APPSC Degree Lecturers Syllabus

APPSC Degree Lecturers SYLLABUS (PAPER-1: GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY  )

1. Events of national and international importance. 2. Current affairs- international, national and regional. 3. General   Science   and   it   applications   to   the   day   to   day   life   Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology 4. Social-  economic  and  political  history  of  modern  India  with  emphases  on  Indian national movement. 5. Indian  polity  and  governance:  constitutional  issues,  public  policy,  reforms and  e-governance initiatives. 6. Economic development in India since independence. 7. Physical geography of India sub-continent. 8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of  Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster 9. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection 10. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation. 11. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean and variance coefficient of variation etc.,) and Interpretation 12.  Bifurcation    of    Andhra    Pradesh    and    its    Administrative,    Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and legal implications/problems, including a).  Loss  of  capital  city,  challenges  in building  new  capital  and  it’s financial implications. b). Division and rebuilding of common Institutions. c). Division of employees, their relocation and nativity issues. d). Effect of bifurcation on commerce and entrepreneurs. e). Implications to financial resources of state government. f).  Task  of  post-bifurcation  infrastructure  development  and  opportuni ties  for investments. g). Socioeconomic, cultural and demographic impact of bifurcation. h). Impact of bifurcation on river water sharing and consequential issues. i).  AP  REORGANISATION  ACT,  2014  on  AP  and  the  arbitrariness  of certain provisions.

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