SCRA is a tough Exam

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Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruiting candidates as probationary railway officials of government.

Usually, SCRA exam is not a tough exam, but also not an easy one. You may take two or more weeks of time for preparation for this exam. Syllabus of SCRA is also not much vast and one can easily prepare in comparison to other entrance exams.

SCRA Exam pattern:

Paper I -
English
General Knowledge
Psychological Test

Paper II-
Physics
Chemistry

Paper III-
Mathematics

Syllabus of SCRA Examination

Paper – I

(I) ENGLISH

The questions will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding and command of the language.

(II) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

The questions will be designed to test a candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. The standard of answers to questions should be as expected of students of standard 12 or equivalent.

Man and his environment …..

Evolution of life, plants and animals, heredity and environment-Genetics, cells, chromosomes, genes.

Knowledge of the human body-nutrition, balanced diet, substitute foods, public health and sanitation including control of epidemics and common diseases. Environmental pollution and its control. Food adulteration, proper storage and preservation of food grains and finished products, pollution explosion, population control. Production of food and raw materials. Breeding of animals and plants, artificial insemination, manures and fertilizers, crop protection measures, high yielding varieties and green revolution, main cereal and cash crops of India.

Solar system and the earth, Seasons, Climate, Weather, Soil….. its formation, erosion. Forests and their uses. Natural calamities cyclones, floods earthquakes, volcanic eruptions. Mountains and rivers and their role in irrigation in India. Distribution of natural resources and industries in India. Exploration of under……ground minerals including Oil Conservation of natural resources with particular reference to the flora and fauna of India.

History, Politics and Society in India—

Vedic, Mahavir, Budhdha, Mauryan, Sunga, Andhra, Kushan. Gupta ages (Mauryan Pillars, Stupa Caves, Sanchi, Mathura and Gandharva Schools, Temple architecture Ajanta and Ellora). The rise of new social forces with the coming of Islam and establishment of broader contacts. Transition from Feudalism to capitalism. Opening of European contacts. Establishment of British rule in India. Rise of nationalism and national struggle for freedom culminating in Independence.

Constitution of India and its characteristic features…..Democracy, Secularism, Socialism, equality of opportunity and Parliamentary form of Government. Major political ideologies….democracy, socialism, communism and Gandhian idea of non-violence. Indian political opinion and the press, electoral system.

India’s foreign policy and non-alignment-Arms race, balance of power. World organization ….. political, social, economic and cultural. Important events (including sports and cultural activities) in India and abroad during the past two years.

Broad features of Indian social system ….. The caste system, hierarchy…… recent changes and trends. Minority social institution ….. marriage, family, religion and acculturation.

Division of labour, co-operation, conflict and competition, Social control … reward and punishment, art , law, customs, propaganda, public opinion, agencies of social control …. family, religion, state educational institutions; factors of social change …. economic, technological, demographic, cultural; the concept of revolution.

Social disorganization in India…. Casteism, communalism, corruption in public life, youth unrest, beggary, drugs delinquency and crime, poverty and unemployment.

Social planning and welfare in India, community development and labour welfare; welfare Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.

Money—Taxation, price, demographic trends, national income, economic growth. Private and Public Sectors; economic and non-economic factors in planning, balanced versus imbalanced growth, agricultural versus industrial development; inflation and price stabilization, problem of resource mobilization. India’s Five Year Plans.

(III) Psychological Test

The questions will be designed to assess the basic intelligence and mechanical aptitude of the candidate.

Rest of the syllabus is attached in below file which is free of cost

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SCRA stands for "Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination" which is an Entrance exam conducted by UPSC in every year for highest level job of railway. And yes, it is really a tough exam. But don’t worries if you seriously study for SCRA examination then surely you will clear the examination. Every Entrance exam looks tough if one is not fully prepared for it.

SCRA Exam Books

UPSC Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination Study Material
SCRA Previous Solved Papers By RPH Editorial Board
SCRA: Special Class Railway Apprentices Entrance Exam Guide by Dr. Datason & Dr. D.V. Chopra & Dr. V.C. Garg
SCRA Special Class Railway Apprentices by R. Gupta
The Pearson Guide to the SCRA Examination by Edgar Thorpe
Arihant Self Study Guide SCRA Entrance Exam by Editorial Board

Syllabus of UPSC SCRA Exam

General Studies Paper: This paper comprises of English (general and comprehensive), current affairs. The current affairs section will carry questions from categories like Indian History, Latest International and National Events, Politics, Indian Culture and Society, Technology, Economy and Constitution of India etc. related topics

Physical Science Paper: In this section you will have to face questions from HSC level physics and chemistry subject questions.

Math Aptitude: Candidates need to study syllabus of HSC level mathematics

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