FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING MAIN TOPICS OF

PROGRAMME No. 08/2017(Item No.15, 23&28)

LOWER DIVISION CLERK

VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

PART I ( DIRECT RECRUITMENT)

(SL. No.23&28 - CATEGORY No.414/16)

PART II( BY TRANSFER)

(SL. No.23 - CATEGORY No.415/16)

Simple arithmetic and Mental Ability

A. ܸá·ÃßÄ¢ (Simple Arithmetic)

1. Ø¢¶cµ{ᢠ¥¿ßØíÅÞÈ dµàϵ{ᢠ(Numbers and Basic Operations)

2. ÍßKØ¢¶cµ{ᢠÆÖÞ¢Ö Ø¢¶cµ{ᢠ(Fraction and Decimal Numbers)
3. ÖÄÎÞÈ¢ (Percentage)
4. ÜÞÍÕᢠÈ×í¿Õᢠ(Profit and Loss)
5. ØÞÇÞøà ÉÜßÖÏᢠµâGáÉÜßÖÏᢠ(Simple and Compound Interest)
6. ¥¢ÖÌtÕᢠ¥ÈáÉÞÄÕᢠ(Ratio and Proportion)
7. ØÎÏÕᢠÆâøÕᢠ(Time and Distance)
8. ØÎÏÕᢠdÉÕãJßÏᢠ(Time and Work)
9. ÖøÞÖøß (Average)
10. µãÄcCBZ (Laws of Exponents)
11. ¼cÞÎßÄàÏ øâÉB{áæ¿ ºáx{Õí, ÕßØñàVH¢, ÕcÞÉñ¢ Äá¿BßÏÕ (Mensuration)
12. çdÉÞd·×ÈáµZ (Progressions)

B. ÎÞÈØßµ çÖ×ß (Mental Ability)

1. çdÖÃßµZ_Ø¢¶cÞ çdÖÃßµZ, ¥fø çdÖÃßµZ (Sseries)

2. ·ÃßÄ ºßKBZ ©ÉçÏ޷ߺîáU dÉÖíÈBZ
(Problems on Mathematical signs)
3. ØíÅÞÈ ÈßVHÏ ÉøßçÖÞÇÈ
4. ØÎÞÈ ÌtBZ (Analogy) - Word Analogy, Alphabet Analogy, Number
Analogy
5. ²xÏÞæÈ µæIJáµ (Odd man out)
6. Ø¢¶cÞÕçÜÞµÈ dÉÖíÈBZ
7. çµÞÁߢ·á¢ ÁàçµÞÁߢ·á¢ (Coding and De coding)
8. µá¿á¢Ì ÌtBZ (Family Relations)
9. ÆßÖÞÕçÌÞÇ¢ (Sense of Direction)
10. çµïÞAßæÜ ØÎÏÕᢠçµÞÃ{Õᢠ(Time and Angles)
11. çµïÞAßæÜ ØÎÏÕᢠdÉÄßÌߢÌÕᢠ(Time in a clock and its reflection)
12. µÜIùᢠÄßÏÄßÏᢠ(Date and Calendar)
13. µïùßAW çÖ×ß ÉøßçÖÞÇßAáKÄßÈáU çºÞÆcBZ (Clerical Ability)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT

AFFAIRS
1. çµø{Jßæa ¥¿ßØíÅÞÈ ÕßÕøBZ, ºøßdÄÉøÕᢠÍâÎßÖÞdØñÉøÕáÎÞÏ
dÉÞÇÞÈc¢, ØÎâÙßµÕᢠØÞOJßµÕᢠÕcÞÕØÞÏßµÕáÎÞÏ çÈGBZ

2. §LcÏáæ¿ ÍâÎßÖÞdØñÉøÎÞÏ ØÕßçÖ×ĵZ, ÈÆßµ{á¢

ÈÆàÄ¿ ÉiÄßµ{á¢, ÇÞÄá ÕßÍÕB{ᢠdÉÇÞÈ ÕcÕØÞÏB{á¢, ·ÄÞ·Ä,
ÕÞVJÞ ÕßÈßÎÏ çζÜÏßæÜ ÉáçøÞ·Äß, ÕßÕßÇ Ø¢ØíÅÞÈBZ, çµdw
Íøà dÉçÆÖBZ ®KßÕß¿B{ßæÜ ÍìÄàµÕᢠÕcÞÕØÞÏßµÕᢠØÞ
¢ØíµÞøßµÕáÎÞÏn¥¿ßØíÅÞÈÕßÕøBZ

