SCRA History Syllabus

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SCRA Examination Pattern
Paper Subject Code Number Time Maximum Marks
Paper-I General Ability Test (English, 01 2 hours 200
General Knowledge and Psychological Test)
Paper-II Physical Sciences (Physics and 02 2 hours 200
Chemistry)
Paper-III Mathematics 03 2 hours 200
Total Marks 600

SCRA Examination Syllabus

English Language:
English Grammar.
Comprehension.
Tenses.
Logical Sequencing.
Error Correction.
Reading skills.
Vocabulary.
One Word Substitution.
Sentence formation and structure.

General Knowledge:
General Awareness.
Current Affairs.
Science in everyday life.
Personalities in News.
Geography.
Literature.
Social Disorganization in India.
Culture.
Corporate & Sports News.
Indian Constitution.
History.
Economy.
Politics.

Psychological Test:
Basic intelligence.
Mechanical Aptitude.

Physics:
Equilibrium of bodies under the action of forces.
Mechanical equivalent of heat.
Coefficient of friction.
Mass & Weight.
Velocity and Acceleration.
Reflection and refraction of light.
Microscopes and telescopes.
Magnetic effect of current
Laws of electrolysis.
Nuclear energy: fission and fusion
Pressure in a fluid and its variation with depth.
Electric current.
Electromagnetic induction.
Simple Harmonic motion.
Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Measurement of time and mass.
Momentum, impulse, work, energy and power.
Straight line motion and relationships among displacement, velocity and acceleration.

Chemistry – Physical Chemistry:
Atomic structure.
Chemical Bonding.
Energy changes in a chemical reaction.
Solutions.
Effect of Pressure.
Natural and Artificial Radioactivity.
Atomic radii, Electro-negativity in period and groups.
Chemical Equilibria and rates of reactions.
Oxidation – Reduction.
Electro-Chemistry.

Chemistry – Inorganic Chemistry
Brief Treatment of Elements and their industrially important compounds.
Hydrogen.
Group I Elements.
Group II Elements.
Group III Elements.
Group IV Elements.
Group V Elements.
Group VI Elements.
Group VII Elements.
Group O (Noble gases).
Metallurgical Processes.

Chemistry – Organic Chemistry
Tetrahedral nature of Carbon.
Single and multiple bonds.
Geometrical and optical isomerism.
Halogen derivatives.
Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones.
Nonstructural treatment of Carbohydrates, Fats and Lipids, amino acids and proteins – Vitamins and hormones.
Shapes of molecules.
Hydroxy Compounds.
Carboxylic Acid, Esters, Polymers.
Nitro compounds amines.
General methods of preparation, properties and reaction of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes.

Mathematics:
Algebra.
Analytic Geometry.
Differential Equations.
Statistics.
Probability.
Trigonometry.
Vectors & its Applications.
Integral Calculus.
Differential Calculus.