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Detailed HSSC Group D Syllabus for

Written Test 2018

Haryana Staff Selection Commission had recently released a notification for a

recruitment drive for 18,218 vacancies for HSSC Group D. The exam for this

recruitment drive is set to take place on 10th November, 11th November, 17th November

and 18th November 2018. With so many vacancies the competition is going to be tough.

You must be very well prepared to perform well in this exam. So, we are providing you

the HSSC Group D Syllabus to help you with your preparation.

Exam Overview

Exam Name Haryana Police Constables Recruitment

Vacancies 7110

Exam Dates 10th, 11th, 17th & 18th November 2018

Selection Process Written Exam + Socio-Economic Criteria & Experience.

Before we move on to the HSSC Group D Syllabus, let's look at the exam Pattern.

HSSC Group D Exam Pattern

HSSC will select you for Group D post on the basis of score obtained in:

1. Written Exam

2. Socio-Economic Criteria and Experience

HSSC written exam has these 2 parts:

Parts Subjects Marks %

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I

General Awareness

Reasoning

Math's

Science

English & Hindi

75 %

II History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Civics, Economics, Culture, etc. of

Haryana 25%

Total 90

Marks

HSSC Group D Syllabus - General Awareness

Topic Weightage

Current Affairs 5-7 Qs

Static GK 8-10 Qs

(1) Current Affairs

• Weightage: 5-7 Qs

• Question Types: Questions that test your knowledge of surroundings and everyday

events, banking and economy-related news, National and International news, Books by

famous personalities, Mergers of Banks, Important Government Schemes &

Policies, etc. Also go through the last 4 month G.K Capsule (Feb, March, April,

May).

• Tips & Quizzes: New Appointments,Books & Authors

(2) Static G.K

• Weightage: 8-10 Qs

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• Question Types: Places in news, Indian States & their Culture, Country &

currency, National parks, Airports, Stadium, Wildlife Sanctuary, Constituencies

etc.

• Tips & Quizzes: Important Regulatory Bodies in India,

International Organization & Headquarters, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

In India

HSSC Group D Syllabus - Reasoning

Topic Weightage

Classification and Analogy 3-5 Qs

Coding Decoding 3-5 Qs

Direction & Distances 1-2 Qs

Blood Relations 0-1 Qs

Non-Verbal Reasoning 0-1 Qs

Venn Diagram 0-1 Qs

Alphabet Word Test 0-1 Qs

(1) Classification & Analogy

• Weightage: 2-5 Qs

• Question Types: Questions will be asked in 3 types – Number series, Alphabet series

and Mixed series.

• Tips & Quizzes: Analogy Quiz 1

(2) Coding Decoding

• Weightage: 3-5 Qs

• Question Types: Coding by Letter Shifting, Coding in Fictitious Language.

• Tips & Quizzes: How to solve Coding Decoding for bank exams Part

I and Part II

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(3) Direction & Distances

• Weightage: 1-2 Qs

• Question Types: Arranging by age, height, weight, rank, order in row etc.

• Tips & Quizzes: Best way to Solve Direction and Distance Problems

(4) Blood Relations

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Questions on 3 generations or Puzzle with one or two variables can be

expected.

• Tips & Quizzes: Basic Question Solving of Blood Relations, How to Solve

Complex Blood Relation

(5) Non-Verbal Reasoning

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Assemble Image, Mirror Image, Hidden Image, Completion of

Incomplete Pattern, Cubes and Dices, Paper Folding and Cutting, Missing Term,

Counting Figures.

(6) Venn Diagram

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

(7) Alphabet or Word test

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

HSSC Group D Syllabus - Maths

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Topic Weightage

Simplification 0-1 Qs

Average 0-1 Qs

Percentage 0-1 Qs

Ratio and Proportion 0-1 Qs

Mixture Problems 0-1 Qs

Number System 0-1 Qs

Algebra 0-1 Qs

Profit and Loss 0-1 Qs

Interest 0-1 Qs

Speed, Time & Distance 0-1 Qs

Time & Work 0-1 Qs

Mensuration 0-1 Qs

(1) Simplification

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds &

Indices, Percentages etc.

