Odisha Civil Judge study guide
Odisha Civil Judge · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Civil Judge post in the Odisha Judicial Service is a state judicial recruitment conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). The Commission's website lists "Civil Judges in Odisha Judicial Service-2022 – 55" among its advertised posts, so the intake figure of 55 belongs to that 2022 cycle and should not be assumed for any later advertisement. The Odisha Civil Judge study guide has 5 sections and about 1,532 words.
01Law (Civil, Criminal and Procedural Law)
The Law paper for the Odisha Civil Judge (Junior Division) tests substantive and procedural rules: the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (now largely replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023), the Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023), the Indian Penal Code 1860 (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023), the Indian Contract Act 1872, the Transfer of Property Act 1882, the Specific Relief Act 1963, the Limitation Act 1963, personal laws, and state land law such as the Odisha Land Reforms Act 1960. Questions are application-based: choose the correct order, limitation period, or evidentiary consequence.
399 words, about 2 min02General English and Odia Language
The language paper assesses English grammar and usage and Odia grammar, comprehension, and translation. Expect error spotting, sentence improvement, fill-in-the-blanks, idioms, one-word substitution, comprehension, and Odia questions on ସନ୍ଧି, ସମାସ, କାରକ, ବିଭକ୍ତି, ଉପସର୍ଗ and ଲୋକୋକ୍ତି.
270 words, about 1 min03General Awareness and Current Affairs
General Awareness for the Odisha Civil Judge exam is weighted toward Odisha’s history, geography, polity, economy, and schemes, with national and international current affairs. Revise the state’s formation, districts, rivers, ports, mineral belts, tribal communities, and state institutions alongside the Constitution and recent government programmes.
317 words, about 2 min04Reasoning
Reasoning tests logical structure rather than calculation: analogies, series, coding–decoding, blood relations, directions, syllogism, seating arrangements, ranking, and statement–assumption. Series: check differences, then ratios, then alternating or square/cube patterns.
280 words, about 1 min05Aptitude and Mental Ability
Aptitude and Mental Ability tests numerical competence under time pressure: percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time–work, speed–distance, mensuration, and data interpretation, plus mental ability items such as number series and mirror or water images. Percentage change = (change ÷ original) × 100; successive changes multiply, not add: +20% then −20% gives 0.96 of the original, a 4% fall.
266 words, about 1 min