Bstc Old Paper Pdf Download : From Year 2010 To 2014

Understanding the BSTC (Basic School Teaching Certificate) exams from 2010 to 2014 can be essential for exam preparation. Here are carefully selected questions and answers from previous years’ papers across all subjects.

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Question: What type of questions are asked in the Teaching Aptitude section?
Answer: Questions related to teaching methods and pedagogy

Question: Which language is primarily used in the BSTC Language Ability section?
Answer: Hindi and English

Question: What is the duration of the BSTC exam?
Answer: Three hours

Question: How many questions are there in the BSTC exam?
Answer: 200 questions

Question: What is the total mark for the BSTC exam?
Answer: 600 marks

Question: What is the minimum qualifying mark for the BSTC exam?
Answer: 50% marks

Question: What is the purpose of the General Awareness section in BSTC?
Answer: To test the candidate’s knowledge of current events and general awareness

Question: How many marks is the Mental Ability section worth?
Answer: 150 marks

Question: What is the structure of the Language Ability section?
Answer: Questions related to grammar, comprehension, and vocabulary

Question: What is the weightage of the Teaching Aptitude section?
Answer: 150 marks

Question: What kind of questions are included in the General Awareness section?
Answer: Questions on history, geography, and politics

Question: How many questions are there in each section of the BSTC exam?
Answer: 50 questions per section

Question: What is the marking scheme for the BSTC exam?
Answer: 3 marks for each correct answer

Question: Is there any negative marking in the BSTC exam?
Answer: No negative marking

Question: Which section of the BSTC exam is considered the most challenging?
Answer: Mental Ability

Question: What are the total number of sections in the BSTC exam?
Answer: Four sections

Mental Ability Questions and Answers

Question: If A is the father of B, but B is not the son of A, then what is B?
Answer: Daughter

Question: If in a code language, ‘APPLE’ is written as ‘ZKZOK’, how is ‘ORANGE’ written?
Answer: LIWZQO

Question: A man walks 3 km north, then turns right and walks 4 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
Answer: Northeast

Question: If in a certain code, ‘RAMAN’ is written as ‘UXQDQ’, how is ‘SHEETAL’ written?
Answer: VKIHTDO

Question: Find the odd one out: 3, 7, 11, 14, 19
Answer: 14

Question: In a certain code, ‘MANGO’ is written as ‘ODMGQ’. How is ‘APPLE’ written in that code?
Answer: CMRNH

Question: If 8th of a month falls two days before Friday, what day of the week will 20th of that month fall?
Answer: Wednesday

Question: If ‘PAPER’ is written as ‘OZOBO’, how would ‘PENCIL’ be written?
Answer: ODMBHK

Question: If ‘CAT’ is coded as ‘3120’, then how will ‘DOG’ be coded?
Answer: 4157

Question: If the day before yesterday was Thursday, then what will be the day after tomorrow?
Answer: Monday

Question: If 2nd January of a year is Monday, then what will be the day on 1st March of the same year?
Answer: Wednesday

Question: In a certain code language, ‘COW’ is written as ‘DVPX’. How is ‘HORSE’ written in that code?
Answer: IPSTG

Question: Which of the following is not like the other: Radio, Television, Radar, Telescope?
Answer: Telescope

Question: A man is facing west. He turns 45 degrees in the clockwise direction and then another 180 degrees in the same direction and then 270 degrees in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer: South-West

Question: If SOUTH is coded as 53789 and NORTH as 19486, how would you code ‘TONE’?
Answer: 9476

Question: If ‘SUN’ is coded as ‘134’, ‘EARTH’ as ‘52678’, how will ‘MOON’ be coded?
Answer: 2474

Question: Which one will replace the question mark? 5, 10, 17, 26, ?
Answer: 37

Question: Choose the number which is different from the rest: 2, 5, 10, 50, 500
Answer: 10

Question: If A + B means A is the father of B; A – B means A is the mother of B; A * B means A is the sister of B, then what does P + R – Q mean?
Answer: P is the father of Q and R is the mother of Q

Question: In a family of six members, P is the father of R. T is the only daughter of P. Q is the brother of S. S is the grandson of P. How is Q related to P?
Answer: Son

Language Ability (Hindi) Questions and Answers

Question: मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है? ‘आकाश पाताल एक करना’
Answer: बहुत प्रयास करना

Question: ‘खून का प्यासा’ मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: क्रूर व्यक्ति

Question: ‘घर का भेदी लंका ढाए’ का क्या अर्थ है?
Answer: विश्वासघाती से नुकसान

Question: ‘कंगाली में आटा गीला’ मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: मुसीबत में और मुसीबत आना

Question: ‘तीन में न तेरह में’ का क्या मतलब है?
Answer: असंगत व्यक्ति

Question: ‘न घर का न घाट का’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: सभी जगह से बेकार

Question: ‘अंधेर नगरी चौपट राजा’ मुहावरे का क्या अर्थ है?
Answer: अयोग्य शासन

Question: ‘आंख का तारा’ मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: बहुत प्यारा

Question: ‘नाक का सवाल’ का क्या अर्थ है?
Answer: प्रतिष्ठा का मुद्दा

Question: ‘हाथ मलते रह जाना’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: पछताना

Question: ‘आसमान सिर पर उठाना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: बहुत शोर मचाना

Question: ‘मन मारना’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: इच्छा दबाना

Question: ‘बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद’ मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: अज्ञानी व्यक्ति को ज्ञान का महत्व नहीं होता

Question: ‘हाथी के दांत दिखाने के और, खाने के और’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: दिखावा करना

Question: ‘लाल-पीला होना’ मुहावरे का क्या मतलब है?
Answer: क्रोधित होना

Question: ‘सिर मुंडाते ही ओले पड़ना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: शुरू में ही विपत्ति आना

Question: ‘गागर में सागर’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: कम शब्दों में गहरी बात

Question: ‘धोबी का कुत्ता, न घर का न घाट का’ मुहावरे का क्या अर्थ है?
Answer: कहीं का न होना

Question: ‘मुंह की खानी’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: हार मान लेना

Question: ‘नौ दो ग्यारह होना’ मुहावरे का क्या मतलब है?
Answer: भाग जाना

Question: ‘जले पर नमक छिड़कना’ मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
Answer: किसी की परेशानी और बढ़ाना

General Awareness Questions and Answers

Question: Who was the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question: When did India gain independence?
Answer: 15th August 1947

Question: What is the capital of India?
Answer: New Delhi

Question: Which is the national animal of India?
Answer: Bengal Tiger

Question: What is the national bird of India?
Answer: Indian Peacock

Question: Who wrote the Indian national anthem?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Question: What is the currency of India?
Answer: Indian Rupee

Question: Which is the largest state in India by area?
Answer: Rajasthan

Question: Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Question: Which Indian state is known as the ‘Land of Five Rivers’?
Answer: Punjab

Question: What is the national flower of India?
Answer: Lotus

Question: Who is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’ in India?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Question: What is the total number of states in India?
Answer: 28 states

Question: Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Indira Gandhi

Question: What is the main river that flows through northern India?
Answer: Ganges

Question: Which ocean is to the south of India?
Answer: Indian Ocean

Question: What is the national game of India?
Answer: Field Hockey

Question: Which festival is known as the festival of lights in India?
Answer: Diwali

Question: What is the official language of India?
Answer: Hindi

Question: Who wrote the Indian constitution?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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Understanding the BSTC old papers from 2010 to 2014 helps in gaining insight into the exam pattern, types of questions asked, and the focus areas for each subject.