Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer 2024 Exam Applicants, Date, Syllabus

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Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Applicants

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Exam Date

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Admission Ticket

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Cut Off Marks

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Advice Status

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Preparation

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Syllabus

Syllabus for Special Topic

Civil Excise Officer Special Topic Sample questions

Overview

As the Civil Excise Officer exam is only a few days away candidates need to count each day and make sure their preparations are up to the mark and appropriate for the competition they will be facing in the recruitment process. Being a time for final revisions take a look at the details of the upcoming Civil Excise Officer Exam (Male). Tighten your preparations and grab this wonderful opportunity to become part of the prestigious Kerala’s Excise Department. Also, the Civil Excise Officer post offers an attractive pay. Join the best online PSC coaching platform to never miss another chance to build career in government sector.

Important Details for Civil Excise Officer Exam Candidates
Category No.	307/2023
Date of Examination	17th February, 2024
ExamTime	01:30pm - 03:30pm
Admission Ticet Available from	3rd February, 2024
Exam Duration	1 hour 30 minutes
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Syllabus	Click Here
Previous Questions	Click Here

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Applicants

The official release of Kerala PSC gives the full picture about the district-wise applicant number. A total of 1,41,565 candidates are competing for the vacancies in all 14 districts.

Civil Excise Officer Exam Applicants 2024
District	No. Applicants
Thiruvananthapuram	21,001
Kollam	11,479
Pathanamthitta	5,860
Alappuzha	8,137
Kottayam	7,067
Idukki	8,840
Ernakulam	14,067
Thrissur	8,458
Palakkad	12,722
Malappuram	11,054
Kozhikode	12,053
Wayanad	6,313
Kannur	8,709
Kasargode	5,805
Total	1,41,565

With 21,001 candidates Thiruvananthapuram district has the highest number of candidates for the Civil Excise Officer 2024 exam. Thiruvananthapuram is followed by Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kollam and Malappuram with over 10,000 candidates. Kasargode district has least number of candidates (5805).

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Exam Date

The date of Civil Excise Officer examination has been already declared and informed the candidates applied. The exam will be conducted on 17^th February, 2024 Saturday. The exam centre will be mentioned in the admission ticket.

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Admission Ticket

Civil Excise Officer admission ticket has been available in candidates’ profile from 3^rd February, 2024. Only candidates who have submitted the confirmation on time will be able to attend the exam. Candidates are advised to download the admission ticket and print it. Candidates need to produce the printed admission ticket during examination. Also, separate admission tickets will be issued for the physical tests.

The candidates should contact the official number of the exam centre mentioned in the admission ticket and enquire the right way to there. If possible, visit the centre on a day before the exam day to confirm the route and avoid confusions on the exam date.

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Cut Off Marks

It is Important that candidates are aware of Civil Excise officer previous cut off marks. Here is the cut off marks for the Civil Excise Exams conducted in various districts.

Civil Excise Officer Previous Exam Cut Offs
District	Previous Cut Off
Thiruvananthapuram	49.67
Kollam	58.23
Pathanamthitta	49.86
Alappuzha	44.77
Kottayam	46.32
Idukki	42.11
Ernakulam	50.59
Thrissur	51.32
Palakkad	54.03
Malappuram	51.58
Kozhikode	55.44
Wayanad	37.12
Kannur	52.77
Kasargode	40.04

When compared with above data examination conducted for Kollam district has the highest cut-off marks, 58.23, followed by Kozhikode (55.44) and Palakkad (54.03). including the above-mentioned districts cut-off marks for 7 districts were above 50 marks. And cut-off mark was the least for Wayanad district.

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Advice Status

From the previous Civil Excise Officer ranked list 464 candidates were advised for appointment all over Kerala.

Civil Excise Officer Previous Advice
District	Advice
Thiruvananthapuram	52
Kollam	40
Pathanamthitta	29
Alappuzha	22
Kottayam	36
Idukki	35
Ernakulam	58
Thrissur	48
Palakkad	34
Malappuram	25
Kozhikode	20
Wayanad	16
Kannur	28
Kasargode	21
Total	464

With 58 advices Ernakulam district has the highest advice for Civil Excise Officer recruitment, followed by Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur.

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Preparation

Civil Excise Officer eligibility criteria will be put into strict evaluation. Candidates must be able to prove both physical and academic eligibility. On the last leg of the preparation for Civil Excise Officer Examination candidates should focus on attending more mock tests. This will help in exam time management and understand the new exam pattern. It is important that candidates are aware of the physical efficiency test and other recruitment process in detail.

Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Syllabus

With such a precise syllabus only candidates who have completed all the topics with proper syllabus can clear the exam in first attempt. Before going for the exam make sure you have gone through all the topics especially the special topic.

Syllabus for Special Topic

Module – 1 (4 Mark)

The Abkari Act 1 of 1077

• Jurisdiction
• All aspects of liquor – import, export, transit & transport of liquor
• Authority empowered to sale liquor
• What is Liquor? Classification – Types of Liquor
• Definitions – Technical and Legal terms
• Dry days?
• Sections of common Crimes – 8(1) & (2), 13, 15 (A, B, C), 55(g), 55(g), 55(i), 55(H), 55(I), 56, 58
• Manufacture, possession & sale of liquor
• possession limits of different liquor
• Age for possession & consumption of liquor
• What is Abkari Revenue
• Responsibilities of Officers and Publice in Abkari cases

Module – 2 (2 Mark)

The NDPS Act

• Need for enactment – Jurisdiction
• Definition
• Drugs present scenario in India
• Use and abuse of drugs
• Three types of drugs – Natural, Semi-synthetic-with common examples – Classification and Types of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic substances
• Sections 20, 21, 22, 50
• Quantity specification of ganja, and common drugs (means that are usually seized in Kerala and read through daily)
• Punishment, Rehabilitation, Deaddiction provisions in the act

Module 3 (3 Mark)

Distillery & Warehouse Rules 1968

• Definition: - Blending, Compounding, Reducing, Fortification, ENA, RS, Absolute alcohol, Gauging, proving
• Chemical formula of Ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol
• Denatured spirit
• Strength of alcohol – units-% v/v and proof – relation.
• Molasses, Neutral Spirit (ENA), Rectified Spirit, Ethyl alcohol, Absolute alcohol, Distillation, Fermentation, Attenuation, Proof spirit, Proof litre, Bulk litre, Blending, Compounding, Rectification, Bottling, Wastage, Warehouse, Ticket lock – Potable and non-potable alcohols – Differentiation between Ethyl alcohol and Methyl alcohol – Tragedies due to consumption of poisonous liquor.

Module 4 (3 Mark)

Foreign Liquor Rules

• Names of different licenses – FL-1, FL-3, FL-11
• Strength of liquor sold in state
• Strength of beer, wine (lower limit also)
• Distance rule
• IMFL and FMFL – Strength of different types of Foreign Liquor Possession/transportation limits of FL. Import, warehousing, transport & export of Foreign Liquor
• Working hours
• Dry days
• Meaning and need of different types of permits

Module 5 (3 Mark)

Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA)

• Sections relating to: -

• Public smoking
• Banned tobacco products
• Sale within 90 yards of education institutions
• Without warning advertisement

Module 6 (3 Mark)

Campaign against Alcoholism

• Constitutional Provision of Liquor Prohibition
• Liquor Consumption present scenario
• Need for regulation
• Campaign against Alcoholism and drug addiction
• Vimukthi Programme – Functionaries under the Vimukthi Programme

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT.2000 (2 Mark)

• Section 43 Penalty and Compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc.
• Section 43A Compensation for failure to protect data.
• Section 65 Tampering with computer source documents.
• Section 66 Computer related offences
• Section 66B Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.
• Section 66C Punishment for identity theft.
• Section 66D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resources.
• Section 66E Punishment for violation of privacy.
• Section 66F Punishment for cyber terrorism.
• Section 67 Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
• Section 67A Punishment for publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form
• Section 67B Punishment for publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form
• Section 72 Penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy.
• Section 77B Offences with 3 years’ imprisonment to be bailable.

