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RPSC RAS Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022

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RPSC RAS Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022

RPSC RAS Syllabus 2022

RPSC RAS Syllabus 2022

Selection Procedure

1. Prelims (qualifying)
2. Mains
3. Interview

RPSC RAS Exam Pattern 2022

RPSC RAS Prelims Exam Pattern

• The questions in RPSC RAS Prelims Exam will be Multiple-choice questions of 200 marks.
• The difficulty level will be of graduation level (UG)
• The RPSC RAS Prelims Exam will consist of only one paper- General Knowledge Exam.
•  The candidates qualifying for Prelims will be issued with admit card for RPSC Mains Exam after the result.
• The marks scores in the prelims exam will not be calculated in the final merit list as this is the screening stage for selecting candidates for Mains Exam.

RPSC RAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

RPSC RAS Mains Exam Pattern Syllabus

• The Mains Exam will be an illustrative type paper.
• There will be 4 papers and all papers are mandatory to be attempted.
• The difficulty level of GS Papers will be of graduation level. However, the difficulty level of General English and General Hindi will be of a higher secondary level only.
•  The marks obtained in Mains Exam will be counted in preparing the merit list of the candidate.
• There will be 2 Short Questions, 5 Medium Questions, and 10 Long Questions.

• Rajasthani Culture, Traditions, and Heritage
• Major Landmarks in the History of Rajasthan
• Freedom Movement, Political Awakening, and Integration
• Local Dialects Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music, and Folk Dances
• Salient features of Architecture – Forts and Monuments Arts, Paintings, and Handicrafts
• Important Works of Rajasthani literature
• Religious Movements, Saints & Lok devtas of Rajasthan
• Important Tourist Places. Leading Personalities of Rajasthan
• Geography of India Syllabus
• The questions in this section will be covered for the Geography of Rajasthan, India, and the World. Check the topics that will be asked from geographical aspects in RPSC RAS Prelims Exam.

• Agriculture and Agro-based Activities
• Minerals – Iron, Manganese, Coal, Oil & Gas, Atomic minerals
• Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions
• Major Industries and Industrial development
• Natural Resources
• Environmental Problems and Ecological Issues
• Transportation– major transport corridors

• Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions
• Natural Resource of Rajasthan- Climate, Natural Vegetation, Forests, Wildlife, and Biodiversity Major irrigation projects
• Mines and Minerals
• Population
• Major Industries and Potential for Industrial
• World Geography
• Broad Physical features
• Environmental and Ecological Issues
• Wildlife and Biodiversity
• International Waterways
• Major Industrial Regions

Indian History Syllabus

• Salient features and Major Landmarks of Ancient and Medieval India Art
• Culture, Literature, and Architecture
• Major Dynasties, Their Administrative System. Socio-Economic Conditions
• Prominent Movements

Indian Political System and Governance

• Nature of Indian State, Democracy in India, Reorganization of States, Coalition Governments, Political Parties, National Integration
• Union and State Executive; Union and State Legislative, Judiciary
• President, Parliament, Supreme Court, Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Planning Commission, National Development Council, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Central Information Commission, Lokpal, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
• Local Self Government & Panchayati Raj
• Public Policy & Rights: National Public Policy as a welfare state, Various Legal Rights and Citizen Charter

• Accounting- Concept, Tools, and Uses in Administration
• Stock Exchange and Share Market
• Fiscal and Monetary Policies
• Subsidies, Public Distribution System
• e-Commerce
• Inflation- Concept, Impact, and Control

• Major Agricultural, Industrial, and Service Sector Issues. Growth, Development, and Planning
• Infrastructure & Resources
• Major Development Projects
• Programs and Schemes- Government Welfare Schemes for SC/ST/Backward Class/Minorities/Disabled Persons, Destitute, Women, Children, Old Age People, Farmers & Laborer’s

Political and Administrative System of Rajasthan Syllabus

As the post will be under Rajasthan Administrative Services, therefore, the candidate must have basic and detailed knowledge of the political and administrative services of the state. The topics covered under this section are as follows

• Governor
• Chief Minister
• State Assembly
• High Court
• Rajasthan Public Service Commission
• District Administration
• State Human Rights Commission
• Lokayukta
• State Election Commission
• State Information Commission
• Public Policy, Legal Rights, and Citizen Charter

• Electronics, Computers, Information, and Communication Technology
• Space Technology including Satellites. Defense Technology. Nanotechnology
• The human body, Food, and Nutrition, Health care
• Environmental and Ecological Changes and their Impacts
• Biodiversity, Biotechnology, and Genetic Engineering
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan
• Development of Science and Technology in Rajasthan

