APPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern and Syllabus

APPSC ( Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission) released notification for recruitment to the post of Group 2 Services for a total of 110 Carry Forward and 336 Fresh vacancies. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply for these posts. We bring you here information to all aspirants on the APPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern and Syllabus.

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APPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern and Syllabus: Information

1. The APPSC Group 2 exam is conducted in 3 stages- Screening Test, Mains Exam and practical test.
2. The screening test comprises of objective type test carrying 150 marks.
3. The mains exam of APPSC Group 2 consists of 3 papers focusing on General Studies, History and Economy.
4. APPSC Group 2 exam pattern 2019 for practical type carries 50 marks.

EXAM PATTERN FOR GROUP 2 SERVICES

SCREENING TEST

WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) BACHELOR’S DEGREE STANDARD

1. Note: NEGATIVE MARKS: For each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

 MAIN EXAMINATION

WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) BACHELOR’S DEGREE STANDARD

Note:

1. For each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.
2. Computer Proficiency Test (Qualifying Test) for eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:2 with reference to total number of vacancies notified.

 SYLLABUS FOR GROUP 2 SERVICES

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Section – A

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY

1. Events of national and international importance.
2. Current affairs- international, national and regional.
3. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology

1. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphases on Indian
2. national movement.
3. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and egovernance
4. initiatives.
5. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
6. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies,
7. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
8. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.
10. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic data analysis
11. (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode and variance) and
12. Interpretation.
13. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social,
14. Cultural, Political and legal implications/problems.

Section – B

1. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
2. Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh: Geographical Features of Andhra
3. – Its Impact on History and Culture – Pre-historic Cultures – The Satavahanas, The
4. Ikshvakus – Socio-Economic and Religious Conditions – Literature, Art and
5. Architecture – The Vishnukundins, The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, Telugu Cholas–
6. Society, Religion, Telugu Language, Literature, Art and Architecture.
7. Various Major and Minor dynasties that ruled Andhradesa between 11th and 16th
8. centuries A.D. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhradesa between
9. 11th to 16th centuries A.D, Social Structure, Caste System, Status of Women.
10. Growth of Telugu Language, Literature, Art, Architecture and Painting.
11. Advent of Europeans- Trade centers- Andhra under the Company– 1857 Revolt
12. and its impact on Andhra- Establishment of British Rule- Socio-Cultural
13. awakening, Justice Party/Self Respect Movements- Growth of Nationalist
14. Movement in Andhra between 1885 to 1947– Role of Socialists– Communists–
15. Anti- Zamindari and Kisan Movements. Growth of Nationalist Poetry,
16. Revolutionary Literature, Nataka Samasthalu and Women Participation.
17. Origin and growth of Andhra Movement- Role of Andhra Mahasabhas- Prominent
18. Leaders- Events leading to the formation of Andhra State 1953. Role of Press and
19. News Papers in the Andhra Movement. Role of Library Movement and Folk &
20. Tribal Culture
21. Events leading to the Formation of Andhra Pradesh State – Visalandhra
22. Mahasabha States Reorganization Commission and Its Recommendations –
23. Gentlemen Agreement – Important Social and Cultural Events between 1956 and 2014.

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INDIAN CONSTITUTION

1. Nature of the Indian Constitution – Constitutional Development – Salient features
2. of Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of
3. State Policy and their relationship – Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features –
4. Unitary and Federal.
5. Structure and functions of Indian Government- Legislative, Executive and
6. Judiciary- Types of Legislatures- Unicameral, Bicameral- Executive –
7. Parliamentary, Judiciary- Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.
8. Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers between the Union and the
9. States; Legislative, Administrative and Financial relations between the Union and
10. the States– Powers and the Functions of Constitutional Bodies- UPSC, State Public
11. Service Commissions, CAG and Finance Commission.
12. Centre- State relations- Need for Reforms- Rajmannar Committee, Sarkaria
13. Commission, M.M. Punchchi Commission – Unitary and Federal features of Indian  Constitution.
14. Amendment Process to the Constitution – Centralization Vs Decentralization –
15. Community Development Programs- Balwantray Mehta, Ashok Mehta
16. Committees 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts and their Implementation.
17. Indian Political Parties- National, Regional- One Party, Bi-Party, Multi-Party
18. Systems- Regionalism and Sub-Regionalism–Demand for New States – Sri Krishna
19. Committee – National Integration- Threats to Indian Unity.
20. Welfare Mechanisms in India-Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities, Reservations for SCs, STs and Backward Classes- Prevention of SCs and STs Atrocities Act- National and State SCs, STs and BCs Commissions, Women’s Commission, National and State Minorities Commissions – Human Rights Commission- RTI- Lokpal and Lok Ayukt.

Section – C

PLANNING AND ECONOMY

1. Indian Economy and present status
2. Socio- Economic – Goals and Achievements – New economic reforms 1991.
3. Regulation of the Economy – Creation of regulatory bodies-NITI Aayog- Co
4. operative Federalism and decentralization of financial resources – Lack of inclusive
5. growth and sustainable development : causes, consequences and solutions.
6. Economic Policies
7. Agricultural policies – Contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP – Issues of
8. financing, production, marketing and distribution of agriculture.
9. Industrial policies– Main features of industrial development in India – sectoral
10. composition – Roles of private and public sectors in employment , productivity –
11. Role of IT industries in development.
12. Resources and Development
13. Types of resources – Physical capital and finance capital – Population- size,
14. composition and growth–Trends; Occupational Distribution of Work force –Human
15. Development Index as a measurement of development. Demographic Dividend.
16. Money, Banking and Public Finance
17. Monetary policy of RBI – Fiscal policy – Objectives – Fiscal Imbalance and Deficit
18. Finance –New Foreign Trade Policy. Current account imbalances; FDI.
19. Inflation , its causes and remedies; Budget – taxes and non-tax revenue. Goods
20. and Service Tax (GST)
21. National Income
22. National Income and concepts – Gross Domestic Product – Net Domestic Product,
23. Per capita income.
24. Economic Policies of Andhra Pradesh:
25. Socio Economic welfare Programmes of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
26. Composition of Population in Andhra Pradesh – Rural – Urban, Sex Ratio, Age
27. Distribution.
28. Agriculture and Industrial Growth of Andhra Pradesh
29. Contribution of agriculture to income and employment in Andhra Pradesh. Land
30. reforms in Andhra Pradesh – Cropping pattern – Irrigation Policy of Andhra Pradesh
31. – sources of agricultural finances -agricultural subsidies – public distribution system
32. in Andhra Pradesh.
33. Industrial Development in Andhra Pradesh – Growth and structure of industries – –
34. Incentives to industries – Industrial corridors in and SEZs in Andhra Pradesh –
35. Bottlenecks for industrial development – Power projects
36. Resource Development of Andhra Pradesh
37. Andhra Pradesh Budgetary resources and constraints – Fulfillment of the conditions
38. of A.P Bifurcation Act – central assistance and issues of conflict – public debt and
39. projects of external assistance.
40. Andhra Pradesh State Gross Domestic Product – Comparison with India and neighboring States.

SYLLABUS FOR GROUP-II SERVICES

MAINS EXAMINATION

Paper-I

1. GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY
2. Events of national and international importance.
3. Current affairs- international, national and regional.
4. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary
5. developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology
6. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphases on Indian
7. national movement.
8. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and egovernance
9. initiatives.
10. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
11. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies,
12. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
13. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
14. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.
15. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic data analysis
16. (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode and variance) and
17. Interpretation.
18. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social,
19. Cultural, Political and legal implications/problems.
20. Paper-II
21. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
22. Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh: Geographical Features of Andhra – Its
23. Impact on History and Culture – Pre-historic Cultures – The Satavahanas, The Ikshvakus
24. – Socio-Economic and Religious Conditions – Literature, Art and Architecture – The
25. Vishnukundins, The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, Telugu Cholas– Society, Religion,
26. Telugu Language, Literature, Art and Architecture.
27. Various Major and Minor dynasties that ruled Andhradesa between 11th and 16th
28. centuries A.D. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhradesa between
29. 11th to 16th centuries A.D, Social Structure, Caste System, Status of Women.
30. Growth of Telugu Language, Literature, Art, Architecture and Painting.
31. Advent of Europeans- Trade centers- Andhra under the Company– 1857 Revolt and
32. its impact on Andhra- Establishment of British Rule- Socio-Cultural awakening, Justice
33. Party/Self Respect Movements- Growth of Nationalist Movement in Andhra between
34. 1885 to 1947– Role of Socialists– Communists– Anti- Zamindari and Kisan Movements.
35. Growth of Nationalist Poetry, Revolutionary Literature, Nataka Samasthalu and
36. Women Participation.
37. Origin and growth of Andhra Movement- Role of Andhra Mahasabhas- Prominent
38. Leaders- Events leading to the formation of Andhra State 1953. Role of Press and News
39. Papers in the Andhra Movement. Role of Library Movement and Folk & Tribal Culture.
40. Events leading to the Formation of Andhra Pradesh State – Visalandhra Mahasabha –
41. States Reorganization Commission and Its Recommendations – Gentlemen
42. Agreement – Important Social and Cultural Events between 1956 and 2014.

