General Studies is an important section in Every Government Exam. APPSC have released notification for APPPSC Panchayat Secretary in A.P. Panchayat Raj Subordinate Service. APPSC Panchayat Secretary 2019 Screening Exam, will be conducted in Offline Mode, has: duration of 150 minutes, a maximum score of 150 marks and consists of 2 sections, namely – General Studies and Mental Ability, Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to Andhra Pradesh. APPSC Panchayat Secretary Mains exam has 2 papers (Paper 1 and Paper II), has: duration of 150 minutes, a maximum score of 300 marks and consists of 2 Papers, namely – General Studies and Mental Ability, Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to Andhra Pradesh.

APPSC Panchayat Secretary General Studies Study Plan - General Studies:

• General Studies isn't just one subject.


• It is a combination of various subjects.


• But it's is Very Difficult to Remember.

APPSC Panchayat Secretary General Studies Study Plan - Topic Division:
Preparation for General Studies can be divided in to two parts for easy understanding purpose.

• Conventional topics.


• General knowledge and current affairs.


• Make notes as you read.


• It’s impossible to come back to the text books during revision.


• Notes should be so comprehensive that once you are done, you would not have to take the text-book again.

APPSC Panchayat Secretary General Studies Study Plan - Screening :

• Current Affairs (Last 6 months to 1 year prior to the exam)
  
  • Andhra Pradesh related current affairs
  
  
  • National Current Affairs
  
  
  • International current affairs
  
  
• 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts

• Government Policies


• Schemes and


• Programmes of India and Andhra Pradesh

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APPSC Panchayat Secretary General Studies Study Plan - Mains Exam :

• Current affairs- international, national and regional.


• Eenadu Newspaper (This paper is more important than the Hindu because more focus should be on Andhra Pradesh)


• ETV News @ 9 PM


• AP Magazine


• Socio-Economic Survey of AP (Latest)


• Budget of AP (Latest)


• The Hindu Newspaper


• Economic Survey of India (Latest)


• Budget of India (Latest)

General Science:

• General Science and it applications to the day to day life.


• Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and information Technology - NCERT Class VI to X – General Science Books


• Current Affairs related to Science & Technology)

Social-economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh:

• Modern India – Grover & Grover (S.Chand Publications)


• History of Modern Andhra Pradesh (1858-2016) by P Raghunatha Rao, 2017 edition.

Indian polity and governance:

• constitutional issues,


• public policy,


• reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.


• Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth

Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.

• Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI


• Economic Survey of India (Latest)


• Budget of India (Latest)


• AP Economy – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books


• Socio-Economic Survey of AP (Latest)


• Budget of AP (Latest)

Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.

• Fundamentals of Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI
  
• Indian Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI (India Physical Environment)
  
• Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong


• AP Geography – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books

Disaster management:

• vulnerability profile,


• prevention and mitigation strategies,


• Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.


• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection


• Ecology – NCERT Class XII Biology (Last 4 chapters for Ecology)