Saturday 21 July 2018

KERALA PSC ASSISTANT MANAGER GR II - STATE FARMING CORPORATION OF KERALA LIMITED - FULL SYLLABUS

S Y L L A B U S
Part I - General Knowledge and Current Affairs
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.
RENAISSANCE IN KERALA
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 Pottakkad and others
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Part  II :  
CROP PROTECTION 
Integrated  pest  and  disease  management  ,  Biocontrol  agents (Trichoderma  ,Pseudomonas  etc)  ,  Pheromones,  Insect  Growth  Regulators, Synthetic  Inhibitors,  in  Insect  Pest  Management,  Fungicides,  insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, and their formulations, Pest and  diseases of plantation crops,  Spices,  Vegetables,  Fruits  and Flowers,  Cereals,  Pulses,  Tuber  Crops, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and their Management; plant Quarantine and Phyto-sanitation,  Insecticidal Act; Pesticide Residue Analysis, Transgenic Crop in Pest Management.
CROP PRODUCTION
Agronomic  Classification of  crops;  crop yield contributing characters; vegetative propagation in field crops-methods of sowing/Planting; Tillage – types of tillage – tillage implements; Crop Production of Cereal (Rice), Tuber Crops, Forage Crops,  Pulses and Oilseed.   Water management of important crops of Kerala.   Water  resources  and  irrigation  development  in  India  and  Kerala. Water conservation measures – water harvesting, agricultural drainage and its types.  ;  Watershed  management  -Watershed  Development   Programmes  in India; dry farming and dry land farming – Soil – plant -water relationships. Soil erosion; Cropping pattern – Plant interactions – Cropping systems prevalent in Kerala – Homestead farming in Kerala ,  Agro forestry – Integrated farming system; Sustainable  agriculture  – crop residue  management;ITK and farmer centered techniques and practices;  Organic agriculture and its Components – Current status of organic farming – Initiatives in India and Kerala – National Programme  for  Organic  Production(NPOP)  –  Accreditation  agencies  – Certification Agencies – National Standards for Organic Products (NSOP)-Soil health  -Soil  Health  Card  –  Integrated  Nutrient  Management  (INM)and
Integrated Plant Nutrient Supply System(IPNS)
CROP  IMPROVEMENT
Seed Production  - Seed Quality – different classes of seed.  Methods of breeding – hybridization – incompatibility and male sterility and their utilization in  crop  improvement;  Heterosis;  inbreeding  depression;  synthetics  and composites;  Population improvement  programmes -recurrent  selection;  Clonal selection:  Mutation  breeding;  Ploidy  breeding;  Wide  hybridization  and significance in crop improvement; Tissue culture technology and its applications –  Types  of  in  vitro  culture-Somaclonal  variation   Types:  Synthetic  seed production; Genetic engineering;Transgenic plants and their applications.  DNA finger  printing;  Marker  Assisted  Selection  and  its  application  in  crop improvement;  Biosafety  rules  and  regulations:Rules  related  to  GM cropsresearch,development ,field  trials,  and commercial  cultivation;Plant  breeders rights and farmers rights.  UPOV, PPV and FR act.  Intellectual Property Rights – WTO, WIPO,GATT,TRIPS.  Protection of plant and animal genetic resources. biological materials, gene patenting, biotechnology related IPR issues – status.
PLANTATION CROPS,SPICES,MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC  PLANTS
    Plantation  Crops  –  Coconut,  Arecanut,  Oilpalm,  Rubber,  Cashew,  Tea, Coffee-Area,  Production  and  Productivity,  Origin,  Distribution,  Varieties, Propagation-Seed-Seed selection, Mother Plant selection, Seedling Selection and vegetative-budding, grafting, layering.  Production technology, Stage of harvest, Yield;  Spices-Black  Pepper,  Cardamom,  Ginger,  Turmeric,  Nutmeg,  Clove, Cinnamon,  All  spice,  Seed  and  herbal  spices  –  Area,  Production  and Productivity,  Origin,  Distribution,  Varieties,  Propagation,  Production technology, Stage of harvest, Yield; Medicinal Plants-Dioscorea, Opium, Isabgol, Gulgulu,Tinospora,  Aswagandha  and  Commercial  and  Indigenous  medicinal plants of Kerala-Active Principle, uses, varieties, production technology, Harvest and  Yield;   Aromatic  grasses:  Vetiver,  lemon  grass,  Citronella,  Palmrosa, Aromatic  herbs:  Ocimum,  Pachouli,  Mint,  Aromatic trees:Sandalwood,Eucalyptus-Principles,Varieties,  Production  technology,
Harvest,Yield .
OLERICULTURE , POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE
Vegetables  – Cucurbitaceous,  Solanaceous,  leguminous,  leafy  and cool season  vegetables  –  Area,  Production,  Productivity,  Origin,  Distribution, Nutritional value,  Production technology, Harvest,  yield,  Nutrient deficiencies, application of growth regulators; Fruits – Banana, Mango, Pineapple,  Papaya, Sapota,  Guava,  Grapes,  Citrus,  Mangosteen,  Pomegranate,  Moraceous  and Annonaceous Fruits-Area, Production,  Productivity,  Propagation – sexual and asexual-rootstock and scion selection,  Crop management,  nutrient deficiencies, physiological disorders and their correction;  Use of growth regulators,  Major problems  associated  with  fruit  crops;   Application  of  growth  regulators; Floriculture-Types  of  gardens,  Types  of  lawn,  Production  technology  and varieties  of  rose,  anthurium,  chrysanthemum,  gladiolus,  tuberose,  jasmine, heliconia, cacti: Ideal flower characters of cut flowers, Indoor gardening, Bonsai, Terrariums, Rock garden, Vertical Gardening.
