FCI Prelims Exam Analysis: Dear EP ‘ians, Online Preliminary Examination for FCI was conducted by Food Corporation of India to select candidates for various positions. For that Phase-1 Preliminary exam was held on 3rd May 2019 and here we have given the FCI Exam Analysis 2019. Candidates can check here to know more about the exam pattern of this FCI Examination.
FCI Prelims Exam Pattern 2019
The Selection Process for FCI 2019 examination has two stages,
- Online Written Exam
- Personal Interview
Online Written Examination has two phases, Preliminary examination & Mains examination. Below we have given the FCI Exam Pattern for prelims exam, candidates can check it.
| Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hours |
Note: Negative marks will be applicable for this examination, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrongly answered question.
FCI Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 | Detailed Overview
Candidates can check below for detailed overview and Exam Analysis of FCI examination 2019. We have given the question pattern & difficulty level of the examination, candidates can make use of this.
Best Attempts & Over All Difficulty Level – FCI Exam Analysis 2019 Held on 3rd June 2019 (Slot-2)
| Section | Difficulty Level | Best Attempts |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 21 – 23 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy – Moderate | 24 – 28 |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy – Moderate | 28 – 30 |
| Total | Easy – Moderate | 68-74 |
English Language (Easy):
Questions pattern that asked In the preliminary examination of FCI 2019 in English Language Section were given below. Questions were asked from Reading comprehension, Misspelled words, Error Spotting, Sentence Rearrangement & Fill ups.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Error Spotting | 5 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 |
| Misspelled Words | 5 |
| Fill Ups | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Easy to Moderate):
FCI Prelims Exams Quantitative Aptitude section consists of 35 questions, out of that 5 questions were asked from Data Interpretation, 15 Questions from Simplification/ Approximation, 10 Questions from Application Sums & 5 Questions were asked from Number Series. Questions were asked from Application topics such as, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, SI-CI, Time-Speed-Distance, Pipes & Cisterns & Boats & Streams.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | 5 |
| Simplification / Approximation | 15 |
| Application Sums | 10 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability – FCI Exam 2019: (Easy-Moderate)
Exam Pattern of FCI Prelims Examination Reasoning Section was given below. Over all questions level was Easy – moderate and best attempt will be 28 to 30 marks. 10 Questions were asked from Seating & 5 Questions Puzzles, remaining questions were asked from Coding, Syllogism, Inequality & Miscellaneous Questions.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Seating Arrangements | 10 |
| Puzzles | 5 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Syllgism | 5 |
| Misc | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
Best Attempts & Over All Difficulty Level – FCI Exam Analysis 2019 Held on 3rd June 2019 (Slot-1)
| Section | Difficulty Level | Best Attempts |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 22 – 24 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy – Moderate | 23 – 25 |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy – Moderate | 27 – 30 |
| Total | Easy – Moderate | 70-75 |
English Language (Easy):
Questions pattern that asked In the preliminary examination of FCI 2019 in English Language Section were given below. Questions were asked from Reading comprehension, Misspelled words, Jumbled Sentence, Sentence Correction & Phrasal Verb.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Phrasal Verb | 5 |
| Sentence Correction | 5 |
| Misspelled Words | 5 |
| Jumbled Sentence | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Easy to Moderate):
FCI Prelims Exams Quantitative Aptitude section consists of 35 questions, out of that 10 questions were asked from Data Interpretation, 10 Questions from Simplification, 10 Questions from Application Sums & 5 Questions were asked from Number Series. Questions were asked from Application topics such as, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, SI-CI, Time-Speed-Distance, Pipes & Cisterns & Boats & Streams.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | 10 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Application Sums | 10 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability – FCI Exam 2019: (Easy-Moderate)
Exam Pattern of FCI Prelims Examination Reasoning Section was given below. Over all questions level was Easy – moderate and best attempt will be 27 to 30 marks. 20 Questions were asked from Seating & Puzzles, remaining questions were asked from Coding, Alphanumeric & Miscellaneous Questions.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Seating Arrangements | 10 |
| Puzzles | 10 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Alphanumeric | 5 |
| Misc | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
Best Attempts & Over All Difficulty Level – FCI Exam Analysis 2019 Held on 1st June 2019
| Section | Difficulty Level | Best Attempts |
| English Language | Easy | 20 – 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy – Moderate | 27 – 30 |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy – Moderate | 28 – 30 |
| Total | Easy – Moderate | 71-76 |
English Language (Easy):
Questions pattern that asked In the preliminary examination of FCI 2019 in English Language Section were given below. Questions were asked from Reading comprehension, Fill ups, Error Spotting and Cloze Test.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on Story) | 9 |
| Cloze Test | 7 |
| Error Spotting | 9 |
| Misspelt words | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Easy to Moderate):
FCI Prelims Exams Quantitative Aptitude section consists of 30 questions, out of that 15 questions were asked from Simplification & 7 Questions were asked from Application Sums. Questions were asked from Application topics such as, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, SI-CI, Time-Speed-Distance, Pipes & Cisterns & Boats & Streams.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification | 14 |
| Application Sums | 7 |
| Table DI | 5 |
| Caslete DI | 4 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability – FCI Exam 2019: (Easy-Moderate)
Exam Pattern of FCI Prelims Examination Reasoning Section was given below. Over all questions level was Easy – moderate and best attempt will be 20 to 25 marks.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Circular Seating Arrangements (8 Members facing Inside) | 5 |
| Parallel Row facing N/S | 5 |
| Certain no. of people facing North | 4 |
| Puzzles (Based on month and days) | 5 |
| Alphabet Series | 5 |
| Inequality | 3 |
| Coding decoding (Old pattern) | 5 |
| Direction | 2 |
| Number sequense | 1 |
| Total | 35 |
