ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Answer key – Previous Year Question paper with answers 2026-2027
1.What was the revised coastline length of India announced by Ministry of Home Affairs ?
Ans: 11098.81 km
2.In July 2025, what was the initiative announced by PM Modi for digitization of ancient manuscripts ?
Ans: Gyan Bharatham Mission
3.Recently which Sate declared August 07 as Sustainable Agriculture Day, to be observed annually in honour of M. S. Swaminathan’?
Ans: Maharashtra
4.The ‘Thalliki Vandanam’ Scheme offers an annual assistance of _________per school going Child
Ans: Rs. 15,000
5.Which team won the title e of 2025 Women’s Premier League ?
Ans: Mumbai Indians
6.Recently Government of India declared ______as Ayurveda Day
Ans: September 23
7.The World Economic forum 2025 met h Davos to discuss global co-operation in which area ?
Ans: Al governance and climate change
8.Which two countries recently declared support for Venezuela and US pressure on President Maduro?
Ans: China and Russia
9.Which city is set to establish India’s lst Quantum Computing Valley by January 2026 ?
Ans: Amaravati
10.Which of the following State recently decided to implement e-voting through an Android based mobile application ?
Ans: Bihar
11.Khichan and Menar wetlands, recently seen in news are located in which Stare ?
Ans: Rajasthan
12.The World’s tallest rail arch bridge ie Chenab Rail Bridge recently inaugurated by P. M. Narendra Modi is in which State ?
Ans: Jammu and Kashmir
13.Recently an MoU for the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project was signed by which of the following States ?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
14.Yashoda AI Initiative to enhance women’s AI and Cybersecurity skills was launched by?
Ans: National Commission for Women
15.To put drug abuse in check, Government of Andhra Pradesh has set a special task force named?
Ans: EAGLE
16.The drum of a Photostat machine is made up of which one of the following elements ?
Ans: Selenium
17.Which of the following Gas is produced when Baking soda is heated?
Ans: Carbon dioxide
18.The combination of which of the following processes results in the formation ofa rainbow ?
Ans: Dispersion and Total internal Reflection
19.Which among tbe following consume least time to perform calculations?
Ans: Fugaku
20.Digiboxx an alternative to google drive, p[provides 20 GB of free cloud storage was launched by?
Ans: NITI Aayog
21.Which of the following is equal to one byte?
Ans: String of eight bits
22.Which one of the following bacteria present in the soil produces a peculiar smell if it rains on parched soil ?
Ans: Streptomycetes
23.Which gas is the most abundant in sun?
Ans: Hydrogen
24.A sensitive magnetic field instrument can be effectively shielded from the extremal magnetic field by placing it inside which of the following materials ?
Ans: Soft Iron of high permeability
25.What is the principle behind thermocouple ?
Ans: Seebeck effect
26.Out of the following who has devised the logical operators AND, OR and NOT ?
Ans: George Boole
27.If we completely remove the decomposers from an ecosystem, their functioning will be adversely affected because?
Ans: Mineral movement will be blocked
28.channels of sea separates India and Sri Lanka ?
Ans: Palk strait
29.Himalayan part is lying between the Kali and Teesta River ?
Ans: Nepal Himalayas
30.Who proclaimed that dams are the temples of modem India?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru
31.What is the name of shifting cultivation in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh ?
Ans: Dipa
32.region of India is ideal for utilising Tidal Energy ?
Ans: Gulf of Khambhat
33.the longest river flowing in Andhra Pradesh is
Ans: Godavari
34.The main source of irrigation in Andhra Pradesh is
Ans: Canals
35.The Eastern ghats in Andhra Pradesh are best described as
Ans: Discontinuous and eroded hills
36.Three main pillars of Sustainable development are?
Ans: Economic, Environmental and Social
37.Which river of the following is South based tributary of the River Ganga ?
Ans: Betwa
38.What is the objective of ‘National River Conservation Plan?
Ans: To improve the water quality of the river
39.Which of the following is not a major control of the climate ?
Ans: Distance from river
40.During which year Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in India?
Ans: t972
41.Which of the following Indian State is having Red laterite soils ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
42.ln which State of India Corbet National Park is located ?
Ans: Uttarakhand
43.The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) set by the UN wants to
Ans: Get rid of poverty, take care of the environment and make sure everyone bas peace and plenty
44.The Paris Climate Agreement (2015) mainly aims to
Ans: Limit global temperature rise to well below 2’C above pre-Industrial levels
45.which of the following best explains the relationship between deforestation and biodiversity loss ?
Ans: Deforestation destroys natural habitats, leading to extinction of species and disruption of ecosystems
46.Which of the following statements correctly explains the purpose of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in India ?
Ans: It provides a framework for protecting and improving the environment and controlling all forms of pollution
47.How can Artificial intelligence (Al), Quantum Computing and Data Science together improve environmental monitoring and management ?
Ans: By analysing large datasets to predict pollution levels, optimize resource use and simulate complex climate models
48.Which of the following States of India was badly affected by Tidi Cyclone in 2018 ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
49.Which of the following combinations correctly lists major causes of floods in India ?
Ans: Heavy rainfall. poor drainage, deforestation and dam failure
50.Which is one of the long-term ecological and economic consequences of recurrent droughts?
