TSPSC Group 1 Preliminary exam 2022 - Preparation Strategy

 

Success in an exam depends completely on three factors. They are

a. Structure/ Design of Preparation Plan

b. Proper implementation of Preparation plan

c. Performance in the exam

 

Here in this post, I will discuss about the preparation strategy for the exam.

If you are preparing for the civil services exam there is no need for you to have a separate plan for TSPSC group 1 exam. Just continue your preparation for civil services exam but only thing to add in your preparation plan is Telangana state – Geography, economy, policies, society and culture.

I am writing this post to provide a proper preparation plan for those who are preparing for only TSPSC Group 1 exam.

If you are new to this, I mean if you started your preparation recently or if you are going to start your preparation soon, this post is going to provide some useful information regarding Preparation.

First recommended step for anyone who is about to start preparation is to read and remember syllabus ( CLICK HERE FOR SYLLABUS ) and to go through few previous papers. But as this will be the first Group 1 exam to be conducted after the state formation there are no previous question papers.

Do not worry as there are no availability of previous question papers and model question papers for you to gain some insights. But you can go through the civil service preliminary exam question papers of past 3 to 5 years. You can also check the APPSC group 1 preliminary exam papers conducted in the year 2017 and 2019. These will help you in understanding how the questions are being framed.

 Most of the aspirants do a mistake of giving lot of time in reading newspapers and focusing only on current events. They feel they are preparing well just by tracking few current affairs daily. If you are one of them just stop doing it.

You should start your preparation with the core subjects – History, Geography, Polity & Constitution, and Economy. (More than 60% of the question paper will consists questions from these subjects)

Initially you can take History and polity subjects. Split your preparation day into two parts. During the first part of the day you can read History and in the later part you can read Polity. Continue this for first two weeks.

Week # 1 and 2

PART – 1 of the Preparation Day	PART – 2 of the Preparation Day
(3 hours)    History	(3 hours)    Indian Polity and Constitution

 

After first two weeks in this way, later from third week you can split your preparation day into three parts. Include Geography. Continue this way in third and fourth week.

 

Week # 3 and 4

PART – 1 of the Preparation Day	PART – 2 of the Preparation Day	PART – 3 of the Preparation Day
(1.5 hour)   History	(1.5 Hour)   Indian Polity and Constitution	(3 hours)   Geography

 

After following this way for 4 weeks now you need to keep one subject out and include Economy in its place. By the end of 4^th week you will find either History or Polity interesting or easy to tackle. So keep that subject which you feel interesting/ easy out of preparation plan for few weeks and include Economy in its place.

 

Week # 5

Part – 1 of the preparation Day	Part – 2 of the preparation Day	Part – 3 of the Preparation Day
(1.5 Hour)   History / polity	(2.5 hours)   Geography	(2 hours)   Economy

 

 

Week # 6

Part – 1 of the preparation Day	Part – 2 of the preparation Day	Part – 3 of the Preparation Day
(1 Hour)   History / polity	(2 hours)   Geography	(3 hours)   Economy

 

By the end of 6^th week you should gain confidence in all the four subjects.

As you are able to spend six hours daily for your preparation for six weeks you will become comfortable with six hours of daily preparation. From 7^th week you can increase your study time by an hour.

 

During the 7^th week of your preparation, split your preparation day into four parts.

During this week give high priority to the subject – Telangana state (geography, economy, policies, society and cultural aspects) and try to work on basic numerical concepts like averages, percentages, time, speed and distance, ratio and proportions, simplifications, probability etc. These concepts help you in solving logical reasoning and analytical problems

 

Week # 7

Part – 1 of the preparation Day	(1.5 Hour) History/ Polity
Part – 2 of the Preparation Day	(1.5 Hour) Geography / Economy
Part – 3 of the Preparation Day	(3 Hours) Telangana state
Part – 4 of the Preparation Day	(1 Hour) Logical Reasoning and analytical ability

 

During the 8^th week of preparation plan include general science

Week # 8

Part – 1 of the preparation Day	(1.5 Hour) History/ Polity
Part – 2 of the Preparation Day	(1.5 Hour) Geography / Economy
Part – 3 of the Preparation Day	(3 Hours) General Science
Part – 4 of the Preparation Day	(1 Hour) Logical Reasoning and analytical ability

 

Now again you can increase your study time by an hour from 9^th week.

From 9^th week you can start focusing on current events. You can use any monthly magazine/ coaching institute’s current affairs material of your wish

Week # 9

Part – 1 of the preparation Day	(2 Hours) History
Part – 2 of the Preparation Day	(2 Hours) Geography
Part – 3 of the Preparation Day	(2 Hours) Current Events
Part – 4 of the Preparation Day	(2 Hours) General Science and Environmental issues

 

Week # 10

Part – 1 of the preparation Day	(2 Hours) Polity
Part – 2 of the Preparation Day	(2 Hours) Economy
Part – 3 of the Preparation Day	(2 Hours) Current Events
Part – 4 of the Preparation Day	(2 Hours) General Science and Environmental issues

 

After 10 weeks of preparation you should spend much of your time on revising.

Week # 11 to 15

Part- 1 of the preparation day	Part – 2 of the preparation day	Part – 3 of the preparation day
(6 Hours)   Revision of topics from different subjects that you find difficult	(1 hours)    Current Events	(1 hour)   Mock tests

 

Try to follow this preparation plan or make your own preparation plan using this format.

