Paper I ready · Paper II coming soon in Medha AI. Paper I: APPSC Paper I: General Studies & Mental Ability · Paper II: Hindu Law & Endowments Act Coming soon
Full numbered syllabus: every topic, chapter and micro-topic (printable)
The common APPSC Paper I. Current events, history and geography with an AP focus, and economy weigh most; reasoning and data analysis give about 25 to 30 questions.
1. Current events
- Major current events and issues: international, national and Andhra Pradesh
2. General science
- Science in day-to-day life
- Contemporary developments in science and technology
- Information technology
3. History of India
- Social, economic, cultural and political aspects
- Focus on Andhra Pradesh
- Indian National Movement
4. Geography
- Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh
5. Polity and governance
- Constitutional issues
- Public policy and reforms
- e-Governance initiatives
6. Economy
- Indian economy and planning
7. Environment
- Sustainable development and environmental protection
8. Disaster management
- Vulnerability profile
- Prevention and mitigation strategies
- Remote sensing and GIS in disaster assessment
9. Reasoning
- Logical reasoning
- Analytical ability
- Logical interpretation
10. Data analysis
- Tabulation of data
- Visual representation of data
- Summary statistics: mean, median, mode, variance
- Interpretation
Sources and schools, joint family and coparcenary, the four Acts of 1955-56, family courts and dowry. It names the A.P. amendment to the Hindu Succession Act.
1(a). Sources of Hindu law
- Ancient sources: Sruti, Smritis, Mimamsakas, digests and commentaries, custom
- Modern sources: equity, justice and good conscience, precedent, legislation
1(b). Schools of Hindu law
- Mitakshara and Dayabhaga schools
- Migration and change of religion
1(c). Joint Hindu family
- Mitakshara and Dayabhaga joint family
- Joint family property, coparcenary, alienations
- Son's pious obligation to pay the father's debts
- Partition
- Women's property and stridhana
- Hindu Women's Right to Property Act; Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act
2. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Requisites of a valid marriage and ceremonies
- Judicial separation and restitution of conjugal rights
- Divorce and its grounds
- Family courts: concept, jurisdiction, in-camera proceedings and exclusion of lawyers
3. Dowry
- Definition of dowry
- Dowry offenders and trial of dowry offences
- Dowry Prohibition Officers
4. Hindu Succession Act
- Succession to a Hindu male dying intestate
- Classification of heirs
- Abolition of limited ownership of Hindu females: Section 14
- Changes made by the A.P. amendment (the syllabus says 1985)
5. Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
- Classification of guardians
- Rights and duties of guardians
6. Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
- Capacity to adopt and to be adopted; effect of adoption; relationship of the adopted child
- Maintenance as a personal obligation; dependants; members of the joint family
- Quantum, arrears, maintenance as a charge, alteration of maintenance
7. Endowments in ancient Hindu law
- Endowments in ancient Hindu law and their status
One Act, 30 of 1987 (15 chapters, 162 sections, a separate TTD chapter), for 150 questions. Expect section-level detail: what a section says, which authority acts, time limits and amounts.
Act 30 of 1987 (whole Act)
- All 15 chapters and 162 sections
- The separate chapter on Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Each wrong answer loses 1/3 mark (0.33), as per G.O.Ms.No.235 of 06.12.2016; an unanswered question costs nothing.
Each wrong answer costs 1/3 of the marks for that question.
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