Tips To Crack TNPSC VAO Exam

Will you please suggest some tips to crack the TNPSC VAO Exam ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Here I am suggesting few tips to crack the TNPSC VAO Exam which you are looking for.

Ancient, Medieval and Modern History along with History of South Indian kingdoms and the History of Tamil Nadu should be carefully studied.

General Science covering Physics, Chemistry and Biology with special reference to Botany, Zoology and Human Physiology.

Relentless pursuit with lots of perseverance in continuity is a must.

Keep yourself conversant with the current affairs.

read newspapers daily besides listening to your news channels.

Regarding Geography emphasize on economic geography.

Try to go through once again the textbooks on science & social science of the 9th and 10th standards, which will give the basic ideas.

TNPSC VAO Exam syllabus

This test is very different than those for banking jobs, jobs in railways, and jobs in Life Insurance Corporation of India. The general syllabus of the exam includes:

• General Science
General Science comprises of Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology. In previous years’ question papers, most questions in this section were asked from 6th and 7th grade textbooks. However, you might want to brush up on your general science upto your 10 grade.

• Current Events
History, Political Science, Geography, Economics, and Science comprise this section. You need to be well aware of Indian history as well as the history and culture of Tamil Nadu to be able to ace this section.

• Geography
Our solar system, disaster management, agricultural pattern, weather and climate, and soils and minerals form some of the important topics of this section. Again, most of the questions asked are very basic in nature. Nevertheless, you might have to brush up what you learnt in school.

• Indian Polity
Several questions are asked on the Indian political scene. Judiciary in India, Human Right charter, Corruption, Anti-corruption measures, and Fundamental Rights are some topics you would do well to concentrate on.


• Indian National Movement
You have to be well versed with the freedom struggle of India and important freedom fighters such as Mahatma Gandhi. Pay attention to the role of Tamil Nadu in our freedom struggle, including its various important leaders such as VOC, Periyar and the likes.
The above topics comprise the General Studies section of the TNPSC VAO exam. This section has 75 objective questions.
Aptitude and Mental Ability Tests
If you have been preparing for competitive exams like IBPS PO and CWE, you should be able to breeze through this section. Questions are basic in nature, with focus on averages, ratios, HCF, LCM etc. Number series and dice problems form a chunk of the reasoning questions in this section. This section has 20 questions in all.
Basics of Village Administration
Since you are applying for the post of a village administration officer, TNPSC has a section dedicated to it in its VAO exam. Some topics of note
for this section are:
• Grants of land for cattle or dairy farm
• Levy of rents
• Basic principles related to classification of lands
• Basic information about Revenue Recovery Act


General English
The English section has 80 questions in all. It tests your basic communication skills. You will find questions based on:
• Tenses
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Comprehension
• Error correction
• Plurals
• Degrees of Comparison