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How to prepare for APPSC Paper I
A study order built from the exam's own numbers for Paper I, Welfare Officer Papers II & III, Assistant Statistical Officer Paper II, Hostel Welfare Officer Paper II, Executive Officer Paper II, Probation Officer Paper II: Social Work & Criminology and Probation Officer Paper II: Psychology, and what you can use free on Medha AI.
Where the marks are
Questions from each unit in a full mock. Spend your time in this order.
Paper I (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| Current Events | 15 |
| General Science & Technology | 15 |
| History of India & AP | 15 |
| Geography of India & AP | 15 |
| Indian Polity & Governance | 15 |
| Indian Economy & Planning | 15 |
| Sustainable Development & Environment | 15 |
| Disaster Management | 15 |
| Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability | 15 |
| Data Analysis | 15 |
Welfare Officer Papers II & III (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| AP Social & Cultural History and Welfare | 150 |
| Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections | 150 |
Assistant Statistical Officer Paper II (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| Economic Concepts | 150 |
| International Economics | 150 |
| Indian Economics | 150 |
| Financial Accounting | 150 |
| Basics of Computers | 150 |
| Statistics: Data, Sampling & Presentation | 150 |
| Measures of Central Tendency | 150 |
| Dispersion & Skewness | 150 |
| Correlation | 150 |
| Time Series & Index Numbers | 150 |
Hostel Welfare Officer Paper II (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| Philosophical Foundations & Educational Thinkers | 150 |
| Sociological Foundations of Education | 150 |
| Educational Psychology: Nature, Methods & Development | 150 |
| Learning & Motivation | 150 |
| Individual Differences, Personality & Guidance | 150 |
| Educational Statistics | 150 |
| Universalisation of Elementary Education | 150 |
| Adult, Non-formal & Lifelong Education | 150 |
| Community, Language, Values & Peace Education | 150 |
| Disadvantaged Learners & Welfare Education | 150 |
| Teacher & Vocational Education | 150 |
| Education Commissions, Policies & AP Admissions | 150 |
Executive Officer Paper II (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| Ramayanam | 150 |
| Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita | 150 |
| Bhagavatham | 150 |
| Hindu Puranams | 150 |
| Temple Agamas | 150 |
| Hindu Festivals and Classical Fine Arts | 150 |
| Vedic Culture | 150 |
| Philosophies, Cults and Gurus | 150 |
| Hindu Family, Adoption and Succession | 150 |
| Temple Income, Budget and Funds | 150 |
| Executive Officers and the Endowments Act | 150 |
| Endowment Lands and Land Records | 150 |
Probation Officer Paper II: Social Work & Criminology (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| Social Work: Definition, Scope, Values and Practice in India | 150 |
| Criminology, Deviance and Crime | 150 |
| Forms of Crime, Crime in India, Punishment and Prisons | 150 |
| Open Prisons and Juvenile Correctional Institutions | 150 |
| Criminal Justice System, Probation and Parole | 150 |
Probation Officer Paper II: Psychology (150 questions)
| Unit | Questions |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Psychology | 150 |
| Methods in Psychology | 150 |
| Quantitative Analysis and Psychological Measurement | 150 |
| Physiological Psychology | 150 |
| Development of Human Behaviour | 150 |
| Perception | 150 |
| Learning | 150 |
| Memory | 150 |
| Cognition and Language | 150 |
| Intelligence and Aptitude | 150 |
| Motivation and Emotion | 150 |
| Personality | 150 |
| Adjustment and Stress | 150 |
| Social Behaviour | 150 |
| Application of Psychology | 150 |
What the previous paper asked
Questions per topic in EO Grade III 2026 Paper I, ASWO 2025 Paper II, ASO 2025 Paper II, HWO 2025 Paper II, EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, DPO 2023 SW & Criminology and DPO 2023 Psychology. You can read them free with answers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| AP Social & Cultural History and Welfare | 129 |
