TNPSC Group IV Exam Details

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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group IV exam eligibility is as given below:

Group IV
Eligibility
The applicant Must have passed S.S.L.C Public Examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies (or) to College Courses of studies.

Candidates should have passed the “Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation” awarded by the Technical Education Department.

Syllabus;

General Knowledge:

General knowledge section consists of following topics:
General Science
India’s History
India’s Geography
Economics & Commerce
Indian Politics
National Movement of India
Current Events

General English:

General English syllabus usually covers the following areas-
Match words and Phrases
‘Synonyms’ & ‘Antonyms’
Prefix, Suffix
Fill in the blanks with suitable Article/ Preposition.
Question Tag
Tense and Voice
Fill in the blanks (infinitive, Gerund, participle)
Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object)
Change: Verb into Noun, Noun into Verb, Adjective into Adverb)
‘Homophones’
Find Error (Articles, prepositions, Noun Verb Adjective, Adverb)
Comprehension
Find out the odd Words, (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb)
Select the Correct Plural Forms
Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentence)
Identify the correct Degree.

UNIT-I GENERAL SCIENCE :
Physics: Nature of Universe-General Scientific laws-Inventions and
discoveries-National scientific laboratories-Mechanics and properties of
matter-Physical quantities, standards and units-Force, motion and energy-
Magnetism, electricity and electronics -Heat, light and sound
Chemistry-Elements and Compounds-Acids, bases and salts-Fertilizers,
pesticides, insecticides
Botany-Main Concepts of life science-Classification of living organism-
Nutrition and dietetics-Respiration
Zoology-Blood and blood circulation-Reproductive system-Environment,
ecology, health and hygiene-Human diseases including communicable and
non – communicable diseases - prevention and remedies-Animals, plants
and human life

UNIT-II. CURRENT EVENTS
History-Latest diary of events-national -National symbols-Profile of States-
Eminent persons & places in news-Sports & games-Books & authors -
Awards & honors’-India and its neighbors
Political Science-1. Problems in conduct of public elections-2. Political
parties and political system in India-3. Public awareness & General
administration-4. Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility
Geography--Geographical landmarks-
Economics-- Current socio-economic problems
Science-Latest inventions on science & technology

UNIT- III. GEOGRAPHY
Earth and Universe-Solar system-Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate-
Water resources --- rivers in India-Soil, minerals & natural resources-Forest
& wildlife-Agricultural pattern-Transport including surface transport &
communication-Social geography – population-density and distribution-
Natural calamities – Disaster Management.

UNIT - IV. HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA AND TAMIL NADU -
Indus valley civilization-Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas-Age
of Vijayanagaram and the bahmanis-South Indian history-Culture and
Heritage of Tamil people-India since independence-Characteristics of Indian
culture-Unity in diversity –race, colour, language, custom-India-as secular
state-Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN-Political parties and
populist schemes

UNIT-V. INDIAN POLITY
Constitution of India--Preamble to the constitution- Salient features of
constitution- Union, state and territory- Citizenship-rights amend duties-
Fundamental rights- Fundamental duties- Human rights charter- Union
legislature – Parliament- State executive- State Legislature – assembly- Local
government – panchayat raj – Tamil Nadu- Judiciary in India – Rule of
law/Due process of law-Elections- Official language and Schedule-VIII- Corruption in public life- Anti-corruption measures –CVC, lok-adalats,
Ombudsman, CAG - Right to information- Empowerment of women-
Consumer protection forms

UNIT-VI. INDIAN ECONOMY
Nature of Indian economy- Five-year plan models-an assessment-Land
reforms & agriculture-Application of science in agriculture-Industrial growth-
Rural welfare oriented programmers-Social sector problems – population,
education, health, employment, poverty-Economic trends in Tamil Nadu

UNIT-VI. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
National renaissance-Emergence of national leaders-Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore-
Different modes of agitations-Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji,
VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others-

UNIT-VII. APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
Conversion of information to data-Collection, compilation and presentation of
data - Tables, graphs, diagrams -Analytical interpretation of data -
Simplification-Percentage-Highest Common Factor (HCF)-Lowest Common
Multiple (LCM)-Ratio and Proportion-Simple interest-Compound interest-
Area-Volume-Time and Work-Logical Reasoning-Puzzles-Dice-Visual
Reasoning-Alpha numeric Reasoning-Number Series.


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