Monday 5 March 2018

KERALA PSC TECHNICAL ASSISTANT - LEGAL METROLOGY- FULL SYLLABUS & PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPER

PART I
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, 

Salient Features of Indian Constitution
Salient features of the Constitution - Preamble- Its significance and its place in the
interpretation of the Constitution.
Fundamental  Rights  -  Directive  Principles  of  State  Policy  -  Relation  between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles - Fundamental Duties.
Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Both at Union and State Level. - Other Constitutional  Authorities.
Centre-State Relations - Legislative - Administrative and Financial.
Services under the Union and the States.
Emergency Provisions.
Amendment Provisions of the Constitution.

Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes
Social Service Legislations like Right to Information Act, Prevention of atrocities against
Women & Children, Food Security Act, Environmental Acts etc. and Social Welfare Programmes like Employment Guarantee Programme, Organ and Blood Donation etc.

Towards A New Society
Introduction  to  English  education  -  various  missionary  organisations  and  their
functioning- founding of educational institutions, factories.printing press etc.

Efforts To Reform The Society
(A) Socio-Religious reform Movements
SNDP  Yogam,  Nair  Service  Society,  Yogakshema  Sabha,  Sadhu  Jana  Paripalana
Sangham,  Vaala  Samudaya  Parishkarani  Sabha,  Samathwa  Samajam,  Islam Dharma
Paripalana Sangham, Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha, Sahodara Prasthanam etc.

(B) Struggles and Social Revolts
Upper  cloth revolts.Channar  agitation, Vaikom Sathyagraha,  Guruvayoor  Sathyagraha,
Paliyam Sathyagraha.  Kuttamkulam Sathyagraha,  Temple Entry Proclamation, Temple Entry Act .Malyalee Memorial, Ezhava Memorial etc.
Malabar riots, Civil Disobedience Movement, Abstention movement etc.

Role Of Press In Renaissance
Malayalee,  Swadeshabhimani,  Vivekodayam,  Mithavadi,  Swaraj,  Malayala Manorama, 
Bhashaposhini,  Mathnubhoomi,  Kerala  Kaumudi,  Samadarsi,  Kesari,  AI-Ameen, Prabhatham, Yukthivadi, etc
Awakening Through Literature
Novel, Drama, Poetry,  Purogamana Sahithya Prasthanam, Nataka Prashtanam,  Library
movement etc
Women And Social Change
Parvathi  Nenmenimangalam,  Arya  Pallam,  A  V  Kuttimalu  Amma,  Lalitha
Prabhu.Akkamma Cheriyan, Anna Chandi, Lalithambika Antharjanam and others

Leaders Of Renaissance
Thycaud  Ayya  Vaikundar,  Sree  Narayana  Guru,  Ayyan  Kali.Chattampi  Swamikal, 
Brahmananda Sivayogi,  Vagbhadananda,  Poikayil  Yohannan(Kumara  Guru) Dr  Palpu,
Palakkunnath Abraham Malpan, Mampuram Thangal, Sahodaran Ayyappan, Pandit K P
Karuppan, Pampadi John Joseph, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V T Bhattathirippad, Vakkom
Abdul Khadar Maulavi, Makthi Thangal, Blessed Elias Kuriakose Chaavra, Barrister G P
Pillai,  TK  Madhavan,  Moorkoth  Kumaran,  C.  Krishnan,  K  P  Kesava  Menon,
Dr.Ayyathan  Gopalan,  C  V  Kunjuraman,  Kuroor  Neelakantan  Namboothiripad,
Velukkutty Arayan, K P Vellon, P K Chathan Master, K Kelappan, P. Krishna Pillai, A K
Gopalan, T R Krishnaswami Iyer, C Kesavan. Swami Ananda Theerthan , M C Joseph,
Kuttippuzha Krishnapillai and others

Literary Figures
Kodungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran, KeralaVarma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, Kandathil
Varghese Mappila.  Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Ulloor S Parameswara
Iyer,  G  Sankara  Kurup,  Changampuzha  Krishna  Pillai,  Chandu  Menon,  Vaikom
Muhammad Basheer. Kesav Dev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai,  Ponkunnam Varky,  S K


