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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

फायनल रेसल्ट ऑफ आर ये एस ( RAS/RTS) (मैन्स) एक्साम-2010

फायनल रेसल्ट ऑफ आर ये एस ( RAS/RTS) (मैन्स) एक्साम-2010
१. रेसल्ट के liye kripaya nimna वेब लिंक पर क्लिक करें-
२. Post  डिटेल  के लिये Nimnalikhit वेब लिंक पर क्लिक करें-
३. Preamble के leeye neeche लिखी वेब लिंक पर क्लिक करें -

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

ANSWER KEY OF RAS/RTS Pre 2010-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE

RAS Pre 2010 – Answer Keys
Public Administration Series - D
Question No. Option Hints ( Options or extracts from questions )
1 4 Paul Pigors
2 3 Maslow’s theory of motivation
3 2 Book -Author ( Waldo, Jan-Erik-Lan )
4 3 Commission and Act – Lee Commission etc
5 4 Chief Justice of Supreme court
6 1 President
7 4 Adm of Devp and Devp of Administration
8 3 Willoughby
9 2 Consider the statements - The cabinet secretariat
10 2 In employer-employee relationship
11 4 Concurrent list
12 1 Mooney and Reiley
13 4 Departure of charismatic leader …Max Weber
14 3 Adm reforms commission
15 2 Ferrel Heady ….Comparative pub Ad
16 4 Directions to the state govt
17 1 MP Follett
18 3 Participative management theory
19 4 The Comparative Pub Ad is …
20
21 4 Article 43 A
22 1 Pfiffner and Presthus
23 2 Prismatic
24 2 Bureaucracy is an…efficiency - Max Weber
25 3 They are sponsored by state
26 4 Donald J. Kingsley
27 2 Concept – theory ( Taylorism , public choice school etc.)
28 2 Delegation of authority
29 4 Post-modern pub ad…behaviour tenets of pub ad
30
31 2 Author-definition of bureaucracy ( J.s mill etc )
32 3 Article 248
33 2 New Public Management
34 2 Indicative Planning
35 3 National Devp. council is concerned ….work of
36 2 The New Pub Ad is …
37 2 Raj. Administrative reforms committee
38 1 Politics – Administrative Dichotomy
39 3 Weberian model of bureaucracy has ..characteristics
40 2 Govt. of India (Allocation of Business ) Rules
41 2 St I – By virtue of his training….
42 2 St I – A faulty recruitment policy…
43 3 St I – The area of public policy…
44 1 St I – Although POSDCORB …
45 1 ST I –It would be a gross fallacy …
46 4 ST I - If at anytime, the president is satisfied ….
47 1 ST I - Administartive management is closer….
48 1 ST I - The dist level dept have become ….
49 1 ST I – There are some thinkers, who do …
50 3 ST I – NV Gadgil ….
51 4 Planning Commission
52 1 Sec committee of Gov. of Raj. 1962
53 1 Centripetal Federation
54 4 Switzerland
55 1 Provisions – Articles of Const. 9 310, 311 etc. )
56 2 Consider …Citizens charter in UK
57 1 Unified Personnel system
58 3 Nagar Panchayat
59 3 Calcutta
60 4 Civil services reforms Act 1978
61 3 Terms – Explanatins ( Capital expenditure etc )
62
63 2 Ripon’s Resolution
64
65 1 There are ceratin …73rd constitution amdt. Act …
66 3 Provisions – Art. Of Const. (243 R , 243 U. 243 2 D etc)
67
68 1 Gram Sabha
69 3 The council of state
70
71 1 Kautilya
72 4 73rd Constituion Amendment Act
73 3 Freedom of Press Act ( Sweden)
74 1 Accounting
75 3 Chief Secretary
76 4 Withdrawl of money from Cons funds of India
77 3 State finance commission has following functions …
78 1 Consider …French civil service ..
79 4 Jawahar Lal Nehru
80 3 Share in agriculture tax
81 4 Dominance of influencial ..lack of recources.
82 2 Parliament
83 2 UPSC is consulted on following
84 3 Public Fund
85 4 Functional Classification
86 4 Consider .. The arguments advanced ..all India services
87 3 Prevention of corruption
88
89 1 Taylor
90 2 Committee of integrated rural devp. Prog. 1994
91 4 Consider…municipal bodies by the state in Raj.
92 3 1/10 of total members
93 1 Kasturbhai Lal Bhai committee
94
95 2 Consider..abt. Public accounts committee
96 4 Consider …Raj. Panchayati Raj
97 2 Consider…Budget is a plan of financing …..
98 2 Consider …. ‘ Line- Item ‘ Budget
99 2 Consider .. parliamentary commissioner ..Britain
100 3 State Election Commissioner

ANSWER KEY OF RAS/RTS Pre 2010-INDIAN HISTORY

RAS Pre 2010 – Answer Keys
History Series - B
Question No. Option Answer
1 3 Itsing
2 2 A type of land charter
3 4 Anantvarman
4 3 Sulka
5 1 Pre-Aryan Period
6 4 Savitr
7 1 Rakshasha
8 1 Ambastha
9 3 Narsimha I
10 1 Chandra Gupta Maurya
11 1 Social Divisions
12 3 Port Cities
13 2 Dharampala
14 2 Firoz Tughlaq
15 4 Marriage tax
16 4 Crown land
17 3 A Device to lift water
18 4 Qutub ud din Aibak
19 2 Devraya II
20 2 Ahmad Shah Wali
21 1 Namdev
22 3 A Sufi Disciple
23 4 Muhammad Adil Shah
24 2 Dahshala
25 1 Diwan
26 2 A Uniform Medium Size of Measurement
27 3 Kharaj
28 1 Naqdi
29 2 1336
30 4 Lord Wallesley
31 3 Tobacco
32 4 Cotton Textile
33 4 Sivner
34 1 Baji rao I
35
36 2 Thomas Munro
37 2 Shah Jahan
38 4 Major Munro
39 3 India Act of 1919
40 3 Nawab of Bengal
41 1 The Bengal Gazette
42 1 Lord Wavel
43 1 Abnindra Nath tagore
44 1 Mahatma Gandhi
45 2 Muslim League
46 3 Lahore
47 3 Lala Hardayal
48 3 Rehmat Ali
49 2 Agra
50 1 1937
51 2 Swami Dayanand Saraswati
52 4 E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
53 2 Jyotiba Phule
54 3 Madras Labour Union
55 4 19
56 3 Partition of Bengal annulled in 1911
57 3 Canning
58 4 Lord Cross
59 3 Karnataka
60 2 Analysis of Pollen and Spores
61 3 Indus valley
62 2 2250 – 1750 B.C.
63 1 Mohenjodaro
64 2 Black and Red ware
65 1 Agni
66 3 Sabha
67 2 Kuttan
68 2 Vedangas
69 2 Hippalus
70 3 Krishna – Shephards
71 3 Brahaminical rituals
72 3 Mahayan
73 2 Megasthanese
74 1 273 and 232 BC
75 1 Yueh-chi
76 3 Sanskrit Language
77 4 Kanishka
78 1 2nd Century BC – 2nd century AD
79 4 Liberation
80 3 Pasupatas
81 3 Tolkappiyam
82
83 4 Junagarh Rock inscription of Rudradaman
84 2 South India
85 1 Fifth-century BC
86 1 Pana
87 3 Examiner of coin
88 4 Pautuvadhyakhsa
89 4 Kanishka
90 1 Arikamedu
91 3 Ravikirti
92 2 Intermixture of social classes
93 4 Kanishka
94 2 Chandragupta I
95 4 Kushanas
96 3 Mathura and Taxila
97 3 Kalidasa
98 1 Motupalli
99 4 Gandhara
100 2 Mehrauli Prasasti

