DSSSB ASO Previous Year Paper (DASS Grade II, 2019)

Read from DSSSB's own answer-key PDFs for the 16 July 2019 DASS Grade II exam. Links, page counts and file contents checked 16.09.2026.

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How the 2019 DASS Grade II paper is laid out

The section headers inside DSSSB's PDFs show the order candidates saw. Each subject is split into two groups of 20 marks. In the second English group and the second Hindi group, ten of the questions sit under two reading passages of five questions each.

Every question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25. The paper ran for 120 minutes with no calculator. The 2026 ASO Tier 1 keeps the same five subjects at 40 marks each, which is why these papers are still the closest practice material.

What each official PDF contains

The Shift 3 file prints the heading for the first English passage on its last page and then stops. Anyone relying on it for Hindi practice will not find a single Hindi question in it.

How to read the DSSSB answer key PDF

• Green tick: the option DSSSB accepted as correct. A red cross marks the other three.
• Each question twice: the file prints every question once for English-medium and once for Hindi-medium candidates, so skip the repeat.
• Shuffled options: options were shuffled per candidate, so option 3 in the PDF may have been option 1 on your screen. Compare the option text.
• Passage questions: the passage is printed once, followed by its five questions, and then printed again for the other medium.

Questions available in the online tests

The tests are built from the official files question by question. Where a section count differs from 40, that section is still being transcribed or checked against DSSSB's key.

Sample questions from the 2019 Shift 1 paper

One question from each section, with DSSSB's answer. The worked solutions are written for this site and are not part of the official key.

1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
   Unhappy : Sad :: Moisten : ?
   अप्रसन्न : दुखी :: नम : ?
   1. Deny
      अस्वीकृत
   2. Blunder
      चूक
   3. Drench
      सराबोर
   4. War
      युद्ध
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   Answer: (C) Drench
   सराबोर

   Unhappy and Sad are synonyms. Similarly, Moisten and Drench are synonyms.
   अप्रसन्न और दुखी पर्यायवाची हैं। इसी प्रकार, नम और सराबोर पर्यायवाची हैं।
2. General Awareness
   The toxic effect of which one of the following air pollutants is due to more than 200 times greater affinity than Oxygen for haemoglobin?
   निम्नलिखित वायु प्रदूषकों में से किस एक का विषैला प्रभाव, हीमोग्लोबिन के लिए ऑक्सीजन की तुलना में 200 गुना से अधिक अधिक आकर्षण के कारण होता है?
   1. Carbon monoxide
      कार्बन मोनोऑक्साइड
   2. Methane
      मीथेन
   3. Sulphur dioxide
      सल्फर डाइऑक्साइड
   4. Nitrous Oxide
      नाइट्रस ऑक्साइड
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   Answer: (A) Carbon monoxide
   कार्बन मोनोऑक्साइड

   Carbon Monoxide (CO) has a much higher affinity for hemoglobin than oxygen, forming carboxyhemoglobin which prevents oxygen transport.
   कार्बन मोनोऑक्साइड (CO) की हीमोग्लोबिन के लिए ऑक्सीजन की तुलना में बहुत अधिक आकर्षण होती है, जिससे कार्बोक्सीहीमोग्लोबिन बनता है जो ऑक्सीजन परिवहन को रोकता है।
3. Arithmetical & Numerical Ability
   The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first twelve of them is 14 and that of the last twelve is 17. The thirteenth result is:
   25 परिणामों का औसत 18 है। उनमें से पहले बारह का औसत 14 है और अंतिम बारह का औसत 17 है। तेरहवां परिणाम है:
   1. 72
   2. 75
   3. 78
   4. 81
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   Answer: (C) 78

   Sum of 25 results = 25 * 18 = 450.
   Sum of first 12 = 12 * 14 = 168.
   Sum of last 12 = 12 * 17 = 204.
   13th result = 450 - (168 + 204) = 450 - 372 = 78.
   13वां परिणाम = 450 - 372 = 78.
4. English Language & Comprehension
   Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.
   An excited group of school boys had ________ to watch the match.
   1. mobilized
   2. gathered
   3. amassed
   4. combined
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   Answer: (B) gathered

   'Gathered' is the most appropriate word for a group of people coming together in one place.
   'Gathered' सही शब्द है जिसका अर्थ है एक जगह इकट्ठा होना।
5. Hindi Language & Comprehension
   ‘छायावादोत्तर काव्य में रीतिकाल जैसा श्रृंगार नहीं है।’ वाक्य में आए ‘उत्तर’ शब्द का अर्थ है:
   1. जवाब
   2. पीछे
   3. उत्तर दिशा
   4. प्रश्न विहीनता
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   Answer: (B) पीछे

   In 'छायावादोत्तर' (छायावाद + उत्तर), 'उत्तर' means 'after' or 'behind' (पीछे).
   यहाँ 'उत्तर' का अर्थ 'बाद में' या 'पीछे' है।

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