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PREFACE
Candidates appearing for APPSC exams have significantly been increasing over the years; however, the selection is officially limited to few candidates only. The reason behind this is that the General Studies and Mental ability (i.e. Paper-I) forms play an important role as the standardized part of the APPSC exam and it is essential to the candidate to give in the best performance in the exam. Hence, the very need made us bring this Manual to the aspirants. For the very first time, in this book, we had systematically compiled and analysed all the previous papers of APPSC-2012 segregating them into 9 constructive categories (General Science, General Knowledge, Current Events, History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Mental ability and Disaster Management), that do enable the students to understand the question pattern, kind of questions from various subjects and how questions get to be repetitive in the exam.

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CONTENTS Preface Contents Online Distance Learning Programme List of Exams covered Analysis 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. General Science General Knowledge Current Events History Geography Polity Economy Mental ability Disaster Management

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GENERAL SCIENCE (3) Measles

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1. Human blood groups are mainly (1) 5 (3) 3 2. A new born baby has (1) 300 bones (3) 120 bones 3. (1) 340 grams (3) 225 grams *4. (1) 7816 grams (2) 8812 grams 5. (1) Thymus Gland (3) Thyroid Gland 6. (1) C (3) E 7. Source of vitamin (1) K (3) B 8. (1) 1980 (2) 1981 9. (2) C (4) A (3) 1982 (4) 1983 (2) 220 bones (4) 206 bones (2) 280 grams (4) 235 grams (3) 9124 grams (4) 8216 grams (2) Adrenal Gland (4) Pituitary Gland (2) D (4) B (2) 2 (4) 4

14. To which one of the following types of organisms do mushrooms belong? (1) Algae (3) Fungi (2) Ferns (4) Lichens

*15. Through which one among the following materials does sound travel slowest (1) Air (2) Glass following (1) Communication (2) Weaving (3) Musical Instruments (4) Food Industry 17. The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of (1) 1 cm (3) 1 Angstrom (2) 1 m (4) 10 micron (3) Water (4) Wood

Average weight of heart in woman

16. Optic fibres are mainly used for which of the

Liver in the human body weight around

Master gland in human body

Fresh fruits are the source of vitamin

18. The mass-energy relation is the outcome of (1) Quantum Theory (2) General Theory of Relativity (3) Field Theory of Energy (4) Special Theory of Relativity (1) Acetone (3) Petroleum ether 20. Stranger gas (1) Argon (3) Xenon fertilizer (1) Nitrogen and Limestone (2) Calcium Carbide and Nitrogen (3) Calcium Carbide and Carbon (4) None of the above 22. For which one of the following is the density maximum (1) Chloroform (3) Benzene (1) Carbon (3) Nitrogen (1) Calcium (3) Potassium (2) Water (4) Ice (2) Hydrogen (4) Oxygen (2) Magnesium (4) Sodium 9 (2) Neon (4) Nitrous oxide (2) Benzene (4) Acetic acid

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Which one of the follow ing is a good conductor of electricity? (1) Shellac (3) Glass (2) Human body (4) Ebonite

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*10. Which of the following statement is correct? (1) All enzymes are proteins (2) All proteins are enzymes (3) Some enzymes are proteins (4) Only bacterial enzymes are not proteins 11. During sleep a mans blood pressure (1) Increases (3) Remains constant contaminated with (1) Lead (3) Iron (2) Aluminium (4) Magnesium (2) Decreases (4) Fluctuates

12. Food wrapped in newspaper is likely to get

*13. For which one among the following diseases no vaccine is yet available (1) Tetanus

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21. The composition of Nitrolim chemical

23. This is not present in pure sugar

24. The metal found in plaster of paris

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (1) Emile Durkheim

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1. ACOUSTICS is the study of (1) Sound and sound waves (2) Metals (3) Forest products (4) Space travel 2. DACTYLIOLOGY is the study of (1) Bones (3) History of words 3. (1) Rivers (3) Mountains 4. (1) Rivers (3) Mountains 5. (1) Pyrometer (3) Tachometer 6. (1) Tachometer (3) Viscometer 7. Discoverer of computer (1) Pascal (3) Torricelli 8. (1) Robert Koch (3) Landsteiner 9. (1) C. Biro (3) Seeley by (1) Abdu Kalam (3) L.K. Advani 11. (2) A.B. Vajpayee (4) Shashi Tharoor (2) Insects (4) Finger prints (2) Earthquakes (4) Lakes (2) Religions (4) Lakes (2) Salinometer (4) Tonometer (2) Voltmeter (4) Venturi meter

(3) Friedrich Engles Parliament? (1) General Assembly (2) Security Council (3) Trusteeship Council

14. Which organ of UNO is considered as World

(4) International Court of Justice 15. The headquarters of UNESCO is in (1) New York (3) Paris (1) 1945 (3) 1947 (2) The Hague (4) Moscow (2) 1946 (4) 1948

