SSC JHT Mock Test 2027: Free Combined Hindi Translator Set

URGENT CORRECTION / AMBER CALLOUT BOX

Direct clarification for aspirants applying for the SSC JHT exam:

• (1) The "open 2-hour timer" misconception in Paper-I: Many coaching websites (including PhysicsWallah and ResultBharat) still display a single 2-hour open timer for Paper-I. The actual rule for the SSC Combined Hindi Translators Paper-I is different. Paper-I (200 questions, 200 marks, 2 hours) now includes a strict 1-hour (60-minute) auto-locking sectional timer for Part-I (General Hindi: 100 questions) and a separate 1-hour (60-minute) auto-locking sectional timer for Part-II (General English: 100 questions). It is no longer possible to complete the Hindi section in 35 minutes and transfer the remaining 25 minutes to the English section.
• (2) The new "50% Paper-I + 100% Paper-II" final merit formula: The final selection merit is determined by taking 50% of the Paper-I CBT marks and 100% of the Paper-II (Descriptive Translation and Essay) marks. The marks obtained in Paper-II act as the primary official tie-breaker.
• (3) Copy-paste errors by competitors: Some major websites (such as Testbook's JHT cutoff page) place irrelevant study links like "Blood Relation, Coding-Decoding, and General Science" on a JHT page. Others (like ResultBharat) incorrectly state that selection is based on a "CBT and Skill Test". In reality, the SSC JHT/CHT exam has no Maths, no Reasoning, no General Awareness, and no typing skill test. It consists only of Paper-I (100 Hindi and 100 English multiple-choice questions) and Paper-II (a pen-and-paper Translation and Essay examination).

By avoiding 12 blind guesses in the English section you prevent losing 3.00 raw marks; in a situation where the cutoff scores change in decimal increments, retaining those 3.00 marks (which is equivalent to 1.50 weighted marks) ensures that you remain safely above the shortlisting threshold.

Section I: General Hindi (60 minutes locked): You have been given more time than is necessary, so don't hurry. Spend 25 minutes on the 55 grammar and vocabulary questions, 20 minutes on the 30 cloze questions, sentence rearrangement and vakya shuddhi questions, and 10 minutes on the 15 unseen passage questions. In the final 5 minutes, go over the matra and vartani traps to make certain that your net score is 90 or above.

Part-II General English (60 Mins Locked): You must work quickly. You have 36 seconds for each question. Spend 12 minutes on 20 Voice and Narration questions. Spend 16 minutes on 35 Grammar, Error, Improvement, and Fillers. Spend 10 minutes on 15 Vocabulary, Idioms, and Spelling questions. Spend 20 minutes on 15 Cloze and 15 Unseen Passage questions. Save 2 minutes at the end for a quick 50:50 review.

For the translation (100 Marks): 25 minutes for translating from English to Hindi (50 Marks) and 25 minutes for translating from Hindi to English (50 Marks).

Essays (70 minutes): 35 minutes for the Hindi Essay (about 500 words, 50 marks) and 35 minutes for the English Essay (about 500 words, 50 marks).

Q1. (Sandhi / संधि) What type of Sandhi is present in the word 'Mahotsav'? / 'महोत्सव' शब्द में कौन सी संधि है?
A. दीर्घ संधि (Dirgha Sandhi)
B. गुण संधि (Guna Sandhi) [Correct]
C. वृद्धि संधि (Vriddhi Sandhi)
D. यण संधि (Yan Sandhi)

Option (Correct): B. गुण संधि (Guna Sandhi) [Correct]. Reason: महा + उत्सव = महोत्सव (आ + उ = ओ). This is a clear example of Guna Sandhi.
Option (Incorrect): A, C, D. Reason: The rules for these Sandhis do not apply here.
Hint: The 'ओ' sound shows Guna Sandhi (like in परोपकार, महोदय).

