Test No /

Date / Day

Topic

1

General Studies: Modern History of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Society – Culture and Heritage: Advent of Europeans - the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English, the Danish and the French- Anglo French Rivalry - Anglo-Mysore War - Anglo-Maratha War - The Polligar rebellion - Vellore Mutiny; Socio- religious reforms in the 18th and 19th centuries: Christian Missionaries

- Brahma Samaj - Arya Samaj - Theosophical Society - Ramakrishna Mission - Reforms of British East India Company’s rule in Tamil Nadu.

Current Affairs: December 16 to 31, 2023

2

General Studies: Administration of States with reference to Tamil Nadu:

Constitution of India: Preamble and Philosophical features – Salient features and Sources – Union, States and Union Territories; Citizenship - Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy.

Current Affairs: January 1 to 15, 2024

3

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Analogy - Classification - Coding and decoding

General English:

1. Match the following words & phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B 2.Choose the correct ‘Synonym’ for the underlined word from the options given.

பொதுத் தமிழ்:

1. பொருத்துதல் பொருத்தமான பொருளைத் தேர்வு செய்தல், புகழ் பெற்ற நூல், நூலாசிரியர்

2. தொடரும் தொடர்பும் அறிதல்: (1) இத்தொடரால் குறிக்கப்படும் சான்றோர். (ii) அடைமொழியால் குறிக்கப்படும் நூல்.

Current Affairs: January 16 to 31, 2024

ART-1

Additional Revision Test - 01 : Portion Test No. 1 to 3

(Only Online)

4

General Studies: Modern History of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Society – Culture and Heritage: Emergence of Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu - Madras Native Association - Madras Mahajana Sabha - Indian National Movement – Swedeshi Movement - Moderates and Extremists in Tamil Nadu-Home Rule Agitation - Non-Cooperation Movement - Civil Disobedient Movement - Quit India Movement.

Current Affairs: February 1 to 15, 2024

5

General Studies: Administration of States with reference to Tamil Nadu:

Union Government: President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers – Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha); State Government: Chief Minister and Council of Ministers - Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Structure, Powers and Functions; Local Governments: Three-tiersystem – 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments - Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act 1994 – Grama Sabha.

Current Affairs: February 16 to 29, 2024

6

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Relationship Concepts, Puzzles & Dices

General English:

1. Choose the correct ‘Antonym’ for the underlined word from the options given
2. Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix).

பொதுத் தமிழ்: 1.பிரித்தெழுதுக. 2. எதிர்ச்சொல்லை எடுத்தெழுதுதல் 3. பொருந்தாச் சொல்லைக் கண்டறிதல்

Current Affairs: March 1 to 15, 2024

7

Revision Test 1 : Portion Test No. 1 to 6

8

General Studies: Modern History of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Society – Culture and Heritage: Ancient Tamil Society – Archeological excavation evidence – Arikamedu, Adichanallur, Keezhadi – Sangam Literature – advent of Sangam era; Thirukkural - Philosophical thoughts in Thirukkural for humanity and way of life – concepts in Thirukkural for betterment of humanity – life principles, social principles, management principles and other principles laid down in Thirukkural.

Current Affairs: March 16 to 30, 2024

9

General Studies: Modern History of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Society – Culture and Heritage: Contribution of Tamilians in Freedom movement: Literary personalities – Journalists – Women activists – Types of struggles – revolutionary songs; Socio-political movements of  19th  and  20th  centuries:  Justice  Party,  Development  of  Rationalism  –  Self-Respect Movement – Dravidian Movement – Tani Tamil Iyakkam (Pure Tamil Movement); Tamil Society Reforms personalities: Thanthai Periyar, Arignar Anna, and other scholars.

Current Affairs: April 1 to 15, 2024

10

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Logical Venn diagrams - Direction and Distance

General English:

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable Article 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition.

பொதுத் தமிழ்:

1.பிழை திருத்தம்
2.சந்திப்பிழை நீக்குதல், ஒருமை பன்மை பிழையை நீக்குதல், மரபு பிழைகள் வழுஉச்சொற்களை நீக்குதல், பிற மொழிச் சொற்களை நீக்குதல்.

Current Affairs: April 16 to 30, 2024

ART-2

Additional Revision Test - 02 : Portion Test No. 8 to 10

(Only Online)

11

General Studies: Administration of States with reference to Tamil Nadu:

Tamil Nadu Administration: Nature, evolution and organisational structure and functions

– Salient features of Tamil Nadu administration – Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu; District Administration: Role and functions of DistrictCollector, District Revenue Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer, Tahsildar, Block Development Officer,Revenue Inspector, and Village Administrative Officer

Current Affairs: May 1 to 15, 2024

12

General Studies: Administration of States with reference to Tamil Nadu:

E-Governance Policy of Government of Tamil Nadu – E-Governance and Mobile-Governance initiatives of Government of Tamil Nadu - Tamil Nadu State’s Specialised Undertakings and Agencies; Tamil Nadu Government sponsored welfare schemes and measures (Since 1990)

– objectives, issues and challenges in the implementation – Impact of welfare schemes and measures on the socio-economic development of the people.

