Subject and topic breakdown of every question on this paper, with sample questions to test your readiness.
Most-tested subject
37%
Tamil took 73 of 200 questions on this paper.
Questions
200
Classified
200
Subjects
12
Topics covered
90
Subject weightage
Subjects grouped by their share of this paper.
Tier 1 — High priority
2 subjects · 98 Qs · 49% · ≥ 12% of questions
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
73·37%
Aptitude & Mental Ability
25·13%
Tier 2 — Medium priority
5 subjects · 73 Qs · 37% · 6 – 11% of questions
Unknown
2010%
Difficulty mix
How questions are distributed across difficulty levels.
100%
200 questions
Topic coverage
What specific topics were asked in each subject.
General Tamil (Pothu Tamil)
73 Qs · 37%
Tamil alphabet order / word arrangement · 2Bhakti literature / Alvar poetry - who sent the bird as messengerClassical Tamil literature - Thēmbāvaṇi poem - number of sections (paḍalams)
Figure series completion · 2LCM-based time and work/race problemMensuration - Area of circle percentage increaseMensuration; volume and number of cubesMixtures and alligation; concentration of solution after dilutionNumber operations - simplificationNumber series / missing numberNumber series / missing termPercentages; inverse percentage increasePie chart / circle graph data interpretation
Unknown
20 Qs · 10%
Unknown · 20
Science & Technology
19 Qs · 10%
Biology - insect respiration typesBiology; stages of mitosisBotany - angiosperms vs gymnospermsChemistry; copper conductivity and industrial useChemistry; oxidation states of nitrogenChemistry; redox reaction in acidified ferrous ammonium sulphate and dichromateComputer technology; 3D printing introduction yearCoordination chemistry - conjugate base of aquo complexHuman nutrition; protein deficiency diseasesHuman physiology; inhibition of gastric secretion
Indian History & Culture
12 Qs · 6%
Backward class reservation and Mandal CommissionBharat Ratna awardees / personalitiesBritish rule in India: battles and treaties; matching historical figures with eventsCongress entry into councils and non-cooperationCultural centres and zonal headquartersEthnological diversity of India / racial typesEuropean trading companies and capture of GoaIndian National Congress sessions and presidents; first individual satyagraha movement contextIndian National Congress sessions; Alfred Webb and early Congress historyIndian nationalist press and publications; Bande Mataram
Current Affairs
11 Qs · 6%
2013 Uttarakhand floods - affected placesAustralia Prime Minister in 2013Awards and honours; Saraswathi Samman 2012 winnerEnvironmental activism and social reformers; Medha Patkar and Narmada Bachao AndolanHuman Development Index - India rank in HDR 2000International organizations and abbreviations - CHOGMJustice Verma Committee recommendationsMiss World 2013Sports awards in India; Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna first recipientSummits held in 2013; international organisations and venues
Tamil Nadu History & Administration
11 Qs · 6%
Freedom fighter N.M.R. Subbaraman - title/epithetJVP Committee and linguistic reorganisation of statesModern Tamil scholars and Tamil studies abroadSangam literature - thinai classification and war themesTamil Nadu historical acts and institutionsTamil Nadu temples and locationsTamil journals and literary movementTamil literary figures and religious conversionWorld Tamil Conferencesசீறாப்புராணம்; காண்டங்கள்
Indian Polity & Constitution
10 Qs · 5%
73rd Constitutional Amendment; Panchayati Raj and Eleventh Schedule73rd Constitutional Amendment; Panchayati Raj provisions in Part IXAdministrative Tribunals under ConstitutionChief Justice of India - chronological orderConstitutional amendment on retirement age of High Court judgesFundamental Duties; legal status and enforceabilityHuman rights declarations and covenants - chronology/matchingNational Commission for Women establishment yearSources of Indian ConstitutionUnion Territory of Delhi - special status
Indian Economy
9 Qs · 5%
Finance Commission - chairmanFive Year Plans; employment strategy and growth linkageGDP sector composition / sectoral orderHousing scheme - Rajiv Awas YojanaNational Food Security Act - year of gazette notificationNational income accounting - NNI componentsNational income indicators; saving rate as a percentage of GDPOperation Flood and dairy developmentPublic sector and industrial development; assertion-reason
Geography & Environment
6 Qs · 3%
Geographical features and place matchingGeology; matching rock types with rock classesIndian vegetation; plant species distribution by altitudeOcean floor relief - Mid-Atlantic Ridge featuresPressure belts and latitudesWorld rivers and their outlets
General English
3 Qs · 2%
Literature - authors and booksParalympic Games; disability sportsVocabulary; Tamil word meaning in English