DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (SOCIAL SCIENCE) (MALAYALAM MEDIUM)

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (SOCIAL SCIENCE) (MALAYALAM MEDIUM) IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

(Category No: 448/2019, 449/2019, 203/2021, 327/2021)

PART I

Module I : Renaissance and freedom movement

Module II: General Knowledge and current affairs

PART II

Module III: Methodology of teaching the subject

♦ History/conceptual development. Need and Significance, Meaning Nature

and Scope of the Subject.

♦ Correlation with other subjects and life situations.

♦ Aims, Objectives, and Values of Teaching - Taxonomy of Educational

Objectives - Old and revised

♦ Pedagogic analysis- Need, Significance and Principles.

♦ Planning of instruction at Secondary level- Need and importance.

Psychological bases of Teaching the subject - Implications of Piaget,

Bruner, Gagne, Vygotsky, Ausubel and Gardener - Individual difference,

Motivation, Maxims of teaching.

♦ Methods and Strategies of teaching the subject- Models of Teaching,

Techniques of individualising instruction.

♦ Curriculum - Definition, Principles, Modern trends and organizational

approaches, Curriculum reforms - NCF/KCF.

♦ Instructional resources- Laboratory, Library, Club, Museum- Visual and

Audio-Visual aids - Community based resources - e-resources - Text

book, Work book and Hand book.

♦ Assessment; Evaluation- Concepts, Purpose, Types, Principles,

 Modern techniques - CCE and Grading- Tools and techniques -

 Qualities of a good test - Types of test items- Evaluation of projects,

 Seminars and Assignments - Achievement test, Diagnostic test –

 Construction, Characteristics, interpretation and remediation.

♦ Teacher - Qualities and Competencies - different roles - Personal

 Qualities - Essential teaching skills - Microteaching - Action research.

PART III

Module I

1. Definitions of History

2. Bronze Age Civilizations – Egyptian, Mesopotomian, Harappan

Civilizations

3. Graeco-Roman Civilizations

4. Renaissance, Reformation, Geographical discoveries.

5. Modern Revolutions – English, French, Russian Revolutions and

Industrial Revolution.

6. World Wars – League of Nations and United Nations

Module II

1. Vedic Age, Jainism and Buddhism.

2. Mauryas and Guptas.

3. State and Society in medieval India – Sultanate, Mughal and Vijayanagar.

4. Advent of Europeans – Birth and Growth of British power in India –

Impact of Colonialism.

5. Emergence of Nationalism – Struggle for Freedom – Partition of India.

6. Sources of Kerala History – Jainism and Buddhism in Kerala.

7. Kerala in the Sangam Age – Perumals of Mahodayapuram – Bhakti

Movement.

8. Rise of Modern Travancore – Resistance against Colonialism – Pazhassi

Raja, Velu Thambi and Paliyathachan.

9. Renaissance in Kerala – Social and Religious reform movements.

10.National Movement in Kerala – Aikya Kerala Movement – Formation of

Kerala State.

Module III: Economic Theory, Banking and Tools of Analysis

Issues and Concepts in Economics – Theories of Consumer Behaviour:

Cardinal and Ordinal Approaches – Elasticity of Demand – Production and

Cost Functions –National Income Concepts – Sectoral Composition of GDP

–– Theories of International Trade: Absolute cost Advantage – Comparative

Cost Advantage – Commercial banks and Central bank: Role and Functions.

Application of measures of Central Values, Dispersion and simple

Correlation in economics

Module IV: Indian economy, Development Economics, Public

Finance and Kerala Economy

Overview of Indian economy – Economic Planning – Five Year Pans in

India- Major Development Issues: Poverty, inequality, unemployment –

Concepts of Human Development: Measurement of Development – PQLI, 

HDI – Concept of sustainable development – Structure of Taxes and

Expenditure of the Government – Concepts of Federal Finance –

Development Experience of Kerala – Demographic transition, gender issues,

migration and urbanization.

