PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK GUIDELINES FOR CANDIDATES APPEARING FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION OF CLERKS AND SPECIAL

ASSISTANTS AS OFFICERS IN JMGS-I UNDER SELECTIVITY CHANNEL DATE OF EXAMINATION : 07.08.2011 This handout is meant to give the candidates information in respect of Written Examination for Promotion of Clerks and Special Assistants as Officers in JMG-I under Selectivity Channel. Part I of this handout gives you broad outline about the structure of the examination for both the Clerks and Special Assistants and few sample questions and broad outline of topics covered under each paper. Part II describes the computerised answersheet which will be used for the objective type test and details of method of indicating, revising your answers and how to fill in your bio-data in the computerised answersheet etc. PART I : There will be two papers as follows. These papers will be bilingual viz. in Hindi and English languages. Paper Test I Job Knowledge, Practice and Law of Banking II Accountancy, Economics and General Knowledge No. of Questions 100 100 Marks 100 100 Time 60 minutes 60 minutes

Paper I will be common for both Clerks and Special Assistants. However Paper II is meant for Clerks only i.e. Clerks will have to appear for both Paper I and II, whereas Special Assistants will have to appear for Paper I only. All the questions in respective papers will be compulsory. Actual time for Special Assistants will be 60 minutes to solve the paper (i.e. 100 questions), however, total time could be around 1 hours including time for giving instructions, distribution of answersheets, question papers, collection of test material etc. Similarly, actual time for Clerks for solving two papers (i.e. 200 questions) will be 2 hours (1 hour for Paper I and 1 hour for Paper II) while total examination time for both the papers would be around 3 hours including time for giving instructions, distribution of test material, collection of test material, etc. All the questions will be of objective type with five choices for each question. You have to indicate your answer by darkening the appropriate ovals on the separate computerised answersheet. All the answers of both the papers are to be indicated on the separate computerised answersheet and not on the test booklet.

A few sample questions under each Paper are given below. Sample Questions Paper I .. Q. 1. Job Knowledge, Practice and Law of Banking :

Who can stop payment of a cheque ? (1) (5) Payee (2) Drawer Holder in due course (3) Endorser (4) Collecting Bank

Q. 2

What is the rate of interest payable on Term Deposits in case the deposit is closed before maturity but after 45 days from the date of issue ? (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 percent less than the originally contracted rate. 1 percent less than the rate payable for the period for which the deposit has run. The originally contracted rate. 2 percent less than the originally contracted rate. None of these

Q. 3.

Which of the following mode of charges is created for advance against LIC Policy? (1) (4) Lien Assignment (2) (5) Pledge (3) None of these Hypothecation

Paper II .. Q.1.

Accountancy, Economics and General Knowledge.

The interest rate on the standing liquidity facility provided to banks (export credit eligible for refinance) by RBI is (1) (4) Repo rate Concessional rate of 5% (2) Reverse repo rate (5) None of these (3) Bank Rate

Q.2. Current Ratio indicates __ (1) Solvency (2) Productivity Q.3. (2) (5) Liquidity (3) None of these Profitability

Housing loans are considered under Priority Sector upto a loan limit of (1) (4) Rs.5 lacs Rs.20 lacs (2) (5) Rs.10 lacs None of these (3) Rs.15 lacs

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The sample questions given indicate only the form of questions to be asked. In the actual examination, questions of appropriate difficulty level covering all relevant areas will be asked.

PART II METHOD OF MARKING ANSWERS TO OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS : (A) HOW TO INDICATE AND CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS : You are going to mark your answers on a computerised answersheet. The evaluation system is totally computerised. Read carefully all the instructions regarding how to fill in your biodata information, how to indicate your answers, how to change your answers, etc. Please handle your answersheet carefully. Keep it dust free. If it is mutilated, torn, folded, wrinkled, rolled or dusty, it may not get assessed. (i) How to indicate your answers : Each question is followed by five alternate answers which are numbered 1,2,3,4 and 5. You should select and show only one answer to each question considered by you as the most appropriate or the correct answer. Then, by using HB pencil (ordinarily used pencil) blacken the oval bearing the correct answer number against the serial number of the question. (Refer to Side 2 of the Specimen Answersheet). No credit will be given if more than one answer is marked for one question. Please note that the oval should be dark enough and should be filled in completely. For example, if the answer to Question Number 1 is '5', it should be shown as follows : 1.
1 2 3 4

If you indicate your answers in any other way such as putting a tick-mark, crossmark or a dot in the ovals, your answersheet will not be assessed. (ii) How to change your answer : If you wish to change your answer, erase completely the already darkened oval by using good quality eraser and then blacken the new oval bearing your revised answer number. While changing the answer, erasing the earlier answer completely is extremely essential. If it is not erased completely, smudges will be left on the erased oval and the question will be read as having two answers and will be ignored for giving any credit.

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HOW TO FILL UP BIO-DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION ON THE ANSWERSHEET : (1) (2) (3) You have to fill up information in Box Nos.1-11 by using a ball-point pen. Please see that the invigilator puts his signature in Box No.12 by a ball-point pen. You have to fill in information in Box Nos.13-18 and also darken the appropriate ovals corresponding to the alphabet or digit by an HB pencil. You have to write your Roll No. in Box No.29 on Side 2 by HB pencil.