POSTHARVEST  TECHNOLOGY  AND  VALUE  ADDITION
Postharvest Technology of Plantation crops,  spices,essential oil  yielding crops, cut flowers,-physiology of ripening, maturity and senescence of fruits and vegetables – preparation of important fruits and vegetable products-Jam, Jellies, Pickles, Candies, fermented and unfermented beverages; production of essential oils  and oleoresins;  Postharvest  management  techniques-  precooling,  grading and  sorting;  Principles  and  methods  of  preservation,  drying,  dehydration, thermal processing chemical methods;Marketing systems and export promotion agencies.
Classification  of  forests  and  forestry,  branches  of  forestry  and  their relationships.  Silviculture – definitions, objectives and scope.  Benefits of forests on  environment.   Trees  and  their  distinguishing  features,  growth  and development.   High  forest  and  coppice  forests.   Regeneration  of  forests  – objectives  –  ecology  of  regeneration  –  natural,  artificial  and  assisted regeneration.  Field planting – Tending operations -weeding, cleaning, singling, pruning, pollarding, lopping and thinning – cultural operations.  Site quality and site index – Forest types of India and Kerala and their distribution.  Silvicultural systems  –  classification  and  choice  of  silvicultural  systems –  Silviculture  of Indian trees – Origin distribution – General description, phenology, Silvicultural characters,  regeneration  methods,  silviculture  systems,  use  and  economic importance of  major timber trees  of Kerala.   Agroforestry – Clasification of agroforestry systems -structural,  functional  ecological  and socio – economic . Multipurpose  tree  species  and  their  characteristics.   Choice  of  species  for agroforestry Role of agroforestry in soil and water conservation, global climate change – mitigation and adaptation strategies – Seed production areas – Seed orchards  –  methods  of  seed  collection,  seed  processing,  seed  storage,  seed dormancy,  pretreatment  and  testing  of  forest   trees.   Forest  nursery establishment  –  bare  root  and  containerised  nursery  techniques.   Study  of important   nursery  pests  and diseases  Development  of  plantation  forestry  – Plantation characteristics  – species  composition – plantation organization and structure – social and economic factors in plantation development.  Plantation planning – Plantation establishment  – Planting stock – Planting pattern and spacing – Plantation maintenance Nutrition in Plantation – Plantation records
-industrial plantation – MFP plantation – Clonal plantation.        
Forest mensuration – Methods of diameter and girth measurements – Volume measurement  of standing trees,  logs,  branch and wood – formulae involved –
Volume  table – Determination of growth of the trees – Increment – CAI and MAI – increment percent.  Forest management, sustainable forest management criteria and indicators.   Increasing and progressive yields.   Rotation Normal forest  –  definition,  basic  factors  of  normality.   Forest  inventory  and  yield prediction.  Working plan – Joint forest  management National forest policies – scope  and  importance  –  Indian  forest  Act  1927  general  provision.   Forest Conservation  Act  1980.   Brief  description  about  other  major  forest  laws  of regional,  national and international significance.   Collection,  management and importance  of  Non-timber  forest  products  of  Kerala.   Importance  of  forest pathology, land marks, issued due to  forest tree diseases, root diseases(wilt, root rot)  stem diseases,  heart  rots,  stem blisters,  rusts,  cankers,  pink  diseases, gummosis and foliar diseases(rust,powdery mildew, leaf spot, needle blight etc)of
major timber species.
Tree improvement and its relation to the disciplines of forestry – Genetic basis of tree breeding – Natural variability in trees – Provenance testing – seed orchards – Progeny trial and improvement  of seeds  orchards – Vegetative propagation and clonal forestry. Conservation of forest tree  germpalsm.  Recent techniques in tree improvement.  Wood anatomy, meristem – secondary growth in woody plants  -.   The  microscopic  and  macroscopic  features  of  wood.   Anatomical features  of  common  Indian  timbers  –  Manipulation  of  structural  features through breeding  –  silviculture  and environmental  manipulations.   Reaction wood,  tension wood and compression wood,  Electrical,  thermal and acoustic properties  of wood.   Mechanical  properties  of wood,  wood seasoning.   Wood preservation  –  composite  wood  –  pulp  and  paper  making  Logging  and ergonomics.
Biodiversity  ,  origin  of  biodiversity  –  the  ecological  role  of  biodiversity  – diversity and niche structure – human and species diversity – biodiversity hot spots  .   Endemism – rarity  and extinction  of  species  – causes  of  extinction. Biodiversity conservation – population variability – genetic drift – diversifying selection pressure  in situ conservation  national parks, sanctuaries.  Biosphere concept.   Biosphere  reserves  –  reserve  and  protected  forests.   Ex  situ conservation – role of botanical gardens in conservation.  Conservation efforts in India and world wide.  Wildlife management- direct and  indirect methods  of population estimation of wildlife. 
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