Prepare for Kerala PSC LSGS Examination

Below is the Exam Pattern for Local Self Government Secretary Post.

• The exam is OMR based.
• LSGS exam consists of 100 questions in total and each question carries one mark.
• Each wrong answer carries a negative marking of 0.33 marks.
• The exam carries total 100 marks
• The medium of the question paper will be Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada
• Exam duration is 1 hour 15 minutes

Detailed Syllabus of Local Self Government Secretary Post is enclosed below.

1. General Knowledge & Current Affairs

HISTORY (10 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 – Medieval India – Political History-Administrative reforms Contributions – Establishment of the British- First War of Independence – Formation of INC- Swadeshi Movement- Social Reform movement- Newspapers – Literature and Art during the Freedom struggle –Independent Movement & Mahatma Gandhi Extremist Movement in India – India's independence – Post independent period – State reorganization – Development in Science, Education, and Technology – Foreign policy – Political History after 1951.
•  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
• + CURRENT AFFAIRS

GEOGRAPHY (5 Marks)

• Basics of Geography – Earth Structure – Atmosphere – Rocks – Landforms Pressure Belt and Winds- Temperature and Seasons- Global Issues- Global warming various forms of Pollutions – Maps- Topographic Maps and Signs – Remote Sensing – Geographic Information System-Oceans and its various movements – Continents – World Nations and its specific features.
• India – Physiography- States and Its features- Northern Mountain Region – Rivers- Northern Great Plain – Peninsular Plateau- Costal Plain – Climate – Natural Vegetation- Agriculture – Minerals and Industries- Energy Sources- Transport system – Road- Water- Railway- Air.
• Kerala- – Physiography- Districts and Its features- Rivers- Climate – Natural Vegetation- Wildlife- Agriculture and research centers – Minerals and Industries Energy Sources- Transport system – Road- Water- Railway- Air.
• + CURRENT AFFAIRS

ECONOMICS (5 Marks)

National Income – Per Capita Income – Factors of Production- Economic Sectors of Production – Indian Economic Planning- Five Year Plans- NITI Aayog – Types and Functions of Economic Institutions – Reserve Bank & Functions – Public revenue – Tax and Non-Tax revenue – Public Expenditure – Budget – Fiscal Policy – Consumer Protection & Rights

+ CURRENT AFFAIRS

CIVICS (5 Marks)

Public Administration – Bureaucracy – Features and Function – Indian Civil Service – State Civil Service – E-Governance – Information Commission and Right to Information Act – Lokpal & Lokayuktha – Government – Executive, Judiciary, Legislature. Election – Political Parties. Human Rights – Human Rights Organizations. Act and Rules regarding Consumer Protection, Watershed Management – Labor and Employment, National Rural Employment Policies, Land Reforms, Protection of women, Children, and Old Age People, Social Welfare, Social Security. Socio-Economic Statistical Data.

+ CURRENT AFFAIRS

INDIAN CONSTITUTION (5 Marks)

Constituent Assembly – Preamble – Fundamental Rights – Directive principles – Fundamental Duties – Citizenship – Constitutional Amendments – Panchayath Raj – Constitutional Institutions and their Functions – Emergency- Union List- State List – Concurrent List + CURRENT AFFAIRS

ARTS, SPORTS & LITERATURE (10 Marks)

art

Major visual and audio arts of Kerala with their origin, spread and practice

• Famous Places
• Reputed institutions
• Famous people
• Famous artists
• Famous writers

sports

Major sportsmen of Kerala, India and the world who have made a mark in the field of sports, their sports, their achievements and the honors they have received.

