Punjab Patwari (Pakistan Revenue and Land Administration Cadre Exams) study guide
Punjab Patwari · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Punjab Patwari - also written as Revenue Patwari - is a state-level recruitment examination for the clerical revenue field post in the Revenue Department, Government of Punjab. It suits graduates who are comfortable with Punjabi and English, who can handle arithmetic and reasoning quickly, and who are willing to learn the vocabulary and procedure of land records and rural revenue administration. The Punjab Patwari study guide has 6 sections and about 1,862 words.
01General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge
General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge tests static state facts plus a thin layer of national and current events. Punjab questions usually cluster around the five rivers, Partition and reorganisation, Sikh history, state institutions, and agriculture.
425 words, about 2 min02English Language
English Language in the Patwari exam checks functional grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and sentence construction rather than literary criticism. Expect error spotting, fill-in-the-blanks, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, sentence improvement, para jumbles and a short reading passage.
311 words, about 2 min03Punjabi Language
Punjabi Language tests Gurmukhi script, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and comprehension. The paper expects standard Punjabi, not Hindi or English transliteration.
262 words, about 1 min04Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Ability
Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Ability tests speed and accuracy in school-level arithmetic. Recurring areas are number system, percentage, ratio and proportion, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time-work, speed-distance, mensuration and data interpretation.
274 words, about 1 min05Reasoning and Mental Ability
Reasoning and Mental Ability tests pattern recognition and logical deduction. Common types are series, analogies, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating arrangement, ranking, mirror and water images, and non-verbal figures.
263 words, about 1 min06Computer Awareness and Basic Agriculture/Land Revenue Concepts
Computer Awareness and Basic Agriculture/Land Revenue Concepts is a mixed domain. Computer questions cover hardware, software, memory, internet and office shortcuts.
327 words, about 2 min