Introduction to tnpsc group ii exam

5/24/2020 Dr. N.Ramakrishnan
INTRODUCTION
TO
TNPSC GROUP II EXAM
Dr.N.Ramakrishnan
Member Syndicate
Professor & Head
Department of Educational Technology
Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University
Chennai-600097

TNPSC Group 2 Recruitment Notification 2020
Dear TNPSC Aspirants, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
going to announce the TNPSC Group 2 Exam notification soon. This
will be the biggest announcement of 2020 before that the Group 4
Exam.
TNPSC mentioned in the Annual Planner that the notification of the
Group 2 exam will be released in May 2020.
Name of the Exam Tentative Exam Date Official Notification
Combined Civil Service
Examination (CCSE) 2
September 2020

The below table gives you some ideas about the upcoming TNPSC
Combined Civil Service Examination II 2020
Name of the exam TNPSC Gr-II (CCSE-II)
Total Vacancies 1500+ Vacancies (Last Year – 1199)
Name of the Posts
Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Sub Registrar
and etc.
Prelims Exam Date 2020 September 2020 (Last Year – 11/11/2018)
Official Website www.tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Group 2 Eligibility Criteria 2020Educational Qualification 2020
To apply most of the posts,
the Minimum educational qualification is Any degree.
For Example:- Revenue Assistant
A degree of B.A., or B.Sc., (Other than in a Professional Subject) or B.Com.,
of any University Or B.O.L., of Annamalai University or
B.B.A., of Madurai Kamarajar University or
B.Litt., of Madras University or
B.B.M., or B. Litt., of Bharathiyar University

TNPSC Group 2 Age Limit 2020
Post Name Minimum Age Maximum Age
Deputy Commercial Tax
Officer
18 37
Other than Deputy
Commercial Tax Officer
18 No Maximum age limit
Minimum age limit criteria for Some Posts of TNPSC Group 2 Exam is 18 years and
the Maximum age limit criteria are 40 years. and It is important to mention here that
category wise age relaxation will be applicable as per Government norms.

Name of the Post
Minimum Age
Limit (For all)
Maximum Age Limit
“Others” [i.e
Candidates not
belonging to SCs,
SC(A)s, STs,
MBCs/DCs, BCs and
BCMs]
SCs, SC(A)s, STs,
MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and
Destitute Widows of all
castes
For all posts [Except
Probation Officer, Junior
Employment Officer (Non-
Differently Abled), and
Officer]
18 Years
30 Years
No Maximum age limit
Sub-Registrar Grade- II 20 Years
Probation Officer 22 Years
Junior Employment Officer
(Differently Abled)
18 Years 40 Years
Officer
18 Years
30 Years
(For the persons
holding a degree in Law
32 Years)
Below 35 Years
(For the persons holding a
degree in Law 37 Years)
Age Limit for TNPSC Group 2 Exam 2019

TNPSC Group 2 Prelims Exam Pattern
The TNPSC Group-II 2020 notification is expected to be released in the first week of
May 2020. For this year, a lot of major changes in the Group 2 Prelims Exam Pattern.
An exam will be contacted by below we mentioned the method. Here is the detailed
TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern for Preliminary Exam 2020.
TNPSC Group 2 Prelims Subject No.of Questions Maximum Marks
General Studies (Degree Standard) 175 262.5
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Std.) 25 37.5
Total 200 300

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Dates 2020
Below we mentioned some dates about the TNPSC Group 2 Exam 2020. The dates
are only expected, it’s not confirmed the news.
•Notification Date: First week of May 2020
•Prelims Exam Date: First week of September 2020
•Prelims Result Date: November 2020
Mains Exam Date: January 2021

How to Apply for TNPSC Group 2 Exam Online
•Candidates are first required to log on to the TNPSC’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in
or www.tnpscexams.net.
•Click “Apply Online” to open up the On-Line Application Form.
•Select the name of the post or service for which you wish to apply.
•If you already have a Unique ID, enter the Unique ID and password to view the
already available
information and update them, if necessary.
•If you do not have the valid ID, enter all the required particulars without skipping
any field.
•Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the
specifications are given
•in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature. An
online application uploaded
•without the photograph and signature will be rejected.

