General Studies ‐ Degree standard TOPICS FOR OBJECTIVE TYPE

UNIT – I ­

General science  :

Physics :

·         Universe

·         General  Scientific  laws

·         Scientific  instruments

·         Inventions  and  discoveries

·         National  scientific laboratories

·         Science  glossary

·         Mechanics  and  properties  of matter

·         Physical quantities, standards and units

·         Force, motion and energy

·         electricity  and  Magnetism

·         Electronics & communications

·         Heat,  light  and  sound

·         Atomic  and  nuclear physics

·         Solid State Physics

·         Spectroscopy 

·         Geophysics

·         Astronomy and space  science.

Chemistry

·         Elements and Compounds

·         Acids, bases and salts

·         Oxidation and reduction

·         Chemistry  of  ores  and  metals

·         Carbon,  nitrogen  and  their  compounds

·         Fertilizers,  pesticides,  insecticides

·         Biochemistry  and  biotechnology

·         Electrochemistry

·         Polymers  and plastics

Botany

·         Main Concepts of life science

·         The cell

·         basic unit of life

·         Classification of living  organism

·         Nutrition  and  dietetics

·         Respiration

·         Excretion  of  metabolic  waste

·         Bio‐ communication  

Zoology

·         Blood and blood circulation

·         Endocrine system

·         Reproductive system

·         Genetics  the science of heredity

·         Environment, ecology, health and hygiene,  Bio‐ diversity and its  conservation

·         Human  diseases,  prevention  and  remedies‐Communicable  diseases  and  non‐  communicable  diseases

·         Alcoholism  and  drug  abuse

·         Animals,  plants  and  human  life‐

UNIT ­ II.

Current Events

·         history  ­ Latest diary of events

·         National ‐ National symbols ‐

·         Profile of States

·         Defence,  national  security  and  terrorism

·         World  organizations

·         Pacts  and  summits

·         Eminent  persons & places in news

·         Sports & games

·         Books & authors 

·         Awards & honors

·         Cultural panorama

·         Latest historical events

·         India and  its  neighbors

·         Latest terminology

·         Appointments

·         who is who? 

Political Science

·         India’s foreign policy

·         Latest  court  verdicts

·         Public  opinion

·         Problems in conduct of public elections

·         Political parties and political system in  India

·         Public  awareness &  General  administration

·         Role  of  Voluntary  organizations &  Govt.,

·         Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility 

Geography

·         Geographical landmarks

·         Policy on environment and ecology 

Economics­

·         Current socio

·         economic problems

·         New economic policy & govt. sector 

Science

·         Latest  inventions  on  science  &  technology

·         Latest  discoveries  in  Health  Science

·         Mass media & communication 

UNIT – III

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

·         Agricultural  18 pattern,  livestock  &  fisheries

·         Transport  &  communication

·         Social  geography

·         Population

·         Density and distribution

·         Natural calamities

·         Disaster Management

·         Climate change

·         Impact and consequences

·         Mitigation measures

·         Pollution Control

UNIT – IV

History and culture of India

·         Pre‐historic  events

·         Indus  valley  civilization

·         Vedic,  Aryan  and  Sangam  age

·         Maurya  dynasty

·         Buddhism  and  Jainism

·         Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas

·         Age of Vijayanagaram and the bahmanis

·         South  Indian  history

·         Culture  and  Heritage  of  Tamil  people

·         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

·         Characteristics of Indian culture‐Unity in diversity 

·         Race, color, language, custom

·         India‐as secular state

·         Organizations for fine arts, dance, drama, music

·         Growth  of  rationalist,  Dravidian  movement  in  TN

·         Political  parties  and  populist  schemes

·         Prominent  personalities  in  the  various  spheres

·         Arts,  Science,  literature  and  Philosophy

·         Mother  Teresa,  Swami  Vivekananda, 

·         Pandit  Ravishankar

·         M.S.Subbulakshmi

·         Rukmani Arundel and

·         J.Krishnamoorthy etc.

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

·         Status  of  Jammu & Kashmir

·         Local government

·         panchayat raj

·         Tamil Nadu

·         Judiciary in India

·         Rule  of  law/Due  process  of  law

·         Indian federalism Center

·         State  relations

·         Emergency provisions

·         Civil services in  India

·         Administrative challenges in a welfare  state

·         Complexities of district administration

·         Elections

·         Election Commission Union  and State

·         Official language and Schedule‐VIII

·         Amendments to constitution

·         Schedules  to  constitution

·         Administrative  reforms  &  tribunals

·         Corruption  in  public  life

·         Anti‐ corruption  measures

·         Central  Vigilance  Commission,    lok‐adalats,  Ombudsman,   Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  of  India.

·         Right  to  information Central  and  State  Commission

·         Empowerment of women

·         Voluntary organizations and public grievances  redressal

·         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

·         Capital  formation  and  investment‐Role  of  public  sector  &  disinvestment

·         Development of infrastructure

·         National income

·         Public finance & fiscal  policy

·         Price policy & public distribution

·         Banking, money & monetary policy

·         Role of  Foreign  Direct    Investment  (FDI)  ‐ WTO globalization  &  privatization

·         Rural  welfare  oriented  programmes

·         Social  sector  problems

·         Population,  education,  health,  employment, poverty

·         HRD sustainable economic growth

·         Economic trends in Tamil  Nadu

·         Energy  Different  sources  and  development

·         Finance  Commission

·         Planning  Commission

·         National Development Council 

UNIT – VII ­ 

INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

·         National renaissance

·         Early uprising  against  British  rule‐1857 

·         Revolt‐ Indian  National  Congress

·         Emergence  of  national  leaders

·         Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Netaji

·         Growth of militant movements

·         Different modes  of  agitations

·         Era  of  different  Acts    &  Pacts

·         World  war  &  final  phase  struggle

·         Communalism  led  to  partition

·         Role  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  freedom  struggle

·         Rajaji,  VOC,  Periyar, Bharathiar  & Others

·         Birth of political parties /political system in India since  independence 19

UNIT – VIII

APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS

·         Conversion of information  to  data

·         Collection,  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

·         Volume

·         Time  and  Work

·         Behavioral  ability

·         Basic  terms

·         Communications  in  information  technology

·         Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

·         Decision making and  problem solving  Logical Reasoning  ­    Puzzles

·         Dice

·         Visual  Reasoning

·         Alpha  numeric  Reasoning

·         Number Series

·         Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences