TNPSC Group-4 Exam Pattern:
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Time Duration |
| General Studies | 75 | |
| Aptitude Test | 25 | 3 hours |
| General English/ General Tamil | 100 | |
| Total | 200 |
GROUP-IV Examination (S.S.L.C. Standard) General Studies Topics for Objective Type
UNIT-I – General Sciences
This Group 4 TNPSC Syllabus consists of four parts as
| 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. |
The aspirant needs to follow all three sections as these are important for the examination point of view.
TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus – UNIT-II.-Current Events
This paper will contain five parts also as:
| History | Latest diary of events-national -National symbols-Profile of StatesEminent persons & places in news-Sports & games-Books & authors – Awards & honors’-India and its neighbors |
| Political Science | 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 | The latest invention in Science & technology |
| TNPSC Group 4 Exam Syllabus – UNIT-III Geography |
| In this the detail about the earth and universe like solar system 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. |
| TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus – UNIT-IV History And Culture Of India And Tamil Nadu |
| This includes the history and civilization of the Indus valley 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 color language custom-India-as secular state-Growth of rationalist Dravidian movement in TN-\ Political parties and populist schemes characteristic of Indian culture kind of study. |
| TNPSC Syllabus For Group 4 – UNIT-V Indian Polity | |
| Constitution of India | The 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 |
| TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus in 2019 – UNIT-VI Indian Economy | |
| Nature of the Indian economic system | 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 will fall under this category. |
UNIT-VII Aptitude & Mental Ability Tests
- Conversation of information to data collection, compilation and presentation of data, tables, graphs, diagrams, Analytical interpretation of data- simplification -percentage
- Highest Commn 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.
TNPSC Group 4 English Syllabus
| PART A:Grammer |
| Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B. |
| Choose the correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given |
| Choose the correct ‘Antonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given |
| Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix) |
| Fill in the blanks with suitable Article |
| Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition |
| Select the correct Question Tag |
| Select the correct Tense |
| Select the correct Voice |
| Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle) |
| Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object….) |
| Blanks with correct ‘Homophones’ |
| Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb) |
| Comprehension |
| Select the correct sentence |
| Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb) |
| Select the correct Plural forms |
| Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentense) |
| Identify the correct Degree. |
| Form a new word by blending the words. |
| Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun) |
| PART B: Literature: |
| Figures of speech observed in the Poems |
| Appreciation Questions from Poetry |
| Important lines from Poems |
| Questions on the Biography of Mahatma Gandhi – Jawaharlal Nehru – Subash Chandra Bose – Helen Keller Kalpana Chawala – Dr.Salim Ali – Rani of Jhansi – Nelson Mandela – Abraham Lincoln |
| Questions on Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice (Act IV Court Scene) – Julius Ceasar (Act III Scene 2) – Sonnet 116 |
| Questions from Oscar Wilde’s The Model Millionaire – The Selfish Giant etc |
| Dr.Karl Paulnack Music-The Hope Raiser |
| Comprehension Questions from the Motivational Essays |
| Comprehension Questions from the following description of Places Ahtushi Deshpande’s ‘To the land of snow’ – Manohar Devadoss – Yaanai Malai – Brihadeesvarar Temple |
| British English – American English |
| PART C: Authors and their Literary Works |
| Match the Poems with the Poets |
| Which Nationality the story belongs to? |
| Identify the Author with the short story |
| Whose Auto biography / Biography are this? |
| Which Nationality the Poet belongs to? |
| Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors |
| Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from |
| Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option |
| Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country |
| Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character |
| Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title |
| About the Poets |
| About the Dramatists |
| Mention the Poem in which these lines occur |
| Various works of the following Authors |
| What is the theme observed in the Literary works? |
| Famous Quotes – Who said this? |
| To Which period the Poets belong |
| Matching the Poets and Poems |
| Nature-centered literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation |