Orissa High Court has conducted its Assistant Section Officer Examination 2014 for the recruitment of 100 ASO to the Orissa High Court, Cuttack on 14 Sept. 2014 ( Sunday )
The Examination was of three sitting.
The Examination was of three sitting.
10.00am to 12.00pm- English,
12:30pm to 01:30pm- Arithmetic
02:30pm to 03:30pm- General Knowledge.
Type of Question: all subjective, means a candidates has to write the answer in the answer book provided by the Orissa High court.
Type of Question: all subjective, means a candidates has to write the answer in the answer book provided by the Orissa High court.
Question Pattern
ENGLISH : Full Mark- 100, Time: 2 Hours
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One Essay (30)
Odia to English Translation (25)
English to Odia Translation (25)
Preposition Questions (10)
Single word for group of words (10)
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Q.1. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in 800 words. [30 Marks]
- (1) Literacy - Key to Development
- (ii) Forest Key to human survival
- (iii) The Curse of dowry
- (iv) Indian Judicial System
- (v) Moral and Spiritual deprivation of the Morden Men.
Q.2. Translate it into English. [25 Marks]
Q.3 Translate the following passage into Oriya [25 Marks]
"Seeing the immense potential of India, the Department of Tourism was formed to promote international and domestic tourism in the country. In addition, the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, the National Council for Hotel. Management and Catering Technology and the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) were constituted. To promote tourism at the state level, each state and union territory has its own department of tourism. The Department of Tourism is assigned the task of providing infrastructure, carrying out publicity campaigns and disseminating information aimed at promotion of tourist sites in the world market. Further, it formulates policies and programmes and works in coordination with the other departments of the industry, like hotels, tour operators and travel agencies. With its offices in India and abroad, the Department promotes Indian tourism to facilitate tourist inflow into the country. The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management has been constituted to provide professionally trained personnel to the industry.
Q.4. Fill the blanks with appropriate prepositions. [10 Marks]
Q.5. Write a single word for a group of words. [10 Marks]
ARITHMETIC Full Mark- 50, Time: 1 Hour
----------------------------------------There were 8 questions, out of which a candidates have to solve any 5 questions with full details.
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[Answer any 5 (five) of the following Questions] [All questions carry equal marks]
Q.1. Arrange the following fractions -3/5, 4/7, 8/9 and 9/11 in their descending order.
Q.2. Two pens and three pencils cost Rs.86/-.
Four pens and a pencil cost Rs.112/-.
Find the cost of a pen and that of a pencil.
Q.3. If the sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437, then find the absolute difference between the numbers.
Q.4. The population of a town is 1,76,400. If it increases at the rate of 5% per annum, what will be its population two years hence ? What was it two years ago ?
Q.5. If 15 men working 9 hours a day, can reap a field in 16 days, in how many days 18 men will reap the field, working 8 hours a day ?
Q.6. At what rate percent per annum will a sum of money double in 16 years ?
Q.7. The present age of a father is three years more than three times the age of his son. Three years hence, father's age will be ten years more than twice the age of the son. Find the present age of father ?
Q.8. Evaluate;
A.
(i) 35 ÷ 0.07
(ii) 2.5 + 0.0005
(iii) 136.09 ÷ 43.9.
B. Find the product;
(i) 2.61 x 1.3
(ii) .4 x .04 x .004 x 40.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE : Full Mark- 50, Time: 1 Hour
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There was 10 questions, each question has 5 bits. In each bit a question was asked. There was no multiple choice questions.
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There was 10 questions, each question has 5 bits. In each bit a question was asked. There was no multiple choice questions.
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Q.1.Write the name of the persons who discovered these things; [5 Marks]
(i) Antibiotic
(ii) Antiseptic
(iii) Stethoscope
(iv) X-Ray
(v) Thermometer
(ii) Antiseptic
(iii) Stethoscope
(iv) X-Ray
(v) Thermometer
Q.2. Following personalities are famous for what ; [5 Marks]
(i) Arti Fradhan (India)
(ii) Baichung Bhutia
(iii) Debasish Mohanty
(iv) Junko Tebei
(v) Caroline Michuelsan
(ii) Baichung Bhutia
(iii) Debasish Mohanty
(iv) Junko Tebei
(v) Caroline Michuelsan
Q.3. Write the full form of the following abbreviation ; [5 Marks]
(i) B.R.O.
(ii) B.C.C.I.
(iii) A.S.I.
(iv) C.V.C.
(v) F.E.R.A.
(ii) B.C.C.I.
(iii) A.S.I.
(iv) C.V.C.
(v) F.E.R.A.
Q.4.Write the name of the author of the following Books; [5 Marks]
(i) Arthasastra
(ii) For whom the Bell Tolls
(iii) Meghaduta
(iv) Malgudi Days
(v) Wings of Fire
(ii) For whom the Bell Tolls
(iii) Meghaduta
(iv) Malgudi Days
(v) Wings of Fire
Q.5. Write the importance of the following days in a year; [5 Marks]
(i) 8th August
(ii) 8th May
(iii) 8th September
(iv) 8th October
(v) 8th March
(ii) 8th May
(iii) 8th September
(iv) 8th October
(v) 8th March
Q.6 .Write the name of the Capitals of following Countries;
(i) Hungary
(ii) Indonesia
(iii) Italy
(iv) Japan
(v) Germany.
(ii) Indonesia
(iii) Italy
(iv) Japan
(v) Germany.
Q.7. Explain in five sentences ;
Human Rights or Fundamental Rights.
Q.8. How the following personalities are popularly known ? [5 Marks]
(i) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(ii) Gopabandhu Dash
(iii) C. Rajgopalachari
(iv) Lala Lajpat Rai
(v) Jayaprakash Narayan
(ii) Gopabandhu Dash
(iii) C. Rajgopalachari
(iv) Lala Lajpat Rai
(v) Jayaprakash Narayan
Q.9.Answer the following questions ; [5 Marks]
(i) Which is the longest river in India ?
(ii) Write the name of the Longest Dam of our Country ?
(iii) Which is the Largest Saline Water Lake in India ?
(iv) Write the name of the State which has longest coast line?
(v) Write the name of the Longest Platform of our Country ?
(ii) Write the name of the Longest Dam of our Country ?
(iii) Which is the Largest Saline Water Lake in India ?
(iv) Write the name of the State which has longest coast line?
(v) Write the name of the Longest Platform of our Country ?
Q.10 . Answer all the questions
(i) Name the process through which plants prepare their food;
(ii) Deficiency of Vitamin `D' causes which disease ?
(iii) Spondylisis is the name of a disease that affects which part of the body ?
(iv) What is the importance of rouphage in our diet ?
(v) Meningitis is a disease, which affects what part of human body ?
(ii) Deficiency of Vitamin `D' causes which disease ?
(iii) Spondylisis is the name of a disease that affects which part of the body ?
(iv) What is the importance of rouphage in our diet ?
(v) Meningitis is a disease, which affects what part of human body ?
