UKPSC FRO 2021 (Forest Ranger Office) : UKPSC (Uttarakhand Public Service Commission) conducts FRO(Forest Ranger Office) Exam.
UKPSC FRO 2021
Those applicants who are interested to fill the online application form of FRO(Forest Ranger Office) on the official website of UKPSC after check the eligibility criteria. Applicant Read the important information about UKPSC FRO 2021 such as Eligibility Criteria, Important Dates, Exam Pattern, Admit & Result, etc click here.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Notification
An application form will be stared in 2021
UKPSC FRO 2021 Application Form
Applicant who are interested and eligible for the exam they must be apply online from the official website of UKPSC. Applicant should be fill the compulsory detail correctly & carefully in application form. Candidates have to full fill the necessary information & personal details in the application form. Applicant can’t be corrected or changes will be allowed after submission of online application form. After full fill the personal and educational details applicant must be upload the scanned photo & signature in the application form. Applicant must be submit only one time the application from, So you should be fill carefully all the details and also check the detail before submit.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must have complete the graduation degree (botany, Agriculture, computer application, chemistry, computer science, engineering chemistry civil computer, agriculture engineering, Gardening, electrical electronics, environmental science, mechanical, Forestry, physics, math, statistics, zoology, animal husbandry)in the recognized college or university.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Exam Pattern
There will be a written exam which is divided into two sections of the exam. The first will be the Preliminary Exam which carries 150 marks & 150 total number of question time duration will be 2 hours And General Study & General Aptitude are the Subject. The second Mains exam which carries 700 marks. There will be 5 papers.
| Question paper | Subject | Marks |
| Paper 1 | General knowledge | 100 |
| Paper 2 | General English- Essay, Precise & Letter Writing, etc | 100 |
| Paper 3 | General Hindi | 100 |
| Paper 4 | Optional subjects | 200 |
| Paper 5 | Optional subjects | 200 |
| Total | 700 |
The cut-off marks for minimum qualifying will be compulsory 35% for Hindi paper.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Admit Card
Admit card will be released before 2 0r 3 weeks from the FRO exam date. The Mode of admit card will be online. Candidate must know that the admit card will not send or post (not any offline mode). Applicant can download the admit card from the official website of UKPSC. Admit card will only issue whose applicant which fill the application form successfully within the time duration. Applicant must know that without admit card you will not attempt the exam. ( Applicant must carry they are admitted card at the exam center . ) All the detail will be mention in the admit card i.e. roll no, center, timing, etc.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Result
The result will be declared on the official website of UPSC. Check their result, Candidates should fill the detail which is needed (enter roll no. , date of birth, etc). Applicants have to take a printout or save the result until the selection process will not be completed. Those applicants who are selected in the FRO written Test have to invited for the admission process.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Selection Process
For the selection, the applicant must have to qualify the written exam which MCQ & objective type base questions. Applicant must have first qualified the Preliminary examination then they will be called for the Mains Exam. The Main Exam will be held in Haldwani & Haridwar district. There will be also negative marking in this examination & for each wrong answer 1/4 marks will be subtracted.
UKPSC FRO 2021 Syllabus
SECTION – A
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| Atomic Structure | Bohr’s model and its limitations, de Broglie equation, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quantum mechanical operators and the Schrodinger wave equation, the physical significance of wave function and its characteristics (normalized, orthogonal), radial distribution and shapes od s, p, d and f-orbitals, particle in a one-dimensional box, quantization of electronic energies (qualitative treatment of hydrogen atom). Pauli’s exclusion principle, Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity, Aufbau principle. Electronic configuration of atoms, the Long form of Periodic table including translawrencium elements. Periodicity in properties of the elements such as atomic and ionic radii, ionization potential, electron affinity, electronegativity and hydration energy. |
| Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry | Structure of nucleus (shell model), nuclear forces, nuclear stability N/P ratio, nuclear binding energy. Kinetics, detection and measurement of radioactivity, Artificial transmutation of elements and nuclear reactions, nuclear fission & fusion, radioactive isotopes, and their applications. Radiocarbon dating, Elementary ideas of radiation chemistry, radiolysis of water and aqueous solutions, unit of radiation chemical yield (G-value), Fricke’s dosimetry. |
| Chemical Bonding | Valence bond theory (Heitler-London and Pauling-Slater theories), hybridization VSEPR theory, and shapes of simple inorganic molecules. Molecular orbital theory, bonding, non-bonding and anti-bonding molecular orbitals, molecular orbital energy level diagrams for homo and heteronuclear diatomic molecules, bond order, bond length and bond strength, sigma, and pi-bonds, hydrogen bond, characteristics of the covalent bond.
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| Chemistry of s- and p-Block Elements | General characteristics, variable oxidation states, complex formation, colour, magnetic and catalytic properties. Comparative study of 4d and 5d transition elements with their 3d analogues with respect to their ionic radii, oxidation state and magnetic properties.
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| Chemistry of Transition Elements | General characteristics, variable oxidation states, complex formation, color, magnetic and catalytic properties. Comparative study of 4d and 5d transition elements with their 3d analogs with respect to their ionic radii, oxidation state, and magnetic properties.
