APPSC AO study guide

General Studies and Current Affairs: Static Core plus Andhra Pradesh Specifics

The General Studies and Current Affairs section tests static foundations - Indian polity, geography, modern history, economy and general science - alongside Andhra Pradesh-specific facts and events of roughly the past year. Questions are factual and usually turn on a single distinguishing detail, so precision beats volume.

English Language and Comprehension: Grammar Rules That Repeat

The English section measures control of standard written English - grammar, usage and vocabulary - plus the ability to answer from a passage without importing outside knowledge. Expect error spotting, cloze/fill-in-the-blank, sentence improvement, idioms and one-word substitution, and two or three comprehension passages.

తెలుగు భాషా పరిజ్ఞానం: వ్యాకరణం మరియు గ్రహణ శక్తి

Arithmetic: Percentages, Interest and Rate Problems

The Arithmetic section tests numerical ability under time pressure: simplification, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time–work, time–speed–distance, mensuration and data interpretation. Most questions are built from two or three standard formulas, so recognising the model matters more than long calculation.

Reasoning and Mental Ability: Pattern Recognition Under Time Limit

This section tests logical structure rather than computation: series completion, analogies, coding–decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating and ranking, clocks and calendars, plus non-verbal items on mirror images, embedded figures and paper folding. The scoring logic is deterministic, so a correct method gives a certain answer.

Public Administration and Office Management: Theory and Practice

This section pairs administrative theory with everyday office practice. Theory questions ask who said what and which principle applies; office-management questions ask how records, files, correspondence and workflows are controlled in a government office.

Andhra Pradesh Administration, Institutions and Welfare Schemes

This domain tests how Andhra Pradesh governs itself: the constitutional offices, the secretariat and district machinery, local bodies, statutory institutions, and the welfare architecture that delivers money and services to citizens. Governor as constitutional head (Articles 153–155); Chief Minister and Council of Ministers (Articles 163–164); Chief Secretary heading the secretariat; departments under special chief secretaries and secretaries.