TNPSC Forest Apprentice Preparation Book 2021 – Exam Inspect

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TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Exam Details

Organization Name	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Post Name	CESE (Junior Draughting Officer, Junior Technical Assistant, Junior Engineer)
Category	Syllabus
Selection Process	Written Test, Certificate Verification
Exam Date	Tamil Nadu
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

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TNPSC Forest Apprentice Exam Details

Organization Name	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Post Name	Forest Apprentice
Category	Syllabus
Exam Date	Tamil Nadu
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

Exam Pattern of Forest Apprentice TNPSC Exam 2021

Exam Type	Subject Name	No. of Questions	No.of. Marks	Time Duration
Objective Type	Optional Subject – I	200	300	03 Hours
	Optional Subject – II	200	300	03 Hours
	Compulsory Subject (General Studies & Aptitude and Mental Ability Test)	200	300	03 Hours
	Total	600	900	09 Hours
Interview & Records		120 Marks		–

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Exam Syllabus for Forest Apprentice

Group I

•  Agriculture (Code No.284)
• Horticulture (CodeNo.278)
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
• Science (Code No. 296)

Group II

• Computer Applications
• Computer Science

Group III

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Other Subjects
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Engineering (All Engineering subjects including Agricultural Engineering)
• Environmental Science
• Forestry (Code No.283)
• Geology (Code No.239)
• Marine Biology (Code No.293)
• Physics (Code No.241)
• Wildlife biology (Code No.291)
• Zoology (Code No.270)

Compulsory Subject Paper-III

• General Studies ((Degree Std)
• Mental Ability Test ((S.S.L.C. Std) 

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TNPSC Exam Syllabus 2021 – Overview

Name of the Organization	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Post Name	Research Assistant
Exam Date	Updated Soon
Category	Syllabus
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

Tamil Nadu PSC Research Assistant Exam Pattern

Papers	No of Questions	Time Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper I	200 Questions	3 Hours	300 Marks
Paper-II	100 Questions	2 Hours	200 Marks
Interview & Record	–	–	70 Marks

• Minimum Marks for SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs: 171 Marks
• Minimum Marks for Others: 228 Marks

Animal Husbandry:

• National Dance
• Political Science
• New inventions
• World organizations
• Scientific observations
• Books and Authors
• Geography of India
• About India and it’s neighbouring countries
• Countries and Capitals
• Music & Literature
• Indian Culture
• Economic problems in India
• Famous Places in India
• Important Dates
• Science and innovations
• National and International current affairs

Veterinary Sciences:

• Livestock Management.
• Veterinary Microbiology, Pathology, Parasitology, and Pharmacology.
• Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry.
• Animal Breeding and Genetics.
• Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
• Basics in Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology.
• Veterinary Surgery and Radiology.
• Animal Nutrition.
• Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health.
• Veterinary Medicine.
• Livestock Products Technology.
• Veterinary Extension & Animal Husbandry.

General Studies:

• Geography – India
• About India
• Eminent Personalities
• Cultural Heritage
• General Polity
• General Science
• Indian Constitution
• Science & Technology etc
• Indian National Movement
• History – India
• Current Events – National & International
• Environment
• Economy

Aptitude:

• Height and Distance
• Data Interpretation
• Average
• Decimal Fraction
• Simplification
• Clocks & Calendars
• Time and Distance
• Ratio and Proportion
• Partnership
• Problems on HCF and LCM
• Logarithm
• Simple Interest
• Allegation or Mixture
• Time and Work
• Probability
• Problems on Ages
• Surds and Indices
• Volume and Surface Area
• Area
• Compound Interest
• Blood Relations
• Chain Rule
• Permutation and Combination
• Pipes and Cistern
• Square Root and Cube Root
• Boats and Streams

Mental Ability:

Verbal Reasoning

• Analogy
• Series Completion
• Verification of truth of the Statement
• Situation Reaction Test
• Direction Sense Test
• Classification
• Data Sufficiency
• Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle
• Puzzle Test
• Blood Relations
• Coding-Decoding
• Assertion and Reasoning
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Operations of Mathematics
• Venn Diagrams
• Word Sequence
• Missing Characters
• Sequential Output training
• Directions
• Test on Alphabets
• Eligibility Test

Non-Verbal Reasoning

• Dot Situation
• Identical figure groupings
• Forming figures and analysis
• Construction of Squares and Triangles
• Series
• Analytical Reasoning
• Paper Folding
• Paper Cutting
• Cubes and Dice
• Water Images
• Mirror Images
• Figure Matrix
• Completion Incomplete Pattern
• Spotting embedded figures
• Classification
• Rules Detection

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TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Syllabus

Organization Name	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Post Name	Junior Scientific Officer (JSO)
Category	Syllabus
Selection Process	Written Test, Personal Interview
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Exam Date	Updated Soon
Official Website	tnpsc.gov.in