SEISMOLOGY is the study of

16. India has been a member of UNO since

THROLOGY is the study of

17. The leader who took major initiative in the formation of the League of Nations (1) Woodrow Wilson (2) Franklin Roosevelt

Instrument which measures high temperature

Instrument which measures flow of liquids

(2) Charles Babbage

Discoverer of blood group

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Discoverer of Ballpoint pen

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18. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum? (1) John Kenneth Galbraith (2) Klaus Schwab (3) Paul Krung man (4) Robert Zoellick 19. The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent members and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of (1) 2 years (3) 5 years (2) 1 year (4) 3 years

The book THE STORY OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE INDIAN STATES is authored by (1) C. Rajagopalachari (3) Krishna Menon authored by (1) Benazir Bhutto (3) Bill Clinton (2) Hillary Clinton (4) Nelson Mandela (2) B.N. Rao (4) VP. Menon

20. The first Muslim President of India (1) Zakir Hussain (3) Abdul Kalam Azad (2) Hidayatullala (4) Tayyabil

21. The first woman judge in Indian Supreme (1) CR. Muthamma (3) Sushma Yadav in India (1) Ashapurna Devi (3) Kiran Bedi (2) Arati Shaha (4) Sushma Chawla 46 (2) Fatima Bibi (4) Harith Kaur

12. The autobiography LIVING HISTORY is

22. The first woman to receive Jnanapith Award

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CURRENT AFFAIRS (3) M.A. Gafoor w as elected (2) President (4) Chief Justice (2) Madhya Pradesh (4) Kerala

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1. 99 th Indian Science Congress inaugurated by (1) Prime Minister (3) Vice President 2.
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12. New Deputy Mayor of Hyderabad recently (1) Md. Majid Hussain (3) M.A. Gafoor (1) Ram Baran Yadav (2) Kamal Dahl Prachanda (3) Baburam Bhattarai (4) Jhalanath Khanal 14. Indias rank in 2011 Global Hunger Index (1) 64 (2) 65 (3) 66 (4) 67 15. Ravichandra Ashwin is a (1) Indian Cricketer (2) Indian Painter (3) Indian Writer (4) Indian Tennis player 16. The latest national ambassador of UNICEF (2) Md. Nazeeruddin (4) Raj Kumar

99 Indian Science Congress was held in (1) Orissa (3) Karnataka

13. New Prime Minister of Nepal

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Recently which one of the following was included in the UNESCOs World Heritage list? (1) Bhiter Kanika Mangrova Area (2) Bilwara Temple (3) Kalka Shimla Railway (4) Vishakpatnam to Araku Valley Railway line

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(1) Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims (2) Bruse Beutler and Ralph (3) Daniel Shechtman and Tomas Transtromer (4) Leyman and Tawakal Karman 7. (1) Daniel Shechtman (3) Tomas Transtromer 8. (1) Daniel Shechtman (3) Tomas Transtromer 9. (1) Lord Ripon (3) Lord William Bentinck 10. The Joint 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to (2) Thomas Sargent (4) Tawaka1 Karman (2) Thomas Sargent (4) Tawakal Karman (2) Lord Cornwallis (4) Lord Linlithgow Committee Parliamentary

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2011 Nobel Prize in Economics is shared by

19. 17 SAARC Summit was held during Nov. 10-

20. Nabam Tuki is the man chief minister of

2011 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to

The practice of Sati was declared illegal by

examining 2G scam is headed by (1) M.M. Joshi (3) Sushma Swaraj 11. (1) Md. Majid Hussain (4) P.C. Chacko (2) Md. Nazerruddin

22. HDI ranking of India in Human Development

New Mayor of Hyderabad recently elected

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www.appscgroupone.com The Monism preached by w hich of the following leaders of the Bhakti Movement is known as Sudda advaita Pure Non-Dualilty? (1) Chaitanya (3) Ramanuja by (1) Floral designs (3) Secular form (2) Acute form (4) Trabeculate form (2) Ramananda (4) Vallabha Charya

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1. Rabindranath Tagore was known as (1) Mahatma (3) Guruji 2. (1) William Bentinck (3) Lord Dalhouse 3. (1) Barrackpur (3) Kanpur 4. (2) Bapu (4) Gurudev (2) Warren Hastings (4) Lord Canning (2) Delhi (4) Meerut

Who was the first Governor-General of India?

10. Islamic architecture is basically characterised

The Revolt of 1867started from 11.

