Kerala PSC LDC Exam 2024 |Exam Date | Preparation

PSC LDC Exam Overview

Name of the Examination

Lower Division Clerk

Conducting Authority

Kerala Public Service Commission

Conducting Body

• KSRTC
• Kerala Livestock Development Board
• State Farming Corporation of Kerala Limited
• Kerala State Development Corporation for SC & ST Ltd.
• Kerala Artisans' Development Corporation Ltd.
• SIDCO
• Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM) Kerala Ltd. (Oushadhi)
• Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Ltd.
• Kerala State Film Development Corporation Ltd.
• United Electrical Industries Ltd.
• Kerala State Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
• Kerala Electrical & Allied Engineering Company Ltd.
• Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation Ltd.
• Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board
• Kerala Labour Welfare Fund Board
• Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board
• Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund Board
• Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd
• Other Welfare Fund Boards etc.

Mode of the Examination

Objective Multiple Choice -OMR

Category No.

065/2022 (last time)

Exam Status

District Wide

Exam Date 2024

Will be notified soon

Official Website

https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/

LDC Qualification Details

PSC LDC Qualification

Pass in SSLC or equivalent qualification

PSC LDC Age Limit for Generals

18-36 years

PSC LDC Age Limit For OBC/SC/ST

18-41 years

PSC LDC Exam Pattern

SI. No

Subjects

Mark Distribution

1.

History

5

2.

Geography

5

3.

Economics

5

4.

Indian Constitution

5

5.

Kerala and its Governing body

5

6.

Art, Culture and Literature

5

7.

Basic Computer Knowledge

3

8.

Justice and Law

5

9.

Physics

3

10.

Chemistry

3

11.

Life Science and Public Health

6

12.

Current Affairs

20

13.

English

10

14.

Mathematics

10

15.

Malayalam

10

PSC LDC Detailed Syllabus

SI. No.

Main Subjects

Topics

Marks

1.

History

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 – Political History- Establishment of the British- First War of Independence – Formation of INC- Swadeshi Movement- Social Reform movement- Newspapers - Literature and Arts during the freedom struggle – Independence Movement & Mahatma Gandhi - India’s independent – Post independent period - State reorganization – Development in Science, Education, and Technology – Foreign policy.

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

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2.

Geography

Basics of Geography – Earth Structure – Atmosphere, Rocks, Landforms, Pressure Belt and Winds, Temperature and Seasons, Global Issues Global Warming- Various forms of Pollution, Maps- Topographic Maps and Signs, Remote Sensing – Geographic Information System, Oceans and its various movements – Continents, – Nations and their specific features.

INDIA

Physiography- States and its features, Northern Mountain Region, Rivers, Northern Great Plain, Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plain, Climate – Natural Vegetation - Agriculture – Minerals and Industries- Energy Sources, Transport system – Road- Water- Railways- Air.

KERALA

Physiography- Districts and its features - Rivers- Climate – Natural Vegetation - Wild life - Agriculture and research centres – Minerals and Industries - Energy Sources - Transport system – Road - Water- Railway- Air

5

3.

Economics

INDIA

Economy, Five Year Plans, New Economic Reforms, Planning Commission, Niti Aayog, Financial Institutions, Agriculture – Major Crops, Green Revolution, Minerals

5

4.

Indian Constitution

Constituent Assembly – Preamble – Citizenship - Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles – Fundamental Duties – Structure of Government – Important Constitutional Amendments (42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91) – Panchayati Raj – Constitutional Authorities and their Functions - Union List, State List – Concurrent List.

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5.

Kerala and its Governing body

Kerala Governance and System of Administration – Kerala -State Civil Service, Constitutional bodies, Various Commissions, Basic facts of Socio-Economic Commercial Planning and Policies, Disaster Management Authority – Watershed Management – Employment and Labour – National Rural Employment Programmes, Land Reforms, Social Welfare Security and Protection of Women, Children and Senior Citizens.

5

6.

Art, Sports, Culture and Literature

1. Important Audio-Visual Art Forms of Kerala- Famous Places, Institutions, Personalities, Artistes and Writers related to origin, development, extension, and practice of these Art Forms.

Famous Sports personalities of Kerala, India and World – their Sports Events, achievements and awards.

2. Important Awards – Corresponding Fields, Winners

3. Famous Trophies – Related Events and Sports Items.

4. Number of Players in Important Sports Items.

5. Important Terms associated with various Sports and Games.

6. Olympics - Basic Facts, Venues / Countries, Famous Performances and Personalities- India in Olympics-Winter Olympics & Para Olympics.

7. Asian Games, Afro-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games – Venues, Countries, Performance of India, other facts.

8. National Games.

9. Games - Events, Players, Achievements.

10. National Sports / Games, Events of various Countries

MALAYALAM

1.Important Literary Movements – Icons and their first works.

