Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) TGT & PGT Preliminary Examination

1. In English alphabet, which will be the eighth letter from the left of the fourth vowel ?
(A)H
(B)I
(C)G
(D)M
Ans: A

2. Find out the missing one
U, 0, I, ?
(A)E
(B)C
(C)S
(D)G
Ans: B

3. Which will be the next in following series?
AZY, BYX, CXW, DWV
(A)EUT
(B) FUT
(C)EVU
(D) GHS
Ans: C

4. Find out the next one in following series: BDF, CFI, DHL, EJO
(A)EIN
(B) JEN
(C)CFI
(D) FLR
Ans: D

5. If in a certain code BQMBAY is written as MY MY MY, then how would TAMIL NADU be written?
(A) TIATIATIA
(B) ALDALDALD
(C) MNUMNUMNU
(D) None of these
Ans: C

6. If in a certain symbolic language DOG is written as GOD and FOG is written as GOF, then how would MOB be written?
(A)NOB
(B) OBM
(C)BOM
(D) DOM
Ans: C

7. If in a certain code UMBRELLA is written as 12345678, then how would BEAR be written?
(A)3684
(B) 3594
(C)3584
(D) 3585
Ans: C

Directions– (Q.8-12) In each question, four words are given. Out of these four words, three are related in some way and one is different. Find the different word.
8.
(A) Girl
(B) Boy
(C) Woman
(D) Teacher
Ans: D

9
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C)Bhutan
(D) Kolkata
Ans:D

10.
(A) January—June
(B) March—September
(C) June—November
(D) April-September
Ans: B
11.
(A) Sitar—Pt. Ravishankar
(B) Tabla—Allahrakha
(C)Bansuri—Hari Prasad Chaurasia
(D) Kathakali—Mrinalini
Ans: D

12.
(A) Prison
(C) Hand-cuffs
(B) Court
(D) Uniform
Ans: D

13. In which city there is no Metro Rail route?
(A)Hyderabad
(B) Ahmedabad
(C)Kolkata
(D) Mumbai
Ans: B

14. Main occupation of primitive man was?
(A) Hunting
(B) Cattle-rearing
(C) Food-gathering
(D) Fishing
Ans: A

15. In India the land irrigated by canals is
(A)10%
(B) 15%
(C)20%
(D) 31.6%
Ans: D

16.The reason of winter rain in North India is?
(A) Monsoon
(B) Storms
(C) Cyclone
(D) All
Ans: C

17. Air pressure is shown?
(A) By isobars
(B) By isotherms
(C) By isosalines
(D) By none of these
Ans: A

18. Who is the first Woman President of India ?
(A) Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil
(B) Srnt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Smt. Meira Kumar
(D) Late (Smt.) Indira Gandhi
Ans: A

19. Who gave the slogan of ‘Quit India’?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) J. L. Nehru
(C) Md. Ali Jinnah
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: A

20.The Directive Principles of State Policy’ of Indian Constitution are
related to?
(A)Part-III
(B) Part-IV
(C)Part-V
(D) Part-II
Ans: B

Section B
Test of Mathematics
21. In any parallelogram ABCD, AC= BD. The value of Angle ABC will
Be?
(A)30°
(B) 60°
(C)90°
(D) 120°
Ans: C

22. What types of angles are they when there are two angles on circumference of a circle by any arc?
(A) One is two times the other
(B) One is three times the other
(C) Equal
(D) None of the above
Ans: C

23. What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5
times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?
(A) 8, 9
(B) 7,8
(C) 6,7
(D) None of the above
Ans: B

24. Diagonal of a square is half of the diagonal of other square. The area of second square with respect to first will be?
(A) Two times
(B) Half
(C) Four times
(D) Eight times
Ans: C

25. The number of sides of a regular polygon, when each angle is 162°, is?
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 15
(D) 25
Ans: B

26 Ram finishes a work in 2 days,Hari finishes that work in 4 days. Then work will be finished in how many days when both work simultaneously?
(A)3/4 day
(B)4/3 days
(C)1/3 day
(D) 3 days

Ans: B
27. The numbers 1,2,3,4 1000 are multiplied together. The number of zeros at the end (on the right) of the product must be:
(A)30
(B)200
(C)211
(D)249
Ans: D

28. When a number is divided by 893, the remainder is 193. What will be the remainder when it is divided by 47?
(A)3
(B)5
(C)25
(D)33
Ans: B

29 The sum of the squares of two positive Integers is 100 and the difference of their squares is 28.
The sum of the numbers is
(A)12
(B)13
(C)14
(D)15
Ans: C

