NTRCA college written syllabus

Syllabus of NTRCA Examination (Written) 
Post: Demonstrator (Biology) 
Subject: Biology 
Code: 463 
 
 
 
Detailed Syllabus 
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Assessment Targets 
The candidates will be able to - 
Content 
1 a. explain different types of cells and cell 
organelles. 
b. state steps of DNA replication process. 
c. explain cell cycle and its importance. 
d. explain amitosis, mitosis and meiosis 
e. evaluate the importance of mitosis and 
meiosis. 
f. describe different types of animal and 
plant tissue. 
Cell, Cell Division and Tissue:  
Prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell, typical plant 
cell, typical animal cell.  
Cell organelles - cell membrane, cell wall, 
endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, 
plastids, ribosome, Golgi body, nucleus, 
chromosome, DNA, RNA, gene.  
Cell cycle, amitosis, mitosis, meiosis, 
importance of mitosis and meiosis.  
Types of plant tissue,  
types of animal tissue. 
 
2 a. explain basic concept of taxonomy, 
classification and nomenclature. 
b. state the method of binomial 
nomenclature. 
c. describe artificial, natural and 
phylogenetic classification.  
d. explain five kingdom classification of 
living world. 
e. characterize non chordate and chordate 
animals. 
 
Taxonomy:  
Concept of taxonomy, classification and 
nomenclature.  
Classification - artificial: Theophrastus; 
natural: Bentham & Hooker, phylogenetic: 
Engler & Prantl.  
Five kingdom classification.  
Non-chordate (up to phyla) and chordate (up 
to class) animals.   
 
3 a. explain viral characteristics, nature, 
types, multiplications and transmission.  
b. evaluate the importance of virus. 
c. describe some of the important human 
and plant diseases caused by virus and 
preventive ways of the diseases. 
d. explain characteristics, structure, 
classification and reproduction of bacteria.  
e. evaluate the importance of bacteria. 
f. describe some of the important human 
and plant diseases caused by bacteria and 
prevention ways of the diseases. 
Microorganisms:  
Characteristics, types, structures (physical and 
chemical), multiplications, transmission and 
importance of virus.  
Human’s viral diseases- Dengue, COVID-19 
and HIV.  
Plant’s viral diseases- Papaya ring spot 
disease and mosaic disease.  
Characteristics, structure, classification, 
reproduction and importance of bacteria. 
Human’s bacterial diseases- typhoid and 
cholera.  
Plant’s bacterial diseases- bacterial blight of 
rice and potato soft rot disease.