| Unit I: Forest and Forestry |
Definitions, terminology, history and background of forest, objective of forestry, role of forest(productive, protective and ameliorative), forest cover of India and MJP., influence of forest on environment, forest types of India and M.P., reasons for declining forest, classification of forest, Trees Outside Forest (TOF), state wise forest distribution and growing stock, silvics and silviculture, forest regeneration , some commercially important trees (botanical name and family) examples teak,shisham, sal, babul, harra, bahera, amla, tendu, palash, aijun, khair, mahua. |
| Unit-Il: Forest Utilization' |
Definitions, terminology, wood product, wood seasoning, wood preservation, plywood, particle-wood, pulp and paper, saw milling, logging, forestmeasufements (tree height, volume, biomass), non-wood forest products., fibres, flosses, grasses, tannin, gums, dye, resin, oleoresin, essential oils, tree borne oil seeds, medicinal plants. |
| Unit-lll : Forest Policy and Legislation |
Definitions, terminology, National Forest Policies (1894, 1952, 1988), Forest Law, Indian Forest Act (1927, 2002, 2006), comparison of forest Policies, Wild Life Protection Act (1972) and its amendments. Forest conservation Act (1980) and amendments, Environment Protection Act 1986, Biodiversity Act 2002, Forest Right Act 2006 for tribal's, Indian Forest Act 2019 (Amendment), Bamboo fi-eed from forest produce, joint forest management, social forestry, agroforestry, farm forestry, Agroforestry Policy 2014, M.P. lok vaniki Act, 2001. |
| Unit-IV: Forest Protection |
Definitions, terminology, Classification of injurious agencies- man, animals, insects, plants, environments factors, forest fires and control measures, grazing and grazing management, afforestation, soil conservation, watershed management, Global warming, role of forest in climate mitigation, carbon pool, role of forest in soil and water conservation, National parks. Census, ecosystem services, forest management, reserve forest, Biosphere reserves. |
| Unit-V: Tribes of Madhya Pradesh |
Major Tribes ofM.P. and its sub castes -Bhil, Gond, Baiga etc. Special backward tribes of M.P.- Baiga, Bhariya, Sahanya. General introduction, regions and their features of languages and dialects of tribes of M.P., Major institutions and museum for tribes in M.P., Festivals, Religious beliefs, Culture and traditions of tribes of M.P., Welfare Schemes of tribes, Role of tribes in forest protection. |
| Unit-VI: Chemestry |
Rate of chemical reaction and chemical equilibrium - Preliminary knowledge of rate of chemical reaction. Fast and slow chemical reactions. Reversible and irreversible chemical reactions. Reversible reaction and dynamic nature of equilibrium. Acids And bases. pH scale [simple numerical questions]. Exothermic and endothermic reactions. Some important chemical compounds - properties and uses. Method of production, manufacturer [water, washing soda, baking soda bleaching powder and plaster of Paris.) preparation of building materials-Iirae, cement, glass and steel.
Metals - Position of metals in the periodic table and general properties.Metal, mineral ore. Difference between«a mineral and ore.Metallurgy-concentration,roasting,smelting, refining of ores. Metallurgy of copper and Iron, corrosion of metals. Alloys. Nonmetals - Position of nonmetals in the periodic table. Preparation Properties and uses of hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Some important organic compounds - laboratory method of preparing alcohol and acetic acid, properties and uses of some general artificial polymers, polythene, polyvinyl chloride. Teflon, soap and detergents.
