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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducted Laboratory Assistant in Forensic Science Department under Tamil Nadu Forensic Science Subordinate Service. Candidates with a pass in higher secondary examination with Physics, Chemistry And Biology / Botany & Zoology as subjects are eligible to apply for the post. In addition to this applicants must have adequate knowledge of Tamil.
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Syllabus For TNPSC FSD Laboratory Assistant Exam
The Syllabus For TNPSC Forensic Science Department Laboratory Assistant Exam are given below,
UNIT – I: ELECTROSTATICS
Frictional electricity, charges and their conservation; Coulomb’s law – forces
between two point electric charges. Forces between multiple electric charges –
Superposition principle.
Electric field – Electric field due to a point charge, electric filed lines; Electric dipole,
electric filed intensity due to a dipole – behaviour of dipole in a uniform electric field –
application of electric dipole in microwave oven.
Electric potential – potential difference – electric potential due to a point charge and
due a dipole. Equipotential surfaces – Electrical potential energy of a system of two
point charges.
Electric flux – Gauss’s theorem and its applications to find field due to (1) infinitely
long straight wire (2) uniformly charged infinite plane sheet (3) two parallel sheets
and (4) uniformly charged thin spherical shell (inside and outside)
Electrostatic induction – capacitor and capacitance – Dielectric and electric
polarisation – parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium –
applications of capacitor – energy stored in a capacitor. Capacitors in series and in
parallel – action of points – Lightning arrester – Van de Graaff generator.
UNIT –II: CURRENT ELECTRICITY
Electric current – flow of charges in a metallic conductor – Drift velocity and mobility
and their relation with electric current.
Ohm’s law, electrical resistance. V-I characteristics – Electrical resistivity and
conductivity. Classification of materials in terms of conductivity – Superconductivity
(elementary ideas) – Carbon resistors – colour code for carbon resistors –
Combination of resistors – series and parallel – Temperature dependence of
resistance – Internal resistance of a cell – Potential difference and emf of a cell.
Kirchoffs law – illustration by simple circuits – Wheatstone’s Bridge and its
application for temperature coefficient of resistance measurement – Metrebridge –
Special case of Wheatstone bridge – Potentiometer – principle – comparing the emf
of two cells
UNIT- III: EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
Heating effect. Joule’s law – Experimental verification. Thermoelectric effects –
Seebeck effect – Peltier effect – Thomson effect – Thermocouple, thermoemf,
neutral and inversion temperature. Thermopile.
Magnetic effect of electric current – Concept of magnetic field. Oersted’s experiment
– Biot-Savart law – Magnetic field due to an infinitely long current carrying straight
wire and circular coil – Tangent galvanometer – Construction and working – Bar
magnet as an equivalent solenoid – magnetic field lines.
UNIT-IV: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENT
Electromagnetic induction – Faradys’s law – induced emf and current – Lenz’s law.
Self induction – Mutual induction – Self inductance of a long solenoid – mutual
inductance of two long solenoids.
Methods of inducting emf – (1) by changing magnetic induction (2) by changing area
enclosed by the coil and (3) by changing the orientation of the coil (quantitative
treatment) analytical treatment can also be included
UNIT – V: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND WAVE OPTICS
Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics – Electromagnetic spectrum, Radio,
Microwaves, Infra red, visible, ultra violet – X rays, gamma rays.
Emission and absorption spectrum – Line, Band and continuous spectra –
Flourescence and phosphorescence.
UNIT – VI: ATOMIC PHYSICS
Atomic structure – discovery of the electron – specific charge (Thomson’s method)
and charge of the electron (Millikan’s oil drop method) – alpha scattering –
Rutherford’s atom model.
Bohr’s model – energy quantisation – energy and wave number expression –
Hydrogen spectrum – energy level diagrams – sodium and mercury spectra –
excitation and ionization potentials. Sommerfeld’s atom model
UNIT – VII: DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER – RELATIVITY
Photoelectric effect – Light waves and photons – Einstein’s photo – electric equation
– laws of photo – electric emission – particle nature of energy – photoelectric
equation – work function – photo cells and their application.
Matter waves – wave mechanical concept of the atom – wave nature of particles –
De-Broglie relation – De-Broglie wave length of an electron – electron microscope
B) CHEMISTRY
I – INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
A) PHYSICS
UNIT – I: ATOMIC STRUCTURE-II
Dual properties of electrons – de-Broglie relation – Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
– Wave nature of an electron – Schrodinger wave equation (only equation, no
derivation) – Eigen values and Eigen function – significance only – molecular orbital
method. Application to Homo diatomic and Hetero diatomic molecules – Metallic
Bond – Hybridization of atomic orbital’s Hybridization involving s, p and d Orbital’s –
Types of forces between molecules.
UNIT- II: PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION-II
Review of periodic properties – Calculation of atomic radii – Calculation of ionic radii
– Method of determination of Ionisation potential – Factors affecting ionisation
potential – Method to determine the electron affinity – Factors affecting EA – Various
scales on electro negativity values.
UNIT- III: p- BLOCK ELEMENTS – II
Group-13 General trends – Potash alum – Preparation, Properties and uses –
Group-14 General trends – Silicates – Types and structure – Silicones – Structure
and uses – Extraction of lead – Group-15 General trends – Phosphorous –
Allotropes and extraction – Compounds of phosphorous – Group-16 General trends
– H2SO4 – Manufacture and properties – Group-17 General characteristics. Physical
and Chemical properties – Isolation of fluorine and its properties – Interhalogen
compounds Group 18 Inert gases – Isolation, properties and uses.
UNIT- IV: d- BLOCK ELEMENTS
General characteristics of d-block elements – First transition series – Occurrence
and principles of extraction – chromium, copper and zinc – Alloys – Second
transition series – Occurrence and principles of extraction of silver – Third transition
series – Compounds – K2Cr2O7, CuSO4.5H2O, AgNO3, Hg2Cl2, ZnCO3, Purple of
cassius.
UNIT-V: f- BLOCK ELEMENTS
General characteristics of f-block elements and extraction – Comparison of
Lanthanides and Actinides – Uses of lanthanides and actinides.
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C) BIOLOGY
I.BOTANY
UNIT – I: TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS
Types of classifications – artificial – natural – phylogenetic. Biosystematics –
bionomial nomenclature – herbarium and its uses. Bentham and Hooker’s
classification of plants – families – Malvaceae – Solanaceae – Euphorbiaceae –
Musaceae and their Economic importance
UNIT – II: PLANT ANATOMY
Tissue and tissue systems – anatomy of monocot and dicot roots – anatomy of
monocot and dicot stems – anatomy of dicot leaf.
UNIT – III: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Chromosomes – structure and types – genes and genomes – linkage and crossing
over – gene mapping – recombination of chromosomes – mutation – chromosomal
aberrations – DNA as genetic material – structure of DNA – replication of DNA –
structure of RNA and its types.
UNIT – IV: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Recombinant DNA technology – transgenic plants and microbes – plant tissue
culture and its application – protoplasmic fusion – single cell protein.
D) GENERAL STUDIES (S.S.L.C. STANDARD)
UNIT-I: GENERAL SCIENCE
Physics: Nature of Universe-General Scientific laws-Inventions and discoveries-
National scientific laboratories-Mechanics and properties of matter-Physical
quantities, standards and units-Force, motion and energy-Magnetism, electricity and
electronics -Heat, light and sound.
Chemistry: Elements and Compounds-Acids, bases and salts-Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides.
Botany: Main Concepts of life science-Classification of living organism-Nutrition and dietetics-Respiration.
Zoology: Blood and blood circulation-Reproductive system-Environment, ecology,
health and hygiene-Human diseases including communicable and non –
communicable diseases – prevention and remedies-Animals, plants and human life.
UNIT- II: CURRENT EVENTS
History: Latest diary of events-national -National symbols-Profile of States-Eminent
persons & places in news-Sports & games-Books & authors -Awards & honors’-India
and its neighbours.
Political Science: 1. Problems in conduct of public elections-2. Political parties and
political system in India-3. Public awareness & General administration-4. Welfare
oriented govt. schemes, their utility
UNIT- III: GEOGRAPHY
Earth and Universe-Solar system-Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate-Water
resources – rivers in India-Soil, minerals & natural resources-Forest & wildlife-
Agricultural pattern-Transport including surface transport & communication-Social
geography – population-density and distribution-Natural calamities – Disaster
Management.