TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2021 Syllabus and Study Materials Download

GROUP-IV Examination (S.S.L.C. Standard) General Studies
Topics for Objective type
UNIT-I 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 organism- Nutrition and dietetics-Respiration
Zoology-Blood and blood circulation-Reproductive system-Environment, ecology, health and hygiene-Human diseases including communicable and non – communicable diseases - prevention and remedies-Animals, plants and human life

UNIT-II. CURRENT EVENTS
History-Latest diary of events-national -National symbols-Profile of States- Eminent persons & places in news-Sports & games-Books & authors - Awards & honors’-India and its neighbors
Political Science-1. Problems in conduct of public elections-2. Political parties and political system in India-3. Public awareness & General administration-4. Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility
Geography--Geographical landmarks- Economics-- Current socio-economic problems
Science-Latest inventions on science & technology

UNIT- III. GEOGRAPHY
Earth and Universe-Solar system-Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate- Water resources --- rivers in India-Soil, minerals & natural resources-Forest & wildlife-Agricultural pattern-Transport including surface transport & communication-Social geography – population-density and distribution-
Natural calamities – Disaster Management.

UNIT - IV. 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, colour, language, custom-India-as secular
state-Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN-Political parties and populist schemes

UNIT-V. INDIAN POLITY
Constitution of India--Preamble to the constitution- Salient features of constitution- Union, state and territory- Citizenship-rights amend 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 forms

UNIT-VI. 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 programmers-Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty-Economic trends in Tamil Nadu

UNIT-VI. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT 
National renaissance-Emergence of national leaders-Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore- Different modes of agitations-Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others-

UNIT-VII. APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
Conversion of information to data-Collection, compilation and presentation of data - Tables, graphs, diagrams -Analytical interpretation of data - Simplification-Percentage-Highest Common Factor (HCF)-Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)-Ratio and Proportion-Simple interest-Compound interest-
Area-Volume-Time and Work-Logical Reasoning-Puzzles-Dice-Visual Reasoning-Alpha numeric Reasoning-Number Series.

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Important Abbreviations for Competitive Exams - TNPSC, Bank Exams 🆎

A

AYUSH - Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy

ASSOCHAM -  Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry

B

BIS - Bureau of Indian Standard

C

CBDR - Common But Differentiated Responsibility 

CII - Confederation of Indian Industry

E

ETC - Electronic Toll Collection
ECCC - Elephant Conservation and Care Centre

F

FICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

G

GIS - Geographical Information System

GHI - Global Hunger Index

I

IEA - International Economic Association 

iPS - induced Pluripotent Stem

IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute 

ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 

M

MOM - Mars Orbiter Mission

MUDRA  - Micro Units Development & Refinancing Agency Ltd

Q

QCI - Quality Council of India

R

RFID - Radio Frequency Identification

S

SIPCOT - State Industries Promotion corporation of Tamil Nadu

U

USSD -  Unstructured Supplementary Service Data

List of Very Important Days for TNPSC Exams 

January

February

• February 4 - World Cancer Day
• February 13 - National Women's Day
• February 21 - International Mother Language Day
• February 24 - Central Excise Day
• February 28 - National Science Day

March

April

September

                             Major Committees and its head of the Constituent Assembly

Major Committee
Name of the committee	Head
Union Power Committee	Jawaharlal Nehru
Union Constitution Committee	Jawaharlal Nehru
States Committee (for negotiating)	Jawaharlal Nehru
Rules of Procedure Committee	Rajendra Prasad
Steering Committee	Rajendra Prasad
Provincial Constitution Committee	Sardar Patel
Advisory Committee onFundamental Rights, Minorities, tribal and Excluded Areas	Sardar Patel
Drafting Committee	B R Ambedkar

GSAT 9 [3 Marks]

• It is a communication satellite also known as South Asia Satellite.
• It was successfully launched by GSLV F09 launch Vechicle on May 5, 2017 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh.
• It has 12 Ku band telecommunication satellite which benefits the SAARC nations except the Pakistan.
• The Partners Include
• Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka
• Of the 8 Members of the SAARC Nations Only Pakistan did not participate in this programme.

Lists of Joint Military Exercise of India

Naval Exercise 

• MALABAR - India ,USA and Japan [Trilateral]
• CORPAT - India and Indonesia
• AUSINDEX - AUStralia and INDia
• Dosti - India and Maldives
• INDRA - INDia and RussiA
• Sahyog-Hyeoblyeog - India and South Korea
• Konkan - India and UK.
• SIMBEX - India and Singapore

[TNPSC Indian Polity Study Materials] Fundamental Rights - Indian Polity Study Materials, Notes

Fundamental Rights

Rights guaranteed  by the constitution to all persons without any discrimination.

Magna carta of the constitution to promote the political democracy. 

They are justiciable in nature and hence protected by the constitution. 

Important Facts to Remember

1. Part III of the Constitution deals with the Fundamental rights
2. Articles : 12 to 35.
3. Part III is also called as the 'Magna Carta' of the Indian constitution.

