Syllabus For The Post Of Assistant Sub Inspector Trainee (Telecommunications In (Kerala Policeservice)

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR TRAINEE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN (KERALA POLICESERVICE)

RENAISSANCE IN KERALA AND FREEDOM MOVEMENT (20 Marks)

Towards A New Society
Introduction to English education – various missionary organisations and their functioning- founding of educational institutions, factories.printing press etc.

Efforts To Reform The Society
(A) Socio-Religious reform Movements SNDP Yogam, Nair Service Society, Yogakshema Sabha, Sadhu Jana Paripalana
Sangham, Vaala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha, Samathwa Samajam, Islam Dharma Paripalana Sangham, Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha, Sahodara Prasthanam etc.
(B) Struggles and Social Revolts
Upper cloth revolts.Channar agitation, Vaikom Sathyagraha, Guruvayoor Sathyagraha, Paliyam Sathyagraha. Kuttamkulam Sathyagraha, Temple Entry Proclamation, Temple Entry Act .Malyalee Memorial, Ezhava Memorial etc. Malabar riots, Civil Disobedience Movement, Abstention movement etc.

Role Of Press In Renaissance
Malayalee, Swadeshabhimani, Vivekodayam, Mithavadi, Swaraj, Malayala Manorama, Bhashaposhini, Mathnubhoomi, Kerala Kaumudi, Samadarsi, Kesari, AI-Ameen, Prabhatham, Yukthivadi, etc

Awakening Through Literature
Novel, Drama, Poetry, Purogamana Sahithya Prasthanam, Nataka Prashtanam, Library movement etc

Women And Social Change
Parvathi Nenmenimangalam, Arya Pallam, A V Kuttimalu Amma, Lalitha Prabhu.Akkamma Cheriyan, Anna Chandi, Lalithambika Antharjanam and others

Leaders Of Renaissance
Thycaud Ayya Vaikundar, Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyan Kali.Chattampi Swamikal, Brahmananda Sivayogi, Vagbhadananda, Poikayil Yohannan(Kumara Guru) Dr Palpu, Palakkunnath Abraham Malpan, Mampuram Thangal, Sahodaran Ayyappan, Pandit K P Karuppan, Pampadi John Joseph, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V T Bhattathirippad, Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi, Makthi Thangal, Blessed Elias Kuriakose Chaavra, Barrister G P Pillai, TK Madhavan, Moorkoth Kumaran, C. Krishnan, K P Kesava Menon, Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan, C V Kunjuraman, Kuroor Neelakantan Namboothiripad, Velukkutty Arayan, K P Vellon, P K Chathan Master, K Kelappan, P. Krishna Pillai, A
K Gopalan, T R Krishnaswami Iyer, C Kesavan. Swami Ananda Theerthan , M C Joseph, Kuttippuzha Krishnapillai and others

Literary Figures
Kodungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran, KeralaVarma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, Kandathil Varghese Mappila. Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer, G Sankara Kurup, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, Chandu Menon, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Kesav Dev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, PonkunnamVarky, S K Pottakkad and others

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Salient Features of Indian Constitution
Salient features of the Constitution – Preamble- Its significance and its place in the interpretation of the Constitution.
Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles of State Policy – Relation between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles – Fundamental Duties. Executive – Legislature – Judiciary – Both at Union and State Level. – Other Constitutional Authorities. Centre-State Relations – Legislative – Administrative and Financial. Services under the Union and the States. Emergency Provisions. Amendment Provisions of the Constitution.

Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes
Social Service Legislations like Right to Information Act, Prevention of atrocities against Women & Children, Food Security Act, Environmental Acts etc. and Social Welfare Programmes like Employment Guarantee Programme, Organ and Blood Donation etc.

NTC in Radio/Television Total -20Marks

MODULE I (10 marks)

RADIO COMMUNICATION
Modulation-amplitude modulation and frequency modulation, modulation Index, Carrier signal, modulated signal, AM modulator, FM Modulator, Demodulation, Bandwidth, AM applications, FM applications ,AM receiver-super heterodyne radio receiver, FM receiver
Radio wave propagation Types of propagation-ground wave propagation-Sky wave propagation, Space wave AF, IF, RF

MODULE II (10 marks)

TELEVISION TRANSMISSION
Television transmitters, Antenna. types-dipole antenna, Yagi _uda antenna, transmission lines feeders, coaxial cables , Persistence of vision of eye Picture transmission Scanning in picture tube Progressive scanning inter laced scanning-composite video signal, negative picture transmission, equalizing pulses Video signal band width ,channel band width, SSB(Single side band transmission) VHF, UHF-Ranges Colour TV Transmission, Primary colours, Secondary colours Y=0.3R+0.59G+0.11B Colour burst signal AGC,Tv tuner card DTH compatibility visible spectrum (If needed Satellite communication Transmission –lines-characteristic impedancetransponders-reception-digital communication-signal encoding-decoding-geo stationary satellite –Indian domestic satellites)

Electronics &Telecommunication Total-20 Marks

Radio Wave Propagation 3 marks

Radio Wave Propagation Principle, types of Propagation .Fading.

Modulation and Demodulation 3 marks

Need For Modulation, Types Of Modulation And Demodulation. Introduction To AM, FM & PM, SSB-SC & DSB-SC. Block Diagram Of AM And FM Transmitter. FM Generation & Detection. AM, FM & PM comparisons.

