TNPSC Group 2/2A
Group 2 2013 December Gt
Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Questions
200
Classified
200
Subjects
12
Topics covered
90
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1, High priority
2 subjects · 98 Qs · 49% · ≥ 12% of questions
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
73·37%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
25·13%
Tier 2, Medium priority
5 subjects · 73 Qs · 37% · 6 – 11% of questions
Unknown
20·10%
Science & Technology
19·10%
Indian History & Culture
12·6%
Current Affairs
11·6%
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
11·6%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
4 subjects · 28 Qs · 14% · 2 – 5% of questions
Indian Polity & Constitution
10·5%
Indian Economy
9·5%
Geography & Environment
6·3%
General English
3·2%
Tier 4, Negligible
1 subjects · 1 Qs · 1% · < 2% of questions
General Knowledge
1·1%
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
200 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
73 Qs · 37%Tamil alphabet order / word arrangement · 2Bhakti literature / Alvar poetry - who sent the bird as messengerClassical Tamil literature - Thēmbāvaṇi poem - number of sections (paḍalams)Classical Tamil literature - moral couplets from MudhumozhikanchiClassical Tamil phrase identificationDirect speech and reported speechFigures of speech - simile meaningGrammar - causative construction (piravinai)Grammar - classifying vinaiyeccham (adverbial participle)Grammar - compound nouns (panputthogai)
Aptitude & Mental Ability
25 Qs · 13%Figure series completion · 2LCM-based time and work/race problemMensuration - Area of circle percentage increaseMensuration; volume and number of cubesMixtures and alligation; concentration of solution after dilutionNumber operations - simplificationNumber series / missing numberNumber series / missing termPercentages; inverse percentage increasePie chart / circle graph data interpretation
Unknown
20 Qs · 10%Unknown · 20
Science & Technology
19 Qs · 10%Biology - insect respiration typesBiology; stages of mitosisBotany - angiosperms vs gymnospermsChemistry; copper conductivity and industrial useChemistry; oxidation states of nitrogenChemistry; redox reaction in acidified ferrous ammonium sulphate and dichromateComputer technology; 3D printing introduction yearCoordination chemistry - conjugate base of aquo complexHuman nutrition; protein deficiency diseasesHuman physiology; inhibition of gastric secretion
Indian History & Culture
12 Qs · 6%Backward class reservation and Mandal CommissionBharat Ratna awardees / personalitiesBritish rule in India: battles and treaties; matching historical figures with eventsCongress entry into councils and non-cooperationCultural centres and zonal headquartersEthnological diversity of India / racial typesEuropean trading companies and capture of GoaIndian National Congress sessions and presidents; first individual satyagraha movement contextIndian National Congress sessions; Alfred Webb and early Congress historyIndian nationalist press and publications; Bande Mataram
Current Affairs
11 Qs · 6%2013 Uttarakhand floods - affected placesAustralia Prime Minister in 2013Awards and honours; Saraswathi Samman 2012 winnerEnvironmental activism and social reformers; Medha Patkar and Narmada Bachao AndolanHuman Development Index - India rank in HDR 2000International organizations and abbreviations - CHOGMJustice Verma Committee recommendationsMiss World 2013Sports awards in India; Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna first recipientSummits held in 2013; international organisations and venues
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
11 Qs · 6%Freedom fighter N.M.R. Subbaraman - title/epithetJVP Committee and linguistic reorganisation of statesModern Tamil scholars and Tamil studies abroadSangam literature - thinai classification and war themesTamil Nadu historical acts and institutionsTamil Nadu temples and locationsTamil journals and literary movementTamil literary figures and religious conversionWorld Tamil Conferencesசீறாப்புராணம்; காண்டங்கள்
Indian Polity & Constitution
10 Qs · 5%73rd Constitutional Amendment; Panchayati Raj and Eleventh Schedule73rd Constitutional Amendment; Panchayati Raj provisions in Part IXAdministrative Tribunals under ConstitutionChief Justice of India - chronological orderConstitutional amendment on retirement age of High Court judgesFundamental Duties; legal status and enforceabilityHuman rights declarations and covenants - chronology/matchingNational Commission for Women establishment yearSources of Indian ConstitutionUnion Territory of Delhi - special status
Indian Economy
9 Qs · 5%Finance Commission - chairmanFive Year Plans; employment strategy and growth linkageGDP sector composition / sectoral orderHousing scheme - Rajiv Awas YojanaNational Food Security Act - year of gazette notificationNational income accounting - NNI componentsNational income indicators; saving rate as a percentage of GDPOperation Flood and dairy developmentPublic sector and industrial development; assertion-reason
Geography & Environment
6 Qs · 3%Geographical features and place matchingGeology; matching rock types with rock classesIndian vegetation; plant species distribution by altitudeOcean floor relief - Mid-Atlantic Ridge featuresPressure belts and latitudesWorld rivers and their outlets
General English
3 Qs · 2%Literature - authors and booksParalympic Games; disability sportsVocabulary; Tamil word meaning in English
General Knowledge
1 Qs · 1%Currencies and countries matching