Major Awards - Award Winners Knowledge of which area of performance each award is given for

Major trophies -relevant competitions? Sports

Major sports - Number of players participating

Keywords related to games

Olympics

Basic information

Major venues/countries

Famous achievements/sports stars

India's impressive performances at the Olympics

Winter Olympics

Paralympics

7. Asian Games, Afro Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, SAFF Games

venues

Countries

Impressive performance by India

Alternative facts

8. National Games
9. Types of Games – Religions – Stars, Achievements
10. National sports of each country? Entertainments

Literature

• MAJOR LITERARY MOVEMENTS IN MALAYALAM -EARLY WORKS AND AUTHORS
• The major works in each movement are their authors
• Writers - pen names, aliases
• Characters - Works
• Famous Lyrics -Works- Writers
• Periodicals were the pioneers of Malayalam journalism
• Important Awards Honors
• -Awarded Writers -Works
• Related facts Malayalis who have attained Jnanpeeth
• Malayalam cinema origin, growth, milestones, major contributors and National Award for Malayalam Cinema.

culture

• Important festivals in Kerala, famous festivals and places associated with the celebrations
• Cultural Centers, Places of Worship, Cultural Leaders and Their Contributions in Kerala

COMPUTER SCIENCE (5 Marks)

Basics of Computer

Hardware

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

 Software

• Classification – System software and Application software
• Operating System – Functions and examples
• Popular Application software packages – Word processors, Spreadsheets, Database packages, Presentations, Image editors (Uses, features, and fundamental concepts of each) o
• Basics of programming – Types of instructions (Input, Output, Store, Control transfer)

Computer Networks

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

 Internet

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

 Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws

• Types of crimes (Awareness level)
•  IT Act and Other laws (Awareness level)

• CURRENT AFFAIRS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (5 Marks)

• Science and Technology: Nature and scope of Science and Technology, Relevance of S&T, National policy on S&T and innovations, Basics of everyday science, Human body, Public Health and Community Medicine, Food and Nutrition, and Health Care. Institutes and Organizations in India promoting the integration of S&T and Innovation, their activities and contributions, and the Contributions of Prominent Indian Scientists.
• Technology in Space and Defence: Evolution of Indian Space Programme, ISRO – its activities and achievements, various Satellite Programs – DRDO-vision, mission, and activities.
•  Energy requirement and efficiency: India's existing energy needs and deficit, India's energy resources and dependence, Renewable and Non-renewable energy resources, Energy Policy of India – Govt. Policies and Programmes, Energy Security and Nuclear Policy of India.
• Environmental Science: Issues and concerns related to the environment, its legal aspects, policies, and treaties for the protection of the environment at the National and International level, and environment protection for sustainable development.
• Biodiversity – its importance and concerns, Climate change, International initiatives (Policies, Protocols) and India's commitment, Western Ghats, Features, Characteristics, and issues. Forest and wildlife – Legal framework for Forest and Wildlife Conservation in India. Environmental Hazards, Pollution, Carbon Emission, Global Warming. Developments in Biotechnology, Green Technology, and Nanotechnology.
• + Current Affairs

II SIMPLE ARITHMETIC & MENTAL ABILITY (20 Marks)

(A) Simple Arithmetic (10 Marks)

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

(B) Mental Ability

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

III GENERAL ENGLISH (20 Marks)

(A) English Grammar (10 Marks)

1. Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.
2. Different Parts of Speech.
3. Agreement of Subject and Verb.
4. Articles – Definite and Indefinite Articles.
5. Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
6. Question Tags
7.  Infinitives and Gerunds
8. Tenses
9. Tenses in Conditional Sentences
10. Prepositions
11. The Use of Correlatives
12. Direct and Indirect Speech
13. Active and passive voice
14. Correction of Sentences
15. Degrees of Comparison

(B) Vocabulary (10 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
11. Idioms and their Meanings
12. Expansion and Meaning of Common Abbreviations
13. IV Regional Language

Malayalam (10 Marks)

1. word purity
2. Purity of speech
3. translation
4. single word
5. Synonym
6. opposite term
7. Phrases Proverbs
8. Synonym
9. Add it
10. Feminine
11. Masculine
12. the word
13. write off
14. Constituent word (complete the sentence)

Kannada (10 Marks)

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 (10 Marks)

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