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ËÜB{á¢, §LcÏáæ¿ ØbÞÄdLcÕáÎÞÏß ÌtæMG øÞ×íd¿àÏÕá¢
ØÞÎâÙßµÕᢠØÞ¢ØíµÞøßµÕáÎÞÏ ÎáçKxBZ, ØbÞÄdLcÞÈLø §Lc,
§LcÏáæ¿ ÕßçÆÖÈÏ¢ ®KßÕAí dÉÞÇÞÈc¢ ÈWµßæµÞIáU
§LcÞºøßdÄJßæa ¥ÕçÜ޵Ȣå

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çζܵZ, çµdw Ø¢ØíÅÞÈ d·ÞÎÕßµØ ÉiÄßµZ, ØÞÎáÙc çfÎ
dÉÕVJÈBZ, §LcX Íøø¿ÈÏáæ¿ ØÕßçÖ×ĵZ

5.n1993æÜ ÎÈá×cÞÕµÞÖ Ø¢øfà ÈßÏ΢, çÆÖàÏ ÎÈá×cÞÕµÞÖ

µNß×ÈᢠÎáÈá×cÞÕµÞÖÕáÎÞÏß ÌtæMG dÉÖíÈB{á¢, ÕßÕøÞÕµÞÖ
ÈßÏ΢, çµdw Ø¢ØíÅÞÈ ÕßÕøÞÕµÞÖ µNß×ÈáµZ, ÉGßµ¼ÞÄß,
ÉGßµÕVP ÕßÍÞ·BZæAÄßæøÏáU ¥ÄßdµÎ¢ Ä¿ÏáKÄßÈáU 1989 çÜÏá¢
1995çÜÏá¢åÈßÏÎBZ, 1955æÜ ÉìøÞÕµÞÖ Ø¢øfà ÈßÏ΢,
dØñàÖÞµñàµøâ, dØñàµZæAÄßçøÏáU µáxµãÄcBZ Ä¿ÏáKÄßÈáU
ÈßÏÎBZ, èØÌV ÈßÏÎBZ Äá¿BßÏÕæÏ µáùߺîáU dÉÞÅÎßµ
¥ùßÕí.
6. øÞ×íd¿àÏ¢, ØÞOJßµ¢, ØÞÙßÄc¢, ÖÞdØñ¢, µÜÞ_ØÞ¢ØíµÞøßµ¢,µÞÏßµ¢,
Äá¿BßÏ çζܵ{ßæÜ çÆÖàÏÕᢠ¥LÞøÞ×íd¿àÏÕáÎÞÏ ØεÞÜàÈ
Ø¢ÍÕBZå
 GENERAL SCIENCE

Natural Science

1. a\pjy icocs¯¡pdn¨pff s]mXp Adnhv

2. PohI§fpw A]cym]vXXm tcmK§fpw
3. tcmK§fpw tcmKImcnIfpw
4. tIcf¯nse BtcmKyt£a {]hÀ¯\§Ä
5. tIcf¯nse {][m\ `£y, ImÀjnI hnfIÄ
6. ImÀjnI KthjW tI{µ§Ä
7. h\§fpw h\hn`h§fpw
8. ]cnØnXnbpw ]cnØnXn {]iv\§fpw

GENERAL SCIENCE

Physical Science

1. Bähpw Bä¯nsâ LS\bpw

2. AbncpIfpw [mXp¡fpw
3. aqeI§fpw AhbpsS hÀ¤oIcWhpw
4. ssl{UP\pw HmIvknP\pw
5. ckX{´w ssZ\wZn\ PohnX¯nð
6. {Zhyhpw ]nÞhpw
7. {]hr¯nbpw iànbpw
8. DuÀÖhpw AXnsâ ]cnhÀ¯\hpw
 9. Xm]hpw Dujvamhpw
10. {]IrXnbnse Ne\§fpw _e§fpw
11. i_vZhpw {]Imihpw
12. kucbqYhpw khntijXIfpw

