Vao 2014 June Gt, Question Paper Analysis | superprep
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%
Classical Tamil literature - anthology compiler
Classical Tamil literature - verse location
Classical Tamil literature - work author identification
Classical Tamil literature - work identification
Figurative language - simile meaning
Figures of speech - simile meaning
Grammar - 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