Whose reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals? (1) Jahangir (3) Akbar (2) Aurangazeb (4) Shahjahan

Who played a leading role in the founding of the Indian National Congress? (1) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (2) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (3) A.O. Hume (4) Surendranath Banerjee

12. Identify the contemporary work of the Mughal period w hich is useful for obtaining information on the agrarian conditions (1) Akbarnama (3) Tawarikh-i-Alfi 13. Which two Europeans were involved in the (4) Lord Wellington (2) Ain-i-Akbari

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The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime of (1) Lord Linlithgow (2) Lord Mountbatten (3) Lord Wavell

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The significance of the Quit India Movement of 1942 was to her goal

(1) It created a momentum that took India closer (2) It made the Britishers to leave India

(3) It demonstrated the intensity of nationalist sentiment and the great capacity of the Indians to struggle and sacrifice (4) It brought the various conflicting national forces together on the same platform 7. The Mount batten plan was about (1) Creation of Federal Government (2) Guidelines for the formation of a constitution for India by the Constituent assembly (3) The method by which power was to be transferred from British to Indian hands (4) A plan for controlling the communal riots raging all over India at the time 8. The salient feature of the Montague Chelmsford Reforms was the provision of (1) Dyarchy (2) Grant of veto power to the Governors (3) Provincial autonomy (4) Separate Communal Electorates APPSC-General Studies and Mental ability

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14. The English East India Companys first Presidency in India was (1) Hooghly (3) Madras (2) Surat (4) Masulipatnam

15. The Battle of Plassey was fought between (1) Haider All and East India Company (2) Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah and East Indian Company (3) Tipu Sultan and East India Company (4) Siraj-ud-Daulah and East India Company 16. The Annexation of which of the following states by the British was not done by using Doctrine of Lapse? (1) Satara (3) Nagpur (2) Jhansi (4) Awadh

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1. Biggest planet in solar system (1) Jupiter (3) Venus 2. (1) Jupiter (3) Venus 3. City of Seven Hills is (1) Rome (3) New York 4. Dark Continent is (1) Asia (3) Antarctic 5. valley project? (1) Damodar (3) Bhakra Nangal 6. (2) Tungabhadhra (4) Nagarjuna Sagar (2) Africa (4) Europe (2) Tokyo (4) San Francisco (2) Mercury (4) Mars (2) Mercury (4) Mars

13. Srinagar is located on the banks of river (1) Jheelum (2) Sutlej (3) Gomti (4) Alkananda 14. River Cauveri flows through the states of (1) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (2) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (3) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu (4) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh 15. The Nilgiris are part of the (1) Eastern Ghats (2) Tamil Nadu Hills (3) Western Ghats (4) Vindhyachal 16. The source of the Brahmaputra is (1) Punjab (2) Somewhere near Tibet (3) Pindariglacier (4) Aglacier near the Mansarovar Lake (1) Cauvery (3) Mahanadi is (1) Bikaner (3) Jodhpur 19. Khaddar soils are found (1) Oversteep slopes (2) Overflow plateaus (3) lnpiedmont plains (4) Inflood plains 20. Economically, the most important forests of India are (1) Tropical deciduous forests1 (2) Evergreen forests (3) Tidal forests (4) Thorn forests 21. What is the number of females per thousand (2) Jaisalmer (4) Leh (2) Godavari (4) Krishna

Smallest planet in solar system

Which is Indias largest multipurpose river

The nuclear power plant in India, which will provide power mainly for agriculture, is located at, (1) Narora (3) Kalapakkam (2) Tarapur (4) Kota

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The Bokaro steel plant has been setup with (1) Germany (3) Russia (2) UK

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10. On which one of the following rivers in the Tehri Hydropower Complex located? (1) Mandakini (3) Alaknanda 11. (1) 10 (3) 7 12. Where are Tapovan (2) Dhauliganga

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1. Which one of the following sets of Articles in Part III of the constitution emphasises its secular character? (1) Articles 8 to 11 (2) Articles 14 to 19 (3) Articles 25 to 28 (4) Articles 45 to 48 A 2. Democracy exists in India, without peoples participation and co-operation, democracy will fail, and this implies that (1) India should opt for the Presidential system (2) Government should compel people to participate and cooperate with it (3) People should participate and co-operate with the Government (4) People form the Government 3. Which Article of Indian Constitution talks about adult suffrage? (1) Article, 323 (2) Article, 326 (3) Article, 327 (4) Article, 328 4. 9. 8.

Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of scheduled areas in several states? (1) Third Schedule (2) Seventh Schedule (3) Fifth Schedule (4) Ninth Schedule Number of seats for Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha (1) 18 (2) 22 (3) 24 (4) 16

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10. The guardian of Fundamentals Rights in India (1) Judiciary (3) Parliament (4) None of the above Which one of the following is a Directive principle of State Policy in India? (1) Uniform Civil Code (2) Freedom of Press (3) Freedom of Religion (4) Equality before law 12. Estimates Committee is constituted from the numbers of (1) Both the House (2) Rajya Sabha (3) Lok Sabha (4) None of the above 13. Which of the following is not a Directive Principle of State Policy in India? (1) Prohibition of liquor (2) Executive

The regional languages recognised by the Constitution have been listed in (1) The VI schedule (2) The IV schedule (3) The VIII schedule (4) The VII schedule

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ECONOMY 8.

