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1. UPSCvsRAS2. AnalysisofRAS2012prelims3. Rajasthanshistoryandculture4. IndianHistorynCulture5. Geography

1. WorldGeography2. IndiaGeography3. GeographyofRajasthan

6. EnvironmentandBiodiversity(EnB)7. Economy8. EconomyofRajasthan9. Polity

1. Rajasthanstatepolity/administration2. RajasthanPublicPolicy

10. Science&Technology11. CurrentAffairsandPIN12. Reasoning&MentalAbility

1. MentalAbility2. BasicNumeracy

13. Conclusion14. Appendix:Freestudymaterial,Downloadlinks

1. ExamrelatedTechnicaldetails:1. 2012sprelimpaper2. Mainspapersof2008and20103. Cutoffsfor2012sPrelims4. Syllabus5. Notificationfor2013sExam6. PressNoteregardingreformsinRASexam

2. RASSpecificStudymaterial3. NCERTandNIOS(Essential/Core)4. Indiayearbook5. Softwares6. NCERTandNIOS(Peripheral)

UPSCvsRAS



firstletsseehowRASisdifferentfromUPSCpreliminaryexam.

Exam UPSC Rajasthan

Prelim

Twopapers

1. Generalstudies2. Aptitude

Total4hoursand200questions.

OnlysinglepaperthatcontainsbothGeneralstudies+Aptitudequestions.3hours,150questions.

Mains

Separateessaypaper No

1. SeparatequalifyingpaperforEnglish

2. Separatequalifyingpaperregionallanguage

Singlepaperthatllcontain120marksworthHindiand80marksworthEnglish=total200marks.

FourpapersofGeneralstudies.4x250=1000marks.

Threepapersofgeneralstudies.3x200=600marks.

Oneoptionalsubject(twopapers) Nooptionalsubjects.

No GS(Mains)papercontainsmaths,reasoningandstatisticsinitssyllabus.

AnalysisofRAS2012prelims



EntirequestionpaperavailableinaseparatearticleclickmeUnliketheUPSCCSAT2013paper,theRAS2012prelimspaperhadfollowingdifferences:

VeryfewEconomyquestionsandallofthembasedoncurrentaffairs,numberbased.VeryfewQsonpolityandallofthemcenteredoncurrentaffairs/Rajasthan.EnvironmentbiodiversitymattermostlyGKandRajasthanbased.Scienceformsamajorpart,andmostlybasedondirecttheoryfromconventionalbooks.Currentaffairsformasignificantpartincludingpersoninnews,awards,eventsetc.

Although,thistimeRAShaschangedsyllabus,includedaptitudewithinGSPrelimspaper.So,itremainstobeseenwhethertheycontinuetheoldwaysornot.Anyways,letsseehowtoapproachindividualtopicsasperthesyllabus

Rajasthanshistoryandculture

StartwiththeSocialscience/historytextbooksofRajasthanStateeducationboard.Youcanfreelydownloadthemfromhttp://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/books/index.htmIfyoulookatthesyllabusofhistoryinRajasthanUniversity,Jaipur:

1. BAHistorypart1=>paper2isaboutallHistoryofRajasthan(fromAncientto1956).



2. MAHistorypaper5:MaintrendsinHistoryandCultureofRajasthan

AndaslongasthereareBA/MAhistorycoursesinGovernmentcolleges,therewillbereadymadeguidebooks/digestsfortheindividualpapers,right?SoIsuggestyouvisitthebookstoresdealingwithcollegebooks,andinquirefortheguidebooksforabovepapersthatshouldserveasyourbasematerial.SinceRASgothundredsofvacanciesthistime,theunscrupulouselementswillrecyclethesamecontentfromsuchBA/MAbooksandsellitasstudymaterialforRs.2000/5000/7000rupeesdependingonyourdesperation.Soapplyyourhead,alwayssticktostandardreferencebookstheyrecheaperandmorereliableforcompetitiveexams.Additionalsources:

VisitthesitemapofRajasthanGovernmentstourismwebsite.Allthesetopicsarecoveredindetail.(http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Home/SiteMap.aspx)YoullalsofindscatteredinformationinNIOSsculturecourse,NCERTs,plusinRajasthanstateeducationboardstextbooks.

Hereisthelistofsyllabustopicsthatyouneedtoprepare:

1. SalientfeaturesofArchitectureFortsandMonuments2. Arts,PaintingsandHandicrafts.3. Fairs,Festivals,FolkMusicandFolkDances.4. RajsathaniCulture,TraditionsandHeritage.5. ImportantTouristPlaces.6. MajorLandmarksintheHistoryofRajasthan,MajorDynasties,their

AdministrativeandRevenueSystem.SocioculturalIssues.7. FreedomMovement,PoliticalAwakeningandIntegration8. ReligiousMovements,Saints&LokdevtasofRajasthan.9. LeadingPersonalitiesofRajasthan.

