How to study for PSC exam easily? Learning Tips for Beginners

Are you reading this article to find the answer for the question “how can I prepare for PSC exam”? If you are serious to start your journey to prepare for PSC, you should have that inner fire to go for it and the necessity should be genuine and consistent. The studies should be continued till you get an appointment letter in your hand. If you are planning to prepare for Kerala PSC exams, you should have a firm determination that you will grab a job in the government sector.

The first tip is to begin with a Last Grade Servant/ LGS Rank file so that all the topics will be understood in an easy way. To make your study more systematic and chronological, always go for simple and best PSC rank files in the market. It can be Lakshya or Talent or Veto or any of the books for your reference. There are certain other publications by Mathrubhoomi and Malayala Manorama i.e., Thozhilvartha and Thozhilveedhi (Buy this every week and practice the previous questions in it).

Now the question is “where to start?” In most of the PSC online Coaching institutes, they commence their coaching regarding “Facts about Kerala”. But you have all the liberty to start your preparation with the topic you prefer (Note: you should cover the whole syllabus and it doesn’t matter from where to begin and where to end).

Take a look at the LGS exam pattern:

Subject	Mark
General Knowledge	40 marks
Current Affairs	20 marks
Science	10 marks
Public Health	10 marks
Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability	20 marks

Go through the LGS syllabus to understand the whole pattern of the exam:

The following is the GK part of the LGS exam in which the medium of instruction is Malayalam.

• ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യസ്മരം- സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ സമര കാലഘട്ടവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട രാഷ്ട്രീയ സാമൂഹിക സാംസ്കാരിക മുന്നേറ്റങ്ങൾ, ദേശിയ പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ, സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യസമരസേനാനികൾ, ഭരണ സംവിധാനങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങിയവ.
• സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യാനന്തര ഇന്ത്യ നേരിട്ട പ്രധാന വെല്ലുവിളികൾ, യുദ്ധങ്ങൾ, പഞ്ചവത്സര പദ്ധതികൾ, വിവിധ മേഖലകളിലെ പുരോഗതികളും, നേട്ടങ്ങളും
• ഒരു പൗരന്റെ അവകാശങ്ങളും കടമകളും, ഇന്ത്യൻ ഭരണഘടനാ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങൾ
• ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ഭൂമിശാസ്ത്രപരമായ സവിശേഷതകൾ, അതിർത്തികൾ, ഇന്ത്യയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങൾ
• കേരളം- ഭൂമിശാസ്ത്രം, അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങൾ, നദികളും, കായലുകളും, വിവിധ വൈദ്യുത പദ്ധതികൾ, വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതങ്ങളും, ദേശീയോദ്യാനങ്ങളും, മത്സ്യബന്ധനം, കായിക രംഗം, തദ്ദേശസ്വയംഭരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങിയവയെകുറിച്ചു അറിവ്.
• ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ സമരവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടു കേരളത്തിലുണ്ടായ രാഷ്ട്രീയ സാമൂഹിക മുന്നേറ്റങ്ങൾ, നവോഥാന നായകന്മാർ.
• ശാസ്ത്ര സാങ്കേതിക മേഖല, കലാ സാംസ്കാരിക മേഖല, രാഷ്ട്രീയ, സാമ്പത്തിക, സാഹിത്യ മേഖല, കായിക മേഖല എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട വിവരങ്ങൾ.

If you are planning to prepare for Tenth Level Prelims, take a look at the syllabus of the tenth level exam.

SYLLABUS

GK, CURRENT AFFAIRS AND RENAISSANCE IN KERALA

Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Politics, Economics, Literature, Sports-related events in Kerala and India.

Indian Geography, Indian borders and boundaries, development of energy sources, transport system-road-water-railway-air, minerals and industries.

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- Independence movement and Mahatma Gandhi, Extremist movement in India, India’s independent period- post-independent period.

Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights-Fundamental Duties- National Symbols-National Flag-National Song-National Anthem- human Rights Commission- Central Information Commission

Facts about Kerala, Rivers, Lakes in Kerala, Power sector in Kerala, Wildlife sanctuary, National parks, Fisheries, Sports

Revolts in Kerala, Kerala Renaissance and Renaissance leaders, Women Leaders in Kerala Renaissance

GENERAL SCIENCE

NATURAL SCIENCE

Basic facts about human body

Vitamins and deficiency diseases

Diseases and disease-causing organisms

Kerala: Health and Social welfare schemes

Major crops in Kerala

Forest and its resources

Environment and Environment hazards

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Atom and its structure

Minerals and Ores

Elements and classification of elements

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Chemistry in daily life

Matter

Work and Energy

Energy and its conversion

Heat and Temperature

Sound and Light

Solar System

SIMPLE ARITHMETIC AND MENTAL ABILITY

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Numbers

LCM, HCF

Fractions

Integers

Square and Square roots

Average

Profit and Loss

Time and Distance

REASONING

Series

Problems on Mathematical Signs

Analogy

Odd man out

Problems on ages

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