•Notification Date: 10th August 2018
•Prelims Exam Date:11th November 2018
•Hall Ticket Released Date: 1st November 2018
•Prelims result date: 17th December 2018
•Main Written Exam Date: 23rd Feb 2019
•Main Written Examination Result: May 2019
•Certificate Verification: July 2019
•Oral Test: 6-11-2019 to 30-11-2019
•Counseling: 10-02-2020 to 15-02-2020
•Final Selection List – More Info
TNPSC Group-2 2018 Exam Dates

Subject Duration Maximum Marks
Minimum Qualifying
Marks
General Studies &
Aptitude + General
Tamil / English
3 Hours (150+150)300 90
Total 300
TNPSC Gr-II Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)

TNPSC Gr-II Mains Written Examination (Descriptive Type)
Subject Duration Maximum Marks
Minimum Qualifying
Marks
General Studies (Degree Standard)
(Descriptive Type)
3 Hours 300 102
Interview and Record 40
Total 340

TNPSC Group 2 Application Fee
a For Preliminary Examination Rs.125/-
b For Main Written Examination Rs.100/-

S.
No
Subject No.of Questions
1 Science 16
2 Current Affairs 10
3 Geography 14
4 History 13
5 Indian Constitution 19
6 Indian Economy 17
7 Indian National Movement 12
8 Tamilnadu History 53
9 Tamilnadu Administration 21
10 Mental Ability 25
Gr-2 Official Question Paper Analysis

HISTORY OF TAMILAGAM
Period Events
c. 150,000-100,000 BCE
Evidence for presence of Hominins with Acheulean technology in
north Tamil Nadu.
c. 30,000 BCE Paleolithic industries in north Tamil Nadu
c. 8000-3000 BCE Pre-pottery microlithic industries
c. 3000-1000 BCE Neolithic and fine microlithic industries
Pre-historic period

Pre-Sangam period
Period Events
c. 1000-300 BCE Megalithic age
c. 600 BCE
The Wootz steel production process started in the 6th century BC and
exported globally by Chera dynasty what was termed the finest steel in
the world, i.e. Seric Iron to the Romans, Egyptians, Chinese and Arabs
by 500 BC and was used to make the famous damascus blades
c. 400 BCE
Kaveripattinam, The ancient capital port city of the Chola Dynasty was
destroyed by the sea
c. 300 BCE
Greek ethnographer Megasthenes describes Pandyan Dynasty's
capital Madurai
c. 250 BCE
Asoka's inscription recording the four kingdoms
(Chera, Cholas, Pandya and Satyaputra) of the ancient Tamil country.
c. 200 BCE Elara, a Tamil prince and contemporary of Dutte Gamini, rules Lanka

Sangam age
Period Events
c. 300 BCE-200 CE Sangam age during which books of Sangam Literature are created
c. 13
Greek historian Nicolaus of Damascus met an ambassador sent by Pandyan King to
Caesar Augustus, Strabo XV.1-73.
c. 1-100
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea gives a detailed description of early Chera and Pandya
kingdom and mentions a part of the Tamil country as Lymirike (misread as "Damirica" by some
modern scholars).
c. 77 and 140 Greco-Roman writers Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy mention Madurai ruled by Pandyan.
c. 130 Chera king Udayanjeral rules in the Chera country
c. 175-195
Gajabahu I of Lanka a contemporary of Chera Senguttuvan and Karikala Chola (the Gajabahu
synchronism)
c. 190 Chera Kadukko Ilanjeral Irumporai rules in the Chera country
c. 200
Writing becomes widespread and vattezuttu evolved from the Tamil Brahmi becomes a mature
script for writing Tamil
c. 210
Pandya Neduncheliyan rules in Madurai and defeats his enemies at the battle of
Talaiyalanganam