10. ImportantWorksofRajasthaniliterature.LocalDilects

IndianHistorynCulture

Thistopiccanbesubdividedinto

Ancient Harappa,Vedicageetc.Medieval DelhiSultanate,Mughaldynastyetc.Modern BritishRaj,freedomstruggleetc.Culture Jainism,buddism,culture,literature,panting,dance,musicetc.

IfyoulookattheoldpapersofRAS,theIndianhistoryrelatedMCQsaremostlyGeneralknowledgetype.Forexamplewhodefeatedwhomandwhen?So,inthatregardNCERTs(undernewsyllabus)wontbeofmuchhelp.BecausetheydontdwellmuchintosuchGK.(Althoughthereisnoharminreadingthem,butonhastoconsiderthetimeconstrain).



Besides,youvetoRajasthanstateeducationboardstextbooksforsocialscience/historyforpreparingRajasthanshistoryandcultureanyways.AndeveninthoseRajasthanstateboardtextbook,Indiashistorywillbecovered.Ifyouneedadditionalreference,consultGeneralstudiesmanual,otherwisejustleaveitthere.forIndianculture,useNIOScoursematerial.Formodernhistory,goforAbriefHistoryofModernIndiabyspectrumpublication.Itllalsohelpforthemainsaswell.samebookavailableinHindimediumundertitleAdhunikBharatKaEtihas,SpectrumBipinChandraisalsogood,ifyouvethetimeandmood.

GeographyAsperupscsyllabus AsperRASsyllabus

1. Physical2. Indian3. World

1. WorldGeography2. IndianGeography3. GeographyofRajasthan

WorldGeographySyllabus Reference

BroadPhysicalfeatures NCERTClass6:chapter2to6NCERTClass11:3to7EnvironmentalandEcologicalIssues.

SeparatestrategygivenundertheheadingEnvironmentandBiodiversity.

InternationalWaterways

NCERTClass11,Chapter13and14.Class12(FundamentalsofHumanGeography)Chapter8.

MajorIndustrialRegions

Class12(FundamentalsofHumanGeography)Chapter6.

IndiaGeographySyllabus Reference

1. BroadphysicalfeaturesandMajorphysiographicdivisions.

NCERTClass6,Ch.7NCERTClass9,Ch.1,2and4NCERTClass11,Ch.1,2

2. AgricultureandAgrobasedActivities.

Forthis,youshouldreferfollowingchaptersfromNCERTGeographyandSciencetextbooks.

NCERTGeographyClass8Ch.4NCERTGeographyClass10Ch.4NCERTGeographyClass11Ch.6NCERTGeographyClass12(Funda.inHumangeography)ch.5



NCERTGeographyClass12(Indiapeople&Economy)ch.5NCERTScienceClass7,ch.3and9NCERTScienceClass8,ch.1NCERTScienceClass9,ch.15

3. MineralsIron,Manganese,Coal,Oil&Gas,Atomicminerals.

NCERTGeographyClass10,ch.5NCERTGeographyClass12(Indiapeople&Economy)ch.7

4. MajorIndustriesandIndustrialdevelopment. NCERTClass10ch.6and8

5. Transportationmajortransportcorridors.

NCERTClass10Ch.7NCERTClass12(Indiapeople&Economy)Ch.10

6. NaturalResources. NCERTClass10Ch.1

7. EnvironmentalProblemsandEcologicalIssues.

SeparatestrategygivenundertheheadingEnvironmentandBiodiversity.

GeographyofRajasthan

IntheNCERTschaptersunderIndiangeography,youllfindscatteredinformationaboutRajasthan.Noteitdownseparately.IndiaYearbook:refertochapter30:Stateandunionterritories=>Rajasthan.YoullfindoverviewofRajasthansgeography,irrigationetc.ButforMCQs,thatinformationalonewillnotsuffice.Therefore,UseRajasthanStateeducationboardtextbooks(preferablyfromClass7to12)relatedtoSocialscienceandgeographysubjectsandpreparethefollowingtopics.

1. BroadphysicalfeaturesandMajorphysiographicdivisions.2. NaturalResourceofRajasthan3. Climate,NaturalVegetation,Forests,WildlifeandBiodiversity4. Majorirrigationprojects.5. MinesandMinerals.6. Population.7. MajorIndustriesandPotentialforIndustrialDevelopment.

AdditionalpreparationforRajasthangeography:



1. Majorirrigationprojects.

Chapter15RajasthanStateFiveyearplan.

2. MinesandMinerals.

Raj.Mineraldepartmentsofficialwebsitehttp://www.dmgraj.org/Onthelefthandside,thereisamenutitlemineralinformation,readthearticlespostedunderit.Alsopreparetheoverview/salientfeaturesofRajasthansMineralDevelopmentpolicy.

3. Population.

PreparetheRajasthanrelatedstatisticsfromCensus2011.availableherehttp://www.rajcensus.gov.in/Pe_DATA.htmlalsoprepareRajasthanvs.states(forexampleliteracy,sexratio)fromCensus2011,withthehelpofinternet.

4. MajorIndustriesandPotentialforIndustrialDevelopment.

UsegoogletodigoutSEZsandtownsofexportexcellenceinRajasthan.