PART II
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MODULE - I
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS - Mechanical properties, physical properties, thermal properties, electrical properties and chemical properties. TESTING OF MATERIALS - destructive and nondestructive testing.  MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - precision and  non-precision  instruments.  Vernier  caliper,  micrometer,  Vernier  height gauge and depth gauge.  CLASSIFICATION OF GAUGES- plug gauge, ring gauge, snap gauge, screw pitch gauge, feeler gauge and standard wire gauge.
COMPARATORS - mechanical, electrical and optical comparators. (Working only). WELDING  -  classification  of  welding,  advantages  and  limitations  of  welding, principle of arc welding, arc welding machines such as DC generator and AC transformers.  (working only). GAS WELDING – oxyacetylene welding (description only), gases used types of flames  (uses)  other  welding  such  as  submerged  arc  welding,  MIG and  TIG welding (description only). DEFECTS OF WELDING - causes and remedies of the defects.  Soldering and brazing (brief  description).  FOUNDRY  uses of different foundry tools, types of moulding sand, properties of moulding sand, different moulding processes such as bench moulding, pit moulding, floor moulding and sweep moulding.  ALLOWANCES ON PATTERN  -  shrinkage,  draft, machining,  distortion,  and  rapping  allowances.  FORGING  OPERATIONSupsetting, drawing  down,  setting  down,  punching,  welding  and  cutting (description only).  FITTING-  tools  used in  fitting (files,  punches,  vice,  chisels, hammers, surface plate, surface gauge, V- Block,combination set, drills, calipers, taps and dies, reamers (uses of these tools). METALS AND ALLOYS- Types of cast iron, properties, application of cast iron. List the various types of steels such as low carbon steels, medium carbon steel, stainless steel, and high carbon steel and  magnetic  steel.  Brief  explanation  of  non-ferrous  metals  and  alloys  of aluminum and  copper.  Heat  treatment  –  annealing,  normalizing,  hardening, tempering,  case  hardening  (description  only).  METAL  CUTTING  -  difference between  orthogonal  and  oblique  cutting,  cutting  speed,  feed  depth  of  cut (definition only), and properties of various cutting tool materials.  LATHE - Types of lathes, lathe parts, specifications, operations on lathe such as turning, taper turning,  facing, boring, drilling,  threading and reaming. Tool  and work holding devices used in lathe.

MODULE - II
PROPERTIES  OF  FLUIDS  -  Density,  specific  weight,  specific  volume,  specific gravity (simple problems).  FLUID PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENTS  - define pressure, atmospheric pressure, absolute pressure and gauge pressure, pascal's law.  Pressure  measurement  by  piezo  meter  tube,simple  manometer  and differential  manometer,  (simple problems).  Statement  of  Bernoulli's Theorem, Bernoulli's equation, continuity equation, working of venturimeter, orifice meter and Pitot tube (simple problems). ORIFICES - Types of orifices - vena contracta coefficient of contraction, coefficient of velocity, coefficient of discharge (simple problems). NOTCHES  -  Rectangular  Notch,  Triangular  Notch,  discharge  over notches (simple problems). LOSSES OF HEAD IN PIPES - major and minor losses loss of energy due to friction - Darcy's formula for loss of head in pipes, Chezy's formula (simple  problems).  Turbines  -  classification,  Impulse  and  reaction turbines, classification of reaction turbines, use of draft tube, working of Pelton wheel  and Francis  turbine.  PUMPS  -  Different  types of  pumps (working only), function of  air  vessels,  foot  valve and strainer,  slip  of  a pump.  STRESS AND STRAIN - definition of stress, strain, longitudinal  strain, lateral  strain, Poisson's ratio, factor of safety, statement of hook's law, (simple problems). FRICTION - Types of  friction,  laws of  friction,  definition of  angle of  friction,  coefficient  of friction and limiting of friction (simple problems).