| Forms of Crime, Crime in India, Punishment and Prisons | 44 |
| Criminal Justice System, Probation and Parole | 40 |
| Philosophical Foundations & Educational Thinkers | 23 |
| Educational Psychology: Nature, Methods & Development | 23 |
| Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita | 23 |
| Open Prisons and Juvenile Correctional Institutions | 23 |
| Social Work: Definition, Scope, Values and Practice in India | 22 |
| Indian Economy & Planning | 19 |
| Community, Language, Values & Peace Education | 19 |
| Sustainable Development & Environment | 18 |
| Economic Concepts | 18 |
| Criminology, Deviance and Crime | 18 |
| Current Events | 17 |
| History of India & AP | 16 |
| Time Series & Index Numbers | 16 |
| Statistics: Data, Sampling & Presentation | 16 |
| Sociological Foundations of Education | 16 |
| Hindu Puranams | 16 |
| Temple Income, Budget and Funds | 16 |
| Endowment Lands and Land Records | 16 |
| Disaster Management | 15 |
| International Economics | 15 |
| Learning & Motivation | 15 |
| Data Analysis | 14 |
| Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability | 14 |
| Indian Economics | 14 |
| Financial Accounting | 13 |
| Correlation | 13 |
| Basics of Computers | 13 |
| Bhagavatham | 13 |
| Vedic Culture | 13 |
| Adult, Non-formal & Lifelong Education | 12 |
| Quantitative Analysis and Psychological Measurement | 12 |
| Intelligence and Aptitude | 12 |
| General Science & Technology | 11 |
| Geography of India & AP | 11 |
| Dispersion & Skewness | 11 |
| Measures of Central Tendency | 11 |
| Ramayanam | 11 |
| Development of Human Behaviour | 11 |
| Personality | 11 |
| Memory | 11 |
| Indian Polity & Governance | 10 |
| Temple Agamas | 10 |
| Introduction to Psychology | 10 |
| Methods in Psychology | 10 |
| Application of Psychology | 10 |
| Motivation and Emotion | 10 |
| Adjustment and Stress | 9 |
| Philosophies, Cults and Gurus | 8 |
| Executive Officers and the Endowments Act | 8 |
| Physiological Psychology | 8 |
| Cognition and Language | 8 |
| Social Behaviour | 8 |
| Individual Differences, Personality & Guidance | 7 |
| Universalisation of Elementary Education | 7 |
| Perception | 7 |
| Teacher & Vocational Education | 6 |
| Hindu Festivals and Classical Fine Arts | 6 |
| Learning | 6 |
| Educational Statistics | 5 |
| Education Commissions, Policies & AP Admissions | 5 |
| Disadvantaged Learners & Welfare Education | 4 |
| Hindu Family, Adoption and Succession | 4 |
APPSC EO Grade III 2026 Paper I question paper with answersAPPSC ASWO 2025 Paper II question paper with answersAPPSC ASO 2025 Paper II question paper with answersAPPSC HWO 2025 Paper II question paper with answersAPPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II question paper with answersAPPSC DPO 2023 SW & Criminology question paper with answersAPPSC DPO 2023 Psychology question paper with answers
A study order that works
- Know the paper. Read the exam pattern and the topic-wise syllabus. Note the marking for wrong answers.
- Take one free mock first. Paper I Mock 1, Current Events sectional, General Science & Technology sectional, Paper II Mock 1, ASO Paper II Mock 1, Economic Concepts sectional, International Economics sectional, HWO Paper II Mock 1, Philosophical Foundations & Educational Thinkers sectional, Sociological Foundations of Education sectional, EO Paper II Mock 1, Ramayanam sectional, Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita sectional, EO Grade III 2026 Paper I, DPO Social Work & Criminology Mock 1, ASWO 2025 Paper II, Social Work: Definition, Scope, Values and Practice in India sectional, Criminology, Deviance and Crime sectional, ASO 2025 Paper II, DPO Psychology Mock 1, HWO 2025 Paper II, Introduction to Psychology sectional, Methods in Psychology sectional, EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, DPO 2023 SW & Criminology and DPO 2023 Psychologyare free. Your first score shows which units cost you the most marks.
