Hi friends, here we share with you Kerala PSC LDC Main Syllabus 2021 which was published on 4 June 2021. You can download the PSC LDC Main Syllabus as PDF from here. The full syllabus published by the Kerala State Public Service Commission is as below.

Kerala PSC LDC Main Syllabus 2021

Subjects	Marks
History	5 Marks
Geography	5 Marks
Economics	5 Marks
Kerala – Governance and System of Administration	5 Marks
Life Science and Public Health	6 Marks
Physics	3 Marks
Chemistry	3 Marks
Arts, Literature, Culture, Sports	5 Marks
Basics of Computer	3 Marks
Important Acts	5 Marks
Current Affairs	20 Marks
Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning	10 Marks
General English	10 Marks
Regional Language (Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil)	10 Marks

SYLLABUS FOR LDC MAIN EXAM – DETAILS

HISTORY

• 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

GEOGRAPHY

• Basics of Geography – Earth Structure – Atmosphere, Rocks, Landforms, Pressure Belt and Winds, Temperature and Seasons, Global IssuesGlobal 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

ECONOMICS

• India : Economy, Five Year Plans, New Economic Reforms, Planning Commission, Niti Aayog, Financial Institutions, Agriculture – Major Crops, Green Revolution, Minerals.

INDIAN CONSTITUTION

• 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.
• Kerala Governance and System of Administration – 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.

Life Science and Public Health

• Basic facts of Human Body
• Vitamins and Minerals and their Deficiency Diseases
• Communicable Diseases and Causative Organisms
• Kerala – Welfare activities in Health Sector
• Lifestyle Diseases.
• Basic Health Facts
• Environment and Environmental Hazards

Physics (3 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.

Chemistry (3 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.

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.

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