Several questions related to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh including the teachings of Saint Ramanuja in the context of the inauguration of the world’s second-largest statue at Hyderabad, Gandikota Canyon created by the Penna river and an embedded statement on the Erragudi Rock edict of Ashoka in Kurnool district were asked in the Civil Services Preliminary examination conducted on Sunday.
As many as 48,996 aspirants applied from Hyderabad but the number of those who have taken the test is not available though the attendance is generally around 50% of the applicants. The number of applicants has registered a minor increase .
There were 18 questions from Economic and Social Development, 15 from History and Culture, 13 from General Science, 11 from Indian Polity and Governance, 10 from Environment and Ecology, 17 from Geography and about 16 questions from Current Affairs, according to V. Gopalakrishna of Brain Tree.
