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 Studies | 120 Marks |
Paper-II: General Aptitude | 120 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 Paper | English |
Qualifying Paper | Telugu |
Paper 1 | General Essay |
Paper 2 | History, Culture And Geography Of India And Andhra Pradesh |
Paper 3 | Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law And Ethics |
Paper 4 | Economy And Development Of India And Andhra Pradesh |
Paper 5 | Science And Technology |