APPSC Group 2 Previous Questions

1. The thickening of wall of artery is called—
(A) Aneurysm
(B) Arteriosclerosis
(C) Arthritis
(D) Both (A) and (C)

2. Lining of human intestine is—
(A) Ciliated
(B) Keratinized
(C) Brush border
(D) All the above

3. Which blood group has both 'a' and 'b' antibodies ?

Frequently asked questions in Group-2

1. Which of these is young folded mountain?
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Vindhyas
(C) The Nilgiris
(D) The Western Ghats
Ans : (A)

2. Ankaleshwar is famous for—
(A) Gold mining
(B) Petrochemical Industry
(C) Manufacturing Industry
(D) Wheat producton
Ans :

What are the features of Indus Valley towns ?

The Indus Valley Civilization had its beginnings in Chalcolithic Age and had its maturity phase in Bronze Age. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in the Harappa excavations of 1921 when Sir. John Marshall was the head of Archeological Survey

Science and Technology study material for APPSC Exams

What are the components of Communication Satellites ? Add a note on the uses of communication satellites.

Communication Satellites  are geostationary satellites orbiting the earth at 36ooo km above the equator. They provide four basic services -  Telecommunication, TV broadcasting, Radio broadcasting and Weather forecasting. They provide value added services like Data relay, Early warning system, Search

APPSC Group-1 Paper 3 study material

Introduction to Indian Economy

It is a popular belief that Economics only deals with money. What we are going to learn in the next few days is that – the popular belief is false. Economics is about making choices in the presence of scarcity. Take a small example, you have 10,000 rupees in your hand

Indian Polity study material for APPSC Group-1

Accounts of the Government of India

Government accounts are kept in the following three parts:-

1. CONSOLIDATED FUND OF INDIA:

All revenues received by Government by way of taxation like income-tax, central excise, custom, land revenue (tax revenues) and other receipts flowing to Government in connection with the Government businesses like receipts from Railways, Posts, Transport etc. (non-tax revenues) are credited into the Consolidated Fund. Similarly, all loans raised by Government by issue of Public notifications, treasury bills

Paper-1 Study Material for APPSC Group-1

General Essay on Dowry

Dowry is that which is paid to the groom and his family by the bride’s family at the time of marriage, which includes payment in cash, jewellery, goods, immovable property etc. The concept of dowry is aid to have been specific to North India region-wise

APPSC Group-1 Indian History Study Material

What are the Salient features of Indus Valley Civilization ?

The Indus Valley Civilization had its beginnings in Chalcolithic Age and had its maturity phase in Bronze Age. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in the Harappa excavations of 1921 when Sir. John Marshall was the head of Archeological Survey of India.

Drainage System

Indus Valley Civilization flourished in an area of 1.3 million sq.km, extending from

A.P History study material for APPSC Group-1

Economy of the Satavahanas

At its zenith, the Satavahana empire extended from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Arabian Sea in the west and embraced the entire region between the Narmada in the north to the Krishna in the south.

Satavahana Coins

Although agriculture was the main occupation of the people, the State economy appears to have depended more on industry and trade. The officers were probably

Group-1 mains Paper-4 study material

INSAT System of Satellites

INSAT System was a joint venture between Department of Space and various user agencies like Department of Telecommunications, Doordarshan, AIR, Indian Metereological Department.

INSAT System is the only system with multipurpose functions like mass communications, telecommunications and metereological

General Essay on Advertisements for Group-1 mains

Advertisements

Advertisements have become a part and parcel of our lives. Try going anywhere in the world you can not escape from advertisements. Consumers are bombarded with more than 1500 commercial messages every day.



Advertising, in a way, represents the contemporary society. The content of an advertisement, the its illustrations and its

Society of the Satavahanas

Society of the Satavahanas

Extent of Satavahana Kingdoom

 

The society during the Satavahana period retained much of its earlier flexibility and the contact with the North accelerated the process of acculturation. At it’s zenith, the Satavahana empire extended from Bay of Bengal in the east to the Arabian Sea in

Science and Technology material for APPSC Exams

Q) Write a brief note on any 5 of the infrastructure establishments of the Department of Space.

Answer :

The Space programme is administered under the Development of Space (DOS), Government of India. The major establishments of DOS are:

1. ISRO:

Head quarters located at Bangalore

It looks after planning, execution and management of space

Indian History for APPSC Exams

Indian History Timeline

Indus Valley Civilization (2500 BC to 1750 BC)

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Vedic Civilization (1750 BC to 600 BC)

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Mahajanapadas

Unemployment in India

Unemployment in India

There are more than 6 crore well educated youth in India who are unemployed. There has been a drastic increase in the literacy rate in India over the past few decades, unfortunately leading to a massive increase in the unemployment rate. Employment growth in the Organized sector, both public and private combined, registered a decline by -0.32 percent

A.P History for APPSC Exams

Political History of the Satavahanas

The vague, disputed and uncorroborated doubtful evidences form the basis for the history of the Satavahanas. The Jain sources mention Satavahana as the first king in the family. The Kathasaritsagara also contains a story about Satavahana. The Kondapur coins bear the legend 'Sadvahana'. On scriptal grounds this Satavahana is placed close to (either before or

A.P History for APPSC Exams

Political History of the Satavahanas

The vague, disputed and uncorroborated doubtful evidences form the basis for the history of the Satavahanas. The Jain sources mention Satavahana as the first king in the family. The Kathasaritsagara also contains a story about Satavahana. The Kondapur coins bear the legend 'Sadvahana'. On scriptal grounds this Satavahana is placed close to (either before or contemporaneous with) Simuka, the first

Later Satavahana Chronology

The correctness of 271 B.C. as the starting point of the Satavahana rule under Simuka, may be verified and established from the known dates of Kshatrapas and other foreign kings. The foreign powers such as the Sakas and the Pahlavas in the closing years of the 1st Century B.C. and in the beginning years of the 1st century A.D. became powerful and established their sway in Malwa, Surashtra and other western areas. It was mainly on account of these foreign onslaughts, the power of the Satavahanas for sometime had to register a shart decline, subsequent to the reign of Pulomavi. The king who once

Indian Economy for competitive exams

PLANNINGS

Economic Planning:

• Economic Planning means “It is an outline or broad statement of schemes on programs designed to realize certain pre-determined economic objectives, in a particular order of priorities, according to a strategy within a specified period of time is called Economic Planning.” If the government fallows the plans for the development of economy is called plan policy.


• USSR (Russia) was the first country introduced planning in the world in 1920.

SOLAR SYSTEM

SOLAR SYSTEM

•      The solar system comprises of the sun and eight planets revolving round the sun, many satellites revolving around their respective planets, thousands of comets and billions of meteoroids.


•      Planets (in the increasing order of their distance from the Sun)

1.       Mercury
2.      Venus
3.      Earth
4.      Mars
5.      Jupiter