TNPSC Group 1
Group 1 Prelims 2021 January
Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Questions
200
Classified
200
Subjects
10
Topics covered
91
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1, High priority
4 subjects · 117 Qs · 59% · ≥ 12% of questions
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
36·18%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
28·14%
Indian Polity & Constitution
27·14%
Indian History & Culture
26·13%
Tier 2, Medium priority
4 subjects · 72 Qs · 36% · 6 – 11% of questions
Indian Economy
22·11%
Science & Technology
18·9%
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
16·8%
Geography & Environment
16·8%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
2 subjects · 11 Qs · 6% · 2 – 5% of questions
Current Affairs
8·4%
General English
3·2%
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
200 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
36 Qs · 18%Agriculture administration - AGRISNET information networkAnti-Hindi agitation 1965 - Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterArignar Anna political journalism and publicationsChief ministers associated with Periyar and social reform statementsCommunal reservation and Periyar movement historyCradle Baby Scheme objectivesDistrict-wise Human Development Index in Tamil NaduDravidian movement journals - Dravida PandithanFirst Madras State Self-Respect Conference - chairpersonFreedom fighter Chenbagaraman Pillai biographical facts
Aptitude & Mental Ability
28 Qs · 14%Simple interest and compound interest · 3Work and time · 2Coding and decodingDepreciationMatching sports with number of playersMensuration - volume of hemisphere; time and work using flow rateMensuration / volume of hemisphereNumber comparison and simplificationNumber pattern / sequence recognitionNumber pattern / series of cubes
Indian Polity & Constitution
27 Qs · 14%86th Amendment and Fundamental Duty added in 2002Abolition of untouchability in ConstitutionArticles relating to President and Prime Minister relationshipAttorney General of India: tenure and remunerationBackward Classes Commission (Kalelkar Commission)Council of Ministers tenure and pleasure of the PresidentCreation and composition of State Legislative CouncilDemocracy - deepening and expansion of democracy; assertion-reasonDirective Principles and their description by leadersDowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Indian History & Culture
26 Qs · 13%Ajivika school and Makkhali GosalaBhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt / Central Assembly bombingBhakti movement / Nayanmar saints / PoosalarBritish envoys and Mughal Court relationsBuddhist texts explaining Four Noble TruthsChristianity in South India; St. Thomas traditionChronology of Mughal eventsDelhi Sultanate land revenue system; IqtadariFreedom fighters and historical titles/epithetsGandhian movements / chronological order
Indian Economy
22 Qs · 11%Bank mergers / banking sector reformsBlack money and tax havensCOVID-19 economic crisis / relief measures / Abhijit Banerjee viewsCOVID-19 impact on economic sectorsCensus 2011 population trends and child sex/age compositionChild Development Index componentsConsumption function and psychological motivesDevelopment finance - World Bank assisted post-tsunami livelihood programme in Tamil NaduDirect taxes and central government revenuesEconomic efficiency concepts - static, dynamic, allocative and technical efficiency; ICOR
Science & Technology
18 Qs · 9%Biodiversity conceptBiology - Evolution; Darwinism and natural selectionCOVID-19 symptomsChemistry - common salt classificationChemistry - isotonesClassification of eukaryotic unicellular organismsCovid-19 virology and symptomsDendrothermal energy and biomassHaber process catalystKidney stones and chemical composition
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
16 Qs · 8%Author-book matching from Tamil literatureSangam literature / Perumpaanatrupadai / theme identificationTamil devotional literature: authorship of Anbu Sivam irandenbar arivilarTamil epic and music: significance of Tamil music in SilappathigaramTamil film appreciation and social themes in Pariyerum PerumalTamil literature award: Sahitya Akademi award-winning work by Melanmai PonnusamyTamil novel authorship: ManalveeduThirukkural couplet meaning: who is called a fool despite learningThirukkural meaning of rulers' three virtuesThirukkural: four qualities of a king
Geography & Environment
16 Qs · 8%Air pollution effects on plant metabolismClimate change impacts on riversEarthquake impactsEco-friendly agricultural practicesIndian heritage sites and statesIndian rivers and their origin statesIndian rivers north-south sequenceOzone depletion causesPopulation density conceptPopulation distribution indicators and density formula
Current Affairs
8 Qs · 4%Bank merger in India - January 2019 merger of public sector banksCOVID-19 myths and factsHigher education statistics - AISHE 2019 PhD output by stateInternational conference on road safetyRBI USD/INR swap and global economic trendsState award winners / Kalpana Chawla AwardSustainable Development Goals - Tamil Nadu ranking in NITI Aayog SDG India Index 2019Women achievers and awards/firsts
General English
3 Qs · 2%Book-author matchingClassical language definition / literary traditionPunjabi language relations with other languages