TNPSC Group 1
Group 1 Prelims 2024 July
Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Questions
199
Classified
199
Subjects
11
Topics covered
93
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1, High priority
4 subjects · 110 Qs · 55% · ≥ 12% of questions
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
29·15%
Indian History & Culture
28·14%
Indian Polity & Constitution
27·14%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
26·13%
Tier 2, Medium priority
5 subjects · 86 Qs · 43% · 6 – 11% of questions
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
20·10%
Current Affairs
19·10%
Science & Technology
18·9%
Indian Economy
17·9%
Geography & Environment
12·6%
Tier 4, Negligible
2 subjects · 3 Qs · 2% · < 2% of questions
General English
2·1%
General Knowledge
1·1%
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
199 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
29 Qs · 15%Ancient Tamil kings and royal titlesAshe murder case and revolutionary movementChief Minister's Girl Child Protection Scheme incentive amountChronology of historical events in Tamil Nadu historyFamily welfare and child health programme implementation approachFreedom fighters and social reformers; nicknames and associationsFreedom movement personalities and literary works in Tamil NaduHelpline numbers for citizen services and police safetyHousing schemes for urban poor and slum dwellersIndian National Movement - Muslim League/Pakistan demand and 1933 history
Indian History & Culture
28 Qs · 14%Akbar's administrative and religious reformsBhakti movement / Adi ShankaracharyaChronological order of historical eventsChronology of Akbar's conquestsChronology of historical institutions/eventsDakhni literature and Qutb Shahi patronageDelhi Sultanate administration titlesE.V. Ramasamy (Periyar) recognition / UNESCO-related titleEtymology of political terms / ParliamentFreedom movement leaders and organizations
Indian Polity & Constitution
27 Qs · 14%86th Constitutional Amendment Act and Right to EducationAssertion-Reason type questionsAssertion-reason format on Indian polityAttorney General of India - privileges and parliamentary rightsBasic Structure Doctrine / landmark constitutional casesChief Minister related constitutional articlesChronology of commissions and committees on federal/administrative reformsConstitutional amendments / Fundamental Rights (Article 15)Constitutional articles on Supreme CourtConstitutional matching/incorrect pairs (state legislature-related concepts)
Aptitude & Mental Ability
26 Qs · 13%Algebraic identity / simplificationArea of circle - change in radiusArithmetic progression (A.P.) propertiesChronological order / sequencingChronological order / sequencing of eventsCompound percentage changeDivisibility and remainders - greatest numberFamily arrangement and relationshipsFractions and Whole NumbersHCF with same remainder
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
20 Qs · 10%Classical Tamil verse fill in the blank · 2Classical Tamil literature - author identificationClassical Tamil literature - references in Sangam textsClassical Tamil poetry - Sangam literature identificationKambaramayanam - literary simile / character descriptionModern Tamil poetry - identify poet from versePathupattu - title identificationTamil authors and magazines matchingTamil literary genres in ChitrilakkiyamTamil literature - authors and novels
Current Affairs
19 Qs · 10%2024 Padma Shri awardees and notable personalitiesAnti-Corruption Measures / GovernanceAssertion and ReasonAssertion and Reason - international current affairsAwards and Honours / National AwardsImportant days and dates - global observancesNITI Aayog indices and rankingsNational Civil Service DayNational Youth Policy 2014Post-COVID Tamil Nadu economic growth rate
Science & Technology
18 Qs · 9%AYUSH systems - recent additionAbbreviations and full formsAgritech - Kisan Drones and digital agriculture applicationsAir pollution control equipment - electrostatic precipitatorAlternative energy sources and applicationsArtificial Intelligence terminology and matchingBotany / Plant EcologyChemistry - acid strength and dissociation constantChemistry - petroleum hydrocarbons / isomersConceptual learning
Indian Economy
17 Qs · 9%Agricultural marketing and mobile apps for farmers (Kisan Rath)Deficit financing and its effects on economyFinance Commission recommendations and fiscal deficit targetsFirst Five Year PlanFiscal policy, monetary policy, RBI functions, credit controlGST and indirect taxationGoods and Services Tax (GST) calculationGoods and Services Tax (GST) conceptsGovernment welfare schemes - maternal and neonatal mortality, institutional deliveryHuman Development Index components
Geography & Environment
12 Qs · 6%Archaeology and excavations - ArikameduDisasters and their characteristics matchingEutrophicationEutrophication and water pollutionIndian river basinsLaterite soil propertiesNorthwesterly winds and rainfall in eastern IndiaPaleontology fossil discovery in MeghalayaSolar Radiation / AlbedoTamil Nadu mineral resources and their districts
General English
2 Qs · 1%Unclassified passage-based questionVocabulary / Learning Methods
General Knowledge
1 Qs · 1%India and world geography/space-science matching