ANSWER KEY OF RAS/RTS PRE 2010- GS and GK


RAS Pre 2010 – Answer Keys
G.S. & G.K Series - D
Question No. Option Answer
1 2 Mosquito
2 3 Urea ( By Friedrich wholer in 1828 )
3 1 Citric
4 2 Ice Less Dense Than Water
5 4 Carbon, Hydrogen
6 2 Absorb All Colours reflect Green
7 3 Concave, convex
8 2 Cosmic and other Radiations
9 1 Cooling Glasses
10 2 PSLV ( 12 July 2010 )
11 1 Bacteria
12 2 Bird Flu
13 4 Nitrates
14 3 Kanishka
15 4 Banwali
16 3 Sitadhayaksha
17 1 Textile manufacture
18 4 King
19 4 Shiva
20 3 Nanak
21 2 Nagaur
22 4 Rajsamand lake ….…..in Udaipur District
23 3 Growing several crops and also rearing animals
24 1 Jain Temple of Parshvnath
25 2 1927
26 4 Indira Gandhi canal project Raj and Punjab
27 4 Incentive will not be accorded to pvt. Pub partnership
28 1 JETRO ( July 2006 )
29 3 Honda Cial
30 3 Petrolium exploration
31 2 Reserve bank Of India
32 4 Royal Rajasthan on Wheels
33 1 1899-1900 AD
34 4 Yemen
35 1 Brazillian Plateau
36 2 South East Asia
37 2 Borneo
38 3 Mineral Oil
39 3 Nitrate
40 4 North and South pole are antipodal to each other
41 2 Mineral
42 1 Karnataka
43 1 Coromondal
44 3 North East Monsoon
45 4 Mountainous
46 1 Forests
47 4 Brahmputra
48 2 Jaisalmer
49 3 Chittorgarh
50 1 More than 60%
51 2 Banswara
52 3 Jaisalmer
53 4 Bay of Bengal
54 1 Saint Gobain Glass Factory
55 4 Jaipur
56 3 Mexico
57 4 Cold Desert ( June 2010 )
58 4 Previous Policy was introduced in 2008
59 2 Promoting Maternal and Child health
60 1 Tripura
61 2 Religiously Neutral
62 4 Chetan Bhagat
63 1 Argentina
64 3 David Cameroon
65 1 B.S. Yeddiurappa
66 3 M. Ahmedinejad
67 2 Manipur
68 2 Chandrashekhar
69 2 Arjun Munda
70 4 Myanmar
71 3 Hari bhartia
72 4 Orissa
73 1 Scotland
74 3 Spices
75 4 Lithophytes
76 1 Herbarium
77 3 Butea Monosperma
78 2 Montana
79 4 Whale
80 1 Kaziranga
81 2 Krishnadeva Ray
82 3 Al Baruni
83 3 Todarmal
84 1 Col. James Tod
85 2 Maharana Kumbha
86 2 Harbilas Sarda
87 2 Jeen Mata
88 4 Maharaja Ganga Singh (Bikaner)
89 3 Maharao of Kota
90 1 1857
91 3 Belgaon
92 2 Wardha
93 4 Behramji M Malabari
94 3 Tiger
95 4 Edible Oils
96 3 Caster seed
97 2 ICICI
98 1 Bhinai in Ajmer Dist.
99 1 144 and Dungarpur
100 3 Varieties of Grass in Rajastahan

Sunday, September 12, 2010

R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) Examination, 2008 (Public Administration