Tamil Nadu JSO Exam Pattern

Exam Type	Question Standard	Subject Name	N0.of. Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Paper – I	PG Degree Standard	Forensic Science	200	300	03 Hours
		Biology
		Chemistry
		Physics
		Computer Science
Paper-II	Degree Standard	General Studies	75	100	02 Hours
	SSLC Standard	Aptitude and Mental Ability	25
Interview and Records				70	–

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TNPSC Exam Syllabus 2021 – Overview

Name of the Organization	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Post Name	Assistant Director & Assistant Superintendent
Exam Date	Updated Soon
Category	Syllabus
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Assistant Director Exam Pattern

Category	Subject	No.of. Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Paper – I
Assistant Director of Industries and Commerce (Technical)	Basics of Engineering (Degree standard)	200	300	03 Hours
Assistant Superintendent	General Mental Ability(Degree standard)	200	300
Paper-II
Assistant Director/ Assistant Superintendent	General Studies (Degree standard)	75	200	02 Hours
	Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard)	25
Assistant Director/ Assistant Superintendent	Interview and Records	70		–
Total		570

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TNPSC Archaeological Officer Exam Syllabus Details 2021

Organization Name	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Name of the Post	Archaeological Officer
Exam Date	Updated Soon
Category	Syllabus
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Exam Pattern 2021 – Archaeological Officer Exam 2021

Category	Subject Name	No. of. Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper-I (PG Degree Standard) (Anyone Subject)	Ancient History & Archaeology/ Archaeology (Code No.314)	200	300	03 Hours
	Indian History (CodeNo.361 )
	History (Code No.362)
	Tamil Language & Literature (Code No.363)
Paper-II	General Studies (Degree Standard)	75	200	02 Hours
	Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard)	25
Total		300	500	05 Hours

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Syllabus 2021

 History

• Indian races and geography
• Ancient and Medieval world
• Medieval India – Rise of the Crescent over the subcontinent
• British Empire- Expansion and consolidation
• Ancient Indian polity (up to 7th century AD)
• Pre-Independent India
• Paleography and Numismatics
• Ancient and Pre-Medieval Tamil culture
• Pre-History and Archaeology
• Archaeological Acts and Rules, etc.

Indian History (from Ancient to Modern period)

• The anthropological and geographical survey of India
• Resistance to the British rule
• Ancient and Medieval Tamilnadu
• Contact with the outside world
• The Deccan Kingdoms
• Pre-history and Archaeology
• The Mughal Empire
• English East India Company Rule
• Paleography and Numismatics
• Archaeological acts and rules etc.

Tamil Language and Literature

• The origin and development of language
• Grammar texts
• Prehistory and Archeology
• Sangam literature
• News about trips
• Charity Literature
• Pa shapes
• Archived Literature
• Literature and Numerology
• Characters and Types in Tamil
• Annalen
• Archaeological laws and regulations
• Grammar

Ancient History and Archaeology

• Art and Architecture
• The cultural history of Tamilnadu up to 1565 AD
• Field Archaeology
• Pre and Protohistory of India
• Iconography and painting
• History of Archaeology
• Conservation and Museology
• Epigraphy and Palaeography
• Numismatics
• Early historical Archaeology, etc.

General Studies

• General Science
• Geography of India
• National symbols
• Books and authors
• Eminent personalities and places in the news
• Geographical landmark
• Indian Economy
• Latest diary of events
• Current socio-economic issues
• Latest inventions in Science and Technology
• History and Culture of India
• Indian Polity
• History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu
• Logical Reasoning
• Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
• Aptitude and Mental ability
• Visual Reasoning
• Indian National Movement
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple interest, Compound interest
• Alphanumeric Reasoning, etc

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TNPSC Assistant Agriculture Officer Exam Syllabus 2021 Details

Name of the Organization	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Post Name	Assistant Agriculture Officer
Exam Date	Updated Soon
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Category	Syllabus
official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

Category	Subject	No.of. Question	Marks	Exam Duration
Paper – I	Agriculture (Diploma Standard)	200	300	180 Minutes
Paper-II	General Studies (HSC Standard)	75	100	120 Minutes
	Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard)	25
Interview and Record			70	–

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TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Syllabus 2021-20 – Overview

Description	Details
Name of the Organization	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
No of Vacancies	Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
Category	Syllabus
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Exam Pattern 2021

Paper	Name of the Subject	Number of Marks	Time Duration
Paper-I	Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science (Degree Standard)	300	60 minutes
Paper-II	General Studies (Degree Standard)	200	120 minutes
Interview and Records		70	–
Total		570	180 minutes

Minimum Qualifying Marks

• Paper-I consist of 200 questions and Paper-II consists of 100 questions.
• For SC, SC (A), ST, MBC/ DC, BC & BCM candidates are 171 Marks.
• For Others 228 Marks.

