Rajasthan Administrative Services(RAS) 2018: Mains
Scheme: RAS
Mains examination consists of 4 Papers:
RAS 2018 Mains
Syllabus:
RAS Mains Syllabus:
General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper I
Unit I: History
Part A:
History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan
·
Major landmarks
in the History of Rajasthan from Pre-historic time to close of 18th Century,
Important dynasties, their administrative and revenue system.
·
Salient events
of 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
Part B: Indian
History & Culture
·
Indian
heritage: Fine Art, Performing Art, Architecture & Literature from Indus
Civilization to British Era.
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Religious
Movements and religious philosophy in Ancient and Medieval India.
·
History of
Modern India from beginning of 19th Century to 1965 AD: Significant events,
personalities and issues.
·
Indian National
Movement- Its various stages & streams, important contributors and
contribution from different parts of the country.
·
Socio-religious
Reform Movements in 19th and 20th Century.
·
Post
Independence consolidation and reorganisation – Accession of princely states
& Linguistic reorganisation of the states
Part C: History
of Modern World (up to 1950AD)
·
Renaissance and
Reformation.
·
Enlightenment
and Industrial Revolution.
·
Imperialism and
colonialism in Asia and Africa.
·
Impact of World
Wars.
Unit II:
Economics
Part A: Indian
Economy
·
Major Sectors
of Economy: Agriculture, Industry & Service- Current Status, Issues and
Initiatives.
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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 (Our view:Should be 12 Plan or 14th FC), Poverty
alleviation schemes.
Part B: World
Economy
RAS mains
syllabus of World Economy includes following topics:
·
Global Economic
issues and trends: Role of World Bank, IMF & WTO.
·
Concept of
Developing, Emerging and Developed countries.
·
India in global
Scenario.
Part C: Economy
of Rajasthan
·
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 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 & Business Administration
Part A:
Sociology
RAS mains
syllabus of Solciology includes following topics:
·
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
Part B:
Management
·
Management –
Scope, concept, functions of Management – Planning, Organizing, Staffing,
Direction, Coordination and Control, Decision-Making: concept, process and
techniques.
·
Modern concept
of Marketing, Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Place and Promotion
·
Objective,
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
Part C:
Business Administration
·
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
RAS Mains
Syllabus: General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper II
Paper II shall
include 3 units:
·
Unit I: Logical
Reasoning, Mental Ability and Basic Numeracy
·
Unit II:
General Science & Technology
·
Unit III: Earth
Science (Geography & Geology)
Each of the
above units includes parts A, B, C..and so on.
Unit
I: Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability and Basic Numeracy
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Logical
Reasoning and Analytical Ability
·
Number Series,
Letter Series, Coding –Decoding
·
Problems
related to Relations
·
Shapes and
their Sub-sections, Venn Diagram
·
Problems based
on Clocks, Age and Calendar
·
Number system
and order of Magnitude
·
Simultaneous
Linear Equations in Two Variables
·
Ratio and
Proportion, Compound Proportion
·
Square Root,
Cube Root, H.C.F. and L.C.M.
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Percentage,
Simple and Compound Interest
·
Time and Work,
Speed and Distance
·
Area and
Perimeter of Simple Geometrical Shapes, Volume and Surface Area of Sphere,
Cone, Cylinder and Cuboids
·
Trigonometry
Ratios and Angles
·
Data Analysis
(Tables, Bar-Graph, Line Graph, Pie-Chart)
·
Measures of
Central Tendency, Mean, Mode, Median, Standard Deviation and Variance.
·
Probability
Unit II:
General Science & Technology
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Motion, laws of
motion, work energy and power, rotational motion, gravitation, simple harmonic
motion, waves.
·
Properties of
matter, electrostatics, current electricity, moving charge and magnetism.
·
Ray optics,
Photo electric effect, Nuclear physics, semi conductor 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, electro chemistry, Chemical
kinetics
·
Characteristic
feature of life
·
Nutrition in
organisms
·
Principal of
inheritance and variation
·
Human health
and diseases
·
Biotechnology
and its applications
·
Bio diversity
and conservation
·
Ecosystems
·
Agriculture,
Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy and Animal Husbandry with special reference to
Rajasthan
Unit III: Earth
Science (Geography & Geology)
Part A: Geography
of World
·
Broad Physical
Feature: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes and Glaciers.
·
Earthquakes and
Volcanoes: Types, distribution and their impact
·
Earth and its
Geological time scale.
·
Current
Geopolitical Problems.
Part B:
Geography of India
·
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:
·
(a) Water,
Forest, Soil
·
(b) Rocks &
Mineral: Types and their uses
·
Population:
Growth, Distribution and Density, Sex-ratio, Literacy, urban and Rural
Population.
Part
C: Geography of Rajasthan
·
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:
·
(i) Metallic
Minerals- Types, distribution and Industrial uses and their conservation.
·
(ii)Non-
Metallic Minerals- Types, distribution and Industrial uses and their
conservation.
·
Energy
Resources: Conventional and Non-conventional.
·
Population and
Tribes.
RAS Mains
Syllabus: General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper III
Paper III shall
include 3 units:
·
Unit I: Indian
Political System, World Politics and Current Affairs
·
Unit
II:Concepts, Issues and Dynamics of Public Administration and Management
·
Unit III:
Administrative Ethics, Behavior and Law
Each of the
above units includes parts A, B, C..and so on.
Unit I: Indian
Political System, World Politics and Current Affairs
·
Indian
Constitution: Framing, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure.
·
Ideological
Contents: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy,
Fundamental Duties.
·
Institutional framework-
I: Parliamentary System, President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers,
Parliament.
·
Institutional
Framework- II: Federalism, Centre-State relations, Supreme Court, High Courts,
Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.
·
Institutional
Framework- III: Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General,
Union Public Service Commission, NITI Aayog, Central Vigilance Commission,
Central Information Commission, National Human Rights Commission
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Political
Dynamics: Role of Cast, Religion, Class, Ethnicity, Language and Gender in
Indian Politics, Political Parties and Electoral Behaviour, Civil Society and
Political Movement, Issues related to National Integrity and Security.
·
Potential areas
of Socio-Political conflicts.
·
State Politics
of Rajasthan: Party System, Political Demography, Different phases of Political
competition in Rajasthan, Panchayati Raj and Urban self Government Institutions
·
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: Evolution, Determinants, India’s relations with USA, China, Russia
and European Union, India’s role in UN, NAM, BRICS, G- 20, G- 77 and SAARC.
·
Geo-political
and Strategic development in South Asia, South East Asia and West Asia and
their impact on India.
·
Current
Affairs: Current events, persons and places of Rajasthan, National and
international importance, recent activities related to games and sports.
Unit
II:Concepts, Issues and Dynamics of Public Administration and Management
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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.
·
Aptitude and
foundational values of civil services: integrity, impartiality, and non
partisanship, dedication to public service, 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, 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, Lokayukt, Rajasthan Public
Service Commission, Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011
Unit III:
Administrative Ethics, Behavior and Law
Part
A: Administrative Ethics
·
Administrative
Ethics: Ethics and human interface: Essence, Determinants and Consequences of
ethic and human actions-Moral values (rights and Duties; Good and Virtues),
Cardinal virtues of Plato, Utilitarianism- J.S. Mill, Freedom of will and moral
responsibility.
·
Kantian ethics,
Ethics of Bhagavad Gita and its role in administration.
·
Dimension of ethics:
Role of administrators in society and educational institution in the
inculcating
·
Ethics in
private and public relationships– Behaviour, Moral and Political attitudes of
administrators.
Part B:
Behavior
·
Intelligence: Cognitive
intelligence, Social intelligence, Emotional intelligence, Cultural
intelligence and Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence.
·
Personality: Psychoanalytical
theories, Trait and Type theories, Determinants of personality and Assessment
of personality.
·
Learning and Motivation: styles
of learning, Models of memory, causes of forgetting. Classification and types
of motives, Theories of work motivation, Assessment of motivation
·
Meeting Life
Challenges: Stress: Nature, type, Sources, Symptoms, Effects, Stress
Management, Promotion of Positive health and well being.
Part C: Law
·
Concepts of
Law: Ownership and possession, Personality, Liability, Rights and Duties.
·
Contemporary
Legal issues: Right to information, Information technology law including
cyber laws (concepts, purpose, prospects), Intellectual Property Rights
(concepts, types, purpose, prospects)
·
Crimes against
Women and Children: Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment the work place,
the protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012, Laws related to child
labour.
·
Important Land
Laws in Rajasthan: Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956; Rajasthan Tenancy
Act, 1955.
RAS Mains
Syllabus: General Hindi and General English: Paper IV
Paper IV shall
include 2 units:
·
Unit I: General
Hindi
·
Unit II:
General English
Each of the
above units includes parts A, B, C..and so on.
Unit I: General
Hindi
Unit: II
General English (Total marks 80)
Part A- Grammar
& Usage (20 Marks)
RAS mains
syllabus of Grammar includes following topics:
·
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
Part B-
Comprehension, Translation & Precis Writing (30 Marks)
·
Comprehension
of an Unseen Passage (250 Words approximately):
·
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)
Part C-
Composition & Letter Writing (30 Marks)
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Paragraph
Writing- Any 01 paragraph out of 03 given topics (approximately 200 words)
·
Elaboration of
a given theme (Any 1 out of 3, approximately 150 words)
·
Letter Writing
or Report Writing (approximately 150 words)
