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TNPSC Group 2 Previous Year Question Papers with Official Answer Key

Real TNPSC Group 2 question papers, free to read online - in English and Tamil, with TNPSC's official answer key hidden behind a Show Answer button on every question. Pick a paper below and solve it like the real exam.

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2025 Question Papers

TNPSC Group 2 General Studies Question Paper 2025
General Studies (75) + Aptitude and Mental Ability (25) · from the official TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination II (Group 2 and 2A) - Preliminary.
100 QUESTIONS ENGLISH + TAMIL OFFICIAL ANSWER KEY
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More papers are on the way. We are adding more Group 2 papers to this page - the language papers (General Tamil, General English) and papers from other years. Each one goes up the same way: full paper, both languages, official answer key.

How to use these papers

Previous year papers show you the real standard of the exam - how TNPSC asks, how long the questions are, and which units carry more weight. Use them like this:

  1. Attempt first, check later. Solve the full paper with a timer before opening any answer. The Show Answer buttons stay hidden until you tap them.
  2. Mark your weak units. Note which syllabus units your wrong answers come from, revise those units, then re-attempt the same paper after a week.
  3. Skip honestly. In the real exam, "(E) Answer not known" is TNPSC's own option and there is no negative marking - practise deciding when to skip.

Common Questions

Are these the official TNPSC Group 2 question papers?

Yes. Every paper on this page is reproduced in full from the official TNPSC question paper, in English and Tamil, with nothing changed. The answers follow TNPSC's own official tentative answer key for that exam.

Is the answer key official?

Yes. Every answer follows the official tentative answer key TNPSC published on tnpsc.gov.in for that exam. Where TNPSC placed a question before its Expert Committee instead of giving a final answer, the paper page says so on that question instead of guessing.

How many questions does the TNPSC Group 2 Prelims paper have?

The full Group 2/2A Preliminary exam paper has 200 questions in 3 hours: 100 language questions (General Tamil or General English) plus 100 General Studies and Aptitude questions (75 General Studies and 25 Aptitude and Mental Ability). There is no negative marking.

Why do the options include (E) Answer not known?

That option is TNPSC's own. There is no negative marking, and TNPSC adds "(E) Answer not known" to every question so candidates can honestly skip instead of blind-guessing. Choosing E scores zero, the same as a wrong answer.

How should I use previous year question papers for Group 2?

First attempt a paper under exam timing without looking at the answers, then use the Show Answer buttons to check. Note which units your mistakes come from and revise those units before re-attempting. Most toppers work through previous year papers in the final weeks before the exam.

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