Kerala PSC Fireman Trainee Syllabus

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Kerala PSC fireman notification 2023

Kerala PSC fireman Salary

Kerala PSC fireman driver syllabus 2023

Kerala PSC fireman previous year question paper

Kerala PSC fireman notification 2023

The Fireman notification 2023 was gazetted in the month of August 2023 and the last date to apply for this post will be 20^th September 2023. Many people opt out from choosing this job without knowing about the perks this job offers. Candidates will get an opportunity to receive a tantum amount of renumeration initially. Moreover, the working schedule will be designed in shifts to suit the hectic nature of the job profile. This would be a very promising role for all those impulsive and adventurous loving people.

Kerala PSC fireman Salary

The Fire and Rescue Services Department has notified two posts under the categories 187/2023 (Fire and Rescue Officer- Driver) and 188/2023 (Fire and Rescue Officer -Trainee). These posts cannot be applied by women or differently abled candidates. Candidates can also expect a starting salary from Rs 27,900 to Rs 63,700 for all the aforementioned post.

Kerala PSC fireman driver syllabus 2023

Kerala PSC Fireman syllabus consist of subjects as listed below.

SI. No	Topics	Marks
Part-I Physics		12 Marks
	Properties of Matter	3 Marks
	Thermal Physics	2 Marks
	Optics	3 Marks
	Modern Physics	4 Marks
Part-II Chemistry		12 Marks
	Inorganic chemistry	4 Marks
	Organic chemistry	4 Marks
	Physical chemistry	4 Marks
Part-III Zoology		12 Marks
	Module 1	3 Marks
	Module 2	3 Marks
	Module 3	3 Marks
	Module 4	3 Marks
Part IV BOTANY		12 Marks
	The plant Kingdom	2 marks
	Plant morphology and anatomy	3 marks
	Plant Physiology	3 marks
	Economic Botany	2 marks
	Plant Biodiversity and conservation	2 marks
Part V Mathematics		12 Marks
Part VI Job Related Topics		20 Marks
	Basics of Fire	2 Marks
	Heat and Combustion	4 Marks
	Electricity	2 Marks
	Basic Life Support (First Aid)	3 Marks
	Fluid Mechanics	1 Mark
	Pumps	2 Marks
	Hazardous Chemicals	2 Marks
	Liquid and Gaseous Fuels	2 Marks
	Building Construction	2 Marks
Part VII Renaissance in Kerala & General Knowledge, Current Affairs		10 Marks
Part VIII COMPUTER SCIENCE		10 Marks

Part I

Physics

Module 1

• Properties of Matter
• Elasticity­ Modulus of elasticity
• The three elastic moduli
• Surface tension ­shapes of drops
• concept of excess of pressure
• capillary rise
• variation of surface tension with temperature
• Fluid Dynamics­ Streamline and turbulent flow
• equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications
• Viscosity coefficient of viscosity
• Stoke’s formula
• variation of viscosity with temperature.

Thermal Physics

Module 2

• Thermal conductivity
• coefficient of thermal conductivity
• Weidman Franz law
• Radiation of heat
• Stefan’s law
• Zeroth Law and First Law of Thermodynamics
• differential form of the first law
• different thermodynamic processes
• specific heat capacities
• Carnot’s heat engine
• entropy.

Optics

Module 3

• Interference of light­
• The principle of superposition
• coherent sources
• Double-slit interference
• interference in thin films
• Newton’s Rings, Diffraction Fresnel diffraction
• Half ­period zones
• Fraunhofer diffraction
• ­diffraction at a single slit
• diffraction grating
• LASER­Basic principle
• He­Ne laser
• optical fiber step
• index fiber
• graded-index fibre
• numerical aperture.

Modern Physics

Module 4

• Black body radiation curve
• photoelectric effect
• Compton effect
• Bohr model­ hydrogen atom
• wave nature of particles
• uncertainty principle
• wave function
• Vector atom model­
• quantum numbers associated with the vector atom model
• L­S and J­J couplings
• Zeeman effect
• The anomalous Zeeman effect
• Paschen­Back effect
• Stark effect,
• Solids­ Amorphous and Crystalline Materials,
• Unit Cell,
• Types of Lattices,
• Miller Indices,
• Nucleus­ Constituents of the nucleus and their intrinsic properties
• binding energy
• Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion processes.