(Public Administration )
Solved Paper(Held on 7-1-2009)
1. Which of the following theories focuses on informal organization and participative management ?(A) Human Relations Theory(B) Scientific Management Theory(C) Behavioural Theory(D) Contingency Theory
Ans : (A)
2. “Until administrative description reaches a higher level of sophistication, there is little reason to hope that rapid progress will be made towards the identification and verification of valid administrative principles.” Who said it ?(A) Henri Fayol(B) Leonard White(C) Herbert Simon(D) Robert Dahl
Ans : (D)
3. Which of the following attempts to construct a theory of public organization in tune with consumer interests and individual preferences ?(A) Development Administration Approach(B) Public Choice Approach(C) Co-optation Concept(D) Behavioural Approach
Ans : (B)
4. Who theorized that ‘Every person has certain basic assumptions about other people’s attitude toward work and organization.’ ?(A) Elton Mayo(B) Frederick Herzberg(C) Chris Argyris(D) Douglas McGregor
Ans : (D)
5. Which of the following has been termed as the biological parent of Public Administration ?(A) Sociology(B) Political Science(C) Business Administration(D) Psychology
Ans : (B)
6. The central theme of Comparative Public Administration is—(A) Administrative structure(B) Bureaucracy(C) Citizen-Administration Relations(D) Leadership
Ans : (B)
7. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I (Theme)(a) Job Enrichment(b) Mechanical Study of the Process(c) Human Dimensions(d) Social Equity AttitudeList-II (Thinker)1. D. Waldo2. W. F. Willoughby3. F. Herzberg4. Herbert SimonCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 3 2 1 4(B) 4 3 2 1(C) 3 2 4 1(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans : (A)
8. The most preferred perspective to distinguish public and private in administration is—(A) Agency(B) Interest(C) Access(D) Commitment
Ans : (B)
9. “Lack of courage to delegate properly and of knowledge how to do it is one of the most general causes of failure in organization.” Who said it ?(A) Henri Fayol(B) Lyndall Urwick(C) Paul H. Appleby(D) Dwight Waldo
Ans : (A)
10. Who was the Chairman of the Comparative Administration Group 1963 ?(A) Herbert Simon(B) Robert Dahl(C) Fred Riggs(D) Franc Marini
Ans : (C)
11. Politicisation of bureaucracy means—(A) Responding to the will of the government of every complexion(B) Sacrificing professional norms for party consideration(C) Supporting party ideology(D) Attending party assemblies
Ans : (B)
12. “In the past the man was first. In the future the system will be the first.” Who said it ?(A) Frederick Taylor(B) Peter Drucker(C) Marshall Dimock(D) Leonard White
Ans : (B)
13. Rensis Likert’s System I is characterised by—(A) Supportive Leadership(B) Low Motivation(C) Self Regulation(D) Openness
Ans : (B)
14. The basic premise of New Public Management is—(A) Governments as the primary agent of all social action(B) Large governmental bureaucracies(C) More flexible and open governments(D) Paternal governments
Ans : (C)
15. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Direct Authority(b) Delegated Authority(c) Functional Authority(d) Personal AuthorityList-II1. Seniority2. Unbroken line between Issuer and Acceptor3. An Intermediate Agency between Issuer and Acceptor4. Intrinsic by special knowledgeCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 2 1 4 3(C) 2 3 4 1(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans : (C)
16. According to Mary Parker Follett, the principles of effective coordination are—(a) Intellectual Ability(b) Continuity(c) Reciprocity(d) Mutual ConsultationCodes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (a), (b) and (c)(C) (b) and (c)(D) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (C)
17. Dwight Waldo in his book ‘The Administrative State’ has attacked—(a) Notion of Unchanging Principles of Administration(b) Human Emotions in Organization(c) Narrowness of Values of Economy and Efficiency(d) Inconsistencies in Methodology used in determining the principlesCodes :(A) (a), (b) and (d)(B) (b), (c) and (d)(C) (a), (c) and (d)(D) (a), (b) and (c)
Ans : (C)
18. Human Relations Theory believed that the people are—(A) Economic Men(B) Homogeneous(C) Heterogeneous(D) Atomistic
Ans : (C)
19. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Substantive Coordination(b) Internal Coordination(c) Horizontal Coordination(d) Procedural CoordinationList-II1. Between Units in the same level2. Between different units within the organisation3. Generalised description of the behaviour and relationship of the members of the organization4. Content of the organization’s activitiesCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 4 2 1 3(B) 1 4 2 3(C) 3 4 1 2(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans : (A)
20. The linking process for interaction under systems approach does not include—(A) Communication(B) Delegation(C) Balance(D) Decision Making
Ans : (B)
21. “Work division is the foundation of organization, indeed, the reason for organization.” Who said it ?(A) Frederick Taylor(B) Henri Fayol(C) Luther Gulick(D) Mary Parker Follett
Ans : (C)
22. The semantic barrier to communication is not—(A) Environment(B) Distracting Noise(C) Distance(D) Poor Listening Habits
Ans : (C)
23. The Bills which can be introduced but cannot be considered without the prior recommendation of the President is—(A) Money Bills under Article 110(B) Financial Bills not consisting solely of matters specified in Article 110(C) Ordinary Bills involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund(D) Bills affecting taxes in which States are interested
Ans : (C)
24. New Public Administration shares this feature with Development Administration—(A) Effective coordination(B) Change orientation(C) Temporal Dimension(D) Ecological Perspective
Ans : (B)
25. “As long as the study of Public Administration is not comparative, claims for a science of Public Administration is rather hollow.” Who said it ?(A) Fred Riggs(B) Max Weber(C) Robert Dahl(D) Ferrel Heady
Ans : (C)
26. In Britain the ‘Priestly formula’ relates to—(A) Recruitment(B) Promotion(C) Pay(D) Disciplinary Action
Ans : (B)
27. Whitley Council in UK is not a forum for—(A) Discussion and Negotiation(B) Ventilation of Grievances(C) Settlement of Disputes on Service Conditions(D) Settlement of Individual cases relating to Promotion & Disciplinary Action
Ans : (D)
28. “Neutral bureaucracy can be found only in a secular political culture.” Who said it ?(A) M. E. Dimock(B) Glenn Stahl(C) G. A. Almond(D) Max Weber
Ans : (C)
29. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I (Concept)(a) Monte Carlo(b) Gambler(c) Synetics(d) ContractList-II (Meaning)1. Generation of Alternative Solutions2. Narrow Form of Simulation3. Formal Basis of Authority4. To take Greater RiskCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 4 1 3(B) 2 1 3 4(C) 1 4 2 3(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans : (C)
30. The most effective means of citizens’ control over administration is—(A) Elections(B) Pressure Groups(C) Advisory Committees(D) Public Opinion
Ans : (A)
31. The U.S. President’s principal staff agency in fiscal, legislative and administrative management is—(A) Bureau of the Budget(B) The Office of Management and Budget(C) Department of the Treasury(D) White House Office
Ans : (B)
32. Which of the following is not a feature of U.S. personnel system ?(A) Competitive Service(B) Lateral Entry(C) Post-entry Training(D) Rule of Three
Ans : (B)
33. Grants from Centre to the States are regulated by the following Articles of the Constitution—(A) 268, 269, 270, 272(B) 270, 271, 274(C) 273, 275, 282(D) 275, 282, 287
Ans : (A)
34. The expectancy theory of motivation depends upon the employee’s perception of the relationship between—(A) Need, Performance and Achievement(B) Effort, Performance and Reward(C) Desire, Performance and Response(D) Preference, Performance and Action
Ans : (B)
35. Who referred the interaction between politicians and administrators as ‘administrative politics’ ?(A) Michael Murray(B) Michael Crozier(C) David Rosenblom(D) Peter Self
Ans : (D)
36. The techniques applied in performance appraisal in U.S.A. are—(a) Rating Scale(b) Critical Incidents(c) Forced choice(d) Forced DistributionCodes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (c) and (d)(C) (a), (b) and (c)(D) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (D)
37. The political rights granted to the Civil Servants in France are—(a) Right to become member of a political party(b) Right to participate in political activities(c) Right to criticise government’s policies(d) Right to contest elections to any representative officeCodes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (a), (b) and (d)(C) (c) and (d)(D) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (D)
38. The functions performed by the then Secretary to the Governor-General before Independence are now performed by—(A) Chief Secretary(B) Cabinet Secretariat(C) Prime Minister’s Office(D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans : (C)
39. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Economic Man(b) Decision Tree(c) Link Pin Concept(d) SimulationList-II1. Trial and Error Approach to Complex Problems2. Subordinate becomes a Member of the Superior’s Decision Unit3. Optimum Decision4. Graphic Method to see Alternative SolutionsCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 3 4 2 1(B) 2 1 3 4(C) 3 4 1 2(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (A)
40. In USA the authority to regulate the formation and dissolution of Federal Departments is vested in—(A) President(B) Congress(C) Constitution(D) President in consultation with the Secretary of State
Ans : (B)
41. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Zone of Acceptance(b) Zone of Indifference(c) Span of Attention(d) Scalar chainList-II1. Graicunas2. Henri Fayol3. Herbert Simon4. Chester BarnardCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 3 4 1(B) 3 4 1 2(C) 4 3 2 1(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans : (B)
42. Which of the following, according to Bruce Stone, is not a ‘Bottom-Up’ concept of accountability ?(A) Parliamentary control(B) Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Review(C) Constituency Relationship(D) Market
Ans : (B)
43. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Civil Service Commission(b) Recruitment by Promotion(c) Open Competition(d) Centralised RecruitmentList-II1. 19172. 19263. 19194. 1833Codes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 3 1 4(B) 2 1 4 3(C) 3 1 2 4(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans : (B)
44. The concept of Citizens’ Charter as a means to greater accountability and openness was first introduced in 1991 in—(A) USA(B) U.K.(C) France(D) India
Ans : (B)
45. Which of the following is not an informal training type ?(A) Training by Communication(B) Conference Method(C) Departmental Training(D) Syndicate Method
Ans : (D)
46. A grant for meeting an unexpected demand is called—(A) Supplementary Grant(B) Votes on Account(C) Votes on Credit(D) Exceptional Grant
Ans : (D)
47. “Budget is a document which is unstitched and reassembled by the Appropriation Committees of both the Houses.” This statement of Aaron Wildrasky applies to the budget of—(A) United States of America(B) United Kingdom(C) France(D) India
Ans : (A)
48. The best check on bureaucratic power, according to Weber, lies with—(A) Powerful Private Groups(B) Strong Bureaucratic leadership(C) Strong Parliament(D) Superior Technical Knowledge of the Chief Executive
Ans : (D)
49. ‘If a society is not at all differentiated, if there are no specialists, if everyone can do everything.’ Riggs calls it a—(A) Society(B) Prismatic Society(C) Diffracted Society(D) Transitional Society
Ans : (B)
50. Which one is not correctly matched ?(A) Compromiser—poor decision maker(B) Executive—good motivator(C) Bureaucrat—control of situation by rules(D) Developer—interest in harmony, avoids conflicts
Ans : (B)
51. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I (Books)(a) The New Science of Management decision(b) Organization and Innovation(c) The Achieving Society(d) Eupsychian ManagementList-II (Author)1. David McClelland2. Abraham Maslow3. Chris Argyris4. Herbert SimonCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 3 1 4 2(C) 4 3 1 2(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans : (C)
52. ‘The bureaucracy is a circle, which no one can escape, its hierarchy is a hierarchy of knowledge.’ Who said it ?(A) Max Weber(B) Karl Marx(C) Blau and Scott(D) T. Parsons
Ans : (B)
53. Which of the following is an area of Planning Commission ?(A) Review of the Union and State Finances(B) Maintaining Macro-economic Stability(C) Public and Foreign Loans(D) Suggesting Ways and Means to Restructure Public Finance
Ans : (A)
54. The advantages of a departmental undertaking are—(a) Optimum Utilisation of Financial Resources(b) Operational Flexibility(c) High Degree of Accountability(d) Autonomy in workingCodes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (a) and (c)(C) (a), (b) and (d)(D) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (B)
55. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Endo-prismatic(b) Exo-prismatic(c) Ortho prismatic(d) DiffractedList-II1. Semi differentiated and malintegrated2. Congruence of aspiration and reality3. Impetus from outside4. Internally generated movement towards diffractionCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 3 2 4 1(B) 4 3 1 2(C) 2 4 3 1(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (B)
56. The authority which can make rules for the transaction of the business of the Government of India is—(A) President(B) Prime Minister(C) Parliament(D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans : (A)
57. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I (Concept)(a) Knowledge Worker(b) Domination by Organization personality(c) Action-centred Leadership Theory(d) Organization as BureaucracyList-II (Thinkers)1. John Adair2. Max Weber3. Chester Barnard4. Peter DruckerCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 1 3 2 4(C) 4 3 1 2(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (C)
58. ‘No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except under appropriation made by law.’ This has been provided in—(A) Article 110(B) Article 112(C) Article 113(D) Article 114
Ans : (D)
59. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) All India Services(b) Classification of Civil Services(c) Regulation of Recruitment and Conditions of Service(d) General Policies Regarding all Central ServicesList-II1. Parliamentary Act2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions3. Article 3124. Civil Service Rules 1930Codes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 3 4 1 2(C) 3 2 4 1(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (B)
60. “Increasing efficiency must begin with those higher ups. This is the essence of scientific management.” Who said it ?(A) Woodrow Wilson(B) Louis Brandis(C) Frederick Taylor(D) Harrington Emerson
Ans : (D)
61. The conditions necessary to ensure that neutrality does not lead to a state of inertia and status-quo maintenance are—(a) cultural or class congruence between Ruling group and Administrative elite(b) absence of fundamental disagreement over social core values(c) active participation in political process(d) a shared belief system’s presenceCodes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (a), (c) and (d)(C) (a), (b) and (c)(D) (a), (b) and (d)
Ans : (D)
62. Rigg’s concept of development considers penetration as a factor of integration. Consider the following—(a) The ability of the government to make and carry out decisions.(b) People’s receptivity to law(c) People’s will to participate(d) People’s ability to participateWhich of the above is correct regarding penetration ?Codes :(A) (a)(B) (b) and (d)(C) (c)(D) (c) and (d)
Ans : (A)
63. Who recommended that the National Development Council should be given a constitutional status under Article 263 and renamed as National Economic and Development Council ?(A) Administrative Reforms Commission(B) Sarkaria Commission(C) P. J. Rajamannar Committee(D) Chief Secretary’s Conference
Ans : (B)
64. What falls within the purview of consultation of Union Public Service Commission ?(a) Direct Appointment(b) Promotion and Transfer(c) Pay and Service Conditions(d) Classification and TrainingCodes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (b) and (c)(C) (a), (b) and (c)(D) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (A)
65. In a State the Chief Secretary acts as—(a) Principal Adviser to the Governor(b) Coordinating link in inter-State Disputes(c) Secretary to the Chief Minister(d) Chairman of all Planning and Development Coordination CommitteesCodes :(A) (a) and (c)(B) (c) and (d)(C) (a), (b) and (c)(D) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (B)
66. Which of the following provided for the appointment of the same person as Governor of two or more States ?(A) Article 153(B) Article 155(C) 7th Constitutional Amendment(D) 11th Constitutional Amendment
Ans : (C)
67. Audit of State Government Accounts is a—(A) State Subject(B) Union Subject(C) Subject on Concurrent List(D) Subject of Fiscal Policy
Ans : (B)
68. The body that examines the expenditure of the Departments and questions the propriety of these expenditures is—(A) Public Accounts Committee(B) Estimate Committee(C) Comptroller and Auditor General(D) Committee on Assurances
Ans : (C)
69. Reappropriation is permissible only—(A) Between voted and charged items of expenditure(B) Between different grants voted by the Lok Sabha(C) Within the same grant only(D) To meet any expenditure not already sanctioned by the Lok Sabha
Ans : (C)
70. It is a comprehensive account of the receipts and expenditure of the Government under various heads and sub-heads of the Budget—(A) The Appropriation Account(B) The Finance Account(C) Economic Classification of the Budget(D) Functional Classification of the Budget
Ans : (B)
71. Which of the following statements are true about Lokayukta in Rajasthan ?(a) He is appointed by the Governor and is responsible to the legislature.(b) His jurisdiction spans over Ministers, Members of State Legislature and higher Civil Servants.(c) He considers the cases of corruption and mal administration.(d) His job is confined to investigate allegations and not grievances.Codes :(A) (a) and (d)(B) (a), (b) and (c)(C) (a), (b), (c) and (d)(D) (a) and (c)
Ans : (D)
72. Among the critical dimensions of the leadership situation the most important dimension, according to Fiedler, is—(A) Position Power(B) Task Structure(C) Leader-Member Relations(D) Least Preferred Co-worker
Ans : (D)
73. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Citizen’s Charter(b) Right to Information(c) Judicial Control(d) Legislative ControlList-II1. Total Quality Approach2. Accountability for Decision3. Transparency4. Guarantee against ArbitrarinessCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 3 4 1 2(B) 1 2 3 4(C) 3 1 2 4(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (D)
74. Which one of the following is not a function of the Directorate ?(A) Formulation of the Budget of the Department(B) Inspection of the execution of work by Field Officers(C) Rendering technical advice to the Minister/Secretary(D) Coordination of interdepartmental functions
Ans : (A)
75. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?(A) Injunction—Strong arm of equity(B) Quo Warranto—Prevents illegal assumption of Public Office(C) Prohibition—Issued against administrative authorities(D) Habeas Corpus—The bulwark of individual liberty.
Ans : (C)
76. The recommendation to the Union Government for the grant of financial assistance to the States is made by—(a) The President(b) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India(c) The Finance Commission(d) The Planning CommissionCodes :(A) (a) and (c)(B) (b) and (c)(C) (c) and (d)(D) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (C)
77. “It transforms the representative democracy into participatory democracy.” This statement has a reference to—(A) Parliamentary System of the Government(B) Article 40 of the Constitution(C) 73rd Constitutional Amendment(D) 74th Constitutional Amendment
Ans : (C)
78. Which of the following is not a corporation form ?(A) Unit Trust of India(B) Indian Oil Corporation(C) Food Corporation of India(D) State Bank of India
Ans : (B)
79. Which of the following statements are correct about the National Development Council ?(a) It symbolises a federal approach to planning.(b) It was set up by a proposal of the Cabinet Secretariat in August 1952.(c) It was reconstituted in 1968 on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission.(d) The initiative to convene its meeting lies with the Planning Commission.Codes :(A) (a) and (b)(B) (a), (b) and (c)(C) (a), (b) and (d)(D) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (C)
80. For which form of Public Enterprise it is said that “It is a child of the State which grows into maturity as soon as it is born” ?(A) Departmental Form(B) Company Form(C) Corporation Form(D) Commission Form
Ans : (C)
81. Voluntary provisions of 73rd Constitutional Amendment include—(A) Three Tier Panchayati Raj Institutions(B) Reservation for Backward Classes(C) Reservation for Women up to 1/3 seats(D) Five Year term for PRIs
Ans : (B)
82. Which of the following is the Central Personnel Agency in India ?(A) Union Public Service Commission(B) Ministry of Home Affairs(C) Department of Personnel and Training(D) Staff Selection Board
Ans : (C)
83. An urban body in the modern sense was first established in the year—(A) 1660(B) 1687(C) 1951(D) 1992
Ans : (B)
84. It is not created by an act of State or Union Legislature—(A) Municipal Corporation(B) Notified Area Committee(C) Town Area Committee(D) Cantonment Board
Ans : (B)
85. The Central Council of Local Government—(a) is an advisory body.(b) is constituted under Article 263(c) Consists of Union Minister for Urban Development and State Ministers for Local Self Government(d) Controls the Central financial assistance to local bodiesCodes :(A) (a) and (c)(B) (b) and (d)(C) (a), (b) and (c)(D) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans : (C)
86. The Powers, Authority and Responsibilities of Panchayats in India are mentioned in the Article—(A) 243 B(B) 243 D(C) 243 G(D) 243 W
Ans : (C)
87. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :List-I(a) Miniature District(b) King-pin of Revenue Administration(c) Unit for Revenue and Criminal Administration(d) First Line Supervisor in the chain of Revenue AdministrationList-II1. Sub Division2. Kanungo3. Tehsil4. PatwariCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 1 4 3 2(C) 3 2 4 1(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans : (D)
88. Gram Sabha has been called “Embodiment of Direct Democracy” by—(A) Balwantray Mehta Committee(B) Ashok Mehta Committee(C) G. V. K. Rao Committee(D) L. M. Singhvi Committee
Ans : (D)
89. The transitional area, smaller urban area, larger urban area are differentiated on the basis of—(a) population and its density(b) level of per capita income(c) revenue generated for local administration(d) percentage of employment in non-agricultural activitiesCodes :(A) (a) and (c)(B) (a), (b) and (c)(C) (c) and (d)(D) (a), (c) and (d)
Ans : (D)
90. With the advent of development administration, the Collector has emerged as—(A) Symbol of State Power(B) Head of General Administration(C) Coordinator of Development Programmes(D) Executive Head of Development
Ans: (C)
Directions—(Q. 91–100) The following consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below—(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
91. Assertion (A) : The study of Public Administration lacks cross cultural concepts and principles for being able to be recognised as science.
Reason (R) : Administrative culture cannot transcend the national frontiers and national experiences.
Ans : (C)
92. Assertion (A) : The Contingency approach and the Transactional approach, both are mutually complementary and quite interrelated.
Reason (R) : Unlike the Contingency models, which concentrate only on the problems confronting the leader in dealing with a small group, Transactional approaches also analyse the leader’s subordinates and the problems confronting them.
Ans : (B)
93. Assertion (A) : Like any social science, Public Administration has its own corpus of methodologies.Reason (R) : Public Administrationists are aware that the central methodologies of the ‘mother discipline’ usually are irrelevant of practising Public Administration.
Ans : (A)
94. Assertion (A) : The Human Relations Theory focuses on management as a web of interpersonal relations.Reason (R) : Richard Franke and James Kaul concluded that the human relations were not the reason behind worker’s efficiency.
Ans : (C)
95. Assertion (A) : The Government has no power to regulate, through an appropriate legislation, the recruitment to civil services.Reason (R) : The Constitution provides for the establishment of an impartial and independent Union Public Service Commission for recruiting civil servants in India.
Ans : (D)
96. Assertion (A) : In the open model, what is good for the individual is also good for the society.Reason (R) : Open model of organization, like the closed model, is an ideal type.
Ans : (B)
97. Assertion (A) : Individuals and organizations over invest in information.Reason (R) : Information intensive decisions have a greater organizational acceptance and smoother implementation.
Ans : (A)
98. Assertion (A) : The first principle of democratic governance is that the rulers should be accountable to the people.Reason (R) : Transparency and accountability in governance depend on citizens easy access to reliable information and data.
Ans : (B)
99. Assertion (A) : The ‘disadvantaged’ states perceive that they have been punished for the better performance, whereas the ‘laggard’ states continue to be rewarded.Reason (R) : The Finance Commission has the constitutional responsibility to provide succour to the underdeveloped States.
Ans : (B)
100. Assertion (A) : The bureaucracy and the political leadership can achieve the goals by working closely and harmoniously.Reason (R) : If political leadership represents the input functions of a political system, the output function is performed by the administration.
Ans :(A)