MODULE - III
BOILER  - define boiler,  function of  boiler -  classification of  boiler,  comparison, boiler  specifications,Boiler  mountings  and  boiler  accessories  (working  and functions only).  PROPERTIES OF STEAM -wet steam, dry steam, super heating steam, and dryness fraction (definition only). Working of steam engine, function of  steam  nozzles,  working  of  steam  turbines,  classification  steam turbines.STEAM CONDENSERS - jet condensers and surface condensers (working only).  POWER PLANTS  -types of  power  plants such as hydroelectric,  thermal, nuclear  and  diesel  power  plants.  RENEWABLE  SOURCE  OF  ENERGY  -  solar energy.  MANAGEMENT  -  meaning  of  management,  Taylor's  scientific management,  contribution  of  FW  Taylor,  Hentry  Fayol's  principle  of management.  DIFFERENT  TYPES  OF  OWNERSHIP  -  sole  proprietorship, partnership, private limited company, public limited company (brief description). ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE  -  line organization,  functional  organization,  line and  staff  organization.  OBJECTIVES  OF  TRAINING  -  explain  the  methods  of training.  WAGES  -  importance  of  good  wage  plan,  types  of  wages,  wage payment systems - INCENTIVES - straight piece rate system, time rate system, piece  rate  system with  guaranteed  minimum wage  -  differential  piece  rate system (explanation only).  Differentiate IC and EC engine, working four stroke petrol  and diesel  engine,  two stroke petrol  and diesel  engine,  comparison of petrol  and diesel  engine,  comparison of  four  stroke and two stroke engine. Functions of carburetor and fuel injector. CLASSIFICATION OF COOLING SYSTEMS -  air  cooling  and  water  cooling,  functions  and  radiator  and  thermostat.
GOVERNING OF IC ENGINES - quantity governing, quality governing, hit and miss governing.  TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS  -  function of  clutch,  flywheel,  gear  box, propeller shaft and differential. FUNDAMENTALS OF THERMODYNAMICS - concept of  system -  open,  closed,  isolated  system.  Intrinsic  properties  and extrinsic properties  -  Laws  of  thermodynamics  and  laws  of  perfect  gases  Thermodynamic processes  -  constant  volume  process,  constant  pressure process,  adiabatic  process,  and  isothermal  process  (explanation  only). REFRIGERATION -  purpose of refrigeration, unit of refrigeration, concept of cop. Working of air compression refrigeration system based on reversed Carnot cycle and Bell Coleman cycle. Cop of Carnot cycle (simple problems).Working of vapor compression refrigeration system.

INSTRUMENTATION 
MODULE I  -GENERALIZED INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM  –  Primary sensing, Variable conversion, Data transmission, Variable manipulation, Data presentation elements with examples – Classify instruments such as Absolute and  secondary  instruments,  Deflection  and  Null  deflection  Instruments  – Analog  and  Digital  Instruments  –  Indicating,  Recording  and  Controlling Functions  of  Instruments  –  Units  of  various  electrical  and  non  electrical quantities – standards of  measurements – International  standards,  Primary standards, Secondary standards,  Working Standards Static Characteristics : Accuracy,  Precision,  Sensitivity,  Linearity,  Resolution,  Hysteresis, Reproducibility,  Drift  etc  with  problems  to  calculate  these  parameters  – Limiting  Error  –  Relative  Limiting  Error  –  Gross  Error,  systematic  Error, Random Error. 

MODULE II-TRANSDUCER –  Classification – active, passive, analog and digital – sensors and transducers – mechanical and electrical transducer with examples – principle of resistive transducers – principle of operation of linear and rotary potentiometer – sensitivity of  linear and rotary potentiometer – loading effect – strain gauges – expression for gauge factor – types of strain gauges – advantages and disadvantages of semiconductor strain gauges – strain gauge bridge circuit.

MODULE III-VARIABLE INDUCTANCE TRANSDUCER  – Classification of Inductive  transducers  –  variable  reluctance  and  variable  eddy  current inductive transducer  – construction and working of  LVDT – applications of LVDT - Different  types of Magnetic transducers – Working of search coils – Operation of magneto resistive transducer – Magneto resistive and magneto strictive transducer – Hall effect transducer.

MODULE  IV-VARIABLE  CAPACITIVE  TRANSDUCER  –  Working  of variable  area,  variable  distance,  and  variable  dielectric  type  capacitive transducers  –  Differential  capacitive transducer  –  Applications  of  variable capacitive transducer – Piezo electric effect – principle of operation of Piezo electric  transducers  –  equivalent  circuit  pressure  measurement  and accelerometer applications – Photoelectric effect – working principle of photo emissive cell, Conductive cell, Photo voltaic cell, photo multiplier tube, solar cells – applications of photoelectric transducers.

MODULE V-  PRESSURE MEASUREMENT    –  Definition of  pressure  – pressure  head  –  different  types  of  pressure  –  units  of  pressure  and  its conversions – Classification of manometers – working of U tube manometers, well type manometers, inclined manometers, bell type manometers, errors in manometers – constructional details and working of C-type, spiral and helical bourdon  gauges  –  Bellows  –  Diaphragms  and  capsules  –  Calibration  of pressure gauge using Dead Weight Tester – Strain gauges,  capacitive type pressure gauge – Piezo electric pressure sensor – Fiber optic pressure sensor – Differential pressure transmitter for pressure measurement – construction and working of McLeod gauge, Pirani gauge – Ionization gauge.

