KPSC Assistant Conservator of Forest Syllabus

Paper 

Syllabus

Paper 1: General Knowledge

• History of India
• Indian Polity 
• Geography of India and World 
• National and international current affairs
• General Science 
• Economy of India 

Paper 2: Aptitude Test

• Numerical Ability 
• Verbal and non-verbal ability 
• Logical and analytical reasoning 
• Statistics 
• Science aptitudes 

Paper 

Syllabus

Kannada

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English 

• Comprehension 
• Use of Verbs, Articles, and Prepositions
• Vocabulary
• Letter Writing 
• Precis Writing 
• Essay Writing 

Paper

Section

Syllabus

Forestry Paper 1

Section A

• Silviculture- General, General Silvicultural Principles: 
• Silviculture System
• Silviculture- Mangrove and Cold desert 
• Silviculture of trees 

Section B

• Agroforestry, Social-forestry, Joint Forestry Management, and Tribology. 
• Forest Soils, Soil Conservative and Watershed Management
• Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity
• Tree Improvement and Seed Technology

Forestry Paper 2 

Section A 

• Forest Management and Management Systems
• Forest Working Plan 
• Forest Menstruation and Remote Sensing
• Surveying and Forest Engineering 

Section B 

• Forest Ecology and EthnoBotany 
• Forest Resources and Utilization 
• Forest Protection and Wildlife Biology
• Forest Economics and Legislation 

Section

Syllabus

Section A

• Microbiology and Plant Pathology 
• Cryptogams 
• Phanerogams: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
• Plant Utility and Exploitation 
• Morphogenesis 

Section B 

• Cell Biology 
• Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution 
• Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, and Biostatistics l
• Physiology and Biochemistry 
• Ecology and Plant Geography 

Section

Syllabus 

Section A 

• Non- Chordata and Chordate

Section B 

• Ecology 
• Ethnology 
• Economic Zoology 
• Biostatistics 
• Instrumental Methods 

Section C 

• Cell Biology 
• Genetics 
• Evolution 
• Systematics 

Section D 

• Biochemistry 
• Physiology 
• Developmental Biology 

Part 

Syllabus

Part A 

• Engineering Mechanics
• Strength of Materials 
• Structural Analysis

Part B 

• Design of Structures 
• Design of Concrete And Masonry Structures 

Part C 

• Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow and Hydraulic Machines 

Part D 

• Geo-Technical Engineering 

Part E 

• Construction Technology 
• Construction 
• Construction Equipment
• Construction Planning and Management 

Part F 

Survey and Transportation Engineering 

• Railways
• Highway Engineering 
• Traffic Engineering 

Part G 

• Hydrology 
•  Water Resources Engineering 

Part H

Environmental Engineering 

• Water Supply
• Intake of water 
• Water storage and distribution 
• Sewage system
• Sewage characterization 
• Sewage Treatment
• Solid waste
• Environmental pollution 

Section

Syllabus

Section A 

1. Classical Machine 
   • Particle Dynamics
   • System of Particles
   • Rigid body dynamics
2. Special Relativity, Waves and Geometrical Optics 
   • Special Relativity 
   • Waves 
   • Geometrical Optics
3. Physical Optics 
   1. Interference 
   2. Diffraction 
   3. Polarization and Modern Optics

Section B 

1. Electricity and Magnetism 
   • Electrostatics and Magneto-Statics 
   • Current Electricity
2. Electromagnetic Theory and Black Body Radiation Thermal and Statistical Physics 
   • Thermodynamics 
   • Statistical Physics
3. Quantum Mechanics 1
4. Quantum Mechanics 2 & Atomic Physics
5. Molecular Physics 

Section C 

• Nuclear Physics 
• Particle Physics & Solid State Physics 
• Electronics 

Section

Syllabus

Section A 

• Linear Algebra 
• Calculus 
• Analytic Geometry 

Section B 

• Ordinary Differential Equations 
• Dynamics, Statics, and Hydrostatics 
• Vector Analysis 
• Algebra
• Real Analysis 
• Complex Analysis 
• Linear Programming 

Section 

Syllabus

Section A 

• Ecology and its significance to man, natural resources, environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals, and humans. 
• Cropping pattern in various climatic zones in India. Concepts of multiple cropping. 
• Characteristics of weed, processes, and factors of soil formation. 
• Soil conservation planning on a watershed basis. Erosion and run-off management. 
• Water use efficiency in relation to crop production. Ways to reduce the irrigation of water. 
• Farm management, marketing, and pricing of agriculture inputs and outputs. 
• Importance of agricultural extension, methods of evaluation of extension programmers. 

Section B

• Cell theory, cell structure, cell organelles, and their function, nuclear structure and function, gene structure, and function. 
• History of plant breeding 
• Seed Technology and its importance
• Physiology and its importance in agriculture Imbibition, surface tension, diffusion, and osmosis. 
• Growth and Development - Photoperiodism and vernalization, plant hormones, seed development, and dormancy. 
• Climatic requirements and cultivation of major plants, fruits, vegetable crops, and flower plants. 
• Diseases and pests of field vegetables and plantation crops of India. 
• Storage pest and disease of cereals and pulses and their control. 
• Food production and consumption trends in India. National and international food policies. 

Section

Syllabus 

Section A 

• Atomic Structure 
• Chemical Bonding 
• Solid State 
• The gaseous state 
• Thermodynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics 
• Phase equilibrium and solutions 
• Electrochemistry 
• Chemical Kinetics 
• Photochemistry 
• Surface Phenomena and Catalysis 
• Bio-inorganic chemistry 
• Coordination chemistry 
• General Chemistry of 'f' block elements 
• Non-aqueous Solvent 

Section B 

• Delocalized covalent bonding 

• Reaction Mechanism 
• Reactive intermediates
• Substitutions Reactions
• Elimination Reactions
• Additional Reactions 
• Rearrangements

• Pericyclic reactions 

• Chemistry and mechanism of reactions 

Polymeric System 

• Physical chemistry of polymers
• Preparation and properties of polymer 
• Biopolymers 

Section 

Syllabus

Section A 

• Animal Nutrition 
• Animal Physiology 
• Animal Reproduction 
• Livestock Production and Management 
• Genetics and Animal Breeding 
• Extension 

Section B 

• Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Hygiene 
• Animal Diseases
• Veterinary Public Health 
• Milk and Milk Products Technology 
• Meat Hygiene and Technology