PATTERN OF EXAMINATION
PAPERS FOR
GROUP-I SERVICES RECRUITMENT
Paper-I
The candidate will have to write three Essays, one Essay from each Section.
Each Essay carries 50 marks. Each Section shall have three Topics.
Papers-II,
III and IV
The Syllabus is divided into three Sections with each Section having five
units. In total, there are 15 units. There shall be two questions for each
unit of which the candidate shall have to write one answer. In total the
candidates will write 15 answers. Each answer carries 10 marks.
Paper-V
The syllabus is divided into three Sections, each Section will have five
questions. The candidates will have to answer all five questions from each
Section. In total the candidates will write 15 answers. Each answer carries 10
marks.
PAPER-I
GENERAL ESSAY
MARKS: 150
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
MARKS: 150
SECTION-I: HISTORY
AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA WITH EMPHASIS ON 20TH CENTURY HISTORY OF INDIA
1. Indus Civilization – Vedic Civilization – Distinction between
Indus Civilisation and Vedic Civilisation – Evolution of Varna, Jathi/caste
system – Religious condition – Emergence of Religious Movements (Jainism,
Buddhism and other sects) – Rise of Magadha Imperialism – Rise of Mahayana
and Development of Art (Gandhara, Mathura and other Schools).
2. Advent of Islam and its impact – Influence of Islam on Indian
Culture – Religious Movements – Nature and significance of Bhakti
Movements – Growth of vernacular languages, literature, fine arts,
architecture, monuments, Indo-Persian art and architecture - Vijayanagara
empire and their contribution to art, literature and culture –
socio-economic conditions, administration, fall of Vijayanagar empire – the
Great Moghals and their contribution to Indian Fine Art, Architecture and Fine
Arts – Rise of Shivaji.
3. Stages of colonialism – changes in administrative structure and
politics – factors leading for the British supremacy, assistance of Indian
Powers and the causes of failures – Civil rebellions – Revolt of 1857 and
its impact – Rise of nationalist consciousness and factors for the growth of
Indian Nationalism and Freedom Struggle : Three Phases :1885-1905, 1905-1920,
1920-47 and significance of Gandhian Era.
4. Rise and growth of Socio-Religious-cultural – anti-caste, Dalit
and non-Brahmin, Justice/self-respect movements in modern India – Social
reform organisations and role of intellectuals – Raja Ram Mohan Roy -
Dayanand Saraswathi - Jyotiba Phule - Narayana Guru - Mahathma Gandhi -
Ambedkar and others.
5. Nationalist Literature – growth of peasant and labour movements
– role of leftist parties in anti-feudal and anti-colonial struggles-rise
and growth of Women’s movements – origin and growth of communalism –
workers and peasant movements –freedom and partition of India; important
historical events after independence.
SECTION-II: SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
1. The Satavahanas and their contribution – social structure –
religious conditions – growth of literature and painting – Ikshvakus and
their cultural contribution – Growth of Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh – The
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi and their importance – socio-cultural
contribution – growth of Telugu language & Literature – education and
learning – Religious Sects – growth of art and architecture.
2. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhra Desha between
1000 AD – 1565 AD Growth of Telugu Language and Literature – Nannaya-
Molla etc., fine arts and architecture – Monuments – Significance –
Contribution of Qutubshahis to Telugu language and Literature – Art-
Architecture- Monuments.
3. Modern Andhra - Socio-cultural awakening in Andhra – Brahma Samaj,
Arya Samaj, Theosohica society – Adi-Andhra, Movements and role of
Veereshalingam and others – Non-Brahmin, Adi- Andhra /Dalit and Justice/self
– respect movements – Gurram Joshuva – Boyi Bheemanna – Sri Sri and
others – Growth of Nationalist Movement in Andhra and the Andhra Leaders
during the Freedom Struggle – Role of socialists – communists – anti-zamindari-kisan
movements.
4. Asafjahi Dynasty – socio-cultural awakening in Telangana -Adi-Hindu
Movement – Nizam Rashtra Janasangham – Andhra Mahasabha – Andhra
Saaraswata Parishat – The role of Hyderabad State Congress and Vandemataram
Movement.
5. Telangana People’s Armed Struggle – Ittehadul-Muslimeen –
Razakars-anti-Nizam Struggles and end of Nizam’s Rule and integration of
Hyderabad State in Indian Union – Formation of Andhra Pradesh.
SECTION-III: GENERAL
OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1. Nature of the Constitution – constitutional developments –
salient features – Preamble – Fundamental Rights , Directive Principles of
State Policy and their relationship - Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features
of Indian Federation.
2. Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the State ;
Administrative and Financial relations between the Union and the States –
Powers and the functions of Constitutional Bodies.
3. Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures – Functions and crises of
accountability, decline of legislature - Delegated Legislation – Legislative
and Judicial control over the delegated legislation – Judicial review of
administrative action.
4. Amendment of the Constitution – Basic Structure Theory –
Emergency Provisions and De-centralisation – Community development
experiment – 3 tier model of Panchayat Raj – 73rd and 74th amendments and
their implementation.
5. 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 State Minorities Commission and Human Rights
Commission.
PAPER-III
MARKS: 150
SECTION-I: PLANNING
IN INDIA & INDIAN ECONOMY
1. National and per capita income and human development - Sectoral changes in
the Indian Economy(GDP and work force).
2. 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 shares in the total plan outlay before and after economic
reforms.
3. Poverty and unemployment problems-- magnitude and measures initiated to
ameliorate them.
4. Monetary policy – Structure of Indian Banking and non-banking financial
institutions and reforms in them since the 1990sâ€â€regulation of credit by
RBI.
5. Pattern of revenue, expenditure and public debt and effects on the economy.
SECTION-II: LAND
REFORMS & SOCIAL CHANGES IN A.P. AFTER INDEPENDENCE
1. 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.
2. Structure of the Andhra Pradesh economy - its sectoral and regional
distribution and the extent of poverty. Agricultural inputs and technology.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 WEAKNESSES
1. Growth and structure of industries in AP; Factories, small and tiny
sectors, their comparison, growth, weaknesses and problems.
2. Structure of agricultural outputs. Administrated prices including
support and procurement prices - Public Distribution System in Andhra Pradesh.
3. Regional disparities in income, industrial output, rainfall,
irrigation, health and education in AP.
4. Institutional and non-institutional sources of rural credit in AP -
structure and growth - cooperatives and their share in total credit - adequacy
and problems.
5. Service Sector of AP – Importance, composition and growth with
special reference to transport and communication, tourism and information
technology.
PAPER-IV
MARKS: 150
SECTION-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 Technlogy 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 - Introduction
to Biotechnology: History of fermentation development, Industrially important
fermentation products (antibiotics, organic acids, alcohols, vitamins, amino
acids (only one in each category is to be studied)) Production of low volume,
high value fermentation products (insulin, growth hormones, recombinant
vaccines, interferons)
UNIT 2: Plants and human affairs, characteristics of plants, usefulness
for mankind, origin of agriculture, useful and harmful plants. Introduction to
animals, Domestic and wild animals, usefulness of animals for mankind,
Exploitation of animals by man for food and medical advancements.
UNIT 3: Introduction to and applications of Genetic Engineering &
Stem Cell Research: Basic concepts (the basic process of genetic engineering)
– Biotechnology in agriculture (Biofertilisers, Biopesticides, Biofuels,
Genetically modified crops, Tissue culture) animal husbandry(transgenic
animals- applications) and environment(Biotechnology in Environmental clean up
processes).
UNIT 4: Microbial infections ; Common present day infections and
preventive measures. Introduction to bacterial, viral, protozoal and fungal
infections. Basic knowledge of infections caused by different groups of micro
organisms – diarrhoea, dysentry, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, viral
infections like HIV, encephalitis, chikungunya, bird flu – preventive
measures during out breaks.
UNIT 5: Vaccines : Introduction to immunity, Fundamental concepts in
vaccination and traditional methods of vaccine production ( production of DPT
and Rabies vaccine), Production of Modern Vaccines (production of Hepatitis
vaccine), Applications of immunological methods in diagnosis.
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
MARKS: 150
DATA INTERPRETATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING
1. Data appreciation and interpretation using ratios, percentages and
averages.
2. Drawing conclusions from the data present in tabular, graphical and
diagrammatical forms and to point out deficiencies, limitations or
inconsistencies therein.
3. Problem solving using the following:
a) 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.
b) 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).
c) Date, time and arrangement problems : Calender and clock problems,
blood relationship and seating arrangements.
d) Passage Analysis : A duly structured situation will be presented to
the candidates and they will be asked to analyse and suggest their own
solution to the problem arising out of situation. Alternatively, they may be
called upon to prove the understanding of the situation by answering certain
searching questions based on the situation.
GROUP-I
GENERAL ENGLISH
MARKS: 150
(X CLASS STANDARD, QUALIFYING FOR INTERVIEW)
1. Comprehension
2. Precis-writing
3. Re-arrangement of sentences
4. Correction of sentences
5. Synonyms
6. Antonyms
7. Filling in the blanks
8. Correction of spellings
9. Vocabulary and usage
10. Idioms and phrases
11. Verb tenses
12. Prepositions
13. Active voice and Passive voice
14. Parts of speech
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