General Hindi and Comprehension for Jharkhand B.Ed CET
What this domain tests
General Hindi and Comprehension checks Hindi grammar, vocabulary and passage reading. Expect संधि, समास, उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, कारक, वाच्य, रस, अलंकार, मुहावरे, पर्यायवाची, विलोम, तत्सम-तद्भव, वर्तनी and गद्यांश or पद्यांश-based questions.
Core rules
- संधि: join two sounds and identify the change; स्वर संधि includes दीर्घ, गुण and वृद्धि. Do not confuse संधि with समास, which joins words into a compound.
- समास: identify the dominant word and relationship, such as तत्पुरुष, द्वंद्व, बहुव्रीहि and अव्ययीभाव.
- कारक: match the postposition and verb relationship; कर्ता, कर्म, करण, संप्रदान, अपादान, अधिकरण and संबंध are the main types.
- Comprehension: find the central idea, title, tone and explicit detail; answer vocabulary from context.
Worked example
‘विद्या + आलय’ की संधि कीजिए। The first word ends in आ and the second begins with आ. In स्वर संधि, आ + आ becomes आ, so the form is विद्यालय. The reasoning is sound-based: identify the final and initial vowels, apply the matching rule, then write the joined form. This is safer than recalling the whole word as a spelling unit.
Traps
Do not explain समास when the question asks for संधि. Do not take मुहावरे literally; use their idiomatic meaning. In अलंकार questions, distinguish उपमा, रूपक and अनुप्रास by the actual device, not by a single similar word. In comprehension, avoid options that copy a phrase but miss the main idea.