 

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 10 (10/02/2022)

 

1. The Radcliff Committee was appointed to

a. Solve the problems of Minorities

b. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

c. give effect to the Independence Bill

d. enquire into the riots in East Bengal

 

2. The headquarters of the North Atlanti Treaty Organiation (NATO) is located at

a. Geneva

b. Brussels

c. Paris

d. Washington D.C.

 

3. The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the

a. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

b. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

c. World Economic Forum

d. World Bank

 

4. Which of the following country bordering the Red Sea?

a. Egypt

b. Oman

c. Iran

d. Iraq

 

5. Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the

a. Ministry of Skill development and Entrepreneurship

b. NITI Aayog

c. Department of Science and Technology

d. Ministry of Labour and Employment

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 9 (09/02/2022)

 

1. India’s first satellite, Aryabhatta, was launched in the year

a. 1961

b. 1965

c. 1971

d. 1975

 

2. Which of the following Commission was appointed in 1966 to conduct inquiry into the conspiracy to murder Mahatma Gandhi?

a. Kapur

b. J.S. Verma

c. M.P. Thakkar

d. Raj Narain

 

3. Bandipur National Park is located in the state of

a. Kerala

b. Karnataka

c. Telangana

d. Madhya Pradesh

 

4. The number of members in the Estimates committee of Indian Parliament

a. 35

b. 40

c. 30

d. 25

 

5. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was

a. Mahadev Desai

b. Mahatma Gandhi

c. Vithalbhai Patel

d. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

 

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 8 (08/02/2022)

 

1. Article 338A is related to

a. National Commission for Scheduled Castes

b. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

c. National Commission for Backward classes

d. National Commission for Women

 

2. Seva Samiti Boy Scouts Association was formed in 1914 by

a. Annie Besant

b. S.G.Vaze

c. Shri Ram Bajpai

d, Subash Chandra Bose

 

3. who was the first non official to be elected as the speaker of the Assembly on 24 August 1925?

a. Ganesh V Mavalankar

b. Shanmukham Shetty

c. Vitalbhai J patel

d. Abdur Rahim

 

4. Consider the following statements

 1. Rajyasabha was first constituted in 1952

 2. 1/3^rd of Rajya sabha members retire every two years

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 Only

b. 2 Only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

 

5. Who among the following formed the Swaraj Party in 1923?

a. Annie Besant

b. C.R.Das

c. Dadabhai Naoroji

d. H.S. Gour

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 7 (07/02/2022)

 

1. The forty-fourth (44)th amendment act of the parliament eliminated

a. Right to Property

b. Right to Education

c. Right to Constitutional Remedies

d. Right against exploitation

 

2. Who among the following was popularly known as Lokhahitawadi?

a. Gopal Hari Deshmukh

b. Mahadev Govind Ranade

c. Gopala Krishna Gokhale

d, Jyothiba Phule

 

3. National Commission for Review of the working of the constitution (2000) was chaired by

a. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal

b. Justice Sri Krishna

c. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

d. Justice Ranganath Mishra

 

4. Which one of the following is a member of the QUAD group of nations?

a. Canada

b. France

c. Australia

d. China

 

5. All India Trade union Congress was founded in the year

a. 1922

b. 1921

c. 1920

d. 1919

 

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 6 (06/02/2022)

 

1. Which of the following session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dadabhai  Naoroji?

a. 2^nd session (1886)

b. 5^th session (1889)

c. 11^th session (1895)

d. 17^th session (1901)

 

2. Robusta and Liberica are varieties of

a. Tea

b. Sugar cane

c. Cotton

d, Coffee

 

3. Which of the following is manufactured from Bauxite Ore?

a. Iron

b. Aluminium

c. Chromium

d. Magnesium

 

4. Ladang is a different name of

a. Shifting Cultivation

b. Mixed farming

c. Plantation agriculture

d. Truck farming

 

5. Who among the following founded the Central Hindu School at Benaras?

a. Annie Besant

b. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

c. Madame H.P. Blavatsky

d. Madan Mohan Malaviya

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 5 (05/02/2022)

 

1. The third session of the Indian National congress was presided by

a. George yule

b. Pherozeshah Mehta

c. Badruddin Tyabji

d. Dadabhai Naoroji

 

2. Which country will host the 27^th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 27)?

a. France

b. Germany

c. Egypt

d. Russia

 

3. Navya used to eat 30 apples in a month when the price of each apple was Rs.12. When the price of Apple increased to Rs.15 per piece, she eats only 20 apples a month. What is the price of elasticity of demand for apple by Navya.

a. 0.08

b. 0.75

c. 1.33

d. 1.00

 

4. Silent Valley National Park is in the state of

a. Karnataka

b. Assam

c. Kerala

d. Maharashtra

 

5. National Institute of Remote sensing is located at

a. Hyderabad

b. Tirupati

c. Madurai

d. Mysore

TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 5 MCQs - Day 4 (04/02/2022)

 

1. Manjira wildlife sanctuary is in the state of

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Telangana

c. Karnataka

d. Tamil Nadu

 

2. National Institute of Disaster management is located at

a. Hyderabad

b. New Delhi

c. Mumbai

d. Chennai

 

3. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by

a. Lord Wellesley

b. Lord Cornwallis

c. Lord Hastings

d. Lord Dalhousie

 

4. Sarkaria commission was appointed to look into

a. police reforms

b. political reforms

c. Centre state relations

d. Electoral reforms

 

5. Constitution day is celebrated on

a. 26^th January

b. 26^th December

c. 26^th October

d. 26^th November