Books for TNPSC VAO Exam Preparation

1.State Board books are considered as primary source of

TNPSC Exam question settin for a!! "roup Examination.
So you s#ou!d study fo!!o$in sc#oo! text %ooks.
i&Socia! Science Books ' (t# to 1)t# Std
ii&Science Books ' (t# to 1)t# Std* +Additiona!
11t#*1,t# Botany and -oo!oy if you #a.e time&
iii&Po!ity ' 11t#*1,t# Po!itica! Science
i.&Economy ' 11t#*1,t# Economics Books
.&"eorap#y '11t#*1,t# "eorap#y Books
.i&/ndian Cu!ture ' 1,t# /ndian Cu!ture Book
,.History
i&Prof.0.1#armara2an3s Tami!nadu 4istory
ii&5.Venkadesan. /ndia 6reedom Stru!e
7.Indian Polity
i&8aks#i 5ant# ' /ndian Po!ity
9.Indian Economy
i&Pratiyoita 1ar%an3s /ndian Economy : ;ames#
Sin#3s Book
<.Geography
i&Oxford Sc#oo! At!as
ii&Spectrum Pu%!ication '/ndian "eorap#y
(.Tamilndu Language and Culture (ains E!am"
i& '
ii& ' .
=.Current #$$airs
i&T#e 4indu* 1inamani*
ii&Competiti.e Success ;e.ie$>Ci.i! Ser.ice
C#ronic!e>Competition ?i@ard>S#ankar /AS Acadamy3s
Ci.i!pedia+any one of t#ese maa@ine&
iii&Ao2ana>T#ittam
B.Science % Technology
i&Science : Tec# %y Spectrum Pu%!ications
C.India &ear Book by Go'ernment o$ India
1).English Test
i&O%2ecti.e "enera! En!is# %y ;.S. Aar$a!
11.#ptitude
i&A Dodern Approac# to Ver%a! ;easonin %y ;.S.
Aar$a!
ii&Euantitati.e Aptitude %y ;.S.Aar$a!
iii&O%2ecti.e Arit#metic ' ;. S. Aar$a!
1,.Guide Books for "enera! Studies +Not /mportant* if
you study a!! t#e a%o.e mentioned %ooks&. Any one of t#e
"uides !ike Tata Dc "ra$ 4i!!* Spectrum or Pearson
TNPSC VAO Exam 2013 new revised Updated syllabs April 2013 and exam
pattern
Posted by: D Kessal on 01:09Categories:Syllabus|TNPSC|VAO
TNPSC #as made a ma2or c#ane in t#e Vi!!ae Administrati.e Officer* VAO Examination pattern. /n t#e ne$ updated and re.ised
sy!!a%us pu%!is#ed %y t#e TNPSC* "enera! Tami! part #as %een remo.ed %y t#e commission. A ne$ part ca!!ed F Basics of Vi!!ae
Administration F for ,< questions #as %een added.
April 2013 Latest Changes
General Studies 75 Questions
Basic of Village
Administration
25 Questions
Aptitude Test 20 Questions
GE/GT 80 Questions
Total ar!s 200 Questions
TNPSC VAO Exam Syllabus
asi!s "# Village A$ministrati"n +Ne$!y Added&
1.T#e ro!e* functions duties and responsi%i!ities of a Vi!!ae Administrati.e Officer in V/88A"E and ;EVENGE A1D/N/ST;AT/ON.
HEuestions may %e on topics inc!udin VAOs ro!e in assistin t#e po!ice* reportin %irt# and deat#* imp!ementin .arious sc#emes of
t#e "o.ernment* recommendin >furnis#in inputs for income* Community* 1estitute ?ido$* Darita! Status* Patta and ot#er ad#oc
and misce!!aneous certificatesI
,. ;ecords of re.enue administration dea!t $it# or #and!ed %y t#e VAO inc!udin JAK ;eister* Patta* C#itta Adana! etc.
