Syllabus for Pump Operator – Kerala PSC Exam
ELECTRICAL
Module – 01 – Basic Electricity – 7 Marks
Safety rules, Safety signs, Personal
safety, System failure, Fundamentals
of electricity and terms, Units and
effect of electric current, Conductors
and insulators, Measuring
instruments, Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s
Laws, Series and Parallel circuit,
Open and short circuit, Wiring
accessories and Earthing.
Module – 02 – Magnetism and
Electrostatics – 5 Marks
Laws of electromagnetism, Magnetic
terms, Magnetic materialsProperties, Capacitor-Types,
Functions and Uses, AC and DC
system, Related terms in AC and DC
system, Single phase and Three
phase system, Star and Delta
connection, Extension of range and
calibration of measuring instruments.
Module – 03 – Chemical effect – 3 Marks
Types of battery charging, Grouping
of cells, Solar cells, Concept of
neutral and earth.
Module – 04 – Machines – 7 Marks
AC and DC machines, Single phase
and Three phase motors,
Generators, Induction motors, DOL
Starter, Star Delta starter,
Transformer, Auto- Transformer,
Instrument Transformer,
Measurement of Power in Two watt
meter method
Module – 05 – Basic Electronics – 3 Marks
Passive components, Atomic
structure, Semi conductors, Diode,
Transistor, UJT, FET, MOS FET,
Basic Logic Gates
MECHANICAL
Module – 01 – GENERAL
WORKSHOP
HAND TOOLS – 10 Marks
HACKSAW FRAMES, HACKSAW
BLADES, TYPES OF BLADES,
USES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF
HACKSAW BLADES, CHISELS,
TYPES OF CHISELS AND THEIR
USES, SPANNERS, TYPES OF
SPANNERS, ADJUSTABLE
SPANNER, WRENCHES,
HAMMERS, TYPES OF HAMMERS,
USES OF DIFFERENT HAMMERS,
SPECIFICATION OF
HAMMERS.PUNCHES, TYPES OF
PUNCHES, FILES, TYPES OF
FILES, NEEDLE FILES, RASP CUT
FILES, HAND FILES, SPIRIT
LEVEL, TRY SQUARE ETC…
Module – 02 – PIPE THREADS – 7 Marks
THREADS, PARTS OF THREADS,
MAJOR DIAMETER, MINOR
DIAMETER, EFFECTIVE
DIAMETER, TYPES OF THREADS,
V THREADS, THREAD CUTTING
METHODS, TAPPING ON PIPES,
IMPORTANT POINTS IN PIPE
THRADING, TAPER THREADS AND
ITS USES, HAND DIES FOR PIPE
THREADING, PARTS OF A HAND
DIE, TYPES OF HAND DIES
Module – 03 – TYPES OF
PUMPS – 4 Marks
PUMP, POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT
PUMPS, PISTON PUMP, LOBE
PUMP, SCREW PUMP, AXIAL
FLOW PUMP, GEAR PUMP,
PLUNGER PUMP, HYDRAULIC
PUMP, PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP, RADIAL PISTON PUMP,
METERING PUMP, ELECTRO
MAGNETIC PUMP, DYNAMIC
PUMP, JET PUMP ETC….
Module – 04 – BASIC
WELDING
PROCESS – 4 Marks
CONCEPT OF WELDING,
ELEMENTS OF WELDING,
WELDING ROD, STRAIGHT
POLARITY, REVERSE POLARITY,
ARC WELDING, ARC GAP,
WELDING TEMPERATURE, TIG
WELDING, MIG WELDING,
THERMIT WELDING, FORGE
WELDING, PIPE WELDING
PROCESS
PLUMBER
Module – 01 – PLUMBER
TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENTS – 7 Marks
- PLUMBERS HAND TOOLS,
CHISELS, HAMMER, DIE STOCK,
PIPE WRENCH, CHAIN WRENCH,
PIPE CUTTER, USES AND
SPECIFICATION OF THESE
TOOLS. - TYPES OF PIPES-, CONCRETE,
SW, CI, GI, PVC, CPVC, HDPE
PIPES AND THEIR USES. - DIFFERENT TYPES OF PIPE
JOINTS, FITTINGS AND
MATERIALS. - COMPOSITION OF
WATER, SOURCE OF WATER,
HARD WATER, SOFT WATER
Module – 02 – WATER SUPPLY
SYSTEM – 5 Marks
- WATER TAPS, TYPES OF TAPS,
BIB TAPS, MATERIALS, USES,
PILLAR TAP, SELF CLOSING TAP,
PLUG TAPAND PUSH TAP. - .PARTS OF A TAP.
- GATE VALVE, NRV, SLUICE
VALVE, PRESSURE RELIEF
VALVE, MUD VALVE, SCOUR
VALVE, NEEDLE VALVE, USES OF
THESE VALVES. - WASH BASINS, SINKS, BATH TUBS, FLUSHING
STERNS,URINALS,BIDETS
INSTALLATION AND PARTS OF
THE FITTINGS
Module – 03 – INSTALLATION,
CARE AND
MAINTENANCE
OF DIFFERENT
TYPES OF
PUMPS – 3 Marks
- .METALS RELATED TO
PLUMBING FIELD, LEAD, TIN,
ZINK, COPPER, SOLDER, RED
LEAD ETC AND THEIR USES - TYPES OF PUMPS, USES OF
THESE PUMPS, SPECIFICATION
OF PUMPS, RECIPROCATING
PUMP, ROTARY PUMP,
CENTRIFUGAL PUMP, HAND
PUMP, BOOSTER PUMP. - CONTAMINATIONS OF WATER
INA WELL, CLASSIFY IMPURITIES
OF WATER. - WATER SUPPLY
SYSTEM OF CONTINOUS AND
INTERMITTENTWATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF,
TREE, CIRCLE, GRID IRON AND
RADIAL SYSTEM
Module – 04 – PIPING
SYSTEM – 7 Marks
- DRAINAGE PIPE SYSTEM OF
ONE PIPE, TWO PIPE, SINGLE
STACK, AND PARTIALLY
VENTLLATED SYSTEM. - USE
OF VENTILLATION PIPE AND ANTI
SYPHONAGE PIPES. - TYPES OF WATER METERS,
INSTALLATION OF WATER
METER. - PRESSURE TEST AND
HYDRAULIC TEST OF WATER
SUPPLY PIPES. - TYPES OF FIRE HYDRANTS,
USES AND INSTALLATION
Module – 05 – DRAINAGE
SYSTEM – 3 Marks
- INSPECTION CHAMBER, SEPTIC
TANK, CESS POOLS, SOAK PIT
AND DRAINS - TRAP AND
ITS USES, FLOOR TRAP, GULLY
TRAP, I NTERSECTING TRAP,
BOTTLE TRAP - MIRROR TEST, BALL TEST, WATER TEST, SMOKE TEST AND
AIR TEST OF DRAINAGE LINES
NOTE: – It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above,
questions from other topics prescribed for the educational
qualification 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