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Answers to all the questions are to be indicated on Side 2 of the answersheet by HB pencil only.

One blank specimen answersheet is given at the end of this handout. You fill in your biodata information on the blank answersheet so that you will have practice of filling the information on the answersheet. In the actual examination, you will be given a fresh answersheet to fill in your bio-data and other information. Kindly bring the specimen answersheet duly filled in to the examination hall. This will facilitate filling up the information on the actual answersheet with speed and accuracy. Information to be filled in by ball-point pen : Box No. 1 : Name of the Candidate - Write your name in this box in English in capital letters as it appears on the call-letter. Date of the Examination - Write the date of the examination in this box. Bank/Organisation - Write the name of your Bank in this box. Centre of Examination - Write your centre (city) of examination in this box. Roll No. - Write your Roll No. in this box exactly as it appears on the call letter. Post Code - For Special Assistants, write 'JMGS I-SA' and for Clerks, write 'JMGS I-CL'. Category - Write the name of category in this box. The categories are given below. Write only the short form of the category. Category Names Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe General Scheduled Caste (Physically Handicapped) Scheduled Tribe (Physically Handicapped) General (Physically Handicapped) Box No.8 : Test Booklet Serial No. ] ] ] ] ] ] ] Short Form SC ST GEN SC(PH) ST(PH) GEN (PH)

Box No. 2 : Box No. 3 : Box No. 4 : Box No. 5 : Box No. 6 :

Box No. 7 :

Box No.9 :

Test Battery No.

Box No.10 : Box No.11 :

Test Form No.

You will get a test booklet in the examination hall. You will find Test Booklet Serial No., Test Battery No., and Test Form No., printed on the top of the cover page of the test booklet. You have to write these numbers from the test booklet in Box Nos. 8, 9 and 10.

Candidate's Signature - Put your signature in this box.

Box No.12 :

Invigilator's Signature - Your invigilator will put his signature in this box.

Information to be filled in by HB Pencil : Box No.13 : Candidate's Name - Write your name as it appears in the call letter and also darken the appropriate ovals. There is a row of 10 boxes for writing the name. Just below each box you will find a column of 26 ovals each containing a letter of the alphabet. The top oval in each column starts with letter 'A' whereas the last oval bears 'Z'. Leave one box and the respective column of ovals blank between two parts of your name. If your name contains more than 10 letters, write only as many letters as you can accommodate in the blocks provided. Candidate's Roll No. - There is a row of 8 boxes provided to write your Roll No. Just below each box there are 10 ovals numbered 1 to 9 and 0. Write your complete Roll No. in the boxes, entering one digit in each box. Also, darken appropriate ovals under each box. Post - Write 1 for CL-JMGS and 2 for SPL.ASST-JMGS. Category - Write in this box the code number of the category to which you belong and also darken the appropriate oval corresponding to your category code number. Category names and codes are given below : Category Names Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe General Scheduled Caste (Physically Handicapped) Scheduled Tribe (Physically Handicapped) General(Physically Handicapped) Box No.17 : Short Form SC ST GEN SC(PH) ST(PH) GEN (PH) Code Number 1 3 5 7 8 9

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Box No.15 : Box No.16 :

Test Form No. - You have to write your Test Form No. as it is printed on the cover page of your test booklet. You have to write the digits of the Test Form No. one each in the boxes provided and also darken the appropriate ovals. Also, write the Test Form No., from your test booklet in Box No.10 by ball-point pen. Version of the Test Used - The questions in the test/section are printed bilingually i.e. in Hindi and English. Kindly indicate whether you are using Hindi version or English version by darkening the appropriate oval. Write your Roll Number in this box (Side 2) by entering one digit in each column by HB pencil.

Box No.18 :

Box No.29 :

REMEMBER

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You are advised to bring with you the following : (a) (b) (c) (d) Call-letter. Two HB pencils, a pencil sharpener and a good quality eraser. One ball-point pen/ink pen. Specimen Answersheet (Annexure 1) duly filled in with your bio-data information.

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You should not do your rough work on the answersheet but do all the necessary rough work on the test booklet itself. If any rough work is done on the answersheet, it may not be assessed. You must write your Roll No. in the space provided for on the test booklet and also ensure that invigilator's signature is obtained thereon. You must show your Test Form No. correctly by filling the correct ovals in Box No.17 of the answersheet by HB pencil, otherwise, your answersheet will not be assessed. No extra time will be given after the time for the test is over and the 'Stop' signal is given. Use of calculators/calculator watches or cell phones or any other such devices is not allowed. If you mark your answers partly or wholly on the test booklet, they will not be assessed. While marking your answer of the objective tests, make sure that you mark it in the appropriate oval. On your answersheet, there are answerspaces provided for 300 questions. However, if the questions in the tests are less than 300, use only those answerspaces which correspond to the question numbers in the test. Take care that you darken only one oval as your answer for each question. If you omit a question when you find it difficult, be sure that you mark the next answer against the right serial number of the next question. The candidates are advised not to answer questions by guessing.

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