SOLDIER NURSING ASSISTANT
SYLLABUS FOR NURSING ASSISTANT
(TO BE ATTEMPTED IN HINDI & ENGLISH
ONLY)
(MAX MARKS 100)
Soldier Nursing Assistant paper
will be one hour duration of 100 marks comprising of the following :-
(a) Gen Knowledge - 20%
(b) Biology
- 30%
(c) Chemistry
- 30%
(d) Mathematics - 20%
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Abbreviations - National and
International
Sports - National and
International
Awards &
Prizes - National awards, Gallantary awards, Nobel
Prizes
History.
Important dates & battles in Indian and world History and Land marks of Indian
History, national movement.
Geography.
Solar System, Space exploration, The earth, Principal peaks, Deserts,
Rivers, Lakes and famous waterfalls, Geographical Tallest, Biggest and Longest
etc.
Terminology.
Geographical terms, Economic terms, Astronomical terms, Legal terms and
miscellaneous terms.
UNO
Indian Armed Forces.
Indian Towns, States and UTs.
Institutions and research stations, International space Stations and
Festivals of Indian and World.
Indian News Agencies and Dailies.
Continents and Sub continents.
Inventions and Discoveries.
Environment.
The Constitution of India.
Religious Communities and Principal Languages.
National and International Days.
International Organizations.
Books and Authors.
The world of Plants and animals.
Current Affairs and “Who`s Who”.
BIOLOGY
Basic Biology.
Cell structure and functions, Tissues, Organs and organ system, outline
classification of plants and animals, adaptation and evolution.
Life Process.
Nutrition, photosynthesis, Autotrophy, Heterotrophs, Respiration, Internal
transport, Excretion, Reproduction Growth and differentiation, Control and
co-ordination.
Study of Birds.
Habit and behaviour of familiar birds.
Human Beings
Uniqueness of Human Body.
Organisation of human body, unique organs of the human body-biped and erect
posture, opposite thumb, highly developed brain, location of eye, colour
sensitive retina, presence of salivary amylase, antigravity postural muscles,
location of tests, capability of year round reproduction, some characteristics
of human body common to other animals.
Food and Health
Necessity of balanced diet.
Diet and nature of work, need and functions of nutrients, vitamins, sources of
dietary proteins, carbohydrates and fats, vitamins, minerals, deficiency,
diseases and their symptoms, Protein, energy, malnutrition, mineral
malnutrition, symptoms of diseases, effects of insufficiency, control, harmful
effects of over intake, obesity and other complications, cardiovascular
disorder, mottling of teeth and fluorosis hypervitaminosis.
Wasteful Food Practices.. Type of wastage, defective practices, post harvesting, mode of
storage and distribution, traditional systems, faulty methods of preservation.
Food Yield.
Different practices – use of fertilizers and manures, proper irrigation,
nitrogen fixation, crop rotation, mixed cropping, use of good hybrids,
protection of plants against diseases, animal husbandry, artificial
insemination, care and management. Environmental pollutants, contaminated
water, causes and transmission by physical contact or vectors. Disorder caused
by addiction to alcohol, smoking and drugs.
Essentials for Good Health.
Hygienic habits and control of environmental pollution.
Cycles of Materials. Carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixation, oxygen cycle,
oxidation processes, water cycle, mineral cycles (Sodium (Na), Potassium (K),
Magnesium (Mg), Iron (Fe), Role of energy change in different cycles.
Ecological Balance. Man`s role in disturbing the balance, environment physical, biotic and
socio culture, efforts for maintenance of ecological balance, recycling of waste
materials for ecological balance.
Living resources.
Renewable and non-renewable resources, exploitation of resources, ecological
crisis due to deforestation, need for proper replenishment and management of
living resources, means of replenishment though sulviculture, conservation and
monitoring of wild life parks and sanctuaries, wild life conservation.
Ways of living.
Habitat and Organisms.
