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ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
HYDERABAD
REVISED SCHEME AND SYLLABUS
OF
GROUP- I SERVICES
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.
PAPER-II
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.
PAPER-II
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 1990s—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.
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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