Andhra Pradesh Education Common Entrance Test (AP EDCET) - Syllabus and Model Paper

Syllabus:
  • Covering the Degree Subject (B.A., B.Com. B.Sc.) CBCS Syllabus for the subjects under Part-A, Part-B, and Part-C of APEd.CET-2023:
Part-A: General English
  • Reading Comprehension.
  • Correction of Sentences, Articles, Prepositions, Tenses, Spelling
  • Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms.
  • Transformation of Sentences - Simple, Compound, and Complex. Voices, Direct Speech, and Indirect Speech.
Part-B: General Knowledege and Teaching Aptitude
  • Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general knowledge of the environment around him and its application to society.
  • Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific outlook as is expected of an educated person.
  • The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Ecology, Economics, General Policy, and Scientific Research.
  • Teaching requires certain characteristics like the ability to communicate, the ability to deal with Children, the ability to recognize individual differences, etc., apart from analytical thinking and general intelligence. One who has these characteristics will be able to become a good teacher after training. Questions relating to these aspects will be included to test one’s teaching aptitude
Part-C: One of the Following Subjects to be Opted:
  • Mathematics(MS)
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)(PS)
  • Biological Sciences (Botany and Zoology)(BS)
  • Social Studies (Geography, History, Civics, and Economics)(SS), (For these four subjects Syllabus shall be of graduation level (revised common core degree syllabus)
  • English [Special English in B.A.]
The Syllabus for Part C for Subject: English Shall Cover
  • Syllabus pertaining to English for Classes VIII, IX and X and that for the Two-Year Intermediate course of A.P-50 Questions (50Marks) Topics: Language functions, Elements of Phonetics, Grammar, Phrasal Verbs (idioms), Writing skills, Study skills, Reference skills
  • The syllabus prescribed for Optional English at B.A. Degree Level (B.A. Special English)/ Modern Literature Syllabus in English Questions (50marks)
Model Paper:
PART-A: General English (Marks: 25)
  • He has been working for the company___________ January, 2005
    a. during
    b. since
    c. before
    d. after
  • Sarojini Naidu is________________ Nightingale of India.
    a. the
    b. an
    c. a
    d. No article required
  • The principal ________________ for a walk in the school grounds every day.
    a. is going
    b. gone
    c. goes
    d. went
PART-B: General Knowledge And Teaching Aptitude (Marks: 25)
  • The name of the virus that caused Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic is
    a. SARS-CoV-2
    b. SARS-Covid19-2
    c. Cov-SARS-1
    d. SARS-Covi-D2
  • “One class one TV Channel” programme of PM e-vidya expanded from 12 to.
    a. 120
    b. 200
    c. 140
    d. 150
  • The best way to maintain discipline in the class is to deal with the students.
    a. affectionately
    b. strictly and friendly
    c. Strictly and authoritatively
    d. Politely, but firmly
PART-C : Physical Sciences: (Code:2-Physical Sciences Methodology) (Marks: 100)
Physics (Marks: 50):
  • A rod of 1m length is moving along its length with a velocity 0.6C. Calculate its length as it is to an observer on earth? (C=Speed of light).
    a. 1 m
    b. 8 m
    c. 0.8 m
    d. 0.1 m
  • Kepler’s third law is known as :
    a. Law of orbits
    b. Law of areas
    c. Law of periods
    d. Law of motion
  • A tuning fork is a
    a. Bar fixed at one end
    b. Bar fixed at both ends
    c. Bar fixed at middle
    d. Bar free at both ends
Chemistry (Marks:50):
  • Diborane on hydrolysis gives?
    a. B3N3H6
    b. BC3
    c. H3BO3
    d. HBO2
  • Which is an amphoteric Oxide
    a. SO2
    b. B2O3
    c. ZnO
    d. Na2O
  • For one mole of a gas, the ideal gas equation is
    a. PV=RT
    b. PV=3/2 RT
    c. PV=1/2 RT
    d. PV=5/2 RT
PART-C: Biological Sciences: (Code:3-Biological Sciences Methodology) (Marks : 100)
Botany (Marks : 50):
  • Who proposed the theory of spontaneous generation of life?
    a. Nageli
    b. Edward jenner
    c. Louis Pasteur
    d. Robert Koch
  • Nucleic Acid present in Virus
    a. DNA
    b. RNA
    c. DNA or RNA
    d. DNA and RNA
  • The most common method of reproduction found in bacteria is
    a. Conjugation
    b. Endospore Formation
    c. Binary fission
    d. Transduction
Zoology (Marks: 50):
  • A coral known as ‘sea fan’ is
    a. Tubipora
    b. Pennatula
    c. Alcyonium
    d. Gorgonia
  • The embryonic respiratory organ in chick is
    a. Allontois
    b. Chorion
    c. Yolksac
    d. Amnion
  • The largest living bird is
    a. Kiwi
    b. Emu
    c. Cassowary
    d. Ostrich
PART-C: Social Studies: (Code: 4-Social Studies Methodology) (Marks: 100)
Geography (Marks:35):
  • Which river flows in the Chotanagpur region around the coal deposit zone?
    a. River Son
    b. River Damodar
    c. River Narmada
    d. Mahanadi
  • How many Ocean trenches are found in the world?
    a. 11
    b. 26
    c. 18
    d. 24
  • Bushmen belong to which race?
    a. Negroid
    b. Cancasoid
    c. Mangoloid
    d. Nordic
History (Marks: 30):
  • Lothal, the main port city of the Indus Valley people is in which state?
    a. Gujarat
    b. Maharashtra
    c. Punjab
    d. Rajasthan
  • Who founded Somapura Mahavihara, the famous centre for education
    a. Devapala
    b. Dharmapala
    c. Harsha
    d. Vijayasena
  • Who established the city of Janpur (AD1359)?
    a. Iltumish
    b. Mahmud
    c. Feroz Tughlaq
    d. Razia
Civics (Marks: 15):
  • How many members of the Constituent Assembly signed the constitution?
    a. 300
    b. 284
    c. 299
    d. 301
  • Behaviouralism emphasizes
    a. In-depth studies
    b. Verifiable facts
    c. Normative Studies
    d. Norms of appropriate behavior
  • How many national parties were recognized in the first general elections in 1952?
    a. 6
    b. 14
    c. 39
    d. 8
Economics (Marks: 20):
  • The convexity of an indifference curve may be attributed to
    a. Increasing Marginal rate of Substitution
    b. Increasing Marginal rate of Technical Substitution
    c. Constant Marginal rate of Substitution
    d. Diminishing Marginal rate of Substitution
  • The market value of all the final goods and services produced in a year including net factor income
    from abroad is called
    a. GNP
    b. GDP
    c. NNP
    d. NDP
  • The essential function of money according to fisher’s quantity theory of money is
    a. Medium of exchange
    b. Measure of value
    c. Store of value
    d. Standard of deferred payment
English (Marks: 100):
  • When was “The Shepherd’s Calendar” Published?
    a. 1578
    b. 1579
    c. 1580
    d. 1581
  • Which of the following works of Sydney was published posthumously?
    a. Astrophel and Stella
    b. The Defence of Poesie
    c. Arcadia
    d. The Lady of May
  • Why did Shakespeare often use the idea of disguise in his plays?
    a. No female actors
    b. No highlight manliness
    c. To suppress the characters
    d. To display wickedness
2023
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