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DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF WORK SUPERINTENDENT IN SOIL SURVEY AND SOIL CONSERVATION

(CATEGORY NO.385/2024)

BASIC ENGINEERING DRAWING (8 Marks)

• Drawing instruments, equipment and materials
• Lettering, dimensioning and scale
• Plane geometrical construction
• Conic section and projection

UNITS AND MENSURATION (5 Marks)

• Units of measurements
• Measurement of Perimeter and Area of triangles, polygons and circles
• Volume of Solids

AUTOCAD (7 Marks)

• Introduction to AutoCAD
• Basic commands
• Drawing toolbar and modifying toolbar
• Plotting and printing

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION (7 Marks)

• Stone, Brick, Tiles, Cement, Lime and filler materials
• Plane cement Concrete, Reinforced cement concrete
• Timber Foundation, Masonary, Roofing, Flooring
• Building finishes and services
• Temporary structural treatment for building construction

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BUILDING DRAWING AND ESTIMATING (7 Marks)

• Building rules and byelaws
• Estimation, Rules and methods of measurements of work
• Rate analysis and valuation

HYDRAULICS AND IRRIGATION (6 Marks)

• Terms used in Irrigation
• Storage and diversion head works
• Reservoir, dam, canals, Cross drainage work
• Properties of fluid
• Measurement of pressure
• Type of Hydraulic energy

SURVEYING AND LEVELLING (Marks: 15)

Surveying : Basic principles-purpose of surveying-methods of surveying – linear measurements. Chain surveying : Types of ranging : direct ranging and indirect ranging -Chaining : Types of chains-ranging rod offsets-types and measurement of offsets cross staffoptical square, degree of accuracy in chaining- Triangulation, intersection, traversing, cross staff survey. Compass Surveying-Prismatic compass-Surveyor’s compass – whole circle and reduced bearings – true and magnetic bearing – dip and declination – local attraction.

Plane table survey methods-radiation intersection – traversing – Two-point problem and threepoint problem. Leveling Types of benchmarks-Rise and fall method-height of collimation method-Contouring Profile surveying-Cross section survey.

Theodolite Surveying-parts of a theodolite measurement of angles.

Tacheometric surveying- stadia system- fixed and movable hair methods-instrument constants tangential tacheometry. Computation of area and volume-Simpson’s rule planimeter trapezoidal and prismoidal formula.

Use of Minor instruments – Hand levels – Clinometer. Total station and GPS survey -Remote Sensing, Geographical Information System. Building drawing- planning of building as per National Building Code and KBR – Residential and public buildings – plan, section and elevation of buildings (residential and public) for the given plinth area and requirements. Estimate of a building – estimating principle – methods of estimating separate or individual wall method, centre line method.

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING (Marks: 5)

Introduction : Soil erosion-causes, types and agents of soil erosion; water erosion – forms of water erosion, effect of slope, slope length, soil, vegetation, topographical features and rainfall on erosion. Gullies and their classification, stages of gully development; soil loss estimation – universal soil loss equation and modified soil loss equation. Erosion control measures agronomic measures -contour cropping, strip cropping, mulching; mechanical measures – terraces -level and graded broad base terraces, bench terraces. Bunds-contour bunds, graded bunds; gully and ravine reclamation-principles of gully control -vegetative and temporary structures; control measures for stream bank and coastal erosion. Landslides-factors causing it, land slips, Measures for control Land use capability classification; Grassed waterways and their design; Use of Geotextiles in soil and water conservation.

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FARM POWER AND MACHINERY (Marks: 10)

Agricultural mechanization :- Scope, objectives, limitations.

Status indicators, status of mechanization in Kerala.

Agricultural implements- simple machines- hand tools and manual soil working implements. Field capacities and efficiencies: Calculations-Concept of work, power and energy- Energy efficiency-indicated Horse power-Brake horse power-Drawbar horse power-Mechanical efficiency.

Internal combustion engine- CI & SI engines-types, classification, parts and principles – Principles of two & four stroke cycle engines – Firing orders – valve timing.

Prime movers in agricultural farms- Tractors & power tillers- Types -Selection of tractors and tillers. Tractors and their power units – Fuel supply and carburetion system – Ignition, Cooling, lubrication and governing system. Power transmission- clutch-gear box- differential final drivebrake system. Tyres, cage wheels Power tillers – Power transmission system. Tractor hydraulic system three-point linkage position and draft control. Cost of operation of farm machinery. Field capacities and efficiencies: primary, secondary-tillage operations – puddling implements – rotary tillers-rotavators. Ridgers, bund formers. Implements and machinery for seeding and planting Seed drills-transplanting equipment. Tools and implements for intercultivation operations-manual weeders, power weeders brush cutter. Equipment for plant protectioncalibration. Harvesting, threshing and winnowing machinery- reapers and combine harvesters-. Paddy cultivation equipment.

POST HARVEST ENGINEERING (Marks: 5)

Post harvest technology of Cereals, Pulses and Oil seeds. Post-harvest losses, importance-basic engineering properties of food materials. Basic psychrometric properties of air-water-vapour mixture. Processing of cereals-rice processing, cleaning and grading, parboiling of paddy, drying, shelling, polishing, by-product utilisation- modern rice mills. Oil seed processing of Coconut, de husking, drying, oil milling pre-treatments, screw press, oil filtration, wet processing of coconut, value added products, coconut-based beverages- process and equipment, by-product utilisation. Processing of pulses. Dairy engineering -principles and equipment for receiving, cleaning, cream separation, pasteurization, sterilization, homogenization, drying filling and packaging of milk. Common plantation crops in India. Processing of plantation crops: Tea, coffee, cocoa, arecanut, rubber, cashew nut. Processing of spices and condiments: Pepper, cardamom, ginger, vanilla, and turmeric and chilies value added products. Recommended storage conditions of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Harvesting- pre-cooling – cleaning- washing and grading. Handling-storage-refrigerated-Modified and Controlled atmosphere storage-Refrigeration: drying and dehydration- importance -Types of dryers. Processing of important fruits and vegetables-banana, mango, pineapple, tomato and mushrooms. Packing and transportation of fruits, vegetables and flowers. 

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.

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