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Syllabus Field Officer in Kerala Forest Development Corporation: (Cat. No. 449/2024,450/2024,784/2024,785/2024,786/2024,787/2024)

Syllabus Field Officer in Kerala Forest Development Corporation

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DETAILED SYLLABUS Field Officer in Kerala Forest Development Corporation
(Cat. No. 449/2024,450/2024,784/2024,785/2024,786/2024,787/2024)

449/2024,450/2024,784/2024,785/2024,786/2024,787/2024 Kerala PSC Syllabus

I. General Knowledge 10
II. General English 10
III. Physics 14
IV. Chemistry 14
V. Botany 14
VI. Zoology 14
VII. Mathematics 14
VIII. Regional Language (Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada) 10

PART – I ( 10 Marks) General Knowledge

Facts about India
Geography of India – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – etc.
Demography – Economic and social development – Poverty alleviation – Economy and
planning – etc.
History of India – Period from 1857 to 1947 – National movement
Five Year Plans
Facts about Kerala
Geographical Facts – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – Economic
and Social deve – Historical importance – etc.
Renaissance in Kerala
Important Events/Movements/Leaders
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru,
Vagbhatananda, Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru),
Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan,V. T. Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu,
Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc.
Current Affairs
Important world, national and regional events related to the political and scientific fields,
sports, cinema and literature etc.

II. GENERAL ENGLISH (10 Marks)

i. English Grammar (5 Marks)

Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.

Different Parts of Speech.

Agreement of Subject and Verb.

Articles – Definite and Indefinite Articles.

Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Question Tags

Infinitive and Gerunds

Tenses

Tenses in Conditional Sentences

Prepositions

The Use of Correlatives

Direct and Indirect Speech

Active and Passive voice

Correction of Sentences

Degrees of Comparison

ii Vocabulary (5 Marks)

1.Singular & Plural, Change of Gender, Collective Nouns
2.Word formation from other words and use of prefix or suffix
3.Compound words
4.Synonyms
5.Antonyms
6.Phrasal Verbs
7.Foreign Words and Phrases
8.One Word Substitutes
9.Words often confused
10.Spelling Test

Idioms and their Meanings

Expansion and meaning of Common Abbreviations

PART – III Physics ( 14 Marks)

Module 1. Properties of Matter (4 marks)

ElasticityModulus of elasticity, the three elastic modulii, Surface tensionshapes of drops, concept of excess of pressure, capillary rise, variation of surface
tension with temperature, Fluid Dynamics Streamline and turbulent flow,
equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications, Viscositycoefficient of viscosity, Stoke’s formula, variation of viscosity with temperature.

Module 2. Thermal Physics (3 marks)

Thermal conductivity, coefficient of thermal conductivity, WeidmanFranz
law, Radiation of heat, Stefan’s law, Zeroth Law and First law of
Thermodynamics, differential form of first law, different thermodynamic
processes, specific heat capacities, Carnot’s heat engine, entropy.

Module 3. Optics (3 marks)

Interference of light The principle of superposition, coherent sources,
Double slit interference, interference in thin films, Newton’s Rings, DiffractionFresnel diffraction, Halfperiod zones, Fraunhofer diffractiondiffraction at a
single slit, diffraction grating, LASERBasic principle, HeNe laser, optical fibrestep, index fibre, graded index fibre , numerical aperture.

Module 4. Modern Physics (4 marks)

Black body radiation curve, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, Bohr
model hydrogen atom, wave nature of particles, uncertainty principle, wave
function, Vector atom modelquantum numbers associated with vector atom
model, LS and JJ couplings, Zeeman effect, Anomalous Zeeman effect,
PaschenBack effect, Stark effect, SolidsAmorphous and Crystalline Materials,
Unit Cell, Types of Lattices, Miller Indices, NucleusConstituents of nucleus and
their intrinsic properties, binding energy, Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
processes.

PART – IV Chemistry ( 14 Marks)

Module 1. Inorganic chemistry (5 marks)

Atomic structure Bohr’s atom model, Hydrogen spectrum, Heisenberg’s
uncertainty principle, de Broglie hypothesis, Quantum numbers. periodicityatomic radius, ionisation energy, electron affinity, electronegativity,
classification of elements into s, p, d, f blocks.
Preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen and hydrides. Hardness of waterTypes, causes and consequences.
Chemical bonding Ionic, covalent, coordinate and metallic bonds, hydrogen
bonding.
Theories of acids and bases, effects of solvents on ionic strength, levelling effect.
Solubility product, common ion effect and their applications.
Theory of titration acidbase, redox, precipitation and complexometric
titrations. Indicators, Gravimetric analysis.
Metallurgy Various steps involved in metallurgical processes.
Sources, effects and consequences of air, water, soil, noise, thermal and
radioactive pollution.

