The complete PDF of the HSE Plus One Focus Area syllabus. The syllabus is the detailed study material for the courses offered under Higher Secondary subject and the plus one focus areas as well. The examination conducted by the Kerala State Higher Secondary Education Board (Kerala Syllabus) is in these subjects in which students have to study a lot thoroughly and intensely, and the knowledge thus gained has to be passed on to one's parents and teachers. This syllabus has been designed considering it all. As per this syllabus, there is a need for a lot of study and practice.
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus One ( Science ) Focus Area
The Kerala High School Board and SCERT have selected some of the areas that will focus on preparing the students for the Plus One exam. Since schools do not operate in the current academic year and classes are conducted entirely on the online site, students are struggling to deal with the complete components set aside for the upcoming high board studies. So to make things easy the government chose specific areas as centralized areas for study, it was expected that 90% questions will come from the selected topics in each chapter.
Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - English
Lesson | Focus Area |
1. | His First Flight |
2. | I Will Fly |
3. | If |
4. | and then Gandhi Came |
5. | The Price of Flowers |
6. | Death the Leveller |
7. | The Sacred Turtles of Kadavu |
8. | The Serang of Ranaganji |
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - Maths (Science)
CHAPTER | FOCUS AREA |
1. SETS | 1.2 Sets and their representations 1.6 Subsets 1.10 Operations on sets 1.11Complement of a set. 1.12 Practical problems of union and intersection on two sets. |
2. RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS | 2.3 Relations 2.4.1 Some of functions and their graphs |
3. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS | 3.3 Trigonometric functions 3.4 Trigonometric functions of sum and difference of two angles. |
4. PRINCIPLE OF MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION | 4.3 Principle of Mathematical induction [Problems involving equalities only.] |
5. COMPLEX NUMBERS AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS | 5.3 Algebra of complex numbers |
6. LINEAR INEQUALITIES | 6.5 Solution of system of linear inequalities in two variables. |
7. PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS | 7.2 Fundamental principle of counting 7.4 Combinations. |
8. BINOMIAL THEOREM | 8.2 Binomial theorem for positive integral indices |
9. SEQUENCES AND SERIES | 9.5 Geometric progression (GP). |
10. STRAIGHT LINES | 10.2.2 Condition for parallelism and perpendicularity of a line in terms of their slopes. 10.3.5 Intercept form 10.4 General equation of a line. [Excluding 10.4.1(c) Normal form] |
11. CONIC SECTIONS | 11.4 Parabola 11.5 Ellipse |
12. INTRODUCTION TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY | 12.3 Coordinates of a point in space 12.4 Distance between two points |
13. LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES | 13.3 Limits 13.5.1 Algebra of derivatives of a function 13.5.2 [Excluding derivatives of trigonometric functions] |
14. MATHEMATICAL REASONING | 14.3.1 Negation of statements 14.5.1 Contrapositive and converse |
15. STATISTICS | 15.5 Variance and Standard deviation |
16. PROBABILITY | 16.4.2 Probabilities of equally likely outcomes 16.4.3 Probability of the event ‘A or B’. 16.4.4 Probability of event ‘not A’. |
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - Chemistry
Name of unit | Focus area |
SOME BASIC CONCEPT OF CHEMISTRY | Law of Definite Proportion Law of Multiple Proportion Atomic and molecular mass Mole concept and molar mass 1.10.1 Limiting reagent |
STRUCTURE OF ATOM | Rutherford’s Nuclear model of atom Particle nature of electromagnetic radiation (Planck Quantum theory, Photoelectric effect) Atomic spectrum (Line spectrum of hydrogen) Bohr model for Hydrogen atom Dual behavior of matter Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle 2.6.1 Orbitals and Quantum numbers Filling of orbitals in atom 2.6.6 Stability of completely filled and half filled subshells |
CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES | 3.3 Modem periodic law and the present form of the periodic table 3.7.1 Trends in Physical Properties |
CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE | The valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) Theory Valence Bond Theory Types of Hybridisation Other Examples of sp3, sp2 and sp Hybridisation Molecular Orbital Theory Bonding in some homonuclear diatomic molecules (Hydrogen molecule, Helium molecule and Oxygen molecule) |
STATES OF MATTER | Boyle’s Law (Pressure – Volume Relationship) Charles’ Law (Temperature – Volume Relationship) 5.5.4 Avogadro Law (Volume – Amount Relationship) 5.6 Ideal gas equation (Derivation of ideal gas equation and related problems only) Kinetic molecular theory of gases Behaviour of real gases: deviation from ideal gas behaviour |
THERMODYNAMICS | The system and surrounding Types of the system The internal energy as state function [(c) The general case] Enthalpy, H [(a) A useful new state function, (b) Extensive and intensive properties] Enthalpy change, A,H of a reaction – reaction enthalpy [(a) Standard enthalpy of reaction, (e)Hess law of constant heat summation-statement and illustration) 6.6 Spontaneity |
EQUILIBRIUM | 7.3 Law of chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constant 7.4.1Equilibrium constant in gaseous systems 7.10.1 Arrhenius concept of acids and bases |
The Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases Lewis acids and bases The Ionization Constant of Water and its Ionic Product The pH Scale 7.12 Buffer solutions (Definition and example only) | |
REDOX REACTIONS | 8.3 Oxidation number – Types of Redox Reactions, Balancing of Redox Reactions (Half reaction method) |
HYDROGEN | 9.3.2 Commercial Production of Dihydrogen Hydrides Hard and Soft Water Storage of Hydrogen peroxide (H202) |
THE s-BLOCK ELEMENTS | 10.1.6 Chemical Properties- Solutions in liquid ammonia Anomalous properties of lithium Some important compounds of sodium – Sodium Carbonate (Washing Soda),Na2CC>3- 10H2O, Sodium Hydrogen carbonate (Baking Soda), 10.9 Some important compounds of calcium |
THE p -BLOCK ELEMENTS | Diborane 11.7 Allotropes of carbon 11.8.1 Carbon monoxide Silicones |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES | Nomenclature of organic compounds Isomerism Detection of Carbon and Hydrogen Detection of Other Elements – (A) Test for Nitrogen 12.10.1 Carbon and Hydrogen |
HYDROCARBONS | Preparation(alkanes)- From unsaturated hydrocarbons, From alkyl halide(Wurtz reaction) Properties – Isomerization, Aromatization Conformations Preparation(alkenes) – From alkyl halides Properties – Addition of hydrogen halides Preparation(alkynes) Properties – Addition of water, Cyclic polymerization Preparation of Benzene Properties – Nitration, Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction |
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | Tropospheric Pollution – Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect, Acid rain 14.3 Water pollution – Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BOD) Green chemistry in day- to-day life |
Physical World | 1.2 Scope and Excitement of Physics |
Units and Measurement | 2.2 The International System Of Units 2.10. Dimensional Analysis and its applications |
Motion in A Straight Line | 3.2 Position, Path Length and Displacement 3.3 Average Velocity and Average Speed 3.5 Acceleration 3.6 Kinematic Equations For Uniformly Accelerated Motion |
Motion in A Plane | 4.2 Scalars and Vectors 4.10 Projectile Motion |
Laws of Motion | 5.5 Newton’s Second Law Of Motion 5.7 Conservation Of Momentum 5.9.1 Friction 5.10 Circular Motion |
Work, Energy and Power | 6.3 Work 6.4 Kinetic Energy 6.7 The Concept of Potential Energy 6.8 The Conservation of Mechanical Energy 6.11 Power |
Systems Of Particles and Rotational Motion | 7.6 Angular Velocity and Its Relation with Linear Velocity 7.7 Torque and Angular Momentum 7.9 Moment of Inertia 7.10 Theorems of Perpendicular and Parallel Axes |
Gravitation | 8.3 Universal Law of Gravitation 8.5 Acceleration Due to Gravity of The Earth 8.6 Acceleration Due to Gravity Below and Above The Surface Of Earth |
Mechanical Properties Of Solids | 9.3 Stress and Strain 9.4 Hooke’s Law 9.5 Stress Strain Curve |
Mechanical Properties of Fluids | Pascal’s Law Hydraulic machines 10.4 Bernoulli’s Principle (10.4.1 to 10.4 .4 not necessary) |
Thermal Properties of Matter | 11.5 Thermal Expansion 11.8 Change Of State |
Thermodynamics | 12.5 First Law Of Thermodynamics 12.8 Thermodynamic Processes 12.9 Heat Engines |
Kinetic Theory | 13.4 Kinetic theory of an ideal gas |
Oscillations | 14.3 Simple Harmonic Motion 14.8.2 The simple pendulum |
