The Employees' State Insurance Corporation conducted the Phase 2 examination for Upper Division Clerks on 30th April 2022. Aspirants tracking ESIC UDC 2022 updates can find a thorough breakdown of the paper structure, section-wise breakdown, and difficulty levels below. For candidates looking at other phases or similar positions, you can also review the ESIC MTS Exam Analysis 2022- 7th May Shift 1.
ESIC UDC Phase 2 Exam Structure
The Phase 2 examination comprised 200 objective-type questions valued at 1 mark each. Test takers had a total duration of 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the test. A penalty of one-fourth (0.25 mark) was applied for every incorrect answer.
| S. No. | Name of the Test | No. of questions. | Max.Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| Total | - | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
Overall Good Attempts and Sectional Difficulty
The overall difficulty level of the examination was rated as Moderate. Experts estimate the expected good attempts range between 119 and 127.
ESIC UDC Mains Exam Good Attempts & Difficulty Level
- General Intelligence and Reasoning: 32-34 attempts (Moderate)
- Quantitative Aptitude: 29-31 attempts (Moderate)
- General Awareness: 28-30 attempts (Moderate)
- English Comprehension: 30-32 attempts (Easy to Moderate)
- Total: 119-127 attempts (Moderate)
| Subjects | Good attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 32- 34 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 29- 31 | Moderate |
| General Awareness | 28- 30 | Moderate |
| English Comprehension | 30- 32 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 119- 127 | Moderate |
Topic-Wise Question Distribution
English Comprehension Topic-wise Distribution
- Reading Comprehension: 10 questions (Moderate)
- Single Fillers: 05 questions (Moderate)
- Cloze test: 09 questions (Moderate)
- Error Detection: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Sentence Rearrangement: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Para Jumble: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Word Swap: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Word Usage: 03 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Miscellaneous: 03 questions (Easy)
- Total: 50 questions (Easy-Moderate)
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Moderate |
| Single Fillers | 05 | Moderate |
| Cloze test | 09 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para Jumble | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Word Swap | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Word Usage | 03 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 03 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude Topic-wise Distribution
- Data Interpretation: 15 questions (Moderate)
- Missing Number series: 05 questions (Moderate)
- Simplification: 10 questions (Easy)
- Quadratic Equation: 04 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Q1-Q2: 03 questions (Moderate)
- Arithmetic Word Problems: 12 questions (Moderate)
- Total: 50 questions (Moderate)
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing Number series | 05 | Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 04 | Easy-Moderate |
| Q1-Q2 | 03 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 12 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
General Intelligence and Reasoning Topic-wise Distribution
- Puzzles and Seating Arrangement: 20 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Classification (3 Fields): 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Comparison Based Puzzle: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Sequence Based Puzzle: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Linear Based Arrangement (5 Persons): 02 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Syllogism: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Inequality: 05 questions (Easy-Moderate)
- Coding-Decoding: 01 question (Easy-Moderate)
- Word Formation: 01 question (Easy)
- Miscellaneous: 01 question (Easy)
- Total: 50 questions (Easy-Moderate)
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| Classification (3 Fields) | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Comparison Based Puzzle | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sequence Based Puzzle | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Linear Based Arrangement (5 Persons) | 02 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 01 | Easy-Moderate |
| Word Formation | 01 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 01 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Easy-Moderate |
General Awareness Highlights
The General Awareness section featured various key current affairs and static questions:
- MPC Full Form of 'M': Monetary
- Venue of Women’s T20: South Africa
- Fire Museum: Pune, Maharashtra
- NATO Cold Response 22 started in: Norway
- Women’s Host of World Cup 2022: New Zealand
- Param Shakti: IIT Madras
- Chairman of SEBI: Madhabi Puri Buch
- Dustlik Exercise: India-Uzbekistan
- Theme of World Water Day: Groundwater: Making the invisible visible
- Financial Literacy Week released by: RBI
- RC Lahoti: 35th Chief Justice of India who passed away recently
- Bihar Diwas: 22nd March
- East India Association formed by: Dadabhai Naoroji
- High Court Judge appointed by: President
- Educationist Society Founder: Mahadev Govind Ranade
- UGC Head: D. P. Singh
- BATA Brand Ambassador: Disha Patani
- My11Circle Brand Ambassador: Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Sarika National Park: Rajasthan
- Arunachal Pradesh park touching International Boundary: Namdapha National Park
- 1st para-athlete to receive Padma Bhushan: Devendra Jhajharia
- WHO Day: 7 April
- NITI Aayog and FAO Launch Book Titled: Indian Agriculture towards 2030
- Hero Electric car name: Vida
- Reappointed NATO Head name: Jens Stoltenberg
- Ashley Barty: Australian tennis player
- Top country Happiness Index: Finland
- Best Film of The year: Pushpa
- International Intellectual Property Rank India: 43
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