Can you tell me if Indian History is a part of syllabus of the APPSC (Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission) Group 2 Exam under Paper-I: General Studies?

Yes, Indian History is a part of syllabus of the APPSC (Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission) Group 2 Exam under Paper-I: General Studies.

The syllabus of the APPSC (Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission) Group 2 Exam of Paper-I: General Studies is as follows:

PAPER-I:
GENERAL STUDIES
 Events of national and inter national importance.
 Current affairs- inter national, national and regional.
 General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology
 Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphases on Indian national movement.
 Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives.
 Economic development in India since independence.
 Physical geography of India sub-continent.
 Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
 Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
 Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
 Data Analysis:
 Tabulation of data
 Visual representation of data
 Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean and variance coefficient of variation etc.,) and Interpretation
 Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social,Cultural, Political, and legal implications/problems, including
 Loss of capital city, challenges in building new capital and it’s financial implications.
 Division and rebuilding of common Institutions.
 Division of employees, their relocation and nativity issues.
 Effect of bifurcation on commerce and entrepreneurs.
 Implications to financial resources of state government.
 Task of post-bifurcation infrastructure development and opportunities for investments.
 Socioeconomic, cultural and demographic impact of bifurcation.
 Impact of bifurcation on river water sharing and consequential issues.
 AP REORGANISATION ACT, 2014 on AP and the arbitrariness of certain provisions.

General Studies Books
 General Studies Bit Bank by Telugu Academy
 Class VI to X Science and Social Books published by Telugu Academy
 Class VI to Intermediate NCERT textbooks
 Current Affairs: Standard newspaper, details of government schemes in Andhra Pradesh- Standard magazine Kurukshetra
 General studies book by Vijetha compititions
 General English: R.S. Agarwal objective General English