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Sociology

Sociology (Code No. 28)
Sociological Perspective
Sociology as a Science
Relation of Sociology with other Social Sciences :
Economic, Political Science and Social Anthropology.
Basic Concepts :
Society : Meaning, nature and characteristics.
Community : Meaning and characteristics, Relationship with society.
Association : Meaning and characteristics.
Social Institution : Meaning, characteristics and forms; functions, difference between
Social institution and Association.
Social Group : Meaning and characteristics, Types - Primary and Secondary
Reference Group.
Social Interaction : Contact, communication and interest fulfilment.
Culture : Meaning, characteristics, components and cultural processes.
Social Structure : Meaning, characteristics and theories.
Social Stratification : Meaning, bases, forms and theories.
Status and Role : Meaning, types and mutual relationship.
Norms and Values : Meaning, types and mutual relationship.
Social Processes : Meaning, nature and forms-cooperation, competition and conflict.
Socialization : Concept, types, agencies and theories.
Social Deviance : Meaning, Forms and theories.
Social Change : Meaning, factors and theories. Change, progress and development,
Directed social change.
Magic, Religion and Science
Indian Society : Socio-cultural factors; Unity and diversity.
Caste in India : Features, origin and changing patterns.
Purusharatha and Varnasharma Vyavastha : Objectives, features and forms.
Marriage and Family in India : Features, forms, changes, problem and related
legislation.
Kinship in India : Features, types and usages.
Residence and Descent : Rules, forms and primogeniture.
Status of Women in India : Changes, problems and related laws.
Population Problem in India : Causes, forms extent and remedies.
Current Social Problems in India : Casteism, communalism, regionalism, poverty,
bondage of labour, child misuse, environmental pollutions, crime and juvenile
delinquency and youth unrest.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India : Problems, safeguard,
Constitutional provisions and related legislation.
Induced Social Change in India : Aims, Plans, Projects & Schemes. Rural and
Tribal Development strategies and Agencies.
Urbanization and Industrialization in India : Positive and negative implications
for social life in India.
Panchayati Raj in India
Economic and Political Systems of simple and complex societies.

Public Administration

Public Administration (Code No. 27)
I. Introduction : Meaning, scope and significance of public administration; Private
and Public Administration; Evolution of Public Administration as a discipline.
II Theories and Principles of Administration : Scientific Management; Bureaucratic
Model; Classical Theory; Humman Relations Theory; Behavioural Approach;
Systems Approach. The Principles of Hierarchy; Unity of Command; Span of
Control; Authority and Responsibility; Coordination; Delegation; Supervision.
III Administrative Behaviour; Decision Making; Leadership theories;
Communication; and Motivation.
IV Personnel Administration; Role of Civil Service in developing society, Position,
Classification, Recruitment; Training; Promotion; Pay and Service Condition;
Neutrality and Anonymity.
V Financial Administration : Concept of Budget : Formulation and execution of
budget; Account and Audit.
VI Control over Administration : Legislative, Executive and Judical Control, Citizen
and Administration.
VII Comparative Administration : Salient features of administrative system in U.S.A.,
Great Britain and France.
VIII Central Administration in India. British legacy; Constitutional context of Indian
Administration; The President, the Prime Minister as Real Executive; Central
Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat; Planning Commission; Finance Commission;
Comptroller and Auditor General of India; Major patterns of Public Enterprises.
IX Civil Service in India : Recruitment of All India and Central Services, Union
Public Service Commission, Training of IAS and IPS; Generalists and Specialists;
Relations with the Political Executive.
X State, District and Local Administration : Governor, Chief Minister; Secretariat;
Chief Secretary; Directorates; Role of District Collector in revenue, law and order
and development administration; Panchayati Raj and Urban local governament-
Main features, Structure and problem areas.

Political Science

Political Science (Code No. 25)
1. (a) Political Science : Meaning; Traditional and contemporary perspectives.
(b) The State-Sovereignty; Theories of Sovereignty, Monistic and Pluralistic view.
(c) Theories of the Origin of the States (Social Contract, Historical/Evolutionary and
Marxist)
(d) Theories of the functions of the State (Liberal, Welfare and Socialist)
2. (a) Concepts-Rights, Property, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Law, Political Elite.
(b) Democracy-Electoral process; Theories of Representation; Public opinion,
Freedom of Speech, the Role of the Press, Political Parties and Pressure Groups.
(c) Political Ideologies - Liberalism; Socialism (Democratic and Fabian); Marxian,
Socialism and Gandhism.
(d) Theory of Democracy, Political Development & Decay.
3. Organisation of Government : Constitutional Government, Parliamentary and
Presidential Government, Federal and Unitary Government; State and Local
Governament; Bureaucracy.
4. (a) Landmarks in the evolution of the National Liberation Movement and
Constitutional Development in India since 1858.
(b) The Indian Constitution : Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State
Policy; Legislature; Executive, Judiciary and Judical Review; the Rule of Law.
(c) Federalism, Centre-State Relations and Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan.
5. Major Issues and Trends in International Politics; United Nations Organization
and Foreign Policy of India.

Physics

Physics (Code No. 24)
1. Mechanics : Units and dimensions, S.I. units, Motion in one and two dimensions.
Newton's laws of motion with applications. Variable mass-systems, Fricitional forces,
Work, Power and Energy. Conservative and non conservative systems. Collisions,
Conservation of energy. Linear and angular momenta. Rotational kinematics,
Rotational dynamics. Equilibrium or rigid bodies. Gravitation, Planetary motion,
Artificial Satellites. Surface tension and Viscosity. Fluid dynamics, streamline and
turbulent motion. Bernoulli's equation with applications. Stoke's law and its
application, Special theory of relativity, Lorentz Transformation, Mass Energy
equivalence.
2. Wave & Oscillations : Simple harmonic motion, Travelling & Stationary waves,
Super position of waves, Beats, Forced oscillations, Damped oscillations, Resonance,
Sound waves, Vibrations of air columns, strings and rods. Ultrasonic waves and their
application. Doppler effect.
3. Optics: Matrix method in preaxial optics. Thin lens formulae, Nodal planes, Systems
of two thin lenses, Chromatic and Spherical aberration, Optical instruments,
Eyepieces, Nature and propagation of Light, Interference, Division of wavefront,
Division of amplitude, Simple interferometers. Diffraction - Fraunhofer and Fresnel,
Gratings. Resolving power of optical instruments. Rayleigh criterion, Polarization,
Production and Detection of Polarized light. Rayleigh Scattering. Raman Scattering,
Lasers and their applications.
4. Thermal Physics : Thermometry, laws of thermodynamics, Heat engines, Entropy,
Thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell's relations. Vander waal's equation of State,
Critical constants. Joule-Thomoson effect, Phase transition, Transport phenomenon,
heat conduction and specific heat in solids, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Ideal Gas
equation, Maxwell's velocity distribution, Equipartition of Energy, Mean free path,
Brownian Motion, Black-body radiation Planck's Law.
5. Electricity and Magnetism : Electric charge, Fields and Potentials, Coulomb's Law,
Gauss Law, Capacitance, Dielectrics. Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's Laws, Magnetic field,
Ampere's Law, Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction, Lanz's Law, Alternating
currents, LCR Circuits, Series & Parallel resonance, Q-factor, Thermoelectric effects
and their applications, Electromagnetic Waves, Motion of charged particles in electric
and magnetic fields. Particle accelerators, Ven de Graaff generator, Cyclotron,
Betatron, Mass spectrometer, Hall effect. Dia, Para and ferro magnetism.
6. Modern Physics : Bohr's Theory of Hydrogen atom, Optical and X-ray spectra,
Photoelectric effect. Compton effect, Wave nature of matter and Wave-Particle
duality, Natural and artificial radio-acitivty, alpha, beta and gamma radiation, chain
decay, Nuclear fission and fusion. Elementary particles and their classification.
7. Electronics : Vacuum tubes-diode and triode, p-and n-type materials, p-n diodes and
transistors, Circuits for rectification, amplification and oscillations. Logic gates.

Mining Engineering

Mining Engineering (Code No. 22)
1. Mineral industry: National Mineral policy, Mineral resources of Rajasthan and India
vis-a-vis world. Status of mining of important minerals in India. Introduction of
important minerals, their occurrences and uses.
2. Mining Methods Surface and Underground: Open cast method of mining layout,
development and design; loading and transport, mechanized quarrying, continuous
mining systems. Underground methods of working coal by longwall, Bord and Pillar,
mining of thick seams, trends of new developments in coal mining Underground
mining methods for metalliferrous deposits-development and stoping, handling of
broken ore waste material, stope mechanization and mine filling.
3. Mine transport and Machinery: Material handling in mines-haulage, conveyors,
rope-ways Face machinery Mine hoists, Mine pumps.
4. Rock Mechanics, Ground Control and Mine Development: Physico-mechanical
properties of rocks, Rock mass classification, stress measurement techniques.
Theories of rock failure, stress distribution around mine working. Mine subsidence,
ground control, instrumentation and monitoring. Design of support and support
system in mine roadways and workings. Pit slope stability. Drilling methods and
machines. Explosives, blasting devices and practices. Shaft sinking - ordinary and
special methods.
5. Mine ventilation and Environment: Underground mine atmosphere. Detection of
mine gases. Mechanics of air flow, distribution and control. Natural and mechanical
ventilation. Fan types, selection and operation . Heat and humidity - sources,
estimation and air-conditioning. Ventilation planning. Mine fires and explosions.
Inundation. Illumination, noise and mine dust measurements, standards and control.
Mine Rescue and Recovery. Environment impacts of surface mining and their
mitigation.
6. Mine Legislation, safety and management: Statutory laws concerned with
concession, conservation and development of minerals; and safety, health and welfare
of workmen in mines. Mine safety - accidents in mines and their prevention.
Occupational diseases. Principles of scientific management, organization and staffing.
Work study and operation research in mining.
7. Mine Surveying, Mineral Economics and Mine Planning- Mine surveying
instruments, development in instrumentation and techniques. Correlation,
underground surveying. Estimation and measurements of mineral resources and
reserves. Sampling method and practices. Mining companies and mine accounts.
Cash flow concepts and mine valuation. Mining finance, royalty and taxation.
Principles of mine planning, optimization of output, life, size and other mine
parameters. Preparation of feasibility reports and DPR/production planning and
productivity in mining.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering (Code No. 21)
Statics : Simple application of equilibrium equations.
Dynamics : Simple application of equations of motion work; energy; power.
Theory of Machines : Simple examples of links and mechanism. Classification of
gears, standard gear tooth profiles, Classification of bearings, Functions of fly wheel.
Types of governors, Static and dynamic balancing, Simple examples of vibration of bars,
Whirling of shafts.
Mechanics of solids : Stress, strain, Hooke's Law, elastic modulii, Bending moment
and shearing force diagrams for beams, Simple bending and torsion of beams, spring, thin
and thick walled cylinders, Mechanical properties and material testing.
Manufacturing Science : Mechanics of metal cutting, tool life, economics of
machining, cutting tool materials, Basic machining processes, types of machine tools,
transfer lines, metal forming processes, shearing, drawing, spinning, rolling, forming,
extrusion, Different types of casting and welding methods.
Production Management : Method and time study, motion economy and work space
design, operation and flow process charts. Product design and cost selection of
manufacturing process. Break evens analysis, Site selection, plant layout, materials
handling, selection of equipment for job, shop and mass production, scheduling,
despatching, routing inventory.
Thermodynamics : Heat, work and temperature, First and second laws of
thermodynamics, Carnot, Rankine, Otto and diesel Cycles.
Fluid Mechanics : Hydrostatics, Continuity equation. Bernoullis theorem, Flow
through pipes, Discharge measurement. Laminar and Turbulent flow. Concept of
boundary layer.
Heat Transfer : Heat transfer by conduction, Convection and Radiation, One
dimensional steady state conduction through walls and cylinders. Fins Concept of thermal
boundary layer. Heat transfer coefficient, over-all heat-transfer coefficient. Heat
exchangers.
Energy Conversion : Compression and spark ignition engines, Compressors, fans
and blowers, Hydraulic pumps and turbines, thermal turbo machines.
Boiler, Flow of steam through nozzles, layout of power plants.
Environmental Control : Refrigeration cycles, refrigeration equipment, its operation
and maintenance, important refrigerants, Psychometric comfort, cooling and
dehumidification.

Indian History

Indian History (Code No. 18)
1. Foundations of Indian Culture and Civilization; Indus Civilization. Vedic Culture,
Sangam Age.
2. Religious Movements : Buddhism, Jainism, Pauranika Hindusm.
3. The Mauryan Empire.
4. Trade and commerce in the pre-Gupta and Gupta periods.
5. Agrarian structure in the post-Gupta period.
6. Changes in the social structure of ancient India.
7. Political and social conditions of India between 800-1200 A.D.
8. The Delhi Sultanate ; administration and agratrian system.
9. The provincial dynasties; Vijayanagar Empire, society and administration.
10. The Indo-Islamic culture; religious movements of the 15th and 16th centuries.
11. The Mughal Empire (1526-1707); Mughal polity; agrarian system, art, architecture
and culture under the Mughals.
12. Beginning of trade with Europe.
13. The Maratha kingdom and confederacy.
14. The decline of the Mughal Empire; the autonomous states with special reference to
Bengal, Mysore and Punjab.
15. The East India Company and the Nawabs of Bengal.
16. British economic impact in India.
17. The Revolt of 1857 and other popular movements against the British rule in the 19th
century.
18. Social and cultural awakening; the lower castes, trade union and peasant movements.
19.The Freedom struggle.

Home Science

Home Science (Code No. 17)
1. Food and Nutrition
1. Meaning and importance.
2. Composition and processing of cereals, pulses, nuts and oil seeds, egg, meat, fish,
fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products.
3. Properties, functions, requirements, sources and effects of deficiency & excess of
protein, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals and water. Energy requirements.
4. Food groups and balanced diet.
5. Normal nutrition during adulthood, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood,
adolescence and elderly.
6. Therapeutic diets-etiology, dietary principles and modifications in fevers, weight
management, constipation, diarrhea, peptic ulcer, hepatitis, cirrhosis, atherosclerosis,
hypertension, renal disorders, diabetes.
7. Malnutrition and national nutritional programmes.
II Human developments
1. Meaning and principles of growth and development. Developmental aspects-physical,
motor, languages, social, moral, personality, emotional and cognitive development
from infancy to adolescence. Play and creativity.
2. Marriage-goals, adjustment, success and conflicts.
3. Family-meaning, types, functions, role of family members, family life cycle, parent
child relationship.
4. Pre-school education- importance, methods and philosophies for pre-school education
in India.
5. Problems of childhood, adolescence, old age and disabled. Juvenile delinquencies.
III Clothing and textiles
1. Classification and properties of fibers and yarn. Fabric construction. Fabric finishes,
dyeing and printing of textiles, chemicals used in textiles processing and their effect.
2. Laundry reagents and their functions.
3. Elements of art and principles of design and their application in clothing.
Psychological and sociological influence of clothes. Selection, care and purchase of
fabrics and readymade garments for apparel household use.
4. Clothing budget and consumer problems. Labelling and standardization.
5. Principles of drafting and common fitting problems. Traditional textiles and
embroideries of different states of India.
IV Family resource management
1. Human needs and wants, consumer behaviour, types of markets, budgeting, saving
and investment. Concept and process of management.
2. Management of resources. Decision making and work simplification. Household
equipment-principles, use, care and maintenance.
3. Housing - needs and problems, space distribution, building components and
materials, housing finance.
4. Elements and principles of design and their application in interior decoration.
5. Selection, use and care of furniture and accessories. Table layout.
6. Consumer education - rights and responsibilities, entrepreneurship.
V Extension education
1. Concept, philosophy, objectives and scope of extension education. Extension teaching
methods, teaching aids, modes of communication. Extension education and the
learning process.
2. Rural and urban community - Characteristics and types, social stratification, social
changes and mobility.
3. Extension programmes, role of formal and informal institutions and agencies in
community development.
4. Contribution of Home Science in community development.

Geology

Geology (Code No. 16)
I. Physical Geology and Geomorphology :
Solar system, the earth, its origin, age and internal constitution. Weathering and
erosion. Geological work of river, glacier, wind, ocean and ground water. Types,
products and distribution of volcanoes. Causes, effects and distribution of earthquakes.
Morphology of continents and oceans. Elementary idea of isostasy, continental drift,
sea floor spreading and plate tectonics. Iceages, past climates and coral reefs.
Land forms, their types and relation to lithology and deformation Geomorphological
sub division of India.
II. Structural Geology and Geotectonics and Structure and Tectonics of India:
Dip, strike, pitch and plunge; Clinometer Compass. Determination of top of beds.
Description and classification of folds, faults, unconformities and joints. Cleavage,
schistosity, foliation and lineation. Igneous intrusives and extrusive bodies. Overlap,
offlap, outliers and inliers. Major tectonic sub divisions of India and their characteristics.
Origin of Himalayas, Indoganetic plains and deserts in India.
III. Palaeontology, Principles of Stratigraphy and Geology of India :
Mode of preservation and utility of fossils. Elementary idea of organic evolution.
Morphology and geological distribution of Graptoloidea, Echinoidea, Gastropoda,
Lamellibranchia, Trilobita, Brachiopoda, Cephalopoda and Foraminifera.
A brief study of Gondwana plant fossils and Siwalik fauna; elementary; idea of
evolution of man, elephant and horse, Standard stratigraphic time scale, principles of
stratigraphic correlation and knowledge of stratigraphic classification.
Study of Precambrian, Palaeozoic Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks of India.
IV. Crystallography and Mineralogy :
Law of crystallography, elements of crystal symmetry, crystallographic notations and
twining. Study of forms and symmetry elements of normal classes of various crystal
systems. Contact goniometer. Crystal bonding and internal structure of crystals.
Physical, chemical and optical characteristics of important silicate mineral groups.
viz., Quartz, Felspar, Felspathoid, Olivine, Pyroxene, Amphibole, Mica, Chloride and
Garnet. Structure of silicate minerals. Physical properties and chemical composition of
important ore minerals. Petrological microscope, micol prism, birefringence,
pleochroism, extinction, uniaxial and biaxial characteristic of minerals. Optical signs.
V. Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Petrology :
Composition of magmas. Forms, structure, textures and classification of igneous
rocks. Phase rule, crystallisation of unicomponent and bicomponent silicate melts.
Crystallisation of common basaltic magma. Bowen's reaction series, magmatic
differentiation and assimilation. Petrography and petrogenesis of common igneous rocks.
Sedimentary processes, lithification and diagenesis. Heavy minerals. Structures,
textures, classification and depositional environment of sedimentary rocks. Physical
parameters of sedimentary grains. Petrography and petrogenesis of important sedimentary
rocks.
Agents, kind, depth zones, facies and grades of metamorphism. Structures, textures
and classification of metamorphic rocks. Petrography and petrogenesis of important
metamorphic rocks.
VI. Economic Geology and Applied Geology :
Processes of formation of mineral deposits. Mode of occurrence, distribution, uses
and origin on important metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits of India. Coal,
petroleum and radioactive minerals deposits of India.
Elementary idea of various geophysical methods of prospecting. Elements of Ground
Water Geology and Engineering Geology. Surveying instruments and their use.
Elementary knowledge of mineral dressing. Application of photogeological techniques.
VII. Geology and Mineral Wealth of Rajasthan :
Lithostatigraphic divisions, tectonic and structural features of the geology of
Rajasthan. A study of the geology of Rajasthan from Precambrians to Recent. Mineral
wealth of Rajasthan and the mineral based industries. Knowledge of major mining
regions, dams, reservoirs, engineering projects, hydroelectric projects, thermal power
plants, fuel resources and ground water potential of the State of Rajasthan

Geography

Geography (Code No. 15)
Section 'A' : Fundamentals of Geography :
(i) Physical Geography
(ii) Human Geography
(iii) Economic Geography
(iv) Cartography & Surveying
Section 'B' ; Geography of the World :
(i) Land forms; Climates ; Soils; Vegetation and Natural Regions.
(ii) Population ; Growth and distribution; Races of mankind; Transhumance and
International migrations.
(iii) Hunting ; Food gathering, Fishing; Lumbering; Livestock-raising; Agriculture;
Minerals and Energy resources ; Industries.
(iv) Regional Study of S.E. Asia, S.W. Asia, Japan, China; U.S.A. & Russia.
Section 'C' : Geography of India :
(i) Physiography; Climate ; Soils and Vegetation.
(ii) Fisheries; Forestry; Livestock-raising ; Irrigation and Agriculture.
(iii) Minerals; Energy Resources and Industries.
(iv) Population; Human Settlements; Trade and Transportation.
Section 'D': Geography of Rajasthan :
(i) Physiography; Climate ; Soils, and Vegetation.
(ii) Fisheries; Forestry; Livestock-raising; Irrigation and Agriculture.
(iii) Minerals; Energy Resources and Industries
(iv) Population; Human Settlements and Transportation.

Electronics and Tele-Communication Engineering

Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering (Code No. 14)
Networks : Networks graph; matrices; Laplace transform, convolution; Fourier series;
nodal and mesh analysis; time and frequency domain responses; two-port network
parameters; network functions.
Control Systems: Transfer functions; block diagram reduction techniques; signal flow
graphs; basic control components; transient and steady-stage response analysis; stability
of linear systems; Routh Hurwitz criterion; Root-loci; frequency response; Nyquist
criterion; Bode plot; Nichol's chart; PID control.
Semiconductor Devices: Electronic transport phenomena; p-n junctions; characteristics
and equivalent circuits of semiconductor diodes, BJTs, JEETs and MOSFETs.
Analog Circuits: Biasing of transistors and FETs; amplifiers; single-and multi-stage;
feedback; differential; operational; power; oscillators; LC, crystal, relaxation; function
generators and wave-shaping circuits; power supplies.
Digital Circuits: Boolean algebra;; minimisation of Boolean functions; logic gates;
digital IC families; combinational circuits-arithmetic circuits, code converters,
multiplexers and decoders; sequential circuits; latches and flip-flops, conters and shifteregisters;
comparators; timeos; ADCs and DACs; semiconductor memories;
microprocessor- architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing computersarchitecture,
programming.
Communication Systems: Fourier transform: spectral analysis and signal transmission
through linear time invariants stems; random noise; correlation and power spectrum;
linear and angle modulation systems; superheterodyne receivers; sampling theorems;
pulse code modulation; digital modulation systems; FDM and TDM.
Electromagnetics: Vectors; line & surface integrals: Maxwell's equations; wave
equation; pointing vector; plane waves; propagation through various media, reflection,
refraction; elements of radio wave propagation; transmission lines and rectangular
waveguides; VSWR impedance matching; dipole antenna; loop antenna, antenna arrays,
Yagi-Uda antenna, slot, horn and parabolic reflector antennas.

Computer Science

Computer Science (Code No. 10)
1. Fundamentals-of-Computer-Processing System: Electronic digital computer and its
parts (CPU Memory, I-O devices), machine instructions: opcode, operand, instruction
counter, instruction cycle, memory addressing, registers in CPU, Number systems
(digital, binary, octal, hexadecimal), codes: character codes (ASCIL, EBCDIC), BCD
code, Excess3 code, Software (system and application software). Electronic data
Processing Concepts: Data Information, File, Database, Need, Quality, Value.
Categories of information, organization of information in business. Benefits of EDP,
Application of EDP in education, management, public delivery, bank, financial
accounting, inventory control etc, Classification of computers: Classification based
on size, design and purpose, History of computer: features of different generations.
2. Programming languages: machine language, assembly language, high-level language,
3 GL, 4GL languages, Graphic user interfaces, Algorithm, Flowchart, developing
programs in PASCAL language.
3. Digital Circuits: Logic families, gates, flip flops, Design of combinational and
sequential circuits, Boolean algebra and minimizations techniques.
4. Personal computer software: Word processing packages, Spreadsheet packages,
database management system packages, Desk top publishing, Computer animation
packages, Introduction to MS Office.
5. Operating System concepts: Need of operating system, categories of operating
system, functions of operating system, familiarity with common operating systems:
DOS, Windows 2000, UNIX.
6. Computer and communication: Need of data transmission over long distance,
Communication channels: twisted pair, coaxial cable, microwave radio waves, optical
fibre, satellite, analog and digital transmission, serial and parallel transmission,
modems, networking concepts: LAN, WAN.
7. Internet topology: Concept of internet, how does internet work, internet protocols, net
surfing and searching, browsers, search engine, world wide web, HTML and Java
concepts.
8. E-Commerce: What is E-commerce, advantages and growth of E-commerce,
electronic payment system digital currencies, cyber cash E-cash, credit cards, smart
cards, supply chain management, security considerations.
9. Recent advances in concept and products in Information Technology: Parallel
processing, Artificial Intelligence and expert systems (concept only), Computer
Aided Design and Manufacturing, Wireless communication, Convergence
technology, E-Governance.