2. Main works of Literature related to each movement and their authors.

3. Writers – Pen name and Nick name.

4. Famous Works and Characters.

5. Famous Quotes – Books and Authors.

6. Beginning of Journalism in Kerala – Pioneers, Journals and Publications.

7. Famous Awards/ Honours – Writers and their works.

8. Malayalam Writers who won the Jnanpith Award and related facts.

9. Malayalam Cinema - Origin, Development, Milestones, Pioneers, National Awards.

KERALA –

1. Important Celebrations -Places associated with such Celebrations, Important Festivals.

2. Kerala – Cultural Centres, Worship Places, Cultural Leaders and their Contributions.

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7.

Basic Computer Knowledge

1. Hardware

• Input Devices (Names and uses)

• Output Devices (Names and uses/features)

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

2. Software

• 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. 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)

• E-governance 5. Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws

• Types of crimes (Awareness level)

• IT Act and Other laws (Awareness level)

3

8.

Justice and Law

1. Right to Information Act – Information Exempted; Constitution of Information Commissions- Powers and Functions.

2. Protection of Consumers – Rights of Consumers.

3. Law for the Protections of Vulnerable Sections – Protection of Civil Rights – Atrocities against SC & ST – National Commission for SC / ST Kerala State SC/ST Commission – National and State Minority Commission – National Human Rights Commission and State Human Rights Commission - Protection of Senior Citizen. 4. Protection and Safeguarding of Women – Offences affecting Public Decency and Morals. National and State Commission for Women – The Protection of Women (from Domestic Violence) Act, 2005.

5. Protection and Safeguards of Children – Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act, 2012.

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9.

Physics

Branches of Physics

1) Matter - Units, Measurements - Physical Quantities.

2) Motion - Newton’s Laws of Motion - Third law – Momentum - Projectile Motion - Uses of Third Law - Achievements in space missions in India ISRO.

3) Light- Lens, Mirrors - Problems based on r = 2f - Different phenomena of Light - Rainbow - Colours of different materials - Electromagnetic Spectrum – IR rays- UV rays - X rays - Photoelectric Effect.

4) Sound - Different types of Waves - Velocity of Sound in different media - Resonance – Reverberation.

5) Force - Different types of Forces – Friction - Advantages and disadvantages of Friction - Liquid Pressure - Buoyant Force – Archimedes Principle - Pascal’s law – Density - Relative density- Adhesive Cohesive forces- Capillarity - Viscous force - Surface tension.

6) Gravitation - Centripetal Force - Centrifugal Force - Escape Velocity, Satellites - Escape Velocity - Weight Mass - value of ‘g’- 'g' in different places.

7) Heat - Temperature - Different types of thermometers – Humidity - Relative Humidity.

8) Work - Energy - Power - Simple problems relating to Work, Energy, Power, Levers - Different types of Levers.

3

10.

Chemistry

1. Atom – Molecule - States of Matter – Allotropy - Gas laws - Aqua regia.

2. Elements - Periodic Table-Metals & Non-Metals-Chemical Physical changes- Chemical Reactions-Solutions, Mixtures, Compounds.

3. Metals-Non-metals – Alloys – Acids, Bases - pH value - Alkaloids.

3

11.

Life Science and Public Health

1. Basic facts of Human Body

2. Vitamins and Minerals and their Deficiency Diseases

3. Communicable Diseases and Causative Organisms

4. Kerala – Welfare activities in Health Sector

5. Lifestyle Diseases.

6. Basic Health Facts

7. Environment and Environmental Hazards

6

12.

Current Affairs

Day today Affairs

20

13.

English

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

1. Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.

2. Different Parts of Speech. 3. Agreement of Subject and Verb.

4. Articles - The Definite and the Indefinite Articles.

5. Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs

6. Tag Questions

7. Infinitive 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

Vocabulary

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

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14.

Mathematics

SIMPLE ARITHMETIC

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

MENTAL ABILITY & REASONING

1. Series

2. Problems on Mathematical Signs

3. Verifying Positions.

4. Analogy- Word Analogy, Alphabet Analogy, Number Analogy

5. Odd man out

6. Numerical Ability

7. Coding and Decoding

8. Family Relations

9. Sense of Direction

10. Time and Angles

11. Time in a clock and its reflection

12. Date and Calendar

13. Clerical Ability

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15.

Malayalam

1. പദശുദ്ധി

2. വാക്യശുദ്ധി

3. പരിഭാഷ

4. ഒറ്റപദം

5. പര്യായം

6. വിപരീത പദം

7. ശൈലികൾ പഴെഞാല്ലുകൾ

8. സമാനപദം

9. ചേർത്തെഴുതുക

10.സ്ത്രീലിംഗം പുല്ലിംഗം

11. വചനം

12. പിരിച്ചെഴുതൽ

13. ഘടക പദം (വാക്യം ചേർത്തെഴുതുക)

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