Computer Assistant

Computer Assistant Gr.II - Syllabus 2020

Part- I : General Knowledge

A. Facts about India

• Geography of India

• Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers

• Famous sites in India

• Demography of India

• Economic and social development

• Poverty alleviation

• Economy and planning

• Five Year Plans

• History of India – Period from 1857 to 1947 – National movement

B. Facts about Kerala

• Geographical Facts

• Physical features

• Climate – Soils – Rivers

• Famous sites

• Economic and Social development

• Historical importance

C. Renaissance in Kerala

• Important Events/Movements/Leaders

1. Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

2. Chattampi Swami

3. Sree Narayana Guru

4. Vagbhatananda

5. Thycaud Ayya

6. Ayya Vaikundar

7. Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru)

8. Ayyankali

9. Pandit Karuppan

10. Mannathu Padmanabhan

11. V. T. Bhattathirippad

12. Dr. Palpu

13. Kumaranasan

14. Vakkom Moulavi

15. Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc.

D. Current Affairs

1. Important World, National and Regional events related to the political and scientific fields.

2. Sports

3. Cinema

4. Literature etc.

Part- II : (1). Computer Word Processing

A. Basics of Computer

1. Input Devices,

2. Output Devices

3. Hardware

4. Software

5. Memory

6. Storage Devices

7. Latest Pheripherals

8. E-mail

9. Browsers

10. Search Engine

11. Social Networking

12. Antivirus Softwares

13. Unicode

14. Websites

15. Windows

B. MS Word -2007

1. Introduction

2. Word Window

3. Title Bar, Ribbon, Status Bar, Toolbar

4. Document - Create, Open, Save, Print, Close

5. Font - Size, Style, Effects

6. Formatting Paragraph - Bold, Italics, Underline, Justify, Bullets and Numbering

7. Drop Cap

8. Change Case

9. Alignment

10. Tab setting

11. Line spacing

12. Character spacing

13. Styles and Editing

14. Cut-Copy-Paste

15. Shortcut Keys and Function Keys

16. Insert - Tables, Pictures, Cliparts, Shapes, Page Number, Symbols, Links, Word Art

17. Header and Footers

18. Page Layout - Page Size, Margin, Line spacing, Orientation, Indentation

19. Creation of Table of Contents, Index, Footnotes, and Endnotes

20. Mail merge, Proof Reading, Add or remove comments

21. Views - Different Page Views, Guides, rulers

C. MS Excel -2007

1. Introduction of Excel

2. Adding and Removing Workbook

3. Rows and Columns

4. Formatting a Cell

5. Different functions in Excel

6. Charts

7. Pivot Table

8. Sort

9. Filter

10. Conditional Formatting

11. Creating Formulas

12. Inserting Date and Time

13. Data Validation

14. Shortcut keys

D. Power Point

1. Inserting and Deleting a Slide

2. Views

3. Inserting Chart, Diagram, Smart Art, Sound, Video, Slide Number, Links, Date and Time

4. Page Setup

5. Slide Orientation

6. Slide Show

7. Slide Layout

8. Arrange Objects on the slide

Part II - (2). Typing & Document Formatting

1. History of Typewriter

2. Keys of Typewriter

3. Parts of Typewriter

4. Cleaning a Typewriter

5. Rocker Mechanism

6. Dog Block

7. Movements of Typewriter

8. Official Abbreviation

9. Functions of Typewriter

10. Symbols

Part- III : (1). General English

1. Comprehension Passage

1. Synonyms and Antonyms from the passage

2. Past Tense/Past participle of the Verb of given word from the passage

3. Different aspects of grammatical usages from the passage

4. One word 

1 (a). Editing

1. Sentence correction from the passage

2. Capitalization

3. Punctuation eg. (exclamation marks, column)

4. Sentence Correction

5. Subject Verb Agreement

2. English usage in day to day affairs

1. Incomplete sentence in dialogues are asked to complete them using question tags/
   usages such as had better, not only - but also, if clause etc. conditional clauses (eg. Unless)

3. Idioms and Phrases​

4. Word Order and Sentence Order

• Jumbled sentences can be given, A given sentence is inverted
  so that different options may be given for selecting the correct answer.

5. Basic Grammar

1. Article

2. Preposition

3. Tenses

4. Clauses

5. Phrasal Verbs

6. Voice : Active and Passive

7. Reported Speech

8. Spell Check (Hattric, Vaccum, Accommodation, Queue, Tuition, enmity)
   
   *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.

Essential Books for Computer Assistant Examination

English : PSC Precise English Grammar by Renjith Radhakrishnan

General Knowledge : SCERT School Books (Std VII to X)

Renaissance in Kerala : Keralam Navothanavum Charithravum by Renjith Vellalloor

Computer Word Processing : Typist Computer Assistant Smart Guide by PRIME PSC

Typewriting : Typist Computer Assistant Smart Guide by PRIME PSC

Maximum Mark - 100 |    Time : 1 Hour 15 Minutes    |   Medium of Question : English