lsgs syllabus 2024 : കേരളത്തിലെ തദേശ സ്വയംഭരണ വകുപ്പിൽ (Local Self Government (ERA) Department) സെക്രട്ടറി തസ്തികയിലേക്ക് Kerala PSC LSGS Secretary (LSGI) category number 571/2023 പ്രകാരം വിജ്ഞാപനം ഇറക്കിയിരുന്നു.2024 ലെ Kerala PSC exam calendar പ്രകാരം ഏപ്രിലിൽ, മെയ്,ജൂൺ മാസങ്ങളിൽ പ്രാഥമിക പരീക്ഷ നടക്കും. ആഗസ്റ്റ്, സെപ്റ്റംബർ, ഒക്ടോബർ മാസങ്ങളിലായിരിക്കും മുഖ്യ പരീക്ഷ നടക്കുന്നത്. ഈ മുഖ്യ പരീക്ഷയുടെ lsgs syllabus 2024 ആണ് ഈ ലേഖനത്തിലൂടെ പങ്കുവെക്കുന്നത്.
lsgs syllabus 2024
lsgs syllabus 2024 DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE MAIN EXAMINATION OF SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (ERA) DEPARTMENT
(Cat.No. 571/2023)
PAPER I – GENERAL STUDIES | 100 Marks |
PAPER II – FUNDAMENTALS OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT | 100 Marks |
PAPER – I
Distribution of Marks and Detailed Syllabus
I. General Knowledge | |
i. History | 10 |
ii. Geography | 10 |
iii. Indian Constitution | 15 |
iv. Life Science and Public Health | 10 |
v. Physics | 5 |
vi. Chemistry | 5 |
II. Current Affairs | 15 |
III. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning | 10 |
IV. General English | 10 |
V. Regional Language (Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil) | 10 |
Detailed Syllabus
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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 – 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 & Mahathma 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
ii) GEOGRAPHY (10 Marks)
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 centers – Minerals and Industries – Energy Sources – Transport system – Road – Water- Railway- Air
INDIAN CONSTITUTION (15 Marks)
Constituent Assembly-Preamble-Citizenship- Fundamental Rights, Writs -Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo warranto. Directive Principles of State Policy-Fundamental Duties- Structure of Governments- Union Executive, Parliament and Judiciary- State Executive, Legislature and Judiciary- Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs)- Important Constitutional Amendments (42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91, 97, 101, 102, 103, 104)- Constitutional Authorities and their functions – Comptroller and Auditor General, Attorney General, Advocate General, Election Commission of India, State Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commission- Finance Commission- State Finance Commission-GST Council- Distribution of legislative powers- Union List- State List- Concurrent List- Services under the Union and the States- Tribunals-National Commission for Scheduled Castes- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes-National Commission for Backward Classes- Official Language-Regional Languages-Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc-Special directives relating to languages
Life Science and Public Health (10 Marks)
Basic facts of Human Body
Vitamins and Minerals and their Deficiency Diseases
Communicable Diseases and Causative Organisms, Preventive and Remedial Measures
Kerala – Welfare activities in Health Sector
Lifestyle Diseases.
Basic Health Facts
Environment and Environmental Hazards
Physics (5 Marks)
Branches of Physics –Matter – Units, Measurements – Physical Quantities.
Motion – Newton’s Laws of Motion – Third law – Momentum – Projectile Motion – Uses of Third Law – Achievements in space missions in India-ISRO.
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.
Sound – Different types of Waves – Velocity of Sound in different media – Resonance –Reverberation.
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.
Gravitation – Centripetal Force – Centrifugal Force – Escape Velocity, Satellites – Escape Velocity – Weight Mass – value of ‘g’- 'g' in different places.
Heat – Temperature – Different types of thermometers – Humidity – Relative Humidity.
Work – Energy – Power – Simple problems relating to Work, Energy, Power, Levers -Different types of Levers.
Chemistry (5 Marks)
Atom – Molecule – States of Matter – Allotropy – Gas laws – Aqua regia.
Elements – Periodic Table-Metals &Non metals-Chemical Physical changes- Chemical reactions-Solutions, Mixtures, Compounds.
Metals-Non metals – Alloys – Acids, Bases – pH value – Alkaloids.
Current Affairs (15 Marks)
Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning
Simple Arithmetic (5 Marks)
Numbers and Basic Operations
Fraction and Decimal Numbers
Percentage
Profit and Loss
Simple and Compound Interest
Ratio and Proportion
Time and Distance
Time and Work
Average
Laws of Exponents
Mensuration
Progressions
Mental Ability & Reasoning (5 Marks)
Series
Problems on Mathematical Signs
Verifying Positions.
Analogy- Word Analogy, Alphabet Analogy, Number Analogy
Odd man out
Numerical Ability
Coding and Decoding
Family Relations
Sense of Direction
Time and Angles
Time in a clock and its reflection
Date and Calendar
Clerical Ability
GENERAL ENGLISH
English Grammar ( 5 Marks)
Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.