MODULE VI-LEVEL MEASUREMENT   – Sight glass technique – Float type level  indicator method – Displacer and torque tube type level  indicator. Air purge  type  level  indicator  –  Capacitive  and  conductive  level  indicator  – Ultrasonic level  gauge – Strain gauges – capacitance type level  indicator – Radiation absorption method and laser  method used for  level  indication – fiber  optic  level  sensor  –  Level  switch  –  Differential  Pressure  type  level transmitter – Calibration of level detectors.

MODULE  VII-TEMPERATURE  MEASUREMENT    –  Definition  of temperature – different  temperature scales and conversions – Working of bimetallic  thermometer,  Mercury  in  glass  thermometer,  Mercury  in  steel thermometer,  Gas  and  vapor  pressure  thermometer  –  construction  and working of radiation pyrometer, optical pyrometer. Definition of PTC & NTC – construction  and  working  of  resistance  temperature  detector  –  different types  (Ni,  Cu & Pt)  –  characteristics  of  RTD –  Thermistor  & Its  types  – properties  – Thermistor  characteristics –  Applications of  Thermistor  – See beck effect – Peltier effect and Thomson  effect – laws of thermocouple – law of intermediate temperature and law of intermediate metals – different types of  industrial  thermocouples – J,  T,  K,  S,  R – properties of  different types – thermopile  –  Compare  the  characteristics  of  Thermocouple,  RTD  and Thermistor.

MODULE  VIII-FLOW  MEASUREMENT    –  Principles  of  Flow measurements – laminar and turbulent flow – Reynold's number – continuity equation -Bernoulli's  equation for  ideal  fluid – variable area flow meters – Rota meter – variable Head flow meter – Different types of orifice plate and tapings. Orifice plate flow meter.  Venturi  meter - flow nozzle – Dahl tube Pitot tube -Differential Pressure flow transmitter. Special type flow meters electromagnetic flow meters  - turbine  flow meter  -  mass  flow meters  ultrasonic flow meters - Vortex flow meter - Hot wire anemometer - Positive displacement flow meters  -  oval  gear  Nutating disc  type -  Reciprocating piston type -  Open channel  flow meters – Weirs – V notch -  Rectanglular notch. 

MODULE IX-VISCOSITY AND HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT  -  Absolute viscosity  –  Kinematic  viscosity  –  relative  viscosity  –  units  –  Saybolt Viscometer – Redwood Viscometer – Specific gravity measurement -Definition – Static pressure operated mechanism – weighing tube type – Hydrometer – Humidity measurement - Definition – humidity - relative humidity - Absolute humidity – Dew point measurement methods - Wet and dry bulb method – Sling psychrometer  – Hair  hygrometer  – resistive hygrometer  – Dew cell  cold  mirror  method  –  Moisture measurement  –  Definition  –  capacitive hygrometer method.

MODULE X-FORCE MEASUREMENT  - Load cells – hydraulic – pneumatic – strain gauge load cells – Speed measurement classifications – mechanical tachometer  –  Stroboscope  –  non contact  method –  Torque measurement technique  using  strain  gauge  –  Acceleration  measurement  –  Seismic accelerometer – LVDT accelerometer – Piezoelectric accelerometer.

MODULE XI-pH MEASUREMENT  - Introduction – Sorensen's scale – Buffer solution  –  electrodes  for  pH measurements,  measuring  electrodes  – Hydrogen electrode,  glass electrode,  errors and its  compensation in glass electrode – calomel electrode – combined pH electrode – Industrial electrode assemblies – DIP and Flow type Digital  pH meter  – pH control  in effluent treatment – Chromatography – classification – Gas chromatography – Liquid chromatography – Paper chromatography.

 ELECTRONICS
BASIC ELECTRONICS
1. Study of resistors.
2. Study of capacitors, inductors, transformers.
3. Conductors, insulators, semiconductors, intrinsic semiconductor, extrinsic semiconductor, doping, majority and minority carriers, V-I characteristics of diodes.
4. Principle of rectification, different types of rectifiers.
5. Different types of transistors, different configuration. 
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
1. Different number systems, conversion from one to other.
2. Boolean algebra, reduction of Boolean expression.
3. Different logic families.
4. Adders and subtractors, Multiplexer and De Multiplexer, encoder and decoder.
5.  Flip flops, shift register and counter.
6. Different types of memories. 
LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
1. Basics of OP-AMP.
2. Different applications (adder, subtractor, detector, rectifiers, integrator, differentiator etc.)      
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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.


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