Part II

Chemistry

Module 1

Inorganic chemistry

• Atomic structure Bohr’s atom model
• Hydrogen spectrum
• Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
• de Broglie hypothesis
• Quantum numbers.
• periodicity atomic radius
• ionization energy
• electron affinity,
• electronegativity, classification of elements into s, p, d, f blocks.
• Preparation, properties, and uses of hydrogen and hydrides.
• Hardness of water
• causes and consequences
• Chemical bonding­ Ionic
• covalent coordinate and metallic bonds
• hydrogen bonding.
• Theories of acids and bases
• effects of solvents on ionic strength
• leveling effect
• Solubility product
• common ion effect and their applications.
• Theory of titration­ acid-base
• redox
• precipitation and complexometric titrations.
• Indicators, Gravimetric analysis. Metallurgy­ Various steps involved in metallurgical processes.
• Sources, effects, and consequences of air, water, soil, noise, thermal and radioactive pollution.

Module 2

Organic chemistry

• Nomenclature
• basic concepts of reaction mechanism­ addition
• substitution and elimination reactions.
• Preparation and properties of alkanes,
• alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes, alcohols, phenols, ethers, epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids,
• amines and nitro compounds.
• Petroleum­ Refining of crude oil
• knocking
• octane number
• cetane number
• cracking.
• Polymers­Classification
• Thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics
• Rubber.

Module 3

Physical chemistry

• Gaseous state Gas laws
• Kinetic gas equation
• Ideal and real gases
• Thermodynamics­ first
• second and third laws of thermodynamics
• Enthalpies of formation
• combustion
• neutralization
• solution and hydration
• heat capacities.
• Chemical kinetics– integrated rate laws and half­lives of zero, first, second, and third order reactions.
• Arrhenius equation, chain reactions.
• Theories of catalysis,
• industrial application of catalysis.
• Photochemistry­ Laws of photochemistry
• Quantum yield. Physical and chemical adsorption
• applications of adsorption
• Chemical and ionic equilibria­ Factors affecting equilibrium
• Le­ chatelier's principle and its applications
• Hydrolysis of salts and its effects
• pH and pOH, Buffer action.
• Electrochemistry Conductance, Kohlrausch’s law and its applications, transport number,
• Types of electrodes,
• primary and secondary cells, Fuel cells. Basic principles and applications of UV­Vis, IR, NMR, and ESR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry.

Part III

Zoology

Module 1

• Balanced diet,
• PEM,
• vitamins,
• minerals and their deficiencies.
• Blood ­ composition and functions,
• blood groups,
• blood clotting,
• anticoagulants.
• Heart­ conducting system and pace maker,
• heartbeat,
• pulse and blood pressure,
• cardio vascular diseases ­arteriosclerosis,
• myocardial infarction,
• electrocardiogram,
• angiogram,
• angioplasty.
• Structure of haemoglobin,
• transport of oxygen,
• oxyhaemoglobin curve,
• Bohr effect,
• transport of carbon dioxide
• apnoea,
• dyspnoea,
• hypoxia,
• asphyxia, carbon monoxide poisoning,
• bronchitis, asthma.
• Physiological effects of smoking.

Module 2

• Types of muscles,
• red and white muscles.
• Ultra structure of striated muscle fibre,
• muscle proteins,
• muscle twitch,
• all or none law,
• summation,
• tetanus, tonus,
• fatigue,
• oxygen debt,
• rigor mortis.
• Physiological and biochemical events in muscle contraction. Structure of brain.
• Neurons ­ structure,
• types of neurons,
• nerve impulse propagation.
• Synapses and synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters.
• Reflex action,
• electroencephalogram.
• Endocrine glands in man,
• hormones and disorders.

