SYLLABUS FOR SOLDIER TECHNICAL
(TO BE ATTEMPTED IN HINDI & ENGLISH
ONLY)
(MAX MARKS 100)
Soldier Technical paper will be of one hour duration of 100 Marks comprising of the
following subjects :-
(a) Physics - 30%
(b) Chemistry - 20%
(c) Mathematics - 30%
(d) General Knowledge - 20%
PHYSICS
Motion, Force and Energy
Matter -
Physical measurements, scalar
and vector quantities, simple machines, structure of matter.
Motion - Motion and displacement, uniform and non-uniform motion, speed and
velocity, acceleration, equations of motion – derivation and simple numerical.
Force
- Meaning of force, inertia of a body, Newton laws of motion, momentum,
relationship between forces, acceleration and mass of an object – simple
numericals based on these.
Gravitation
- Newton`s law of
gravitation, free fall and acceleration due to gravity, simple pendulum and
restoring force, relationship between length and time period.
Work and Energy
- Energy, mechanical energy-potential and kinetic, their formulae, concept of
work, work done by a constant force, relation between work and energy, simple
numericals on work and energy.
Light.
Reflection, laws of reflection, refraction, laws of refraction, refraction
through prisms, lenses and optical instruments, simple and compound microscope.
Heat -
Heat as a form of energy, mechanical work and heat, heat and temperature,
measurement of temperature, idea of Celsius and Fahrenheit scales and their
conversion, specific heat, simple numerical based on it. Idea of conversion of
heat into work and vice-versa, meaning of mechanical equivalent of heat – its
determination by Joule`s experiment external and internal combustion engine.
Electricity.
A source of energy, conductors and resistors, measurement of current, potential
difference and resistance-Ohm`s law simple numericals based on it, heating
effect of current, quantitative relationship between heat, electric current,
resistance of common electrical appliances based on heating effect, measurement
of electrical energy – its unit, electrical power, simple numericals.
Magnetism.
Type of magnet, properties of magnet, magnetic field, electromagnet and their
applications, DC & AC motors. Fleming`s left hand rule.
Sound.
Sound and its property, propagation of sound, velocity, resonance, wave motion
and applications.
Wave Motion.
Nature of a wave, propagation of a wave through a medium, types of
waves-longitudinal and transverse, periodic motion, idea of simple harmonic
motion (graphical treatment). Definitions of displacement amplitude, frequency,
time period, wave length and their units, relationship between wavelength,
frequency and velocity of a wave, simple numericals, energy transferred during
propagation of waves.
Domestic electric circuit.
Elementary ideas about wiring, fuse, possible hazards and safety measures.
Sun as a source of energy.
Absorption of solar
energy by the earth, photosynthesis, solar heaters, solar cells, wind
energy-wind mills, electricity from sea waves.
Fuels. Bio
mass as a fuel biogas, fossil fuels coal, types of coal, petroleum fractional
distillation of petroleum, LPG, natural gas, classification of fuels solid,
liquid and gaseous fuels, characteristics of fuel- calorific value of fuels and
its determination, ignition temperature, combustion of fuels, combustion of food
in living organisms, characteristics of an ideal fuel.
Heat engines.
Idea of conversion of heat into work and vice-versa, meaning of mechanical
equivalent of heat-its determination by Joule`s experiment (simple numericals
based on work and energy conversion). External combustion engine (basic idea),
working of internal combustion engines.
Nuclear energy.
Sources of the Sun`s energy, composition of sunlight, basic idea of atomic
nucleus, nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, chain reaction energy released during
fission, examples of uncontrolled fission and fusion simple idea of nuclar
reactor and atomic power plant. Radiation hazards, energy crisis causes and
possible solution for overcoming it.
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 matter. Atomic theory, molecules and atoms, structure of atom – electrons,
protons and neutrons, Composition of nucleus – atomic number and mass number,
valency electrons and valency.
Preparation and properties of
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbondi-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, periods and groups, gradation of properties of elements along a period and
in the groups.
Carbon and its compounds.
Introduction, allotropies of carbon and their occurrence, structure, related
property and uses. Hydrocarbon and their elementary 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, uses 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-mineral 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 and its adverse effect on
living organisms, role of trees, release of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and
automobiles, corrosion of metals, damage of historical monuments from acidic
gases, toxic effects of metallic particles, asbestos etc on living organisms,
carbon monoxide 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
Trignometric ratios of an
angle A of a right angle triangle. Simple applications of trignometric 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 trignometrical 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, sectants 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.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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 Misc
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”.
Note :
The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the
subject, At times question may be asked other than the above topic but
definitely within the syllabus of CBSE/ 10+2/ PUC.