Antenna 3 marks

Fundamentals Of Antenna, Various Parameters, Types Of Antennas & Application

Digital Modulation and Demodulation. 3 marks

Techniques, Sampling, Quantization & Encoding. Concept Of Multiplexing And De Multiplexing . PAM/ PPM /PWM Signals and principles

Mobile Communication 2 marks

Basics of Mobile Communication. Concept Cell Site, Hand Off, Frequency Reuse, Block Diagram And Working Of Cell Phones, Cell Phone Features. GSM and CDMA Technology

Communication equipment 2 MARKS

AM&FM RADIO Concept And Working, TELEVISION Concept And Working And Optical Fibre Equipments.

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC GADGETS 2 MARKS

UPS, INVERTER, SABILIZER AND SMPS working principles

E-GOVERNANCE 1MARK

Objectives, Origins In India, E-Governance Project In India. Work plan And Infrastructure. DBMS, ANTI-VIRUS.

WIRELESS AND TELEGRAPHIC ACT 1932 1MARK

Definitions. Licence. Offence and Penalty

Electrical Engineering Total-20Marks

Module I (Basic Electricity) – 4 marks

Electrical units, Effects of electric current, conductors and insulators. Types of solder and flux. Ohms law and related problems. Kirchhoff’s law and application. Series circuit, parallel circuit. Laws of resistance. Wheatstone bridge problems. Temperature coefficient of resistance. Ohm meter- series type shunt type. Type of resistor, colour coding.

Module II (AC Circuits) – 4 marks

AC terms- Frequency, Instantaneous value, RMS value, Average value, maximum value, peak factor, form factor, power factor, impedance. Sine wave, phase and phase difference. Active and reactive power. Simple problems on AC circuits.

Module III (Magnetism) – 2 marks

Magnetic terms and units. Magnetic material, Properties of magnet. Laws of electromagnetism- self induced emf, mutually induced emf, inductive reactance.

Module IV (Transformer) – 2 marks

Working Principle, construction, EMF equation. Turns Ratio, Voltage regulation. Current transformer, potential transformer.

Module V (wiring) – 2 marks

IE rules. Wiring accessories- switches, fuses, MCB, ELCB, MCCB, RCCB, relays. Earthing- megger, earth tester.

Module VI (Illumination) – 2 marks

Illumination terms and units. Types of lamps-fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp, sodium vapour lamp, mercury vapour lamp, carbon arc lamp.

Module VII (DC generator) – 2 marks

DC generator- Principle, parts and functions, types, EMF equation. Voltage build up.

Module VIII (AC 3 phase motor) – 2 marks

Three phase induction motor- Principle, parts and functions. Slip, speed, rotor Frequency, torque, copper loss, applications.

Computer & Information Technology Total-20 Marks

Module 1 (3 Marks)

• Introduction to computer system.
• Historical evolution of computers
• Generations of computers
• Classification of computers based on size, processor. – Analog, Digital, Hybrid
• Digital Computers – Micro, Mini, Mainframe, Super
• Usefulness of Computers.
• Applications of computers
• Components and characteristics.
• Interaction between the CPU & Memory

Module 2 (4 Marks)

Peripheral Devices
Input Devices– Keyboard, Mouse, Joy Stick, Light pen, Track Ball, Scanner, Graphic Tablet, Microphone, Web Camera, Magnetic Ink Character Reader (MICR), Optical Character Reader (OCR), Bar Code Reader, Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

Output devices

1. Monitors- Cathode-Ray Tube (CRT), Flat-Panel Display,
2. Projectors
3. Graphic Plotter
4. Speakers
5. Printers- Classification

1. Technology
(a). Impact Printers-dot-matrix, daisy-wheel, Drum, Chain and line
printers.
(b). Non-Impact Printers – Laser Printers, Inkjet Printers, Thermal
Printers.

2. How many Characters can be printed at a time?
(a) Character Printers.
(b) Line Printers
(c) Page Printers

Module 3 (3 Marks)

Functions of CPU and major functional parts of CPU
State the relevance of speed and word length for CPU Performance,
Recognize the current family of CPUs used in Computers

Types of Memory– RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EAPROM, EEPROM

Storage Devices– Floppy disk, CD, DVD, Zip Drives, Pen drives, SSD etc

Concepts of Hardware and Software.
Function of motherboard components and various processors.

Module 4 (2 Marks)

Introduction to Operating Systems
MS-Windows, Apple – macOS, Linux etc. Main features of Windows OS Concept of various shortcut commands

Module 5 (3 Marks)

Word Processing Software

• Introduction to the various applications in MS office.
• Introduction to Word features, Office button, toolbars.
• Creating, saving and formatting and printing documents using Word.
• Working with objects, macro, mail merge, templates and other tools in Word.

Module 6 (3 Marks)

Networking Concepts

• Introduction to Computer Networks, Necessity and Advantages.
• Client Server and peer to Peer networking concepts.
• Concept of Proxy Server and proxy firewall server.
• Concept of DHCP Server.
• Network topologies.
  Introduction to LAN, WAN and MAN.
•  Network components, viz.
  Modem, Hub, Switch, Router, Bridge, Gateway etc.
• Network Cables, Wireless networks and Blue Tooth technology.
•  Overview of various Network Protocols Viz. HTTP, TCP/IP, FTP, Telnet etc.
• Concept of Logical and Physical Addresses, Subnetting and Classes of Networks.

Module 7 (2 Marks)

Internet Concepts

• Introduction to www, Concept of Internet, Web Browsers, internet servers and search engines.
• Concepts of Domain Naming Systems and E-mail communication.
• Introduction to video chatting tools and Social Networking concepts

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.