EnvironmentandBiodiversity(EnB)

UnlikeUPSC,theRASdoesntcontainseparatetopicofEnvironmentandBiodiversity,butitislistedasasubtopic,underWorld,IndianandRajasthansgeography.However,itshouldbeseparatelypreparedbecause

EveninRASprelims2012,therewerequiteafewquestionsfromRajasthanrelatedenvironmentrelatedtopics.itcomesagaininthemainssyllabusandinpastmainsexams,theyveaskeddirectquestionssuchasExplainenvironmentalbenefitsoforganicfarming,ExplainEutrophicationandsoon.

ThefoundationmaterialforEnvironmentbiodiversityisNIOS(Nationalinstituteforopenschooling.)AlsorefertofollowingchaptersofNCERTtextbooks.

NCERTGeographytextbooks NCERTOthersubjectTextbooks

GeographyClass6Ch8GeographyClass7Ch1to6GeographyClass8Ch2and5GeographyClass9Ch5GeographyClass10Ch2GeographyClass11Ch4and5

ScienceClass7Ch7,16,17and18ScienceClass8Ch7and18ScienceClass9Ch14ScienceClass10Ch.14to16BiologyClass12,Ch.13to16



GeographyClass11Ch15and16

Chemistryclass11,Ch.14EconomyClass11,Ch.9

Additionallypreparetheobjective/targets/salientfeaturesoffollowingpolicies:

What? Fromwhere?

RajasthanStateEnvironmentPolicy2010RajasthanStateForestPolicy2010

http://rajasthan.gov.in

RajasthanSolarenergypolicy http://www.rrecl.com/Solar1.aspx

AlsovisitRajasthanRenewableEnergyCorporationswebsite(rrecl.com)andmakethelistofprojectsandschemes.forwildlifesanctuaries,nationalparkslist,visitRajasthanforestDepartmentspage:http://rajforest.nic.in/?q=nationalparksandsanctuariesinrajasthanforinformationonwildlifeinindividualnationalparks:http://www.rajasthanwildlife.in/

Economy

ForletmelisttheunconventionaltopicsfromtheRASsyllabus(freedownloads@bottom)

Accounting

Concept,ToolsandUsesinAdministration

NIOSAccountancy,chapter1to3IGNOUBAPublicAdministrationchapteronAccountancyingovernment.

eCommerce IGNOUMAPublicAdministrationchapteronEcommerce.

Nowcomingtotheconventionaltopicsofeconomy:ForRASprelims,Economyissubdividedintothreeparts

1. Basicconcepts2. IndianEconomy3. RajasthansEconomy

Fortopic#1and#2,thesourcesare



1. NCERTClass11,12(freedownloadlinks@bottom).2. IndianEconomybyRameshSingh(TMHPublication).SameBookinHindi

undertitleBhartiyaArthvyavastha,RameshSingh3. Mrunal.org/economy4. newspaper,magazines.

PrelimtopicSubtopicsasperofficialsyllabus Howtoprepare?

BasicConceptsofEconomics16

1. BasicKnowledgeofBudgeting,PublicFinance,Fiscalpolicy

NCERTClass12Macroeconomics,Chapter5IndianEconomybyRameshSingh,Chapteronpublicfinance

2. Banking,MonetaryPolicies

RameshSingh,chapteronBankingCRR,SLR,NBFCandrelatedcurrentaffairshavebeenexplainedinMrunal.org/economy

3. NationalIncome,GrowthandDevelopment

NCERTClass12Macroeconomics,Chapter2RameshSingh,Chapter2

4. StockExchangeandShareMarket

RameshSinghchapter2,12,13,14and16.

5. Subsidies,PublicDistributionSystem

RameshSinghChapter21MrunalssummaryofEconomicSurveyCh8,subtopicfoodManagement.

6. InflationConcept,Impact RameshSingh


http://mrunal.org/2013/06/strategyras2013prelimsbookliststudymaterialapproachcutoffspreviouspaperssyllabusofrajasthanstatesubordinate 10/25

andControlMechanism

Chapter7

IndianEconomicDevelopment&Planning

1. 5YearPlansObjectives,StrategiesandAchievements.

1. RameshSinghch.52. Alsochapter2of

RajasthanstatesFiveyearplan.

3. MajorSectorsofEconomyAgriculture,Industry,ServiceandTradeCurrentStatus.

RameshSinghch9and10MrunalssummaryofEconomicsurveychapter8,9and10.

4. MajorEconomicProblemsandGovernmentInitiatives.

Containsscatteredtopicsforexampleinflation,rupeedepreciation,Foreigninvestment,IIPetc.sogothrough:

1. IndianEconomybyRameshSingh

2. Mrunal.org/economy3. keepaneyeon

newspapers

5. EconomicReformsandLiberalization

NCERTClass11IndianEconomicDevelopment.

HumanResourceandEconomicDevelopment

1. HumanDevelopmentIndex

CoveredundermysummaryofEconomicSurveych13.availableonMrunal.org/economy

2. Povertyandunemployment:Concept,Types,Causes,Remedies

RameshSinghchapter22MrunalssummaryofEconomicsurveych.13.