Commerce

Commerce (Code No. 07)
Part - I : Accounting
Preparation of the Financial statements including statement of sources and uses of
funds. Ratio analysis and interpretation : Ratios relating to short term liquidity, long
terms solvency and profitability.
Company Accounts : Issue and redemption of shares and debentures, Capitalisation of
profits and issue of bonus shares; Accounting for depreciation including accelerated
method of providing depreciation. Study of Indian Accounting standards : Accounting
standards relating to Accounting Policy, Valuation of Inventory, Depreciation, Fixed
Assets, Events occurring after Balance Sheet Date.
Rate of Return on Investment (ROI) : Evaluation of the over-all performance of a
business entity, Marginal costing and decision making.
Auditing : Objects of auditing, Balance Sheet and continuous audit; Concept and
objects of management audit; Company Audit : Appointment, rights, duties and liabilities
of a Company Auditor.
Part- II Business Management and Secretarial Practice
Floatation of a Joint Stock Company-Procedure and documents; Doctrine of indoor
management and Principle of constructive notice ; Types of securities SEBI guidelines
regarding their issue.
Management Functions : Planning, Organising, Directing, Coordination and Control.
Organisation structure : Centralisation and decentralisation; Delegation of authority,
Span of control; Management by objectives (MBO); Management by exception.
Company Secretarial Practice : Appointment, qualifications and disqualifications -
Rights, duties and liabilities of Company Secretary, Drafting of notices, agenda,
resolutions and minutes.
Stock Exhanges : Primary and Secondary markets.
Procedure and Financing of Export and Import Trade, Export promotion, Role of
EXIM Bank; Principles of Insurance - Life, Fire and Marine insurance.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering (Code No. 06)
1. Engineering materials & construction technology
Selection of site for the construction of various types of building: Planning &
Orientation of Building. Bonds in Masonry, Damp Proof Course, Scaffolding,
underpinning & Raking. Floors, Staircases, Roofs, Doors and Windows etc.
Requirements of fire protection, Ventilation & air conditioning, and Acoustics. Building
materials: Stones, Bricks, Timber, Lime, Cement, mortar, Plain & Reinforced Cement
Concrete, Paints, Varnishes & Distemper.
2. Surveying
Generally adopted Scales, Chain and compass surveying: Levelling: Temporary &
permanent adjustments of levels & Theodolite. Use of Theodolite, Tacheometry,
Trigonometrical & Triangulation survey. Traversing & Traverse Adjustment; Contours
and contouring: Simple Circular, Compound and Transition curves and their setting out:
Theory of errors and survey adjustment.
3. Soil Engineering
Classification of soil as per I.S. Code, Field identification tests for soils; water
content, specific gravity, voids ratio, porosity, degree of saturation; Unit weight, density
index etc; and their inter-relationship, determination of various properties of soils as
noted above as well as grain size distribution, consistency limits etc.
Soil permeability and its determination in the laboratory and field; Darcy's law, flow
nets, its construction and uses.
Compaction of soil and quality control, soil stabilization methods, Newmark's chart
and its uses.
Elements of shear strength parameters and their determination. Terzaghi's theory,
Bearing capacity & Design Criteria for shallow foundation. Earth pressures on retaining
wall; stability of simple slopes.
4. Structural mechanics
Stress and strains, elastic constants, factor of safety, relation among elastic constants.
Bending moment and shear force diagrams for cantilever, simply supported and
overhanging, Fixed & continuous beams subjected to static loads, concentrated
uniformly, distributed and uniformly varying. Theory of simple bending. Shear Stress,
Shear Center.
Deflection of cantilever, Simply supported fixed and continuous beams.
5. Steel structures
Design of ordinary and plate girder beams, roof trusses, welded joints, axially and
eccentrically loaded columns, Grillage, Gusseted & slab base foundation. Provision of
IS:800 and 875.
6. Reinforced concrete structures
Provisions of latest IS: 456, design of beams singly and doubly reinforced, design of
shear reinforcement. Design of slab simply supported, spanning in two directions and Tbeam
slabs. Design of columns axially and eccentrically loaded. Design of isolated and
combined columns footing. Design of simple RCC cantilevers and retaining walls.
Reinforcement in overhead & underground water tanks.
7. Fluid mechanics including hydrology and Irrigation
Hydraulic pressure at a point and its measurement, Buoyancy, conditions of
equilibrium of floating bodies; fluid flow conditions, Bernoulli's theorem, flow through
orifices, notches, and weirs, flow through pipes and open channels, Dimensional analysis.
Elements or hydrology; reservoirs and Dams; overflow structures irrigation canals,
groundwater and well irrigation, water logging.
8. Public health engineering
Per capita requirement of water for urban and rural areas, Forecast of population.
Sources, water supply standards of purity of public water supplies; various methods of
purification; Distribution network with all the ancillaries; system of drainage. Layout of
sewerage systems. Flushing of sewers; sewage treatment; rural water supply and
sanitation.
9. Highway and bridges
Principles of highway planning; classification of roads, alignment; traffic
engineering, pavement design, paving materials and highway construction and
maintenance of different types of roads. Need for highway drainage and arboricultural;
types of bridges; choice of type of bridge, economical considerations of fixing spans,
culverts.

Botany (Code No. 04)

Botany (Code No. 04)
1. Origin of Life : Basic ideas.
2. Biological Evolution : General account of chemical and biological evolution and
mechanism of speciation.
3. Cell Biology : Cell structure and functions of cell organelles; structure and
composition of cell wall and cell membrane.
Mitosis and meiosis and their significance.
4. Plant Anatomy: Origin, development, structure and function of primary and
secondary tissues.
5. Genetics and Plant Breeding : Mendel's Laws of inheritance, concept of gene and
genetic code; physical and chemical basis of heredity; Linkage, crossing over and sex
determination; Mutation, polyploidy, hybrid vigour and their role in crop
improvement.
6. Plant Diversity : Structure and evolutionary trends in plant forms :
(a) Algae to angiosperms.
(b) Ultra-structure, reproduction and economic importance of viruses, Mycoplasma
and Bacteria.
(c) Structure, reproduction and economic importance of Lichens.
7. Plant systematics : International code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN); Principles
and important rules of (Validity, Effectively and Priority). Herbaria and Botanical
Gardens and their role in plant systematics.
Plant taxonomy - a synthetic discipline.
8. Plant Physiology : Water relations, Mineral nutrition, Photosynthesis, Respiration,
Nitrogen metabolism, Enzymes, Plant growth regulators, Physiology of flowering,
Secondary metabolites - a brief account.
9. Reproductive Biology : Pollination, fertilization, sexual incompatibility;
Development, structure dormancy and germination of seed.
10. Plant Pathology : Symptoms, etiology and control measures of following diseases :
White rusts of crucifers, Early blight of potato, Black rust of wheat, Loose smut of
wheat, Red rot of sugarcane, Tikka disease of groundnut.
11. Environmental Biology : Structure and function of Ecosystem; Ecological
adaptations; Climate, Vegetation and Phytogeographical regions of India. National
parks and wild life sanctuaries - Deforestation, afforestation and social forestry.
Environmental pollution, ecological indicators, soil erosion and waste land
reclamation.
12. Botany - A human concern :
(a) Germ plasm resources and conservation.
(b) Endangered, threatened and endemic taxa.
(c) Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast cultures in micropropagation and genetic diversity.
(d) Biotechnology in Agri-horticulture, Medicine and Industry.
(e) Plants as sources of food, fibres, fatty oils, drugs, Fuels and timbers, paper, rubber
beverages, spices, resins, gums, dyes, insecticides, pesticides and ornamentation.