Module 3

• Cell theory,
• prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells,
• structure and functions of Mitochondria,
• Golgi bodies, Lysosomes, Ribosomes and Nucleus.
• Chromatin ­ euchromatin and heterochromatin
• nucleosomes
• Watson ­ Crick model of DNA.
• Chromosome – structure, giant chromosomes­ polytene and lamp brush chromosomes. Human karyotype
• pedigree analysis
• DNA fingerprinting
• chromosomal anomalies in man­ autosomal (Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome), allosomal (Klinefelter’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome).
• In born errors of metabolism­ Phenylketonuria,
• Alkaptonuria, Albinism

Module 4

• Types of immunity­ innate
• acquired, active, passive, humoral and cell mediated.
• Cells of immune system ­ T cells
• B cells and plasma cells.
• Primary and secondary lymphoid organs.
• Antigens, haptens, epitopes, antibodies ­ general structure,
• different classes of antibodies. Hypersensitivity, immunodeficiency diseases, immunization­passive and active, vaccination.

Part IV

BOTANY

Module­1

The plant Kingdom

• Plant cell- structure, cell wall and organelles
• totipotency
• diversity of cells and tissues (types)
• Plant groups­ algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms­ diversity of thallus structure and modes of reproduction Mesophytes, hydrophytes, epiphytes and halophytes­ adaptations morphological
• anatomical and physiological

Module­ 2

Plant morphology and anatomy

• Modifications­ Root, stem and leaf modifications with examples Inflorescence­ Major Types (racemose and cymose) with examples
• Fruits-kinds of fruits (simple fleshy, simple dry, multiple and aggregate fruits) with suitable examples Primary structures of dicot and monocot stem and roots; structure of dicot and monocot leaves Secondary growth­ normal secondary growth in dicot stem and root; anomalous secondary growth (examples only)

Module 3

Plant Physiology

• Absorption of water­ Transpiration pull theory only Translocation­ Munch’s hypothesis and bidirectional transport only Photosynthesis­ cyclic and noncyclic electron flow for trapping solar energy by green plants­ Co2 fixation by Calvin cycle,
• Warburg effect Growth and Phytohormones­ growth curve and major physiological effects of hormones like auxins
• gibberellins, cytokinin, abscisic acid and ethylene

Module­ 4

Economic Botany

• Major pulses
• cereals and millets Sugar yielding and fibre yielding plants­ sugar cane
• Beta vulgaris
• cotton and hemp Oil yielding plants-mustard
• sunflower
• oil palm and coconut
• Morphology of useful parts in jack fruit
• pine apple and coconut

Module ­5

Plant Biodiversity and conservation

• Biodiversity hotspots
• environment protection laws
• deforestation and impacts, forest fires and biodiversity depletion,
• anthropogenic factors Conservation strategies­ exsitu and insitu­ wild life sanctuaries
• National parks, Botanic Gardens
• Major Wild life sanctuaries
• National Parks and Botanic Gardens of India and Kerala.

Environmental Science

1. Environmental Pollutions:­

• Air pollution
• Water Pollution, Soil Pollution
• Marine Pollution
• Noise Pollution
• Thermal Pollution.

2. Solid Waste Management:­

• Waste Minimization
• Recycling and Re-use
• Consuming environment friendly products
• E-waste Management

3. Environmental Issues:­

• Climate Changes
• Global Warming
• Acid Rain
• Ozone layer depletion

Part V

Mathematics

Module 1

Linear Algebra:

• Matrix – multiplication - determinants – transpose – symmetric matrix – Hermitian matrix – rank – characteristic roots-Cayley’s theorem

Module 2

Complex numbers:

• Basic definitions-basic operations with complex numbers-Real and imaginary part - polar form of a complex number products- quotients – powers - modulus - roots of complex number- nth root of unity

Module 3: -

Analytic Geometry:

distance formula - straight line – angle between lines – general second-degree equation to represent circle – ellipse – parabola- hyperbola- polar coordinate – cylindrical coordinate – spherical coordinates.

Module 4

Calculus

• limit of a function –
• indeterminate form –
• L’Hospital’s rule –
• continuous function –
• derivatives
• increasing and decreasing function
• critical points – stationary points – maxima and minima
• concave up and concave down
• point of inflexions

Module 5

First Order Deferential Equation:

Order – degree – separable equation – linear equation – exact equation – homogeneous equation with constant coefficients.

