APPSC Group 1 Mock Tests
Timed APPSC Group 1 mock tests in the Screening Test format, with analysis to guide your revision.
An APPSC Group 1 mock test lets you practise the Screening Test under real conditions: 120 questions in 120 minutes per paper, with one third of a mark deducted for each wrong answer. Because the Screening Test decides who reaches the Mains, regular timed practice is one of the most useful things you can do before 24 January 2027, the scheduled date in Notification No. 07/2026.
This guide explains which kinds of tests to take, how to schedule them, and how to turn every score into a revision plan. The Mains is descriptive, so mock tests help most with the Screening Test, while answer writing needs separate practice.
Types of mock tests
Test type | What it covers | When to take it |
|---|---|---|
Topic-wise test | One topic, such as Indian polity or the Andhra Pradesh economy | Right after you finish studying the topic |
Sectional test | One part of a paper, such as history or aptitude, in 20 to 30 minutes | From the second month, three or four times a week |
Full-length Paper I | General Studies, 120 questions, 120 minutes | Weekly once the syllabus is covered once |
Full-length Paper II | General Aptitude, 120 questions, 120 minutes | Weekly, same day as Paper I in the final phase |
Previous year paper | Actual question style and difficulty | For benchmarking, once a month |
The pattern to practise in
The Screening Test has two OMR-based objective papers of 120 marks each. Paper I covers history and culture, polity, economy and geography, with 30 marks per part. Paper II has aptitude and mental ability for 60 marks, science and technology for 30 marks and current events for 30 marks. A wrong answer costs one third of the marks of the question.
How to use mock tests
Phase 1 (weeks 1 to 4): take short topic tests after each topic. Do not worry about scores; check that the concepts hold.
Phase 2 (weeks 5 to 8): add sectional tests in aptitude and current affairs. Practise guessing rules and the order in which you attempt sections.
Phase 3 (weeks 9 to 12): start full-length papers once a week, then twice a week, at the same time of day as the real exam.
Final phase: alternate a full paper with a same-day review session, and revise only from your error log.
How to analyse a mock test
A score is only the starting point. Spend as long on the review as on the test.
Wrong answers: sort them into concept gaps, careless errors and guesses that did not work.
Slow questions: note any question that took more than two minutes, and find a shorter method.
Skipped but solvable: these are the quickest marks to win in the next attempt.
Correct by luck: mark guesses that were right, so you do not count them as learned.
Benchmarks to track
Accuracy: correct answers divided by attempted questions. Rising accuracy matters more than raw attempts because of negative marking.
Attempts per section: how many questions you attempt in aptitude, history, polity and the rest.
Section scores: your strongest and weakest part, week by week.
Time per section: about one minute a question, with a few minutes spare for bubbling the OMR sheet.
Common mistakes
Skipping review: taking many tests without studying the errors gives little progress.
Ignoring negative marking: blind guessing in mocks builds a habit that hurts in the exam.
Neglecting aptitude: Paper II has the single largest block of marks in Part A, so reasoning and numerical practice cannot wait until the end.
Starting too late: begin with topic tests early, since the Screening Test shortlist is limited to 50 times the vacancies.