Different Parts of Speech.
Agreement of Subject and Verb.
Articles – Definite and Indefinite Articles.
Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
Question Tags
Infinitive and Gerunds
Tenses
Tenses in Conditional Sentences
Prepositions
The Use of Correlatives
Direct and Indirect Speech
Active and Passive voice
Correction of Sentences
Degrees of Comparison
ii Vocabulary (5 Marks)
Singular & Plural, Change of Gender, Collective Nouns
Word formation from other words and use of prefix or suffix
Compound words
Synonyms
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Foreign Words and Phrases
One Word Substitutes
Words often confused
Spelling Test
Idioms and their Meanings
Expansion and meaning of Common Abbreviations
REGIONAL LANGUAGE ( 10 Marks)
Malayalam
പദശുദ്ധി
വാക്യശുദ്ധി
പരിഭാഷ
ഒറ്റപ്പദം
പര്യായം
വിപരീത പദം
ശൈലികൾ പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലുകൾ
സമാനപദം
ചേർത്തെഴുതുക
സ്ത്രീലിംഗം പുല്ലിംഗം
വചനം
പിരിച്ചെഴുതൽ
ഘടക പദം (വാക്യം ചേർത്തെഴുതുക)
Kannada
Word Purity / Correct Word
Correct Sentence
Translation
One Word / Single Word / One Word Substitution
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms and Proverbs
Equivalent Word
Join the Word
Feminine Gender, Masculine Gender
Number
Sort and Write
Tamil
Correct Word
Correct Structure of Sentence
Translation
Single Word
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposite
Phrases and Proverbs
Equal Word
Join the Word
Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine
Singular, Plural
Separate
1 3 ) Adding Phrases
PAPER – II
FUNDAMENTALS OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
(Total – 100 Marks)
Distribution of Marks and Detailed Syllabus
Indian Polity | 15 Marks |
Indian Economy | 15 Marks |
Rural Development in India | 15 Marks |
Democratic Decentralisation | 15 Marks |
Decentralized Planning | 12 Marks |
Concepts of Grassroots Level Development | 12 Marks |
Urban Governance | 8 Marks |
E- Governance | 8 Marks |
Indian Polity (15 Marks)
Evolution of Indian polity- Features of British rule in India –Major events and leaders of the national movement-Administrative organisation under the British rule- Formation of the Indian government- Constituent Assembly-Architects of the Indian Constitution – Local Self Governance and Indian Constitution
Indian Economy (15 Marks)
Impact of colonisation-Indian economy during the British rule- Conditions of the Indian people and society under colonial rule- Planned economic development in India- Planning Commission- Five-year Plans-Economic Liberalisation-Impact of economic liberalisation- Growth of the Indian economy-Contribution of different sectors of the economy- Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors
Rural Development in India (15 Marks)
Principles of rural development- Rural development initiatives in India during pre-independence period-Experiments of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindra Nath Tagore etc- Major rural development initiatives during post- independence period-Community Development, National Extension Scheme, Integrated Rural Development Programme, Employment programmes, Women and child development programmes, MGNREGS- Current rural development programmes
in India in sectors like housing, drinking water, rural connectivity, role of local government institution in rural development
Democratic Decentralisation (15 Marks)
Concept and principles of democratic decentralisation- Importance of decentralised planning-Attempts towards democratic decentralisation in India-Struture of Panchayati Raj system in ancient India- Major legislations for democratic decentralisation-Constitutional amendments for democratic decentralisation- Features of the Constitutional Amendments for decentralisation- Structure and functions of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Governments.
Decentralized Planning (12 Marks)
Concepts and importance of decentralised planning – Principles of participatory planning- Participatory planning campaign in Kerala-Decentralized Planning Process followed in Kerala – Role of Gramasabhas-Process of formulating local level development plans- Functions of District Planning Committee – Sectoral Plans – Special Component Plans – Tribal plans-Achievements of decentralised planning in Kerala
Concepts of Grassroots Level Development (12 Marks)
Concepts of sustainable development- Gender concerns in development-Gender equity- Gender budgeting- Inclusive development- Poverty alleviation-Development and welfare of differently abled persons-Geriatric care- Welfare economy- Women empowerment- Social capital development- Self Help Groups and thrift- Rural economy in India and Kerala- Local economic development-Rural enterprises- Rural data bases for development planning
Urban Governance (8 Marks)
Urbanisation: Concepts -Trends of urbanization in India- Principles of urban planning and management- Emerging issues in urban development in India and Kerala – Structure and functions of urban local government- Urban development policies- Urban development programmes – Citizen services, citizen amenities- Principles of good urban governance
E- Governance (8 Marks)
Concept of e- governance- computerisation of local governance- Major e-governance programmes in India- Advantages of e- governance- Management Information Systems- Decision Support Systems- Expert Systems
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FAQ About LSGS
- lsgs category number
571/2023
- What is the full form of LSGS in PSC?
Local Self Government Secretary
- What is the meaning of LSG in government?
Local Self Government