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FOR SPS-7A/7B
SYLLABUS
FOR STAFF CADRE DPE-2017
1. GUIDELINES…………………………………………………………………03
2. SECTION – A: COMPULSORY
2.1. DPE – A00: General Knowledge ………………………………………….04
3. SECTION – B: OPTIONAL
3.1. DPE – A11: Chemical Technology …...……………………………………05
3.2. DPE – A12: Civil Technology …………….……………………………….07
3.3. DPE – A13: Computer Technology ………………………………………..12
3.4. DPE – A14: Electrical Technology ………………………………………..14
3.5. DPE – A15: Electronics Technology ………………………………………18
3.6. DPE – A16: Instrumentation Technology ………………………………….20
3.7. DPE – A17: Mechanical Technology …………...…………………………27
3.8. DPE – A18: Metallurgy Technology ………………………………………30
3.9. DPE – A19: Mining ………………………………………………………..32
3.10. DPE – A20: Power Technology …………………………….…………….35
3.11. DPE – A21: Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Technology ……….….38
3.12. DPE – A22: Welding Technology …………………………………….….42
3.13. DPE – A23: Auto & Diesel Technology……………………………….….44
3.14. DPE – A24: Boiler Technology ……………………………………….….46
3.15. DPE – A25: Machine Shop (Mechanical) ……………………………...…47
3.16. DPE – A26: Mechanical (Drafting & Designing) …………………….…..48
3.17. DPE – A27: Auto & Farms Technology………………………….…….…49
3.18. DPE – A31: Biology ……………………………………………………...50
3.19. DPE – A32: Chemistry …………………………………………………...53
3.20. DPE – A33: Geology ………………………………………………….….57
3.21. DPE – A34: Mathematics ………………………………………………...59
3.22. DPE – A35: Physics ………………………………………………………62
3.23. DPE – A38: Nuclear Medicine & Imaging Technology ………………….65
3.24. DPE – A39: Medical Technology Radiotherapy …………………………66
3.25. DPE – A51: Medical Dispenser ……………………………………….….67
3.26. DPE – A52: Medical Health Physics ……………………………………..71
3.27. DPE – A53: Mechanical (Manufacturing) ………………………………..73
3.28. DPE – A54: Non-Destructive Testing …………………………………….75
3.29. DPE – A55: Drilling ………………………………………………………77
3.30. DPE – A56. WoodWork…………………………………………………..78
4. Appendix – I: Sample Question Sheet…………………………..….…79
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GUIDELINES
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DPE – A00 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Current Affairs
a. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
i. Purpose of creation
ii. Composition
iii. HQ Location
b. Neighboring Countries
c. Population Census-2017
d. Sports (Hockey/Football/ Cricket)
e. International events/personalities
f. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
i. Route information
2. Islamic Study
a. Basic concepts of Quran and Hadith
b. Basics of Khlaft-E-Rashida
3. Pakistan Study
a. Objective Resolution
b. Political History of Pakistan (1947-to date)
c. Federation of Pakistan
d. Geography of Pakistan
4. PAEC
a. History of PAEC
b. National Command Authority (NCA)
c. Strategic Plans Division (SPD)
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DPE- A11 Chemical Technology
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DPE- A11 Chemical Technology
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DEP-A12 CIVIL TECHNOLOGY
8. Water Supply
8.1 Qualities of drinking water. 12. Estimating and Costing
8.2 Hardness in water. 12.1 Earth work.
8.3 Measurement of hardness. 12.2 Calculation of Cement
8.4 Alkalinility and Acidity of MortorBricks.
water. 12.3 Cement and Sand in RCC.
8.5 Water purification and 12.4 Wood works.
Treatment.
8.6 Types of pipes for water 13. Surveying
distribution. 13.1 Types of Survey.