• Logical Reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive): Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Argument, Statements and Conclusion, Courses of Action
• Analytical Reasoning
• Mental Ability: Number series, Letter series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Problems relating to Relations, Shapes, and their sub-sections
• Basic Numeracy: Elementary knowledge of Mathematical and Statistical Analysis
• Number System
• Order of Magnitude
• Ratio, and Proportion
• Percentage
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Data Analysis (Tables, Bar diagram, Line graph, Pie-chart)

• Major Current Events and Issues of State(Rajasthan), National and International Importance
• Persons and Places in recent news
• Games and Sports related Activities

Paper-I General Knowledge and General Studies Syllabus

• Major landmarks in the History of Rajasthan from Prehistoric time to the close of the 18th Century, Important dynasties, their administrative and revenue system
• Salient events of the 19th & 20th centuries: Peasant & Tribal Movements. Political Awakening, Freedom Movement, and Integration
• Heritage of Rajasthan: Performing & fine Art, Handicraft and Architecture; Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music and Folk Dance
• Important works of Rajasthani Literature and Dialects of Rajasthan
• Saints, Lok Devtas, and eminent personalities of Rajasthan

• Fine Art, Performing Art, Architecture & Literature from Indus Civilization to British Era
• Religious Movements and religious philosophy in Ancient and Medieval India
• History of Modern India from the beginning of the 19th Century to 1965 AD: Significant events, personalities, and issues
• Indian National Movement- Its various stages & streams, important contributors, and contributions from different parts of the country
• Socio-religious Reform Movements in the 19th and 20th Century
• Post Independence consolidation and reorganization – Accession of princely states & Linguistic reorganization of the states

• Renaissance and Reformation
• Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution
• Imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa
• Impact of World Wars

• Major Sectors of Economy: Agriculture, Industry & Service- Current Status, Issues, and Initiatives
• Banking: Concept of Money supply & High Powered Money. Role and Functions of Central Bank & Commercial Banks, issues of NPA, Financial
• Inclusion. Monetary Policy- Concept, objectives & Instruments
• Public Finance: Tax reforms in India- Direct & Indirect, subsidies- Cash Transfer and other related issues. Recent Fiscal Policy of India
• Recent Trends in Indian Economy: Role of Foreign Capital, MNCs, PDS, FDI, Exim Policy, 12th Finance Commission, Poverty alleviation schemes

• Role of World Bank, IMF & WTO
• Concept of Developing, Emerging, and Developed countries
• India in global Scenario

• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy, and Animal husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan
• Industrial Sector- Growth and recent trends. Growth, Development & Planning with special reference to Rajasthan
• Recent development and issues in the service sector of Rajasthan
• Major Development Projects of Rajasthan- their objectives and impact
• Public-Private Partnership Model for Economic Transformation in Rajasthan
• Demographic Scenario of the State and its impact on Rajasthan Economy

Unit-III Sociology, Management, Accounting & Auditing Syllabus

• Development of Sociological Thought in India
• Social Values
• Caste Class & Occupation
• Sanskritization
• Varna, Ashram, Purusharth and Sanskar Vyavastha
• Secularism Issues and Problems of Society
• Tribal community of Rajasthan: Bhil, Mina (Meena), and Garasia

• Management – Scope, concept, functions of Management – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Direction, Coordination, and Control
• Decision-Making: concept, process, and techniques
• The modern concept of Marketing, Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Place, and Promotion
• Objective, the concept of maximization of wealth, Sources of Finance – Short and Long term, Capital Structure, Cost of Capital
• Concept and Main theories of Leadership and Motivation, Communication, Basics of recruitment, selection, induction, training & development, and appraisal system

• Techniques of analysis of Financial statements, Basics of Working Capital Management, Responsibility, and Social Accounting
• Meaning & Objectives of Auditing, Internal Control, Social, Performance, and Efficiency Audit
• Basics of different types of Budgeting, Budgetary control
• Paper-II General Knowledge and General Studies Syllabus
• RPSC RAS Mains Paper-II has been divided into 4 units: Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability, and Basic Numeracy, General Science & Technology, Earth Science, and Earth Science (Geography & Geology). Read the unit-wise topics below sections.

