RAS Preliminary Exam Books

I want to prepare for RAS Preliminary Exam so please suggest me best books and give syllabus for same?

[Kiran Chandar]

Here I am suggesting you some best books and giving you syllabus for preparation of RAS Preliminary Exam.

Best Books for RAS Exam:

1. RS Aggarwal for Quantitative aptitude

2. CSAT by Cengage Learning

3. Contemporary Rajasthan by L.R.Bhalla

4. Economy of Rajasthan by Laxminarayan Nathuramka

5. Rajasthan Culture by Jai Singh Niraj

6. Rajasthani History by Kalu Ram Sharma

7. Lakshya Series Books.


Syllabus for RAS Preliminary Exam:
1. Current Affairs:-
• Major current issues and happenings at State, National and International levels and the concerned organisations, institutions and personalities.

2. General Science:-
• Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of Science including matters of every day observations and experience. Questions to test, the candidates acquaintance with matters such as, Electronics, Tele- Communication, Satellites and the like also be included.

3. Geography and Natural Resources:-
A. Broad physical features of the world, important places, rivers, mountains, continents, oceans .
B. Ecology and wild-life of India
C. Rajasthan's physiography : climate, vegetation and soil regions. Broad physical divisions of Rajasthan. Human resources: Problems of population, unemployment, poverty. Drought, famines and desertification in Rajasthan, Natural resources of Rajasthan : Mines and Minerals, Forests, Land and Water, Animal resources. Wild-life and Conservation. Energy problems and conventional and non-conventional sources of Energy.

4. Agriculture and Economic Development with special reference to Rajasthan :-
• Food and Commercial Crops of Rajasthan, Agriculture based Industries, Major Irrigation and River Valley Projects, Projects for the development of the desert and waste-lands. Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Growth and location of Industries, Industrial raw materials. Mineral based industries, Small scale and cottage industries, export items, Rajasthani handicrafts, Tribes and their economy, various economic plans, programmes and institutions for development, Co-operative movement, Small enterprises and financial institutions.

5. History & Culture:-
(i) The mediaeval background.
(ii) Socio-economic life and organisation.
(iii) Freedom movement and political awakening.
(iv) Political Integretion.
(v) Dialects and Literature.
(vi) Music, Dance and Theatre.
(vii) Religious beliefs, cults, saint, poets, Warrior-saints, 'Lok Devtas' & 'Lok Deviyan'.
(viii) Handicrafts.
(ix) Fairs and Festivals, Customs, Dresses & Ornaments, With special reference to Folk & Tribal aspects thereof.

Hello sir, I want to know name of books for RAS preliminary exam? For exam preparation of RAS exam I’m searching book but I was not founded books for RAs exam can you please provide me name of books?

[Shaleen]

The RAS Pre Examination consist the subject General Science and General Knowledge, which will be of purely objective type and carry weight age of 200 marks.

The paper will have 150 questions. Each Question carrying will be equal marks. Also there will be 1/3 negative marking for each wrong Question.

Books for RAS exam:

Important Books for History of India

PRTIYOGITA DARPAN EXTRA EDITION OF HISTORY
MODERN INDIA BY B.L. GROVER, VIPIN CHANDRA
NCERT 12TH CLASS HISTORY PART-I,II,III ALL
CRONICAL HISTORY

Important Books For History of Rajasthan
GOPINATH SHARMA,
RAJASTHAN SAHITYA AKADMI PUBLICATION,
LAKHYA PUBLICATION
RAJASTHAN STUDIES SCHOOL BOOKS

Important Books For Geography of Rajasthan

RAJ KUMAR SHARMA’S RAJASTHAN GEOGRAPHY
DR. L.R. BHALLA,
RAJASTHAN SAHITYA AKADMI PUBLICATION,
RAJASTHAN STUDIES SCHOOL BOOKS


Important Books For Geography of India

VISHVA KA BHUGOL & BHOTIK BHUGOL BY SAVINDRA
BHARAT KA BHUGOL BY -KHULLAR
NCERT 11TH CLASS ALL BOOKS
NCERT 12TH CLASS ALL BOOKS
SINGH MAHESH KUMAR VARNBAL

Important Books For Political Science and Administrative System of Rajasthan

LAXMIKANT’S INDIAN POLITY RAJASTHAN
INDIAN PARLIAMENT BY SUBHASH KASYSHAP


Important Books For Economy of Rajasthan

LAXMINARAYAN NATHURAMKA
LAKSHYA PUBLICATION
RAJASTHAN STUDIES SCHOOL BOOKS
WEBSITE OF RAJTOURISM, RAJCENSUS, RAJPOWER, RAJAGRICULTURE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF GOVT. OF RAJASTHAN FOR LATEST TOPIKS OF ECONOMICS

Important Books For Economy of India

BHARTIYA ARTHVAYAVASTHA BY DATT SUNDARAM
PARTIYOGITA DARPAN EXTRA EDITION
LAL & LAL INDIA AND BASICS OF ECONOMICS
INDIAN ECONOMY BY MISHRA, PURI & SHASTRI IAS ECONOMY GUIDE

Important Books For General Science & Technology

NCERT CLASS 6th to 10th SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS
SPECTRUM`S BOOK ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
VIGYAN PRAGATI & AAWISHKAR BOOKS OF MINISTRY

Important Books For Current Affairs/Current GK

RAJASTHAN PATRIKA, DAINIK BHASKAR
THE HINDU
CHRONICAL , PRATIOGITA DARPAN, CRONICAL, MOOMAL

Important Books For Maths, Mental Ability & Reasoning
R.S. AGRWAL-S.CHAND PUBLICATION
KIRAN PUBLICATION MATHAMATICS3
ARIHANT PUBLICATION BOKKS
KIRAN PUBLICATION BOOKS-REASONING
HERALD REASONING ABILITY
R.S. AGRWAL CHPTER 1,3,4,5,7,10,14,16 & NON VERBAL

Important Books For Rajasthan General Knowledge
BHARAT 2013 (INDIA 2013)
RAJASTHAN CURRENT GK BOOKS OF BHALLA, RAI, FIRST RANK, LAKHYA, MOOMAL etc. MONTHLY EDITION
PATIYOGITA DARPAN EXTRA EDITION
MONTHLY EDITION OF P.D. & CRONICLE
MONTHLY SUJAS.

Important Books For Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Rajasthan

LAKSHYA PRAKASHAN
ARIHANT PUBLICATION
RAI PUBLICATION


Important Books For Indian Constitution, Political System & Governance
PRTIYOGITA SAHITYA PUBLICATION BOOKS
EXTRA EDITION OF P.D.
DD BASU
SHUBHASH KASHYAP
BL FADIYA