Deputy Collector PSC Exam Syllabus 2011
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Syllabus of Deputy Collector Examination, PSC 2011
Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination
1. General Knowledge and Current affairs: 50 marks
2. English language – Vocabulary- Grammar: 25 marks
3. Test of reasoning include quantitative SSLC level Mathematics: 25 marks
- The medium of Question: English
- The Test will be of objective type ( Multiple choice OMR valuation)
- Duration of test will be 75 minutes and maximum marks will be 100.Syllabus for the Final Examination
The final examination shall consisits of two papers
PAPER 1: General studies, Time – 3 hours, Maximum marks- 150
This paper shall consists of 4 parts viz.
Part 1:
a) Cultural Heritage of India with emphasis on 20th Century
b) Post Independent India Politics
c) Social and Cultural movements in Kerala
Part 2:
a) Present Indian Economy in the Global Environment
b) Development and Environmental Issues
c) Kerala Economy
1. Kerala Model Development
2. Food security
3. group Initiative
4. Role of non resident Indians
5. Role of co-operatives
6. Women Empowerment
Part 3A:
a) A General Overview of Indian Constitution
b) 86th Amendment of the constitution and conceptual enactment
c) Role of district collectors in administrative situation analysis.
Part 3B 1:
a) Recent land law enacted in Kerala.
1) Kerala Protection of River bank and Regulation of removal of Sand Act, 2001
2) Ecological Fragile Land Act, 2005
3) Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act 2008.
Part 3B 2: Decentralisation in Administration- Local Self Government
Part 4:
a) Science and Technology- Information Communication Technology, Space Technology etc.
b) General awareness in the modern trends in life style.
PAPER 2: Data Interpretation, Problem Solving and Essay Writing, Time: 1 hour, Maximum mark: 50
There are 3 parts in this examination
Part 1: Data Interpretation and Appreciation
- The candidates will be asked to draw their own conclusions from the data presented in a tabular form or graphically or otherwise.
Part 2: Problem Solving
- Duly structured situation will be presented to the candidates and they will be asked to suggest their own solutions to the problem arising out of the situation. Alternatively they must be called up on to prove their understanding of the situation by answering certain searching questions based on the situation.
Part 3: Essay Writing
- The candidates will have to write a short essay not exceeding 500 words on a given topic.
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