3. (Povertyremoval)



FlagshipSchemes.

4. SocialJusticeandEmpowerment

5. ProvisionsforWeakerSections.

CoveredunderMrunalssummaryofEconomicSurveych13.

YoullhavetoagainfacethesetopicsasGSMainspaper1underEconomicConceptsandIndianEconomy.AlthoughinmainssomenewtopicswillalsocomeforexampleIssueofNPA,FinancialInclusion,TaxReformsinIndia,conceptofMoneysupply.Butprettymuchallofthemcoveredinthecombinationof:NCERT,Rameshsingh,Mrunal.org/economy

EconomyofRajasthan

Forthis,primaryreferencesourcesare

1. BudgetspeechofCM2. RajasthansFiveyearplandocuments.

3. Newspaper.

Additionallypreparethesalientfeaturesoffollowing:

1. RajasthanIndustrialandInvestmentPolicy2. PolicyfortheRegistrationandProtectionofGeographicalIndications

ofGoodsinRajasthan3. RajasthansMineralDevelopmentpolicy

Whileyoureadthesetopics,domakenotesbecausesamecontentisrepeatedinthesyllabusofGS(Mains)paper1and3.

Prelimtopics Howtoprepare?

MacrooverviewofEconomy.

GotoRajasthanGovernmentsfinancedepartmentwebsiteandReadfollowingPDFsfromBudget201314:

1. Budgetataglance2. BudgetspeechofCM

AlsoChapter1ofRajasthanstatefiveyearplan.

MajorAgricultural,Industrial



andServiceSectorIssues.

Chapter10,11and1518ofRajasthansFiveyearplan.

Growth,DevelopmentandPlanning.

Chapter2,3and4ofRajasthanstatefiveyearplan.

Infrastructure&Resources.

10,16,17,18

MajorDevelopmentProjects.

Chapter7and8ofRajasthanstatefiveyearplan.

ProgrammesandSchemes

thistopicalsoreappearsinGSMainspaper3underthetitleCurrentsensitiveissues.ThisincludesGovernmentWelfareSchemesforSC/ST/BackwardClass/Minorities/DisabledPersons,Destitute,Women,Children,OldAgePeople,Farmers&Labourers.Refertochapter14,2028ofRajasthanstatefiveyearplan,andpreparemicronotesormindmapscontainingfollowingdetailsabouteveryscheme:1)whichdepartment/ministryimplementsit?2)whoisthetargetbeneficiary3)salientfeatures/benefitsoffered.Stategovernmentwouldpublishbigcolourfuladsinthenewspapers(usuallybeforeanyelections),showingtheirachievementsandschemes.donotedowntheinformationfromtheretoo.

Polity

AspertheRASprelimssyllabus,politycanbefurtherclassifiedinto

1. IndianConstitutionrelatedconventionaltopicse.g.GovernmentofIndiaActs:1919and1935,NatureofIndianConstitutionPreamble,FundamentalRights,DirectivePrinciplesofState,FundamentalDuties,FederalStructure,ConstitutionalAmendments,etc.

2. IndianPoliticalSystemandGovernancee.g.CVC,NHRCetc.3. Rajasthanstaterelatedpolitye.g.CM,stateassembly,HCetc.

Fortopic#1and2listedabove,readIndianpolitybyM.Laxmikanth.ForHindimedium,thesamebookisavailableunderthetitleBharatkiRajyavyavstha,M.Laxmikanth.



HowtoefficientlyreadM.Laxmikanth?

1. FirstyoureadthechapteronPresident,VicePresidentandimmediatelymovetothechapterongovernor.ThenreadonEmergencyprovisions.

2. ReadchapteronPMandcabinet,thenmovetoCMandstatecouncilofMinisters.

3. ChapteronParliamentarysystemandthendirectlytoparliament,butafterbudgettopicisdonepausethischapterandmovetoonCAG.Thencomebackandresumethechapteronparliament.

4. Onceparliamentisfinished,movetoStatelegislativeassembly.

5. SupremeCourtandthenHighcourt,tribunals.6. AttorneyGen=>AdvocateGeneral

7. UPSC=>StatePSC8. FinanceCommission=>PlanningCommission=>National

Developmentcouncil9. NowCentreStaterelationandInterstaterelations.

10. ElectionCommission=>chapteronelection,Antidefection11. AlltheNationalCommissionsonWomen,SC,ST,OBC,CVC,Lokpal

andsoon.

Once^thisisdone.Moveto

1. Citizenship,Fundamentalrights,DPSP,duties.2. AmendmentofConstitution=>preamble3. JammuKashmir=>ScheduledandTribalAreas.4. UT,PanchayatiRaj,municipalities

After^thisisdone.Readwhateverchaptersareremaining.Ultimately

Appendixforunionstateconcurrentlist,tableofprecedenceetc.themockMCQquestionsgiveninLaxmikant.