MODULE V

1. Meaning, importance and approaches to the study of Political Science

2. Major concepts in Political Science- state, civil society, sovereignty

3. Political culture, political socialization

4. Federalism, rule of law, judicial review, Judicial activism,

5. Role of Political parties and pressure groups

6. Democracy- meaning and features - Direct and Indirect democracy -

Parliamentary and Presidential systems

7. Indian political system: salient features of the Indian Constitution,

Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy. Working

of Union and State Governments: A brief analysis

8. Human Rights- Meaning and importance, Universal Declaration of

Human Rights

MODULE VI

1. International Politics and Organizations. Diplomacy, Foreign Policy,

Collective Security, Disarmament and Arms Control. UNO-Principal

organs and functions. New trends: Globalization, WTO.

2. Public Administration. Principles of Organization, Bureaucracy: merits

and demerits, New Public Administration, New Public Management,

Development Administration, Significance of Local Self Government

Institutions in India.

3. Political Thinkers. Plato, J S Mill, Aristotle, Rousseau, Marx, Gramsci

and Gandhiji: Major contributions

Module VII – Physical Geography

Solar System and Planets – latitudes and longitudes – time – seasons - maps, map

scales – basics of remote – structure of the earth – continents and oceans –

continental drift – plate tectonics – rocks – weathering and erosion – fluvial, glacial,

Aeolian, landforms. Composition and structure of atmosphere – temperature and their

distribution – pressure belts, winds – condensation and precipitation – Major oceans

and their characteristics – tides and currents.

Module VIII – Human and Regional Geography

Population – World population distribution, growth – migration – settlements – rural

and urban – climatic regions of the world – Types of agriculture in the world -

distribution of iron ore and coal in the world– distribution of industries in the world –

iron and steel – cotton textiles. Physiography of India – drainage – climate – soils –

forests – Distribution, growth and density of population in India - Distribution of rice,

wheat, cotton and sugar cane in India. Irrigation and multipurpose projects of India.

Distribution of iron ore, coal, bauxite, mica, petroleum and atomic minerals – nonconventional energy resources – Distribution of iron and steel, textiles, and agro based

industries in India – Transport in India – Geography of Kerala

NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above,

questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification

of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no

undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question

paper

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF WELFARE ORGANISER (EX-SERVICEMEN ONLY) IN SAINIK WELFARE (Category No: 097/2019) I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (i) HISTORY (5 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 (5 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 (iii) ECONOMICS (5 Marks) India : Economy, Five Year Plans, New Economic Reforms, Planning Commission, Niti Aayog, Financial Institutions, Agriculture – Major Crops, Green Revolution, Minerals. (iv) INDIAN CONSTITUTION (5 Marks) Constituent Assembly – Preamble – Citizenship - Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles – Fundamental Duties – Structure of Government – Important Constitutional Amendments (42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91) – Panchayathi Raj – Constitutional Authorities and their Functions - Union ListState List – Concurrent List. (v) Kerala Governance and System of Administration (5 Marks) 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. (vi) Life Science and Public Health (5 Marks) 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 (vii) Physics ((5 Marks) 1) Branches of Physics –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 IndiaISRO. 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. (viii) Chemistry (5 Marks) 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. (ix) Arts, Sports, Literature and Culture (5 Marks) Arts 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. Sports 1. 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 Literature 1. Malayalam - 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. Culture 1. Kerala - Important Celebrations -Places associated with such Celebrations, Important Festivals. 2. Kerala – Cultural Centres, Worship Places, Cultural Leaders and their Contributions. (x) Basics of Computer (5 Marks) 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. 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) (xi) Important Acts (5 Marks) 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 / STKerala 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. (xii) Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala (5 Marks) III. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning (i). Simple Arithmetic (10 Marks) 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 (ii). Mental Ability & Reasoning (10 Marks) 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 1. Clerical Ability II. GENERAL ENGLISH (i). English Grammar (10 Marks) 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 (ii) Vocabulary (10 Marks) 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 NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper