Departmental UDC Exam

I am looking for the SSC Upper Division Clerk Grade Departmental Competitive Exam question paper . Will you please provide it ?

[Arun Vats]

As you are looking for the SSC Upper Division Clerk Grade Departmental Competitive Exam question paper , here I am providing few questions .

Q.I Tick the word or phrase you think is nearest in meaning to the key word 1x10=10
1. GAIETY a) trouble b) sadness c) festivity ( )
2. EMINENT a) faraway b) shining c) distinguished ( )
3. JEOPARDY a) scary b) confused c) risk ( )
4. MARSH a) swamp b) ground c) porous ( )
5. VOLATILE a) weak b) readily evaporating c) burning ( )
6. EMOLUMENT a) remuneration b) medicine c) paint ( )
7. USURP a) escape b) assume c) to seize ( )
8. ADJOURN a) put off b) call for c) proceed ( )
9. AUSPICIOUS a) promising b) of good omen c) serious ( )
10. PHOBIA a) fear b) anxiety c) stress ( )

Q.II Find the synonym to the given word 1x5=5
1. Obstinate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Replenish _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Complete (adj) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Provide _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Inimical _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Q.III Find the antonym to the given word 1x5=5
1. Agony _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Transparent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Kindle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Rough _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Moral (adj)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Q.IV Fill in the blanks
(Option’a’,’b’,’c’or ‘d’ may be written in the bracket provided 1x5=5
against each question)
1. This book is _ _ _ _ _ _ useful than the other
a) very b) so c) more d) most ( )
2. The crowd has been _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for a long time to see the Prime Minister
a) waiting b) wanting c) gathering d) shouting ( )
3. It is compulsory _ _ _ _ _ _ _ students to wear uniform in school
a) by b) on c) for d) to ( )
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4. His speech _ _ _ _ _ _ admired by the gathering
a) were b) about c) was d) are ( )
5. To have a luxury car is considered as a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of status
a) symbol b) symptom c) sign d) example ( )

Q.V. Read the following passage and answer the five questions given
at the end of the passage, in your own words 4x5=20
For India, 2006 is likely to go down as one of the worst years in terms of
public health in recent times. The country is witnessing not just a high incidence
of familiar diseases such as malaria, polio, Japanese encephalitis and dengue;
chikungunya, practically unknown to a whole generation, has emerged after a gap
of 32 years. The disease seems to have resurfaced in October 2005. It reached
outbreak proportions by March 2006 in the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh and has spread since then across the southern States, coastal areas
in particular, and to other parts of the country.
As of October 4, nearly 1.3 million suspected cases of the disease from
152 districts in 10 States have been reported. Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra
Pradesh, where the disease surfaced initially, are the worst affected States. What
may, however, be of significance from a public health point of view is that all
ages and both sexes have been affected. Unlike what has been observed in the
past, the current outbreak seems to have affected the adult population (over 15
years of age) more. Also, in contrast to earlier chikungunya outbreaks, when only
urban and semi-urban populations were affected, cases in the current outbreak
have been predominantly reported from rural areas.
The Indian outbreak seems to have followed the chikungunya outbreak on
the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Mayotte, Mauritius, Reunion (territory
of France) and the Seychelles, which began in 2005 and waned early this year.
Whether the two outbreaks are in any way linked is a subject of ongoing
epidemiological study in the country and elsewhere. It is pertinent to note that
there is a great deal of tourist traffic between India and the Indian Ocean islands.
Initial studies have, however, revealed that the causative viruses in the Indian
Ocean and the Indian outbreaks are genetically linked and both belong to the
African genotype of the virus.
Chikungunya, pronounced as chik-en-gun-yah, which incidentally has no
relation to chicken or bird flu, is a debilitating but non-fatal, self-limiting illness
caused by the bite of mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes species that infect
humans with the chikungunya virus (CHIKV). CHIKV belongs to the virus
family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus. It is geographically distributed in Africa,
India and South-East Asia. In India, the dominant carrier of the virus is Aedes
aegypti, which breeds in stored fresh water in urban and semi-urban environments
and bites during the day. The virus is maintained in the human population by a
human-mosquito-human transmission cycle on the African continent where the
virus is transmitted through a sylvatic transmission cycle between wild primates
and mosquitoes of the types A. luteocephalus, A. furcifer and A. taylori.
The disease, in fact, was first reported in 1952 in Tanzania when the virus
too was isolated. Since then, CHIKV outbreaks have occurred all over Africa, the
most recent one being during 1999-2000 in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, where an estimated 50,000 people were infected. The first Asian
outbreak was in Thailand in 1958. Since then outbreaks have repeatedly occurred
in various South-East and East Asian countries. Prior to the current outbreak, the
most recent re-emergence in the Asian region was in Java in Indonesia in 2001-
2003, which occurred after a 20-year gap.
a) Describe the geographical distribution of the epidemic Chikungunya.
b) How the disease Chikungunya is related to chicken or bird flu? According
to the report, what is the disease due to?
c) Why the year 2006 is likely to go down as one of the worst years for India
in terms of public health in recent times?
d) What is the difference between the earlier outbreak and the current
outbreak of chikungunya?
e) What are the findings from the initial studies on the disease? Name the
dominant virus and its carrier in India, and cite its nature and breeding
pattern.

