APSC Mains Exam 2022-23 – Important Booklists & Study materials

APSC CC (Main) Exam 2022 – Important Booklists & Study materials

Paper I – Essay (250 Marks)

  • 151 Essay by Arihant
  • Essay for Civil Services – Pulkit Khare
  • Selected Contemporary Essay – Saumitra Mohan

Sample Essays for APSC Mains Exam – 

Paper 2 GS I – Indian History, Heritage, Culture & Society and Geography of India & World 

Indian History 

  • NCERT books of Std 9, 10, 11 and 12
  • India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra
  • TN Board History – Std 11 & 12
  • India After Gandhi – Ramachandra Guha

ASSAM HISTORY

  • History of Assam – Priyam Goswami
  • History of Assam e-Books – (1) Ancient & Medieval & (2) Ahom and English Period 

Art & culture

Assam- Art & Culture e-Book PDF Study Online (eBook in Assamexam.com)

Geography of India & World

  • NCERT books of Std 9, 10, 11 and 12
  • Certificate Physical and Human Geography Goh Cheng Leong
  • Geography of Assam eBook in Assamexam.com . Assam Map .

 

Online Free Study Materials Notes in Assamexam.com

 

Paper 3 (GS-II) – Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and IR

 

Paper 4 (GS-III) – Technology; Economic Dev, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

  • Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh. Budget & Eco. survey
  • NCERT books of Std 9, 10, 11 and 12 mrunal.org
  • Economy of Assam  – https://www.assamexam.com/assam-economy/   Assam Budget
  • S&Tech – India Yearbook published by PIB, GOI
  • Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
  • NCERT Biology: Class XII (UNIT X Ecology). Env. chapter in Science std VI to X.
  • NCERT Geography: From Class VI to Class XI (Environment-related chapters).

 

Paper 5  (GS IV) – Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

  • Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude for IAS General Studies Paper by Niraj Kumar
  • Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: For Civil Services Examination by G. Subba Rao (Author), P. N. Roy Showdhury
  • 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission – 4th Report ‘ETHICS IN GOVERNANCE’ – https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/ethics4.pdf

 

Paper 6  (GS V) – History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Env of Assam

  • History of Assam by Priyam Goswami
  • Assam Budget & Govt Policies

Online Study Notes in Assamexam.com

  • Assam History, Economy, Geography, Polity, Art & Culture

e-Book PDFs on available in Assamexam.com

  • Assam History, Economy, Geography, Art & Culture

APSC Prelims 2020 answer Key Solution

APSC Prelim 2020 – General Studies (GS) II Question Paper – Solution & Answer Key

APSC Prelim 2020 – General Studies (GS) II Solved Question Paper & Answer Key

 

APSC CC (Prelim) Exam 2020 exam held on 12-09-2021 – General Studies – 2 Question Paper is solved here. APSC Prelim 2020 GS-2 Question Paper (Download PDF)

 

SET-B

 

Q1. (C) 6

Q2. (B) 8

Q3. (B) 22/7

Q4. (A) 89º

If one angle is 89º, the other two possible angles are 2º and 89º. No other angles are possible.

 

Q5. (B). 2(d-c)

 In AP, (e-c) = 2x difference of consecutive term, and 2(d-c) =  2x difference of consecutive term.

 

Q6. (C) 36kg

Total  wt of 15 boys and 10 girls = 960kg

Total  wt of 15 boys = 600kg

So, Total  wt of 10 girls = 360kg

Avg wt of the girls = 360/10 = 36 kg

 

Q7. (B) 27m

Q8. (C) 12

1 no. of 5 unit square tiles.

6 no. of 2 unit square tiles

5 no. of 1 unit square tiles

 

Q9. (B)

Let the no. of shirts and trousers be each x.

(800/3)x + 1000x =38000

  • x = 38000×3/3800 = 30

 

Q10. (D)

LCM of A and B is B it means that B is multiple of A.

LCM of B and C is C it means C is multiple of B

LCM of C and D is D it means D is multiple of C

So LCM of A,B ,C and D is D.

 

Q11.  (B)

Q12. (C)

Q13. (B)

Q14. (C)

Q15. (C)

Q16. (B)

Q17. (A)

Q18. (D)

Q19. (A)

Q20. (C)

Q21. (C)

Q22. (B)

Q23. (C)

Q24. (D)

Q25. (B)

Q26. (A)

Q27. (A)

Q28. (A)

Q29. (B)

Q30. (A)

Q31. (C)

Q32. (A)

Q33. (D)

Q34. (C)

Q35. (A)

Q36. (C)

Q37. (D) South

Q38. (D)

Nice Qs!

Q39. (D)

Q40. (B) 20

12 Qs are 60% in the test, so, 100% is 12×100/60 = 20

 

Q41. (D) 11PM

Delay = 16×3+ (16/24)x17= 60 minutes (approx)

Q42. (A)

9/4.5=2

 

Q43. (C) 8kg

All dimensions are doubled= 2lx2bx2h=8lhb, i.e. 8 time in volume.

