Tripura Public Service Commission
Details Syllabus of Excise Inspector Examination
A. MCQ Part – 90 Marks
1. General Knowledge & Current Affairs (40 marks)
Static GK:
Indian History
o Ancient(Vedic & post Vedic period), Medieval( Delhi Sultana-Mughal), and
Modern (1857-1947)
o Freedom Movement (important leaders, events, dates)
o Tripura Kingdom
Indian Polity & Constitution
o Preamble, Schedule, Part, Fundamental Rights & Duties, Directive Principles
o Union & State Government structure
o Important Constitutional Amendments
Geography of India & World
o Physical, Economic & Social Geography
o Rivers, Mountains, Climate, Soils, Natural Vegetation
o Production
o Natural Resource
Economy of India
o Basic economic terms
o Budget, Five Year Plans, Economic Policies,GDP
o Taxation
Art, Culture & Heritage
o Important festivals, monuments, dance forms, music
Science & Technology in India
o ISRO, DRDO, recent developments
Current Affairs (last 12–18 months):
State, National & International news
Government schemes & policies (Central & State – especially Tripura)
Sports (recent tournaments, winners, important sports personalities)
Awards & Honours (Bharat Ratna,, Padma Awards, Nobel Prize, etc.)
Important Day, Summits & Conferences
Environment & Climate change developments
2. Simple Arithmetic (10 marks)
Number System (HCF, LCM)
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
Ratio & Proportion
Average
Simple & Compound Interest
Profit, Loss & Discount
Time & Work
Time, Speed & Distance
Mensuration (area, perimeter, volume)
Simple problems on Age
3. General Science (10 marks)
Physics: Motion, Force, Energy, Light, Sound, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism
Chemistry: Matter, Elements & Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts, Metals & Non-
metals, Simple chemical reactions
Biology: Human body systems, Diseases, Nutrition, Reproduction, Plant physiology,
Microorganisms
Environmental Science: Pollution, Conservation of natural resources, Ecosystem
4. General English (15 marks)
Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms)
Grammar (articles, prepositions, tenses, subject-verb agreement)
Sentence Transformation (affirmative, interrogative, exclamatory, negative)
Active & Passive Voice
Direct & Indirect Speech
Error Spotting & Correction
Comprehension Passage
5. Aptitude Test (15 marks)
Logical Reasoning (analogy, classification, series)
Coding–Decoding
Blood Relations
Direction Sense Test
Syllogism
Puzzle & Seating arrangement basics
Data Interpretation (tables, bar graphs, pie charts – simple level)
B. Conventional Type – 40 Marks
1. Report / Letter writing (20 marks)
Report writing on current events, official matters, social issues
Formal & Informal letters (application to higher authority, complaint letters,
information request)
2. Essay / Paragraph writing (20 marks)
Current social, political & economic issues (e.g., women empowerment,
unemployment, education reforms, climate change)
Tripura-specific topics (development, tourism, culture, tribal welfare)
National importance topics (Digital India, Skill Development, Self-Reliance,
Renewable Energy)
Environmental issues & sustainable development
Science & Technology in daily life
