ExamPak · FPSC test preparation
Deputy Director, Lab / National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) (BS-18), Pak-EPA
Test pattern
- MCQs in total
- 200
- Part-I
- 100
- Part-II (Professional)
- 100
- Qualifying standard
- 40%
- Per wrong answer
- −0.25
Syllabus
Part-I
English (40 Marks)
- Comprehension
- Grammar Usage
- Vocabulary
- Sentence Structuring
- Sentence Correction
- Grouping of Words
- Pairs of Words
- Idiomatic Phrases
- Synonyms/ Antonyms
- Translation
General Intelligence/Ability (60 Marks)
- Basic Arithmetic/Quantitative Ability
- Algebra
- Ratios
- Percentages
- Arithmetic Means
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
- Current Affairs
- Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years
- Pakistan Affairs
- Basic Level knowledge
- Basic IT (Hardware and Software)
Part-IIProfessional
100 marksPhotosynthesis
- Plant pigments
- Light reaction
- CO2 fixation
- Mechanism of photophosphorylation
Respiration
- Glycolysis
- Kreb cycle
- Mechanism of oxidative phosphorylation
Molecular Biology
- Nucleic acids
- DNA as hereditary material
- DNA replication
- Transcription
- Genetic code
- Protein synthesis
- Genetic engineering and its application
- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
Inorganic Chemical Industries
- Sulphuric Acid
- Fixation of Nitrogen
- Chemical Fertilizers
- Semi-conductivity devices
- Cement
- Glass and Ceramics
Chemical Kinetics
- Rate law and its determination Order of reaction
- Experimental methods
- Temperature Dependence of rate constants
- Study of mechanism of a few selected reactions (1st and 2nd under reaction only)
Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
- Physical adsorption and chemisorption
- Surface area determination
- Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Acid-base and Enzyme Catalysis
Physical Organic Chemistry
- Elements of Organic reaction mechanism
- Optical and Geometric Isomerism
- Conformational analysis
- Resonance
- H--Bond and its effects on the properties of Organic Compounds
Aromatic Chemistry
- Structure of Benzene with particular reference to Mechanism of Electrophilic Substitution Reactions
Chemistry of Natural Products
- Elementary study of Carbohydrates
- Oils and Fats
- Alkaloids and Vitamins
Industrial Organic Chemistry
- Organic Polymers
- Fermentation processes including preparation of Anti-Biotics
- Petro-Chemical Industry
Environmental Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Solid Waste
- Water Logging & Salinity
- Deforestation
- Desertification
- Eutrophication
- Global and regional air pollution problems (Greenhouse effect, Global Warming/Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, Acid Rain)
Climate Change
- Climate Pattern at local, regional and global scale
- Different types of climate including tropical and mid latitude climate, polar climates
- Climate change processes, Drivers and Indicators of Climate Change, Effects of Climate Change on natural and societal systems
- Carbon foot print
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), REDD+
- Global environmental politics on climate change: role of India, China and USA (Copenhagen Accord 2009)
- Environmental Laws