SSC, NDA, CDS Exams: PYQs and Error Analysis

Overview of the Session

• The session reviews previous year questions (PYQs) from SSC (CGL, MTS, CHSL, Stenographer, CPO), phase exams, TGT, PGT, DSSSB, NDA, and CDS.
• Exam errors are reviewed starting with 2024 and moving backward to 2023 and earlier years.
• The intent is to increase confidence by demonstrating that the difficulty of errors is often overestimated.
• There will be sessions dedicated to close tests and PQRS.
• The series includes vocabulary sessions and tests.

Explanation of Errors in Sentences

• In sentence 1, "I covered" should be "I have covered" to accurately show actions over a career, and article usage requires "As a teacher," not "As teacher."
• In sentence 2, "Will" needs to change to "would" in indirect speech because the reporting verb "told" is in the past.
• In sentence 3, "Perfect" should be "perfectly" because an adverb is needed to modify the verb "performed."
• In sentence 4, the correct form is "Please explain to me," since one explains something to a person.
• In sentence 5, "A shood voice" should be "A soothing voice," which changes the verb to an adjective to describe "voice."
• In sentence 6, "Guard over making mistakes" should be "Guard against making mistakes," which is used to avoid something.
• In sentence 7, "Went Highly" should be "went high," as "high" emphasizes position over degree and serves as both adjective and adverb.
• In sentence 8, "On the dustbin" should be "into the dustbin" or "in the dustbin" for correct preposition usage.
• In sentence 9, "Since the summer of last year," requires the use of "have been living" to indicate ongoing action from the past.
• In sentence 10, "Rubbed her eyes hardly" should be "rubbed her eyes hard" to show intensity; "hardly" means "barely."
• In sentence 11, "Cheep then" should be "cheaper than;" implies needing "In the Street."
• In sentence 12, "Did her friend went" is grammatically incorrect, so "Did (subject) go" should be employed.
• In sentence 13, "Works hardly" should be "works hard" to convey diligence, since "hardly" means "barely."
• In sentence 14, "Had arrived" should be "arrived" because the dance teacher's arrival is a historically fixed point.
• In sentence 15, because "since" is used, simple past tense is appropriate. "Since I had came" should be "Since I came."
• In sentence 16, "I prefer the last" should be "I prefer the latter" when referring to the second of two items.
• In sentence 17, the correction of "Pay their employees good" is "pay their employees well," as an adverb is required to modify "pay."
• In sentence 18, "have eaten" should be used to put the sentence in present perfect, as in "This is the first time I have eaten such tasty cake."
• In sentence 19, "A old woman" should be "an old woman" because "old' starts with a vowel.
• In sentence 20, "Is More Cheaper" should be "cheaper", because "cheaper" already denotes comparative tense.

Application of Prepositions and Sentence Corrections

• Prepositions must be correct for clarity; use explain to me and he offered to me with individuals, but He offered a cup of coffee with objects.
• With idioms like def to, note that on and with are incorrect prepositions; Def Of is the correct usage.

Sentence Structures and Analysis

• Terms ending with Able denote adjectives, requiring a noun with article.
• Conditional sentences require specific tense usage; "She will have married" should be in simple present when the timeline is incomplete.
• The perfect tense structure requires a helping verb and V3 verb.
• Verb agreements must be followed, for example, The fight if the cobra are needs to be singular to agree with its singular subject.
• Inverted sentences must be followed by an auxiliary verb.

Exam Preparation Strategy

• Consistent class attendance and test series participation is critical for students to improve grasp of errors.
• Students need to actively comment and interact during live sessions.
• It is suggested to avoid multitasking and practice active listening for maximum output.

This session reviews previous year questions (PYQs) from SSC, NDA, CDS, and other exams, focusing on error analysis. Starting with 2024 papers and moving backward, the session aims to build confidence by identifying common error patterns and improve performance in close tests and PQRS. Vocabulary sessions are also included.