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Full numbered syllabus: every topic, chapter and micro-topic (printable)
The common APPSC Paper I, in English and Telugu. Mostly general-awareness recall on Indian and AP history, geography, economy and current events, with about a fifth on reasoning and data analysis.
1. Current events
- Major current events and issues: international, national and Andhra Pradesh
2. General science
- General science and its applications to daily life
- Contemporary developments in science and technology and information technology
3. History of India
- Social, economic, cultural and political aspects
- Focus on Andhra Pradesh and the Indian National Movement
4. Geography
- Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh
5. Indian polity and governance
- Constitutional issues
- Public policy and reforms
- e-Governance initiatives
6. Indian economy and planning
7. Sustainable development and environmental protection
- Sustainable development
- Environmental protection
8. Disaster management
- Vulnerability profile
- Prevention and mitigation strategies
- Remote sensing and GIS in assessing disasters
9. Logical reasoning
- Logical reasoning
- Analytical ability and logical interpretation
10. Data analysis
- Tabulation and visual representation of data
- Summary statistics: mean, median, mode and variance
- Interpretation
Diploma standard, English only, across six subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, industrial management, industrial engineering and computer science. It is not a branch paper: every branch meets subjects outside its degree.
1. Mathematics
- Arithmetic: number system, time and distance, time and work, percentages, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation
- Number theory: divisibility tests (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11), HCF and LCM, Euclidean algorithm, logarithms to base 10
- Algebra: remainder theorem, quadratic equations and the relation between roots and coefficients, simultaneous linear equations and inequations, sets, laws of indices
- Trigonometry: sin, cos, tan for 0 to 90 degrees, simple identities, heights and distances
- Geometry: angles, parallel lines, triangles, congruency and similarity, medians and altitudes, quadrilaterals, circles with tangents, loci
- Mensuration: areas, field book, surface area and volume of cuboid, cone, cylinder and sphere
- Statistics: tabulation, frequency polygons, histograms, bar and pie charts, measures of central tendency
2. Physics
- Units and dimensions, SI units, errors and significant figures
- Vectors: types, laws of addition, resolution, dot and cross products
- Dynamics: falling bodies, projectiles, angular motion, moment of inertia, torque
- Friction: laws, angle of repose, rough inclined plane
- Work, power and energy; work-energy theorem
- Simple harmonic motion and the simple pendulum
- Heat and thermodynamics: gas laws, isothermal and adiabatic processes, specific heats, thermal conductivity
- Sound: beats, Doppler effect, echo, reverberation, Sabine's formula, noise pollution
- Properties of matter: elasticity moduli, Poisson's ratio, surface tension, capillarity, viscosity, Poiseuille's equation
- Electricity and magnetism: Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, Wheatstone and meter bridge, magnetic field on axial and equatorial lines
- Modern physics: photoelectric effect, total internal reflection and optical fibres, superconductivity, nanotechnology
3. Chemistry
- Atomic structure: Bohr's theory, quantum numbers, Aufbau, Hund's rule, Pauli principle, orbital shapes
- Chemical bonding: ionic and covalent bonds, NaCl and CsCl crystal structures
- Solutions: mole concept, molarity and normality
- Acids and bases: Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis theories, ionic product of water, pH, buffers
- Metallurgy: ore, gangue, flux, slag; froth floatation, roasting, calcination, smelting; brass, German silver, nichrome
- Electrochemistry: Faraday's laws, electroplating, galvanic cell, electrode potential, emf
- Corrosion: rusting and its prevention, cathodic protection
- Water technology: hardness (ppm, mg/L), permutit and ion exchange, chlorination, defluoridation, reverse osmosis
- Polymers: PVC, Teflon, polystyrene, Nylon 6,6; vulcanisation; Buna-S and neoprene
- Fuels; chemistry in daily life (soaps, detergents, vinegar, soft drinks, activated charcoal)
- Environmental studies: ecosystems, biodiversity, energy sources, air and water pollution
4. Industrial management
- Functions and levels of management; Taylor's scientific management; Fayol's principles
- Organisation: line, staff and line-and-staff; communication, motivation theories, leadership models, decision making
- Forms of business ownership: sole proprietorship, partnership, joint stock company, cooperative, corporations, boards
- Production management: plant location and layout; job, batch and mass production; routing, scheduling, dispatching; break-even analysis; CPM and PERT
- Materials management: inventory model, ABC analysis, safety stock, re-order level, EOQ, stores records, bin card, e-tendering and e-procurement
- Maintenance types, preventive maintenance, 5S; industrial safety and causes of accidents
- Entrepreneurship: Make in India, Zero Defect Zero Effect, start-ups, SSI, MSME, DICs, institutional and financial support, self-employment schemes, market survey, feasibility reports
- New trends: MIS, RFID, TQM (Crosby, Deming, Juran, Ishikawa, Taguchi, Shingo), ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
5. Industrial engineering
- Production and productivity; work study
- Method study: process chart symbols, operation and flow process charts, two-handed chart, flow and string diagrams
- Micro-motion study: therbligs, SIMO chart, chronocyclegraph
- Time study: normal time, rating factor, allowances, standard time, PMTS, work sampling
- Wages and incentives: Halsey, Rowan and Emerson plans (simple problems)
- Inspection methods; statistical quality control: X-bar and R charts, p, 100p and np charts, single sampling plans, six sigma
6. Fundamentals of computer science
- Unit I: CPU, memory types, input, output and storage devices, computer viruses and antivirus
- Unit II: algorithms, flowcharts, pseudo code, machine, assembly and high-level languages, assemblers, compilers and interpreters, system development
- Unit III: network topologies, LAN, WAN, MAN, PAN, network devices (hub, repeater, switch, bridge, router, gateway), wireless networks, Bluetooth piconets
- Unit IV: operating systems, process control block and scheduling, DOS, Windows, UNIX and Linux; internet applications
- Unit V: database approach, three-schema architecture, hierarchical, network, relational and object-oriented models, queries; e-governance; e-commerce
Each wrong answer costs 1/3 of a mark (0.33) in both papers (G.O.Ms.No.235, Finance, 06/12/2016).
Each wrong answer costs 1/3 of the marks for that question.
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