Analysis of Engineering Services Exam 2014

(Exam held on 20
th
June 2014)
The Engineering services Exam, one of the most reputed exams for Engineers of Civil, Mechanical,
Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering was held on the 20
th
(Friday) for the paper of
General Ability test (which includes General English and General studies).
The duration of exam is 120 minutes, with total 120 questions (60 from General English and General
Studies each). There is a negative marking @1/3
rd
of marks assigned to the question
Snap shot of the examination for General English
Name of section
Questions asked in
ESE-2014
Questions asked in
ESE-2013
Comprehension 4 questions 10 questions
Sentence improvement 19 questions 10 questions
Restructuring passage 7 questions 10 questions
Selecting words Not given 11 questions
Antonyms 5 questions 9 questions
Synonyms 5 questions Not given
Fill in the blanks Not given 10 questions
Spotting errors 20 questions Not given
Summary: The English grammar (sentence improvement and spotting errors) has
whooping 39 questions. The level of questions are easy to moderate. Students can
answer 60% of questions easily. Vocabulary section (synonyms and antonyms)
questions are average to high level, where students can answer 40-50% of
questions (out of 10). Reconstructing Passages section is relatively tough compared
to last year. The weightage for comprehension passage section has been reduced
from 10 questions to four questions.
A snap shot of the examination for General studies
Name of section
Questions asked in
ESE-2014
Questions asked in
ESE-2013
Polity 10questions 7 questions
Geography 26 questions 13 questions
History 2 question 3 questions
Science and Technology (S&T) 18 questions 28 questions
Economy 4 questions 5 questions
Summary: The UPSC this time shifted its focus from S&T to Geography. The level
of questions in geography sections easy to moderate. Perhaps one question was
repeated (the rainiest place in India is located in). Some of the questions are
conceptual but many are fact based (such as strait connecting Bay of Bengal and
Arabian Sea). Level of polity section questions are moderate. History continues to be
received least attention with two questions (the question on 1935Act is debatable
between history and polity). Level of S&T section was moderate to high where
students need to apply the concepts.
ACE is proud to announce that in the general studies section over 85% of questions
came from ACE printed material and classroom notes and discussions. We are
providing the necessary documentary proofs for your confidence. The following
attached question paper of SET-A shows which questions are from our ACE material
(page numbers are shown adjacent to the questions) and solutions attachment proof
shows the photocopy of our class room notes (CRN) with question number written
adjacent)