Q2. (Samas / समास) Which Samas is used in the word 'Neelkanth'? / 'नीलकंठ' शब्द में कौन सा समास है?
A. कर्मधारय समास (Karmadharaya Samas)
B. बहुव्रीहि समास (Bahuvrihi Samas) [Correct]
C. द्विगु समास (Dvigu Samas)
D. द्वंद्व समास (Dvandva Samas)

Option (Correct): B. बहुव्रीहि समास (Bahuvrihi Samas) [Correct]
Reason: नीला है कंठ जिसका, अर्थात् शिव। यहाँ दोनों पद मिलकर एक तीसरे विशेष अर्थ, यानी शिव, का बोध करा रहे हैं。
Option (Incorrect): A. कर्मधारय
Reason: अगर विकल्प में बहुव्रीहि न हो, तब इसे कर्मधारय माना जा सकता है। परंतु बहुव्रीहि हमेशा पहले आता है。
Option (Incorrect): C, D
Reason: संख्या या योजक चिह्न नहीं है。
Hint: जब कोई शब्द किसी खास भगवान या व्यक्ति के लिए तय हो जाए, तब वह बहुव्रीहि समास होता है।

Q3. (Vakya Shuddhi / वाक्य शुद्धि) Select the grammatically correct sentence from the following: / निम्नलिखित में से शुद्ध वाक्य का चयन कीजिए:
A. मैं रविवार के दिन तुम्हारे घर आऊँगा।
B. मैं रविवार को तुम्हारे घर आऊँगा। [Correct]
C. मेरे को रविवार के दिन तुम्हारे घर आना है।
D. मैं रविवार के दिन को तुम्हारे घर आऊँगा।

Option (Correct): B. मैं रविवार को तुम्हारे घर आऊँगा। [Correct]
Reason: 'रविवार' खुद एक दिन है। इसलिए इसके साथ 'के दिन' लगाना जरूरी नहीं है。
Option (Incorrect): A, C, D
Reason: इनमें गैरजरूरी शब्द या गलत सर्वनाम (मेरे को) का इस्तेमाल हुआ है。
Hint: वार (दिन) के साथ 'दिन' शब्द जोड़ना दोहराव है।

Q4. (Tatsam-Tadbhav / तत्सम-तद्भव) What is the Tatsam form of the word 'Aag' (Fire)? / 'आग' का तत्सम रूप क्या होगा?
A. अग्नि (Agni) [Correct]
B. अनल (Anal)
C. पावक (Pavak)
D. दहन (Dahan)

Option (Correct): A. अग्नि (Agni) [Correct]
Reason: 'आग' एक तद्भव शब्द है। इसका मूल संस्कृत (तत्सम) शब्द 'अग्नि' है。
Option (Incorrect): B, C, D
Reason: ये आग के पर्यायवाची हैं, लेकिन तत्सम रूप नहीं हैं。
Hint: तत्सम वे शब्द होते हैं जो संस्कृत से बिना बदले हिंदी में आए हैं।

Q5. (Muhavare / मुहावरे) What is the correct meaning of the idiom 'Aasman sir par uthana'? / 'आसमान सिर पर उठाना' मुहावरे का सही अर्थ क्या है?
A. बहुत शोर करना (To make a lot of noise) [Correct]
B. बहुत मेहनत करना
C. असंभव कार्य करना
D. क्रोधित होना

Correct option: A. बहुत शोर करना [Correct] — Reason: The idiom is used when someone makes a great deal of noise or causes disturbance (for example: the children have made a noise by raising the sky on their heads).
Incorrect options: B, C, D — Reason: These meanings do not fit with the idiom.
Hint: The behaviour of the children when the teacher is not in class is what this idiom means.

Q6. (Active/Passive Voice) Select the correct passive form: "The manager will sign the documents tomorrow."
A. The documents will be signed by the manager tomorrow. [Correct]
B. The documents would be signed by the manager tomorrow.
C. The documents will signed by the manager tomorrow.
D. The documents are going to be signed by the manager tomorrow.

