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TNPSCGroupIExamination BookssuggestedandTrendofQuestions

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TamilNaduStateBoardTextBooksarethemajorsourceforTNPSCExams.Thesebooks coverapproximately80%ofquestionsandconsideredasthemajorsource.Hence,theaspirants havetoreadandrevisetheStateBoardBooks(TamilNadu)togetthedesiredresults.GroupI aspirantsmayalsodependontheMaterialsandBookswhicharepreparedonthebasisofState Board Text Books.General Knowledge Books published by M/s Sura Books, Sakthi Publishing House,RamanGuidemayplayimportantrolewithregardtoTamilNaduandWorldAffairs.The aspirantsarealsocautionedthattheyhavetorefertootherbooksalsotoverifytheauthenticity of the answers, since there are occasional errors and printing mistakes in these books. If a person is preparing simultaneously for the UPSC Civil Services Exam also, standard General KnowledgeyearbookpublishedbyTataMcGrawHill,PiersonandManoramamaysolvethedual purposesandonemaybeconfidentenough. GeneralScience In TNPSC Exams, the general science questions are asked mainly from 6th Standard to 10thStandardStateBoardTextbooksandalsofromPhysics,Chemistry,BiologyTextBooksof 11and12thStandard.Outof100Questions,atleast3035areaskedfromgeneralscience.In particular, about 810 Questions are asked in Physics, 1012 Questions in Chemistry, 1214 questions in Biology.Few questions are also asked from the current developments in Science andTechnology. IndianHistory Almost15to20percentquestionsareaskedfromIndianHistory.Themainsourcebooks are the State Board text books from 6th standard to 10th standard (Social Science) and the History text book of 11 and 12th standard.Importance is to be given to Indian National Movement.InIndianHistoryandIndianNationalMovement,theroleplayedbyTamilNaduis givenweightageinTNPSCGroupIexams.

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IndianGeography InIndianGeography,about10to12%ofquestionsareasked.Themainsourcesare6to 10th Standard Social Science books and 11th and 12th Geography text books.Aspirants are stressed that they have to bestow better attention with regard to the Tamil Nadu Geography i.e.,location,rivers,mountains,industries,Dams,irrigation,crops,physicalsettingetcofTamil Nadu. IndianConstitution Nearly10to12percentquestionsareframedfromIndianPolityandConstitution.Forthis subject,inadditiontotheCivicsbooksofTamilNaduStateBoard,anystandardbookonIndian Constitutionwilltakecare. IndianEconomy With regard to Indian Economy, the main source is the 11th and 12th standard State Board books.One has to follow the latest economic developments in India especially in Tamil NaduandforthisonehastoreadstandardnewspaperslikeTheHinduforcurrenteconomy.Itis advisedtoreadIndia2010,EconomicSurveyofIndia20092010andtheTamilNaduYearBook 2010.ThelatestbudgetsofCentralandTamilNaduStateGovernmentsmaybegivenathorough reading. CurrentEvents 5to10questionsareaskedfromcurrentevents.Inthisregard,TheHinduandDinamani, daily newspapers may serve as a major source so far as the latest current affairs are concerned.One has to give priority for the last 18 months happenings around the world just priortothecommencementofexams.IfyouareanaspiranttoUPSCCivilServicesalso,theCivil ServicesChronicleandCompetitionWizardservesthemostforGeneralKnowledgeandCurrent Affairspreparation. The free online Resource Material provided in www.jeywin.com and free materials

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Mathematics InMathematicssubject,problems/sumsareaskedfromClass7,8,9,10StateBoardText books.Atleast5to10questionsareaskedinthistopiccoveringthementalability.Onemayrely on R.S.Aggarwal's Quantitative Aptitude book for mental ability, which covers all the major aspectsofmentalability. SpecialFocusonTamilNadu It is pertinent to note that almost 20 % questions will surely be asked from Tamil Nadu Affairs. Hence, one has to concentrate on the policies, budgets, welfare schemes, developmental activities, the Tamil Nadu Polity, Tamil Literature, Books and Authors, Current Events,Awards,GeneralKnowledge,CurrentTamilNaduEconomy,Geography,HistoryofTAMIL NADU. MiscellaneousSubjects Recent trend shows that in addition to the above, questions are also framed form Commerce,Statistics,HinduReligion,Logic,Ethics,Sociology,PsychologyandPhilosophy.These miscellaneous subjects are well covered in class 11 and 12 of Tamil Nadu Text books.One cannotomittheseareasbecauseevenasinglemarkwillmakethedifferenceandbecomethe ultimatedecidingfactorforfinalselection. TextBookspublishedbyTamilNaduTextBooksSociety Science6,7,8,9,10thstandard Physics11,12thstandard Chemistry11,12thstandard Biology11,12thstandard SocialScience6,7,8,9,10standards History&INM11,12thstandard Geography11,12thstandard PoliticalScience11,12thstandard Mathematics7,8,9,10standards Logic12thstandard(Old) Psychology12thstandard(Old)

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