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Dear sir,

I want to prepara group-I exam. So Please guide me or Please suggest books.

Regards&Thanks,
Kumeresan. R

It's a good desire Mr.kumeresan.......

First try to know about Group-1 posts of Subordinate and Ministrial Services Group-1.

Group – 1 exam for various posts of Subordinate and Ministrial Services in .The preliminary exam consists of General Studies & Mental Ability which is of Objective Type and Main examination consists of five conventional type papers with degree standard syllabus. They are Paper – I ,Paper – II,Paper – III,Paper – IV and Paper – V and one General English paper with S.S.C standard syllabus.APPSC Group – I exam Syllabus details given below…

Syllabus of the Written examination:

Preliminary Examination – General Studies and Mental Ability
1. General Science – Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and their implications including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

2. Current events of national and international importance.

3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP Indian National Movement.

4. World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on AP.

5. Indian polity and Economy – including the country’s political system- rural development –Planning and economic reforms in India.

6. Mental ability – reasoning and inferences.

Main Examination (Conventional Type):
General English (X Class Standard)
1. Comprehension

2. Precis-writing

3. Re-arrangement of sentences

4. Correction of sentences

5. Synonyms

6. Antonyms

7. Filling in the blanks

8. Correction of spellings

9. Vocabulary and usage

10. Idioms and phrases

11. Verb tenses

12. Prepositions

13. Active voice and Passive voice

14. Parts of speech

Paper – I – General Essay
(Candidate should write three Essays one from each section compulsorily. Each section contains three topics. Each Essay carries 50 marks.)

Section -I: Crisis management, Social problems, Analysis and solutions.

Section -II: Current events of national and international importance.

Section –III: Current events relating to State of Andhra Pradesh.

It's better you prepare a time table follow according to that time table ...

for current affairs read news papers and magazines regularly...

Later you will crack the Group -1 ... all the best.