Syllabus for Extension Officer in AP Women Development and Child Welfare

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF EXTENSION OFFICER GRADE-I (SUPERVISOR) IN A.P. WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE SUB – ORDINATE SERVICE   (FOR WOMEN ONLY) S C H E M E  SYLLABUS FOR SCREENING TEST TO THE POST OF EXTENSION OFFICER GRADE-I (SUPERVISOR) IN A.P. WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE SUB – ORDINATE SERVICE (FOR WOMEN ONLY) PART - A GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY 1. Events of national and international importance. 2. Current affairs- international, national and regional. 3. General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments  in Science & Technology and information Technology 4. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh. 5. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and  e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh. 6. Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh. 7. Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh. 8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster. 9. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection  10. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation. 11. Data Analysis: a) Tabulation of data b) Visual representation of data c) Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and  coefficient of variation) and Interpretation  12. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural,  Political, and Legal implications/problems PART - B HOME SCIENCE & SOCIAL WORK I.    Food Science and Nutrition: i) Basic  food  group  which  will  provide  nutrition,  requirement  for  normal  health;  body  building goods, energy food and protractive foods - Cereals - millets, legumes, oil seeds, milk and milk products,  flesh  goods,  egg,  fish,  vegetables,  fruits  -  Nutritive  Value;  selection,  storage, processing and cooking methods their effect on nutritive value and palatability  - evaluation of   food   quality   -   subjective   methods   of   measuring   quality   of   products -   products   - preparation of score cards. ii) Food  poisoning,  food  allergy  -  Biological  function,  food  sources  and  deficiency  signs  of carbohydrates, fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals - Nutritional inter-relationships. iii)  Food  and  Nutrient  requirement  in  human  life  cycle  -  Adulthood  pregnancy  -  lactation  - infancy –  pre-school  age,  school  age,  preadolescence  and  adolescence  -  nutritionally vulnerable groups - factors effect in nutrient requirements. iv)   Principles of meal planning - principle of diet in diseases. Therapeutic modification of normal diet during dietary deficiencies diseases - Anemia, PCM, Vit.A and other common diseases - Fever  Diseases  of  gastre  intestinal  tract,  obesity,  Diabetes  -  Heart  diseases  and  Renal diseases.  v)    Assessment of nutritional status of communities and their interpretation-clinical Biochemical -Antrropemetry - Biophysical and Diet surveys. 2. Child Development: i)   Factors  affecting  growth  and  development  of  child  prenatal  care  preparation for  child birth - premature baby - causes postnatal care breast feeding v.s. bottle feeding weaning - immunization,    physical    intellectual,    and    emotional    development    during    infancy toddlerhood   -   childhood   and   adolescence   developmental   talks    -   physical   and physiocological needs of young children - Learning types and effects importance of play  - language growth - Habit of formation. ii) Creches and Balwadies - Importance of pre-school education needs and characteristics of pre-school child - Needs of Importance in the growth and development of children iii)   Population education, Child and family Welfare services of State National and International Agencies.  Demographic  characteristics  of  child  population,  emerging philosophy  of  Child Welfare  and  emphasised  in  the  Children's  Character  of  Rights,  Indian  Constitution  and other legislative provision. Children in need of special care, the disabled, the deserted and disturbed in the role of professional held and services available. iv)Agriculture  productivity  trends  -  Demand  and  supply  of  foods  grain  -  Agriculture  planning and Government policy - Credit and credit institutions in the agricultural sector - Agricultural marketing   -   Storages   losses   -   Rural   reconstruction   -   Community   development   and Panchayats - their principles and organisations. v) Principles  and  methods  of  Extension  work  -  Individual  group  and  mass  media.  Audio  visual aids in  extension work. Programme planning - execution and evaluation in extension work. Developings leadership - organisation of woman in villages. vi) The  Five  Year  Plan  of  Government of India  -  Principles of Rural reconstruction  -  Problems  of Indian  villages  -  Community  development  -  National  Programmes  for  rural  women  and children  ANP,  IRDP,  SNP  Adult  literacy,  ICDS  -  Family  Welfare  Programme  -  Social  Welfare Boards etc. vii)    Problems   involved   in   improving   nutritional   status   of   Community,   Nutrition   intervention programmes  -  International  agency  involved  in  allovating  malnutrition -  UNESCO,  ENICEF, WHO, FAO.   3. Social Work: i. Concent,  Scope  and  Nature  of  Social  Work.  Definition  of  the  terms Social  Welfare,  Social  Service, Social Reform and Social Action. ii. A  historical  review  of  social  work  in  India  and  abroad.  The  philosophy  of  Social  Work  and   its   relationship   to   changing   Indian   Culture.   Professional   and   ethical   values   of  Social Work. iii. Methods  of  Social  Work:  Definition,  Scope,  Principles  and  values  of casework,  Group  work and Community Organisation. iv. Fields of Social Work: Government and Voluntary efforts, difference between Government - Professional - Voluntary work in the various fields of Social Work practice such as:  Youth  Welfare,  Labour  Welfare,  Correctional  Social  Work,  Medical  and  Psychiatric  Social  Work,  Rural  and  Urban  Community  Development  -  Local  Self  Government,  Panchayati  Raj. v. Family  and  Child  Welfare:  Importance  of  Family  and  Child  Welfare,  Status,  Problems  of Women  in  India  and  Special  Legislation  relating  to:  Marriage,  dowry,  inheritance  and maintenance of women, problems of working women, women inneed of special care. vi. State Women’s Welfare Department: Organisation, functions and Programmes.  విభాగాలు: APPSC, Exam Syllabus,  = = = = = For Quality and Repeated GK Questions, see CCKRao GK Channel