Module 2. Organic chemistry ( 4 marks)

Nomenclature, basic concepts of reaction mechanism addition, substitution and
elimination reactions. Preparation and properties of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes,
aromatic hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes, alcohols, phenols, ethers, epoxides,
aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and nitro compounds.
Petroleum Refining of crude oil, knocking, octane number, cetane number,
cracking.
PolymersClassification, Thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics, Rubber.

Module3. Physical chemistry ( 5 marks)

Gaseous state Gas laws, Kinetic gas equation, Ideal and real gases.
Thermodynamics first, second and third laws of thermodynamics. Enthalpies of
formation, combustion, neutralisation, solution and hydration, heat capacities.
Chemical kinetics– integrated rate laws and halflives of zero, first, second and
third order reactions. Arrhenius equation, chain reactions. Theories of catalysis,
industrial application of catalysis. Photochemistry Laws of photochemistry,
Quantum yield.

Physical and chemical adsorption, applications of adsorption.
Chemical and ionic equilibria Factors affecting equilibrium, LeChatelier’s
principle and its applications. Hydrolysis of salts and its effects. pH and pOH,
Buffer action.

Electrochemistry Conductance, Kohlrausch’s law and its applications, transport
number, Types of electrodes, primary and secondary cells, Fuel cells.
Basic principle and applications of UVVis, IR, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, mass
spectrometry.

PART – V Zoology (14 Marks)

Module 1 (4 marks)

Balanced diet, PEM, vitamins, minerals and their deficiencies.
Blood composition and functions, blood groups, blood clotting, anticoagulants.
Heart conducting system and pace maker, heartbeat, pulse and blood pressure,
cardio vascular diseases arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction,
electrocardiogram, angiogram, angioplasty.
Structure of haemoglobin, transport of oxygen, oxyhaemoglobin curve, Bohr
effect, transport of carbondioxide, apnoea, dyspnoea, hypoxia, asphyxia, carbon
monoxide poisoning, bronchitis, asthma. Physiological effects of smoking.

Module 2 (3 marks)

Types of muscles, red and white muscles. Ultra structure of striated muscle
fibre, muscle proteins, muscle twitch, all or none law, summation, tetanus,
tonus, fatigue, oxygen debt, rigor mortis. Physiological and biochemical events
in muscle contraction.
Structure of brain. Neurons structure, types of neurons, nerve impulse
propagation. Synapses and synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters. Reflex
action, electroencephalogram.
Endocrine glands in man, hormones and disorders.

Module 3 (4 marks)

Cell theory, prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells, structure and functions of
Mitochondria, Golgi bodies, Lysosomes, Ribosomes and Nucleus.
Chromatin euchromatin and heterochromatin, nucleosomes, Watson Crick
model of DNA. Chromosome – structure, giant chromosomes polytene and
lamp brush chromosomes.

Human karyotype, pedigree analysis, DNA fingerprinting, chromosomal
anomalies in man autosomal (Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome),
allosomal (Klinefelter’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome). In born errors of
metabolism Phenylketonuria, Alkaptonuria, Albinism.

Module 4 (3 marks)

Types of immunity innate, acquired, active, passive, humoral and cell
mediated. Cells of immune system T cells, B cells and plasma cells. Primary
and secondary lymphoid organs. Antigens, haptens, epitopes, antibodies
general structure, different classes of antibodies. Hypersensitivity,
immunodeficiency diseases, immunizationpassive and active, vaccination.