TNPSC Indian Economy Study Materials - FRBM Act - Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003

TNPSC Guru - This FRBM act can be asked in TNPSC Group 1 Mains

FRBM Act

FRBM enacted in 2003, to ensure fiscal discipline and to reduce fiscal deficit by moving towards a balanced budget.

Received President's Assent - August 26, 2003

Came to an effect from - June 5, 2004

Chairman of the review committee of the FRBM Act - N K Singh 

Rules / Features of the Act 2003.

• Revenue Deficit
• Eliminated by - March 31, 2009
• Minimum Annual reduction - 0.5% of GDP in each financial year
• Fiscal Deficit
• Minimum Annual reduction - 0.3% of GDP in each financial year
• To reach 3% of fiscal deficit by - 2008-2009 Financial year 
• Debt
• Minimum Annual reduction - 1% of GDP in each financial year
• To reach total debt within - 6% by 2007-2008
• Finance minister to review the trends in receipts and expenditure quarterly.
• RBI not to subscibe the government bond from - April 1, 2006 
• Four indicators to be projected in the medium term fiscal policy statement

[Indian Polity Study Materials] Schedule VIII - TNPSC Indian Polity Study Materials

Schedules 

Schedules to Indian constitution means some important lists that categorize the government activities.

Presently there are 12 Schedules in our India Constitution. 

Schedule VIII [Eighth Schedule] 

• It lists the languages recognized by the Indian Constitution.
• During the commencement of the constitution there were only 14 languages.
1. Assamese, 
2. Bengali, 
3. Gujarati, 
4. Hindi, 
5. Kannada, 
6. Kashmiri, 
7. Malayalam, 
8. Marathi, 
9. Oriya, 
10. Punjabi, 
11. Sanskrit, 
12. Tamil, 
13. Telugu and 
14. Urdu.
• Three amendments has been made which recognized 8 more languages.
• At Present there are 22 recognized languages in the Eighth Schedule.
• 3 Amendments
• 21st Amendment Act of 1967 - Sindhi
• 71st Amendment Act of 1992 - Konkani, Nepali and Manipuri
• 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 - Maithili, Santhali, Dongri and Bodo 
• English is not a recognized language in the Schedule VIII.
• REMEMBERING Tricks 
• 3 Amendments
• 21+71 = 92
• Languages
• Konkani, Nepali and Manipuri [KLMN  - Alphabet Series]
• Maithili, Santhali, Dongri and Bodo  [MSD Boys - Mahendra Singh Dhoni Boys]

Budget Related

• Article 112 - Central Government Budget

• Article 202 - State Government Budget

• Article 266(1) - Consolidated Fund of India

• Article 266(2) - Public Accounts of India

• Article 267 -  Contingency Fund of India

• Article 280 - Finance Commission

Constitution

A Constitution is a set of fundamental principles or guidelines according to which the country is to be governed.

Salient Features of the Indian Constitution

[This Question will be mostly asked in written exams like Group 1&2 Mains so be thorough with atleast 5 to 8 Important Features of the Indian Constitution and make a short note on each topic]

1. Parliamentary Form of Government
2. Lengthiest Written Constitution
3. Synthesis of Rigidity and Flexibility
4. Single Citizenship
5. Fundamental Rights
6. DPSP
7. Fundamental Duties
8. Universal Adult Franchise
9. Emergency Provisions
10. Drawn from different Sources
11. Single Integrated Judiciary
12. Secular State.

Judiciary In India

The Indian constitution provides for an integrated judicial system with the Supreme Court as the apex court and the High courts below it.

Supreme Court

The supreme court of India is the highest court of appeal in India.

Important Points to Remember.

1. The Supreme court of India was inaugurated on Jan 28, 1950.
2. Articles 124 to 147 in Part V of the constitution deals with the Supreme court.
3. Composition 31 (30+1)
1. 1 - Chief Justice of India [List of Chief Justices of India till date]
2. 30 - Other Judges
4. Qualifications
1. Should be a citizen of India
2. should have been 
1. a judge of a High court for 5 years or
2. an advocate of a High Court for 10 years or
3. a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president
5. Minimum Age: Not prescribed in the constitution.
6. Tenure: Until 65 Years of Age.
7. Judges of the supreme court was appointed by the President.
8. Indian Constitution follows the 'procedure established by law'.
9. American Constitution follows the 'due process of law'.
10. Article 143: The power of the President to consult the Supreme Court
• The opinion rendered by the Supreme court is not binding on the President.

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Panchayati Raj

It is the rural local self government system which was given constitutional status by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. It aims to strengthen the democratic institutions as the grass-root levels.

Note: This topic 'Local Self Governmet / Panchayati Raj' is one of the most important topics for the competitive exams. So, kindly revise as many times you can.

We can read this topic under 3 sub topics

1. Evolution stages of Pachayati raj Act
2. Features of Pachayati Raj Act 1992.
3. What is PESA?

Evolution

Important Points to Remember

1. Lord Ripon is called as the father of Local self government.
2. Lord Ripon's Resolution of 1882 is regarded as the 'Magna Carta of Local Self Government in India'
3. After independence four important committees were formed to recommend measures for the betterment of local self government in India. They are as follows
1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
2. Ashok Mehta Committee
3. G V K Rao Committee
4. L M Singhvi Committee

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Land Reforms

Land Reforms in simple terms it means the measures or regulations taken by the government regarding the ownership of the agricultural lands. It also involves tenancy reforms, land ceiling, land redistribution and more for the benefit.