General English

A. English Grammar

1. Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences

2. Different Parts of Speech
3. Agreement of Verb and Subject
4. Confusion of Adjectives and Adverbs
5. Comparison of Adjectives
6. Articles – The Definite and the Indefinite Articles
7. Uses of Primary and Model Auxiliary Verbs
8. Tag Questions
9. Infinitive and Gerunds
10. Tenses
11. Tenses in Conditional Tenses
12. Adverbs and Position of adverbs
13. Prepositions
14. The Use of Correlatives
15. Direct and Indirect Speech
16. Active and Passive voice
17. Correction of Sentences

B. 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.I d i o m s a n d t h e i r M e a n i n g s

MALAYALAM Medium
A. ÕcÞµøâ (Grammar)
1. ÈÞÎÉÆBZ Nouns), ÕßÕßÇ ÈÞÎBZ (Kinds of Nouns), Õß͵ñß (case),
պȢ (Numbers), dµßÏÞÉÆBZ (Verbs), dµßÏÞÕßçÖ×ÃBZ (Adverbs),
ÄißÄ¢ (Words creation from Nouns and Adjectives)
2. ØtßÏᢠØÎÞØÕᢠ(Sandhi & Samasam), ÕÞµcJßW
ºßഹB{áæ¿ ©ÉçÏÞ·BZ (Uses of punctuation marks)
3. ÍÞ×Þ dÉçÏÞ·JßæÜ èÕµÜcBZ (Correction of Sentences)
4. ÖøßÏÞÏ ÉÆ¢ (Right words), èÖÜßµZ (Idioms), ²xMÆBZ (One
word substitution)
5. ¥Vj¢ (Meaning of words), ¥Vj ÕcÄcÞØ¢ (Confused words),
ÕßÉøàÄ ÉÆ¢ (Antonyms), ÉøcÞÏÉÆBZ (Synonyms)

B. ØÞÙßÄc¢ (Literature)

1. çµø{JßæÜ dÉØßiøÞÏ ®ÝáJáµÞøᢠ¥Õøáæ¿ µãÄßµ{á¢, dÉÇÞÈ

µÅÞÉÞdÄB{ᢠ(Famous authors in Kerala, their works and Leading
Characters)
2. dÉØßi ®ÝáJáµÞøáæ¿ ¥ÉøÈÞÎB{ᢠÄâÜßµÞÈÞÎB{ᢠ(Pen names
and popular names of well known authors)
3. ØÞÙßÄc ÉáøØíµÞøB{ᢠ¥Õ ÜÍcÎÞÏ µãÄßµ{á¢/®ÝáJáµÞøá¢
(Literary Awards and prizes in Kerala – Books and their Authors)

C. ÕßÕVJÈ¢ (Translation)
1. ÕÞµcB{áæ¿ ¥ÅÕÞ èÖÜßµ{áæ¿ ÖøßÏÞÏ §¢·ïà×í ÕßÕVJÈ¢_

Kannada Medium

A. Grammar
1. ÈÞÎÉÆBZ (Nouns), ÕßÕßÇ ÈÞÎBZ (Kinds of Nouns), Õß͵ñß (case), պȢ
(Numbers), dµßÏÞÉÆBZ (Verbs), dµßÏÞÕßçÖ×ÃBZ (Adverbs), ÄißÄ¢ (Words
creation from Nouns and Adjectives)രബസ
2. Øtß, ØÎÞØ¢ Äá¿BßÏÕÏáÎÞÏß ÌtæMG ÕØñáĵZ (Relating to
Sandhi, samasa etc), ÕÞµcJßW ºßഹB{áæ¿ ©ÉçÏÞ·BZ (Uses of
punctuation marks)
3. ÍÞ×Þ dÉçÏÞ·JßæÜ èÕµÜcBZ (Correction of Sentences)
4. ÖøßÏÞÏ ÉÆ¢ (Right words), èÖÜßµZ (Idioms), ²xMÆBZ (One word
substitution)
5. ¥Vj¢ (Meaning of words), ¥Vj ÕcÄcÞØ¢ (Confused words), ÕßÉøàÄ ÉÆ¢
(Antonyms), ÉøcÞÏ ÉÆBZ (Synonyms)

