TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination–II
Tamilnadu Public Service Commission(TNPC) is going to conduct the Combined Civil Services Examination–II on 1st December 2013. The Examination will be conducted in two phase, Preliminary Examination followed by Written Examination. The details of the examination with sample questions is given below.
Preliminary Exam (Objective Exam)
| Subject | Questions | Duration | Marks |
| General Studies (Degree Standard) | 75 | 3 hours | 300 |
| Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Std.) | 25 | ||
| General Tamil / General English (S.S.L.C. Std.) | 100 | ||
| Total : 200 marks |
MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND ORAL TEST
| Subject | Duration | Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks |
| Part-A General Studies (Objective type) (Degree Standard) (125 items) + | 2 hours | 250 | 102 |
| Part-B Essay (Descriptive Type) (Degree Standard) | 1 hours | 50 | |
| Interview and Records | -- | 40 | |
| Total | 3 hours | 340 |
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Essay Writing
The questions on Essay in Part-B will be as follows.
a) Current issues at National level (One question has to be answered out of Two questions)
b) Current issues at State level (One question has to be answered out of Two questions) 15
(iii) In respect of questions on Essay in Descriptive type, candidates are allowed to answer the questions
either wholly in Tamil or wholly in English.
Few Sample Topics are like :
India 2020,
$ Vs Rupee,
Indian Economy,
Terorrism in India,
India against Coruption,
Information Technology
Major Festivals in India
White Revolution
New world of E-commerce
Employment in India
General Studies
Unit I General science :
Physics Universe‐General Scientific laws‐Scientific instruments‐Inventions and discoveries‐
National scientific laboratories‐Science glossary‐Mechanics and properties of matter‐Physical
quantities, standards and units‐Force, motion and energy‐electricity and Magnetism ‐Heat, light
and sound‐Atomic and nuclear physics.
Chemistry Elements and Compounds‐Acids, bases and salts‐Oxidation and reduction‐Chemistry
of ores and metals‐Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds‐Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides
Botany Main Concepts of life science‐The cell‐basic unit of life‐Classification of living organism‐‐
‐Nutrition and dietetics‐Respiration
Zoology Blood and blood circulation‐Endocrine system‐Reproductive system‐Genetics the
science of heredity‐Environment, ecology, health and hygiene, Bio‐ diversity and its
conservation‐Human diseases, prevention and remedies‐Communicable diseases and non‐
communicable diseases
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‐Latest historical events‐‐
India and its neighbors ‐ Appointments‐who is who?
Political Science Problems in conduct of public elections‐ Political parties and political system
in India‐ Public awareness & General administration ‐ Role of Voluntary organizations & Govt.,‐
Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility‐
Geography Geographical landmarks‐Policy on environment and ecology‐
Economics Current socio‐economic problems New economic policy & govt. sector
Science Latest inventions on science & technology Latest discoveries in Health Science Mass
media & communication
Unit III.Geography
Earth and Universe‐Solar system‐Atmosphere hydrosphere, lithosphere‐Monsoon, rainfall,
weather and climate‐Water resources ‐rivers in India‐Soil, minerals & natural resources‐
Natural vegetation‐Forest & wildlife‐Agricultural pattern, livestock & fisheries‐ Social geography
– population‐density and distribution‐Natural calamities – disaster management‐
Unit IV. History and culture of India
South Indian history‐Culture and Heritage of Tamil people‐‐Advent of European invasion‐Expansion and consolidation of British rule‐Effect of British rule on socio‐economic factors‐Social reforms and religious movements‐India since independence‐Characteristics of Indian culture‐42 Unity in diversity –race, colour, language, custom‐India‐as secular state‐Organizations for fine arts, dance, drama, music‐Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN‐Political parties and populist schemes‐ Prominent personalities in the various spheres – Arts, Science, literature and Philosophy – Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Pandit Ravishankar , M.S.Subbulakshmi,
Rukmani Arundel and J.Krishnamoorthy etc.
