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Re: SCRA General Knowledge Books
The names for good books for preparation of Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) Exam are as follows: Self-Study Guide for SCRA (Special Class Railway Apprentices) Examination 7th Edition Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Revised Edition General Studies for All Competitive Examinations IAS, IFS, IES, IES/ISS, SCRA, CMS, CPF, CDS, NDA/NA, SSC, PSC UPSC SCRA Paper I Syllabus (I) English The questions are designed to test your understanding and command of the English language. (II) General Knowledge The questions are designed to test your general awareness of the environment around you and its application to society. The level of answers to questions should be as expected of students of standard XII or equivalent. Man and His Environment Evolution of life, plants and animals, heredity and environment-Genetics, cells, chromosomes, genes Knowledge of the human body, nutrition, balanced diet, substitute foods, public health and sanitation including control of epidemics and common diseases Environmental pollution and its control. Food adulteration, proper storage and preservation of food grains and finished products, population explosion, population control Production of food and raw materials Breeding of animals and plants, artificial insemination, manures and fertilizers, crop protection measures, high yielding varieties and green revolution, main cereal and cash crops of India Solar system and the earth Seasons, Climate, Weather, Soil - its formation, erosion Forests and their uses Natural calamities cyclones, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions Mountains and rivers and their role in irrigation in India Distribution of natural resources and industries in India Exploration of underground minerals including Oil Conservation of natural resources with particular reference to the flora and fauna of India History, Politics and Society in India Vedic, Mahavir, Budhdha, Mauryan, Sunga, Andhra, Kushan. Gupta ages (Mauryan Pillars, Stupa Caves, Sanchi, Mathura and Gandharva Schools, Temple architecture, Ajanta and Ellora) The rise of new social forces with the coming of Islam and establishment of broader contacts Transition from feudalism to capitalism Opening of European contacts Establishment of British rule in India Rise of nationalism and national struggle for freedom culminating in Independence Constitution of India and its Characteristic Features Democracy, Secularism, Socialism, equality of opportunity and Parliamentary form of Government Major political ideologies - Democracy, Socialism, Communism and Gandhian idea of non-violence Indian political parties, pressure groups, public opinion and the Press, electoral system Indias foreign policy and non-alignment, Arms race, balance of power World organisation - political, social, economic and cultural Important events (including sports and cultural activities) in India and abroad during the past two years Broad Features of Indian social system The caste system, hierarchy, recent changes and trends Minority social institution - marriage, family, religion and acculturation Division of labour, co-operation, conflict and competition, Social control - reward and punishment, art, law, customs, propaganda, public opinion, agencies of social control - family, religion, State educational institutions; factors of social change - economic, technological, demographic, cultural; the concept of revolution. Social Disorganisation in India Casteism, communalism, corruption in public life, youth unrest, beggary, drugs, delinquency and crime, poverty and unemployment Social planning and welfare in India, community development and labour welfare; welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Money Taxation, price, demographic trends, national income, economic growth Private and Public Sectors; economic and non-economic factors in planning, balanced versus imbalanced growth, agricultural versus industrial development; inflation and price stabilization, problem of resource mobilisation. Indias Five Year Plans. (III) Psychological Test The questions are designed to assess your basic intelligence and mechanical aptitude. |
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