Before an AP Police mock, answer four different questions for any named place: where is it on the map, what present district contains it, what older district label may appear, and which river, site or activity makes it examinable? A fifth question asks whether the fact is static or needs a current update. This routine handles most district mistakes more reliably than a long unqualified list of one-liners.

The source register at the back gives the current 28-district directory, new-district notices and representative district portals. The geographic maps are derived from a current public AP disaster-management layer. They are for study scale and should not replace statutory boundary notifications or revenue records.

Worked example: Build a final comparison sheet with four columns: current district, headquarters, older parent label and one exam anchor. Put a date on every border-sensitive answer. Rehearse pairs that look alike—Krishna/NTR, East Godavari/Kakinada/Konaseema, Kurnool/Nandyal and Prakasam/Markapuram. A short source note beside each unusual headquarters prevents an old map from overriding a current fact.

Active recall: Explain in one sentence why '26 districts' and '28 districts' can both be correct only when dated.

Four-question district method

Location, current district, older label and examinable association.

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For any district claim, ask location, current headquarters, older label and one sourced association. Numbers additionally need a boundary vintage.

Current district geometry: APSDMA. Current district names and headquarters: credited official directories and portals.