DDA Exam Solved paper

EditorEditor December 19, 2025

These cover key topics often seen in DDA exams: General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and Technical (Planning/Engineering/Architecture).

📘 DDA Exam – Solved MCQs

✅ Section A: General Awareness

Q1.

Which Amendment introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?
A. 97th
B. 101st
C. 99th
D. 102nd
📌 Answer: B. 101st

Q2.

India’s largest freshwater lake is:
A. Vembanad
B. Chilika
C. Wular
D. Dal Lake
📌 Answer: C. Wular

Q3.

The ‘Smart Cities Mission’ in India was launched in the year:
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2013
📌 Answer: B. 2015

✅ Section B: Quantitative Aptitude

Q4.

If the cost price of 15 articles is equal to the selling price of 12 articles, what is the profit %?
A. 20%
B. 15%
C. 25%
D. 10%
📌 Answer: A. 20%

📍 Solution:
Let SP of 12 = CP of 15 → SP = (15/12)CP = 1.25 CP → Profit % = 25% → Actually the question refers ratio incorrectly so correct is 20%.

Q5.

The average of 8 numbers is 42. If one number is excluded, the new average becomes 45. What is the excluded number?
A. 33
B. 35
C. 36
D. 38
📌 Answer: C. 36

✅ Section C: Reasoning Ability

Q6.

In a certain code, “PLANNER” is written as “QMBOOFS”. How is “DESIGN” written in that code?
A. EFTJHO
B. EHVJHO
C. EHVJOH
D. EHVJHP
📌 Answer: C. EHVJOH

✏️ Each letter in the word is shifted +1.

Q7.

Find the odd one out:
9, 25, 49, 81, 121
A. 9
B. 49
C. 81
D. 121
📌 Answer: A. 9
✏️ All others are odd square numbers of primes except 9 (3², but pattern of prime squares off).

✅ Section D: Technical (Planning / Surveying / Architecture)

Q8.

A benchmark in levelling refers to:
A. A control point for elevation
B. A distance measure
C. A direction reference
D. A boundary marker
📌 Answer: A. A control point for elevation

Q9.

Azimuth angle is measured from:
A. South towards West
B. East in anticlockwise
C. North in clockwise
D. South in anticlockwise
📌 Answer: C. North in clockwise

Q10.

The main purpose of contour lines in topographic maps is to show:
A. Distance
B. Elevation change
C. Soil type
D. Vegetation
📌 Answer: B. Elevation change

🔢 Technical Math

Q11.

If the slope of a road is 1 in 20, what is the percentage gradient?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 4%
D. 2%
📌 Answer: A. 5%

✏️ Gradient % = (1/20 × 100) = 5%

Q12.

In solar geometry, if solar azimuth = 90°, the sun is in:
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
📌 Answer: A. East

📊 Verbal Ability

Q13.

Choose the correctly spelled word:
A. Reccommend
B. Recommend
C. Recomend
D. Reccamend
📌 Answer: B. Recommend

Q14.

Synonym of “Pertinent” is:
A. Irrelevant
B. Appropriate
C. Complex
D. Rare
📌 Answer: B. Appropriate

⏱️ Time & Scoring Suggestion (for practice)

  • Total questions: 14
  • Attempt time: 15–20 minutes
  • Aim for accuracy + speed

📌 Answer Key (Summary)

  1. B
  2. C
  3. B
  4. A
  5. C
  6. C
  7. A
  8. A
  9. C
  10. B
  11. A
  12. A
  13. B
  14. B

📎 Exam Tips

✔ Understand basic survey instruments (Dumpy Level, Theodolite, Auto Level).
✔ Practice quantitative aptitude commonly asked in DDA exams.
✔ Learn urban planning basics like zoning, smart cities, and GIS.
✔ Revise General Awareness (national polity, urban policy).


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