TNPSC Group 4 & VAO
Vao 2014 June Gt
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
84
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1, High priority
3 subjects · 126 Qs · 63% · ≥ 12% of questions
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
75·38%
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
26·13%
Indian History & Culture
25·13%
Tier 2, Medium priority
3 subjects · 50 Qs · 25% · 6 – 11% of questions
Aptitude & Mental Ability
22·11%
Science & Technology
16·8%
Indian Polity & Constitution
12·6%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
3 subjects · 23 Qs · 12% · 2 – 5% of questions
Geography & Environment
8·4%
Current Affairs
8·4%
Indian Economy
7·4%
Tier 4, Negligible
1 subjects · 1 Qs · 1% · < 2% of questions
General English
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)
75 Qs · 38%Literary works and authors matching · 3Tamil alphabet order · 2Tamil vocabulary matching - synonyms · 2Classical Tamil literature - anthology compilerClassical Tamil literature - verse locationClassical Tamil literature - work author identificationClassical Tamil literature - work identificationFigurative language - simile meaningFigures of speech - simile meaningGrammar - compound comparison (uvamai thogai)
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
26 Qs · 13%Civil registration administration in Tamil NaduGovernment land lease rulesHistorical Revenue Terms - Brahmadeyam/Inam land grantsHistory of Tamil printing and early Tamil publicationsIrrigation sources classificationLand Reforms - Ceiling on land holdingsRevenue Administration - Poramboke land classificationRevenue Administration - Village Accounts and Patta/Chitta recordsRevenue Administration - department renaming and restructuringRevenue Administration - land assignment authority
Indian History & Culture
25 Qs · 13%1857 revolt and British Governor-GeneralAncient Indian dynasties and rulersCommunal harmony and nationalist quotesFreedom Movement - Tilak and cultural revivalFreedom movement leaders and matchingFreedom struggle personalities and associations / INC leaders and titlesIndian National Congress – Moderates and assertion-reasonIndian freedom struggle chronology / Gandhian eraIndian national movement associations and leadersIndian national movement chronology / major events of 1920s-1940s
Aptitude & Mental Ability
22 Qs · 11%Unit conversion of area · 2Average – removed number from averageDice and cube facesFigure-based number identificationMean of first n natural numbersMensuration – volume of sphere inscribed in cylinderNumber operations with symbol substitutionNumber puzzle – distribution and percentage relationNumber series / divisibility and sum of natural numbersPercentage / data interpretation
Science & Technology
16 Qs · 8%Antibiotics / penicillinAstronomy / ALMA telescope locationAstronomy / Sun propertiesAstronomy – planetarium and nebula assertion-reasonAstronomy – planets and their characteristicsBiology – composition of haemoglobinBiology – malaria parasite infectious stageCell division – meiosisChemistry – carbon allotropes and related statementsChemistry – isotopes and isobars
Indian Polity & Constitution
12 Qs · 6%Article 370 – Jammu and Kashmir special statusEighth Schedule of the Constitution / number of languagesElection Commission of India / appointment of Election CommissionersElection Commission – status/equivalence of Chief Election CommissionerFundamental Rights / Right to Education (Article 21A)Fundamental Rights – matching articlesParliament / Money Bill procedure in Rajya SabhaParliamentary procedures – Zero HourPolitical theory / civil society and stateReservation in Panchayat elections – Constitutional Articles
Geography & Environment
8 Qs · 4%Agriculture – micro irrigation / water-saving techniqueEarth motions – cause of seasonsEnvironmental pollution – causes of pollutionForest ecosystems / tropical forestsOceanography – horizontal movement of seawaterPesticides / rodenticidesPhysical Geography - duration of a year / calendar periodsTamil Nadu rainfall
Current Affairs
8 Qs · 4%BRICS summit host countryDadasaheb Phalke Award – first cinematographer recipientDisaster Management Act and governanceMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - launch state questionMalaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappearanceNotable personalities – Swaraj PaulSahitya Akademi Awards 2013Solar power project – world’s largest 4000 MW project in India
Indian Economy
7 Qs · 4%Anti-inflation measures / monetary and fiscal policyBanking regulation – Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)Educational schemes – Saakshar Bharat, SSA, RMSA, IITFive Year Plans – objectives and matchingInflation / price level and purchasing powerPublic sector enterprisesStatistics / index numbers
General English
1 Qs · 1%Vocabulary meaning from Tamil classical text