The Group 2 and 2A Preliminary exam is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM. On exam evening this page carries the General Studies and Aptitude questions in English and Tamil, each with a Show Answer button, free for everyone.
நவம்பர் 1 தேர்வின் வினாத்தாள், விடைகளுடன், தமிழிலும் ஆங்கிலத்திலும் அன்று மாலையே இங்கே வரும். Last updated 19 October 202613 days to the examBookmark this page and come back after the exam. Our faculty solves the paper the same day; the question-wise key is also on the Group 2 answer key page. Until then, practise with the Group 2 2025 paper with the official key.
தேர்வு முடிந்த அன்று மாலையே வினாத்தாள் இங்கே வரும். இப்போதைக்கு 2025 வினாத்தாளைப் பயிற்சி செய்யுங்கள்.
The same format as our Group 1 2026 paper page: every question in English and Tamil, the answer hidden until you tap Show Answer, so you can test yourself first.
| Part of the paper | Questions | On this page |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies (Degree standard) | 75 | Exam evening |
| Aptitude and Mental Ability (SSLC standard) | 25 | Exam evening |
| General Tamil or General English (SSLC standard) | 100 | After the GS part |
The paper carries 300 marks (1.5 marks a question) with no negative marking. The answers start as ArivArk's expert key and move to TNPSC's official tentative key the day it is released on tnpsc.gov.in.
1. Check each answer with the question-wise answer key.
2. Count your correct answers and multiply by 1.5 for your score.
3. Vote your score on the Group 2 cut-off survey and see where you stand, community by community.
The Group 2 and 2A Prelims is on 1 November 2026, 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM. ArivArk puts the General Studies and Aptitude questions on this page on exam evening, in English and Tamil, with each answer behind a Show Answer button. The language part (General Tamil or General English) follows after that.
200 questions for 300 marks in 3 hours: 75 General Studies (Degree standard), 25 Aptitude and Mental Ability (SSLC standard) and 100 in the language paper the candidate chose, General Tamil or General English (SSLC standard). There is no negative marking.
On exam evening the answers are ArivArk faculty's expert key. TNPSC publishes its official tentative answer key on tnpsc.gov.in some days after the exam, and this page moves to the official key the day it is released.
Yes. In last year's paper, questions 1 to 100 were the language part and questions 101 to 200 were General Studies and Aptitude, common to every candidate. That common part is what this page shows first.
The General Studies and Aptitude part of the Group 2 2025 Prelims paper, all 100 questions in English and Tamil with TNPSC's official answer key, is free on this site, question by question.
Before the exam: solve the Group 2 2025 question paper, revise the Group 2 and 2A syllabus, and check the hall ticket release.
Full-length tests in General Studies, General English and General Tamil, with answer keys, video explanations and a rank list, right up to the exam.
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