UNIT V. INDIAN POLICY
Constitution of India‐ Preamble to the constitution‐ Salient features of constitution‐ Union, State and territory ‐ Fundamental rights‐ Fundamental duties‐ Human rights charter‐ Union legislature – Parliament‐ State executive‐. State Legislature – assembly‐ Status of Jammu & Kashmir‐. Local government – panchayat raj – Tamil Nadu‐ Judiciary in India – Rule of law/Due process of law‐ Indian federalism – center – state relations‐ Emergency provisions‐ Elections ‐ Election Commission Union and State‐ Amendments to constitution‐ Schedules to constitution‐ Administrative reforms & tribunals‐ Corruption in public life‐ Anti‐corruption measures – Central Vigilance Commission, lok‐adalats, Ombudsman, Comptroller and Auditor General of India‐ Right to information ‐ Central and State Commission‐ Empowerment of women.
UNIT VI. INDIAN ECONOMY
Nature of Indian economy‐ Five‐year plan models‐an assessment‐Land reforms & agriculture‐
Application of science in agriculture‐Industrial growth‐Role of public sector & disinvestment‐
Development of infrastructure‐ National income Rural welfare oriented programmers ‐ Social
sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty‐ HRD – sustainable
economic growth‐ Economic trends in Tamil Nadu ‐ Energy Different sources and development‐
Finance Commission ‐ Planning Commission‐ National Development Council
UNIT VI. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Early uprising against British rule‐1857 Revolt‐ Indian National Congress‐Emergence of national
leaders‐Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Netaji‐Growth of militant movements ‐Communalism led to
partition‐Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle ‐ Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & Others‐Birth
of political parties /political system in India since independence
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 Decision making and problem solving‐Logical Reasoning‐
Puzzles‐Dice‐Visual Reasoning‐Alpha numeric Reasoning‐Number Series‐ Logical
Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences
Sample Questions
Ques: Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 20% are equal to a single discount of __
(a). 57.6% (b). 42.4% (c) 50% (d) 43.4 (e) none
Ans is 42.4%
Ques: The average of 13 papers is 40. The average of the first 7 papers is 42 and of the last seven papers is 35. Find the marks obtained in the 7th paper?
(a) 23 (b) 38 (c)19 (d) 33 (e) None of these
Ans is 19
Ques 3: Rajiv Sold an article for Rs 56/- which cost him Rs x. If he gained x% on his outlay, what was his cost ?
a) Rs 50 b) Rs 40 c) Rs 120 d) Rs 56
Ques 4: If a / b = 2 / 3 and b / c = 4 / 5, then (a + b) / (b + c) is equal to
a) 8 : 15 b) 20 : 27 c) 3: 4 d) 27 : 20
Ques 5 : The average age of Jai & Veeru is 20 years. The average age after 5 years will be
a) 25 years b) 20 years c) 20 years d) 30 years
Ques: In right angled isosceles triangle the three angles are?
(a) 90, 30, 60 (b) 90, 45, 45 (c) 60, 60, 60 (d) 80, 80, 20
Ques: In right angled triangle if 2 sides are 3 & 4 then length of hypotenuse is ?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 6.5 (d) 4
Ques: The sum of the two numbers is 45 & difference of 2 numbers is 675. Find the number ?
a) 20, 25 b) 15, 30 c) 10,35 d) 12,13
Ques: 3a + 6b + 9c = 24, 9a + 7b + 5c = 28, a + b + c= ?
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) cannot be determined
3) Series
like 5, 7, 10, 15, 22, __
(1) 30(2) 38 (3) 33 (4) 42 (5) 50
Ans is 33
33 as you can see the diff. b/w 2 successive no. is 2, 3, 5, 7 & so on...
Series: 6, 15, 33, 39 , ___
a) 137, b) 141, c) 143, d) 147
Series: 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ___
a) 47, b) 87, c) 75, d) 85
Important dates
Date of Notification 05.09.2013 -
Last date for submission of applications 04.10.2013 -
Last date for payment of Fee through Bank or Post Office 08.10.2013 -
Date of Preliminary Examination 01.12.2013 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
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