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1. The Minimum Wage Act was passed in the year (1) 1948 (3) 1958 2. (2) 1938 (4) 1968

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Blue Revolution is related to (1) Poultry (2) Drinking Water (3) Fisheries (4) Space Research

Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) is implemented, entirely at the level of (1) District Panchayat (2) Intermediate Panchayat (3) Village Panchayat (4) Nagar Panchayat

10. GDR means (1) Global Development Range which has been setup by the UNO for developing countries (2) Global Development Receipt which is the mechanism to raise funds from the International Market (3) Grow Domestic Ratio which is a macro aggregate (4) Geographically Developed Regions as defined 11.

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In which one of the following states has Indias largest private sector seaport been commissioned recently? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Kerala (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka

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The term Green GNP emphasizes (1) Economic development (2) Sustainable development (3) Increase in per capital income (4) Rapid growth of GNP

provides training and skills to women in (1) Kishori Shakti Yojana (2) Swawlamban (4) Swayam Siddha 6.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) offers a new poverty measure, the Asian Poverty Line (APL) roughly at (1) $ 1.50 a day (2) $ 1.35 a day (3) $ 1.25 a day

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Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh (PSK) w as constituted in 2005 to receive the proceeds of the (1) Contributions from the World Batik for the development of Primary education (2) Revenues generated by Gram Sabhas for the development of primary education (3) Education cess imposed by the centre (4) Donation from public and NGOs

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1. Hazard (1) is a dangerous event (2) in natural or human induced (3) causes loss of life (4) all the above 2. The cyclone SIDR hit Bangladesh in (1) 2007 (3) 2009 3. on the basis of (1) Loss of human life they result (2) Loss of property they result (3) Its speed (4) Its previous history 4. Disaster management covers (1) Maintaining control over disasters (2) Reducing the effects of disasters (3) Briefing the top officials of govt. on the effect of disasters (4) All the above 5. strategy? (1) Providing cheap electricity (3) Constructing cyclone shelters (4) Giving loans from banks 6. (1) Japanese term (3) Indian term 7. (1) Pocket radio (3) Ham radio 8. (2) Providing school uniforms to children Which of the following is a disaster mitigation (2) 2008 (4) 2006 11.

(2) Decade for the food security in every corner of the world (3) Decade for women empowerment in whole world (4) Decade for a culture of peace and non-violence for the children of the world A Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) has been setup in each state as per the recommendations of which of the following? (1) 10th Finance Commission (2) 13th Finance Commission (3) 12th Finance Commission (4) None of these

Disasters can be categorised into various types

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13. In disaster management terminology, the word DRABC stands for (1) Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation (2) Danger, Reflection, Airway, Bed, Cold (3) Danger, Reference, Airway, Break, Cold (4) Danger, Response, Air, Blood, Certification 14. Amateur Radio is also known as (1) Professional Radio (2) Peace Time Radio (3) Pocket Radio (4) Ham Radio 15. Which Ministry at the centre in India coordinates disaster management activities for all natural hazards except drought? (1) Ministry of Home Affairs (2) Ministry of Electricity (3) Ministry of Agriculture (4) Ministry of Human Resource Development 16. Which type of nuclear weapon produces a large amount of its energy, through nuclear fusion reactions? (1) Atomic bombs (3) Air bombs (2) Fission bombs (4) Hydrogen bombs

The term Tsunami is coined from

Amateur Radio is also known as (2) Silent radio (4) Home radio

A series of earthquakes shook the Central American Nation of Nicaragua and killed many people in the year (1) 1972 (3) 1974 (2) 1973 (4) 1975

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1. Find the missing number 41 47 ? (1) 58 (3) 60 2. Find the missing number 5 28 3 4 43 53 61 4 36

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Find the wrong number with sequence 52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16 (1) 27 (3) 43 (2) 34 (4) 48

13. In a certain code PAN is written as 31 and PAR as 35, the PAT is written in the same code as (2) 92 (4) 94 (1) 30 (3) 39 (1) 1300 (3) 1900 (2) 37 (4) 41 (2) 1100 (4) 2000

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Rich : Poor :: Enemy? (1) War (3) Friend (2) Weapon (4) Hate

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Receptionist is related to Office in the same way as Hostess is related (1) Crew (3) Airport (2) Host (4) Aircraft (2) Speech (4) Candidates (2) Animals (4) Height (2) Weeds (4) Boats

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Elections must have (1) Procession (3) Slogan

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Hills always comprise (1) Trees (3) Water

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