Rajasthanstatepolity/administration

Itincludes

1. Governor2. Chief

Minister3. State

Assembly4. HighCourt5. Rajasthan

PublicService

Thebasictheoryregardingpower,function,appointmentetc.remainoneandsameforallstates,sorefertotherelevantchaptersinIndianpolitybyM.Laxmikanth.AlsogothroughtheRajasthanstateeducationboardssocialscience/civicstextbooksandpreparetherelevantchapters.



Commission6. State

HumanRightsCommission

7. StateElectionCommission

8. StateInformationCommission

SometimesthestatePCSexamsaskGKtypequestionsfromthesetopicsalso.ForexamplewhoisthecurrentStateelectionCommissionerorHowmanyjudgesarethereinRajasthanHighCourtetc.ForsuchGK/currentaffairs,visittheofficialwebsitesofthosebodiesandclickonAboutus.butdothatexercise,afteryouvefinishthebasicsyllabusforthepreliminaryexam.

DistrictAdministration

Preparethebasicconcepts,preparechapter15to18fromIGNOUBAPublicAdministrationcoursecode:BPAE102.BecausethesameconcentwillalsoreappearunderGSMainspaper1,subtopicAdministrativeSystemofRajasthan.Alsousinginternetfindfollowing:

Findthetotalno.ofdistrictsinRajasthan.recentlycreated/merged/renameddistricts5thScheduleareasinRajasthan.CitiesofRajasthanunderPoliceCommissionersystem.

Afterindependence,manypartsweremergedinRajasthanstateduring4856.RASprelims2012,alsocontainedquestionaboutit.So,preparethatlistfrom:http://rajforest.nic.in/?q=formationofrajasthan

RajasthanPublicPolicy

Forpreliminaryexam,publicpolicyisaveryvaguetopicforframingMCQs,unlesstheyenterinGKtypequestionforexample:RajasthanForestpolicywasenactedinwhichyear?ortheymightaskyouMCQsfromsalientfeaturesofvariouspolicybutthentherearesomanypolices,itstartsbecomesverytimeconsumingtofinishthesyllabus.However,keepingtheothertopicsfromprelimsandmainsinmind,Iwouldsuggestyouatleastpreparethesalientfeaturesofpoliciesgivenbelow.

Economyrelated

1. RajasthanIndustrialandInvestmentPolicy2. PolicyfortheRegistrationandProtectionofGeographicalIndications



ofGoodsinRajasthan3. MineralDevelopmentpolicy

Environmentrelated

1. RajasthanStateEnvironmentPolicy20102. RajasthanStateForestPolicy20103. PolicyforprovidinggenerationofElectricityfromBiomass

Agriculture/ruralDevelopmentrelated:

1. StateWaterPolicy2. StateLivestockDevelopmentPolicy3. PolicyforPromotionofAgroProcessingandAgriBusiness,20104. SectorPolicyforRuralDrinkingWaterandSanitation

Scitechrelated

1. RajasthansBiotechPolicy2. RajasthansITPolicy

youcandownloadpolicydocumentsfromwww.rajasthan.gov.in/rajgovt/actnpolicies/actnpolicies.htmlYoudonthavetoreadtheentirepolicydocuments,justconcentrateontheoverview/salientfeatures/objectivesofsaidpolicyandpreparenotesoutofit,forquickrevisionduringMainspreparation.

Letsmovetonextsubtopicunderpolity:

RajasthanCitizencharterandLegalrights

ForLegalRights,Preparethesalientfeatures/overview/objectivesoffollowing:

1. RajasthanGuaranteedDeliveryofPublicServicesAct,20112. TheRajasthanRighttoHearingAct,2012

ForCitizenCharterbasicsexplainedherehttp://mrunal.org/2013/03/politycitizenscharterbill2011salientfeaturesissuescriticismexplained.htmlAndforRajasthansofar32departmentshavealreadyissuedsuchcharters.AndDivisionalCommissionerisempoweredtotransferanemployee,ifhe/sheisfoundnegligentinimplementationofcitizencharters.(Althoughitdbewasteoftimetoprepare32departmentscitizenchartersforprelims,sobetterjustignoreormaybeprepareafewbigonesexamplestatedepartmentforagriculture,socialjustice,tourismetc.keepingthemainssyllabusinmind.)



Science&Technology

Thesciencetechnology(includingenvironmentbiodiversity),formsasignificantpartofPrelimsaswellasmains.IntheRASmainsexamsyllabus,GSPaperIIworth200marksrevolvesaroundjusttwotopics1)Aptitude2)ScienceTech.anyways,forthemomentletsjustconcentrateonthetopicstobepreparedforprelims:

Sources

1. NCERTClass7to10sciencetextbooks2. Mrunal.org/snt3. relevantchaptersinRajasthansfiveyearplanandpolicies.4. (optional)SpectrumsbookonScienceandTechnology.Alsoavailablein

HindimediumunderthetitleVigyanEvumProdhyogiki,SpectrumEditorialboard

Officialsyllabustopic Howtoprepare?

BasicsofEverydayScience.

