Detailed Syllabus for the post of Secretariat KPSC Assistant Main Examination Paper I

Submitted By Nimi M P on 16 January 2025

Detailed Syllabus for the post of Secretariat KPSC Assistant Main Examination Paper I is given below. The total marks of the exam is 100. The Syllabus was published in the year 2025. You can refer our 'exam' section for previous and sample question papers. Exam details can be found in our news section or our youtube channel.

Detailed Syllabus and Distribution of Marks (Total Marks : 100)

History: 7
Geography: 7
Economics: 7
Life Science and Public Health: 7
Physics: 7
Chemistry: 7
Arts/ Literature/ Culture: 8
Sports: 3
Basics of Computer: 6
Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning: 15
English: 13
Malayalam: 13

Detailed Syllabus

1) HISTORY (7 Marks)

KERALA - Arrival of Europeans-Contributions of Europeans- History of Travancore from Marthanda Varma to Sree Chithirathirunnal- Social and Religious Reform movement- National movement in Kerala- Literary Sources of Kerala History- United Kerala Movement- Political and Social History of Kerala after 1956.
INDIA - Political History- Establishment of the British- First War of Independence - Formation of INC- Swadeshi Movement- Social Reform movement- Newspapers - Literature and Arts during the freedom struggle - Independence Movement & Mahathma Gandhi - India's independent - Post independent period - State reorganization - Development in Science, Education, and Technology - Foreign policy.
WORLD - Great Revolution in England- American War of Independence - French Revolution- Russian Revolution - Chinese Revolution- Political History after Second World War- UNO and other International Organizations

2) GEOGRAPHY (7 Marks)

Basics of Geography - Earth Structure - Atmosphere, Rocks, Landforms, Pressure Belt and Winds, Temperature and Seasons, Global Issues- Global Warming- Various forms of Pollution, Maps- Topographic Maps and Signs, Remote Sensing - Geographic Information System, Oceans and its various movements - Continents, - Nations and their specific features.

INDIA - Physiography- States and its features, Northern Mountain Region, Rivers, Northern Great Plain, Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plain, Climate - Natural Vegetation - Agriculture - Minerals and Industries- Energy Sources, Transport system - Road- Water- Railways- Air.

Kerala - Physiography- Districts and its features - Rivers- Climate - Natural Vegetation - Wild life - Agriculture and research centers - Minerals and Industries - Energy Sources - Transport system - Road - Water- Railway- Air

3) ECONOMICS (7 Marks)

India : Economy, Five Year Plans, New Economic Reforms, Planning Commission and Niti Aayog, Financial Institutions, Agriculture - Major Crops, Green Revolution, Minerals. Direct and indirect taxes in India, GST in India-rationale and structure of GST, benefits of GST.

4) Life Science and Public Health (7 Marks)

1. Basic facts of Human Body
2. Vitamins and Minerals and their Deficiency Diseases
3. Communicable Diseases and Causative Organisms, Preventive and Remedial Measures
4. Kerala - Welfare activities in Health Sector
5. Lifestyle Diseases.
6. Basic Health Facts
7. Environment and Environmental Hazards

5) Physics (7 Marks)

1) Branches of Physics -Matter - Units, Measurements - Physical Quantities.
2) Motion - Newton's Laws of Motion - Third law - Momentum - Projectile Motion - Uses of Third Law - Achievements in space missions in India-ISRO.
3) Light- Lens, Mirrors - Problems based on r = 2f - Different phenomena of Light - Rainbow - Colours of different materials - Electromagnetic Spectrum - IR rays- UV rays - X rays - Photoelectric Effect.
4) Sound - Different types of Waves - Velocity of Sound in different media - Resonance - Reverberation.
5) Force - Different types of Forces - Friction - Advantages and disadvantages of Friction - Liquid Pressure - Buoyant Force - Archimedes Principle - Pascal's law - Density - Relative density- Adhesive Cohesive
forces- Capillarity - Viscous force - Surface tension.
6) Gravitation - Centripetal Force - Centrifugal Force - Escape Velocity, Satellites - Escape Velocity - Weight Mass - value of 'g'- 'g' in different places.
7) Heat - Temperature - Different types of thermometers - Humidity - Relative Humidity.
8) Work - Energy - Power - Simple problems relating to Work, Energy, Power, Levers - Different types of Levers.