TNPSC VAS Selection Procedures 2021-20:

The Selection Procedures for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Examination will be based on the following phases. All the aspirants who want to achieve their dream job through this exam have to perform well in all of these phases. So, the TNPSC selection procedures are mentioned below

• Written Examination
• Interview

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science (Degree Standard)

• Livestock Management
• Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, And Biochemistry
• Livestock Nutrition
• Livestock Breeding And Genetics
• Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Pathology And Parasitology
• Pharmacology
• Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary Gynaecology And Obstetrics And Veterinary
• Surgery And Radiology
• Livestock Products Technology

TNPSC General Studies (Degree Standard) Syllabus

• General Science
• Current Events
• Geography Of India
• History And Culture Of India
• Indian Polity
• And the Indian Economy
• Indian National Movement
• History, Culture, Heritage And Socio-Political Movements In Tamil Nadu
• Development Administration In Tamil Nadu
• Aptitude And Mental Ability

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Syllabus for TNPSC Jailor

Organization Name	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Name of the Post	Jailor
Category	Syllabus
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Jailor Exam Pattern 2021

Paper	Subject Name	No.of. Questions	No. of. Marks	Duration of Examination
General Subject	Constitution and Human Rights	N/A	300	03 Hours (180 minutes)
	Administration of Union and states with special reference to Tamil Nadu
	Socio-Economic Issues in India/ Tamil Nadu
	Current issues at National Level
	Current issues at State Level
General Studies	General Studies (Degree Standard)	75	300	3 Hours (180 minutes)
	Aptitude and Mental Ability Test(SSLC Standard)	25
	Aptitude and Mental Ability	25
	Test(SSLC Standard)	25
Interview & Records	–	–	80	–
Total			680

TN Jailor Syllabus 2021

Constitution & Human Rights

Historical Background

• Making of the Constitution
• Salient features of the Constitution
• The preamble of the Constitution
• Union and its Territory
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights

Concept of Human Rights 

• Human rights and disability
• Human rights Juvenile reformatory institutions
• Human rights and crimes against women
• Human rights and scheduled castes and reservations
• Human rights and gender or castes equality
• Human rights and child prostitution

Administration of Union States With Special Reference to Tamil Nadu

• District administration
• Role in people’s welfare-oriented programmed
• Industrial map of Tamil Nadu
• Role of state government
• Public Services
• Role of recruitment agencies
• State finance resources, budget, and financial administration

Socio-Economic Issue In INDIA

• Unemployment issues in India & Tamil Nadu
• Child Labour
• Economic issues
• Anti ‐Corruption measures
• Women empowerment
• Social injustice to womenfolk
• Domestic violence, dowry menace, sexual assault
• Impact of violence on the growth of the nation
• Religious Violence
• Terrorism and Communal violence

Current Issue at National Level & State Level

Main Written Examination: Paper-II 

General Science

Physics

• Universe
• General Scientific laws
• Scientific instruments
• Inventions and discoveries
• Physical quantities, standards, and units
• Force, motion and energy‐electricity and Magnetism
• Heat, light, and sound
• Atomic and nuclear physics.

Chemistry

• Elements and Compounds
• Acids, bases, and salts
• Oxidation and reduction
• Chemistry of ores and metals
• Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds
• Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides

Botany

• Main Concepts of life science
• The cell
• The basic unit of life
• Classification of a living organism
• Nutrition and dietetics
• Respiration

Zoology

• Blood and blood circulation
• Endocrine system
• Reproductive system
• Genetics the science of heredity
• Environment, ecology, health, and hygiene
• Biodiversity and its conservation
• Human diseases, prevention, and remedies
• Communicable diseases and non‐ communicable diseases

Current Events

• History Latest diary of events
• National‐national symbols
• Profile of States
• Eminent persons & places in the news
• Sports & games
• Books & authors
• Awards & honours
• Latest historical events
• India and its neighbours

Geography

• Earth and Universe‐Solar system
• Atmosphere hydrosphere, lithosphere
• Monsoon, rainfall, weather and climate
• Water resources
• Rivers in India
• Soil, minerals & natural resources
• Natural vegetation
• Forest & wildlife

History & Culture of India

• South Indian history
• Culture and Heritage of Tamil people
• The advent of European invasion
• Expansion and consolidation of British rule
• Effect of British rule on socio‐economic factors
• Social reforms and religious movements
• India since independence

Indian Economy

• Nature of the Indian economy
• Five-year plan models an assessment
• Land reforms & agriculture
• Application of science in agriculture
• Industrial growth‐Role of public sector & disinvestment
• Development of infrastructure
• National income Rural welfare oriented programs
• Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty

Indian National Movement

• An early uprising against British rule
• 1857 Revolt
• Indian National Congress
• The emergence of national leaders
• Growth of militant movements
• Communalism led to the partition
• Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle

Aptitude & Mental Ability Tests

• Conversion of information to data
• 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
• Decision making and problem-solving
• Logical Reasoning
• Puzzles
• Dice
• Visual Reasoning
• Alphanumeric Reasoning
• Number Series
• Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences