APPSC Group 1 Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2020 - Prelims, Mains & Interview

Subject

Duration of exam

Number of questions

Total marks

General Studies

2 hours or 120 minutes

120

120

General Aptitude

2 hours or 120 minutes

120

120

Paper

Allotted marks

Telugu (Qualifying Paper)

150

English (Qualifying Paper)

150

Paper 1

150

Paper 2

150

Paper 3

150

Paper 5

150

Total

750

Paper

Sections

Paper 1

1. History and Culture.

2. Geography

3. Constitution polity, Social Justice and International relations.

4. Indian and Andhra Pradesh Economy and Planning.

Paper 2

1. General Mental Ability, Administrative and Psychological Abilities.

2. Science and Technologies.

3. Current events of Regional, National and International importance

Sections

Sub-topics

General Science and its applications

Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.

Current affairs

International, National and Regional

National and International

Geography

World, National and Andhra Pradesh

History of India

• Ancient

• Medieval

• Modern –socio-cultural

• Economic and political affairs

• Indian National Movement

Indian Polity

Governance

Constitutional issues

Governance Reforms

e-governance initiatives

public policy formulation and implementation

Economic development in India

Role of planning

India’s economic problems

Poverty and unemployment,

Agrarian crisis

Irrigation and water,

Sustainable development,

Inflation and balance of payments, growth with stability, growth with

Social justice

India’s Economic reforms –

Banking, Financial

trade and social sector

New challenges

Global competition

Financial market instabilities

FDI flows etc.

Environmental Issues

Environmental Degradation

Challenges

Sustainable Development

Environment Protection.

Disaster Management

Vulnerability profile,

prevention and mitigation strategies

Application of remote sensing

GIS in the assessment of Disaster.

Reasoning

Logical reasoning

Analytical ability

Data Interpretation.

Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative

Loss of capital city, challenges and it’s financial implications.

Division & rebuilding of common Institutions.

Employees, their relocation and nativity issues.

Commerce & Entrepreneurs.

Implications to financial resources

infrastructure development

Opportunities for investments.

socioeconomic, cultural and demographic impact

Impact on river water sharing and consequential issues.

i). AP REORGANISATION ACT, 2014 on AP and the arbitrariness of certain provisions.

SECTION –I

SECTION –II

SECTION –III

SECTION –IV

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Passage

Descriptive Passage Literary Passage

Recognition of Parts of Speech

Verb forms – Usage of Tenses

Conditional Sentences

Identifying and Interchange of Sentences (Simple, Complex, and Compound) (Active and Passive voice)

Use of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Articles

Correction of Sentences

Use the given Idioms and Phrases in your own Sentences

One Word Substitutes – Recognition and Usage

Synonyms – Recognition and Usage

Antonyms – Recognition and Usage

Words often confused Expansion of Proverb /Sayings

Write a Paragraph using the given Words/Phrases

Summarizing /Precis Writing

Essay Writing on Topics of Social relevance

Description of a given Picture/Symbols

Letter Writing (Informal & Formal)

Non-Verbal Communication (Body Language)

SECTION-I

SECTION-II

SECTION-III

Crisis management, Social, Economic and Health Problems, Analysis and solutions, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Ecological Intelligence.

Current events of National and International importance.

Current events relating to the State of Andhra Pradesh

Maximum marks

APPSC Group 1 Cutoff marks

240

90.42