7.Accounts maintained and furnis#ed %y t#e VAO at t#e end of e.ery 6AS8/ AEA;.
9.Basic Princip!es > /nformation re!atin to c!assification of !ands.
<.Basic information on rates of assessment and annua! re.enue co!!ection
(.Basic information on forms of irriation of !and inc!udin t#ose %e!onin to t#e "o.ernment
=.0ama%andi'o%2ect* Officers in c#are of conduct* time of comp!etion of 0ama%andi*
B.scrutiny of inspection $ork* correction of pattas* issue of ne$ patta* disposa! of 2ama%andi c#eck memo* c!osin of Vi!!ae and
Ta!uk Accounts* Vi!!ae Statistica! ;eisters* inspection of 5arnams instruments maps and ;eisters +;SO'1,& scrutiny of accounts
re!atin to Panac#ayat re.enue.
;o!e of VAO durin ca!amities
C.Basic information re!atin to assinment of !ands > #ouse sites in Vi!!aes and
To$ns.
1)."rant of !ands for catt!e or dairy farms
11.8e.y of rents +"round ;ent > Euit ;ent& etc.*
1,.Exemption from !and re.enue.
17.Gnaut#orised occupation of "o.ernment !and %asic information a%out 8and
Encroac#ment Act 1C)<. Demorandum JAK* Demorandum JBK etc.
19.Tit!e of !ands +;SO ,=& form* rene$a!* issue and entry of 2oint names in patta
1<.;i#ts and o%!iations of ;yot$ari #o!der.
1(.Procedure re!atin to conduct of inquiries in re!ation to ae* marita! status* income* domici!e.
1=.Procedures re!atin to enterin particu!ars into maintainin and issuin extracts ofAdana!* C#itta and ot#er re.enue ;eisters.
1B.Basic princip!es of and procedures in.o!.ed in sur.ey* su%'di.ision of a sur.ey fie!d and kno$!ede of 6ie!d Danaement Book.
1C.VAOKs ro!e in enforcin t#e fundamenta! duties of a citi@en under artic!e <1A +& of t#e /ndian Constitution to protect and impro.e
t#e natura! en.ironment inc!udin forests* !akes* ri.ers and $i!d !ife and to #a.e compassion for !i.in creaturesL.
,).1irect ;e.enue co!!ections made under .arious #eads %y t#e VAO.
,1.Specific duties durin festi.a!s and common Vi!!ae functions
,,.Basic information a%out ;e.enue ;eco.ery Act
,7.Basic information re!atin to forest !ands and resources.
,9.Basic information a%out sa!e of sanda!$ood and ot#er .a!ua%!e tress
,<.Basic information re!atin to Adi.asis > Tri%a!s and t#e ro!e of a VAO in extendin specia! protection and support of t#e
"o.ernment to t#em.
TNPSC VAO Exam Syllabus %&eneral Stu$ies' ( 1)0 *uesti"ns 22) +ar,s
-N.T(. &ENE/AL SC.ENCE 0
P#ysicsM Nature of Gni.erse'"enera! Scientific !a$s'/n.entions and disco.eries'Nationa! scientific !a%oratories'Dec#anics and
properties of matter'P#ysica! quantities* standards and units'6orce* motion and enery' Danetism* e!ectricity and e!ectronics
'4eat* !i#t and sound
C#emistry'E!ements and Compounds'Acids* %ases and sa!ts'6erti!i@ers*
pesticides* insecticides
Botany'Dain Concepts of !ife science'C!assification of !i.in oranism'
Nutrition and dietetics';espiration
-oo!oy'B!ood and %!ood circu!ation';eproducti.e system'En.ironment* eco!oy* #ea!t# and #yiene'4uman diseases inc!udin
communica%!e and non N communica%!e diseases ' pre.ention and remedies'Anima!s* p!ants and #uman !ife
-N.T(..1 C-//ENT EVENTS
4istory'8atest diary of e.ents'nationa! 'Nationa! sym%o!s'Profi!e of States'
Eminent persons : p!aces in ne$s'Sports : ames'Books : aut#ors '
A$ards : #onorsK'/ndia and its nei#%ors
Po!itica! Science'1. Pro%!ems in conduct of pu%!ic e!ections',. Po!itica!
