APPSC Group 4 examination will have two papers. Following is the syllabus for these papers:
Group 4 General Studies Syllabus (SSC Standard):
1. History,
2. Economics
i) Economic Growth and Development – Indicators of Economic Development – Characteristic Features of Developing Countries like India.
ii) National Income – Concepts of National Income – GNP – NNP – Percapita Income – Disposable Income – Estimation of National Income – Trends in National Income – Structural Changes in Indian Economy – Sectoral Distribution of GDP.
iii) Planning and Economic Reforms in India – Meaning of Planning – Objectives – India’s Five Year Plans –NITI AYOG – Twelth Five Year Plan – Eradication of Poverty and Reduction of
unemployment Programmes.
iv) Environment and Sustainable Development – Concepts of
Environment – Linkages Between Environment and Economy –
Environmental Pollutions – Types – Measures to Control Pollution – Sustainable Economic Development.
v) Economy of Andhra Pradesh – Economic History of Andhra Pradesh – Characteristic features – Demographic features – Occupational Distribution of workforce – Development of Agricultural Sector, Industry and Service Sectors – Welfare measures – Civics and Geography.
2. PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
Heat Light, Electricity Magnetism, Chemical equitation and reaction, Acids, Basis and Salts, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements, Chemical bonding, Carbon it Compounds, Metallurgy (SSC Standard only).
3. NATURAL SCIENCE.
Introduction to living organisms. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
cells. Structure, reproduction and uses of bacteria. Nature of viruses. Common diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. Plant kingdom, Fungi and Animal Kingdom-salient features of algae, fungi, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, invertebrates and vertebrates. Human Physiology. Uses of plants in food, fibre and medicine. Crop plants. Uses of animals in food and medicine.
4. Current Affairs.
5. Reasoning and Analytical Ability.
6. Basic things about disaster management (CBSE- VIII & IX
Standard).
7. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Paper II : Secretarial Abilities
1) Mental Ability (Verbal and non- verbal)
2) Logical Reasoning
3) Comprehension: a) Descriptive Passage b) Logical Passage c) Narrative Passage
4) a) Re-arrangement of sentences with a view to improve analysis of a passage
b) Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the given words / phrases
5) Numerical and Arithmetical abilities.