A Detailed Question Paper Analysis of

STSE (State Talent Search Examination) 2022

Paper 1 Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Dec 18, 2022 (9 am - 9:45 am)

On 18th December 2022, STSE (State Talent Search Examination) - 2022 exam was conducted
by RBSE (Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education). STSE is organized to find academically
meritorious students in Rajasthan and to support them by helping to develop better and needful
skills in the science domain/stream. The STSE exam is conducted every year annually within the
Rajasthan state.
Through this exam, the students of RBSE affiliated Schools & other Govt Schools who get
successfully selected in the exam become eligible to be awarded with different scholarships as
per the latest criteria.

● Eligibility:
- Students who are studying in Class 10th are eligible to apply for STSE.
- The candidates must belong to an RBSE affiliated school or state-recognized
board in Rajasthan.
- For academic eligibility criteria, applying candidates must have completed class
9th with a minimum score of 50%.

● Question Paper Pattern:

The examination was conducted in Offline (pen paper based) mode. The time duration
was different for each paper. The questions were Objective type and the exam conducted
was English and Hindi languages. The test was divided into 03 sections. The detailed
exam pattern was as follows:-

Paper Exam No. of Ques Marks Timing

Paper1 Mental Ability Test (MAT) 50 50 9 am - 9:45 am

Paper2 Language Comprehensive Test (LCT) 40 40 10:15 am - 11:00 am

Paper3 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) 90 90 11:30am - 1:00 pm

Note: Plus 01 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there is no provision of
Negative Marking.

● The maximum marks for the paper was 50 marks.

 Paper1 - Mental Ability Test (MAT)

QUESTION WISE ANALYSIS

Following is the question distribution table as per Class,Chapter, Topic & Difficulty -

Type Of Difficulty Marks

Q No. Class Chapter Name Topic Name
Question Level Allotted
Mathematical
1 10 Mathematical Operations MCQ Easy 1
Operations
Mathematical
2 10 Mathematical Operations MCQ Easy 1
Operations
Mathematical Decoding The Meaning of
3 10 MCQ Difficult 1
Operations Different Operations
Mathematical Decoding The Meaning of
4 10 MCQ Easy 1
Operations Different Operations
Mathematical Decoding The Meaning of
5 10 MCQ Difficult 1
Operations Different Operations
6 10 Series Alphabetical series MCQ Easy 1
7 10 Series Alphabetical series MCQ Easy 1
8 10 Series Alphabetical series MCQ Easy 1
9 10 Analogy Number Analogy MCQ Easy 1
10 10 Analogy Number Analogy MCQ Easy 1
11 10 Calendar Calendar MCQ Medium 1
12 10 Coding & Decoding Letter to Number MCQ Easy 1
13 10 Coding & Decoding Letter to Letter MCQ Easy 1
14 10 Direction Test Direction Test MCQ Easy 1
15 10 Miscellaneous Linear Equation MCQ Medium 1
16 10 Blood Relation Blood Relation MCQ Easy 1
Conversion of Solid
17 10 Miscellaneous MCQ Easy 1
(Cuboid into Cube)
18 10 Ranking Test Linear Arrangement MCQ Medium 1
19 10 Ranking Test Linear Arrangement MCQ Medium 1
20 10 Ranking Test Linear Arrangement MCQ Medium 1
21 10 Venn Diagram Venn Diagram MCQ Easy 1
22 10 Venn Diagram Venn Diagram MCQ Easy 1
23 10 Venn Diagram Venn Diagram MCQ Easy 1
24 10 Venn Diagram Venn Diagram MCQ Easy 1
25 10 Venn Diagram Venn Diagram MCQ Easy 1
26 10 Puzzles Missing Number MCQ Difficult 1
27 10 Puzzles Missing Number MCQ Medium 1
28 10 Puzzles Missing Term MCQ Easy 1
29 10 Blood Relation Blood Relation MCQ Easy 1
30 10 Blood Relation Blood Relation MCQ Easy 1
31 10 Blood Relation Blood Relation MCQ Easy 1
Number and Alphabet
32 10 Frequency of Number MCQ Easy 1
Test
33 10 Coding & Decoding Coding & Decoding MCQ Easy 1
34 10 Coding & Decoding Coding & Decoding MCQ Medium 1
35 10 Diagrammatic Puzzles Counting of Square MCQ Medium 1
36 10 Clock Angle Between Hands MCQ Medium 1
37 10 Miscellaneous Percentage MCQ Medium 1
38 10 Analytical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning MCQ Medium 1
39 10 Analytical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning MCQ Medium 1
40 10 Analytical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning MCQ Medium 1
Odd One Out (Weight
41 10 Analogy MCQ Easy 1
Based)
Odd One Out
42 10 Analogy MCQ Medium 1
(Country-Capital Based)
Odd One Out (Number
43 10 Analogy MCQ Easy 1
Based)
Odd One Out (Number
44 10 Analogy MCQ Medium 1
based)
45 10 Series Number series MCQ Medium 1
46 10 Series Number series MCQ Medium 1
47 10 Series Number series MCQ Medium 1
48 10 Analogy State- Capital MCQ Easy 1
49 10 Analogy Country & State- Head MCQ Easy 1
50 10 Analogy Geometrical Shape Based MCQ Easy 1
DIFFICULTY LEVEL ANALYSIS

As per Aakash Byju’s experts in MAT, 29 questions were easy, 18 questions were of medium
difficulty & 3 questions were difficult.

Easy Medium Difficult Grand Total

Subject No.Of Total No.Of Total No.Of Total No.Of Total
Questions Marks Questions Marks Questions Marks Questions Marks
MAT 29 29 18 18 3 3 50 50

CONCLUSION
Aakash Byju’s Experts feel that Paper 1 - MAT was Moderate.