Group 1 Prelims 2022 November, Question Paper Analysis | superprep
26·13%
Tier 2, Medium priority
4 subjects · 70 Qs · 35% · 6 – 11% of questions
Science & Technology
22·11%
Current Affairs
18·9%
Indian Economy
18·9%
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
12·6%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
2 subjects · 13 Qs · 7% · 2 – 5% of questions
Geography & Environment
9·5%
General English
4·2%
Tier 4, Negligible
2 subjects · 2 Qs · 1% · < 2% of questions
Indian Geography & Environment
1·1%
General Knowledge
1·1%
Chronological order of Chola rulers
Chronology of Freedom Movement Events
Chronology of events related to Periyar
District Mental Health Programme
E.V. Ramasamy and anti-toddy prohibition movement
Early anti-British resistance in Tamil Nadu (Tiruchirappalli Proclamation)
Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme objectives
Aptitude & Mental Ability
28 Qs · 14%
Algebra - HCF of PolynomialsAlphanumeric seriesArithmetic Operations and BODMASComparative prices / arithmetic reasoningCompound interestCompound interest with varying ratesGeometric progression common ratioHCF and LCMLetter-number coding and decodingLogical reasoning - statement based question
Indian History & Culture
26 Qs · 13%
Ancient Indian architecture; Amaravati StupaBahmani Sultanate; decline and Mahmud GawanBritish constitutional developments in IndiaBuddhism - doctrines and teachingsChronological order of historical events/personsColonial-era surveys and mapping history (Great Trigonometrical Survey of India)Delhi Sultanate - Ulama and administrationDelhi Sultanate/Mughal administration titles and officesDr. B.R. Ambedkar - Works and WritingsFreedom struggle - demand for Pakistan/separate Muslim state
Indian Polity & Constitution
26 Qs · 13%
Article 371 special provisions for statesAssertion and ReasoningAssertion and reason on human resources and national developmentBackward classes commissions and committeesCentral Universities (Amendment) Act, 2022 provisionsCitizenship Amendment Act 2019Citizenship in modern democratic stateCommittees and commissions on electoral/administrative reformsConstituent Assembly and framing of ConstitutionConstitutional amendments; inclusion of Puducherry
Science & Technology
22 Qs · 11%
Agriculture - fertilizers and their propertiesAtmospheric ozone measurement instrumentBiology - DNA replication enzymes (helicase)Biology - animal classification and ordersBiology - natural selection and adaptationBiology - seed germination and imbibitionBiotechnology - GM crops and related termsBlockchain technology basicsChemistry - acidity of phenols / electron-withdrawing groupsChemistry - composition of LPG
Current Affairs
18 Qs · 9%
Central government sanitation workers welfare scheme (NAMASTE)Commonwealth Games 2022 medal winners and sportsEnvironment - OECM biodiversity site in IndiaEnvironment - Ramsar sites in IndiaGovernment initiatives for MSME sectorGovernment schemes - Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)ISRO initiatives and programmes (URSC, ITTP, SPARK, YUVIKA)Infrastructure scheme - PM GatiShaktiInternational news / UK royal funeral protocol (Operation London Bridge)International organization - International Solar Alliance
Indian Economy
18 Qs · 9%
Abbreviations and Rural Development SchemesAgricultural reforms / revolutionsAgriculture in Tamil Nadu and role of rainfall, loans, and inputsAgriculture institutions and schemes (KVK, ATMA, NSDA, SAME)Climate policy / National Action Plan on Climate Change missionsCommittees and their recommendations (Nayak, Tarapore, Rajamannar, Arjun Sen Gupta)Early Planning in India - Planning Department 1944Economic welfare programmes for SCs and STsGST CouncilHuman Development Index (HDI) indicators
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
12 Qs · 6%
Match the following; tribes and Indian statesPoem meaning comprehensionSangam literature: Tinai and associated deitiesTamil literature - Bharathiyar's Panchali SabadhamTamil literature - nationalist poetsTamil vocabulary - match the followingThirukkural - truth-consciousness / ethicsThirukkural chapter and philosophical knowledgeThirukkural couplet interpretationThirukkural interpretation and verse identification
Geography & Environment
9 Qs · 5%
Acid RainClimate change - El Niño and global climate anomaliesCyclones and wind direction in Northern HemisphereDrought index - Palmer indexHuman geography; races and physical anthropologyIndian physical geography - coastal features and lagoonsIndian physiography - Thar Desert subdivisionsMineral Resources of the HimalayasWildlife conservation strategies; long-term conservation
General English
4 Qs · 2%
Assertion-reason type questionCritical thinking / reasoning statement interpretationStatement-based grammar/comprehension questionVocabulary/knowledge of literary and cultural organizations
Indian Geography & Environment
1 Qs · 1%
Indian Railways zones and headquarters
General Knowledge
1 Qs · 1%
Sports - Indian women Olympic medal winners chronology