Exam Scheme

Note :-

• Minimum passing marks: 40% in each paper.
• Multiple choice questions in both papers.
• Negative marking: One-third of the marks for each wrong answer. Wrong answer means an incorrect answer or multiple answers.
• Papers can be answered in either English or Hindi, but not a mix of both in a single paper unless specifically allowed.

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Syllabus :- Paper-I General Studies

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1. Unit I: History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan

1. Major Landmarks in the History of Rajasthan: Major Dynasties, their Administrative and Revenue System, Socio-cultural Issues.
2. Freedom Movement: Political Awakening and Integration.
3. Salient features of Architecture: Forts and Monuments.
4. Arts, Paintings and Handicrafts.
5. Important Works of Rajasthani literature: Local Dialects.
6. Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music and Folk Dances.
7. Rajsathani Culture, Traditions and Heritage.
8. Religious Movements, Saints & Lok Devtas of Rajasthan.
9. Important Tourist Places.
10. Leading Personalities of Rajasthan.

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2. Unit II: Indian History

1. Ancient & Medieval Period:
   1. Salient features and Major Landmarks of Ancient and Medieval India.
   2. Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture.
   3. Major Dynasties, Their Administrative System, Socio-Economic Conditions, Prominent Movements.
2. Modern Period:
   1. Modern Indian history (from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present) - significant events, personalities and issues.
   2. The Freedom Struggle & Indian National Movement - its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country.
   3. Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century.
   4. Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.

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3. Unit III: Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance. Administrative System of Rajasthan

1. Constitutional Development & Indian Constitution:
   1. 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.
2. Indian Political System and Governance:
   1. Nature of Indian State, Democracy in India, Reorganization of States, Coalition Governments, Political Parties, National Integration.
   2. Union and State Executive; Union and State Legislative, Judiciary.
   3. 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).
   4. Local Self Government & Panchayati Raj.
3. Public Policy & Rights:
   1. National Public Policy as a welfare state.
   2. Various Legal Rights and Citizen Charter.
4. Administrative system of Rajasthan:
   1. Governor, Chief Minister, State Assembly, High Court, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, District Administration, State Human Rights Commission, Lokayukt, State Election Commission, State Information Commission.
   2. Public Policy, Legal Rights and Citizen Charter.

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4. Unit IV: Geography of World, India and Rajasthan

1. World Geography:
   1. Broad Physical features.
   2. Environmental and Ecological Issues.
   3. Wildlife and Bio-diversity.
   4. International Waterways.
   5. Major Industrial Regions.
2. Geography of India:
   1. Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions.
   2. Agriculture and Agro-based Activities.
   3. Minerals – Iron, Manganese, Coal, Oil & Gas, Atomic minerals.
   4. Major Industries and Industrial development.
   5. Transportation – major transport corridors.
   6. Natural Resources.
   7. Environmental Problems and Ecological Issues.
3. Geography of Rajasthan:
   1. Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions.
   2. Natural Resource of Rajasthan: Climate, Natural Vegetation, Forests, Wildlife and Bio-diversity.
   3. Mines and Minerals.
   4. Major irrigation projects.
   5. Major Industries and Potential for Industrial Development.
   6. Population.

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5. Unit V: Indian Economy with special emphasis on Economy of Rajasthan

1. Basic Concepts of Economics.
2. Basic Knowledge: Budgeting, Banking, Public Finance, National Income, Growth and Development.
3. Accounting: Concept, Tools and Uses in Administration.
4. Stock Exchange and Share Market.
5. Fiscal and Monetary Policies.
6. Subsidies, Public Distribution System.
7. e-Commerce.
8. Inflation: Concept, Impact and Control Mechanism.
9. Economic Development & Planning: 5 Year Plans - Objectives, Strategies and Achievements.
10. Major Sectors of Economy: Agriculture, Industry, Service and Trade - Current Status, Issues & initiatives.
11. Major Economic Problems and Government Initiatives: Economic Reforms and Liberalization.
12. Human Resource and Economic Development:
    1. Human Development Index.
    2. Poverty and Unemployment: Concept, Types, Causes, Remedies and Current Flagship Schemes.
13. Social Justice and Empowerment: Provisions for Weaker Sections.
14. Economy of Rajasthan:
    1. Macro overview of Economy.
    2. Major Agricultural, Industrial and Service Sector Issues.
    3. Growth, Development and Planning.
    4. Infrastructure & Resources.
    5. Major Development Projects/Programmes and Schemes - Government Welfare Schemes for SC/ST/Backward Class/Minorities/Disabled Persons, Destitute, Women, Children, Old Age People, Farmers & Labourers.

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6. Unit VI: Current Affairs including current sensitive issues

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

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7. Unit VII: Logical reasoning, mental ability and basic numeracy

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

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8. Unit VIII: General Science. Uses of computers and Information Technology

1. Basics of Everyday Science.
2. Electronics, Computers, Information and Communication Technology.
3. Space Technology including Satellites.
4. Defence Technology.
5. Nanotechnology.
6. Human body, Food and Nutrition, Health care.
7. Environmental and Ecological Changes and its Impacts.
8. Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
9. Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan.
10. Development of Science and Technology in Rajasthan.

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9. Unit IX: Language ability test: Hindi, English

1. सामान्य हिन्दी:
   1. संधि और संधि विच्छेद।
   2. सामासिक पदों की रचना और समास–विग्रह।
   3. उपसर्ग।
   4. प्रत्यय
   5. पर्यायवाची शब्द |
   6. विपरीतार्थ (विलोम शब्द)।
   7. अनेकार्थक शब्द |
   8. शब्द - युग्म।
   9. संज्ञा शब्दों से विशेषण बनाना।
   10. शब्द- शुद्धि : अशुद्ध शब्दों का शुद्धीकरण और शब्दगत अशुद्धि का कारण।
   11. वाक्य शुद्धि : अशुद्ध वाक्यों का शुद्धीकरण और वाक्यगत अशुद्धि का कारण।
   12. वाच्य : कर्तृवाच्य, कर्मवाच्य और भाववाच्य प्रयोग।
   13. क्रिया : सकर्मक, अकर्मक और पूर्व कालिक क्रियाएँ।
   14. वाक्यांश के लिए एक सार्थक शब्द।
   15. मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ।
   16. अंग्रेजी के पारिभाषिक (तकनीकी) शब्दों के समानार्थक हिन्दी शब्द।
   17. सरल, संयुक्त और मिश्र अंग्रेजी वाक्यों का हिन्दी में रूपान्तरण और हिन्दी वाक्यों का अंग्रेजी में रूपान्तरण।
   18. कार्यालयी पत्रों से सम्बन्धित ज्ञान।
2. GENERAL ENGLISH:
   1. Tenses/Sequence of Tenses.
   2. Voice: Active and Passive.
   3. Narration: Direct and Indirect.
   4. Transformation of Sentences: Assertive to Negative, Interrogative, Exclamatory and vice-versa.
   5. Use of Articles and Determiners.
   6. Use of Prepositions.
   7. Translation of Simple (Ordinary/Common) Sentences from Hindi to English and vice-versa.
   8. Correction of sentences including subject, Verb, Agreement, Degrees of Adjective, Connectives and words wrongly used.
   9. Glossary of official, Technical Terms (with their Hindi Versions)
   10. Synonyms.
   11. Antonyms
   12. One-word substitution.
   13. Forming new words by using prefixes and suffixes.
   14. Confusable words.
   15. Comprehension of a given passage.
   16. Knowledge of writing letters: Official, Demi Official, Circulars and Notices, Tenders.