 

Q44. (D) 8

Good in Maths = 17

Good in Science =19

Neither Good in Maths nor in Science = 2

Therefore, Good in Maths and/or Science = 30-2=28

So, good in both Maths and Science = (19+17) – 28 = 8

 

Q45. (B) 5

Assume that first 5 draws are all blue balls. And all red balls are remaining.

 

Q46. (C)

Distance to be covered = 1km (length of train) + 1 km (bridge length) = 2km

At, 60 km/hr, to cover 1 km = 1 minute

To cover 2 km = 2 minute

 

Q47. (D)

Q48. (B)

5-0+3×5=20

 

Q49. (A)

Q50. (A)

 

Q51. (A) A series of alternative alphabets

Q52. (D)

Q53. (B)

Inflation is the rate of increase in price, Not the price level.

 

Q54. (B)

Q55. (D)

Q56. (A)

First no. is square of n and second no. is cube of n

 

Q57. (B) PQT

Start with next alphabet of the last term of the series, second letter is next alphabet and the last letter is alphabet after skipping next two.

 

Q58. (A) 9

Total posts needed = 10, but 1 post is already available.

 

Q59. (A)

Q60. (D)

Q61. (A) 93 hours

Amar finishes 46 exercise

Brinda finishes 31 exercise

Chinmoy finishes 23 exercises

 

Q62. (C) 62

At 50th innings, total score = 50 x 46.4 = 2320

At 60th innings, total score = 60 x 49 = 2940

Total score in 51st to 60th innings = 620

Thus, Average = 620/10 = 62

 

Q63. (C) 400

Ratio of distribution = 6:9:10

Which amount to = 600, 900, 1000

 

Q64. (D) All options are equally good

All the options comes out be discount of 79.2%

 

Q65. (C)

After the transactions:

A=80

B=110

C=140

D=70

 

Q66. (C) 20%

(45+55+40) – (30+15+25) + 10

 

Q67. (A)

Integer increases to next odd no.

Middle alphabet are in reverse order.

 

Q68. (B)

Alphabet ‘I’ is not available in ‘Threatened’

 

Q69. (B) 300

((192/80)x100/80)x100 = 300

 

Q70. (A)

There is a simple pattern in this sequence: it begins with 2 and then the prime numbers are added to consecutive elements in ascending order.

i.e., 3 is added to the first element

5 is added to second element

7 is added to third element and so on.

So, next terms are: 41+ 17 = 58, 58+19=77, 77+23=100

 

Q71. (B) 1 kg

Total wt of 13 persons = 1066

Avg wt of 13 persons = 1066/13 = 82

Now, Total wt of 15 persons = 1066 + 179 = 1245

Avg wt of 15 persons = 1245/15 = 83

 

Q72. (C)

Water is caller Brown

 

Q73. (A) Monday

Q74. (B) 20%

(100/125)x100 = 20%

 

Q75. (D) 12

If everyone shakes hands how many handshakes # handshakes = n*(n – 1)/2.

66 = n*(n – 1)/2

=>n = 12

 

Q76. (C) 45 min

Speed of Car B is 1/3rd of Car C. So, time taken will be thrice.

 

Q77. (D) Prof, Engg, Dr, MLA, IAS

Q78. (A) 57

Square root of 3249 = 57

 

Q79. (A) Boat

Q80. (B) R

As, S is connected only to R

 

APSC Prelim 2020 GS-2 Question Paper (Download PDF)

 

Disclaimer: Here, we have tried to provide the most correct answers, according to us. But, APSC is the final authority in this regards.

 

 

NCERT Books (Download) – Geography & Environmen Books & Study Material for APSC Civil Services Exam 

NCERT Books (Download) – Geography & Environment Study Material for APSC Civil Services Exam 

Download Polity (Geography & Environment) NCERT Textbook 

 

Assam Geography Assamexam

 

We always recommend to start APSC Preparation with NCERT books. The importance of NCERT books in preparation of APSC/ UPSC/ TPSC and other exams can’t be over emphasized.

NCERT books can be considered as the Preamble of the whole range of study materials for APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs Civil Services exams preparation.”

Aspirants should always start their preparation from the NCERT textbooks of Class 6 to 12. It creates a very strong foundation of knowledge base required for clearing these exams. Most of the successful candidates recommends for judicious following of NCERT books for APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs preparation. Aspirants should focus on the NCERT books for General Studies (GS), History + Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology etc for APSC Prelims and Mains Exams.

Why NCERT Books are BEST?
  • NCERT books are easily accessible and available for FREE to everyone from rural and urban candidates (Make Competition Inclusive and Fair”)
  • NCERT books is simple and lucid language, as these are written for school students, so are very easy to understand topics and concepts.
  • NCERT books provides important basic information about the subjects/topic and mostly objective, reliable and unbiased.
  • APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs and other agency regards NCERT books as authentic source for reference.

Download Geography (Geography & Environment) NCERT Textbook 

Class – 12 : India – People And Economy
 
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Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 – Polity Notes for APSC Exam

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019

Polity Notes for APSC, UPSC and State exams

Go to Indian Polity Notes Go to GS – Polity Section Notes

The Parliament passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 which received the President’s assent to become an Act. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.