Civil Excise Officer Special Topic Sample questions

1. അബ്കാരി നിയമത്തിലെ ഏതു വകുപ്പ് പ്രകാരമാണ് കുറ്റകരമായ ഗൂഡാലോചന കുറ്റകൃത്യമാകുന്നത്?
   1. 55 – B
   2. 55 – C
   3. 55 – D
   4. 55 – E
2. താഴെ പറയുന്നതിൽ എക്സൈസ് വകുപ്പിൽ ഏത് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥനും അതിനും മുകളിൽ ഉള്ളവർക്കുമാണ് കള്ളുഷാപ്പുകളിൽ പരിശോധന നടത്തുവാൻ അധികാരമുള്ളത്?
   1. എക്സൈസ് ഇൻസ്‌പെക്ടർ മുതൽ മുകളിൽ
   2. എക്സൈസ് പ്രേവന്റിവ് ഓഫീസർ മുതൽ മുകളിൽ
   3. എക്സൈസ് സർക്കിൾ ഇൻസ്‌പെക്ടർ മുതൽ മുകളിൽ
   4. സിവിൽ എക്സൈസ് ഓഫീസർ മുതൽ മുകളിൽ|
3. ഇന്ത്യയിൽ വില്പന നടത്തുന്ന പുകയില ഉത്പന്ന പാക്കറ്റിൽ എത്ര ശതമാനം സ്ഥലത്തു പുകയില ഉത്പന്നം ഉപയോഗിച്ചാൽ ഉണ്ടാകാവുന്ന ഭവിഷ്യത്തുകളെക്കുറിച്ച് മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് ഉണ്ടാകണം?
   1. 85%
   2. 70%
   3. 65%
   4. 50%
4. ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്റ്റാൻഡേർഡ് സ്പെസിഫിക്കേഷൻ പ്രകാരം റെക്ടിഫൈഡ് സ്പിരിറ്റ് റെക്റ്റിഫിക്കേഷനിലൂടെയോ റീ-ഡിസ്റ്റിലൈസേഷനിലൂടെയോ വേര്തിരിച്ചെടുക്കുമ്പോൾ ലഭിക്കുന്ന സ്പിരിറ്റ് അറിയപ്പെടുന്നത്.
   1. ഫെനിട്സ്
   2. മാൾട്ട സ്പിരിറ്റ്
   3. ന്യുട്രൽ സ്പിരിറ്റ്
   4. പ്രൂഫ് സ്പിരിറ്റ്
5. സ്പിരിറ്റ് പാനയോഗ്യമല്ലാതെ ആക്കി മാറ്റുവാൻ താഴെ പറയുന്നതിൽ ഏത് വസ്തുവാണ് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത് ?
   1. വോൾട്
   2. ക്രൂഡ് പിരീഡിൻ
   3. സ്പെന്റ്‌ വാഷ്
   4. ഇവയെല്ലാം
6. താഴെ പറയുന്ന ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ ഏതു ദിവസമാണ് അബ്‌കാരി ആക്ട് പ്രകാരം ഡ്രൈ ഡേ ആയി വിജ്ഞാപനം ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ളത്?
   1. ദുഃഖ വെള്ളി
   2. ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ ജയന്തി
   3. അംബേദ്‌കർ ജയന്തി
   4. സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ ദിനം
7. പൊതുസ്ഥലത്തെ പുകവലി നിരോധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് COPTA ആക്ടിലെ ഏത് വയ്പ്പ് പ്രകാരം?
   1. 5
   2. 6
   3. 4
   4. 7
8. ലഹരി വിരുദ്ധ കാമ്പയിൻ 'വിമുക്തി' മിഷന്റെ ഗവേർണിംഗ് ബോഡി ചെയർമാൻ
   1. മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി
   2. ഗവർണർ
   3. എക്സൈസ് വകുപ്പ് മന്ത്രി
   4. ചീഫ് സെക്രട്ടറി
9. ഐ ടി ആക്ട് 200. സെക്ഷൻ 77 B പ്രകാരം _______ തടവുശിക്ഷ പ്രതിപാദിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള കുറ്റങ്ങൾ ജാമ്യം ലഭിക്കാവുന്നതാണ് (ബെയ്‌ലബിൾ
   1. 4 വര്ഷം
   2. 5 വര്ഷം
   3. 6 വര്ഷം
   4. മുകളിൽ പറഞ്ഞതൊന്നുമല്ല
10. 15 കിലോഗ്രാം കഞ്ചാവ് കൈവശം വച്ച കടത്തിക്കൊണ്ടുവന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്കെതിരെ NDPS നിയമത്തിലെ ഏത് വകുപ്പുപ്രകാരമാണ് കേസ് രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയുന്നത്?
    1. 20 (b) (ii) (A)
    2. 20 (b) (ii) (B)
    3. 20 (a) (i)
    4. 20 (b) (ii) (C)

Q.No.	Answer Key
1	c
2	b
3	a
4	c
5	b
6	a
7	c
8	a
9	d
10	b