Exam Pattern

The exams that take place under the Kerala Public Service Commission all have a similar pattern, however this extract will specifically point out the exam pattern of the Binder exam under KPSC. The binder exam under KPSC is divided into a total of six categories which contain a plethora of sub-topics under them:

1. Regional Language (Tamil/Malayalam) 

• Translation
• Antonyms 
• Synonyms 
• Idioms 
• One word substitution 
• Verbs
• Nouns 
• Adjectives 
• Use of punctuation 
• Literature 

2. General English 

• Tenses
• Types of sentences
• Word Formation
• Synonyms/ Antonyms 
• Direct and Indirect Speech 
• Active and Passive sentences 
• Singular/Plural 
• Articles
• Idioms 
• Tag Questions
• Spelling test 

3. General Science 

• Human Organ 
• Sound and Light 
• Pollution and environment 
• Diseases and their carriers 
• Atom and its structures
• Agricultural schemes 
• Ores and their minerals 
• Solar system 
• Heat and Temperature 
• Forest Resources 
• Basic Chemistry
• Elements and their groups 

 4. Mental Ability 

• Time and Angles 
• Family Relations 
• Sense of Direction 
• Date and Calendar 
• Coding and Decoding 
• Analogy 
• Odd one out 
• Mathematical Signs 
• Time in a clock and its reflection 
• Clerical Ability

5. Simple Arithmetic

• Progression 
• Exponents 
• Number system 
• Percentage 
• Average 
• Profit and loss
• Time and work 
• Time and distance 
• Ratio and Proportion 
• Mensuration 

6. General Knowledge/ Current Affairs 

• States and Union Territories
• Ancient, Medieval and Modern India 
• Five-year plan 
•  SC/ST/OBC Commission acts and commissions 
• National Parks 
• River Systems 
• Geography
• Polity 
• Economics 
• Literature 
• Current Affairs 
• Basic facts on Kerala

As mentioned, the examination is of 100 marks and consists of 100 questions that are of 1 mark each, there is no negative marking in any of the questions.
The division of marks is mentioned as follows: