DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT Detailed Syllabus

DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT 

KERALA WATER AUTHORITY (PRELIMINARY TEST) 

(CATEGORY NO. 431/2012) 

Part I 

General Knowledge
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- Etc.
Current affairs
Important World, National and Regional Events relat ed to the Political and Scientific fields, Sports, Cinema and Literature etc.
Facts about Kerala
Geographical Facts-Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers-Famous Sites– Etc Renaissance of Kerala

Important Events/ Movements /Leaders Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Nar ayana Guru, Vagbhatananda, Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikay il Yohannan (Kumara Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V .T.Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriako se Elias Chavara, Etc

Part II : General English Grammar-
Agreement of Subject and Verb- Confusing Ad jectives and Adverbs- Comparison of Adjectives- Correct usage of Articles - Prepositions- Direct and Indirect Speech- Active and Passive Voice- Correction in Sente nces-Etc. Vocabulary- Gender- Singular and Plural- Synonyms- Antonyms- One word Sub stitutes- Problem concerning words- Idioms and their meanings-Etc

Part III : Elementary Book Keeping
The paper in this subject will be of a fairly eleme ntary nature. “Students complete commercial Book keeping, Accountancy and Banking” b y Arthur field House is prescribed as the test book for the paper on this s ubject. It should be supplemented by a knowledge of the following chapters in “Advance A ccounts” by R.N. Carter (latest edition). Where these chapters cover the same grou p as Field House, the questions will be prepared from Carter and not from field Hou se.

Chapter I :- Book keeping up to Trial Balance.
Chapter II :- Trading and profit and loss Accoun ts and Balance Sheet.
Chapter V :- Depreciation, Sinking Fund, Reserve s, Reserve Funds, Secret Reserve.
Chapter VI :- Bills of Exchange, Promissory notes , Cheques.

Chapter VII:- Portion relating to Voyage Account.
Chapter IX :- Self Balancing ledgers.
Chapter X :- Capital and Revenues, Revenue Accou nts, Receipts and payments accounts, Income and Expenditure Account.
Chapter XVI:- Manufacturing and working Accounts a nd Cost Book Mining Company.
Chapter XVII:- Cost Accounts
Chapter XVIII:-Double Accounts System

Part IV : Arithmetic and Mensuration
The standard of this subject will be the same as th at prescribed for the matriculation or the School Leaving Certificate Examination. The Book “Mensuration for Indian Schools and Colleges” Part I by pier point is prescr ibed as representing the standard expected of the candidates on this subject.

NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qu alification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no unde rtaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.