Current Affairs: May 16 to 31, 2024

13

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Alpha-numeric reasoning, Arithmetical reasoning

General English: Select the correct Tense.

பொதுத் தமிழ்:

1. ஆங்கிலச் சொல்லுக்கு நேரான தமிழ்ச் சொல்லை அறிதல்  2.ஒலி வேறுபாடறிதல் 3.ஓரெழுத்து ஒருமொழி கண்டறிதல்

Current Affairs: June 1 to 15, 2024

14

Revision Test 2: Portion Test No. 8 to 13

15

General Studies: Science and Technology in Development:

AtomicandNuclearPhysics–Applicationsofnuclearenergy-ElectronicsandCommunication

- Robotics and applications; Nanotechnology and its applications;Electrochemical cells – Batteries – Gaseous fuels – LPG – Polymers – Carbohydrates – Applications of Geographic Information System (GIS) - Contribution of the scientists from Tamil Nadu

Current Affairs: June 16 to 30, 2024

16

General Studies: Tamil Nadu Economy and Social Issues in Tamil Nadu:

Tamil Nadu Economy – Features – State Budget: Major revenue and expenditure – State Income types –State’s Economic growth: Agriculture - Industry – Service Sector; Agriculture: Major crops – Food grains – Cash crops – Types of farming – Organic farming – Inorganic farming – Contract farming – Farmers Producers Organisation (FPO) – Agricultural Marketing – Issues of Marketing – Online Marketing – Agriculture Budgeting in Tamil Nadu

– Features.

Current Affairs: July 1 to 15, 2024

17

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Verification of Truth of the Statement - Similarities

and Differences - Calendar

General English:

1. Select the correct Question Tag - Select the correct Voice
2. Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle).

பொதுத் தமிழ்: 1. வேர்ச்சொல்லைத் தேர்வு செய்தல். 2. வேர்ச்சொல்லைக் கொடுத்து, வினைமுற்று, வினையெச்சம், வினையாலணையும் பெயர்: தொழிற்பெயரை உருவாக்கல்

Current Affairs: July 16 to 31, 2024

ART-3

Additional Revision Test - 03 : Portion Test No. 15 to 17

(Only Online)

18

General Studies: Geography of Tamil Nadu, Environment, Biodiversity and Disaster Management in Tamil Nadu:

Geography:  Location  –  Administrative  units  –  Relief  features  –  Major  Rivers;  Climate: temperature, rainfall and monsoon; Soil: classification and distribution; Forests: classification, distribution, wildlife and birds sanctuaries, forest products; Livestock: cattle and dairying; Fishing: freshwater and saline water fishing; Irrigation: types and distribution of canal, tank and well irrigation, watershed and minor irrigation projects

Current Affairs: August 1 to 15, 2024

19

General Studies: Science and Technology in Development:

Vitamins – Antibiotics; Biotechnology: Applications of biotechnology – concepts - tools used – plant genetic engineering – concepts - transgenic plants, edible vaccines, BT cotton, Golden rice - social and ecological impact of genetically modified crops - Biotechnological methods for crop improvement - Application of plant tissue culture in forestry and horticulture - DNA fingerprinting – Applications of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) in disease diagnosis; Advanced reproductive techniques: In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) – Artificial insemination – test tube baby; Vaccines: types – vaccination schedule in humans

Current Affairs: August 16 to 31, 2024

20

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Permutation Combination - Inserting the missing characters - Logical reasoning

General English:

1. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object...)
2. Fill in the blanks with correct Homophones - Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb).

பொதுத் தமிழ்: 1. அகரவரிசைப்படி சொற்களைச் சீர்செய்தல் 2. சொற்களை ஒழுங்குபடுத்தி சொற்றொடர் ஆக்குதல்

Current Affairs: September 1 to 15, 2024

21

Revision Test 3: Portion Test No. 15 to 20

22

General Studies: Science and Technology in Development:

Poverty and Unemployment: Unemployment issues in Tamil Nadu - State Government poverty alleviation schemes and employment generation schemes; Labour migration; Population growth rate – Sex ratio – Density of population – Causes for population growth

- Population control programmes – Family planning and its achievements

Current Affairs: September 16 to 30, 2024

23

General Studies: Geography of Tamil Nadu, Environment, Biodiversity and Disaster Management in Tamil Nadu:

Minerals: distribution and production of iron ore and bauxite; Power Resources: coal and

petroleum; Industries: iron and steel, textiles, cement, automobile, sugarcane and cotton industries; Transport: road, railway, air and sea transport; Environment: Environmental issues in Tamil Nadu – pollution - air, water, soil, thermal, radioactive, noise; Natural resource types – renewable and non- renewable energy resources; Biodiversity and Conservation: Definition, types - genetic, species and ecosystem diversity – values - threats to biodiversity

- habitat destruction, invasive species and anthropogenic activities - climatic change and

forest fire. Causes and consequences of species extinction

Current Affairs: October 1 to 15, 2024

24

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Figural series - Square completion - Numerical Operations

General English:

1. Select the correct sentence
2. Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentence).

பொதுத் தமிழ்: 1. பெயர்ச் சொல்லின் வகை அறிதல் 2. இலக்கணக் குறிப்பறிதல் 3. விடைக்கேற்ற வினாவைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்தல்.