8.7 Pipe testing for water supply 13.2 Survey instruments Ranging
8.8 Types of pumps. Roads.
13.3 Chain.
13.4 Plain tabling.
9. Drains and Sewerage 13.5 Total Station.
9.1 Self cleansing velocity. 13.6 Theodolite.
9.2 Types of Sewers. 13.7 Level and Contours.
9.3 Pipes.
9.4 Man holes.
9.5 Size of sewers.
9.6 Septic tank.
10. Irrigation
10.1 Soil efflorescence.
10.2 Water logging.
10.3 Rabi Crop.
10.4 Kharif crop.
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DEP-A12 CIVIL TECHNOLOGY
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DEP-A12 CIVIL TECHNOLOGY
*OFFSET RI CTRL+ V
P G *PASTE CLIP
*PAN H CTRL+ W
Q T *OBJECT
*X CTRL+ F SNAP
R *OSNAP
*X ON/OFF TRACKING
S CTRL+ G ON/OFF
*STRETCH *GRID ON/ CTRL+ X
T OFF *CUT CLIP
*MTEXT CTRL+ J CTRL+ Y
U *HYPERLINK *REDO
*X CTRL+ K
V *HYPERLINK
*VIEW CTRL+ L
MANAGER *ORTHO
W ON/OFF
*WRITE CTRL+ M
BLOCK *HYPERLINK
X CTRL+ N
*EPLODE *NEW
Y CTRL+ O
*X *OPEN
Z CTRL+ P
*ZOOM *PLOT
CTRL+ Q
*EXIT
CTRL+ S
*SAVE
DRAWING
CTRL+ U
*POLAR ON/
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DPE – A13 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
9. SOLDERING CONSIDERATIONS
9.1 Printed circuit boards
9.2 Connectors and terminations
10. Basic METERS
10.1 Multimeters
10.2 Ammeters
10.3 Voltmeters
10.4 Ohmmeters
10.5 AC meters
10.6 DMMs
11. Logic gates.
11.1 AND, OR, XOR, NOT, NAND,
NOR, and XNOR.
11.2 Truth tables
11.3 Laws of Boolean algebra
11.4 Logic diagrams
11.5 combinational logic circuits
11.6 The Multiplexer,
Demultiplexer, Encoder, Decoder
11.7 Adders, subtractors,
comparators etc.
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DPE – A16 INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A16 INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A16 INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A16 INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
Basic Laws
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DPE - A17 Mechanical Technology
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DEP -A18: Metallurgy Technology
1. Theory of Welding and Forging 3.4. Bronzes
1.1. Welding terminologies 3.5. Copper nickel alloys
1.2. Welding abbreviations 3.6. Metallurgy of aluminum
1.3. Welding processes 3.7. Aluminum alloys
1.4. Types of welds 3.8. Metallurgy of chromium
1.5. Effect of elements on welding of 3.9. Metallurgy of nickel
steel 3.10. Powder metallurgy
1.6. Welding methods of carbon steel 4. Material Testing
1.7. Thermal stress set up during welding 4.1. Physical and mechanical properties
1.8. Residual stresses during welding of metals
1.9. Welding defects and their remedies 4.2. Importance of material testing in
1.10. Welding methods of stainless steels industry
1.11. Copper and copper alloys 4.3. Brinell hardness test
1.12. Aluminum and aluminum alloys 4.4. Rockwell hardness test
1.13. Soldering and brazing 4.5. Vicker hardness test
1.14. Mechanism of transfer of metals 4.6. Universal testing machine
1.15. Gas cutting of metals 4.7. Tensile test
2. Ferrous Metallurgy 4.8. Compression test
2.1. Introduction to metallurgy 4.9. Torsion test
2.2. Occurrence of iron ores 4.10. Dye reentrant testing
2.3. Treatment of iron ores 4.11. Radiographic test
2.4. Refractory metals 4.12. Magnetic particle inspection
2.5. Blast furnace 4.13. Ultrasonic testing
2.6. Cupola furnace 4.14. Eddy current inspection
2.7. Steel and its classification 5. Metallography and Heat Treatment
2.8. Open hearth furnace 5.1. Introduction to micro examination of
2.9. Electric arc furnace metals
2.10. Induction furnace 5.2. Specimen preparation
2.11. Steel castings 5.3. Metallurgical microscope
2.12. Mechanical deformation working 5.4. Metal structures
processes 5.5. Phase diagrams
3. Non Ferrous Metallurgy 5.6. Allotropy of iron
3.1. Metallurgy of copper 5.7. Iron-iron carbide equilibrium
3.2. Copper base alloys diagrams
3.3. Brasses 5.8. Heat treatment furnaces
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5.9. Heat treatment equipment
5.10. Heat treating operations
5.11. Case/surface hardening
5.12. Heat treatment of alloy steels
5.13. Heat treatment of non ferrous
