SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTS OFFICER ( DAO ) : APPSC

ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION: HYDERABAD
ANNEXURE- II
N O T I F I C A T I O N N O . 2 4 / 2 0 0 7
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF
Divisional Accounts Officer (Works) Grade-II in A.P. Works Accounts Service
 (General Recruitment)
S C H E M E
PART – A: WRITTEN EXAMINATION
Paper-1 General Studies
(Objective type – Degree standard)
150 Marks 150 Minutes 150 Questions
Paper-2 Arithmetic
(Objective type – SSC standard)
150 Marks 150 Minutes 150 Questions
Paper-3 Mensruation
(Objective type – SSC standard)
150 Marks 150 Minutes 150 Questions
PART – B: INTERVIEW (ORAL TEST) 50 Marks
S Y L L A B U S
Paper-1 : GENERAL STUDIES
(DEGREE STANDARD)
1. General Science – Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and
their implications including matters of every day observation and experience, as
may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of
any scientific discipline.
2. Current events of national and international importance.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject
in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP Indian
National Movement.
4. World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on AP.
5. Indian polity and Economy – including the country’s political system- rural
development – Planning and economic reforms in India.
6. Mental ability – reasoning and inferences
WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) Paper-2 : ARITHMETIC
(S.S.C. STANDARD)
1. Number systems – Rational and irrational numbers-decimal representations-real
numbers-modulus of a real number – inequalities involving modulus- Primes and
composite numbers – least common multiple and greatest common divisor-surds
and logarithms.
2. Ratio and proportion-Averages-percentages-profit and loss-Discounts-Simple
and compound interests-Partnerships-Time and distance – Time and work-clocks
and calendar.
3. Polynomials-special products-factorization-Remainder theorem-Quadratic
equations-Algebraic expressions-Binomial theorem for positive integral index.
4. Sets-fundamental operations on sets-Relations and functions-Types of functionsMatrices (utmost of type 3X3) – Matrix addition and multiplication – system of
linear Equations.
5. Statistics – Frequency table - Mean, Median and mode-rank correlation-Mean
deviation-standard deviation and variance.
PAPER 3 – MENSURATION
(S.S.C Standard)
1. Areas of squares, rectangles, triangles quadrilaterals, parallelogram and
trapezium.
2. Geometry of triangles and polygons-identical triangles similarity of trianglesPythagoras theorem and applications.
3. Surface area and volumes of solids such as Sphere, Cylinder, Cone and Prism.
4. Geometry of Circles-Common tangents to two Circles and their propertiesChords and sectors of circle.
5. Coordinates in two-dimension plane-Distance formula-area of triangle-Equation
of straight line in different forms-Applications -Trigonometric ratios and their
values for special angles-simple trigonometric identities.