 INDIAN CONSTITUTION

1. Nature of the Indian Constitution – Constitutional Development – Salient features of
2. Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State
3. Policy and their relationship – Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features – Unitary and
4. Federal.
5. Structure and functions of Indian Government- Legislative, Executive and Judiciary-
6. Types of Legislatures- Unicameral, Bicameral- Executive – Parliamentary, Judiciary-
7. Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.
8. Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers between the Union and the States;
9. Legislative, Administrative and Financial relations between the Union and the States–
10. Powers and the Functions of Constitutional Bodies- UPSC, State Public Service
11. Commissions, CAG and Finance Commission.
12. Centre- State relations- Need for Reforms- Rajmannar Committee, Sarkaria
13. Commission, M.M. Punchchi Commission – Unitary and Federal features of Indian
14. Constitution.
15. Amendment Process to the Constitution – Centralization Vs Decentralization –
16. Community Development Programs- Balwantray Mehta, Ashok Mehta Committees
17. 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts and their Implementation.
18. Indian Political Parties- National, Regional- One Party, Bi-Party, Multi-Party Systems-
19. Regionalism and Sub-Regionalism–Demand for New States – Sri Krishna Committee –
20. National Integration- Threats to Indian Unity.
21. Welfare Mechanisms in India-Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities,
22. Reservations for SCs, STs and Backward Classes- Prevention of SCs and STs Atrocities
23. Act- National and State SCs, STs and BCs Commissions, Women’s Commission,
24. National and State Minorities Commissions – Human Rights Commission- RTI- Lokpal and Lok Ayukt.

 Paper-III

PLANNING AND ECONOMY

1. Indian Economy and present status
2. Socio- Economic – Goals and Achievements – New economic reforms 1991.
3. Regulation of the Economy – Creation of regulatory bodies-NITI Aayog- Co
4. operative Federalism and decentralization of financial resources – Lack of inclusive
5. growth and sustainable development : causes, consequences and solutions.
6. Economic Policies
7. Agricultural policies – Contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP – Issues of
8. financing, production, marketing and distribution of agriculture.
9. Industrial policies– Main features of industrial development in India – sectoral
10. composition – Roles of private and public sectors in employment , productivity –
11. Role of IT industries in development.
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13. Resources and Development
14. Types of resources – Physical capital and finance capital – Population- size,
15. composition and growth–Trends; Occupational Distribution of Work force –Human
16. Development Index as a measurement of development. Demographic Dividend.
17. Money, Banking and Public Finance
18. Monetary policy of RBI – Fiscal policy – Objectives – Fiscal Imbalance and Deficit
19. Finance –New Foreign Trade Policy. Current account imbalances; FDI.
20. Inflation , its causes and remedies; Budget – taxes and non-tax revenue. Goods
21. and Service Tax (GST)
22. National Income
23. National Income and concepts – Gross Domestic Product – Net Domestic Product,
24. Per capita income.
25. Economic Policies of Andhra Pradesh:
26. Socio Economic welfare Programmes of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
27. Composition of Population in Andhra Pradesh – Rural – Urban, Sex Ratio, Age
28. Distribution.
29. Agriculture and Industrial Growth of Andhra Pradesh
30. Contribution of agriculture to income and employment in Andhra Pradesh. Land
31. reforms in Andhra Pradesh – Cropping pattern – Irrigation Policy of Andhra Pradesh
32. – sources of agricultural finances -agricultural subsidies – public distribution system
33. in Andhra Pradesh.
34. Industrial Development in Andhra Pradesh – Growth and structure of industries – –
35. Incentives to industries – Industrial corridors in and SEZs in Andhra Pradesh –
36. Bottlenecks for industrial development – Power projects
37. Resource Development of Andhra Pradesh
38. Andhra Pradesh Budgetary resources and constraints – Fulfillment of the conditions
39. of A.P Bifurcation Act – central assistance and issues of conflict – public debt and
40. projects of external assistance.
41. Andhra Pradesh State Gross Domestic Product – Comparison with India and neighboring States.

  COMPUTER PROFICIENCY TEST

SYLLABUS

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