ForthisrefertoNCERTsciencetextbooksclass7to10Formorereference,youmayrefertoNIOScoursematerialforScience.

Electronics,Computers,InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT).

LotofstuffrelatedtoegovernanceandICTprojectshasbeencoveredinmyeconomysurveychapter10(part3of5)article.availableonmrunal.org/economy.forRajasthanStategovernmentsegovernanceprojectse.g.ESANCHAR,AarogyaOnlineetc.refertoChapter27ofRajasthanstatesfiveyearplanandsimultaneouslypreparenotesonitbecausetheyllbeextremelyusefulforthemains.formorereference:chapter9and10forSpectrumsbookonScienceandTechnology.

SpaceTechnologyincludingSatellites.

SpacetechrelatedCurrentaffairscompilationfrom2012toMarch2013,alreadygiveninmrunal.org/sntCopypasteitscontentinMSwordfile.Thenwhatevernewthinghappens,youupdateitinyourwordfile.



DefenseTechnology

DefenserelatedCurrentaffairscompilationfrom2012toMarch2013,alreadygiveninmrunal.org/sntCopypasteitscontentinMSwordfile.Thenwhatevernewthinghappens,youupdateitinyourwordfile.

Nanotechnology

TopicavailableinGeneralstudiesmanualAndorchapter9and10forSpectrumsbookonScienceandTechnology.ORjustgoogleit.Allyouneedisdefinition,principleandapplications.LotofNanotechapplicationsalreadygivenundermyHindusciencetechsummaryarticles,availableonmrunal.org/snt

Humanbody,FoodandNutrition,Healthcare

ThisalreadycoveredunderNCERTsciencetextbooksfromclass7to10.Uniongovernmentsschemesrelatedtopublichealth,alreadycoveredunderthreepartarticleseriesinMrunal.org/sntforRajasthangovernmentsschemesonpublichealth(e.g.MukhyaMantriNishulkDavaYojana,MukhyaMantriBalikaSambalYojanaetc.)refertoChapter21and26ofRajasthanstatesfiveyearplanandsimultaneouslypreparenotesonitbecausetheyllbeextremelyusefulforthemains.

EnvironmentalandEcologicalChangesanditsImpacts.Biodiversity

Strategyalreadygivenunderthetopictitleenvironmentandbiodiversity.FoundationfromNCERT+NIOS.Koyotoandvarioussummitscoveredundermrunal.org/enbChapter12ofRajasthanstatesfiveyearplanandsimultaneouslypreparenotesonitbecausetheyllbeextremelyusefulforthemains.

BiotechnologyandGeneticEngineering

NCERTBotanyclass12Chapter17ofSpectrumsbookonScienceandTechnology.

Agriculture, OverlapswithGeographychaptersthatI



Horticulture,ForestryAnimalHusbandrywithspecialreferencetoRajasthan.

suggestedearlier.Chapter10,11and12ofRajasthanstatesfiveyearplanandsimultaneouslypreparenotesonitbecausetheyllbeextremelyusefulforthemains.Foradditionalreference:Chapter5ofSpectrumsbookonScienceandTechnology.

DevelopmentofScienceandTechnologyinRajasthan.

Chapter19RajasthanstatesfiveyearplanKeepaneyeonnewspapers.AlsotheRajsthanScitechdepartmentswebsitehttp://dst.rajasthan.gov.in/

Alsopreparesalientfeatures/objectivesoffollowingpolicies

3. RajasthansBiotechPolicy4. RajasthansITPolicy

CurrentAffairsandPIN

Officialsyllabusmentionsfollowing:

1. MajorCurrentEventsandIssuesofState(Rajasthan),NationalandInternational

2. PersonsandPlacesinrecentnews3. GamesandSportsrelatedActivities

In2012sRASprelimspaper,wecanseelotofcurrentaffairsquestionswereasked.

Howtopreparenational/internationalcurrentaffairs?

Gotolibrary,readwhatevercompetitivemagazineyouget(CST,Pratiyoigta,Chronicle,Wizard)andnotedownimportantthingsinloosepagesthenfilethemunderseparatecategories(personinnews,booksauthors,sports,internationalsummitetc.).Ivealreadypublishedcompilationforimportantpersonsinnews,booksauthorsandsportfrom2012uptoMarch2013.

http://mrunal.org/2013/02/miscgkpersonsinnews201213sportsbooksawardsforssccglsbipoupsccsat.htmlcopypasteitinMSWordfileandkeepediting,updatingasnewdevelopmentstakeplace.

CurrentAffairsRajasthan

forthis,youshouldfollowalocaldailynewspaper.



butinsuchnewspapers,usuallytheytendtofocusonmasalaandgossipnews,cricket,Bollywood,localpoliticsetc.butfromexampointofviewsuchthingsarenotveryimportant.fromthenewspaper,keepahabitofnotingdownfollowingthingsinaseparatefile:

Governmentrelated

1. Creation/mergerofdepartments/ministries/governmentorganizations.

2. Newpolicies,schemesforagriculture,weakersection,educationetc.

3. AllocationbyplanningCommission.4. Anylandmarkjudgmentsofthehigh

court.5. anynewbill/actinthestatelegislative

assembly

Economy

1. Newgovernmentinitiativestobringmoreinvestmentandboosteconomy,tourism.

2. SigningofMoUs,3. Newoil/gasplantsorpipelinesetc.4. SEZallocation,buildingofnew

nationalhighway/expresswayetc.

