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RPSC RAS Exam Schedule 2011 | RPSC RTS Examination Schedule 2011 | Rajasthan Public Service Commission RAS/RTS Exam Schedule 2011 | www.rpsc.gov.in

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RPSC RAS Exam Schedule 2011 | RPSC RTS Examination Schedule 2011 | Rajasthan Public Service Commission RAS/RTS Exam Schedule 2011 | www.rpsc.gov.in

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) Conducting The RAS/RTS-Exam 2011

* Selection Procedure : There will a be written Competitive Exam (Preliminary) and Mains Examination.
Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer SYLLABI OF THE PAPER/SUBJECTS PRESCRIBED FOR THE MAIN EXAMINATION COMPULSORY PAPERS/SUBJECTS
PAPER-I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND GENERAL SCIENCE
1. Current Affairs – Current events of State, National and International importance, International agencies, their activities, Economic and Political aspects in India and organisations and institutions working in these fields. Games and sports at State, National and International Levels.
2. General Science – Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of Science including matters of everyday observations and experience as may be expected of and enlightened person though he may not have made any special study of science. Question to test the candidate’s acquaintance with matters such as Electronics, Tele-communication. Satellies and the like should also be included.
3. Geography and Natural resources -
(a) Broad physical features o the world, important places, rivese, mountains, continents, oceans.
(b) Natural resources of India, Mines and minerals, Forests, land and water, Wild life and conservation, ecology of India
(c) Physiography, Climate, Vegetation and soil regions, Broad Physical divisions of India, human resources, problems of population, unemployment, poverty, drought famines and desertification in India.
(d)Energy problems and conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.
4. Agriculture and Economic Development of India – Food and Commercial crops, agriculture base industries, Major irrigation and rivers valley projects, Growth and location of industries. Industrial raw materials, Mineral based Industries, Small Scale & Cottage Industries, Export items, various economic plans, programmes and institutions for development. Cooperative movement, small enterprises and financial institutions.
5. History and Culture – Main currents in World History, Art and Culture, Landmarks in the political and cultural history of India, Major monuments, and Literary works. Renaissance, struggle ofr freedom & national integration.
PAPER II. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF RAJASTHAN, RAJASTHANI SOCIETY, ART & CULTURE
1. Geography and Natural Resources -
(a) Broad Physical Features : Topography, Climate, Vegetation and Soil Regions, Rivers, Mountains, Lakes, Natural divisions, Geographical regions.
(b) Natural Resources : Mines and Minerals, Forest, Land and Water, Wild life and Conservation, Environmental Ecology.
(c) Livestock and Fisheries, Breed, Population, Regional Distribution, Cattle Fairs.
(d)Human Resources, Population problem, Unemployment, Poverty, Drought and Famines.
(e) Energy Problems and Conventional and Non-conventional sources of energy.
2. Agriculture & Industry – Food and Commercial Crops, Agriculture based Industries. Major and Minor Irrigation & River Valley Projects. Projects for the development of the desert and waste land, Indira Gandhi Canal Project. Growth and location of Industries, Industrial raw materials. Mineral Based Industries, Large, Small and Cottage Industries, Rajasthani Handicrafts.
3. Economic Development and Planning – Various Economic Plans. Programmes and Institutions for development, Co-operative movement, Small Enterprises and Financial Institutions, Various indicators of Economic development.
4. History, Polity, Art & Culture – History & Culture of Rajasthan with special reference to :
1. The mediaeval background.
2. Socio-economic life and organizations.
3. Freedom Movement and Political awakening.
4. Political Integration.
5. Music, dance & theatre.
6. Religious beliefs, cults, saints, poets and warrior saints ‘Lok Devta’, ‘Lok Deviyan’.
7. Handicrafts.
8. Fairs and Festivals, Customs, Dresses & Ornaments. With special reference to fold and tribal aspects thereof.
5. Literature – Rajasthani Language, Dialects and their regions, History of language and literature, famous writers, poets and their works with special reference to flok-lore

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