Friday, September 18, 2009

APPSC Group 1- Paper 5 - Averages

The most confusing part in averages is average of speed.There are two cases which I know where this differs.

1. When the distance travelled is same for two different speeds then the the average is harmonic mean of the speeds.generally time factor is not important here (as far as what I think since distance travelled is uniform)


2.When the distances travelled are different for two different speeds then we have to find the total distance travelled and have to find the average using the time ,and it comes as a simple arithmetic average.Time factor is very important here(sincetime travelled is very important since we have to find the distance travelled)

I will clearly post examples for this post as this is the most confusing part for me in averages.

15 is what times more than 5 ??????

I have a question which is quite confusing....

15 is what times more than 5 ?

Does the answer should be 2 times or 3 times because we generally as a mathematician say it is three times more than 5. but three times of 5 is 15 and 2 times of 5 is 10.

we can otherwise say 15 is 10 more than 5 alas 15 is 2 times more than 5.


But ask any mathematician the answer is 15 is 3 times more than 5.

Solve the problems mathematically not linguistically.I am not sure what the answer will be,but if a problem like this comes I will blindly write the answer as 15 is 3 times more than 5 because this is what my teachers told me and I am following it.

If you ask me about my opinion off the record I say

15 is 2 times more than 5

or

15 is 3 times of 5

Paper 3 - Section 2 - Chapter 4

In Paper 3,Section 2 chapter 4 the syllabus is as follows:

State finances and budgetary policy – tax structure, sharing central taxes, expenditure
pattern in revenue and capital account as well as plan and non-plan accounts. Public debt – composition - internal and external debt including World Bank loans.


For Budgetary Policy which is also called as fiscal policy we can go through the below document.

Statement of Fiscal Policy to be laid on the table of the A.P. State Legislature in August, 2009

If a brief description of Andhra Pradesh Budget is needed to you. Please go through the below attachment where you can find Budget in Brief of Andhra for this year's budget.

Budget in Brief 2009

Though I have refined notes on this chapter it will be very difficult for me to update here.I will try to upload it anyways.

I will post the expected questions in next posting.

Hope this is helpful.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Paper 3 - Poverty and Unemployment-Expected Questions

Expected questions:


1. Explain the methods of measuring poverty in India?

2. Explain the methods of measuring unemployment in India?

3. What are the properties that determine poverty and explain the reasons why poverty is a major economic issue in developing countries like India?

4. Explain the poverty estimates after independence and types of methods used for estimating poverty in developing and developed countries?

5. Explain why poverty did not reduce that level when compared to economic development Post-reform period?

6. What are the concepts used by NSSO for measuring unemployment and explain the different ways of unemployment in rural India?

7. Wage employment schemes, self employment schemes- which one does you think are the best to ameliorate poverty and unemployment?

8. Discuss the progress of NREGA and explain how this act helped in employment generation?

9. What are the steps need to be taken to improve employment opportunities?

10. What was done to ameliorate poverty?

11. What should be done to ameliorate poverty?

12. What is the status of poverty in India in pre- and post reform period?

13. What are the causes of unemployment?

14what was done to ameliorate unemployment?

15. What should be done to ameliorate unemployment?

15. Discuss NREGA , its implementation and its pros and cons?

16. What is the status of unemployment in India?