Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Most-tested subject
23%
Aptitude took 45 of 200 questions on this paper.
Questions
200
Classified
200
Subjects
10
Topics covered
77
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1 — High priority
4 subjects · 138 Qs · 69% · ≥ 12% of questions
Aptitude & Mental Ability
45·23%
Science & Technology
38·19%
Indian History & Culture
30·15%
Indian Polity & Constitution
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
200 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
Aptitude & Mental Ability
45 Qs · 23%
Algebraic identity for reciprocal sum from x+y and xyAlgebraic simplification using given relationAlgebraic simplification using squares and differences
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25·13%
Tier 2 — Medium priority
3 subjects · 55 Qs · 28% · 6 – 11% of questions
Current Affairs
21·11%
Indian Economy
19·10%
Geography & Environment
15·8%
Tier 3 — Lower weightage
1 subjects · 4 Qs · 2% · 2 – 5% of questions
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
4·2%
Tier 4 — Negligible
2 subjects · 3 Qs · 2% · < 2% of questions
Indian Geography & Environment
2·1%
General Knowledge
1·1%
Arithmetic mean of five numbers
Averages: finding excluded observation
Comparison of numbers/percentages and decimals
Compound Interest
Cube and dice - opposite faces
Data interpretation using pie chart / percentage calculation
Data interpretation: income-expenditure ratio from graph
Science & Technology
38 Qs · 19%
Basic biology; diseases caused by pathogens/arbovirusesBiology - Blue Green Algae (cyanobacteria) factsBiology - effects of alcohol on embryo/fetusBiology - respiratory pigments and their coloursBotany - parasitic plants (Cuscuta)Botany - plant classification (pteridophyte groups)Cell biology - chromosome structure (chromonema, coil types)Chemistry - acidity strength of carboxylic acidsChemistry - conductance and equivalent conductanceChemistry - electrochemistry cell potential
Indian History & Culture
30 Qs · 15%
Ashokan inscriptions and epigraphical identificationBengal Renaissance literature / Dinabandhu Mitra and Nil DarpanBritish India administration and imperial policy toward Indian princesChinese pilgrim Yuan Chwang visit to KanchiCivil Disobedience Movement and First Round Table ConferenceEarly Indian rebellion/sepoy unrest and causes of military discontentFreedom struggle newspapers and journals match-the-followingGovernment of India Act 1935 and dyarchy/provincial autonomyHome Rule Movement and Annie BesantIndian National Army operations in Burma campaign
Indian Polity & Constitution
25 Qs · 13%
73rd Constitutional Amendment and Panchayati RajAdministrative Tribunals Act and tribunal systemAnti-corruption institutions - Central Vigilance Commission originAnti-corruption institutions; CVC, Lokpal, SPE, CBIAttorney-General of India - appointment, qualifications, removalChief Justice of IndiaComptroller and Auditor General of India - powers and conditions of serviceConstituent Assembly chronology and constitution-making timelineConstitutional bodies - Comptroller and Auditor General appointmentConstitutional provisions on Parliament and President
Current Affairs
21 Qs · 11%
Awards and their fieldsBooks and authorsBt Brinjal approval in Bangladesh (2013)Census 2011 / literacy rate in IndiaConservation project / environmental initiativeDada Saheb Phalke Award 2013French Open record by Rafael NadalGeographical feature named after Indian-origin scientistIRNSS-1B satellite features and launch vehicleIndia - drought years and rainfall deficiency history
Indian Economy
19 Qs · 10%
Agriculture - major crops and producing statesBank nationalisation in India (1969)Expenditure Tax in IndiaFamily Planning Programme in IndiaForeign aid and development gap-filling functionsGATT - Dunkel ProposalGDP and GNP; factor income from abroadGlobalisation under New Economic PolicyIRDA Act, 1999Inclusive growth and agriculture sector growth
Geography & Environment
15 Qs · 8%
Agriculture - world tea productionAtmosphere layers and their functionsIndian census demographics - child sex ratio comparison by stateIndian rivers - major river basin area percentagesMinerals and ores / halide oresMinerals and resources - coal, aluminium, copper ore, iron oreNational parks in India - Silent Valley National Park locationNatural gas / compositionOcean currents - Gulf Stream and Cape HatterasPhysical geography - Trans-Himalayan peaks order
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
4 Qs · 2%
Poligar resistance and Veerapandiya KattabommanTamil Isai Sangam and Tamil cultural movementTamil periodicals and rationalist publicationsVedaranyam Salt Satyagraha and K. Kamaraj imprisonment
Indian Geography & Environment
2 Qs · 1%
Ancient river names and their modern equivalentsMineral resources and their major reserve locations in India