Freshness Note
This syllabus is based on the 2018 UPSSSC notification for 694 posts, whose written exam was held on 16 September 2018. Check the latest official notification for any change in pattern before you prepare.
General Intelligence (50 Questions)
- Rational, critical and analytical abilities
- General mental ability
- Statistical analysis
General Knowledge (50 Questions)
- Computer knowledge: basic introduction to computers, hardware and software, computer networks, internet and email
- Uttar Pradesh: education, culture, agriculture, demography, trade and commerce, industry, social customs, fine arts and folk arts (songs, drama, music, etc.)
- Interpersonal ability, including communication skills, decision-making and problem solving
- General human behaviour: discipline, ethics, leadership and women empowerment
- History of India and the National Movement: social, political and economic events in Indian history, the Indian national movement and the rise of Indian nationalism
- Indian and world geography: physical, social and economic geography of India and the world
- Indian polity and administration: the Constitution, political system, Panchayati Raj, political and official issues, community development
- Indian economy, social development and Gandhian thought: population, environment and urbanisation and their inter-relationship, Indian economic policy, Indian culture, accountancy, book-keeping and banking
- Recent national and international events, including sports
- Indian agriculture: agriculture in India, agricultural products and their marketing
General Science and Mathematics (50 Questions)
- General Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics): everyday experience and observation, and the role of science and technology in India's development
- Health and nutrition: balanced diet, calorie distribution, protein, vitamins, vitamin-deficiency diseases, anaemia, diarrhoea, the role of edible foods in various diseases, importance of vaccines
- Water and electricity: water cycle, drinking water quality standards, types of current, electromagnetic resistivity
- General Mathematics (basic to high school level): arithmetic, algebra, geometry
General Hindi (50 Questions)
- Unseen passage (Apathit Gadyansh): summary, related questions, explanation of underlined parts and a suitable title
- Letters, office orders, notifications and circulars for official, semi-official, personal and business matters
- Varna and Dhwani Vichar: pronunciation, writing, vowels, consonants, matras, their identification and use, and classification of sounds
- Word formation: Sandhi and Sandhi Vichchhed, Samas, Upsarg, Pratyay
- Word types: Tatsam, Ardh-Tatsam, Tadbhav, Deshaj and Videshi words; Sangya, Sarvanam, Visheshan, Kriya and Avyay
- Word knowledge: synonyms, antonyms, meaning differences in word pairs, one-word substitutions, similar-sounding words with different meanings, choosing the right word, relationship terms
- Word correction (Shabd Shuddhi)
- Grammatical categories: Parsarg, Ling, Vachan, Purush, Kaal, Vritti, Paksh, Vachya
- Sentence formation and types (simple, compound, complex) and sentence correction
- Use of punctuation marks
- Idioms (Muhavare) and proverbs (Lokoktiyan)
- Translation: choosing equivalent words and the meaning of phrases
- Main dialects of Uttar Pradesh and common errors in Hindi usage
- Hindi-to-English and English-to-Hindi translation
- General knowledge of the Hindi language and Hindi literature
Marking Scheme
- Offline written exam with objective multiple-choice questions
- Four sections of 50 questions each, every question worth 2 marks; 400 full marks; 2 hours
- The page gives the penalty as one mark for two wrong answers; confirm the exact rule in the official notice
Preparation Pointers
- All four sections carry the same weight, so a weak section can pull the overall score down
- General Knowledge has the widest scope, with a strong Uttar Pradesh component and a computer-awareness part
- General Hindi includes letter and office-order drafting and translation in both directions, so practise writing-oriented questions too