DSSSB TGT PART-1 (23 June 2024)

Question 1:

Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and contextually.

 ___________ villages in the country have concrete roads and so the transportation is quite tedious.

• Few

• Little

• The few

• A few

Question 2:

Choose the most suitable conjunction to complete the following sentence.

Ravi realised that shipping was a rich field to exploit, ________ trade between nations was increasing and there was a need as increasing and there was a need for more cargo vessels.

• because

• however

• though

• whereas

Question 3:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

This problem is a hard nut to crack, it will take longer than they imagined.

• needs a lot of work

• involves breaking nuts

• is difficult to solve

• is not interesting enough

Question 4:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

dark horse

• someone who breeds race horses

• someone who unexpectedly succeeds

• someone who has a wheatish complexion

• someone who is fond of horse racing

Question 5:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given  idiom.

A hot potato

• an offensive remark

• a memorable thing

• a controversial issue 

• a tasty snack

Question 6:

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure

• thermometer

• voltmeter

• altimeter

• barometer

Question 7:

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words

A game in which no one wins

• draw

• triumph

• feat

• conquest

Question 8:

Select the word which means the same as the group words given.

One who is a great lover of books

• pedophile

• hemophile

• xenophile

• bibliophile

Question 9:

Select the correctly spelt word.

• certificate

• cartificate

• sertificate

• sartifikate

Question 10:

Select the wrongly spelt word. 

• reproduce

• reverse

• require

• resembel