TNPSC Group 4 & VAO
Group 4 2018 February Ge
Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Questions
200
Classified
200
Subjects
9
Topics covered
78
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1, High priority
3 subjects · 139 Qs · 70% · ≥ 12% of questions
General English
93·47%
Current Affairs
23·12%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
23·12%
Tier 2, Medium priority
2 subjects · 33 Qs · 17% · 6 – 11% of questions
Science & Technology
20·10%
Indian History & Culture
13·7%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
4 subjects · 28 Qs · 14% · 2 – 5% of questions
Indian Economy
10·5%
Indian Polity & Constitution
8·4%
Geography & Environment
5·3%
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
5·3%
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
200 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
General English
93 Qs · 47%Poem identification by quoted line · 2Poets and writers - nationality · 2Literature - Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice - Character Dialogue · 2Literature - character-story matching · 2Vocabulary - antonyms · 2Abbreviation expansionAuthor birth date / literary factBritish poetry - poet identificationDrama - character/reference identificationDrama - quote and speaker identification
Current Affairs
23 Qs · 12%Book release by playwrights in 2017Chess tournament winner 2017Government institutions inaugurated in 2017Health initiative launched by Ministry of Health and ICMRIndian Air Force decommissioning of aircraft in 2017Indian sports persons - odd one outIndo-Israel agricultural project / floriculture centre in Tamil NaduIndo-Maldives joint military exercise EKUVERINInternational food standards body (Codex Alimentarius Commission)International observance/theme of World Special Week 2017
Aptitude & Mental Ability
23 Qs · 12%Algebraic identity/cubesArithmetic - simplification using order of operations and fractionsGCD and LCM of numbersGCD and LCM propertiesGCD and LCM relationshipGeometric progression - infinite series sumNumber properties - exponents and equation simplificationNumber series - geometric progression with decimalsNumber systems - geometric progressionProfit and loss - percentage calculation basis
Science & Technology
20 Qs · 10%Angular momentum and rotational motionBiology - algae and industrial usesBiology - embryology and extra-embryonic membranesBiology - nutrition modes and chemosynthetic organismsBiology - plant kingdom classificationBiology - respiratory quotient in anaerobic respirationBiology - vitamin deficiency diseasesBiology / animal evolution factsChemical formulae of common substancesChemistry - lubricants and combustion in engines
Indian History & Culture
13 Qs · 7%Battle of Panipat sequence and Mughal conquests (Babur)Delhi Sultanate / Qutb MinarDravidian language relationship evidence / inscriptionsFrench in India / Pondicherry historyGuerrilla warfareMaratha history / Shivaji coronation at RaigarhMedieval Indian rulers - Sher Shah SuriModern Indian History - Rani Lakshmibai/Gangadhar RaoModern Indian political thought - quote attributionMughal period monuments / Sanchi preservation
Indian Economy
10 Qs · 5%Agricultural price policyAgricultural productivity measurementClassical economics and free trade policyDevelopment vision / national development goalsEconomics of education / human capital theoryEntrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP)Finance Commission recommendations and implementation dateRural development programmes matchingScientific socialism / Karl MarxSupply in economics
Indian Polity & Constitution
8 Qs · 4%Article 41 - Directive Principles of State PolicyArticles related to Governor, Chief Minister, Legislative Council and Legislative AssemblyConstitution - Attorney General and Article 76Education rights - Right to Education Act implementation dateLegal Services Authorities Act / Lok AdalatNITI Aayog replacing Planning CommissionNational Flag Code / Flag etiquetteVice President - Article 63
Geography & Environment
5 Qs · 3%Earth rotation and seasons / Assertion-ReasonInternational days - World Forest DayLocal winds and their locationsMajor floods and associated placesShifting cultivation in India / regional names
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
5 Qs · 3%Chronology of institutions and acts in Tamil Nadu/AndhraMedieval Tamil Nadu - Dynasties and Palace ConstructionSiddha literature and authorsSocial welfare legislation and programmes in India/Tamil Nadu (match the following)Tamil Nadu Electricity Board establishment