6) Chemistry (7 Marks)

1. Atom - Molecule - States of Matter - Allotropy - Gas laws - Aqua regia.
2. Elements - Periodic Table-Metals &Non metals-Chemical Physical changes- Chemical reactions-Solutions, Mixtures, Compounds.
3. Metals-Non metals - Alloys - Acids, Bases - pH value - Alkaloids.

7) Arts/ Literature / Culture (8 Marks)

Arts

1. Important Audio Visual Art Forms of Kerala- Famous Places, Institutions, Personalities, Artistes and Writers related to origin, development, extension, and practice of these Art Forms.

Literature

1. Malayalam - Important Literary Movements - Icons and their first works.
2. Main works of Literature related to each movement and their authors.
3. Writers - Pen name and Nick name.
4. Famous Works and Characters.
5. Famous Quotes - Books and Authors.
6. Beginning of Journalism in Kerala - Pioneers, Journals and Publications.
7. Famous Awards/ Honours - Writers and their works.
8. Malayalam Writers who won the Jnanpith Award and related facts.
9. Malayalam Cinema - Origin, Development, Milestones, Pioneers, National Awards.

Culture

1. Kerala - Important Celebrations -Places associated with such Celebrations, Important Festivals.
2. Kerala - Cultural Centres, Worship Places, Cultural Leaders and their Contributions.

8) Sports (3 Marks)

1. Famous Sports personalities of Kerala, India and World - their Sports Events, achievements and awards.
2. Important Awards - Corresponding Fields , Winners
3. Famous Trophies - Related Events and Sports Items.
4. Number of Players in Important Sports Items.
5. Important Terms associated with various Sports and Games.
6. Olympics - Basic Facts, Venues / Countries, Famous Performances and Personalities- India in Olympics-Winter Olympics & Para Olympics.
7. Asian Games, Afro-Asian Games, CommonWealth Games, SAF Games - Venues, Countries, Performance of India, other facts.
8. National Games.
9. Games - Events, Players, Achievements.
10. National Sports / Games , Events of various Countries

9) Basics of Computer (6 Marks)

1. Hardware

Input Devices (Names and uses)
Output Devices (Names and uses/features)
Memory devices - Primary and Secondary (Examples, Features)

2. Software

Classification - System software and Application software
Operating System - Functions and examples
Popular Application software packages - Word processors, Spreadsheets, Database packages, Presentation, Image editors (Uses, features and fundamental concepts of each)
Basics of programming - Types of instructions (Input, Output, Store, Control, Transfer) (Languages need not be considered)

3. Computer Networks

Types of networks - LAN, WAN, MAN (Features and application area)
Network Devices - Media, Switch, Hub, Router, Bridge, Gateway (Uses of each)

4. Internet

Services - WWW, E-mail, Search engines (Examples and purposes)
Social Media (Examples and features)
Web Designing - Browser, HTML (Basics only)

10) Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning (15 Marks)

(i). Simple Arithmetic

1. Numbers and Basic Operations
2. Fraction and Decimal Numbers
3. Percentage
4. Profit and Loss
5. Simple and Compound Interest
6. Ratio and Proportion
7. Time and Distance
8. Time and Work
9. Average
10.Laws of Exponents
11. Mensuration
12. Progressions

(ii). Mental Ability & Reasoning

1. Series
2. Problems on Mathematical Signs
3. Verifying Positions.
4. Analogy- Word Analogy, Alphabet Analogy, Number Analogy
5. Odd man out
6. Numerical Ability
7. Coding and Decoding
8. Family Relations
9. Sense of Direction
10. Time and Angles
11. Time in a clock and its reflection
12. Date and Calendar
13. Clerical Ability

11) ENGLISH (13 Marks)

i. English Grammar

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

Singular & Plural, Change of Gender, Collective Nouns
Word formation from other words and use of prefix or suffix
Compound words
Synonyms
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Foreign Words and Phrases
One Word Substitutes
Words often confused
Spelling Test
Idioms and their Meanings
Expansion and meaning of Common Abbreviations

12) REGIONAL LANGUAGE (13 Marks)

Kannada

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

Tamil

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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NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.