Habitat, types of habitat, classification of organisms based on habitats,
habitat and organisms, interdependents, alternation of habitats and its effects
on organisms including man. Conservation of habitats.
Adaptation.
Structural and functional potentialities of organisms, structural adaptation
with reference to internal and external factors. Functional adaptation in
reference to life processes.
CHEMISTRY
Matter-Nature and Behaviour
Nature and behaviour. Different types of substances, elements compounds and their
mixtures. Structure of matter. Atomic theory, molecules and atoms, structure
of atom-electrons, protons and neutrons, Compositions of molecules-atomic
number and mass number, valence electrons and valency.
Preparation and properties of
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon-di-oxide. Oxidation and Reduction, Acid,
bases and salts.
Electrochemical Cell. Construction of a simple voltaic cell; working of an electrochemical
cell; lead storage battery and dry cell.
Classification of elements.
Similarities and dissimilarities in the properties of some elements, periodic
law, period and groups, gradation of properties of elements along a period and
in the group.
Carbon and its compounds.
Introduction, allotropies of carbon and their occurrence, structure, related
property and uses, simple compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and their
uses. Petroleum products, introductory account of synthetic fibres, plastics,
rubber, soaps and detergents.
Extraction of Metals. Metals and non metals : Occurrence, general metallurgical
operations for extraction of pure metal, properties of metals and some alloys,
use of metals and non metals, their compounds.
Chemical Bond.
Formation of ionic and covalent bonds, important properties of electrovalent and
covalent compounds.
Electrolysis.
Movement of ions during electrolysis, relationship between current, time and
amount of metal deposited during electrolysis, electroplating.
Natural Resources.
Water.
Water as a natural resource, origin of life in water, as medium for the activity
of the living, water as solvent, saturated and unsaturated solution, sea water
as habitat of organism, salts from oceans, ocean current, use of water.
Dependence of man on natural resources, minerals from earth metals and non
metals, use of non-metals.
Air.
Role of atmosphere in protection from radiation, composition of atmosphere,
water and particulate matter in atmosphere, carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and
automobiles, corrosion of metals, damage of historical monuments from acidic
gases, toxic effects on and its ill effects, smog, air pollution, noise
pollution and its effects on human beings.
MATHEMATICS
Arithmetic
Natural numbers, integers,
fractions, rational/irrational numbers, decimal fractions, HCF & LCM, square
root, ratio and proportion, percentages, averages, profit & loss, simple and
compound interest.
Algebra
Addition, Subtraction,
Multiplication and Division of algebraic expressions, HCG & LCM, factorization,
simple equations, surds, indices, logarithmic, Solution of linear equations of
two and three variables. Ratio and proportion, meaning and standard form, roots
and discriminant of a quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0
Mensuration
Area of Volume
Area of four walls of a room,
area of a circle, sector and segment of a circle, surface area and volume of
cube, cuboid, cone, cylinder, sphere.
Trigonometry
Trigonmetric ratios of an
angle A of a right angle triangle. Simple applications of trigonometric ratios
for solving problems of different types. Simple identities based upon the
above.
Height and Distances
Solution of simple problems
of height and distance using trigonometrical table and logarithmic tables.
Geometry
Lines and Angles.
Different characteristics of
lines and angles, parallel and perpendicular lines, intersecting lines, sum of
angles and triangles, interior and exterior angles.
Triangles – properties, equality,
congruency and similarity with respect to sides and angles.
Parallelogram - types and
properties
Circles – Properties, arc, chords,
tangents, secants and angles subtended by arcs.
Statistic
Histograms with given
intervals, classification of data, frequency, frequency polygons, ogives, mean,
median and mode of grouped and ungrouped data, problems related to statistical
techniques.
Computing
Introduction to computers
: Role and use of computers in modern society, hardwared and softwared aspects
of computers. Knowledge of applications and languages. Flow chart and
solutions of problems through problem algorithm.
Note :
The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the
subjects. At times question may be asked other than the above topic but
definitely within the syllabus of CBSE / PUC.