- Read one note, then practise it. There are 1,344 notes for APPSC Paper I, 221 of them free. Each note links to practice on the same subtopic.
- Practise every day. Pick a topic and practise. New questions come first. Then the ones you got wrong. You also get a mistakes list, bookmarks and a likely score. The first 50 practice questions are free.
- Go unit by unit, biggest first. Start with Current Events, General Science & Technology, AP Social & Cultural History and Welfare, Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections, Economic Concepts, International Economics, Philosophical Foundations & Educational Thinkers, Sociological Foundations of Education, Ramayanam, Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita, Social Work: Definition, Scope, Values and Practice in India, Criminology, Deviance and Crime, Introduction to Psychology and Methods in Psychology.
- Take a full mock every week. After each mock Medha AI shows the 3 topics where you lost most marks and the easy questions you missed. Fix those before the next mock.
- Revise from your mistakes. Wrong answers come back until you get them right. Use each note's Quick revision section the week before the exam.
Free APPSC Paper I resources
- Mock testAPPSC Paper I Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Mock testAPPSC Paper II Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC EO Grade III 2026 Paper I question paper with answers140 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC ASWO 2025 Paper II question paper with answers134 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC ASO 2025 Paper II question paper with answers140 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC HWO 2025 Paper II question paper with answers142 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II question paper with answers144 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC DPO 2023 SW & Criminology question paper with answers147 Qs
- Previous paperAPPSC DPO 2023 Psychology question paper with answers143 Qs
- Mock testAPPSC ASO Paper II Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Mock testAPPSC HWO Paper II Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Mock testAPPSC EO Paper II Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Mock testAPPSC DPO Social Work & Criminology Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Mock testAPPSC DPO Psychology Mock 1 with answers150 Qs
- Notes195 APPSC Paper I notes you can read here
- QuestionsAPPSC Paper I questions by topic, with answers (65 topics)
- AppFree tests and practice in the Medha AI app
Topics: Current Events · General Science & Technology · History of India & AP · Geography of India & AP · Indian Polity & Governance · Indian Economy & Planning · Sustainable Development & Environment · Disaster Management
Preparing for APPSC Paper I
Where should I start preparing for APPSC Paper I?
Start with the pattern and syllabus, then take one free full mock to see where you stand. Begin with the units that carry the most questions: Current Events, General Science & Technology, AP Social & Cultural History and Welfare, Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections, Economic Concepts, International Economics, Philosophical Foundations & Educational Thinkers, Sociological Foundations of Education, Ramayanam, Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita, Social Work: Definition, Scope, Values and Practice in India, Criminology, Deviance and Crime, Introduction to Psychology and Methods in Psychology. Read the note for a topic, then practise it the same day.
What is free for APPSC Paper I on Medha AI?
26 free tests (Paper I Mock 1, Current Events sectional, General Science & Technology sectional, Paper II Mock 1, ASO Paper II Mock 1, Economic Concepts sectional, International Economics sectional, HWO Paper II Mock 1, Philosophical Foundations & Educational Thinkers sectional, Sociological Foundations of Education sectional, EO Paper II Mock 1, Ramayanam sectional, Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita sectional, EO Grade III 2026 Paper I, DPO Social Work & Criminology Mock 1, ASWO 2025 Paper II, Social Work: Definition, Scope, Values and Practice in India sectional, Criminology, Deviance and Crime sectional, ASO 2025 Paper II, DPO Psychology Mock 1, HWO 2025 Paper II, Introduction to Psychology sectional, Methods in Psychology sectional, EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, DPO 2023 SW & Criminology and DPO 2023 Psychology), the first 50 practice questions, 221 study notes (the first chapter of each topic) and 14 papers with answers on this website. No card needed.
How deep do the APPSC Paper I notes go?
Each note is written in levels. APPSC Paper I notes are shown up to Standard (L2) and Advanced (L3), set from what the exam has asked. Deeper sections are there if you want them.
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