30. Find the odd man out 1,5,14, 30, 50,55,91
(A)5
(B) 50
(C)55
(D) 91
Ans: C

31. Find out wrong number in each sequence—
582, 605,588,611, 634, 617, 600
(A)634
(B) 611
(C)605
(D) 600
Ans: A

32. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was?
(A)12
(B) 15
(C)25
(D) 32
Ans: A

33. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs.3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000, then how much does a table cost?
(A) As. 500
(B) As. 750
(C) As. 1000
(D) Rs. 1500
Ans: C

34. The sum of first five prime numbers is?
(A) 11
(B)18
(C) 26
(D)28
Ans: D

35. Three numbers are in the ratio1 2 :3 and their H. C. F. is 12.
The numbers are?
(A)4,8,12
(B) 5, 10, 15
(C) 10, 20,30
(D) 12,24,36
Ans: D

36. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years?
(A) As. 1 24 crores
(B) Rs. 1 28 crores
(C) As. 252 crores
(D) As. 256 crores
Ans: B

37. Water boils at 212° F or 100°C and freeze at 32°F or 0°C. If the temperature of a particular day is 35°C, it is equivalent to?
(A)85°F
(B) 90°F
(C)95°F
(D) 99°F
Ans: C

38. Insert the missing number— 16,33,65,131,261,……..
(A) 523
(B) 521
(C) 613
(D) 721
Ans: A

39. 3251 + 587+ 369— ? = 3007
(A) 1250
(B) 1300
(C) 1375
(D) 1200
Ans: D

40. A Bazar has an average of 510 people on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of people per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is?
(A) 250
(C) 280
(B)276
(D)285
Ans: D

Test of Language English
41. Choose the correct preposition
The river flows…….. the bridge.
(A)below
(B) under
(C)into
(D) to
Ans: B

42. Find out the word correctly spelt—
(A) Accesible
(B) Accesibel
(C) Accessible
(D) Acessible
Ans: C

43. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the Bold word to till in the blank
People often prefer ambiguity to ……..
(A)clarity
(B) perversity
(C) rationality
(D) certainty
Ans: D

44. Pick out the correct synonym to the given word
OBSCENE
(A)Objectionable
(B)Indecent
(C) Displeasing
(D)Condemnable
Ans: B

45. Pick out the most appropriate word from the given alternatives
to fill in the blank
Since one cannot read every book, one should be content
with making a ………selection
(A)normal
(B) standard
(C)sample
(D) judicious
Ans: D

46. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word
TRANSPARENT
(A)Coloured
(B) Childlike
(C)Opaque
(D) Imminent
Ans: C

47. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words
A workman who fits and repairs pipes
(A)Mechanic
(B) Blacksmith
(C)Plumber
(D) Technocrat
Ans: C

48. Pick out the most appropriate word from the given alternatives
To fill in the blank
In hot weather I like lying in the……….of a tree.
(A)shadow
(B)shelter
(C)protection
(D) shade
Ans: D

49 Choose the alternative which expresses the best meaning of
The given words

To give up the ghost
(A)To die
(B)To make false appearance
(C)To terrify others by acting in suspicious manner
(D)To leave useless pursuits
Ans: A

Find Nearest Meaning
50. Addicted
(A) wild
(B)enhanced
(C) sentenced
(D) incline
Ans: D

51. Bewilder
(A)Cross
(B) Seize
(C)Puzzle
(D) Annoy
Ans: C

52. Destitute
(A) Sick
(B) Poor
(C) thin
(D) Angry
Ans: B

53 Genteel

(A)Clever
(B) Polite
(C)Hopeful
(D) Lovable
Ans: B

54. Camouflage
(A) Deject
(B) Disappear
(C) Drown
(D) Conceal
Ans: B

55. A thing liable to be easily broken
(A) Breakable
(B) Ductile
(C)Brittle
(D) Delicate
Ans: C

56. Animal living on land and in water
(A) Ambiguous
(B) Pacify
(C) Amphibian
(D) Ambivalend
Ans: C

57. One who does not care for literature or and—
(A) Barbarian
(B) Philistine
(C) Primitive
(D) Literate
Ans: B

Find the Correct Spelling
58. (A) Comitment
(B) Comittment
(C) Committment
(D) Commitment
Ans: D

59
(A) Fulifil
(B) Fulfil
(C) Fulfill
(D) FulIfill
Ans: A

60.
(A) Defendant
(B) Defendent
(C) Defandent
(D) Defandant
Ans: A