General Knowledge and Current Affairs
What this domain tests
General Knowledge and Current Affairs checks stable Indian and Andhra Pradesh facts plus recent events that can be linked to them. For this exam, expect questions on AP geography, districts, rivers, ports, space and defence installations, state schemes, art and culture, basic science, and national institutions. Current affairs is not a separate trivia list: examiners usually attach a news item to a static fact.
Core anchors
- Andhra Pradesh was reorganised on 2 June 2014 and now has 26 districts; Amaravati is the capital and the AP High Court sits there.
- The Godavari and Krishna are the major rivers; Polavaram is a major project on the Godavari. Kolleru lake lies between the two deltas, and Pulicat lake straddles the AP-Tamil Nadu border.
- Sriharikota, home of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, is in Tirupati district. Older keys may say Nellore, so read the district name carefully.
- AP has a long coastline and major ports such as Visakhapatnam and Kakinada.
Worked example
Question: Sriharikota is located in which district of Andhra Pradesh? Reason it out: Sriharikota is an island on the Pulicat lake barrier, administered within the reorganized Tirupati district after the 2022 district changes. Answer: Tirupati district. The trap is choosing Nellore because pre-2022 material placed it there.
Traps that cost marks
Do not mix Andhra Pradesh with Telangana facts after 2014; do not use outdated district names; and do not answer a current-affairs question from an old monthly compilation. Match the date in the question.