Environment/sciencerelated

1. Newsrelatedtowildlife,seasonalmigrationofbirdsetc.

2. newsrelatedtolaunchingofprojectsforrenewableenergy,soilconservation,combatingdesertificationetc.

Persons/placesinnews

1. Anyathletefromthestate,participatinginaninternationallevelsportingevent.

2. Anyauthor/artist/sportsmanfromthestate,gettingstate,nationalorinternationallevelaward.

3. Deathofanyimportantperson.(Businesstycoon,author,dancer,writeretc.)

4. Locationofanycitywhereinternationalornationallevelconference/eventisbeingheld.



5. Locationofanyplacewheremilitaryexerciseistakingplace.

Reasoning&MentalAbility

Forreasoning,thebookremainssameasusual:AmodernApproachtoVerbalandNonverbalreasoningbyDr.RSAggarwal(S.ChandPublication).

Firstfinishthetopicslistedintheofficialsyllabus:

LogicalReasoning(Deductive,Inductive,Abductive)Topicsasperofficialsyllabus. Approach

1. StatementandAssumptions,

RSAggarwalsbook:SectionII(Logicaldeduction),chapterNo.2to8.

2. StatementandArgument,

3. StatementsandConclusion,

4. CoursesofAction.

5. AnalyticalReasoning.

Ifthetimepermits,alsogothroughthefirstchapter(logic/syllogism)IfyouvealreadyMKPandeysBook(analyticalreasoning)aspartofyourSBIPOpreparation,thenfirstunderstandthetheoryfrompartIofhisbookandthenuseRSAggarwalaspracticework.Foradditionalpractice,youmayalsousepreviousyearsIBPS/BankPOpapers.

MentalAbilityTopicsasperofficialsyllabus. Approach(RSAggarwalsbook)

1. Numberseries 1,16



2. Letterseries 10

3. Oddmanout Chapter3

4. CodingDecoding Chapter4

5. ProblemsrelatingtoRelations Chapter5and6

6. Shapesandtheirsubsections.

Nonverbalreasoningsection:chapter4,7,14.

Inabovetopics,thereishardlyanytheoryorformulas.Theonlywaytoattainspeedandaccuracyisthroughpractice.Sodoallthesumsfromthosechaptersofhisbook.Oncethisisdone,alsogetanoverviewofotherchaptersofhisbookaswell.

ReasoningForGSMains!

Curiously,RASevenhasreasoningtopicinitsGS(Mains)Paper2syllabus.Itcontainsallofthetopicsmentionedabove+VennDiagrams.ForVennDiagrams,dofollowingChapter#9ofRSAgarwal.ButitonlydealswithLogicalvenndiagramandnotmathsbasedvenndiagrams(e.g.inasociety30peopledrinkcoffeeand40drinkteathen..)soforthattypemathsbasedVenndiagrams,eitherreferNCERTmathsclass11chapter1orgothroughyourquantitativeaptitudebook.

BasicNumeracy

Thesyllabusmentionsverybasicleveltopics.Usewhateverbookyouveforquantitativeaptitude(RSAggarwal,Tyra,SarveshKumaranythingisfine)andpreparetopiclistedintheofficialsyllabusviz.

Officialsyllabus Whattoprepare?

ElementaryknowledgeofMathematicalanalysis.

PracticeBODMAS,surdsindicesrelatedquestions

Statistical Averages.+Basicformulasformean,medianandmode



Analysis anddefinitionbasedquestion.ForthisreferNCERTClass11Statistics,Chapter1to4.

NumberSystem HCF,LCM,remainders.

OrderofMagnitude Comparisonoffraction.NCERTClass7Chap2,9.

RatioandProportion

NCERTClass8Chap13.thenpracticesumsfromyourquantitativeaptitudebook.

Percentage,SimpleandCompoundInterest

Allthesecanbeeasilysolvedonceyourbasicconceptsof%isclear.gothroughMrunal.org/aptitude

DataAnalysis(Tables,Bardiagram,Linegraph,Piechart).

Thisportiondoesnthavemuchtheoryorformulas.(Exceptforthepiecharts).Hencetheonlywaytoimprovespeedandaccuracyisthroughpractice.So,PracticetheDatainterpretation(DI)casesfrompreviousyearsSSCCGLandBankPOquestionpapers.TheDIquestionsBankPOrequireverylengthycalculations,butIdontthinkthatllbethecasewithRAS.

