KERALA PSC TOWN PLANNING SURVEYOR GRADE I FULL SYLLABUS

PART 2 
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Renaissance in Kerala 
(Marks 10% - 30%)

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.

PART 1 (Main Topics) 

(Mark 80% to 90%)

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