• Tips & Quiz: Simplification through BODMAS, Simplification Quiz 1

(2) Average

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types:Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money Expenditure,

Average Temperature etc. But the concept remains simple. We have to use a single

formula i.e. Average = Sum of Quantities/Number of Quantities

• Tips & Quiz: Average and Percentage Quiz 1 , Average Quiz 2

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(3) Percentages

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Calculation-oriented basic percentage.

• Tips & Quiz:Percentage Quiz 1

(4) Ratio and Proportion

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Componendo and Dividendo,

Direct & Indirect Proportions.

• Tips & Quiz: Ratio and Proportion Quiz 1

(5) Mixture Problems

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Mixture of two or more entities/mixtures, dishonest dealings.

• Tips & Quiz: Mixture Problem Quiz 1

(6) Number Systems

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.

• Tips & Quizzes: Divisibility Test Trick for Quick Calculation

(7) Algebra

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Linear Equations with 1 or 2 variables, Quadratic Equations

• Tips & Quizzes: Algebra Quiz 1, Polynomials

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(8) Profit and Loss

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Successive Selling type questions, Partnerships, Discount & MP,

Dishonest Dealings.

• Tips & Quizzes: Profit & Loss Quiz 1, Profit and Loss Quiz 2

(9) Interest

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Installments.

• Tips & Quizzes: How to Quickly solve SI problems, Solving Simple Interest at

Different Rates, Quickest way to solve Compound Interest

Problems, Interest Quiz 1, Interest Quiz 2

(10) Speed, Time and Distance

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Partial Speed, Relative Speed, Average Speed, Problems on Train,

Boat & Stream.

• Tips & Quizzes: How to Calculate Average Speed

(11) Time & Work

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns etc.

• Tips and Quizzes: Shortcuts to solve Time and Work problems, Time & Work

Problems of PO level

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(12) Mensuration

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs

• Question Types: Questions on Circle, Square & Rectangle, etc., can be asked.

• Tips and Quizzes: Quickest ways to solve Mensuration

problems, Mensuration Quiz 1

HSSC Group D Syllabus - Science

Topic Weightage

Physics 5-10 Qs

Chemistry 2-5 Qs

Biology 2-4 Qs

(1) Physics

• Weightage: 5-10 Qs

• Question Types: Questions based on SI unit, Motion, Forces, Work, Power, Energy,

Gravity, Magnetism, Wave Optics, Pressure, Physical Quantities,Heat and Transfer,

Laws and Principles.

(2) Chemistry

• Weightage: 2-5 Qs

• Question Types: Atomic Structure, Metallurgy, Chemical Bonding, Acid, Base and

Salts, Organic Chemistry, Radioactivity.

(3) Biology

• Weightage: 2-4 Qs

• Question Types: Human Body, Plant, Animal, Diseases, Nutrition.

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HSSC Group D Syllabus - English and Hindi

⇒English

Topic Weightage

Error Spotting 2-3 Qs

Phrase Replacement 0-2 Qs

Direct Indirect Speech 0-2 Qs

Fill in the Blanks 2-5 Qs

Active Passive Voice 0-2 Qs

Cloze Test 4 Qs

Synonyms Antonyms 0-2 Qs

Phrases and Idioms 0-3 Qs

Spellings 2-3 Qs

Reading Comprehension 3-5 Qs

(1) Error Spotting

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

• Question Types: Sentences will be provided with some error. You will have to select

the one error in the sentence.

• Tips & Quizzes: 26 Tips for Spotting Errors in English for Bank PO - Part

IandPart II

(2) Phrase Replacement

• Weightage: 0-2 Qs

• Question Types: A long sentence will be given with one part of sentence

underlined/highlighted. You need to choose the correct option which will make the

sentence grammatically correct.

• Tips & Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

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(3) Direct & Indirect Speech

• Weightage: 0-2 Qs

• Tips & Quizzes: Rules for Converting Direct Indirect Speech , Quiz 1

(4) Fill in the Blanks

• Weightage: 2-5 Qs

• Question Types: Chances of asking sentence with double blanks types qs are high.

