APPSC Group-1 Preparation

GENERAL STUDIES PREPARATION

How To Start General Studies Preparation?

BOOKS AND SOURCES TO REFER

Group-1 Books List – English Medium

UNDERSTAND THE EXAM PATTERN AND THE SYLLABUS

APPSC conducts Group-1 services exam in three stages. The Preliminary Exam will be conducted in the first stage. The Second stage is Mains Exam which will be conducted for those who qualified in Preliminary Exam. In the third stage, the Interview will be conducted for the candidates who qualified in the Mains Exam.

Download Group-1 Prelims Syllabus

Download Group-1 Mains Syllabus

PREVIOUS YEAR GROUP-1 QUESTION PAPERS

Group-1 Prelims 2024 Question Paper-I

Group-1 Prelims 2024 Question Paper-II

Group-1 Prelims 2017 Question Paper

Group-1 Mains 2023 Question Papers

Group-1 Mains 2020 Question Papers

Group-1 Mains Topic Wise Previous Year Questions (2008-2017)

GROUP-1 PRELIMS EXAM (OBJECTIVE TYPE)

Last time APPSC conducted Group-1 Exam in the following pattern.

Group-1 Prelims Exam is an objective type and it contains following two papers

Paper-I: General Studies120 Marks
Paper-II: General Aptitude120 Marks
Total 240 Marks

GROUP-1 MAINS EXAM (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE)

Last time APPSC conducted Group-1 Exam in the following pattern.

There are a total of 7 descriptive papers in Group-1 Mains Exam. Each paper contains 150 marks. The two qualifying papers are English and Telugu papers. Paper-1 to Paper-5 are considered for Merit Ranking.

Qualifying PaperEnglish
Qualifying Paper Telugu
Paper 1General Essay
Paper 2History, Culture And Geography Of India And Andhra Pradesh
Paper 3Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law And Ethics
Paper 4Economy And Development Of India And Andhra Pradesh
Paper 5Science And Technology
Maximum Marks: 150 & Time: 3 HOURS