parties and po!itica! system in /ndia'7. Pu%!ic a$areness : "enera!
administration'9. ?e!fare oriented o.t. sc#emes* t#eir uti!ity
"eorap#y''"eorap#ica! !andmarks'
Economics'' Current socio'economic pro%!ems
Science'8atest in.entions on science : tec#no!oy
-N.T( ...1 &EO&/AP23
Eart# and Gni.erse'So!ar system'Donsoon* rainfa!!* $eat#er : c!imate'?ater resources ''' ri.ers in /ndia'Soi!* minera!s : natura!
resources'6orest : $i!d!ife'Aricu!tura! pattern'Transport inc!udin surface transport : communication'Socia! eorap#y N
popu!ation'density and distri%ution' Natura! ca!amities N 1isaster Danaement.
-N.T ( .V1 2.STO/3 AN4 C-LT-/E O5 .N4.A AN4 TA+.L NA4-
/ndus .a!!ey ci.i!i@ation'"uptas* 1e!#i Su!tans* Du#a!s and Darat#as'Ae of
Vi2ayanaaram and t#e %a#manis'Sout# /ndian #istory'Cu!ture and 4eritae
of Tami! peop!e'/ndia since independence'C#aracteristics of /ndian cu!ture'
Gnity in di.ersity Nrace* co!our* !anuae* custom'/ndia'as secu!ar state'
"ro$t# of rationa!ist* 1ra.idian mo.ement in TN'Po!itica! parties and popu!ist
sc#emes
-N.T(V1 .N4.AN POL.T3
Constitution of /ndia''Pream%!e to t#e constitution' Sa!ient features of constitution' Gnion* state and territory' Citi@ens#ip'ri#ts
amend duties'6undamenta! ri#ts' 6undamenta! duties' 4uman ri#ts c#arter' Gnion
!eis!ature N Par!iament' State executi.e' State 8eis!ature N assem%!y' 8oca!
o.ernment N panc#ayat ra2 N Tami! Nadu' 0udiciary in /ndia N ;u!e of
!a$>1ue process of !a$'E!ections' Officia! !anuae and Sc#edu!e'V///'
Corruption in pu%!ic !ife' Anti'corruption measures NCVC* !ok'ada!ats*
Om%udsman* CA" ' ;i#t to information' Empo$erment of $omen'
Consumer protection forms
-N.T(V.1 .N4.AN ECONO+3
Nature of /ndian economy' 6i.e'year p!an mode!s'an assessment'8and
reforms : aricu!ture'App!ication of science in aricu!ture'/ndustria! ro$t#'
;ura! $e!fare oriented prorammers'Socia! sector pro%!ems N popu!ation*
education* #ea!t#* emp!oyment* po.erty'Economic trends in Tami! Nadu
-N.T(V.1 .N4.AN NAT.ONAL +OVE+ENT
Nationa! renaissance'Emerence of nationa! !eaders'"and#i* Ne#ru* Taore'
1ifferent modes of aitations';o!e of Tami! Nadu in freedom stru!e ;a2a2i*
VOC* periyar* B#arat#iar : ot#ers'
-N.T(V..1 +ENTAL A.L.T3 TESTS
Con.ersion of information to data'Co!!ection* compi!ation and presentation of
data ' Ta%!es* rap#s* diarams 'Ana!ytica! interpretation of data ' Simp!ification'Percentae'4i#est Common 6actor +4C6&'8o$est
Common
Du!tip!e +8CD&';atio and Proportion'Simp!e interest'Compound interest'
Area'Vo!ume'Time and ?ork'8oica! ;easonin'Pu@@!es'1ice'Visua!
;easonin'A!p#a numeric ;easonin'Num%er Series.
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