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Physics
(1) General properties of matter and mechanics:
Units and dimensions; Scalar and vector quantities; Moment of inertia, work,
energy and momentum: Fundamental laws of mechanics; Rotational motion; Gravitation;
Simple harmonic motion; Simple and compound pendulum; Kater's pendulum; Elasticity;
Surface tension. Viscosity of liquids. Rotary pumps. Meleod gauge.
(2) Sound:
Damped, forced and free vibrations; Wave motion. Doppler effect; Velocity
of sound waves; effect of pressure, temperature, humidity on velocity of sound
in a gas; Vibration of strings. bars, plates and gas columns; Resonance; Beats;
Stationary waves. Measurement of frequency, velocity and intensity of sound;
Musical scales; Acoustics in architecture; Elements of ultrasonic. Elementary
principles of gramophones, talkies and loudspeakers.
(3) Heat Thermodynamics:
Temperature and its measurement; thermal expansion; Isothermal and adiabatic
changes in gases; Specific heat and thermal conductivity; Elements of the
kinetic theory of matter; Physical ideas of Boltzman's distribution law. Van
der Waal's equation of States; Joule-Thomson effect, liquid action of gases.
Heat Engines; Carnot's theorem; Laws of thermodynamics and simple applications;
Black-body radiation.
(4) Light:
Geometrical optics, Velocity of light; Reflection and refraction of Light
at plane and spherical surfaces; Defects in optical images and their corrections;
Eye and other optical instruments; Wave Theory of light; Interference; simple
interferometer; Diffraction; Diffraction Grating; Polarization of light; Elements
of spectroscopy.
(5) Electricity and Magnetism:
Calculation of electric field intensity and potential in simple cases, Gauss
theorem and simple application; Electrometers, Energy due to a field; Electrical
and magnetic properties of matter; Hysteresis, permeability and susceptibility;
magnetic field due to electrical current; Moving magnet and moving coil galvanometers;
measurement of current and resistance.
Properties of reactive circuit elements and their determination; thermoelectric
effects. Electromagnetic induction. Production of alternating currents. Transformers
and motors; Electronic valves and their simple applications.
Elements of Bohr's theory of atom; Electrons, Cathode rays and X-rays; Measurement
of electronic charge and mass.
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Zoology
Classification of the animal kingdom into principal groups, distinguishing
features of the various classes.
The structure, habits, and life-history of the following nonchordate types.
Amoeba, malarial parasite, a sponge, hydra, liver-fluke, tapeworm, roundworm,
earthworm, leech, cockroach, housefly, mosquito, scorpion, fresh-water mussel,
pond snail and starfish (External characters only).
Economic importance of insects; Bionomics and life-history of the following
insects; termite, locust, honey bee and silk moth.
Classification of Chordate upto orders.
The structure and comparative anatomy of the following chordate types:
Branchiostoma: Scolidon; Frog; Uromastix or any other lizard (skeleton of
varanus); pigeon (skeleton of fowl); and rabbit, rat or squirrel.
Elementary knowledge of the histologyˇ and physiology of the various organs
of the animal body with reference to frog and rabbit. Endocrine glands and
their functions.
Outlines of the development of frog and chick, structure and functions of
the mammalian placenta.
General principles of evolution, variations, heredity; adaptation; recapitulation hypothesis, Mendelian inheritance, asexual and sexual modes of reproduction; parthenogenesis, metamorphosis, alternation of generations.
Ecological and geological distribution of animals with special reference to the Indian fauna. Wildlife of India, including poisonous and non-poisonous snakes; game Birds.
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