Module 6:

Vector calculus:

Position vector of a point

magnitude – dot product – projection of vector – angle between vectors cross product – scalar triple products – gradient – divergent – curl solenoidal vector – irrotational vector. (2 Marks)

Module 7: ­

Abstract Algebra:

Group – properties and examples – subgroup cyclic groups – Permutations – rings – integral domains – ideals – fields.

Part VI

Job Related Topics

I. Basics of Fire

a. Fire triangle

b. Basics of fire extinguishment

c. Spread of fire

d. Fire Extinguishers

e. Properties of Water

II. Heat and Combustion

a. Flash Point

b. Fire Point

c. Range of flammability

d. Critical Temperature

e. Critical Pressure

f. Types of Combustion

g. Smoke and Ventilation

h. Modes of Heat Transfer

III. Electricity

a. Ohm’s Law

b. Conductor and Insulator – Properties

c. Joule’s Law

d. Static Electricity

e. Earthing, Bonding and Grounding

f. Lightning protection

g. Electro static spark & Electric Arc

h. Transformer

IV. Basic Life Support (First Aid)

a. Concept of First Aid

b. CPR

c. Bleeding

d. Fractures

e. Burns

f. Chocking

g. Drowning

h. Snake Bite

V. Fluid Mechanics

a. Bernoulli’s Theorem and Venturi effect

b. Pascal’s Law

c. Velocity and flow

d. Flow of water through pipes

e. Jet Reaction VI. Pumps (2 Marks)

a. Different types of Pumps

b. Efficiency of Pump

c. Priming System

d. Cooling System for pumps

VII. Hazardous Chemicals

a. Hazardous Substances

b. Acids Alkalis

c. Explosives

d. Water Reactive Chemicals

e. Radio Active Materials – chances of emergency, handling and History of emergencies

f. Storage, Handling and Transportation Emergencies – History

VIII. Liquid and Gaseous Fuels

a. Petroleum products

b. LPG, LNG and CNG

c. Cryogenic Gases

d. UVCE

e. BLEVE

IX. Building Construction

a. Structural Fire Protection

b. Elements of structure

c. Elements of Construction

d. Behaviour of different construction materials in fire

e. Fire Resistance

Part VII

Renaissance in Kerala & General Knowledge, Current Affairs

RENAISSANCE IN KERALA AND FREEDOM MOVEMENT

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

Malayalee 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, Mathrubhoomi, Kerala Kaumudi, Samadarsi, Kesari, AI-Ameen, Prabhatham, Yukthivadi, Deepika – Nasrani Deepika, 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, Nidheerikkal Manikathanar 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

Part VIII

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Basics of Computer

1. Hardware

· Input Devices (Names and uses)

· Output Devices (Names and uses/features)

· Memory devices - Primary and Secondary (Examples, Features)

· Evolution of the Computing Machines

· Generation of Computers

2. Software

· Different types of Programming Languages

· Types of Errors

· Classification – System software and Application software

· Operating System – Functions and examples

· Popular Application software packages – Word processors, Spreadsheets, Database packages, Presentation, Image editors (Uses, features and fundamental concepts of each)

· Basics of programming – Types of instructions (Input, Output, Store, Control, Transfer) (Languages need not be considered)

3. Computer Networks

· Types of networks – LAN, WAN, MAN (Features and application area)

· Network Devices – Media, Switch, Hub, Router, Bridge, Gateway (Uses of each)

4. Internet

· Services – WWW, E-mail, Search engines (Examples and purposes)

· Social Media (Examples and features)

· Web Designing – Browser, HTML (Basics only)

5. Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws

· Types of Cyber Crimes (Awareness level)

· Information Technology Act and Other Laws

Kerala PSC fireman previous year question paper

Fireman Trainee Previous Year Question Papers
Question Paper Code	Year	Post	Question Paper
101/2015	2015	Fireman Driver and Pump Operator	Click here
080/2015	2015	Station Officer Fire and Rescue Trainee	Click here
110/2017	2017	Fireman	Click here
131/2017	2017	Fireman Driver and Pump Operator	Click here