Waves | 15.3 Displacement relation in a progressive wave 15.4 The Speed of A Travelling Wave |
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - Botany
CHAPTER NAME | FOCUS AREA |
Chapter 1 BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | Table 2.1 Characteristics of the Five Kingdoms (R.H. Whittaker‘s Classification) 2.3 Kingdom Fungi (General characters of Fungi, page 22 and 23) 2.6 Viruses (page 25 and 26) |
Chapter 3 PLANT KINGDOM | Algae (General characters of algae, page 30 to 32) and Table 3.1 Divisions of Algae and their main characteristics(page 33) Bryophytes (page 34 to 35) |
Chapter 5 MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS | 5.1 The Root Modifications of Root The Stem Modifications of Stem The Leaf The Inflorescence The Flower Parts of a Flower( 5.5.1.1 to 5.5.1.4) Fabaceae (Floral characters and Floral Formula) 5.9.3 Liliaceae (Floral characters and Floral Formula) |
Chapter 6 ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS | Meristematic tissues 6.1.2.2 Complex Tissues Epidermal Tissue System 6.2.3 The Vascular Tissue System Dicotyledonous root Monocotyledonous root Dicotyledonous stem Monocotyledonous stem Dorsiventral (Dicotyledonous leaf) |
Chapter 8 CELL : THE UNIT OF LIFE | Prokaryotic cells 8.5.1 Cell Membrane Mitochondria Plashds Ribosomes 8.5.10 Nucleus |
Chapter 10 CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION | 10.1.1 Phases of Cell Cycle 10.2 to 10.2.5 – M Phase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis 10.4 to 10.4.2 – Meiosis, Meiosis I and Meiosis II |
Chapter 11 TRANSPORT IN PLANTS | Water Potential Osmosis Plasmolysis Imbibition 11.3.1 How do plants absorb water? 11.3.2.2 Transpiration Pull Transpiration |
Chapter 12 MINERAL NUTRITION | Criteria for essentiality of elements Nitrogen cycle Biological Nitrogen fixation, Symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation, Nodule Formation. |
Chapter 13 PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS | Where does Photosynthesis take place? How many types of Pigments are involved in Photosynthesis? What is light reaction? The Electron Transport Splitting of water Cyclic and Non-cyclic Photo-phosphorylation Chemiosmotic Hypothesis The Primary acceptor of CO 2 Calvin cycle |
Chapter 14 RESPIRATION IN PLANTS | Glycolysis Fermentation Aerobic respiration Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle ETS and Oxidative Phosphorylation |
Chapter 15 PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | Plant Growth Regulators – Characteristics Auxins Gibberellins Cytokinins Ethylene Abscisic acid Photoperiodism |
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - English
Name of the Chapter | Focus Area |
Chapter 1 The Living world | Table 1.1 ( Scientific name of Man and Housefly) 1.4 Taxonomical AIDS |
Chapter 4 Animal Kingdom | Symmetry Diploblastic and Triploblastic Organisation Coelom Phylum Porifera ( ostia, osculum, choanocytes; examples) Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidoblast; alternation of generations; examples) Phylum Ctenophora (Comb plates; Bioluminescence; examples) Phylum Platyhelminthes (Adaptations of parasitic forms; examples) Phylum Aschelminthes (Difference between male & female worms; Egs) Phylum Annelida (Metamerism; Parapodia,nephridia- function; examples) Phylum Arthropoda (Malpighian tubules ; Egs for economically important insects & vectors) Phylum Mollusca (Radula; examples) Phylum Echinodermata (Water vascular system; examples) Phylum Chordata (Fundamental characteristics only) Table 4.1-Comparison of Chordates and Non-chordates Class Chondrichthyes (Scales; Eg Scoliodon, Pristis) Class Osteichthyes (Significance of air bladder; Scales Eg Hippocampus, Catla); Difference between chondrichthyes and osteichthyes) Class Amphibia (Respiration; Cloaca; eg : Salamandra , Rana) Class Reptilia (Epidermal scales, skin cast; examples) Class Aves(Adaptations; examples) Class Mammalia (Characteristics; Examples) |
Chapter 7 Structural organisation in Animals | Epithelial tissue (three types of Simple Epithelium,their location and function ; Tight junction, Adhering junction and Gap Junction) Connective tissue (Functions of Areolar; Adipose; tendons; ligaments) Muscle tissue (figure 7.7 Comparison of skeletal, smooth & cardiac muscle tissue) Neural tissue (Neuroglial cells-fiinction) Morphology (mouth parts) Anatomy( Alimentary canal of cockroach; Nervous system of Cockroach – Ommatidia; Mosaic vision) |
