Tradition & Heritage of Rajasthan

• Major Landmarks in the History of Rajasthan,
• Freedom Movement, Political Awakening, and Integration
• Salient features of Architecture – Forts and Monuments Arts, Paintings, and Handicrafts.
• Important Works of Rajasthani literature.
• Local Dialects Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music, and Folk Dances.
• Rajasthani Culture, Traditions, and Heritage.
• Religious Movements, Saints & Lok devtas of Rajasthan.
• Important Tourist Places. Leading Personalities of Rajasthan

• Indian History

• • Ancient & Medieval Period:

    • 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.

  • Modern Period:

    •  Modern Indian history (from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present)- significant events, personalities, and issues.
    •  The Freedom Struggle & Indian National Movement- its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country.
    • Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries.
    • Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country

• Geography of the World and India

• • World Geography:
    • Broad Physical features.
    • Environmental and Ecological Issues.
    • Wildlife and Biodiversity.
    • International Waterways.
    • Major Industrial Regions.
  • Geography of India:
    •  Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions.
    •  Agriculture and Agro-based Activities.
    •  Minerals – Iron, Manganese, Coal, Oil & Gas, Atomic minerals.
    • Major Industries and Industrial development.
    •  Transportation– major transport corridors.
    •  Natural Resources.
    •  Environmental Problems and Ecological Issues

• Geography of Rajasthan

• 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 Development

• Indian Constitution, Political System, and Governance

• Constitutional Development & Indian Constitution:
  • Government of India Acts: 1919 and 1935,
  • Constituent Assembly, Nature of Indian Constitution; Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State, Fundamental Duties, Federal Structure, Constitutional Amendments, Emergency Provisions, Public Interest Litigation (P.I.L.) and Judicial Review.
• 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

• Political and Administrative System of Rajasthan

• 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.

• Economic Concepts and Indian Economy

• Basic Concepts of Economics:
  • Basic Knowledge of Budgeting, Banking, Public Finance, National Income, Growth and Development
  • 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 Mechanism
• Economic Development & Planning : –
  • 5 Year Plans – Objectives, Strategies, and Achievements.
  •  Major Sectors of Economy- Agriculture, Industry, Service, and Trade- Current Status, Issues & initiatives.
  • Major Economic Problems and Government Initiatives. Economic Reforms and Liberalization
• Human Resource and Economic Development:-
  • Human Development Index Poverty and Unemployment:- Concept, Types, Causes, Remedies, and Current Flagship Schemes.
• Social Justice and Empowerment:
  •  Provisions for Weaker Sections.

• The economy of Rajasthan

• A macro overview of the Economy.
•  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 & Labourers.

• Science & Technology Basics of Everyday Science.

• 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.

• Reasoning & Mental Ability

• 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).

• Current Affairs

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

General Knowledge and General Studies

• Unit I- History

• Major landmarks in the History of Rajasthan from Prehistoric time to close of 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

Part B – Indian History & Culture of Indian heritage:

• 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 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.

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.

•  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.

Part B- World Economy 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 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

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.
•  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

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.

General Knowledge and General Studies

• Unit I- Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability, and Basic Numeracy

• 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, electro chemistry, Chemical kinetics
• 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 Earth and its Geological time scale.
• Current Geopolitical Problems

Part B- 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:
  • Water, Forest, Soil
  • Rocks & Mineral: Types and their uses
• Population: Growth, Distribution and Density, Sex-ratio, Literacy, urban and Rural Population.

Part C- 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:
  •  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.

General Knowledge and a General Studies

• Unit I- Indian Political System, World Politics and Current Affairs

• Indian Constitution
• 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, and 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
• Ethics in Private and Public Relationships

Part B: Behaviour

• Intelligence
• Personality
• Learning and Motivation
• Meeting Life Changes: Stress

Part C: Law

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

General Hindi and General English

Part A: Grammar and Usage

• 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, and Precis Writing

• 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

• 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)