Donotjuststop^here.BecausetheRASMainsGSpaperIIalsohasmathstopicsinitssyllabusIncludingTimeandWork,Time,SpeedandDistance,areavolumeperimeter!Sowhileyoureinthemomentum,trytofinishthemaswell.Dontjustreadthesums,solvethemonyourown.Otherwiseintheexam,youllmakesillymistakeswhilepluggingthevaluesintheequationsandsillymistakesincalculations.domaintainadiary:whateverformulas,shortcuttechniques,specialtypeofquestionsyoucomeacross,notethemhere.Evennotedownwhatevermistakesyoumakewhilesolvingsumstopreventthemfromhappeninginfuture.

Conclusion

1. Goodorbad,whateverwasyourexperiencewithUPSCCSAT2013,leaveitthereandstartpreparationwithafreshmind.

2. DontbeinoverconfidencethatjustbecauseIvecrackedxyzexamearliersothisisapappuexamforme.Competitionismerciless,readingrevisionisnecessary.

3. Ifyouveappliedforthisexam,thenfocusonyourstudiesonly.Dontwastetimeindaydreaming,facebook,orkut,randomnetsurfing,chatting,TV,cricket,weddingsofdistantrelativesetc.Timepassactivitieswillalwaysbethere,butonceyoucrosstheagelimit,there



isnorestartbutton.(Thisruleappliestoallcompetitiveexams.)4. WhenyougetboredreadingGeneralstudies,thensolvemaths/

reasoningquestions.whenyougetboredwithmaths/reasoning,thenresumeyourGeneralstudiespreparation.

5. IcantdomathsorIcantdoscience,yehmujsenahihoga,wohmujsenahihoga=thesearealllosersexcuses.Imnotfromagoodcollege/ImnotfromEnglishmedium=theseareallinferioritycomplexes.SuccessinGovernmentrecruitmentexamsonlydependsonyourscoreinwrittenexamandinterview.So,avoidlosersexcusesandinferioritycomplexesandcommityourselftothehardworkandleaverestinthehandsofGod.

Freestudymaterial,Downloadlinks

RASExamrelatedTechnicaldetails:

courtesy:Mr.csl80forthesedetails.

2012sprelimpaper

clickme

Mainspapersof2008and2010 https://files.secureserver.net/0sU4TvbvGiB72C

Cutoffsfor2012sPrelims

GotothislinkanddownloadwhateverPDFsyourequire:https://files.secureserver.net/0fHXKGPK4piZyE

SyllabusNotificationfor2013sExamPressNoteregardingreformsinRASexam

RASSpecificStudymaterial

1.RajasthansFiveyearplandocument

2.RajasthansBudget

https://files.secureserver.net/0sTWYRF8vkNc6J

3.Accountancyandrelatedmaterial

4.DistrictAdministration

https://files.secureserver.net/0s15UHzeMgVVFs

NCERTandNIOS(Essential/Core)

Gotofollowinglink:https://files.secureserver.net/0fHCh0CLd6Az63



Youllfindthematerialorganizedinvariousfolders.Clickonindividualfolderanddownloadzipfiles.Hereisthedescriptionaboutthecontentsofindividualfolder:

Folder Comment

History

ContainsNCERThistorychaptersfromclass7to12,inthreezipfiles:ancient,medievalandModern+NIOSCulturematerial

Science

Containsclass7to10NCERTScienceinthreezips:physics,chemistry,biology.+NIOSSciencematerial.(althoughtherewillbelotofoverlapping)Class11,12Sciencebooksgivenintheperipheralsectionbelow.

EnB

Containsselectivechaptersfromclass6to12fromscienceandgeographytextbooksthatarerelevantforEnvironmentandbiodiversity.+NIOSmaterialforenvironmentandbiodiversityEnB.

Economy

ContainsNCERTclass11+NCERT12Macroeconomics+NIOSeconomymaterial.Class12MicroeconomicsnotincludedbecausenotworththetimeforCDS.Althoughdownloadlinkintheperipheralsectionbelow.

Geography

ContainsNCERTclass6to12infivezipfolders:physical,India,World,Agroandglossary.+NIOSmaterialongeography(althoughlotofoverlapping)

Indiayearbook

EarliergovernmentusedtouploadfreePDFfilesforIndiayearbook(e.g.India2010,India2011etc.)ButfortheRASprelims,youshouldprepareafewstatictopicsforit,fromMCQpointofview.so,justdownloadtheIndia2011editionclickme

Andreadchapterfollowingchapters



1.LandandthePeople2.NationalSymbols3.ThePolity(forpolity)20JusticeandLaw(forpolitysegment)30.StateandUT(forgeographyrelatedquestions,alsogivespecificationattentiontoRajasthantopicunderit.)

Softwares

1. MajorityofthesePDFfilesprovidesdirectcopyingoftext.=>ThatmeansyoucanuseMrunalsautonotemakertoquicklymakenotesandmindmapsoutofit,justusemousecursortohighlightaparticularline/phraseandmysoftwarewillcopyitstextinaseparatefile.formoreinstructionsclickme

2. FoxitPDFreader.(necessaryprerequisiteforusingMrunalsautonotemaker)clickme

NCERTandNIOS(Peripheral)

allofthemavailableinfollowinglink:readthemasperyourtimeandmoodhttp://mrunal.org/download

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