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| Unit-Vll: Physics |
Source of Energy - Conventional and new sources of Energy, source ofsolar energy, causes of origin of energy in the Sun, solar heating devices, solar,cooker, solar cell, wind energy, biogas, fossil fuels, ideal fuel, properties of ideal fuel. Nuclear energy, nuclear Fission, Fusion, chain reaction, nuclear reactor, uses and harms of nuclear energy. General information about M.P. energy development corporation (MPUVN). Light - nature of light reflection of light, laws of reflection,reflection from plane and curved surface, image formation by plane convex and concave mirror, relation between focal length and radius of curvature, determination of focal length of concave mirror by single pin method. Relation between u-v-f[numerical examples]. Refraction of light - laws of refraction, refraction by glass slab, critical angle, total internal reflection, use of total internal reflection in daily life. lens [converging and diverging lens]. Definition focal length optical centre image formation by lens Human eye. its defects and remedies. Comparison between photographic camera and human eye. Simple telescope and astronomical telescope-Construction, working, uses, ray diagram [no formula derivation].Electricity and its effects -electric intensity, potential, potential difference,electric current Ohm's law. Resistance specific resistance, influencing factors,combination of resistance and related numerical examples, thermal effect of current its use, calculation of power and electrical energy spent,(numerical) precautions observed in electric experiments. Chemical effects of electric current Primary and secondary cells their properties and drawback. Leclanche cell, dry cell, lead accumulator cell, construction. Magnetic effect of current - Oersted experiment electromagnetic induction, electric motor, working principle and use of generator,general studies of alternating current and direct current electric discharge in gases,discharge tube, cathode rays. X-rays and their properties. Magnetism - Magnet and its types artificial magnet, methods of preparing magnets, molecular theory of magnetism, demagnetization, magnetic keepers, magnetic lines of force and their properties. Plotting the lines of force Terrestrial magnetism, magnetic storm,magnetic meridian geographical meridian, relation between VHl and 0 |
| Unit-Vlll: Biology |
Animal nutrition- Types of nutrition. Autotrophic Nutrition, Heterotrophic Nutrition. Holozoic, Parasitic, Saprophytic, 'symbiotic. Insectivorous Plants. Important terms of the nutrition process. Digestion in unicellular cell animal [amoeba] and multicellular animal grasshoppers. Human digestive system and digestive process. Photosynthesis, main steps of the process light reaction and dark reaction. Factors influencing Photosynthesis. Experiments related to photosynthesis. Respiration - Definition, respiratory organs of animals breathing and respiration. Types of respiration. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration, respiratory system of human being and mechanism of respiration [general information], respiratory quotient [RQ] of carbohydrate, fat and protein. Transport of mineral and water in plants and animals [in "context of human being] Composition and function of blood, structure and working of heart, structure and function of blood vessels [preliminary knowledge] coagulation of blood, blood group, blood transfusion, blood bank, function of lymph system, diseases related to heart. Excretion - excretion in plants and excretory product. Excretion in animal and excretory organs Excretion system of man and excretion process [general information] artificial kidney dialysis. Osmoregulation. Diseases related to kidney Control and coordination - coordination in plants "and animal Phytohormones. Nervous system of human beings. Structure and function of human Brain and spinal cord, reflex action, endocrine glands hormone and their function. Reproduction and growth - type of reproduction Asexual reproduction fission, budding, regeneration, vegetative reproduction, layering, cutting, grafling, Parthenogenesis, sexual reproduction in plants, structure of flower and reproduction process [general information] pollination fertilization. Human reproductive system and reproduction process. Heredity and evolution - heredity and variation, basis of heredity, chromosome and DNA [preliminary information] gene, sex determination preliminary knowledge of organic evolution [Oparin's theory only]. Principles and types of plant classifications. |
| Unit-lX: Environment |
Biodiversity and its conservation - Genera! introduction - definition.species and genetic diversity. Biogeographic classification of India. Importance of Bio-Diversity - Constructive and Destructive application. Importance of social,moral and alternative vision. Global. National and Local level Biodiversity. India as a wide diversity nation, Hotspots of Biodiversity, threats to biodiversity,Residential damage, damage to wildlife, humans and wild animals struggle. India's Threatened (endangered) and local species, Conservation of biodiversity Topological and Non topological conservation. Environmental pollution -Reason effect and conservation - Air pollution, water pollution, sea pollution, soil pollution, sound/noise pollution, thermal pollution, nuclear pollution. Solid waste management- Urban and Industrial solid waste management: reason" effect and control. Human role in pollution control. Disaster Management. Floods, Earthquake.Cyclones and Landslide. Human Population and Environment, Population growth.Variation in the population in various countries. Population explosion and Family Welfare Programme. Environment and Human health. |
| Unit X : Elementry Mathematics And General Mental Ability |
Arithmetic:
Average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, Area, Time, work and Labour, Time and distance, Square Root, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, useof log table, volumes of rectangular surface and solids.
Algebra:
Fundamental laws and first four rules- additions, Subtraction,multiplication and division, simple formula and their use factors, H.C.F., L.C.M. byfactors, fractions, simple equations, factors of easy trinomial expressions of second degree.
Geometry:
Line and angles, parallels, triangles, congruence inequalities,parallelograms, applications of parallels, bisectors, perpendiculars etc. Construction Of angles, construction of triangles, construction of quadrilaterals, theorems of areas of triangles and parallelograms. Areas of quadrilaterals, theorem of Pythagoras and its converse, reduction of quadrilaterals to an equivalent triangle, reduction of a rectilinear figure to a triangle or rectangle of equal areas, construction of a rectangle of given area and having one side of given length, miscellaneous construction, loci,Intersection of loci, exercises on loci.
Trigonometry:
Circular measure. Definitions of trigonometric ratio, simple problems on height and distance.
General Mental Ability:
Numerical ability, reasoning, coding, data analysis and interpretation and analogy.
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