Correct option: A. The documents will be signed by the manager tomorrow. [Correct] — Reason: The simple future active form ("will sign") is changed to passive form ("will be signed").
Incorrect option: B — Reason: "Would" is used in indirect speech, not in a simple passive conversion.
Incorrect option: C — Reason: The auxiliary verb "be" is missing.
Incorrect option: D — Reason: The grammatical structure is changed unnecessarily.
Hint: Future Indefinite (will/shall + V1) changes to (will/shall + be + V3).

Q7. (Direct/Indirect Narration) Select the correct indirect form: He said, "I have passed the examination."
A. He said that he has passed the examination.
B. He said that he had passed the examination. [Correct]
C. He told that he had passed the examination.
D. He said that I had passed the examination.

Correct option: B. He said that he had passed the examination. [Correct] — Reason: Since the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said"), the Present Perfect tense ("have passed") changes to Past Perfect ("had passed"). "I" is also changed to "he".
Incorrect option: A — Reason: It fails to backshift the tense.
Incorrect option: C — Reason: "Told" requires a direct object (for example, told me).
Incorrect option: D — Reason: The pronoun "I" is not changed, which is wrong.
Hint: The Present Perfect tense is always changed to Past Perfect.

Q8. (Error Spotting) Identify the segment containing a grammatical error: "One of the student forgot his bag in the classroom."
A. One of the
B. student forgot [Correct]
C. his bag in
D. the classroom

Correct option: B. student forgot [Correct] — Reason: The phrase "One of the" must always be followed by a plural noun. Therefore, it should be "One of the students".
Incorrect options: A, C, D — Reason: These segments are grammatically correct.
Hint: After "One of the" a plural noun (Plural Noun) is always used.

Q9. (Synonyms) Select the synonym of the given word: "MITIGATE"
A. Aggravate
B. Alleviate [Correct]
C. Intensify
D. Provoke

Correct option: B. Alleviate [Correct] — Reason: "Mitigate" means to make something less severe or painful. "Alleviate" is the exact synonym.
Incorrect options: A, C, D — Reason: These words are antonyms, meaning to make something worse or stronger.
Hint: The meaning of "Mitigate" is 'to reduce' or 'to provide relief'.

Q10. (Cloze Test / Preposition) Choose the correct preposition: "The translator is proficient ________ both Hindi and English."
A. in [Correct]
B. at
C. with
D. for

Correct option: A. in [Correct] — Reason: The adjective "proficient" is usually followed by the preposition "in" when referring to a skill or language.
Incorrect options: B, C, D — Reason: These prepositions do not grammatically go with "proficient" in this context.
Hint: To be proficient in a language or skill, 'in' is used.

Rajbhasha Administrative Glossary Practice:
English to Hindi: "The committee recommended the immediate implementation of the revised guidelines."
Correct Translation: समिति ने संशोधित दिशा-निर्देशों के तत्काल कार्यान्वयन की सिफारिश की।
Hindi to English: "राजभाषा विभाग ने सभी केंद्रीय मंत्रालयों को परिपत्र जारी किया है।"
Correct Translation: The Department of Official Language has issued a circular to all Central Ministries.

50-Mark Essay Scoring Rubric:
Content & Relevance (20 Marks): Does the essay directly address the topic using accurate facts and relevant examples?
Structure & Flow (15 Marks): Clear introduction, logically sequenced body paragraphs, and a strong conclusion.
Grammar, Vocabulary & Syntax (15 Marks): Proper use of syntax, zero spelling errors (वर्तनी की अशुद्धियाँ), and appropriate official vocabulary.

1. Go to the testing portal at https://mocktestcenter.com/ssc-combined-hindi-translator/mock-test

2. Choose your desired practice mode by using the 5-tab selector at the top of the page (Paper-I Full Mocks, English Stamina Boosters, Sept 2026 Shift Papers, Hindi Vyakaran Sprints, or Paper-II Translation Lab).

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