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DPE – A19: Mining
1.31. Fault
1. Basic Definitions and Terminology
1.32. Fold
Related to Mining and Geology
1.33. Dip
1.1. Mine
1.34. Strike
1.2. Mining
1.35. Angle of Repose
1.3. Tunnel
1.36. UCS (Unconfined Compressive
1.4. Adit
Strength)
1.5. Drift
1.37. Tensile Strength
1.6. Cross Cut
1.38. Whole Circle Bearing
1.7. Chute
1.39. Reduced Bearing
1.8. Winze
1.40. Triangulation
1.9. Raise
1.41. Traversing
1.10. Shaft
1.42. Bench Mark
1.11. Incline
1.43. Reduced Level
1.12. Level
1.44. Contour Lines
1.13. Development
1.45. Properties of Contour
1.14. Exploitation
1.46. Topo Sheet
1.15. Prospecting
1.47. Depletion
1.16. Exploration
1.48. Lixiviant
1.17. Rock
1.49. Leach Liquor
1.18. Types of Rocks
1.50. Well Field
1.19. Mineral
1.51. Porosity
1.20. Ore
1.52. Permeability
1.21. Gangue
1.53. Hydraulic Gradient
1.22. Cut Off Grade
1.54. Recharge Rate
1.23. Alluvial Deposits
1.55. Bail Plug
1.24. Veins
1.56. Pore Volume
1.25. Bedded Deposits
1.57. Water Table
1.26. Massive Deposits
1.27. Disseminated Deposits 2. Prospecting
2.1. Definition and Types
1.28. RAR(Reasonably Assured
2.1.1. Radiometric Prospecting
Reserves)
2.1.2. Geochemical Prospecting
1.29. EAR (Expected Additional
2.1.3. Geophysical Prospecting
Reserves)
1.30. Joint
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DPE – A19: Mining
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DPE-A20: Power Technology
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DPE-A20: Power Technology
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DEP-A21 Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Technology
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DPE – A22 WELDING TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A22 WELDING TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A23 AUTO & DIESEL TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A23 AUTO & DIESEL TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A24: Boiler Technology
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DPE – A25 MACHINE SHOP (MECHANICAL) TECHNOLOGY
2.8 Tapers and angles 6.8 Tools wear and tool life
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DPE – A27 AUTO & FARMS TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A31 BIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A31 BIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY
10.1 Viruses
a. Microorganisms
b. Viruses, Size, Shape and
Characteristics
c. Structure of Viruses
d. Viruses living or Non-living
e. Viral Diseases
10.2 Bacteria
a. Kinds of Bacteria
b. Structure of Bacteria
c. Division of Bacteria on the Basis
of Nutrition
d. Respiration in Bacteria
e. Beneficial Bacteria ,Harmful
Bacteria
10.3 Cynobacteria
a. Cynobacteria
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DPE - A32: Chemistry
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DPE - A32: Chemistry
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DPE - A32: Chemistry
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DPE - A33: Geology
1.5. Weathering and its types 4.1.2. Attitude of strata (Dip &
2.8. Major rock forming minerals 5.3. Geographic grid reference (latitude,
longitude)
2.9. Definitions of mineral and
mineralogy 5.4. National Grid Reference (NGR)
6.3. Important host rocks for uranium 11. .Geographic Information System (GIS)
6.4. Major primary &secondary minerals 11.1. Concept of GIS its applications
6.5. Uranium occurrences in Pakistan 11.2. Data types / formats used in GIS
6.6. Radioactivity & its types (definitions) 11.3. Advantages and disadvantages of
GIS
7. Drilling
8. Mining
9. Remote Sensing
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DPE - A34 Mathematics
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DPE – A38 NUCLEAR MEDICINE & IMAGING
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DPE – A39 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RADIOTHERAPY
Section – I
1. Definition of drugs, nomenclature of Section -II
drugs, sources of drugs, dosage and
4 Basic Concepts of following Systems
preparation pharmacopoeias.
