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Group IV Syllabus-I

The Combined Civil Services Examination – Group IV Syllabus consists of a single paper covering General Studies, Aptitude, and a Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test. General Studies includes topics such as General Science, Geography, Indian History and Culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, and Tamil Nadu's history and socio-political movements. The Aptitude section tests skills in mathematical reasoning and logical reasoning.

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Group IV Syllabus-I

The Combined Civil Services Examination – Group IV Syllabus consists of a single paper covering General Studies, Aptitude, and a Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test. General Studies includes topics such as General Science, Geography, Indian History and Culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, and Tamil Nadu's history and socio-political movements. The Aptitude section tests skills in mathematical reasoning and logical reasoning.

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‭Combined Civil Services Examination – Group IV Syllabus‬

‭[Single Paper in SSLC Standard consisting of General Studies (75 Questions),‬


‭Aptitude and Mental Ability (25 Questions) and Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test (100 Questions)]‬

‭Part A: General Studies (SSLC Standard – 75 Questions)‬


‭Unit I: General Science (5 Questions)‬
‭Nature of Universe - Measurement of physical quantities - General scientific laws in motion - force, pressure, and energy -‬
‭Everyday application of the basic principles of mechanics, electricity, magnetism, light, sound, heat, and nuclear physics in our‬
‭daily life; Elements and compounds, acids, bases, salts, petroleum products, fertilizers, pesticides, metallurgy, and food‬
‭adulterants; main concepts of life science, classification of living organisms, evolution, genetics, physiology, nutrition, health and‬
‭hygiene, human diseases; Environmental science; Latest inventions in science and technology; Current affairs.‬

‭Unit II: Geography (5 Questions)‬


‭Earth location - Physical features - Monsoon, rainfall, weather, and climate - Water resources - Rivers - Soil, Minerals, and Natural‬
‭resources - Forest and Wildlife - Agriculture pattern; Transport - Communication; Population density and distribution in Tamil Nadu‬
‭and India; Calamities - Disaster management - Environment - Climate change; Geographical landmarks; Current affairs.‬

‭Unit III: History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement (10 Questions)‬
‭Indus Valley Civilization - Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, and Marathas – South Indian History; National Renaissance - Early‬
‭uprising against British Rule - Indian National Congress - Emergence of Leaders -‬‭B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar,‬
‭V.O.Chidambaranar, Thanthai Periyar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul‬
‭Kalam Azad, Rajaji, Subhash Chandra Bose, Muthulaksmi Ammaiyar, Muvalur Ramamirtham, and other National Leaders‬‭;‬
‭Different modes of agitation of Tamil Nadu and movements; Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity - Race, Language,‬
‭Custom; India as a secular state.‬

‭Unit IV: Indian Polity (15 Questions)‬


‭Constitution of India - Preamble to the Constitution – Salient features of the Constitution - Union, State, and Union Territory;‬
‭Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy; Union Executive, Union Legislature –‬
‭State Executive, State Legislature - Local Governments, Panchayat Raj; Spirit of federalism: Centre - State relationships; Election‬
‭- Judiciary in India - Rule of Law; Corruption in public life - Anti-Corruption measures - Lokpal and Lokayukta – Right to‬
‭Information - Empowerment of Women - Consumer Protection Forums - Human Rights Charter; Political parties and political‬
‭system in Tamil Nadu and India; Current affairs.‬

‭Unit V: Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu (20 Questions)‬
‭Nature of Indian economy - Five-year plan models - an assessment - Planning Commission and Niti Aayog; Sources of revenue -‬
‭Reserve Bank of India - Finance Commission - Resource sharing between Union and State Governments - Goods and Services‬
‭Tax; Economic trends - Employment generation, Land reforms and Agriculture - Application of Science and Technology in‬
‭Agriculture; Industrial growth - Rural Welfare oriented programmes - Social problems – Population, Education, Health,‬
‭Employment, Poverty; Social Justice and Social Harmony as the cornerstones of socio-economic development; Education and‬
‭Health systems in Tamil Nadu; Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on economic growth; Welfare schemes of Government;‬
‭Current socio-economic issues; Current affairs.‬

‭Unit VI: History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements of Tamil Nadu (20 Questions)‬
‭History of Tamil Society, related archaeological discoveries - Tamil Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times;‬
‭Thirukkural - Significance as a Secular Literature - Relevance to everyday life - Impact of Thirukkural on Humanity - Thirukkural‬
‭and Universal Values – Relevance to Socio politico-economic affairs - Philosophical content in Thirukkural; Role of Tamil Nadu in‬
‭freedom struggle - Early agitations against British Rule - Role of women in freedom struggle; Various Social reformers, Social‬
‭reform movements and Social transformation of Tamil Nadu.‬

‭Part B: Aptitude and Mental Ability (SSLC Standard – 25 Questions)‬


‭Unit I: Aptitude (15 Questions)‬
‭Simplification - Percentage - Highest Common Factor (HCF) - Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) - Ratio and Proportion - Simple‬
‭interest - Compound interest - Area - Volume - Time and Work.‬

‭Unit II: Reasoning (10 Questions)‬


‭Logical reasoning - Puzzles - Dice - Visual reasoning - Alpha numeric reasoning - Number series.‬

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