Post-Sangam period
Period Events
c. 300-590 Kalabhras invade the Tamil country and displace the traditional rulers
c. 300-500 Post-Sangam period, Tamil epics such as Silappatikaram written

Pallava and Pandya
Period Events
c. 560-580 Pallava Simhavishnu overthrows the Kalabhras in Tondaimandalam
c. 560-590 Pandya Kadungon rules from Madurai and displaces the Kalabhras from the south
c. 590-630 Pallava Mahendravarman I rules in Kanchipuram
c. 610 Saiva saint Thirunavukkarasar (Appar) converts Mahendravarman from Jainism
c. 628 Chalukya Pulakesi II invades the Pallava kingdom and lays siege on Kanchipuram
c. 630-668 Pallava Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) rules in Tondaimandalam
c. 642
Pallava Narasimhavarman I launches a counter invasion into the Chalukya country and
sacks Vatapi. Pulakesi is killed in battle
c. 670-700 CE-Pandya Arikesari Parankusa Maravarman rules in Madurai
c. 700-728
Pallava Rajasimha builds the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram and many of the shore temples
in Mamallapuram
c. 710-730 Pandya king Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran expands the Pandya kingdom into the Kongu country
c. 731
Pandya Maravarman Rajasimha aligns with the Chalukya Vikramaditya II and attacks the Pallava
king Nandivarmam
c. 731-765 Pandya Maravarman Rajasimha aligns with the Chalukya Vikramaditya II and attacks the Pallava k

Pallava and Pandya
c. 735 Chaluka Vikramaditya II invades the Pallava country and occupies the capital Kanchipuram
c. 760 Pallava Nandivarman II invades and defeats the Ganga kingdom at the battle of Villande
c. 768-815 Pandya Parantaka Nedunchadaiyan (Varaguna Pandyan) rules in Madurai
c. 767 Pandya forces defeat the Pallavas on the south banks of the Kaveri
c. 800-830
Varagunan I becomes Pandya king and extends his empire up to Tiruchirapalli by defeating the Pallava
king Dandivarman
c. 830-862 Pandya Sirmara Srivallabha rules in Madurai
c. 840 Srimara invades Lanka and captures the northern provinces of the Lanka king Sena I[23]
c. 848 Rise of Vijayalaya Chola in Tanjavur after defeating the Muttaraiyar Muthuraja rulers of kaveri delta
c. 846-869
Pallava Nadivarman III leads an invasion against the Pandya kingdom and defeats the Pandyas
at the battle of Tellaru. Pallava kingdom extends up to the river Vaigai
c. 859 Pandya Srivallaba defeats the Pallavas at a battle at Kumbakonam
c. 862 Sinhala forces under Sena II invade the Pandya country and sack Madurai. Srimara is killed in battle

Chola period
Period Events
c. 903 Chola defeats the Pallava king Adithya Aparajita
c. 949 Battle of Takkolam, Rashtrakuta Krishna III defeats the Chola army
c. 985 Accession of Rajaraja Chola I
c. 1010 Rajaraja completes the Brihadisvara Temple
c. 1012 Accession of Rajendra Chola I
c. 1023 Rajendra's Expedition to the Ganges
c. 1025 Chola navies defeat the king of Srivijaya
c. 1041 Rajendra invades Lanka
c. 1054 Rajadhiraja Chola dies in the battle of Koppam against Western Chalukyas
c. 1070 Accession of Kulothunga Chola I
c. 1118 Vikrama Chola
c. 1133 Kulothunga Chola II
c. 1146 Rajaraja Chola II
c. 1163 Rajadhiraja Chola II
c. 1178 Kulothunga Chola III
c. 1216 Rajaraja Chola III
c. 1246 Rajendra Chola III

Chola to Pandya transition
Period Events
c. 1190-1260
Bana Dynasty rule Magadaimandalam with family title of 'ponparappinan' and
headquarters at Aragalur
c. 1216 - 1238
Kadava Dynasty and Maravarman Sundara Pandyan ruled regions of South
India

