APPSC Group 2 Preliminary Syllabus
GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY (150M)
1. INDIAN HISTORY (30M): Ancient History: Salient features of Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic age, Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, Mauryan Empire and Gupta Empire – their administration, socio-economic and religious conditions, art and architecture, literature, Harshavardhana and his achievements. Medieval History: The Chola administrative system, Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire – their administration, socio-economic and religious conditions, art and architecture, language and literature, Bhakti and Sufi movements, Shivaji and the rise of Maratha Empire, Advent of Europeans. Modern History: 1857 Revolt and its impact, Rise and consolidation of British power in India, Changes in administration, social and cultural spheres, Social and religious reform movements in the 19th and 20th century, Indian National Movement – its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country, Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
2. GEOGRAPHY (30M): General and Physical Geography: The Earth in our Solar System, Interior of the Earth, Major landforms and their features, Climate – structure and composition of atmosphere, Ocean water – tides, waves, currents. India and Andhra Pradesh: Major physiographic features, climate, drainage system, soils and vegetation, Natural hazards and disasters and their management. Economic Geography of India and AP: Natural resources and their distribution, Agriculture and agro-based activities, Distribution of major industries and major industrial regions, Transport, communication, tourism and trade. Human Geography of India and AP: Human development, Demographics, Urbanization and migration, Racial, tribal, religious and linguistic groups.
3. INDIAN SOCIETY (30M): Structure of Indian Society: Family, marriage, kinship, caste, tribe, ethnicity, religion and women. Social Issues: Casteism, communalism and regionalisation, Crime against women, Child abuse and child labour, Youth unrest and agitation. Welfare Mechanism: Public policies and welfare programmes, Constitutional and statutory provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, BCs, Women, Disabled and Children.
4. CURRENT AFFAIRS (30M): Major current events and issues pertaining to International, National and State of Andhra Pradesh.
5. MENTAL ABILITY (30M): Logical Reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive): Statement and assumptions, Statement and argument, Statement and conclusion, Statement and courses of action. Mental Ability: Number series, Letter series, Odd man out, Coding-decoding, Problems relating to relations, Shapes and their sub-sections. Basic Numeracy: Number system, Order of magnitude, Averages, Ratio and proportion, Percentage, Simple and compound interest, Time and work, Time and distance. Data Analysis: Tables, Bar diagram, Line graph, Pie-chart.
