APPSC New Syllabus Group 1/2/3/4

APPSC New Syllabus

APPSC Preliminary Examination  (Objective Type)

General Studies and Mental Ability

General Science – Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and their including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

Current events of national and international importance.History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP Indian National Movement.

World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on AP. Indian polity and Economy – including the country’s political system- rural development –Planning and economic reforms in India.

Mental ability – reasoning and inferences.

Disaster Management:   (Source : CBSE Publications)

Concepts in disaster management and vulnerability profile of India / State of A.P.

Earth quakes / Cyclones / Tsunami / Floods / Drought – causes and effects.

Manmade disasters – Prevention strategies

Mitigation strategies / Mitigation measures

Main Examination (Conventional Type):

General English (X Class Standard)

• Comprehension
• Precis-writing
• Re-arrangement of sentences
• Correction of sentences
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Filling in the blanks
• Correction of spellings
• Vocabulary and usage
• Idioms and phrases
• Verb tenses
• Prepositions
• Active voice and Passive voice
• Parts of speech

Paper – I:
General Essay:

Candidate should write three Essays one from each section compulsorily. Each section contains three topics. Each Essay carries 50 marks.

• Section -I: Crisis management, Social problems, Analysis and solutions.
• Section -II: Current events of national and international importance
• Section –III: Current events relating to State of Andhra Pradesh.

Paper – II
Section – I: History and Cultural Heritage of India With Emphasis on 20th Century History of India

• Indus Civilization
• Stages of colonialism
• Advent of Islam and its impact
• Rise and growth of Socio-Religious-cultural
• anti-caste
• Nationalist Literature

Section –II: Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh

• The Satavahanas and their contribution
• Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhra Desha between 1000 AD – 1565 AD
• Modern Andhra – Socio-cultural awakening in Andhra
• Asafjahi Dynasty
• Telangana People’s Armed Struggle
• Union – Formation of Andhra Pradesh.

Section –III: General Overview of the Indian Constitution

• Nature of the Constitution
• Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the State
• Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures
• Functions and crises of accountability
• Amendment of the Constitution
• Welfare Mechanism in India

Paper – III Section -I: Planning in India & Indian Economy

National and per capita income and human development – Sectoral changes in the Indian Economy (GDP and work force).

Indian Planning – Objectives, priorities, specific aims of the recent 5 year plan-experience and problems. Changes in the role of public-Private Sectors and their

Poverty and unemployment problems– magnitude and measures initiated to ameliorate them

Monetary policy – Structure of Indian Banking and non-banking financial institutions and reforms in them since the 1990s—regulation of credit by RBI.

Pattern of revenue, expenditure and public debt and effects on the economy.

Section – II: Land  Reforms  &  Social Changes In  A.P  After  Independence

Historical background of land reforms and the change in laws from time to time – Intermediaries abolition, tenancy reforms, ceilings on holdings and land issues in A.P.

Structure of the Andhra Pradesh economy – its sectoral and regional distribution and the extent of poverty. Agricultural inputs and technology.

Demographic features and social backwardness, literacy and occupation structure; changes in the sectoral distribution of income and employment. Socio-political and economic empowerment of women.

State finances and budgetary policy – tax structure, sharing central taxes, expenditure pattern in revenue and capital account as well as plan and non-plan accounts. Public debt – composition – internal and external debt including World Bank loans.

Five year plans of AP – Outlays, financing public sector plan and resource allocation pattern in the recent 5 year plan.

Section –III: Andhra Pradesh’s Economy, Present Status, Its Strengths and Weakness

Growth and structure of industries in AP; Factories, small and tiny sectors, their comparison, growth, weaknesses and problems.

Structure of agricultural outputs. Administrated prices including support and procurement prices – Public Distribution System in Andhra Pradesh.

Regional disparities in income, industrial output, rainfall, irrigation, health and education in AP.

Institutional and non-institutional sources of rural credit in AP – structure and growth – cooperatives and their share in total credit – adequacy and problems.

Service Sector of AP – Importance, composition and growth with special reference to transport and communication, tourism and information technology.

Paper-IVSection -I: Role and Impact of Science and Technology In the Development Of India

Unit 1:National policy of science and technology and changes in the policy from time to time, Technology Missions.