Pandiya revival and Muslim rule
Period Events
1251 Accession of Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I
1279 End of the Chola dynasty with the death of Rajendra Chola III
1268-1310 Kulasekara Pandiyan rules in Madurai
1308
Malik Kafur a general of Allaudin Khilji invades Devagiri en route to Tamil
Nadu.
1310
Sundara Pandian, son of Kulasekara Pandiyan, kills his father and becomes
king. In the ensuing civil war he is defeated by his brother Vira Pandiyan.
1311 Malik Kafur, invades Pandiya country and attacks Madurai
1327-1370 Madurai under the rule of Madurai Sultanate

Vijayanagar and Nayak period
Period Events
1370
Bukka, the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil
country
1518 Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast in Pulicat
1532 to 1580 Sevappa Nayak rules as the first independent Nayak ruler in Tanjavur
1600to 1645 Ragunatha Nayak, the greatest of the Tanjavur Nayaks
1609 the Dutch establish a settlement in Pulicat
1623 to 1659 Tirumalai Nayak rules in Madurai
1639 British East India Company purchases Chennapatinam and establishes Fort St. George
1652 Tanjavur and Gingee fall to the Bijapur Sultan
1656 Mysore army invades Salem against the Madurai Nayak Tirumalai
1676 Maratha army from Bijapur marches into Tanjavur, Ekoji declares himself king
1692 Nawab of Arcot established by Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Khan, a viceroy of the Moghul Emperor
1746 La Bourdonnais of the French East India company attacks and takes Fort St. George

East India Company
Period Events
1749
British regain Fort St. George through the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle arising out of the War of the
Austrian Succession
1751 Robert Clive attacks Arcot and captures it.
1756
The British and the French sign the first Carnatic treaty. Mahommed Ali Walajah was recognized
as Nawab of the Carnatic
1759 French under Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally, attack Madras
1760 Battle of Vandavasi between the British and the French. Birth of Veerapandya Kattabomman
1767
Hyder Ali, Sultan of Mysore attacks Madras against British, but defeated by the British at the Battle of
Chengam
1773
British Government passes the Regulating Act. The administration of Madras comes under British
Government review
1777-1832 Serfoji II rules in Tanjavur
1799 Serfoji cedes the Tanjavur kingdom to the British. Kattabomman executed by British
1803 Bentinck appointed governor of Madras
1800-1805 Poligar Wars
1806
Vellore Mutiny East India Company's Indian soldiers in Vellore mutiny against governor Bentinck
in Vellore fort. 114 British officers killed and 19 mutineers executed.

British rule
Period Events
1892 British government passes the Indian Councils Act
1909 'Minto-Morley Reforms'. Madras Legislative Council formed
1921 First regional elections held in Madras. Justice party forms government[36]
1927 Madras Congress passes a resolution for 'Full Independence'
1928 Simon Commission visits Madras. Mass protests result in several deaths
1937
Congress party under C. Rajagopalachari wins provincial elections and forms
government in Madras
1938
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy organises a separatist agitation demanding Dravida
Nadu consisting of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
1941
Indian Muslim League holds its congress in Madras. Muhammad Ali
Jinnah delivers keynote speech
1944 Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and C. N. Annadurai organise Dravidar Kazhagam

Post independence period
Period Events
1947
Madras Presidency, comprising Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra
Pradesh and Karnataka established
1953 'Madras state comes into being along linguistic lines
1965
Widespread agitations in response to the Federal Government's directive
of Hindi being the National Language
1969 Madras state is renamed as Tamil Nadu (Country of the Tamils)

Directions: Q. No. 1 to 5: Study the following information carefully to
answer these questions.
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two rows, three in each. E is not
at the end of any row. D is second to the left of F. C, the neighbor of E, is
sitting diagonally opposite to D. B is the neighbor of F.
1. Which of the following are sitting diagonally opposite to each other?
a. F and C
b. D and A
c. A and C
d. A and F
2. Which of the following are in the same row?
a. A and E
b. E and D
c. C and B
d. A and B