Chapter 9 Biomolecules | Primary and secondary metabolites (table 9.3 some secondary metabolites) Proteins (Table 9.5 proteins and their functions) Structure of proteins (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure, figure 9.4) Nature of Bond finking monomers in a polymer (peptide, glycosidic, phospho diester bond; Structure of DNA) Factors affecting enzyme activity (Temperature and pH; concentration of substrate) Classification and nomenclature of enzymes Co factors |
Chapter 16 Digestion and Absorption | Alimentary canal (Thecodont,Diphyodont,Heterodont: dental formula of man; layers in the wall of alimentary canal, figure 16.4) Digestion of food -(function of mucus and bicarbonate ions; inactive enzymes in pancreatic juice; functions of Goblet cells; succus entericus Disorders of Digestive system |
Chapter 17 Breathing and Exchange of Gases | Human Respiratory System (Pharynx,Glottis,Epiglottis, Pleura ; Steps in Respiration) Mechanism of breathing Respiratory volumes and Capacities (TV, RV) Transport of Oxygen 17.6 Disorders |
Chapter 18 Body Fluids and circulation | ABO grouping(Table 18.1 blood groups and donor compatibility) RH grouping (Erythroblastosis Foetalis) Coagulation of blood Human circulatory system(Pericardium,bicuspid valve, tricuspid valve, semilunar valves, SAnode, AV node, bundle of HIS, purkinje fibres 18. 3. 2 Cardiac cycle (systole, diastole, heart sounds) ECG (figure 18.3; waves in ECG,significance) Disorders of circulatory system |
Chapter 19 Excretory products and their elimination | Ammonotelic, uricotelic, ureotelic Human excretory system(structure of nephron) Urine formation Regulation of kidney function (Function of ADH & ANF ; Renin – Angiotensin mechanism ) Disorders of the excretory system (Uremia, Glomerulonephritis) |
Chapter 20 Locomotion and movement | Structure of contractile proteins Mechanism of muscle contraction (Stages of Cross bridge formation) Refer Fig: 20.4 Skeletal system (ribs) Joints Disorders (Arthritis,Osteoporosis,Gout) |
Chapter 21 Neural control and coordination | Neuron as structural and functional unit of neural system Transmission of impulses Fore Brain (Corpus callosum, hypothalamus and its functions) Midbrain (Corpora quadrigemina) Hind brain Reflex action and reflex ar, Parts of an eye, The Ear – structure |
Chapter 22 Chemical control and coordination | Hypothalamus(Function of GnRH, Somatostatin) The Pituitary gland (Functions of GH,TSH,FSH,Oxytocin, Vasopressin; Gigantism, acromegaly, dwarfism, diabetes insipidus)Pineal glandThyroid gland (Functions of Thyroid hormones)Parathyroid Adrenal gland (emergency hormones) Pancreas (Hormones and their function) Testis(Leydig cells,androgens) Ovary (Corpus luteum, progesterone, oestrogen) Hormones of heart, kidney and gastrointestinal tract (Atrial natriuretic factor, erythropoietin) |
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - ACCOUNTANCY WITH COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING
Name of Chapter | Focus Area |
Introduction to Accounting | Meaning of Accounting Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting information Objectives of Accounting Basic Terms in Accounting |
Theory Base of Accounting | Basic Accounting Concepts Business Entity Concept Money Measurement Concept Going Concern Concept Accounting Period Concept Dual Aspect Concept Matching concept Conservatism concept |
Recording of Transactions -I | Accounting Equation Rules of Debit and Credit Books of original Entry Journal Ledger Distinction between Journal and Ledger Posting from Journal |
Recording of Transactions -II | Special Journals Single Column Cash Book Double Column Cash Book Petty Cash Book Purchases Book Sales Book |
Bank Reconciliation Statement | Concept of Bank Reconciliation Statement Causes of differences between the cash book and the bank passbook balances |
Trial Balance and Rectification of Errors | Meaning of Trial Balance Objectives of Preparing the Trial Balance Preparation of Trial Balance – Balances Method |
Financial Statements -1 | Trading & Profit and Loss Account Relevant items in Trading and Profit and Loss Account Concept of Gross Profit and Net profit Balance Sheet Preparation of Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet (Simple problems) |
