COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION - IV
(GROUP – IV AND VAO)
TOPICS FOR OBJECTIVE TYPE
UNIT-I: GENERAL SCIENCE:
Physics:
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- 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 energyMagnetism,
- electricity and electronics
- Heat, light and sound.
- Elements and Compounds
- Acids, bases and salts
- Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides.
Botany
- Main Concepts of life science
- Classification of living organismNutrition and Dietetics
- Respiration.
- 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.
History
- Latest diary of events-national
- National symbols
- Profile of StatesEminent persons & places in the news
- Sports & games
- Books & authors
- Awards & honours’
- India and its neighbours.
- Problems in conduct of public elections
- Political parties and political system in India
- Public awareness & General administration
- Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility.
- Geographical landmarks
Economics
- Current socio-economic problems Science
- Latest inventions on science & technology
- Earth and Universe-Solar system
- Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climateWater resources --- rivers in India
- Soil, minerals & natural resources
- Forest & wildlife
- Agricultural pattern
- Transport including surface transport & communication
- Social geography
- population
- density and distribution of natural calamities
- Disaster Management.
- 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 dutiesFundamental 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
- VIIICorruption in public life
- Anti-corruption measures
- CVC, lok-adalats, Ombudsman, CAG
- Right to information
- Empowerment of womenConsumer 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 growthRural welfare oriented programmers
- Social sector problems
- population, education, health, employment, poverty
- Economic trends in Tamil Nadu.
UNIT-VII: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
- National renaissance
- The emergence of national leaders
- Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore
- Different modes of agitations
- Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others.
- 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 interestArea
- Volume
- Time and Work.
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Logical Reasoning
- Puzzles
- Dice
- Visual Reasoning
- Alphanumeric Reasoning
- Number Series
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