jkpsc.nic.in Syllabus for Assistant Director Forest Protection Force : Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission
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Designation : Assistant Director, Forest Protection Force
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Assistant Director Syllabus :
(a) Compulsory subjects :
1. General English :
This paper will be of 10+2 standard and shall consist of a short essay, comprehension, précis writing, usage and vocabulary.
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2. Essay in English :
One essay to be written on a topic out of given topics in the paper. The essay will be of 10+2 standard.
3. General Knowledge :
This paper will contain questions on Elementary Science, Geography and Current events etc. Optional Papers/Subjects The candidate may choose only one paper from amongst the three optional papers/subjects. The scope of the syllabus will be broadly of bachelor’s degree level.
(B) Syllabus Of Optional Papers/Subjects :
(I) Botany :
1. Microbes and Microbiology.
1.1 General account of viruses, Mycoplasma and Cynaobacteria.
1.2 Bacteria-Structure, Nutrition and reproduction (A general account with broad classification).
1.3 Economic importance of Bacteria; Bacteria as indicators of pollution; bacteria in industry and agriculture.
1.4 Microbiology of air, water, soil and food materials.
2. Algae :
2.1 General characteristics and classification of algae (Fritsch 1935,1945)
2.2 Important features of Chlorophyceae and Xanthophyceae, life histories of Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Oedogonium, Coleochaete, Chara, and Vaucheria.
2.3 Important features of Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae, Life histories of Ectocarpus, Sargassum and Polysiphonia.
2.4 Economic importance of algae-algae as food, feed and source of fibre; algae as indicators of pollution; algae blooms; algae toxins; algae in industry.
3. Fungi :
3.1 General characteristics and classification of fungi (Ainsworth (1971), Exonomic importance of fungi, General account of Lichens.
3.2 Important features of Mastigomycotina; Life histories of Pythium and Allomyces.
3.3 Important characteristics of Zygomycotina and Ascomycotina; Life history of Mucor, Saccharomyces, Eurotium and Peziza.
3.4 Important characteristics of Basidiomycotina and Deuteromycotina; life histories of Puccinia, Agaricus, Collectotrichum and Cercospora.
4. Bryophytes :
4.1 General characteristics, classification (Smith, 1955) and Alternation of Generations in Bryophytes.
4.2 Structure and reproduction in hepaticeal with reference to Marchantia.
4.3 Structure and reproduction in Anthocerotales and Musci with reference to Anthoceros and Funaria.
4.4 Importance of bryophytes in preventing soil erosion; management of forest floors; monitoring and controlling pollution; geobotanical prospecting; in horticulture and as source of antibiotics.
5. Pteridophytes :
5.1 General Characteristics, classification (Sporne 1975) and origin of pteridophytes (the first vascular plants); stelar system and alternation of generations in pteridophytes.
5.2 Important characteristics of Psilopsida and Lycopsida; structure and reproduction in Psilotum, Rhynia, Lycopodium and Selaginella.
5.3 Important characteristics of sphenopsida, structure and reproduction in Equisetum.
5.4 Important characteristics of pteropsida, structure and reproduction in pteris and Marsilea.
6. Cell Structure :
6.1 Cell wall; Primary cell wall, its structure, formation and function.
6.2 Plasma membrane; The bilayer lipid structure fluid mosaic model, its functions.
6.3 Cell organelles: structure and functions of E.R., Golgi bodies, Plastids and mitochondria.
6.4 Ultra-structure of nuclear membrane. Nucleolus: Organization and function.
7. Chromosome structure and multiplication :
7.1 chromosome structure : physical and chemical structure and importance of centromere and telomere; sex chromosomes.
7.2 Organization of DNA in prokaryotica and eukaryotic genomes. Role of proteins; nucleosome model.
7.3 Equational division, factors triggering mitosis, various stages of mitosis.
7.4 Reductional division, detailed structure of pairing and crossing over.
8. Genome organization and function/Gene protein :
8.1 Basic unit: DNA, structure and replication; satellite and repetitive DNA.
8.2 Gene function: Genetic Code, transcriptions; Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
8.3 Protein synthesis: Ribosomes and tRNA, structure and function, ID, 2-D, and 3 D structure of proteins.
8.4 Extranuclear genome: structure and functions of mitochondrial and Plastid DNA, Plasmids.
9. Alternations on the genome :
9.1 Structural alterations; types, effect and detections of intra chromoromal alterations- deletions, duplications and inversions.
9.2 Mechanism, effect and detection of interchromosomal alterations.
9.3 Euploidy-type, origin and effect with suitable examples.
9.4 Aneuploidy –types, origin and effect with suitable examples.
10. Alterations in the basic unit of inheritance and inheritance patterns :
10.1 Gene/Point mutations-spontaneous and induced;mechanism of induction; uses.
10.2 Shift of Genes through mobile elements-transpons, mechanism and salient features, DNA damages, causes and repair mechanisms.
10.3 Mexdelism, laws of segregation and independent assortment, allelic and non-allelic interactions.
10.4 Linkage and recombination; linkage in mapping of genes.