 Land Reforms in British India

During the British rule in India, they introduced 3 major Land revenue system as per the need of the location and their convenient.

1. Zamindari System
2. Ryotwari System
3. Mahalwari System

• Who Introduced? - William Bentick
• When? - 1833
• Where? Central India, Gangetic Plains, North western India, Punjab regions
• Who is the owner of land? - Peasants
• How the revenue was collected? - Peasants pay tax to village community head and the headman pays it to the government.

Boodhan Movement

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission of India was formed in 1950 to formulate five year Plans.

Planning in India Before the establishment of Planning Commission

• In 1934
• M Visvesraya published the book 'Planned Economy for India'.
• In 1938
• Indian National Congress formed the National Planning Committee.
• Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed as the Chairman.
• In 1944 - Bombay Plan by eight industrialists.
• In 1944 - Gandhian Plan by Sriman Narayan Agarwal
• In 1945 - People's Plan by M N Roy
• In 1950 - Sarvodaya Plan by Jaiprakash Narayan

Citizenship

Citizenship is a status of a person being recognized as a member of a country and enjoys all civil and political rights of that country.

Important Facts to Remember

1. The President of India is the First Citizen of India.
2. The Part II of the Indian constitution deals with the Citizenship.
3. Part II includes Articles from 5 to 11.
4. The Article 5,6,7,8,9 came into force on November 26, 1949 (date of adoption of India Constitution)
5. The Citizenship Act was passed in the year 1955.
6. The Citizenship Act was amended 4 times till 2005. The years in which the Citizenship act was amended were as follows:-
1. 1986
2. 1992
3. 2003
4. 2005
7. The Citizenship Act, 1955 describes 5 ways of acquisition of Citizenship and 3 ways of lossing citizenship
8. 5 ways of acquisition of Citizenship
1. Citizenship by Birth
2. Citizenship by Descent
3. Citizenship by Registration
4. Citizenship by Naturalisation
5. Citizenship by Incorporation of Territory.
9. 3 Ways of Lossing Citizenship
1. Renunciation
2. Termination
3. Deprivation
10. Articles From 5 to 11 in Short [Courtesy: http://indiacode.nic.in/]
• Article 5: Domicle - Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution
• Article 6: Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.
• Article 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan who later resettled in India.
• Article 8: Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India.
• Article 9: Termination: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens.
• Article 10: Continuance of the rights of citizenship. subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen.
• Article 11: Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.

Comptroller and Auditor General of India

CAG - Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. His prime duty is to scrutinize the financial transactions of the government thus ensuring the financial accountability of the executive.

Important Facts to remember 

1. CAG is appointed by the President
2. Tenure
• 6 Years or 65 Year of age
3. He can resign by writing to the President of India,
4. He can be removed from office on the same manner as the Judge of the supreme court.
5. From Article 148 to 151 in Part V (5) of the constitution deals with the various provisions for the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
6. Article 148 - Office of the CAG.
7. Article 149 - Parliament to Prescribe duties and powers of the CAG.
8. Article 150 - Form of accounts of the union and of the States
9. Article 151 - Audit reports.
10. Other Provisions
1. Article 279 - Calculation of Net proceeds.
2. Third Schedule - Oath of CAG
3. Sixth Schedule - Audit of accounts of the District and regional councils as mentioned in the Sixth schedule
11. Audit Board
• It was established in 1968 on the recommendations of the Administrative reforms committee.
• Composition: Chairman and 2 Members
• It is a part of the office of CAG to accommodate specialists and experts from outside. 
12. In 1976, CAG is relieved from the responsibility of maintenance of accounts of central government.

Scientific Instruments for TNPSC and Other Exams

In this post we have compiled some of the most important scientific instruments which are used very often.

Sl.No	Name of the Instrument	Used for measuring
1.	Altimeter	Altitude / height above sea level
2.	Ammeter	Electric Current
3.	Barometer	Atmospheric Pressure
4.	Carolimeter	Quantity of Heat exchanged
5.	Fathometer	Depth of Ocean
6.	Electroscope	Detects the electric charge
7.	Galvanometer	Low magnitude Electric Current
8.	Glucometer	Concentration of Glucose in Blood
9.	Hydrometer	Specific Gravity of Liquids
10.	Hygrometer	Humidity in Air
11.	Lactometer	Purity of Milk
12.	Manometer	Pressure of Gases
13.	Odometer	Distance covered by a vehicles
14.	Photometer	Luminous intensity of light
15.	Radiometer / Roentgenometer	Emission of Radiant energy / Radiation
16.	Seismograph	Intensity of Earthquakes
17.	Spectrometer	Energy distribution of different types of radiation
18.	Sphygmomanometer	Blood Pressure
19.	Tachometer	Rotating speed
20.	Thermostat	Temperature at a particular point
21.	Voltmeter	Potential difference between 2 points