PSSSB Naib Tehsildar study guide
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The Naib Tehsildar is a Punjab government revenue post, and the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) runs the recruitment examination that shortlists candidates for it. On the job, a Naib Tehsildar assists the Tehsildar with land records, mutation work, demarcation and recovery of government dues - the point where the villager meets the revenue department. The PSSSB Naib Tehsildar study guide has 8 sections and about 2,200 words.
01General Knowledge and Current Affairs: Static Pegs and Rolling Files
General Knowledge in this exam splits into durable static facts and time-bound current affairs. For static, revise Indian polity (Constitution, fundamental rights, Articles, Schedules, amendments), basic geography (capitals, currencies, rivers, mountains), economy (banking, budgets, schemes), science (units, diseases, inventions), and international organisations.
265 words, about 1 min02Punjabi Language and Grammar: Gurmukhi Script and Shabad-Bhed
Punjabi grammar questions test the Gurmukhi script, word classes (ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਭੇਦ), and sentence construction. Revise the 35 letters plus the six additional letters, vowel carriers (ਊੜਾ, ਐੜਾ, ਇੱਕੀ), matras, tippi, bindi, adhak and udaat.
259 words, about 1 min03English Language and Grammar: Usage Over Labels
English questions usually test grammar in use rather than label memorisation. Revise parts of speech, subject–verb agreement, tense and aspect, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, active/passive voice, direct/indirect speech, degrees of comparison, conditionals, and modifiers.
274 words, about 1 min04Quantitative Aptitude and Mathematics: Base-100 and LCM Models
Quantitative aptitude rewards a small number of reliable techniques. Revise number system, HCF and LCM, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, time–speed–distance, trains and boats, mensuration (2D and 3D), basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, and data interpretation.
291 words, about 1 min05Reasoning and Mental Ability: Draw, Fix and Verify
Reasoning tests pattern recognition under time pressure. Revise series (number, alphabet, mixed), analogy, odd-one-out, coding–decoding, blood relations, direction sense, ranking, seating arrangement (linear and circular), syllogism, Venn diagrams, inequalities, dice and cubes, mirror and water images, calendars, clocks, and puzzles.
251 words, about 1 min06Computer Awareness: Hardware, Software and Safe Practice
Computer awareness covers hardware, software, memory, operating systems, office applications, internet and networking, and cyber hygiene. Know input/output devices, CPU components (ALU, control unit, registers), primary memory (RAM, ROM) vs secondary storage (hard disk, SSD, pen drive), and units from bit to terabyte.
270 words, about 1 min07Punjab History, Geography and Culture: Anchor Facts to People, Place and Date
Punjab's history begins with the Indus Valley sites, including Harappa on the Ravi, and moves through the Vedic period, the Persian and Greek invasions, the Mauryan and Kushan empires, and the medieval Sultanate and Mughal eras. For Sikh history, know the ten Gurus, the founding of the Khalsa in 1699, the misls, Maharaja Ranjit Singh's empire, the Anglo-Sikh Wars, and the freedom movement, including Jallianwala Bagh (1919) and Bhagat Singh.
286 words, about 1 min08Revenue Administration and Land Laws: Officer, Record, Remedy
Revenue administration is the backbone of the Naib Tehsildar role. Study the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1887, the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887, the Punjab Land Reforms Act 1972, and related rules on record-of-rights, assessment, collection, partition, and boundary demarcation.
304 words, about 2 min