The Citizenship Act,1955 provides various ways in which citizenship may be acquired. It provides for citizenship by birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and by incorporation of the territory into India.

In addition, it regulates the registration of Overseas Citizen of India Cardholders (OCIs) and their rights. An OCI is entitled to some benefits such as a multiple-entry, multipurpose lifelong visa to visit India.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act grants citizenship to the Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhist, Jains and Parsis  fromfrom India’s three Muslim-majority neighbours – Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh who had arrived in India before 31 December 2014, facing religious persecution in the three nations.

This amendment is of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which requires the applicant to haveresided in India for 11 of the previous 14 years. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016relaxes this requirement from 11 years to six years, for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from the three nations.The Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019further reduces the period of naturalisation for such group of persons from six years to five years.

CAA not applicable to Areas

  • The Act does not apply to tribal areas of Tripura, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya because of being included in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
  • Also areas that fall under the Inner Limit notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, will also be outside the Act’s purview. This keeps almost entire Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland out of the ambit of the Act.

Why protest against CAA 2019

In the northeast, the protest is against the Act’s implementation in their areas, as people fear that if implemented, the Act will cause a rush of immigrants that may alter their demographic and linguistic uniqueness.

The CAA 219 contradicts the Assam Accord (1985), which states that illegal migrants, irrespective of religion, heading in from Bangladesh after March 25, 1971, would be deported.

A huge no. of illegal Bangladeshi migrants are present in Assam and they have inalienably altered the demography of the state, besides putting a severe strain on the state’s resources and economy.

It is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution (which guarantees the right to equality and applicable to both the citizens and foreigners) and the principle of secularism enshrined in the preamble of the constitution.

The Act does not covered several other refugees that include Tamils from Sri Lanka and Hindu Rohingya from Myanmar.

It will be difficult to differentiate between illegal migrants and those persecuted.

The base of the CAA is religious oppression in these three countries and thus, may worsen our bilateral ties with them.

  How is citizenship acquired in India?   In India, citizenship is regulated by the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Act specifies that citizenship may be acquired in India through five methods – by birth in India, by descent, through registration, by naturalisation (extended residence in India), and by incorporation of territory into India.  

Go to Indian Polity Notes                             Go to GS – Polity Section Notes

NCERT Books (Download) – Polity Books & Study Material for APSC Civil Services Exam 

NCERT Books (Download) – Polity Study Material for APSC Assam Civil Services Exam 

Download Polity (Political Science) NCERT Textbook 

 

Political Science study materials - APSC - Assam exam

 

We always recommend to start APSC Preparation with NCERT books. The importance of NCERT books in preparation of APSC/ UPSC/ TPSC and other exams can’t be over emphasized.

NCERT books can be considered as the Preamble of the whole range of study materials for APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs Civil Services exams preparation.”

Aspirants should always start their preparation from the NCERT textbooks of Class 6 to 12. It creates a very strong foundation of knowledge base required for clearing these exams. Most of the successful candidates recommends for judicious following of NCERT books for APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs preparation. Aspirants should focus on the NCERT books for General Studies (GS), History + Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology etc for APSC Prelims and Mains Exams.

 

Why NCERT Books are BEST?
  • NCERT books are easily accessible and available for FREE to everyone from rural and urban candidates (Make Competition Inclusive and Fair”)
  • NCERT books is simple and lucid language, as these are written for school students, so are very easy to understand topics and concepts.
  • NCERT books provides important basic information about the subjects/topic and mostly objective, reliable and unbiased.
  • APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs and other agency regards NCERT books as authentic source for reference.

Download Polity (Political Science) NCERT Textbook 

Class XII – Political Science II: Contemporary World Politics
 
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Go to History Study Material for APSC Mains Exam

NCERT Books (Download) – History Study Material for APSC Civil Services Exam 

NCERT Books (Download) – History Study Material for APSC Civil Services Exam 

NCERT History Study materials APSC Assam exam

We always recommend to start APSC Preparation with NCERT books. The importance of NCERT books in preparation of APSC/ UPSC/ PSCs exams can’t be over emphasized.

NCERT books can be considered as the Preamble of the whole range of study materials for APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs Civil Services exams preparation.”

Aspirants should always start their preparation from the NCERT textbooks of Class 6 to 12. It creates a very strong foundation of knowledge base required for clearing these exams. Most of the successful candidates recommends for judicious following of NCERT books for APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs preparation. Aspirants should focus on the NCERT books for General Studies (GS), History + Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology etc for APSC Prelims and Mains Exams.

Why NCERT Books are BEST?
  • NCERT books are easily accessible and available for FREE to everyone from rural and urban candidates (Make Competition Inclusive and Fair”)
  • NCERT books is simple and lucid language, as these are written for school students, so are very easy to understand topics and concepts.
  • NCERT books provides important basic information about the subjects/topic and mostly objective, reliable and unbiased.
  • APSC/ UPSC/ other PSCs and other agency regards NCERT books as authentic source for reference.

Class – 12 : THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY – 1
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