@SaiAbhignaK wrote:
... I am confused about the weightage of questions. It mentions that 75% of questions are from training modules and 25% are of research ability.
To be clear, the 25% is not testing your ability to perform research. The 25% are brand new questions that are being considered for inclusion on future exams. (ISC)² asks these questions today to determine if the questions are "good". If good, they will be added to the test bank for future test-takers. Today, they are worth 0 points so that you are not penalized if they turn out to be "bad" question.
The remaining 75% of the questions do not come "from" the training modules. Training and Exams are written by entirely different groups of people that are not allowed to talk to each other. Although both groups use the same official references (https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/References), the question writers have never seen the training modules nor vice-versa. In other words, the relationship between the training and the exam is more brother-sister than parent-child.
Also, the advertised weightage of questions is simply to help you understand where one needs to concentrate their studies. During the exam, one is not told to which domain a question belongs.
In short, the answer remains the same. Grading is-what-it-is and you cannot change it. Don't waste time worrying about it or trying to figure it out. Prep time is better spent on learning the material and running practice exams so you learn to focus on reading comprehension and accurately selecting the "best" answer.