However sentences with single blank can also be asked.

• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(5) Active and Passive Voice

• Weightage: 0-2 Qs

• Tips & Quizzes: Basics of Active and Passive Voice

(6) Cloze Test

• Weightage: 4 Qs

• Question Types: The passage will have certain words missing from it & you have to fill

the words according to Grammar rules.

• Tips & Quizzes:8 Tips to Crack Cloze Test

(7) Synonyms and Antonyms

• Weightage: 0-2 Qs

• Tips & Quizzes:Synonyms and Antonyms for Letter B

(8) Phrases and Idioms

• Weightage: 0-3 Qs

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• Tips & Quizzes: Useful Idioms and Phrases

(9) Spellings

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

• Tips & Quizzes: Word Power Capsule

(10) Reading Comprehension

• Weightage: 3-5 Qs

• Question Types: The passage will be focused on topics like Banking & Economy,

Business, Social Issues etc. Fact and Inference based questions.

• Tips and Quizzes:General Tips for Reading Comprehension in English for

SBI PO, Speed Reading Techniques for Reading Comprehension, Reading

Comprehension Quiz 1

⇒ Hindi

Topic Weightage

शिक्षण विद्या तथा मूलयाांकन प्रणाली 3-4 Qs

शिक्षण को प्रभावित करने िाले कारक 3-4 Qs

शिक्षण की प्रकृतत, उद्देश्य तथा वििषेताएँ 3 Qs

िब्द विचार 1 Qs

मुहािरे और कहाितें 1 Qs

िब्द रचना 2-3 Qs

िणण विचार 1 Qs

साहहत्य चचांतन 1-2 Qs

साहहत्य का इततहास 1 Qs

भाषा 2-3 Qs

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(1) शिक्षण विद्या तथा मूलयाांकन प्रणाली

• Weightage: 3-4 Qs

(2) शिक्षण को प्रभावित करने िाले कारक

• Weightage: 3-4 Qs

(3) शिक्षण की प्रकृतत, उद्देश्य तथा वििषेताएँ

• Weightage: 3 Qs

(4) िब्द विचार

• Weightage: 1 Q

• Question Types: शभन्नाथणक िब्द, िाकयाांि के शलए एक िब्द, सांज्ञा से अव्यय

तक, शलांग, पयाणयिाची िब्द

(5) मुहािरे और कहाितें

• Weightage: 1 Qs

(6) िब्द रचना

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

• Question Types: समास, सांचि, उपसगण, प्रत्यय

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(7) िणण विचार

• Weightage: 1 Qs

• Question Types: िणण, ितणनी, उच्चारण, हहन्दी िणणमाला

(8) साहहत्य चचांतन

• Weightage: 1-2 Qs

• Question Types: काव्यिास्त्र, अलांकार

(9) साहहत्य का इततहास

• Weightage: 1 Qs

• Question Types: हहन्दी साहहत्य के स्त्मरणीय तथ्य, हहन्दी रचनाकर और उनकी रचनाएँ

(10) भाषा

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

• Question Types: हहन्दी भाषा का इततहास एिां मखु्य तथ्य, हहन्दी िब्द की व्युत्पवि, हहन्दी

िब्द का प्रादभुाणि, राजभाषा के रूप में हहन्दी का विकास, हहन्दी की उपभाषाएँ, बोशलयाँ और उनका

क्षेर

HSSC Group D Syllabus - Part II (Related to

Haryana)

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Topic Weightage

Geography 2-3 Qs

History 2-3 Qs

Civics 2-3 Qs

Environment 3-4 Qs

Current Affairs 2-3 Qs

Culture etc. Of Haryana 5-10 Qs

(1) Geography

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

(2) History

• Weighatge: 2-3 Qs

(3) Civics

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

(4) Current Affairs

• Weightage: 2-3 Qs

(5) Environment

• Weightage: 3-4 Qs

(6) Culture etc. of Haryana

• Weightage: 5-10 Qs

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We hope the syllabus was helpful for you! Learn more about HSSC Group D

Recruitment 2018 by clicking on the links given below!

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