DDA Stenographer (Grade D) 2020 Exam on 13th Dec: DDA Stenographer (Grade D) 2020 Online Exam is going to be held on 13th December 2020 in online mode. The exam will be conducted for the recruitment of Stenographer (Grade D) Posts (100 Vacancies) in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Candidates can download e Admit Card 72 hours before the actual date of commencement of examination only from its official website - dda.org.in.
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Below is the Exam Pattern of the DDA Stenographer (Grade D) 2020 Exam:
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| Mode of Exam | Subjects | Number of Questions/ Marks/ Duration |
| Online Examination | General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions of 50 marks), General Awareness (50 questions of 50 marks) and English Language & Comprehension (100 questions of 100 marks) | 200 questions/200 marks of 2 Hrs duration |
For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability /cerebral palsy affected candidates and opting for scribe there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning / General Awareness Paper.
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Candidates will be shortlisted for the stenography test/ skill test on the basis of their performance in the online examination. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks secured by the candidate in the online examination in respect of only those candidates who qualify in the stenography test/ skill test.
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If the candidate has not indicated the medium of stenography test in the application form, the Authority will consider English as the medium of stenography test for such candidates.
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There is no exemption from the stenography test/ skill test for any category of candidates. Candidates who opt to take the Stenography Test in Hindi will be required to learn English Stenography and vice versa after their appointment. VH candidates will be required to transcribe the matter in 75 minutes for English Shorthand or in 100 minutes for Hindi Shorthand.
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DDA Stenographer (Grade D) 2020: General Awareness Important Topics
Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its Neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
Practice DDA 2020 Exam Important General Awareness Questions
Below are the major topics covered in the DDA Stenographer (Grade D) exam under the General Awareness Section:
| Category | Topics | Sub-Topics |
| Static Gk | History | Facts about Harappa Civilization |
| Vedic culture | ||
| Name of the Kings who built important ancient Temples and Institutions like Nalanda | ||
| Chronology of Medieval India and their important systems | ||
| India’s freedom movement and their leaders | ||
| Geography | India and its neighbouring countries | |
| Famous Seaport and Airport and their location | ||
| Important institution of world and India and their locations like BRICS, World Bank, IMF, and RBI, etc | ||
| Economy | Terminology of Budget (like National Income, GDP, Fiscal Deficit and many more) | |
| Five Year Plan and its importance | ||
| Famous persons in the economy | ||
| Institutions and their importance like RBI, SEBI, etc | ||
| Polity | Supreme Court | |
| Meaning of Write | ||
| Election of President and his functions | ||
| Important constitution bodies like CAG | ||
| Facts about parliament | ||
| Fundamental Duties | ||
| Governor and his functions | ||
| State legislature | ||
| Major Constitutional amendments and their importance | ||
| Official Language | ||
| Emergency Provisions | ||
| National political parties and their symbols | ||
| Current Affairs | Recent Developments | Sports |
| Awards | ||
| Politics | ||
| Finance and Banking sector | ||
| International Events | ||
| Miscellaneous | GK | Population Census |
| Important Books and their writers | ||
| First sports achievement for India and the world like first Olympic, first Asian Game, etc. | ||
| National/International Organizations /Institutions | ||
| Awards and their importance | ||
| Everyday Science & Scientific Research | ||
| Important Days |
DDA Stenographer (Grade D) 2020: General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability Important Topics
This section would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, nonverbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.
Practice DDA 2020 Exam Important Reasoning Questions
Below are the major topics covered in the DDA Stenographer (Grade D) Exam under the General Intelligence and Reasoning Section:
| Topic | Subtopics |
| Series | Analogy (both word-based and numerical) |
| Odd pair (both word-based and numerical) | |
| Classification | |
| Missing characters | |
| Coding | Coding-Decoding (Ex - NAME is written as GFDN then MEAN is written as..) |
| Symbols | |
| Mathematical Operations | |
| Arrangement | Seating arrangement (Linear and Circular) |
| Blood relations | |
| Ranking | |
| Puzzles | |
| Direction Sense | |
| Logic | Syllogism |
| Venn Diagrams | |
| Assumption or Inference or Conclusion | |
| Miscellaneous | Clock |
| Calendar | |
| Non-Verbal | Cube and dices (predicting colors or numbers on the faces of the object) |
| Sequence of figures | |
| Matrix (Finding missing numbers or letters) | |
| Paper-cutting, folding, punching | |
| Mirrors and water reflection | |
| Configuration, fitting pieces, odd pieces, etc. |
DDA Stenographer (Grade D) 2020: English Language Important Topics
In addition to the testing of candidates' understanding of the English, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability, would also be tested. Below are the Important English Language Topics for DDA Stenographer (Grade D) Exam:
| Category | Topics |
| Vocabulary | Synonyms & Antonyms |
| Fill in the blanks | |
| Idioms and Phrases | |
| Correct Spelling | |
| Grammar | Spotting the error |
| Sentence or Phrase Improvement | |
| Fill in the blanks/ Cloze Test | |
| Comprehension | comprehension passage |
| cloze passage | |
| Sentence Rearrangement | shuffling of sentence parts |
| shuffling of sentences in a passage |
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