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| Chemistry of Lanthanides and Actinides | Lanthanide contraction, oxidation states, Principles of separation of lanthanides and actinides. Magnetic and spectral properties of their compounds.
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| Coordination Chemistry | Werner’s theory of coordination compounds, IUPAC system of nomenclature, effective atomic number (EAN) Isomerism in coordination compounds. Valence bond theory and its limitations, Crystal field theory, Crystal field splitting of d-orbitals in octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes. Dq and factors affecting its magnitude, calculation of Crystal field stabilization energies (CFSE) for d1 to d9 week and strong field octahedral complexes, spectrochemical series. Electronic spectra of 3d-transition metal complexes, types of electronic transitions, selection rules for electronic transitions, spectroscopic ground states for d1 to d10 systems. |
| (Bio-inorganic) Chemistry | Essential & trace elements in biological processes, Metalloporphyrins with special reference to hemoglobin & myoglobin. The biological role of alkali & alkaline earth metal ions with special reference to Ca2+. |
| Properties, Preparation & Uses of the following Inorganic Compounds | diborane, Heavy water, hydrazine, potassium dichromate, boric acid, potassium permanganate, hydroxylamine, (Ce(IV) sulfate & titanium (III) sulfate. |
| Polymers | weight average & Number average, light scattering, viscosity, sedimentation & osmotic pressure methods. Finding the molecular weight of polymers. |
SECTION – B:
General Organic Chemistry
| TOPICS | Subtopics |
| Electronic displacement | Sedimentation, Electromeric & mesomeric effects, Conjugation & hyperconjugation. Resonance & its application to organic compounds. Electrophiles, nucleophiles, carbocations, free radicals & carbanions. Organic acids & bases. Effects of structure on the strength of organic acids and bases. Hydrogen bond and its effect on the properties of organic compounds. |
| Concepts of Organic Reaction Mechanism | Mechanism of addition, substitution, elimination reactions and molecular re-arrangements. Mechanism of electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Mechanism of the following reactions; Aldol condensation, Claisen condensation, Beckmann rearrangement, Perkin reaction, Reimer-Tiemann reaction, Cannizzaro’s reaction, Friedel-Craft’s reaction, Reformatisky’s reaction, and Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement. |
| Aliphatic Compounds | Chemistry of simple organic compounds belonging to following classes with special reference to the mechanisms of the reactions involved therein; alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, thiols, aldehydes, ketones, a, b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, acids and their derivatives, amines, amino acids, hydroxyl acids, unsaturated acids, and dibasic acids. Synthetic uses of a carbine, malonic ester, Grignard’s reagent, acetoacetic ester, diazomethane & phosphoranes. |
| Carbohydrates | Classification, configuration, and the general reaction of simple monosaccharides. Osazone formation, mutarotation, pyranose, and furanose structures. Chain lengthening and chain shortening in aldoses and ketoses. Interconversion of glucose and fructose. |
| Stereochemistry and Conformations | Elements of symmetry, optical and geometrical isomerism in simple organic compounds. Absolute configuration (R & S), Configurations of geometrical isomers, E & Z notations. Conformations of mono and disubstituted cyclohexanes. Boat and chair forms. |
| Aromatic Compounds | The modern structure of benzene; the concept of aromaticity, Huckel rule & its simple application to non-benzenoid aromatic compounds. Activating and deactivating effect of substituent groups, directive influence. |
| Study of the compounds containing the following groups attached to the alkyl and benzene ring | Halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, & amino groups. Benzaldehyde, Sulphonic acids, acetophenone, salicylaldehyde, Benzoic, salicylic, mandelic acids.phthalic & cinnamic |
| Naphthalene and Pyridine | Synthesis, structure, and important reactions. |
| Alkaloids | General methods of structure elucidation of alkaloids, the chemistry of nicotine |
| Organic Polymers | Mechanism of polymerization, polymers of industrial importance, synthetic fibers. |
| Chemistry of Living Cells | A brief introduction, chemical constituents, cell membrane, acid-base balance. Diffusion and active transport. Donnan membrane equilibria. |
| Enzymes and Coenzymes | Nomenclature and characteristics, factors that affect enzyme activity. |
| NMR Spectroscopy | Principle of PMR, chemical shift, spin-spin coupling, interpretation of PMR spectra olf simple organic molecules |
| Evaluation of Analytical Data | Errors, accuracy, and precision, Relative and standard deviation, rejection of doubtful observations, t-test, Q-test. |
| Solvent Extraction | Distribution law, Craig’s concept of counter-current distribution, important solvent extraction systems. |
| Chromatography | Classification of chromatographic techniques, general principles of adsorption, partition ion exchange, paper, and thin-layer chromatography. |
| Environmental Chemistry | Air pollutants and their toxic effects, depletion of ozone layer Effects of oxides of nitrogen fluorochlorocarbons and their effect on ozone layer, Greenhouse effect, Acid rain.
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