TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus
TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) will release the notification for the Group 4 posts namely Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Junior Assistant, Bill Collector Grade-I, Typist, Surveyor, etc in September. Before applying for recruitment, you must go through the complete topic-wise group 4 syllabus in detail. This post has compiled the TNPSC Group 4 official syllabus that will guide you on how to study for the upcoming examination.TNPSC
4 (Group-IV) for direct recruitment of candidates in the following services in the state of Tamil Nadu:
- Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service
- Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service
- Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service
- Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat Service
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TNPSC Group 4 Written Exam Pattern
| Paper | Subject | Questions | Duration | Maximum Marks | Min. Qualifying Marks for Selection (All Communities) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper – I | General Studies | 75 | 3 Hours | 300 | 90 |
| Aptitude Test | 25 | ||||
| Paper-II | General Tamil/ English | 100 |
- Candidates can choose either General Tamil or General English for answering the last 100 items apart from answering the first 100 items on General Studies and Aptitude
- The questions on General Studies will be set both in English and Tamil and the questions on General Tamil/ General English will be set in the respective
- The TNPSC Group 4 Prelims Exam will be conducted in offline mode.
- After conducting the exam successfully, the TNPSC Answer Key is released. It gives the candidates to tally their answers and thereby raise objections if any.
- There is no negative marking in the TNPSC Group 4 exam.
- Two types of question papers will be set.
Type- 1:-: General Studies (75 items) + Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (25 items) and General
English (100 items).
Type-2:-: General Studies (75 items) + Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (25 items) and General
Tamil (100 items)
TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For General Studies
The General studies will comprise of 5 topics namely General Science, Current Events, Geography, History and culture, Indian polity, Indian Economy, and Indian National Movement. The detailed topic wise syllabus is given below:
1. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For General Science
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| Physics | Nature of Universe |
| General Scientific laws | |
| Inventions and discoveries | |
| Mechanics and Properties of Matter | |
| National scientific laboratories | |
| 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 |
| Nutrition and dietetics | |
| Respiration | |
| Classification of a living organism | |
| Zoology | Reproductive system |
| Blood and blood circulation | |
| health and hygiene | |
| Environment, ecology | |
| Human diseases including communicable and non – communicable diseases- prevention and remedies | |
| plants and human life |
2. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For Current Events
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| History | Latest diary of events-national |
| National symbols | |
| Profile of States | |
| Sports & games | |
| Eminent persons & places in the news | |
| Awards & honours | |
| Books & authors | |
| India and its neighbors | |
| Political Science | Problems in conduct of public elections |
| Public awareness & General administration | |
| Political parties and political system in India | |
| Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility | |
| Geography | Geographical landmarks |
| Economics | Current socio-economic problems |
| Science | Latest inventions on science & technology |
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3. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For Geography
- Earth and Universe
- Solar system
- Water resources
- Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate
- Rivers in India
- Social geography- population, density and distribution
- Soil, minerals & natural resources
- Forest & wildlife
- Agricultural pattern
- Transport including surface transport & communication
- Natural calamities – Disaster Management.
4. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For History and Culture of India And Tamil Nadu
- Indus valley civilization
- Guptas,
- Delhi Sultans,
- Mughals and Marathas
- India since independence
- Characteristics of Indian culture
- Age of Vijayanagaram and the brahmans
- South Indian history
- Culture and Heritage of Tamil people
- Unity in diversity –race, colour, language, custom
- Political parties and populist schemes
- India-as secular state
- Growth of rationalist,
- Dravidian movement in TN
5. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For Indian Polity
- Constitution of India
- The preamble to the constitution
- Salient features of the constitution
- Citizenship-rights, amendment, duties
- Union, state and territory
- Fundamental rights
- Fundamental duties
- Human rights charter
- Union legislature
- State executive and State Legislature assembly
- Parliament
- 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
6. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For Indian Economy
- Nature of the Indian economy
- Five-year plan models and 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
7. TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For Indian National Movement
- National renaissance
- Emergence of national leaders- Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore
- Different modes of agitations
- Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle
- Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others
TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For Aptitude Test
- Conversion of information to data
- Collection, compilation and presentation of data
- Tables, graphs, diagrams
- Analytical interpretation of data
- Percentage
- Simplification
- Highest Common Factor (HCF) and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
- Simple interest and Compound interest
- Ratio and Proportion
- Time and Work
- Area and Volume
- Logical Reasoning- Puzzles, Dice, Alphanumeric, Number Series.
- Visual Reasoning
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TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus For General English
The General English Syllabus will comprise of 3 parts as mentioned below. For detailed sub-topics of the following topics, download the syllabus PDF provided at the end.
| PART | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| PART A Grammar |
1. Match the following words and Phrases 2. Synonyms 3. Antonyms 4. Prefix, Suffix 5. Article 6. Preposition 7. Question Tag 8. Tense 9. Voice 10. Infinitive, Gerund, Participle 11. Subject, Verb, 12. Error 13. Comprehension 14. Odd Words 15. Plural forms 16. Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences 17. Degree of comparison 18. compound words |
| Part B Literature |
1. .Figures of speech observed in the given Poems 2. Appreciation Questions from Poetry 3. Important lines from Poems. 4. Questions on the Biography of personalities 5. Questions on Shakespeare’s novels 6. Questions from Oscar Wilde’s books 7. Dr.Karl Paulnack Music-The Hope Raiser 8. Comprehension Questions from Motivational Essays 9. Comprehension Questions from the description of Places 10.British English – American English |
| Part C Authors and their Literary Works |
1. Match the Poems with the Poets 2. Which Nationality does the story belong to? 3. Identify the Author with the short story 4. Whose Autobiography / Biography is this? 5. Which Nationality does Poet belong to? 6. Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors 7. Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice 8. .Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option 9. Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country 10. Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character 11. Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title 12. About the Poets 13. About the Dramatists 14. Mention the Poem in which these lines occur 15. Various works of the given Authors 16. What is the theme observed in the Literary works? 17. Famous Quotes – Who said this? 18. To Which period the Poets belong 19. Matching the Poets and Poems 20.Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation |
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