Current Affairs: October 16 to 31, 2024

ART-4

Additional Revision Test - 04 : Portion Test No. 22 to 24

(Only Online)

25

General Studies: Science and Technology in Development:

Digital Computer Fundamentals: Hardware Components – Input / Output Devices; Memory types: RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM; Secondary Storage Devices: HDD, SSD, CD Type – CPU: Control Unit - Arithmetic Logic Unit - Software types: System Software: OS

– System Commands of Windows and Linux – Application Software: DBMS – Database Creation, Queries – Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation Software – Communication Software: Browser, Email: Sending and receiving email, Document sharing and Folder Management – Computer Network: Classification of Networks - Topology – Multimedia and Applications: Image, Audio, Video File types – Network Security: User Authentication

Current Affairs: November 1 to 15, 2024

26

General Studies: Science and Technology in Development:

Education: Illiteracy - Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in schools and colleges – Measure and recent data - Student welfare schemes – Recent schemes for education - Linkage between education and social development; Marginalised Groups: Problems – Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Elderly – People with disability – Transgender – Religious minorities

– State Government welfare programmes to marginalised groups.

Current Affairs: November 16 to 30, 2024

27

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Symbolic operations - Word building - Statement and Conclusion - Address matching

General English:

1. Find out the Error (Articles, Preposition, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb) - Select the correct Plural forms
2. Identify the correct Degree.

பொதுத் தமிழ்: 1. எவ்வகை வாக்கியம் எனக் கண்டெழுதுதல் 2. தன்வினை, பிறவினை, செய்வினை, செயப்பாட்டுவினை வாக்கியங்களைக் கண்டெழுதுதல்.

Current Affairs: December 1 to 15, 2024

28

Revision Test 4: Portion Test No. 22 to 27

29

General Studies: Science and Technology in Development:

Child Labour issues; Health: Vital Statistics – Recent health schemes; Women Empowerment: Domestic violence – Dowry problems – Sexual assault – Laws and awareness programmes

- Women welfare schemes - Self Help Groups

Current Affairs: December 16 to 31, 2024

30

General Studies: Geography of Tamil Nadu, Environment, Biodiversity and Disaster Management in Tamil Nadu:

Biodiversity conservation: in-situ and ex-situ - Biodiversity conservation strategies - State Biodiversity action plan - Biodiversity hotspots in Tamil Nadu; Sustainable development - Sustainable development goals and targets; Green energy - Paris Agreement and COP28; Disaster Management: Overview of disasters - definitions and types. Natural calamities in Tamil Nadu; Anthropogenic disaster-global warming and climate change issues in Tamil Nadu - Climate change governance - mitigations and adaptations - State action plan for climate change; Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority-Tamil Nadu Disaster Management Plan – Role of NGO and Civil society organisation in disaster management and mitigation in Tamil Nadu

Current Affairs: January 1 to 15, 2025

GROUP-IIA MAINS TEST SERIES

7

31

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Mirror images - Embedded figures - Visual reasoning

• Figural classification

General English:

1. 1. Form a new word by blending the words
   2. Form compound words (eg.: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)
   3. British English – American English - General Comprehension

பொதுத் தமிழ்: 1. உவமையால் விளக்கப்பெறும் பொருத்தமான பொருளைத் தேர்ந்தெழுதுதல் 2. எதுகை, மோனை, இயைபு இவற்றுள் ஏதேனும் ஒன்றை தேர்ந்தெழுதுதல் 3. பழமொழிகள்.

Current Affairs: January 16 to 31, 2025

32

Revision Test 5: Portion Test No. 29 to 31

33

Mock Test 1

34

Mock Test 2

35

Mock Test 3

36

Mock Test 4

37

Mock Test 5

AMT-1

Additional Mock Test - 01 (Only Online)

AMT-2

Additional Mock Test - 02 (Only Online)

AMT-3

Additional Mock Test - 03 (Only Online)

AMT-4

Additional Mock Test - 04 (Only Online)

AMT-5

Additional Mock Test - 05 (Only Online)

AMT-6

Additional Mock Test - 06 (Only Online)

AMT-7

Additional Mock Test - 07 (Only Online)

AMT-8

Additional Mock Test - 08 (Only Online)

AMT-9

Additional Mock Test - 09 (Only Online)