TNPSC Group 4 & VAO
Group 4 2018 February 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
2 subjects · 107 Qs · 54% · ≥ 12% of questions
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
84·42%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
23·12%
Tier 2, Medium priority
4 subjects · 69 Qs · 35% · 6 – 11% of questions
Current Affairs
21·11%
Science & Technology
20·10%
Indian History & Culture
15·8%
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
13·7%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
3 subjects · 23 Qs · 12% · 2 – 5% of questions
Indian Economy
9·5%
Indian Polity & Constitution
8·4%
Geography & Environment
6·3%
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)
84 Qs · 42%யாப்பிலக்கணம் - மோனை · 2Bharathidasan and literary praise / author identificationBharathidasan's quote on language and poetryBharathiyar's prose poetry inspiration / literary influenceClassical Tamil ethics - source text identificationClassical Tamil poetry - identifying poet from verseClassical Tamil vocabulary / meaning of obsolete word in Sangam phraseClassical Tamil vocabulary meaning from NatrinaiEttuthokai classification / dramatic style in Sangam anthologyKumaraguruparar - language proficiency and literary biography
Aptitude & Mental Ability
23 Qs · 12%Ratio and proportion · 2Algebra - values and expressionsAlgebraic simplification using cube identityArithmetic progression and series expressionArithmetic simplification using BODMAS/order of operationsCompound interest / time for amount to tripleGCD LCM properties and coprime numbersGCD and LCM of numbersGCD and LCM relationshipGeometric progression - infinite series
Current Affairs
21 Qs · 11%Awards / urban development newsChess tournament winner 2017Government inaugurated institutions in 2017Government textile scheme; powerloom sector initiativeHealth initiative launched by Ministry of Health and ICMRIndian Air Force decommissioning of aircraftIndo-Israel agricultural project; floriculture centreIndo-Maldives joint military exerciseInternational food standards bodyInternational observances/theme of World Special Week 2017
Science & Technology
20 Qs · 10%Basic chemistry/vehicle fuel lubrication and combustionBiology - Embryology / PlacentaBiology - Nutrition modes / chemosynthetic bacteriaBotany - Algae and industrial usesBotany - Plant kingdom classificationChemical compounds and formulasCinema technology / film projector invention historyCosmology / Big Bang theory in literatureMatchstick compositionMathematics - Geometry / angles in circle
Indian History & Culture
15 Qs · 8%Ancient monument preservation by Bhopal BegumsFrench in India and Pondicherry transferMatch historical works with language/monument locations in Vijayanagara and Deccan historyMedieval Indian rulers and original namesMughal history; battles of Babur and date matchingPrakrit and Dravidian language relation inscriptionsQutb Minar construction by Qutb-ud-din AibakRigvedic period military science DhanuvedaSangam age social conditions in Tamil literatureShivaji coronation place
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
13 Qs · 7%Adichanallur archaeological remains / megalithic burial urns datingEstablishment of Tamil Nadu Electricity BoardMatch institutions and years in Tamil Nadu historyOldest cave temple in Tamil NaduPeriyar - biography and key statistics/events matchingShifting cultivation types in Indian statesSiddha medicine literature authorsSocial reform measures and related acts/programmesTamil revival and British-era literary appreciation (Queen Victoria and Tamil texts)கண்ணதாசன் படைப்புகள் / நாடகங்கள்
Indian Economy
9 Qs · 5%Agricultural productivity measurementClassical economics; free trade policyEconomics of education and SchultzEntrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP)Finance Commission and implementation dateNew Agricultural Price PolicyRural development and employment programmes chronologyScientific socialism and Karl MarxSupply in different time periods
Indian Polity & Constitution
8 Qs · 4%Constitution - Attorney General of IndiaFundamental Directive Principles of State Policy - Article 41Fundamental rights / Right to Education ActLegal Services Authority Act and Lok AdalatMatch articles with constitutional offices and bodiesNational flag code and flag etiquettePlanning Commission replaced by NITI AayogVice President of India - Constitutional article
Geography & Environment
6 Qs · 3%Earth rotation and seasonsGreenhouse gases and their sourcesMatch local winds with regionsMatch major floods with places and disastersWorld Forest Dayபறவைகள் சரணாலயங்கள்
General English
1 Qs · 1%Literary work and playwright identification