DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LAB / NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS) (BS-18)

Max Marks: 200 Qualifying Standard: 40% (Note: Negative marking of 0.25/ wrong answer) Part-I: 100 Marks (MCQ) I. English (40 Marks) • Comprehension • Grammar Usage • Vocabulary • Sentence Structuring • Sentence Correction • Grouping of Words • Pairs of Words • Idiomatic Phrases • Synonyms/ Antonyms • Translation II. 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-II (Professional): 100 Marks I. Photosynthesis: Plant pigments, Light reaction, CO2 fixation, Mechanism of photophosphorylation. II. Respiration: Glycolysis, Kreb cycle, Mechanism of oxidative phosphorylation. III. Molecular Biology: Nucleic acids, DNA as hereditary material, DNA replication, Transcription, Genetic code, Protein synthesis, Genetic engineering and its application, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). IV. Inorganic Chemical Industries.-Sulphuric Acid, Fixation of Nitrogen, Chemical Fertilizers, Semi-conductivity devices. Cement, Glass and Ceramics. V. 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). VI. Surface Chemistry and Catalysis.-Physical adsorption and chemisorption. Surface area determination. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis. Acid- base and Enzyme Catalysis. VII. 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. VIII. Aromatic Chemistry.-Structure of Benzene with particular reference to Mechanism of Electrophilic Substitution Reactions. IX. Chemistry of Natural Products.-Elementary study of Carbohydrates. Oils and Fats. Alkaloids and Vitamins. X. Industrial Organic Chemistry.-Organic Polymers. Fermentation processes including preparation of Anti-Biotics. Petro-Chemical Industry. XI. 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). XII. 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). XIII. Environmental Laws Case No.