APPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APPSC Test Series
PSC Notes Profit and loss IMPORTANT FACTS Cost Price: The price, at which an article is purchased, is called its cost price, abbreviated as C.P. Selling Price: The price, at which an article is sold, is called its selling prices, abbreviated as S.P. Profit or Gain: If S.P. is greater than C.P., the seller is said to have … Read more
The uppermost outer solid and rigid layer of the earth is called crust. Its thickness varies considerably. It is as little as 5 km thick beneath the oceans at some places but under some mountain ranges it extends upto a depth of 700km. Below the crust denser rocks are found, known as mantle crust. … Read more
Scarcity of water Water scarcity is possibly to pose the greatest challenge on account of its increased demand coupled with shrinking supplies due to over utilisation and pollution. Water is a cyclic resource with abundant supplies on the globe. Approximately, 71 per cent of the earth’s surface is covered with it but fresh … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Integrated coconut park at Ambajipeta soon Farmers have joined hands to launch an integrated coconut park at Ambajipeta in East Godavari district. The park is likely to be launched in three months. Estimated to cost between ₹40 lakh and ₹50 lakh, the park is expected to provide employment to about … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH PV Sindhu appointed Group-I officer in Andhra Pradesh. Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu appointed as a Group-I officerin Andhra Pradesh. Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu handed over the Government order to the Rio Olympics silver winning shuttle. Accordingly, she was appointed the deputy collector. The 21-year-old shuttler has been working … Read more
Determinants and Nature of Indian Politics In a multilingual,multi cultural democratic set up like India,voting behaviour is dictated by a plethora of complex issues.From time and again it has been proved that political parties in India can not rely upon any particular factor to win the trust and confidence of the voters.Such is the complex … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH New housing project launches drop in H1 2017 in Hyd: Report Ambiguity on the implementation of Real Estate Regulation Act in Telangana has impacted the new housing project launches in the city during the first half of 2017, according to a report. New launches in H1 2017 has hit an all-time low of just over … Read more
inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services.It is the percentage change in the value of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on a year-on year basis. It effectively … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Government focuses on women’s health, sets up check-up camps. In a bid to educate and motivate women regarding early screening of diseases, the district medical and health department is conducting comprehensive medical check-up camps in rural and tribal areas. Early screening for diabetes, hypertension, gynaecological problems, thyroid and cancer will be covered … Read more
Geomorphology Earth’s Interior – Earthquake Waves – Shadow Zone Most of the knowledge we have about Earth’s deep interior comes from the fact that seismic waves penetrate the Earth and are recorded on the other side. Earthquake ray paths and arrival times are more complex than illustrated in the animations, because velocity in the … Read more