Uttarakhand PSC Syllabus
UKPSC Prelims Paper 1 - General studies
Unit -5
General Science and Technology
Science and Technology in India: History and contribution.
Current affairs - National and International Awards, Prizes, Discoveries, Inventions, Science Congresses, Conferences, Solar technology, Application of new technology for human welfare, health and medicines, Environmental Awareness, Natural Bio resources, etc.
State, National and International Scientific and Reaserch Related other organizations- IUCN , WWF, IPCC, WHO, UNESCO, etc.
Information technology and application of computers in daily life, e-governance, etc.
Ecology and environment- Habitat, community ecosystem, Structure and function, adaptations. Plants and their partition, Traditional agriculture, Commercial agriculture and Commercialization of agriculture, Production of agricultural crops and their regional distribution (State, National and International Level ) , Problems in agriculture field, Agricultural diversity, etc.
Natural resources — Soil, water, air, forests, grasslands, wetlands, marine. Planning and management of Renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
Biodiversity — Threats and conservation. Ethics and usage
Environmental Crisis: Air, water, soil and space pollution. Laws and Acts, Global warning .
Global climate change — Causes and effects.
Concept of remote sensing and GIS Applications.
Weather Forecasting.
Application of spread sheet and Data Base Applications.
Physical Science/Awareness - Fundamentals of Computer and Information processing, Basic Computer organization, Boolean Algebra, Logic Gates, Problem solving Techniques and Computer Languages, Business data processing, Data Communication and Computer Networks and security, use of Internet and multimedia applications, Cloud computing, Application of PC, Software Packages, Basics of cyber law, etc.
Matter and its States, acids, bases and salts, origin and distribution of element, hard and soft water, heavy water, purification, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion, nuclear fission and fusion, elements of symmetry, polymers, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipid, hormones, vitamins, medicines and healthcare, dyes, cosmetics, food chemistry, etc.
Mechanics, General properties of matter, Wave motion , Sound and electromagnetic waves, Heat, Light, Magnetism, Electricity, Atomic & Nuclear Physics, Astronomy and space physics. X-rays and semiconductor technology etc.
Life Science — Branches, contribution, Natural Resources and their management.
Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Bio products, Vaccines, Immunization, Health care, Genetically modified organisms, Global warming and climate change, Livestock breeding, Plants and Human welfare etc.
Scientific Glossary. Natural Resources of Uttarakhand and their contribution to National and International Climate change, etc.