Q.VI. Write a précis of the following passage reducing it to one-third of its
length and give a suitable title. 25x1=25
India is an amazing experience for travelers from other parts of the world.
But there is also the exhausting interface with the travails of everyday life for
tourists as is for the hard-working Indian citizens. Especially in the fast-growing
metros, like Delhi and Mumbai, where the pace is hectic and the people always
busy, there is an inner need for that occasional tryst with rest and recreation.
In and around Delhi, there are any number of places offering a range of
possibilities, from yoga to wildlife to the several luxurious spas that have sprung
up all over, but Gwalior, on the northern borders of Madhya Pradesh, offers
everything from ancient heritage and architecture to the many aspects of vivid
Indian culture. The city is spread around a hillock of sandstone rock, crowned by
an impressive fortress, which the first Mughal emperor, Babur, called “the pearl
in the necklace of forts of Hind”. As Indian cities go, Gwalior, too, is quite small
– only 1.5 million people call it their home. But nonetheless, it is an India within
India.
Gwalior comprises three main areas: Lashkar, the business part; Morar,
the rural marketplace for farmers and villagers from surrounding places; and Old
Gwalior, the most interesting place, because here you can find the rich history of
this highly interesting city.
The first traces of human inhabitation in this area go back to the middle
Stone Age, around 20,000 years ago, and there are cave paintings that stand
witness to the dawn of mankind on the Indian subcontinent. In the Mahabharata,
Gwalior is mentioned as Gopalkaksh, where Bheema gained a victory. The
recorded history of Gwalior starts around 2,000 years ago, when the Nagvanshi
rulers built their dynasty here. The beginning of the legendary fort lies in the 5th
century during the rule of a Kachhwaha Rajput, names Suraj Sen. For the next
thousand years, the fort and the city grew, were conquered, destroyed and rebuilt.
The Delhi Sultanate and the Slave Dynasty, for example, had also ruled this fort.
After the first battle of Panipat, in 1526, the Mughal empire, under its founder,
Babur, took control of the fort.
About two centuries later, the third battle of Panipat (1761) brought
another change to Gwalior – a Jat ruler Lokendra took over the area. But four
years later, an able Maratha chief, Mahadji Scindia, defeated him. The Scindia
Maharajas still stay at the Jai Vilas Palace, when they are in Gwalior.
Nowadays, the golden days of the Maharajas are over, but their palaces
and monuments remain. The Jai Vilas Palace is a South Asian Versailles that has
been partly converted into a museum. The world’s largest single-piece carpet,
depicting historical personalities, hangs here. It was woven by 12 weavers, who
took 13 years to finish it. The royal Durbar hall is a magnificent structure
supported only by four columns. From its painted ceiling hangs a most
impressive pair of crystal chandeliers that was made in Belgium and bought in
Paris. Each chandelier weighs 3.5 tonnes. There also is a silver toy train that was
once used to serve food and liquor around the huge dining table.
In spite of the riches and wealth exhibited in the palace, the town’s
landmark is unquestionably the Gwalior Fort. Visible from far, it overlooks the
modern city. Its area is about 3 km in length and the widest part from east to west
is about 1 km. It comprises monuments and relics of over a thousand years of
history. Entering the fortress by car after passing the Urvai Gate, one can see
impressive statues of Jain Tirthankaras carved in rock. Although defaced by
Mughal invaders, they still retain their aura of spirituality.

Q.VII. Write short essay of about 200 words on any one of the following: 10
i) The role of a citizen in ensuring communal harmony in society.
ii) The role of the Government in the field of public health.

Q.VIII. Answer any one of the following: 10x1=10
i) Write a letter to the Principal of the Higher Secondary School
where your son is studying in class XI, to issue a Transfer
Certificate to enable him join a school at your place of posting
on transfer.
ii) Write a letter to the Supdtt. Of Police of your district detailing
the lack of response from officers of local police station on your
complaint on instances of theft and burglary in your residential
colony.

Q.IX. Make useful sentences using the following: 1x5=5
i) Forthwith
ii) In view of
iii) Besides
iv) Turning point
v) Especially

Q.X. Correct the following sentences. 1x5=5
i) Although he cares for me, but he is indifferent whenever I talk to him
over phone.
ii) One of my friend visited me yesterday.
iii) Researchers have find that the migrating birds came from Siberia.
iv) I cannot rely with him even for a small help.
iv) Environmentalists often talk of a phenomenon calling
‘Green House Effect’.