of Human Body
2. Incompatibilities.
3. Weights and measures (Metric and
4.1 Digestive System
Imperial Systems) with symbols and
4.2 Circulatory System
their conversions.
4.3 Respiratory System
4. Compounding and dispensing of
4.4 Nervous System
pharmaceutical preparations.
4.5 Excretory System
5. Calculations of percentage solution.
4.6 Reproductive System
6. Reading and writing of prescriptions,
4.7 Skeletal System
including knowledge of parts of
4.8 Lymphatic System
prescription, Latin names and signs of
every day use.
5 Record Keeping and Maintenance of
7. Basic knowledge of important
following Registers
commonly used drugs which will
include the following:-
5.1 Charting Temperature, pulse etc.
a) Classification.
5.2 Outdoor Register
b) Names of Official Drugs.
5.3 Abstract Register
c) Preparations, doses and routes
5.4 Poisons Register
of administration.
5.5 Expense Register
d) Important uses,
5.6 Medicolegal Register
contraindications, main toxic
5.7 Postmortem Register
effects.
8. Drug Act.
9. Medical Dental Ordinance.
10. Prohibition of Medical Practice
Ordinance.
11. Duties and responsibilities of
Dispenser.
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DPE – A51 MEDICAL DISPENSER TECHNOLOGY
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DPE – A51 MEDICAL DISPENSER TECHNOLOGY
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DPE-A52: Medical Health Physics
5. Radiation safety:
5.1 Non-ionizing radiation safety
5.2 UV light
5.3 Radiofrequency hazards
5.4 Laser safety
5.5 Medical device safety regulations
5.6 Vigilance
5.7 Hazard notifications
5.8 Competent authorities
5.9 Radiation protection
5.10 Shielding and patient dosimetry
5.11 Radiation protection
5.12 Staff and patient dosimetry
5.13 Shielding in diagnostic
radiology
5.14 Nuclear medicine and
radiotherapy
Risk and safety management.
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DPE – A53 MECHANICAL (MANUFACTURING)
1. Basics 3. Machining:
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DPE – A54 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
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DPE - A55: Drilling
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DPE – A56 WOODWORK TECHNOLOGY
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the question paper.
1. Please check that the question paper given to you contains 100 questions.
2. Please check that a one-page printed answer sheet has been provided to
you.
3. Do not bend, roll or fold the printed answer sheet.
4. You must write your name and put your signature in the spaces provided on
this page and also on the answer sheet.
5. You may do your rough work anywhere on the question paper. Do not use the
answer sheet for any rough work.
6. Put your pens down as soon as you hear “stop writing”, otherwise your paper
may be cancelled.
7. After the test is over, place your printed answer sheet inside the question
paper and return both the question paper and answer sheet to the
invigilator.
8. Mobile phones/tablets are strictly prohibited in the examination hall.
9. Programmable calculators are not allowed.
10. Anyone found using unfair means will be disqualified right away.
11. All questions carry negative marks so be careful when attempting a question.
12. Cooperate with invigilators.
13. For any question, raise your hand only.
Result will be declared by PAEC HQ, so for any query don’t disturb the
invigilators.
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