PART – VI BOTANY (14 Marks)

Module1 The plant Kingdom (2 marks)

Plant cell structure, cell wall and organelles, totipotency, diversity of cells and
tissues (types)

Plant groups algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiospermsdiversity of thallus structure and modes of reproduction
Mesophytes, hydrophytes, epiphytes and halophytes adaptationsmorphological, anatomical and physiological

Module2 Plant morphology and anatomy (3 marks)

Modifications Root, stem and leaf modifications with examples
Inflorescence Major Types (racemose and cymose) with examples
Fruits kinds of fruits (simple fleshy, simple dry, multiple and aggregate fruits)
with suitable examples
Primary structures of dicot and monocot stem and roots; structure of dicot and
monocot leaves
Secondary growth normal secondary growth in dicot stem and root; anomalous
secondary growth (examples only)

Module – 3 Plant Physiology (3 marks)

Absorption of water Transpiration pull theory only
Translocation Munch’s hypothesis and bidirectional transport only
Photosynthesis cyclic and noncyclic electron flow for trapping solar energy by
green plants Co2 fixation by Calvin cycle, Warburg effect
Growth and Phytohormones growth curve and major physiological effects of
hormones like auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid and ethylene

Module4 Economic Botany (2 marks)

Major pulses, cereals and millets
Sugar yielding and fibre yielding plants sugar cane, Beta vulgaris, cotton and
hemp
Oil yielding plants mustard, sunflower, oil palm and coconut
Morphology of useful parts in jack fruit, pine apple and coconut

Module 5 Plant Biodiversity and conservation (4 marks)

Biodiversity hotspots, environment protection laws, deforestation and impacts,
forest fires and biodiversity depletion, anthropogenic factors
Conservation strategies exsitu and insitu wild life sanctuaries, National parks,
Botanic Gardens; Major Wild life sanctuaries, National Parks and Botanic
Gardens of India and Kerala.

Environmental Science

Environmental Pollutions: Air pollution, Water Pollution, Soil
Pollution, Marine Pollution, Noise Pollution, Thermal
Pollution.

Solid Waste Management: Waste Minimization, Recycling and
Reuse, Consuming environment friendly products. E waste
Management.

Enviromental Issues: Climate Changes, GlobalWarming, Acid
Rain, Ozone layer depletion

PART – VII Mathematics ( 14 Marks)

Module 1 :- Linear Algebra: Matrix – multiplication – determinants – transpose – symmetric
matrix – Hermitian matrix – rank – characteristic roots-Cayley’s theorem
(2 Marks)

Module 2 :- Complex numbers: Basic definitions-basic operations with complex numbersReal and imaginary part – polar form of a complex number- products- quotients – powers –
modulus – roots of complex number- n th root of unity
(2 Marks)

Module 3: – Analytic Geometry: distance formula – straight line – angle between lines –
general second degree equation to represent circle – ellipse – parabola- hyperbola- polar
coordinate – cylindrical coordinate – spherical coordinates.
(2 Mark)

Module 4 :- Calculus: limit of a function – indeterminate form – L’Hospital’s rule –
continuous function – derivatives – increasing and decreasing function – critical points –
stationary points – maxima and minima – concave up and concave down – point of inflexions
( 2 Mark)

Module 5:- First Order Deferential Equation: Order – degree – separable equation – linear
equation – exact equation – homogeneous equation with constant coefficients.
( 2 Mark)

Module 6 : -Vector calculus: Position vector of a point – magnitude – dot product –
projection of vector – angle between vectors – cross product – scalar triple products – gradient
– divergent – curl- solenoidal vector – irrotational vector.
(2 Marks)

Module 7 : – Abstract Algebra: Group – properties and examples – subgroup- cyclic groups
– Permutations – rings – integral domains – ideals – fields.
( 2 Marks )

V. Regional Language (10 Marks)

1) പദശുദ്ധി
2) വാക്യശുദ്ധി
3) പരിഭാഷ
4) ഒറ്റപ്പദം
5) പരയായം
6) വിപരീത പദം
7) ൈശൈലിക്ള്‍ പഴഞ്ചൊല്ഞ്ചാല്ലുക്ള്‍
8) സമാനപദം
9) േചേര്‍ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക്
10) സ്ത്രീലിംഗം പുല്ലിംഗം
11) വചേനം
12) പിരിൊല്ച്ചെഴുതല്‍
13) ഘടക് പദം (വാക്യം േചേര്‍ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക്)
മമമമമ
1) Word Purity / Correct Word
2) Correct Sentence
3) Translation
4) One Word / Single Word / One Word Substitution
5) Synonyms
6) Antonyms
7) Idioms and Proverbs
8) Equivalent Word
9) Join the Word
10) Feminine Gender, Masculine Gender
11) Number
12) Sort and Write

1) Correct Word
2) Correct Structure of Sentence
3) Translation
4) Single Word
5) Synonyms
6) Antonyms / Opposite
7) Phrases and Proverbs
8) Equal Word
9) Join the Word
10) Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine
11) Singular, Plural
12) Separate
13) Adding Phrases

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