KERALA PSC-SYLLABUS-COMPUTER ASSISTANT GRADE-II GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT/KPSC/AG'S OFFICE (ERNAKULAM)/LFAD/ENQUIRY COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL JUDGE OFFICE/VIGILANCE TRIBUNAL OFFICE/KERALA LOKAYUKTA,UNIVERSITIES IN KERALA (Category No.245/2018,246/2018.254/2018)

KERALA PSC-SYLLABUS-COMPUTER ASSISTANT GRADE-II

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT/KPSC/AG'S OFFICE

(ERNAKULAM)/LFAD/ENQUIRY COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL

JUDGE OFFICE/VIGILANCE TRIBUNAL OFFICE/KERALA

LOKAYUKTA,UNIVERSITIES IN KERALA

(Category No.245/2018,246/2018.254/2018)

KERALA PSC-SYLLABUS-COMPUTER ASSISTANT GRADE-II
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT/KPSC/AG'S OFFICE
(ERNAKULAM)/LFAD/ENQUIRY COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL
JUDGE OFFICE/VIGILANCE TRIBUNAL OFFICE/KERALA
LOKAYUKTA,UNIVERSITIES IN KERALA
(Category No.245/2018,246/2018.254/2018)

 PART - I General Knowledge

Facts about India
Geography of India – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – etc.
Demography – Economic and social development – Poverty alleviation – Economy and
planning – etc.
History of India – Period from 1857 to 1947 – National movement
Five Year Plans
Facts about Kerala
Geographical Facts – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites –
Economic and Social deve – Historical importance - etc.
Renaissance in Kerala
Important Events/Movements/Leaders
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru,
Vagbhatananda, Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara
Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan,V. T. Bhattathirippad,
Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc.

Current Affairs

Important world, national and regional events related to the political and scientific fields,
sports, cinema and literature etc.

Computer Word Processing
( Word 2007, Excel2007, Powerpoint 2007)
Basics of Computer – Input devices, Output devices, Hardware, Software, Memory, Storage
devices, Latest Pheripherals, E-mail, Browsers, Search Engine, Social Networking,
Antivirus Softwares, Unicode, Websites, Windows.
MS Word
Introduction, Word Window, Title bar, Ribbon, Status bar, Tool bar
Document - Create, Open, Save, Print, Close
Font – size, style, effects.
Formatting Paragraph - Bold, Italics, Underline, Justify, Bullets and Numbering,
Dropcap, Change case, Alignment, Tab setting, Line spacing, Character spacing,
Styles and Editing, Cut, Copy, Paste.
Shortcut keys & function keys
Insert- Tables, Pictures, Cliparts, Shapes, Page number, Headers and Footers, Symbols,
Links, word art.
Page layout- Page size, Margin, Line spacing, Orientation, Indentation
Creation of Table of contents, Index, Footnotes and endnotes
Mail merge, proof reading , add or remove comments
Views - different page views, guides, rulers
Introduction of Excel - Adding and Removing Workbook, Rows and Columns
Formatting a Cell, Different functions in Excel, Charts, Pivot Table, Sort, Filter, Conditional
Formatting, Creating formulas, Inserting date and time, Data validation. Shortcut keys.
Power point
Inserting & Deleting a Slide, Views
Inserting chart, diagram, SmartArt, Sound, Video, Slide number, Links,
Date and
Time, Page setup, Slide orientation, Slide show, Slide Layout , Arrange
objects on the slide
Type Writing- History of Typewriter, Keys of Typewriter, Parts of Typewriter,
Cleaning a Typewriter, Rocker Mechanism, Dog block, Movements of Typewriter,
Officials abbreviation, Functions of Typewriter, Symbols.

Syllabus based on General English

Module 1 : Comprehension Passage
A comprehension Passage
A comprehension passage is useful (to test the accuracy and clarity) of the
student.
 Synonyms and Antonyms can be asked from the passage.
 It can test the Past tense / Past participle of the Verb of given word from
the passage.
 Different aspects of grammatical usages can be tested
 To give one word answers
Module 2 : Editing
This module aims at sentence correction and the correction of a given passage.
 Editing
 Capitalization
 Punctuation eg. (exclamation marks, column)
 Sentence Correction
 Subject verb agreement (eg. Police are looking for the thief)
Module 3 : English usage in day to day affairs.
Incomplete sentence in dialogues are asked to complete them using question
tags / usages such as had better, not only – but also, if clause etc. conditional
clauses (eg. Unless)
Module 4 : Idioms and Phrases
Idioms that are commonly use can be asked by giving options.
eg: It is a red letter day for me.
Module 5 : Word order and sentence order
Jumbled sentences can be given, A given sentence is inverted so that different
options may be given for selecting the correct answer.
Module 6 : Basic Grammar
a. Article
b. Preposition
c. Tenses
d. Clauses
e. Phrasal Verbs
Module 7 : Voice
Change of Voice : Active and Passive
Module 8 : Reported Speech
Module 9 : Spell Check
Hattric, vaccum, accommodation, queue, tuition, enmity