Kerala Beat Forest Officer - PSC Oriented Free Mock Test

Welcome to the free mock test by the GJR Institute for students preparing for the upcoming Kerala Beat Forest Officer PSC examination. This mock test consists of PYQs and syllabus-oriented model questions.

The questions follow the 50:50 rule, where half of the questions are from Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer previous question papers. The other half are the syllabus-oriented model questions.

Students can initiate this free Beat Forest Officer mock test by clicking the 'START EXAM' button. You do not need to register or sign in.

Yes, you can use the same mock exam and study materials to prepare for the upcoming Kerala Female Beat Forest Officer examination.

Yes, this mock test includes questions from the Beat Forest Officer special topics.

After completing the free mock test, you can download the previous questions (Beat Forest Officer), answers, and explanations in PDF format from this page.

Students can download the Special Topics questions, answers, and study materials from this page after completing the free mock test.

Students can expect questions from Forest, Wildlife, and Conservation of Forest, and the Information Technology Act 2000. I will share the detailed syllabus here.

Forest (6 Mark): Forests - definitions, role, benefits - direct and indirect. Forest types of India and Kerala. Forest biodiversity – Western Ghats – natural history and significance. State of the forests – global, Indian and Kerala scenario. Important events/dates related to forests and environment - themes and philosophy - National and international organizations in forestry. Climate change mitigation and forests

Wildlife (7 Mark): Wildlife – Definition and values of wildlife - Threats to wildlife. Wildlife trade, CITES and TRAFFIC. Wildlife conservation – insitu and exsitu measures, Protected areas in India and in Kerala – National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Community Reserves and Conservation Reserves. MAB and concept of Biosphere Reserves. Threatened and Endemic species of Western Ghats. IUCN redlist categories and criteria.

Conservation of Forest and wildlife (5 Mark): Important acts related to Indian forests – Indian Forest Act 1927- Reserved forest, Protected forest and village forest. Wildlife Protection Act 1972- Protected areas and Schedules. Forest Conservation Act 1980-Objectives. Important conservation projects – Tiger, Elephant, Gir Lion, Snowleopard, Great Indian Bustard, Crocodile breeding etc

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT.2000 ( 2 Mark) Section 43 Penalty and Compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc. Section 43A Compensation for failure to protect data. Section 65 Tampering with computer source documents. Section 66 Computer related offences Section 66B Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device. Section 66C Punishment for identity theft. Section 66D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resources Section 66E Punishment for violation of privacy. Section 66F Punishment for cyber terrorism. Section 67 Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form. Section 67A Punishment for publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form Section 67B Punishment for publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form Section 72 Penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy. Section 77B Offences with 3 years imprisonment to be bailable.

Reference

1. https://forest.kerala.gov.in/en/organisational-structure/
2. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-10/noti-435-25.pdf
3. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/shortlists
4. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-08/Beat%20Forest%20Officer_0.pdf