B. Literature
1. çµø{JßæÜ dÉØßiøÞÏ ®ÝáJáµÞøᢠ¥Õøáæ¿ µãÄßµ{ᢠdÉÇÞÈ
µÅÞÉÞdÄB{ᢠ(Famous authors in Kerala , their works and important characters)
2. dÉØßi ®ÝáJáµÞøáæ¿ ¥ÉøÈÞÎB{ᢠÄâÜßµÞÈÞÎB{ᢠ(Pen names and
popular names of well known authors)
3. ØÞÙßÄc ÉáøØíµÞøB{ᢠ¥Õ ÜÍcÎÞÏ µãÄßµ{á¢/®ÝáJáµÞøá¢
(Literary Awards and prizes in Kerala – Books and their Authors)

C.Translation
.വാകയങളെട അഥവാ ൈശലികളെട §¢·ïà×ßW ÈßKᢠµK¿ÏßçÜAáU
ശരിയായ വിവരതനം

Tamil Medium

A. Grammar
1. ÈÞÎÉÆBZ (Nouns), ÕßÕßÇ ÈÞÎBZ (Kinds of Nouns),Õß͵ñß (case), պȢ
(Numbers), dµßÏÞÉÆBZ (Verbs), dµßÏÞÕßçÖ×ÃBZ (Adjectives), ÄißÄ¢
(Words creation from Nouns and Adjectives)
2. Øtß, ØÎÞØ¢ Äá¿BßÏÕÏáÎÞÏß ÌtæMG ÕøñáĵZ (Relating to
Sandhi, samasa etc), ÕÞµcJßW ºßKB{áæ¿ ©ÉçÏÞ·BZ (Uses of
punctuation marks)
3. ÍÞ×Þ dÉçÏÞ·JßæÜ èÕµÜcBZ (Correction of Sentences)
4. ÖøßÏÞÏ ÉÆ¢ (Right words), èÖÜßµZ (Idioms), ²xMÆBZ (One word
substitution)
5. ¥Vj¢ (Meaning of words), ¥Vj ÕcÄcÞØ¢ (Confused words), ÕßÉøàÄ ÉÆ¢
(Antonyms), ÉøcÞÏ ÉÆBZ (Synonyms)

B. Literature
1. çµø{JßæÜ dÉØßiøÞÏ ®ÝáJáµÞøᢠ¥Õøáæ¿ µãÄßµ{ᢠdÉÇÞÈ
µÅÞÉÞdÄB{ᢠ(Famous authors in Kerala , their works and important characters)
2. dÉØßi ®ÝáJáµÞøáæ¿ ¥ÉøÈÞÎB{ᢠÄâÜßµÞÈÞÎB{ᢠ(Pen names and
popular names of well known authors)
3. ØÞÙßÄc ÉáøØíµÞøB{ᢠ¥Õ ÜÍcÎÞÏ µãÄßµ{á¢/®ÝáJáµÞøá¢
(Literary Awards and prizes in Kerala – Books and their Authors)

C.Translation
1. വാ ക യ ങ ള െട അഥവാ ൈശ ലിക ള െട §¢·ïà× ßW ÈßK á¢
ÄÎ ßÝ ß േല ക ള ശ ര ി യാ യ വി വര ത നം
NO TE : - It ma y be n ot e d t ha t ap ar t fr o m t h e t o pi cs d et ai l ed
ab ov e , qu e st io n s f ro m other t op i c s pr es cr i b e d fo r the
ed u c at io n al q ua li f ic at i o n o f t h e po st m a y al so a pp ea r i n t h e
qu e st io n pa pe r. Th e re i s n o u nd e rt ak i ng t h at al l t h e t op i c s
ab ov e ma y b e c o ve r ed i n t h e qu e st i o n p ap er .