UPSSSC Mukhya Sevika study guide
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The UPSSSC Mukhya Sevika examination is the state-level selection test through which Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission recruits Chief Sevikas (supervisors) for the state's Women and Child Development Department. The post is a supervisory one: a Mukhya Sevika oversees Anganwadi Workers and Mini Anganwadi Workers across a group of centres, checks records and nutrition supplies, supports pregnant and lactating mothers, and coordinates with block and district officials on schemes such as poshan and early childhood care. The UPSSSC Mukhya Sevika study guide has 11 sections and about 3,235 words.
01General Knowledge and Current Affairs
The General Knowledge and Current Affairs part of the UPSSSC Mukhya Sevika paper checks static facts about India and Uttar Pradesh alongside developments from roughly the past year. Questions are short and factual, so precision about numbers, names and places matters more than long analysis.
315 words, about 2 min02General Hindi
This section tests शुद्ध हिंदी व्याकरण - संधि, समास, उपसर्ग-प्रत्यय, तत्सम-तद्भव, मुहावरे, वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द, अलंकार, रस और वर्तनी शुद्धि। प्रश्न सीधे नियम पर आधारित होते हैं, इसलिए भेद और उदाहरण दोनों याद रखें। स्वर संधि के पाँच भेद: दीर्घ, गुण, वृद्धि, यण और अयादि। दीर्घ: विद्या + आलय = विद्यालय (आ + आ = आ)। गुण: नर + इंद्र = नरेंद्र (अ + इ = ए)। वृद्धि: एक + एक = एकैक (अ + ए = ऐ)। विसर्ग संधि: निः + आशा = निराशा। अव्ययीभाव, तत्पुरुष, कर्मधारय, द्विगु, द्वंद्व और बहुव्रीहि - प्रत्येक का एक उदाहरण याद रखें, जैसे राजपुत्र (षष्ठी तत्पुरुष), नीलकमल (कर्मधारय), चौराहा (द्विगु), दशानन (बहुव्रीहि)। उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय से शब्द-निर्माण, तत्सम-तद्भव जोड़े (अग्नि-आग), मुहावरे का वाक्य में प्रयोग, अलंकार (अनुप्रास, उपमा, रूपक, उत्प्रेक्षा) और रस के नौ भेद। 'निराशा' का संधि-विच्छेद कीजिए। तर्क: शब्द में विसर्ग के बाद स्वर आया है, अतः यह विसर्ग संधि है और विसर्ग का 'र' हो गया - निः + आशा = निराशा। यदि कोई 'निरा + शा' लिखे तो वह अर्थहीन है, इसलिए पहला ही विकल्प सही है। गुण और वृद्धि संधि में भ्रम; समास का नाम गलत पहचानना (विग्रह वाक्य से जाँचें); मुहावरे का शाब्दिक अर्थ लिखना; वर्तनी में अनुस्वार-अनुनासिक का अंतर न करना।.
270 words, about 1 min03General English
The English section of the Mukhya Sevika paper is a standard objective test of grammar, vocabulary and usage. Expect error spotting, sentence improvement, fill-in-the-blanks with prepositions and articles, synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitutions, idioms and spellings.
315 words, about 2 min04Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Ability
This domain tests speed and accuracy in arithmetic: number system, percentage, ratio and proportion, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time-work, time-speed-distance, mensuration and simplification using BODMAS. Percentage-to-fraction: 1/8 = 12.5%, 1/6 = 16.66%, 1/3 = 33.33%, 1/16 = 6.25%.
293 words, about 1 min05Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability
The reasoning paper checks non-verbal and verbal logic: series (number, letter, figure), analogy and classification, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating and ranking, calendar and clock problems, and mirror or water images. Number series: check differences first, then ratios, then squares/cubes, then alternating patterns.
280 words, about 1 min06Child Development and Psychology
For a Mukhya Sevika, this domain tests how children grow and learn, because supervision of Anganwadi preschool education depends on it. Expect questions on growth versus development, Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Erikson, intelligence, and the principles of early childhood care and education.
267 words, about 1 min07Nutrition
Nutrition questions test nutrient functions, energy values, deficiency diseases and the ICDS Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) norms that an anganwadi worker applies daily. Carbohydrates and proteins give 4 kcal per gram, fat gives 9 kcal per gram.
320 words, about 2 min08Health and Hygiene
This domain covers immunisation, common childhood illnesses, water and sanitation, and the health services an Anganwadi worker supports through growth monitoring and referral. At birth: BCG, OPV-0, Hepatitis B birth dose.
260 words, about 1 min09Women and Child Welfare Schemes and Programmes
This is the most exam-critical domain for a Mukhya Sevika. It tests the ICDS structure, its six services, central missions for women and children, and the helplines and laws that protect them.
324 words, about 2 min10Community Organisation and Social Work
This domain tests how a supervisor mobilises a village around nutrition and child care: principles of community organisation, participatory tools, group behaviour, leadership and convergence with other departments. Start where the community is; involve people in identifying their own needs; use existing leadership and institutions; work through democratic participation; and ensure the community owns the outcome rather than receiving a delivered service.
294 words, about 1 min11Basic Computer Knowledge
The computer section is elementary but scoring: hardware and software basics, memory units, word processing and spreadsheet operations, internet and email use, shortcut keys, and awareness of the digital tools an anganwadi now uses, such as the POSHAN Tracker and ICDS-CAS mobile applications. Input devices: keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone.
297 words, about 1 min