Unit 2:Space Programme in India and its applications with special reference to industrial, agricultural and other rural developmental activities, INSAT and IRS systems.

Unit 3:Role of Information Technology in Rural India, basics of computers, computers in communication and broadcasting, software development in economic growth. Broad IT applications.

Unit 4:Energy Resources: Energy demands, renewable energy resources, nuclear energy, the development and its utilisation in the country.

Unit 5:Current Science & Technology Developments in India, Climate change, Disaster Management (Floods, Cyclones and Tsunami); Crop science in India, Fertilisers, Control of pests and diseases – scenario in India; Drinking water and supply, urbanisation and industrial development.

Section -II : General Awareness with the Modern Trends In Life Sciences

Unit 1: Progress of Agricultural Science and its impacts –

Unit 2: Plants and human affairs, characteristics of plants, usefulness for mankind, origin of agriculture, useful and harmful plants.

Unit 3: Introduction to and applications of Genetic Engineering & Stem Cell Research

Unit  4: Microbial infections

Section – III: Development & Environment Problems

Unit 1:Environmental Segments, Promoting Environmental Protection, The Environment (Protection) Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, Water pollution Cess Act, Forest conservation Act, Environmentalism.

Unit 2:Natural Resources: Forest Resources – Types of Forests, Uses of Forests. Water Resources- Types of Dams, Drought Occurrences and Floods, Land Resources: Soils and Cropping patterns, Mineral resources.

Unit 3:Eco-Systems and Bio-diversity: Terminology of Ecology, Basic Concepts of Ecology, concept of an Ecosystem, Food Chains in Eco systems, Types of Eco systems. Biodiversity and its conservation: Types of biodiversity, Hotspots of Biodiversity, threats to diversity.

Unit 4:Environment Pollution and Solid Waste Management: Air Pollution, water pollution, Soil Pollution, Noise pollution. Solid Waste Management: Types of Solid waste, Factors affecting the solid waste generation, Impact of solid wastes, Recycling and reuse.

Unit 5:Role of Information Technology in Environment and Human Health. Global Environmental Issues like Climate Change, Acid Rain, Global warming, Wasteland Reclamation, Watershed management, watershed approach for sustainable development.

Paper – V Data Interpretation and Problem Solving

Data appreciation and interpretation using ratios, percentages and averages.

Drawing conclusions from the data present in tabular, graphical and diagrammatical forms and to point out deficiencies, limitations or inconsistencies therein.

Problem solving using the following:Sequences and Series: Analogies of numbers and alphabets, completion of blank spaces in a:b,c,d, odd thing out, missing number in a sequence or series.

Coding and decoding problems: A given word or group of letters in English are to be coded or decoded based on the given code(s).

Date, time and arrangement problems: Calender and clock problems, blood relationship and seating arrangements.

APPSC Group 2 Syllabus

Paper I – General Studies:

General ScienceCurrent Events of National and International Importance.History of India and Indian National Movement. India and World Geography.General Mental Ability.Questions on General Science will cover General appreciation

Disaster Management (Source: CBSE Publications)Concepts in disaster management and vulnerability profile of India / State of A.P.Earth quakes / Cyclones / Tsunami / Floods / Drought – causes and effects. Manmade disasters – Prevention strategies. Mitigation strategies / Mitigation measures.

Paper II – Social & Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh:

The Satavahanas and their contribution – social structure – Ikshvakus and their cultural contribution; Buddhism and Jainism; The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi – their socio-cultural contribution – growth of Telugu language & Literature.

Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhra Desha between first and fifteenth centuries of the Christian Era.

Establishment of British Rule – 1857 Revolt and its impact on Andhra and Hyderabad Socio-cultural awakening ; Adi-Andhra/Dalit and Justice/self – respect movements; Growth of Nationalist Movement in Andhra between 1885 and  1947 – Role of socialists – communists – anti-zamindari-kisan movements.

Asafjahi Dynasty – socio-cultural awakening in Telangana -Adi-Hindu Movement – Nizam Rashtra Janasangham – Andhra Mahasabha – Andhra Saaraswata Parishat – Hyderabad State Congress and Vandemataram Movement.

