Syllabus of APPSC Group 1 screening test 2018
Events of National and International
importance.
Current affairs - International,
National and Regional.
General Science and its applications
to the day to day life and Contemporary developments in Science &
Technology and Information Technology
Geography - World, National and
Andhra Pradesh.
History of India Ancient, Medieval,
Modern –socio-cultural, Economic and political affairs with special emphasis on
Indian National Movement.
Indian Polity and Governance;
Constitutional issues, public policy formulation and implementation, Governance
Reforms and e-governance initiatives.
Economic development in India since
Independence- role of planning; Planning Commission, Niti Ayog, India’s
economic problems such as poverty and unemployment, agrarian crisis, irrigation
and water, sustainable development, inflation and balance of payments, growth
with stability, growth with Social justice
Centre State relations, Finance
Commissions, Sharing of Resources between Centre and States – Decentralization
India’s Economic reforms –Banking,
Financial, trade and social sector; New challenges in a Globalized context –
Global competition, Financial market instabilities, FDI flows, GST etc.,
Environmental degradation and
challenges - Sustainable Development and Environment Protection.
Disaster Management; Vulnerability
profile, prevention and mitigation strategies Application of remote sensing and
GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
Logical reasoning, analytical ability
and data interpretation.
Data Analysis: a) Tabulation of data
b) Visual representation of data c) Basic data analysis, Summary Statistics
such as mean and variance coefficient of variation etc., and Interpretation
Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its
Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and legal
implications/problems, including
a). Loss of capital city, challenges
in building new capital and it’s financial implications.
b). Division and rebuilding of common
Institutions.
c). Division of employees, their
relocation and nativity issues.
d). Effect of bifurcation on commerce
and entrepreneurs.
e). Implications to financial
resources of state government.
f). Task of post-bifurcation
infrastructure development and opportunities for investments.
g). socioeconomic, cultural and
demographic impact of bifurcation.
h). Impact of bifurcation on river
water sharing and consequential issues.
i). AP REORGANISATION ACT, 2014
and the arbitrariness of certain provisions.