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Syllabus of GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND GENERAL SCIENCE (RAS Mains)

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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 generalappreciation 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 for freedom ; national integration.
for latest syllabus visit : rpsc.gov.in

 SYLLABUS OF RAS MAINS COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

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Anonymous said...

please provide syllabus for maths paper also

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