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Kerala Administrative Service Exam Pattern 2022

Exam Body

Kerala Public Service Commission (Kerala PSC)

Category

Exam Pattern

Name of Exam

Kerala Administrative Service Exam 2022

Total Marks

• Preliminary Exam: 200 marks
• Mains Exam: 300 marks
• Personality Test: 50 Marks

Duration

• Preliminary Exam: 3 hours (for 2 papers)
• Mains Exam: 6 hours (for 3 papers)

Prelims Exam Date

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Papers

Subjects

Topics

PAPER -I

General Studies- I

• History of India & Kerala,
• History of the World (from mid 18th century)
• Cultural Heritage of Kerala
• Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System,
• Governance, Social Justice and International Relations
• Geography of Kerala and India.
• Literature and Books & Authors,
• Environment
• Kerala Renaissance 

Mental Ability & 

Quantitative Aptitude 

• Series,
• Basic mathematical operations,
• Problems on Mathematical signs,
• Progressions & Mensuration
• Time & Work and Time & Distance,
• Ratio & Proportion,
• Percentages, Averages
• problems related to Relations, Shapes 
• Sub- sections, Venn Diagram, problems based on Clock,
• Calendar and Age, Simple Arithmetic. 
• Relation,
• Direction
• Coding-Decoding

PAPER -II

 General Science

• Human Body & Diseases
• Vitamins and medicines
• Agricultural related things
• Energy Resources
• Environment & Pollution,
• Chemistry in everyday life,
• Basic physics concepts 
• Theories
• Famous scientists
• Heat, Temperature, Sound and light
• Advancements in technologies.
• New technologies

General English Language

• Singular and plural
• Comparison of Adjectives
• Active and Passive Voice
• Basic Grammar
• Parts of Speech
• Tenses
• Auxiliary Verb
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Correction in Sentences.
• Gender
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• One Word Substitution
• Question tag
• Idioms and Their Meanings
• Problem Concerning Words
• Vocabulary
• Spelling test
• Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs
• Degrees of Comparison
• Conjunctions
• Correct Usage of Articles, 
• Prepositions

Regional Languages (Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada)

• Grammar
• Thadhitham
• Prayogam
• Samasam
• Sandhi
• Chinnangal
• Ottapadam
• Vipareetha Padam
• Ethirlingam
• Sabdangal
• Vachakam
• Dyothakam
• Namam
• Kriya
• Bhedakam
• Lingam 
• Vachanam
• Vibhakthi
• Krith
• Sariyaya Vakyam
• Kadamkatha
• Malayala Paribhasha
• Paryayapadham
• Samanapadham
• Cherthezhuthuka
• Pirichezhuthuka
• Pazhamchollu
• Sariyaya padham

General Studies and Current Affairs-II

• Economy and Planning 
• Agriculture Sector, Land Reforms in India
• Industrial policies
• Indian Public Finance
• Kerala Model Development
• Economy of Kerala State
• Environmental Science

Papers

Topics

PAPER-I

• History of India & Kerala
• Ancient and Medieval Period
• Modern Period
• Kerala History (from 18th century)
• History of the World (from mid 18th century)
• Cultural Heritage of Kerala:

PAPER-II

• Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System,
• Governance, Social Justice and International Relations
• Science and Technology
• Institutes and Organizations in India promoting the integration of S&T
• Nature of ICT
• Technology in Space and Defence
• Environmental Science
• Energy requirement and efficiency
• Current Issues in given topics 

PAPER-III

• Economy and Planning 
• Agriculture Sector, Land Reforms in India
• Industrial policies
• Indian Public Finance
• Kerala Model Development
• The economy of Kerala State
• Environmental Science
• General Geography: Solar system, Motion of Earth
• Concept of time, Seasons, Internal structure of the Earth
•  Major Landforms and their features. Atmosphere – Structure and Composition, elements and factors of Climate
•  Physical Social, Economic Geography of World, India, and Kerala
• Geophysical phenomena like earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanoes, cyclones, Flood, Landslides. 
•  Current Issues in Economy and Planning & Geography