Growth of Leftist / Communist Movement and Telangana People’s Armed Struggle – Ittehadul-Muslimeen – Razakars-anti-Nizam Struggles and end of Nizam’s Rule.  Integration of Hyderabad State into Indian Union – Formation of Andhra Pradesh – Important historical events after 1956.

General Overview of the Indian Constitution:

Salient features of the Indian Constitution – Preamble, Fundamental Duties, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and their relationship.

Distinctive features of Indian Federation – Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the State; Relative roles of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.

Community development experiment – 3 tier model of Panchayat Raj – 73rd and 74th amendments and their implementation.

Welfare Mechanism in India: Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities; Reservations for SC, ST and Backward Classes; Prevention of SC and ST Atrocities Act; National and State SC and ST Commission; Women’s Commission; National and States Minorities Commission and Human Rights Commission.

Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures – Functions and crises of accountability, decline of legislature.

Paper III – Planning in India & Indian Economy:

Planning in Indian Economy – Socio-economic objectives and outlays of 5 year plans – Major controversies of planning in India – Alternative strategies – Goals and achievements – shortfall of different plans – Planning in the market – Major reforms/policy changes effect from 1991.

Broad fiscal, monetary, industrial trade and agricultural policies, objectives, rationale, constraints and effects.

Geographic size – Endowment of natural resources, population; size composition quality and growth trends – occupational distribution – effect of British rule with reference to drain theory and Laissez faire Policy.

Money banking and public finances – concept of money and measures of money supply  velocity of money banks and credit creation, determination of price level – inflation,  its causes and remedies , finance budget – taxes and non-tax revenue.

Meaning and measurements of growth- growth distribution and welfare, characteristics of under development, stages of development, sources of growth capital – human capital, population, productivity, trade and aid, growth strategies – types of average measures – dispersion-correlation-index numbers; types, uses and limitations.

Contemporary Problems and Developments in Rural Society with Special Reference to Andhra Pradesh:

National Income & Main sectors of Economy, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Per capita income and HDI (Human Development Index) as measures of development. Relative contribution of agriculture to income and employment in the recent four decades of AP.

Five year plans of AP – Outlays, Finance in public sector plan and resource allocationPattern in the recent five year plan.

Need for and aims of land reforms in AP – Structure of land holdings in AP.  Forest, sown and irrigated area in AP. Cropping pattern.  Sources of Agricultural finance in AP – Agricultural subsidies.

Growth and structure of Industries in Andhra Pradesh , factories, small and tiny sectors, their comparison , growth , weaknesses and problems- Institutional and non-institutional – growth and structure of cooperatives in Andhra Pradesh – Share of cooperatives in total credits – adequacy and problems.

Structure of Agricultural outputs – administered prices including support and procurement prices – Public Distribution System in AP ; Service sector of AP – importance, composition and growth with special reference to transport and communication, tourism and information and biotechnology.

APPSC Group 3 Syllabus

Paper 1

• Current affairs of National importance.
• History and Geography of Andhra Pradesh.
• MENTAL ABILITY.
• LANGUAGE ABILITY: –  Ability for comprehension, summarisation, idiomatic usage, vocabulary and usage, detection of mistakes, absurdities etc.

Paper 2

• Problems of Rural Health and Sanitation.
• Village Development.
• Problems of multi-lingual society.
• Social tensions and conflicts in contemporary society.
• Problems of deprived groups.
• Problems of unemployment in India.
• Student unrest.
• Indian System of democracy.
• Democratic Institutions.
• General Science including Scientific development relevant to rural areas, Panchayati Raj Cooperative Institutions in the service of rural areas, their role, their effectiveness and Cooperative movement in India with special reference to A.P. and Labour Saving devices.

APPSC Group 4 Syllabus

Paper I –General Studies

• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Botany
• Zoology
• Current Affairs
• Disaster Management
• Concepts in disaster management and vulnerability profile of India / State of A.P.
• Earth quakes / Cyclones / Tsunami / Floods / Drought – causes and effects.
• Manmade disasters – Prevention strategies.
• Mitigation strategies / Mitigation measures.

Paper II –Secretarial Abilities

• Mental Ability (Verbal and non-verbal)
• Logical Reasoning
• Comprehension
• Re-arrangement of sentences with a view to improve analysis of a passage
• Numerical and Arithmetical abilities