Rajasthan SI Combined Competitive Exam 2021 - Dates, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus & Exam Pattern, Result

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 01

• Major landmarks in the history of Rajasthan, major dynasties, their administrative, and revenue system
• Socio-cultural issues
• Freedom movement , political awakening, and integration
• Salient features of architecture-forts and monuments
• Arts, paintings, and handicrafts
• Important works of rajasthani literature
• Local dilects
• Fairs, festivals, folk music, and folk dances
• Rajsathani culture, traditions, and heritage
• Religious movements, saints, and Lok devtas of Rajasthan
• Important tourist places
• Leading personalities of rajasthan

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 02

• Ancient and 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 and 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 century
• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 03

• World geography: Broad physical features, environmental and ecological issues, wildlife and bio-diversity, 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 and gas, atomic minerals, Major Industries and Industrial development
• Transportation-major transport corridors, natural resources, environmental problems and ecological issues

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 04

• Broad physical features and major physiographic divisions
• Natural resource of rajasthan
• Climate, natural vegetation, forests, wildlife, and bio-diversity
• Major irrigation projects
• Mines and minerals
• Population
• Major industries and potential for industrial development

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 05

• Constitutional development and 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 and Panchayati Raj
• Public policy and rights: National public policy as a welfare state, various legal rights and citizen charter

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 06

• Governor, Chief Minister, State Assembly, High Court, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, District Administration, State Human Rights Commission, Lokayukt, State Election Commission, State Information Commission
• Public policy, legal rights, and citizen charter

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 07

• 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 and planning: 5 year plans-objectives, strategies, and achievements, major sectors of economy-agriculture, industry, service, and trade-current status, issues, and 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

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 08

• Macro overview of economy
• Major agricultural, industrial, and service sector issues
• Growth, development, and planning
• Infrastructure and resources
• Major development projects
• Programmes and schemes-government welfare schemes for SC/ST/backward class/minorities/disabled persons, destitute, women, children, old age people, farmers, and labourers

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 09

• Basics of everyday science
• Electronics, computers, information, and communication technology
• Space technology including satellites
• Defence technology
• Nanotechnology
• Human body, food and nutrition, health care
• Environmental and ecological changes, and its impacts
• Biodiversity, biotechnology and genetic engineering
• Agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and animal husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan
• Development of science and technology in rajasthan

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 10

• 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)

Paper II - General knowledge and general science: Unit 11

• Major current events and issues of state (Rajasthan), national and international importance
• Persons and places in recent news
• Games and sports related activities