Source: live prelims database · Topics from the stored PYQ subject/topic links.
Data, not guesswork
APPSC PYQ trends
860 questions across 2017–2024. Pick a paper and a window to see what the examiners actually reward.
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Year-wise subject weightage
Questions per subject in each year, 2017–2024.
Bars are grouped by subject; each bar inside a group is one year (2017 → 2024, left to right). Hover a bar for exact counts.
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Subject weightage
Share of the paper each subject commands in the selected window.
480questions
Other24450.8%
Current Events Of Regional, National And International Importance8918.5%
Physical Geography Of The World, India And Andhra Pradesh296.0%
Environmental Science, Biotechnology And Nanotechnology275.6%
Technology In Space And Defence245.0%
Indian Constitution: Evolution, Features, Preamble, Rights And Basic Structure245.0%
National Income, Demography, Poverty, Unemployment And Rural Urban Development224.6%
Union, States, Parliament And State Legislatures; Federal Structure214.4%
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Subject trend explorer
Pick a subject to see its year-by-year question counts.
Other
Falling
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Subject trajectories
Year-by-year counts for the top 6 subjects — spot what's rising and what's fading.
OtherCurrent Events Of Regional, National And International ImportancePhysical Geography Of The World, India And Andhra PradeshEnvironmental Science, Biotechnology And NanotechnologyTechnology In Space And DefenceIndian Constitution: Evolution, Features, Preamble, Rights And Basic Structure
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Must-focus areas
Highest-yield areas in the selected window, ranked by questions asked. Tap a row to inspect it.
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Key takeaways
Auto-generated from the data above — what to actually do with it.
Other leads the paper
About 28.4% of all questions (244) come from Other — the single highest-yield area.
Current Events Of Regional, National And International Importance is rising
Averaging 29.3 questions/year recently vs 1.0 before — the fastest-growing area in the paper.
Other is cooling off
Down to 43.3 questions/year recently from 114.0 — deprioritise it relative to risers.
Current Events Of Regional, National And International Importance is the steadiest bet
Shows up almost every year (~22.3 questions/year) — safe, predictable marks.
2024 was the heaviest paper
240 questions that year — use it as your benchmark full-length practice set.
22 areas cover 80% of the paper
Mastering the top 22 areas captures four-fifths of all questions — focus beats breadth here.
