RAS EXAM 2013

Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer

SYLLABI OF THE PAPER/SUBJECTS PRESCRIBED FOR

THE MAIN EXAMINATION

COMPULSORY PAPERS/SUBJECTS

PAPER-I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND GENERAL SCIENCE

1. Current Affairs - Current events of State, National and

International importance, International agencies, their activities,

Economic and Political aspects in India and organisations and

institutions working in these fields. Games and sports at State,

National and International Levels.

2. General Science - Questions on General Science will cover general

appreciation and understanding of Science including matters of

everyday observations and experience as may be expected of and

enlightened person though he may not have made any special study

of science. Question to test the candidate's acquaintance with

matters such as Electronics, Tele-communication. Satellies and the

like should also be included.

3. Geography and Natural resources -

(a) Broad physical features o the world, important places, rivese,

mountains, continents, oceans.

(b) Natural resources of India, Mines and minerals, Forests, land

and water, Wild life and conservation, ecology of India.

(c) Physiography, Climate, Vegetation and soil regions, Broad

Physical divisions of India, human resources, problems of

population, unemployment, poverty, drought famines and

desertification in India.

(d)Energy problems and conventional and non-conventional

sources of energy.

4. Agriculture and Economic Development of India - Food and

Commercial crops, agriculture base industries, Major irrigation and

rivers valley projects, Growth and location of industries. Industrial

raw materials, Mineral based Industries, Small Scale & Cottage

Industries, Export items, various economic plans, programmes and

institutions for development. Cooperative movement, small

enterprises and financial institutions.

5. History and Culture - Main currents in World History, Art and

Culture, Landmarks in the political and cultural history of India,

Major monuments, and Literary works. Renaissance, struggle ofr

freedom & national integration.

PAPER II. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF RAJASTHAN,

RAJASTHANI SOCIETY, ART & CULTURE

1. Geography and Natural Resources -

(a) Broad Physical Features : Topography, Climate, Vegetation

and Soil Regions, Rivers, Mountains, Lakes, Natural

divisions, Geographical regions.

(b) Natural Resources : Mines and Minerals, Forest, Land and

Water, Wild life and Conservation, Environmental Ecology.

(c) Livestock and Fisheries, Breed, Population, Regional

Distribution, Cattle Fairs.

(d)Human Resources, Population problem, Unemployment,

Poverty, Drought and Famines.

(e) Energy Problems and Conventional and Non-conventional

sources of energy.

2. Agriculture & Industry - Food and Commercial Crops, Agriculture

based Industries. Major and Minor Irrigation & River Valley

Projects. Projects for the development of the desert and waste land,

Indira Gandhi Canal Project. Growth and location of Industries,

Industrial raw materials. Mineral Based Industries, Large, Small

and Cottage Industries, Rajasthani Handicrafts.

3. Economic Development and Planning - Various Economic Plans.

Programmes and Institutions for development, Co-operative

movement, Small Enterprises and Financial Institutions, Various

indicators of Economic development.

4. History, Polity, Art & Culture - History & Culture of Rajasthan

with special reference to :

1. The mediaeval background.

2. Socio-economic life and organizations.

3. Freedom Movement and Political awakening.

4. Political Integration.

5. Music, dance & theatre.

6. Religious beliefs, cults, saints, poets and warrior saints 'Lok

Devta', 'Lok Deviyan'.

7. Handicrafts.

8. Fairs and Festivals, Customs, Dresses & Ornaments. With

special reference to fold and tribal aspects thereof.

5. Literature - Rajasthani Language, Dialects and their regions,

History of language and literature, famous writers, poets and their

works with special reference to flok-lore.

PAPER-IV. GENERAL ENGLISH

PART-A

1. Comprehension of a given passage

2. Translation (from Hindi to English)

PART- B

3. Modern English Usage :

(a) Tense usage including sequence of tenses and concord.

(b) Phrasal verbs and idioms.

(c) Determiners.

(d) Passive voice.

(e) Coordination and Subordination.

(f) Direct and Indirect speech.

(g) Modals expressing various concepts :

Obligation, Request, Permission, Prohibition, Intention, Condition,

Probability, Possibility, Purpose, Reason, Comparison, Contrast.

PART- C

4. Report Writing

(Writing a report on the basis of given information)

5. Business and Official letters

6. Essay (not exceeding 300 words)

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