Maharashtra SSC Civil Defence & Road Safety Grade study materials
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Maharashtra SSC Civil Defence & Road Safety Grade study plan

Maharashtra SSC Civil Defence & Road Safety Grade · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Civil Defence Organization and Structure & Civil Defence Duties and Responsibilities

  • Map the civil defence chain of command from national level down to local warden post, and draw it as a labelled diagram

  • List at least eight roles within a civil defence unit (controller, warden, rescue, first aid, fire, communications) and state one core duty for each

  • Distinguish civil defence functions from police, fire brigade and NDRF functions in at least five scenarios

  • Explain the legal and administrative basis for civil defence in Maharashtra in your own words

Your checkpoint

A one-page hand-drawn organisation chart plus a table of eight roles with duties, self-checked against notes

Week 2

Civil Defence Duties and Responsibilities & Civil Defence Organization and Structure

  • Describe the sequence of actions a warden takes on receiving an air-raid or disaster warning, from alert to all-clear

  • Write out the duties of a civil defence volunteer during evacuation, shelter management and post-incident reporting

  • Identify five situations where a volunteer must hand over to a specialist agency and justify each

  • Practise a two-minute verbal briefing explaining your role to a simulated resident

Your checkpoint

A written duty checklist for one assigned role covering pre-warning, during and after an incident, with at least 12 numbered steps

Week 3

First Aid and Emergency Medical Response

  • Demonstrate correct scene-safety and primary assessment sequence (DRABC or equivalent taught in the syllabus) on a practice volunteer

  • Perform bandaging and splinting for fracture, bleeding and burn cases using household materials

  • Explain the recovery position, CPR compression depth and rate, and when to stop CPR

  • List contents of a basic first aid kit and state the use of each item

  • Describe how to recognise and respond to shock, heat stroke and snakebite before transport

Your checkpoint

A practical log of five first aid skills performed correctly, signed off by a peer observer with date and notes

Week 4

First Aid and Emergency Medical Response & Disaster Management and Emergency Response

  • Classify disasters into natural and man-made types with two Maharashtra-relevant examples of each

  • Outline the disaster management cycle and place civil defence actions in each phase

  • Describe the incident command approach and your reporting line during a multi-agency response

  • Explain how to set up and run a relief camp shelter for 50 people, including registration and sanitation

Your checkpoint

A timed 30-question self-test on first aid and disaster management, scored and error-logged with corrections

Week 5

Road Safety Rules and Traffic Signs

  • Identify every mandatory road sign category (mandatory, cautionary, informatory) and name at least 20 signs from memory

  • Interpret road markings, lane discipline and right-of-way rules at uncontrolled and signalised junctions

  • State the legal duties of a driver after a road accident, including reporting and non-fleeing obligations

  • Explain helmet, seatbelt and child restraint rules and the penalties for violation

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn flashcard set of 30 road signs and markings with correct meanings, all recalled correctly in a shuffled self-test

Week 6

Fire Safety and Firefighting Basics & Road Accident Prevention and Emergency Care

  • Describe the fire triangle, classes of fire and the correct extinguisher type for each class

  • Demonstrate the PASS technique sequence and state when not to attempt to fight a fire

  • Explain how to rescue and triage casualties at a road accident site while keeping traffic safe

  • Describe the golden-hour concept and how to communicate location and casualty status to emergency services

  • List common causes of two-wheeler and pedestrian accidents and one preventive measure for each

Your checkpoint

A written accident-scene action plan covering fire risk, casualty triage and emergency call content, reviewed against the syllabus checklist

Week 7

Community Awareness and Public Education & Road Accident Prevention and Emergency Care

  • Design a 20-minute road safety talk for a school or village audience with three key messages

  • Prepare simple IEC material (poster or pamphlet text) on one civil defence or road safety theme in Marathi or English

  • Plan a mock drill: assign roles, timeline and safety checks for a road accident and fire scenario

  • Explain how to recruit and retain community volunteers and how to report awareness activity upward

Your checkpoint

A complete awareness session pack: talk outline, poster text and drill plan with role assignments

Week 8

Civil Defence Organization and Structure & Civil Defence Duties and Responsibilities & First Aid and Emergency Medical Response & Fire Safety and Firefighting Basics & Disaster Management and Emergency Response & Road Safety Rules and Traffic Signs & Road Accident Prevention and Emergency Care & Community Awareness and Public Education

  • Revise all eight domains using condensed one-page notes per domain

  • Complete two full-length mock papers under timed conditions and score above 70 percent on both

  • Re-teach the three weakest topics aloud to confirm understanding

  • Finalise a personal exam-day checklist covering documents, timing and question strategy

Your checkpoint

Two scored mock papers with an error log showing every mistake corrected and the weak topics re-taught

Milestones

Week 2: Can draw the civil defence chain of command unaided and state duties of at least eight roles without notes

Week 4: First aid practical log complete with five skills signed off, and mock self-test scored at least 60 percent

Week 6: Can name 25 or more road signs correctly and explain the correct extinguisher for each fire class

Week 8: Both full mock papers scored above 70 percent with a written error log for every incorrect answer