• Logical Reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive): Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Argument, Statements and Conclusion, Courses of Action
• Analytical Reasoning
• Mental Ability: Number series, Letter series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Problems relating to Relations, Shapes, and their sub-sections
• Basic Numeracy: Elementary knowledge of Mathematical and Statistical Analysis
• Number System, Order of Magnitude, Ratio, and Proportion, Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Data Analysis (Tables, Bar diagram, Line graph, Pie-chart)

• Motion, laws of motion, work energy and power, rotational motion, simple harmonic motion, gravitation, waves
• Properties of matter, electrostatics, current electricity, moving charge, and magnetism
• Ray optics, Nuclear physics, semiconductor devices
• Electromagnetic waves, communication systems, basics of computers, use of information technology in administration, e-governance, and e-commerce, contributions of Indian scientists in the development of science
• States of matter, Atomic structure, chemical bonding and molecular structure, equilibriums
• Thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, solid state, solutions, electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics
• The characteristic feature of life
• Nutrition in organisms
• Principal of inheritance and variation
• Human health and diseases
• Biotechnology and its applications
• Biodiversity and Conservation
• Ecosystems Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy, and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan

• Ethics and Human Values: Lesson from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers, and administrators
• Role of family, society, and educational institutions in inculcating values
• Ethical concept-Rit and Rin, the concept of Duties, the concept of Good and Virtues
• Ethics in private and public relationships- Behaviour, Moral and Political attitudes of administrators – Philosophical basis of Integrity
• Ethics of Bhagavad Geeta and its role in Administration
• Gandhian Ethics
• Contribution of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India & World
• Psycho-Stress Management
• Case Studies
• Emotional Intelligence – Concepts and their Utilities

• Broad Physical Features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes, and Glaciers
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Types, distribution, and their impact on Earth and its Geological time scale
• Current Geopolitical Problems

• Broad Physical Features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes, and Glaciers
• Major Physiographic divisions of India
• Climate- Origin of Monsoon, Seasonal Climatic conditions, Distribution of rainfall and climatic regions
• Natural Resources: Water, Forest, Soil
• Rocks & Mineral: Types and their uses
• Population: Growth, Distribution, and Density, Sex-ratio, Literacy, urban and Rural Population

• Broad Physical Features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, and Lakes
• Major Physiographic Regions
• Natural Vegetation and Climate
• Livestock, Wildlife, and its Conversation
• Agriculture- Major Crops
• Mineral Resources
• Metallic Minerals- Types, distribution, and Industrial uses and conservation
• Non-Metallic Minerals- Types, distribution, and Industrial uses and their conservation.
• Energy Resources: Conventional and Non-conventional Population and Tribes

Paper-III General Knowledge and General Studies Syllabus

• Ideological Contents: Institutional framework- I, Institutional Framework- II, Institutional Framework- III
• Political Dynamics
• State Politics of Rajasthan
• Emerging World Order in the post-Cold War era, USA’s hegemony and its resistance, UN and Regional Organizations, International Terrorism, and Environmental issues
• Foreign Policy of India
• Geo-political and Strategic development in South Asia, South East Asia, and West Asia and their impact on India
• Current Affairs

• Administration and management: Meaning, nature, and significance. Its role in developed & developing societies. Evolution of Public Administration as a discipline, new public administration, Theories of public administration
• Concepts of power, authority, legitimacy, responsibility, and delegation
• Principles of organization: Hierarchy, Span of control, and unity of command
• Functions of management, Corporate governance, and social responsibility
• New dimensions of public management, management of change
• Attitude and foundational values of civil services: integrity, impartiality, non-partisanship, dedication to public service, the relationship between generalists and specialists
• Legislative & Judicial control over administration: various methods and techniques of legislative & judicial control
• Administrative setup, administrative culture in Rajasthan: Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, State Secretariat, and Chief Secretary
• District administration: organization, the role of District Collector and Superintendent of Police, Sub-divisional, and Tehsil administration
• Development Administration: Meaning, Scope, and Characteristics
• State Human Rights Commission, State Election Commission, Lokayukta, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011

• Dimensions of Ethics
• Administrative Ethics

• Behavior
• Intelligence
• Personality
• Learning and Motivation

• Law
• Concepts of Law
• Contemporary Legal Issues
• Important Land Laws in Rajasthan
• Crimes against Women and Children

Paper-IV General Hindi and General English Syllabus

• Correction of Sentences: 10 sentences for correction with errors related to Articles & Determiners
• Prepositions
• Tenses & Sequence of Tenses
• Modals
• Voice- Active & Passive
• Narration- Direct & Indirect
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
• One Word Substitute
• Words often Confused or Misused

• Comprehension of an Unseen Passage (250 Words approximately) and 05 Questions based on the passage, Question No. 05 should preferably be on vocabulary
• Translation of five sentences from Hindi to English
• Precis Writing (a short passage of approximately 150-200 words)