NDA (I) and NDA (II) 2018 Pattern
Syllabus of NDA 2018 is very wide. Many of students are not aware of the syllabus of NDA. Here we are providing some details about syllabus in a proper manner. All the syllabus will follow the completeguidelinesgiven by UPSC. Before syllabus, we are giving some details about the exam pattern of NDA. Becausewe have to know about exam pattern before syllabus. The exam pattern according to subjects is given below:
Sr. No. / Paper Name / Total Question / Time Duration / Total Marks1 / Math / 120 / 2.5hr / 300
2 / English and General Ability / 150 / 2.5hr / 600
3 / Total / 270 / 5hr / 900
NDA (I) and NDA(II) 2018 Syllabus
Part A
General Knowledge (GK): The question paper comprises of general knowledge (gk) and covers the subjects that include Phy, Che, General Sc, Social Studies, Geo. & Current Events.
English:The Eng syllabus covers the topics like vocabulary, Grammar & usage, comprehension, & cohesion in extended text to test the candidate’s proficiency in English.
Part B
Section A – Phy
Motionof objects, Measurement of temperature & heat, Change of State and Latent Heat, Modes of transference of Heat, Rectilinear propagation of Light, Reflection & refraction. Physical Properties & States of Matter, Mass, Weight, Volume, Density & Specific Gravity, Principle of Archimedes, Pressure, Effects of Heat, Human Eye, Static & Current Elect, conductors & Non-conductors, Ohm’s Law, Simple Elect Circuits, Heating, Lighting & Magnetic effects of Current, Measurement of Elect Power, Primary & Secondary Cells, Uses of X-Rays, Velocity & Acceleration, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Force & Momentum, Parallelogram of Forces, Stability & Equilibrium of bodies, Gravitation, elementary ideas of work, Power & Energy, Sound waves & their properties, Simple musical instruments, Natural & Artificial Magnets, Properties of a Magnet, Earth as a Magnet, Simple Pendulum, Simple Pulleys, Siphon, Levers, Balloon, Pumps, Telephone, Periscope, Telescope, Microscope, Lightening Conductors, Safety Fuses.
Section B – Che
Preparation & Properties of Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, & Carbon-Di-oxide, Oxidation & Reduction, Carbon – different forms, Material used in the preparation of substances like soap, Glass, Ink, Paper, Cement, Paints, Safety Matches, & Gun-Powder, Physical & Chemical changes. Elements, Mixtures & Compounds, Symbols, Formulas & Simple Chemical Equations, Law of Chemical Combination (excluding problems). Properties of Air & Water, Acids, bases & salts, Fertilizers – Natural & Artificial, Elementary ideas about the Structure of Atom, Atomic, Equivalent & Molecular Weights, Valancy.
Section C – General Sc
Basis of Life – Cells, Protoplasm & Tissues, Elementary knowledge of human Body & its important organs, Constituents of food, Balanced Diet, Achievements of Eminent Scientists, Difference between the living & non-living, Growth & Reproduction in Plants & Animals, Common Epidemics, their causes & prevention, The Solar System – Meteors & Comets, Eclipses, Food – Source of Energy for man,
Section D – His
Freedom Movement in India, Elementary knowledge of 5 Year Plans of India, ,Panchayati Raj, Co-operatives & Community Development, Forces shaping the modern world; Renaissance, Exploration & Discovery; War of American Independence. French Revolution, Industrial Revolution. The impact of Science & Technology on Society.The concept of one World, Socialism, & Communism.The role of India in the present world.Bhoodan, Sarvodaya, National Integration & Welfare State, Basic Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, A broad survey of Indian History, with emphasis on Culture & Civilization, Elementary study of Indian Constitution & Administration.
Section E- Math
Differential Calculus:Application of derivatives in problems of maxima & minima. Concept of a real-valued function – domain, range & graph of a function, Notion of limit, Standard Limits – e.g., Derivative of a function at a point, geometrical & physical interpretation of a derivative – applications, Composite functions, Derivatives of sum, product & quotient of functions, derivative of a function with respect to another function, derivative of a composite function & 2nd order derivatives, one to one, onto & inverse functions, Continuity of functions – e.g., algebraic operations on continuous functions, geometrical & physical interpretation of a derivative – applications, increasing & decreasing functions.
Vector Algebra:Vectors in 2 & 3-dimensions, magnitude & direction of a vector, Applications-work done by a force & moment of a force, & in geometrical problems, Unit & null vectors, addition of vectors, Vector product & cross product of two vectors, scalar multiplication of vector, scalar product or dot product of two vectors.
Matrices & Determinants: Types of Matrices, Determinant of a matrix,Adjoint & Inverse of a square matrix,operations on matrices, basic properties of a determinant, Applications – Sol of a system of linear equations in two or three unknowns by Cramer’s rule & by Matrix Method.
Analytical Geometry of two & three dimensions:Distance formula, Angle between 2lines, Ellipse & hyperbola, Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system, Equation of a line in various forms, Distance of a point from a line, Standard forms of parabola, Eccentricity & axis of a conic, Equation of a circle in standard in general form.
Integral Calculus & Differential equations:Integration by substitution & by parts, trigonometric, exponential & hyperbolic functions, Definition of order & degree of a differential equation , Integration as inverse of differentiation, st&ard integrals involving algebraic expressions, Evaluation of definite integrals – determination of areas of plane regions bounded by curves – applications, General & particular solution of a differential equation, Application in problems of growth & decay, formation of a differential equation, solution of first order & first degree differential equations of various types.
Statistics:Frequency distribution, Measures of Central tendency – mean, median & mode, Classification of data, cumulative frequency distribution – e.g. Graphical representation – Histogram, Pie Chart, Frequency Polygon – e.g. Variance & standard deviation – determination & comparison, Correlation & regression.
Probability:outcomes & associated sample space, Bayes’ theorem – simple problems, Binomial distribution, Random experiment, e.g. of random experiments giving rise to Binominal distribution, Events, mutually exclusive & exhaustive events, impossible & certain events, Conditional probability, Random variable as function on a sample space, Binomial distribution, e.g. of random experiments giving rise to Binominal distribution Complementary, elementary & composite events, Union & Intersection of events, Definition of probability – classical & statistical – e.g., Elementary theorems on probability – simple problems.
Trigonometry:Trigonometrically ratios, Inverse trigonometric functions, properties of triangles, Applications – Height & distance, Multiple & Sub-multiple angles, Angles & their measures in degrees & in radians, Trigonometric identities Sum & difference formulae.
Algebra:Complex numbers – basic properties, modulus, argument, cube roots of unity, Permutation & Combination, Logarithms & their applications, Binomial theorem & its application, Representation of real numbers on a line, Binary system of numbers, Quadratic equations with real coefficients, Conversion of a number in decimal system to binary system & vice-versa, Arithmetic, Geometric & Harmonic progressions, Solution of linear in equations of 2-variables by graphs.