Group 2 Previous Year Questions

COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION-II (INTERVIEW POSTS AND NON-INTERVIEW POSTS) SCHEME OF EXAMINATION PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (DEGREE STANDARD)
Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for All Communities
Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) General Studies (Degree Standard) (175 items) Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Std.) (25 items) (Total - 200 items)	3 Hours	300	90

Combined Civil Services Examination –II (Interview Posts and Non-Interview Posts) Scheme for Main Written Examination (Degree Standard) (Duration: 3 Hours)
	Sl. No.	Parts	Title	No.of questions to be asked	Marks	Total Marks	Remarks	Marks
	1	Part -A	Tamil to English Translation	2	25	50	Total Marks -100 Minimum Qualifying Marks – 25 (Answer sheets of the candidates who do not secure minimum qualifying marks in Part A will not be considered for the evaluation of Part B)	Total Marks-300 (Total Marks obtained in Part A and Part B together will be considered for selection)
	2	Part -A	English to Tamil Translation	2	25	50
	3	Part-B	Precis Writing	2	20	40	Total Marks – 200 (There is no Minimum Qualifying Marks prescribed for the Part- B) (This part has to be answered fully in Tamil or in English alone)
	4		Comprehension	2	20	40
	5		Hints Development	2	20	40
	6		Essay Writing on ‘Thirukkural’	2	20	40
	7		Letter writing (Official)	2	20	40
	Total					300

	For Interview Posts: Main Written Examination: 300 Marks Oral Test: 40 Marks Total Marks: 300+40 = 340 Marks Minimum Qualifying Marks for all Communities: 102 out of 340					For Non-Interview Posts: Main Written Examination: 300 Marks Total Marks: 300 Minimum Qualifying Marks for all Communities: 90