Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) conducts combined exams for various posts on a regular basis. On 18th January 2024, it released a notification for conduction of Combined exam for posts of Senior Personal Assistant, Personal Assistant and Junior Judicial Assistant in Delhi District Court and Family Court. Some main points of this notification are as follows: –

  1. No. of Vacancies – 900

  2. Eligibility – Graduation with skills in Short Hand (Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant) and Graduation with skills in Typing in Computer (Junior Judicial Assistant)

  3. No. of Exam Phases – 3 (Tier-1 – MCQ-based; Tier-2 – Descriptive Test of English Language; Tier-3 – Skill Test)

Exam Pattern – Tier-1 of 120 Min. (Junior Judicial Assistant) – Qualifying in nature

  1. General English and Comprehension – 60 MCQs carrying 60 Marks

  2. General Knowledge with Current Affairs – 30 MCQs carrying 30 Marks

  3. General Intelligence – 30 MCQs carrying 30 Marks

Descriptive Test of English Language Pattern – Tier-2 of 120 Min – Scoring in nature

  1. Essay Writing – 50 marks

  2. Grammar – 30 marks

  3. Translation of 25 words – 20 marks

Tier-3 (Skill Test)

This test is qualifying in nature. A candidate is to have 40 word per minute impressions on the computer.

  • Tier-2 Sample Paper

  • Full length mock – 1

  • Full Marks – 100

  • Time – 2 hrs.

The following is a Sample Paper of DSSSB SPA, PA and JJA Exam

Write an Essay in English in about 300 words on any one of the following: – (50 Marks)

  1. Reforms in the Indian Criminal Justice System

  2. Impact of social media on Privacy Laws in India

  3. Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning

  4. Challenges in implementing Uniform Civil Laws in India

Grammar Section (30 Marks)

Supply appropriate Articles to the blanks given in the following passage: –

1×5 = 5 Marks

Once upon ___ time, in ___ small village surrounded by lush forests, there lived ___ old man named Raghunath. He was known throughout ___ village as ___ skilled carpenter, crafting beautiful furniture that was admired by everyone.

Do as directed: – (15 Marks)

  1. Give Abstract Noun to ‘Child’. (1 Mark)

  2. ‘Tut! What a mean person you are’, said Rajni to him. (2 Marks)

– Change Narration

3. How can one damage it? (2 Marks)

– Change Voice

4. Give Feminine Gender to ‘Emperor’? (1 Mark)

5. Write the Plural Form of ‘Focus’. (1 Mark)

6. With a view to learning English, we are all here. (1 Mark)

– Identify the underlined word

7. Outside the gate was a poor man standing. (1 Mark)

– Write the Type of the Sentence

8. Give the Adverb Form to the word ‘Succeed’. (1 Mark)

9. Shila is as good as Rohini. (2 Marks)

– Change into Comparative Degree

8. The High Court Verdict decided that all guilty can be hanged together. (2 Marks)

– Correct it grammatically

10. The meter reads 500 units. (1 Mark)

– Identify the Verb

Give meaning to the following Idiomatic Expressions: –

(1×5 = 5 Marks)

  1. To bite one’s lips

  2. To nip in the bud

  3. To go the whole hog

  4. Above board

  5. Per se

Translate the following into Hindi: – (20 Marks)

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 is a comprehensive law to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. It was enacted in the wake of the Nirbhaya gang rape case, which shocked the nation and led to widespread demands for stricter laws to protect children.