TNPSC Group 4 & VAO
Vao 2011 February Ge
Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Questions
185
Classified
185
Subjects
11
Topics covered
90
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1, High priority
2 subjects · 111 Qs · 60% · ≥ 12% of questions
General English
86·46%
Science & Technology
25·14%
Tier 2, Medium priority
2 subjects · 24 Qs · 13% · 6 – 11% of questions
Current Affairs
12·6%
Indian History & Culture
12·6%
Tier 3, Lower weightage
7 subjects · 50 Qs · 27% · 2 – 5% of questions
Indian Polity & Constitution
10·5%
Geography & Environment
10·5%
Indian Economy
9·5%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
8·4%
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
7·4%
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
3·2%
General Knowledge
3·2%
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
185 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
General English
86 Qs · 46%Prepositions · 5Articles · 5Antonyms · 5Homophones / commonly confused words · 5Synonyms · 5Voice (passive voice) · 4Reading comprehension - Factual detail · 4Question tags · 3Vocabulary - Match the following (word meanings) · 3Participle · 2
Science & Technology
25 Qs · 14%Animal locomotion / locomotory organsBiology - effects of ultraviolet raysBiology - vaccines (killed vaccines)Botany - classification of fruitsCell theory - scientists associatedChemical bonding and electronic configurationChemistry - alloys (bronze composition)Chemistry - gain of electrons and reductionFish scales - types of scales in mullet fishGeneral science matching - bromine, sulphur, gases, mineral water
Current Affairs
12 Qs · 6%India's civil nuclear agreementsIndian women achievers in spaceInternational organisations - WTO headquartersWomen in business - rankings and personalitiesWorld Women's Conference 1995 - Beijing ConferenceAwards and honors - Oscar winnersAwards and honors - Padma Bhushan recipientsBiblical geography / JerusalemConferences and meetings - Commonwealth Speakers ConferenceGeneral knowledge - first literate district in India
Indian History & Culture
12 Qs · 6%Buddhism - division during Kanishka periodDelhi Sultanate - First Battle of Tarain and dateDelhi Sultanate - Qutb Minar constructionEuropean settlements in Tamil Nadu - Danish factoryFreedom struggle - Garibi Hatao sloganGupta period art and architecture - Ajanta cavesIndian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj)Khilafat movementModern Indian history - first railway line in IndiaNational movement - Non-Cooperation Movement
Indian Polity & Constitution
10 Qs · 5%42nd Constitutional Amendment Act - year enactedAppointment of District JudgesElection Commission of India - compositionFirst President of IndiaGovernor of a State - constitutional qualificationsPlanning Commission of India and its establishment yearPresidents of IndiaRajya Sabha - tenure of membersSocial legislation - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961Type of government in India
Geography & Environment
10 Qs · 5%Coastal landforms - surfEarth's axis inclination / tiltIndian cities and industrial nicknamesIndian industrial geography - jute mills on Hooghly riverIndian monsoon - Bay of Bengal branch and Northeast Himalayas rainfallIndian states - area rank of Tamil NaduSoil types in India / black cotton soil distributionTamil Nadu national parks and wildlife sanctuariesTamil Nadu rivers - river flowing through multiple districtsWorld physical geography - Andes mountain range
Indian Economy
9 Qs · 5%Banking - stale chequeCensus and population statistics - Census DayDairy development / Operation FloodEmployment schemes - MGNREGA launch yearFive-Year Plans - 11th Five-Year Plan periodFive-Year Plans of India - anniversary-based identificationReserve Bank of India - banker and agent of Government of IndiaSimple interestState-wise per capita income
Aptitude & Mental Ability
8 Qs · 4%Algebra - sum and difference of two numbersCube rootGCD / HCFLinear equations - solving for yMensuration - circumference of a circleMensuration - volume of coneQuadratic equations - finding rootsStatistics - mode
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
7 Qs · 4%Districts of Tamil NaduPandya kings - Kadungon and fall of Kalabhra rulePolice administration - first woman DGP in Tamil NaduReligious reform movements - Samarasa Sutta Sanmarga SangamRural local government structure in Tamil NaduSangam/Medieval Tamil kings and epithetsVellore Sepoy Mutiny (1806)
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
3 Qs · 2%Tamil literary appellations / epithetsTamil literature - meaning of title/text nameTamil magazines / literary periodicals
General Knowledge
3 Qs · 2%International symbols - UN flag emblemMatch the following - personalities and factsSurveying and drawing instruments - pantograph