General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Aptitude
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Aptitude tests awareness and reasoning rather than doctrine. Expect Indian polity, geography, economy, science, Andhra Pradesh-specific facts and a current-affairs set, plus quantitative aptitude, reasoning and data interpretation.
Polity and economy
- Constitution, institutions, amendments, schemes; Budget and economic survey concepts; banking and inflation basics.
- International organisations and India's engagements.
Andhra Pradesh
- Formed on 1 November 1956; capital Amaravati; 26 districts after the 2022 reorganisation.
- Rivers Krishna, Godavari, Pennar and Tungabhadra; ports Visakhapatnam and Kakinada; Tirumala temple; GI tags such as Etikoppaka toys and Venkatagiri sarees.
Science and environment
- Basic physics, chemistry, biology; space and defence missions; health programmes.
Aptitude
- Percentages, ratio and proportion, time and work, averages, simple and compound interest.
- Reasoning: syllogism, coding-decoding, blood relations, series.
- Data interpretation: tables, bar and pie charts; approximation.
Worked example
If 40% of a number is 96, the number is 240. If the number is increased by 25%, the result is 300. Set up 0.4x = 96, so x = 240, then 240 x 1.25 = 300. Show the equation rather than guessing.
Traps
Current affairs go stale; use one updated monthly compilation. Negative marking makes guessing costly. AP-specific facts are frequently asked and easily confused; do not mix district counts, capital and river origins. In data interpretation, read units and percentages carefully.