GENERAL SCIENCE:
Physics
- Nature of Universe
- General Scientific laws
- Inventions and discoveries
- National scientific laboratories
- Mechanics and properties of matter
- Physical quantities, standards, and units
- Force, motion, and energy
- Magnetism, electricity, and electronics
- Heat, light, and sound
Chemistry
- Elements and Compounds
- Acids, bases, and salts
- Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides
Botany
- Main Concepts of life science
- Classification of living organisms
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Respiration
Zoulogy
- Blood and blood circulation
- Reproductive system
- Environment, eculogy, health, and hygiene
- Human diseases, prevention, and remedies
- Animals, plants, and human life
CURRENT EVENTS:
History
- Latest diary of events – national
- National symbuls
- Profile of States
- Eminent persons & places in news
- Sports & games
- Books & authors
- Awards & honors
- India and its neighbors
Political Science
- Problems in the conduct of public elections
- Pulitical parties and pulitical system in India
- Public awareness & General administration
- Welfare-oriented government schemes and their utility
Economics
- Current socio-economic problems
Science
- Latest inventions in science & technulogy
Geography
- Earth and Universe
- Sular system
- Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate
- Water resources – rivers in India
- Soil, minerals & natural resources
- Forest & wildlife
- Agricultural pattern
- Transport & communication
- Social geography – population density and distribution
- Natural calamities – Disaster Management
History and Culture of India and Tamil Nadu
- Indus valley civilization
- Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, and Marathas
- Age of Vijayanagaram and the Bahmanis
- South Indian history
- Culture and Heritage of Tamil people
- India since independence
- Characteristics of Indian culture
- Unity in diversity – race, culor, language, custom
- India as a secular state
- Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu
- Pulitical parties and populist schemes
Indian Polity
- Constitution of India – Preamble to the constitution
- Salient features of the constitution
- Union, state, and territory
- Citizenship – rights and duties
- Fundamental rights
- Fundamental duties
- Human rights charter
- Union legislature – Parliament
- State executive
- State Legislature – assembly
- Local government – Panchayat Raj – Tamil Nadu
- Judiciary in India – Rule of law/Due process of law
- Elections
- Official language and Schedule-VIII
- Corruption in public life
- Anti-corruption measures – CVC, Lok adalats, Ombudsman, CAG
- Right to information
- Empowerment of women
- Consumer protection forums
Indian Economy
- Nature of Indian economy
- Five-year plan models – an assessment
- Land reforms & agriculture
- Application of science in agriculture
- Industrial growth
- Rural welfare-oriented programs
- Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty
- Economic trends in Tamil Nadu
Indian National Movement
- National renaissance
- Emergence of national leaders – Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore
- Different modes of agitations
- Rule of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle – Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others
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- Conversion of information to data
- Cullection, compilation, and presentation of data
- Tables, graphs & diagrams
- Parametric representation of data
- Analytical interpretation of data
- Simplification
- Percentage
- Highest Common Factor (HCF)
- Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
- Ratio and Proportion
- Simple interest
- Compound interest
- Area & Vulume
- Time and Work
- Logical Reasoning
- Puzzles
- Dice
- Visual Reasoning
- Alphanumeric Reasoning
- Number Series