance Factory Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning
 Space visualization
 Judgment
 Analogies
 Problem-solving
 Analysis
 Similarities
 Differences
 Decision making
 Visual memory
 Relationship concepts
 Arithmetical reasoning
 Discrimination
 Observation
 Verbal and figure classification
 Arithmetical number series

Numerical Aptitude
 Fundamental arithmetical operations
 Percentages
 Number systems
 Computations of the whole number
 Decimal and fractions and the relationship between numbers
 Ratio and proportion
 Discount
 Time and distance
 Averages interests
 Profit and loss
 Ratio and time
 Time and work

General English
 Spellings
 Synonyms
 Vocabulary
 Sentence Structure
 Basic comprehension and writing ability
 Error recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles, etc)
 Antonyms
 Grammar
 Sentence Completion
 Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words

General Awareness
 Topographical
 Economic and climatic features of India
 General, physical
 Geographical
 Current events
 Basic topics of mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics
 Freedom movement, the salient feature of the Constitution of India
 History of India
 Its cultural heritage
 The economic and social aspect of the country