3. Which of the following are in one of the two rows?
a. FBC
b. CEB
c. DBF
d. AEF
4. After Interchanging seat with E, who will be the neighbors of D in the new
position?
a. C and A
b. F and B
c. Only B
d. Only A
5. Which of the following occupies the middle positions in both the rows?
a. B and F
b. A and C
c. B and E
d. E and C

6. A train moves at a constant speed of 120 km/hr for 1 km and at 40 km/hr
for the next 1 km. What is the average speed of the train.
a. 48 kmph
b. 50 kmph
c. 80 kmph
d. 60 kmph
7. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can do it in 15 days and c can
finish it in 25 days, then how long will they take to complete the work?
a) 6(18/47) days
b) 12 days
c) 2(8/11) days
d) 47(6/18) days
8. Nishu and Archana can do a piece of work in 10 days and Nishu alone
can do it in 12 days. In how many days can Archana do it alone?
a) 60 days
b) 30 days
c) 50 days
d) 45 days

9. A and B undertake to do a piece of work for Rs.100. A can do it in 5 days
and B can do it in 10 days. With the help of C, they finish it in 2 days. How
much should C be paid for his contribution?
a) Rs.40
b) Rs. 20
c) Rs. 60
d) Rs. 30
10. In the following figures two six fold cubes are given. Each side of the
cube is painted as shown in these figures. These sides are White, Yellow,
Orange, Red, Blue. Studying the arrangement of colours tell when Blue
colour is on top which colour will the bottom have?
(a) Red
(b) Green
(c) Orange
(d) Yellow

11. Given below are three different positions of a dice. Find the number of
dots on the face opposite the face bearing 3 dots.
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) Cannot be determined
12. What is the unit digit in the product
(365 x 659 x 771)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6

13. If the number 653xyis divisible by 90, then (x + y) = ?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
14. If the number 517*324 is completely divisible by 3, then the smallest
whole number in the place of * will be:
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. None of these

Directions (Q.No. 15 – 17): The six winners – K, L, M, N, O and P – of a national
science contest each won a college scholarship. The prizes for first through sixth
place were $30,000, $25,000, $20,000, $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000.
The following information concerning the winners was released:
O won the $20,000 prize.
K won less money than L did.
The difference between the winnings of M and P was $5,000.
The difference between the winnings of N and P was at least $10,000
15. Which of the following could be the ranking, from sixth place through first place,
of the six students?
a. M, P, L, O, N, K
b. N, P, M, O, K, L
c. N, M, K, O, L, P
d. M, P, K, O, N, L
16. If K won $10,000, how much money in total did M and P win?
a. $15,000
b. $25,000
c. $35,000
d. $55,000

17. If L won $25,000, which of the following must be true?
a. N won $30,000
b. K won $15,000
c. P won $15,000
d. M won $5,000
18. A and B are married couple. X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A.
How is Y related to B?
a) Brother-in-Law
b) Brother
c) Son-in-law
d) Cousin
19. If
(i) M is brother of N;
(ii) B is brother of N; and
(iii) M is brother of D,
then which of the following statements is definitely true?
a. N is brother of B
b. N is brother of D
c. M is brother of B
d. D is brother of M

20. What will come in the place of a question mark?
(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 13
21. What number should come in the place of question mark?
(a) 18 (b) 33 (c) 135 (d) 145

Directions for the following 4 (Four) items:
Examine carefully the following statements and answer four items that follow:
(i) A and B play Football and Hockey
(ii) C and D play Badminton and Cricket
(iii) B and C play Cricket and Football
(iv) A and D play Hockey and Badminton
22. One who plays Badminton, Football and Hockey
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
23. One who plays Badminton, Football and Cricket
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d)D
24. One who plays Cricket, Football and Hockey
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
25. One who does not play cricket
(a) A (b)B (c) C (d)D

THANK YOU

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