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TNPSC CTSE Diploma/ITI Level 2024 Question Paper Analysis & Weightage
Understanding where the questions come from is half the battle won. Below is the exact breakdown of the 100 questions from the 2024 paper, categorized by Unit and specific subtopics:
- Unit I: General Science (14 Questions)
- Current affairs (3 questions)
- Main concepts of life science, classification of living organisms (2 questions)
- Elements and compounds, acids, bases, salts (2 questions)
- Health and hygiene, human diseases (2 questions)
- Physiology, nutrition, health and hygiene, human diseases (1 questions)
- Everyday application of the basic principles of mechanics, electricity and magnetism (1 questions)
- Physiology (1 questions)
- Properties of matter, force, motion, and energy (1 questions)
- Latest inventions in science and technology (1 questions)
- Unit II: Geography of India (9 Questions)
- Transport – Communication (2 questions)
- Agricultural pattern (1 questions)
- Water resources - Rivers in India (1 questions)
- Population density and distribution (1 questions)
- Physical features (1 questions)
- Location (1 questions)
- Forest and Wildlife (1 questions)
- Current affairs (1 questions)
- Unit III: History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement (13 Questions)
- Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity – Race, Language, Custom (1 questions)
- Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, and Marathas (1 questions)
- Indus Valley Civilization (1 questions)
- Emergence of leaders – Mahatma Gandhi (1 questions)
- Early uprising against British rule - Indian National Congress (1 questions)
- Mughals (1 questions)
- Guptas (1 questions)
- Change and continuity in the socio-cultural history of India (1 questions)
- Characteristics of Indian Culture (1 questions)
- Delhi Sultans (1 questions)
- Prominent personalities in various spheres (1 questions)
- National Renaissance (1 questions)
- Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, and others (1 questions)
- Unit IV: Indian Polity (9 Questions)
- Local Governments, Panchayat Raj (3 questions)
- State Executive, State Legislature (1 questions)
- Fundamental Rights (1 questions)
- Union Legislature (1 questions)
- Election (1 questions)
- Spirit of federalism: Centre - State relationships (1 questions)
- Salient features of the Constitution (1 questions)
- Unit V: Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu (12 Questions)
- Social Justice and social harmony as the cornerstones of socio-economic development (2 questions)
- Population, Education, Health, Employment, Poverty (1 questions)
- Land Reforms and Agriculture (1 questions)
- Finance Commission (1 questions)
- Five-year plan models - an assessment (1 questions)
- Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields (1 questions)
- Welfare oriented Government schemes and their utility (1 questions)
- Industrial growth (1 questions)
- Goods and Services Tax (1 questions)
- Nature of Indian Economy – Five-year plan models - an assessment (1 questions)
- Role and impact of social welfare schemes in the socio-economic development of Tamil Nadu (1 questions)
- Unit VI: History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu (18 Questions)
- Evolution of 19th and 20th century socio-political movements in Tamil Nadu (3 questions)
- History of Tamil Society (3 questions)
- Tamil literature from Sangam age till contemporary times (2 questions)
- Evolution of 19th and 20th century socio-political movements in Tamil Nadu - Justice Party, Growth of Rationalism - Self Respect Movement, Dravidian Movement (2 questions)
- Early agitations against British Rule (2 questions)
- Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle - Early agitations against British Rule (1 questions)
- History of Tamil Society, related archaeological discoveries (1 questions)
- Tamil literature from Sangam age till contemporary times - Thirukkural (1 questions)
- Thirukkural - Relevance to everyday life (1 questions)
- Thirukkural - Significance as a secular literature (1 questions)
- Thirukkural - Significance as a secular literature - Relevance to everyday life (1 questions)
- Unit VII: Aptitude (20 Questions)
- Compound interest (3 questions)
- Percentage (3 questions)
- Simplification (2 questions)
- Time and Work (2 questions)
- Area (2 questions)
- Simple interest (2 questions)
- Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) (2 questions)
- Highest Common Factor (HCF) (2 questions)
- Ratio and Proportion (1 questions)
- Volume (1 questions)
- Unit VIII: Reasoning (5 Questions)
- Logical reasoning (2 questions)
- Number series (2 questions)
- Alpha numeric reasoning (1 questions)
Analysis: Based on the concrete numbers above, the most crucial areas to focus your revision on are Unit VII: Aptitude (20 questions) and Unit VI: History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu (18 questions). Together, these two units make up nearly 40% of the entire exam. Securing strong marks here, followed closely by General Science (14 questions), will put you significantly ahead of the competition.
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