Ans: Depletion of groundwater land degradation and rural migration
51.The l9S4 Bhopal Gas Tragedy was primally caused by the accidental release of which toxic gas ?
Ans: Methyl Isocyanate (MIC)
52.Which of the following statements best shows rhe link between education and long-term disaster mitigation?
Ans: Educated communities are more likely to follow land-use rules and early warning instructions
53.The main objective of disaster management is !o
Ans: Reduce loss of life and property
54.How can improper waste management, especially biomedical and e-waste, indirectly contribute to deforestation and biodiversity loss?
Ans: By releasing toxic substances into soil and water, damaging ecosystems and forcing land-use changes like deforestation
55.What is the main goal of sustainable agriculture ?
Ans: To produce food while protecting the environment and conserving resources for the future
56.Renewable energy used in the energy transition ?
Ans: Solar and wind Energy
57.What is the main difference between Environmental Impact Assessment EIA and Life-Cycle Assessment LCA?
Ans: EIA evaluates environmental impacts before the project starts, While LCA assesses impacts through out the entire life of product or process
58.How do Green chemistry and Cleaner Production Technologies support the goals of EIA and LCA ?
Ans: By reducing waste generation, minimizing pollution and ensuring sustainability throughout a product’s life cycle
59.Which organisation is responsible for disaster management at the National level in India ?
Ans: NDMA
60.Gross Domestic Product is defined as
Ans: It is the value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year
61.In India, who will issue currency notes on behalf of the Central Government ?
Ans: RBI
62.Green Revolution mainly increased the production of
Ans: Wheat and Rice
63.NITI Aayog was established in
Ans: 20l5
64.If January 8, 20O4 was a Thursday, then what day of the week is January 11 , 2005 ?
Ans: Tuesday
65.If the median and mean of a data are respectively 30.5 and 26.2 then the mode is
Ans: 39.1
66.Who was the ruler of the Delhi when Portuguese made their entry into India?
Ans: Sikandar Lodi
67.Who was the governor general during the time of second Anglo-Mysore battle?
Ans: warren Hastings
68.Treaty of mungi – Shevagaon was agreed upon between
Ans: The Marathas and The Nizam
69.Responsible governments were introduced in province states after dismantling dual rule? administration through which Act ?
Ans: lndian Government Act, 1935
70.Which governor general cased the entry of British investors and traders into India without any problems?
Ans: William Bentink
71.Who worked three times as the Chairman of Indian National Congress and was called as its grandfather ?
Ans: Dadabhai Naoroji
72.Who presided over the Nagpur Congress Session in l89l ?
Ans: P. Anandacharyulu
73.The first State formed on linguistic basis after independence was
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
74.The Second Five Year Plan was based on a modified Soviet Model. What was that model ?
Ans: Mahalanobis Model
75.Which city in AP is being developed as Global AI hub ?
Ans: Visakhapatnam
76.How many Sutralu (Guiding Principles) were proposed to help achieve the goals of Swarna?
Ans: Only l0
77.What is the primary economic target set for Andhra Pradesh under the Swarna Andhra @ 2047
Ans: Rs. 308 lakh crore economy
78.Which sector is characterized by small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government ?
Ans: Unorganised sector
79.Planning Commission of lndia was established in
Ans: l9s0
80.Disguised unemployment is mainly found in
Ans: Agriculture
81.Per Capita Income is obtained by
Ans: National Income + Population
82.The French factory in Andhra Pradesh was established at
Ans: Machilipatnam
83.ln the State of Andhra Pradesh, Ryotwari System was first introduced in
Ans: Rayalaseema
84.In the Indian Constitution which article empowers governor to appoint Anglo Indian Members ?
Ans: Article 333
85.Who is the president of apex council which monitors the Godavari and Krishna water management boards ?
Ans: Central Water Resource Minister
86.In which district was the first Adi Andhra Session held ?
Ans: Krishna
87.Who among the following has got authority under our constitution to provide a joint service commission for a group of states ?
Ans: The Parliament
88.The chairman and member of NHRC are appointed by?
Ans: The President
89.Right to Property belongs to which one of the following categories?
Ans: Legal Right
90.The place where bankers meet and settle their mutual claims and accounts is known as?
Ans: Clearing House
91.Operation blackboard aims at
Ans: Providing primary education in an educationally backward area
92.Integrated Rural Development Program envisages
Ans: Assistance to poor rural families to come up above the poverty line
93.Nation wide mobile number portability has been operational form
Ans: July 3rd 2015
94.Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan launched on 9th July 2015 by
Ans: Sri APJ Abdul Kalam
95.Sampada is a facility for e-registration of property documents launched by which State ?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
96.Which article empowers the individual to move to supreme court directly for violation of any fundamental right ?
Ans: Article 32
97.Which Parliamentary Committee is known as the “Ombudsmen” ?
Ans: Petitions Committee
98.What is the NABARD’S primary role ?
Ans: To act as refinance institution
99.Where has the SBI inaugurated the country’s first overseas banking unit (OBU) ?
Ans: Mumbai
100.To prevent scams in Indian Capital Market, the government has assigned regulatory powers to?
Ans: SEBI