Odisha Civil Judge Mains 2021 Question Paper

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Odisha Civil Judge (Main) Examination 2021-22

ODISHA JUDICIAL SERVICE (OJS) MAINS

PAPER I: GENERAL ENGLISH

Time Allowed: 2½ Hours

Maximum Marks: 150

The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks. Answer all questions.

1. Translate the following into English: [25]

2. Translate the following into Odia: [25]

A great part of Arabia is desert. Here there is nothing but sand and rock. The sand is so hot

that you cannot walk over it with your bare feet in the daytime. Here and there in the desert

are springs of water that comes from deep down under the ground – so deep that the sun

cannot dry them up. These springs are few and far apart, but whenever there is one, green

grass very soon covers the ground all around it. Soon fig trees and palm trees grow tall and

graceful, making a cool, green, shady place around the spring. Such a place is called an

oasis. The Arabs who are not in the cities live in the desert all the year round. They live in

tents that can be put up and taken down very easily and quickly so that they can move from

one oasis to another, seeking grass and water for their sheep, goats, camels and horses. These

desert Arabs eat ripe sweet figs and also the dates that grow upon the palm trees; they dry

them too, and use them as food all the year round. These Arabs have the finest horses in the

world. An Arab is very proud of his riding horse and loves him almost as he loves his wife

and children. He never puts heavy loads upon his horse and often lets him stay in the tent

with his family. The camel is much more useful to the Arab than his beautiful horse,

however, for he is much larger and stronger. One camel can carry as much as or more than

two horses. The Arab loads the camel with goods and rides him too for miles and miles

across the desert – just as if he were really the “Ship of the Desert”, which he is often called.