Financial Statements – II | Treatment of the following adjustments in the Preparation of Financial Statements Closing Stock Outstanding Expenses Prepaid Expenses Accrued Income Income received in advance Depreciation Preparation of trading and profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet with the above adjustments |
Computerised Accounting System | Concept of Computerised Accounting System Comparison between Manual and Computerised Accounting Advantages of Computerised Accounting System |
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Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - BUSINESS STUDIES
Name of Chapter | Focus Area |
Business, Trade and Commerce | Concept of Business Characteristics of Business Activities Classification of Business Activities Industry and its Categories Commerce Trade and Auxiliaries to Trade |
Forms of Business Organisation | Sole Proprietorship – Features, Merits and demerits Partnership – Features Partnership Deed and its Contents Cooperative Societies – Features Joint Stock Company – Features Public Company and Private Company |
Business Services | Commercial Banks and its Functions e-Banking Insurance – Principles Warehousing – Types |
Emerging Modes of Business | Concept of e-Business Difference between e-business and traditional business Concept of Outsourcing |
Social Responsibility of Business and Business Ethics | Concept of Social Responsibility Kinds of Social Responsibility Social Responsibility towards different Interest Groups Environmental Protection- Types of Pollution |
Formation of a Company | Functions of a Promoter Memorandum of Association and its Contents Articles of Association Differences between Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association Prospectus |
Sources of Business Finance | Sources of Finance Retained Earnings Issue of Shares – Equity shares – Preference Shares Debentures |
Internal Trade | Retail Trade Fixed Shop Retailers Large Retailers Departmental Stores and its Features Multiple shops – Merits and Limitations Super Markets – Features Vending machines |
Kerala Higher Secondary Plus one Focus Area - Computer Science
Chapter | Focus Area |
1. The Discipline of Computing | Evolution of Computing machines (Abacus, Difference engine, Analytical engine), Generations of computers |
2. Data Representation and Boolean Algebra | Number systems, Number conversions – Decimal to non decimal and reverse, Shortcut methods (avoid fractional conversion) Representation of integers (Sign & Magnitude, l’s and 2’s compliments) and characters (ASCII & Unicode), Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and logic gates, Simple circuit designing. |
3. Components of the Computer System | Processor, Ports, Memory (RAM only with measuring units), e-Waste and disposal methods, System software (OS, Language processors – compiler and interpreter), Free and open source software. |
4. Principles of Programming and Problem Solving | Phases in programming (Listing only), Debugging (Types of errors), Flowchart symbols, Development of algorithms and flowcharts to solve simple problems only (except looping). |
5. Introduction to C++ Programming | Tokens and classification with examples |
6. Data types and Operators | Fundamental data types, Variables, Operators and classifications, Type conversion, Various types of statements, Structure of C++ program. |
7. Control Statements | Decision making statements (if, if – else, if – else if, switch), Iteration statements (while, for, do – while) – syntax and working, (Nesting not required), Jump statements (break, continue). (No programming) |
8. Arrays | Declaration, Initialisation, Accessing elements, Operations (listing only with concept), Traversal operation with simple program. |
9. String Handling and I/O Functions | Array declaration for string and initialisation, Input/Output operations, Use of get(), getline(), put(), write() functions. (No programming) |
10. Functions | Modular programming and merits, Predefined functions (string, mathematical, character), User-defined functions (Syntax, Concept of arguments and return value). (No programming) |
11. Computer Networks | Advantages of network, Key terms (Bandwidth, noise, node), Communication devices (switch, router, gateway, bridge, modem), Network topologies, Identification of computers over network (MAC, IP) |
12. Internet and Mobile Computing | Services on Internet (Working procedure is not required), Cyber security (Computer virus, Trojan horse, hacking, phishing). |
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