How to prepare and follow book for RAS

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RAS Mains Books for General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper I

Unit I: History

Part A: History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan

• History of Rajasthan from Pre-historic time to close of 18th Century:Major Landmarks:Important dynasties: (eBook RAJRAS)Their administrative and revenue system.Ancient History of Rajasthan (eBook)
• Salient events of 19th & 20th centuries:Peasant & Tribal Movements.Political Awakening (Download Hindi.RBSE Chapter)Freedom Movement and Integration.
• Heritage of Rajasthan:Performing & fine Art:Handicraft:Architecture:Fairs, Festivals:Folk Music and Folk Dance:Dr. JaySingh Neeraj
• Important works of Rajasthani Literature and Dialects of Rajasthan.
• Saints, Lok Devtas and eminent personalities of Rajasthan

Part B: India History

• Indian heritage from Indus Civilization to British Era
• Fine Art, Performing Art,
• Architecture & LiteratureAncient History (R. S. Sharma ): Download Free PDF(English Medium)or India Culture: Indian Art & Culture: Nitin Singhania (See Amazon: English || Hindi )or RajRAS Summary eBook on India’s architecture & Culture: (Preview eBook)
• Religious Movements and religious philosophy in Ancient and Medieval India.Medieval History (Satish Chandra) : Download FREE PDF (English Medium)
• History of Modern India from beginning of 19th Century to 1965 AD: Significant events, personalities and issues.
• Indian National Movement- Its various stages & streams, important contributors and contribution from different parts of the country.
• Socio-religious Reform Movements in 19th and 20th Century.Modern History (Bipin Chandra): Download FREE PDF (English Medium)or Summary Book by Spectrum: A Brief History of Modern India (See Amazon)
• Post Independence consolidation and reorganisation – Accession of princely states & Linguistic reorganization of the states:Bipin Chandra’s – India Since Independence (Amazon)or Ramchandra Guha’s – India After Gandhi (Amazon )

Part C: History of Modern World

• Impact of World Wars.
• Imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa.
• Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution.
• Renaissance and Reformation.History of The Modern World From AD 1500 to AD 2013: B V Rao (See Amazon)

Unit II: Economics

Part A: Indian Economy

Read NCERT’s Before anything else

• NCERT on Macro Economics: (Download)
• NCERT on Micro Economics: (Download)
• Ramesh Singh (See Amazon)

Part B: World Economy

• NEWSpaper & Selective Reading on Internet

Part C: Economy of Rajasthan

• Laxminarayan Nathuramka – (English Medium )

Unit III: Sociology, Management & Business Administration

Part A: Sociology

• Development of Sociological Thought in India
• Social Values.
• Caste Class & Occupation.
• Sanskritization.
• Secularism.
• Issues and Problems of Society.
• Read NCERT first (Download: Sociology Class XI )
• Varna, Ashram, Purusharth and Sanskar Vyavastha.
• Tribal community of Rajasthan: Bhil, Mina (Meena) and Garasia

Part B: Management

Part C: Business Administration

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RAS Mains Books for General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper II

Unit I: Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability and Basic Numeracy

• R. S. Aggarwal or any other Book or any Coaching standard material, that you are comfortable is OK

Unit II: General Science & Technology

• NCERT’s from Class IX to XII for basic science. Summary: Gist of Science NCERt’s. (See Amazon)
• Newspaper & Internet for Current Affairs.
• Follow Science Monitor on Rajya Sabha TV: Youtube-Channel Link

Unit III: Earth Science (Geography & Geology)

Part A: Geography of World & Part B: Geography of India

• Majid Hussain (See Amazon)

Part C: Geography of Rajasthan

• RajRAS eBook:Rivers, Lakes & Dams of Rajasthan (eBook/PDF)
• GEOGRAPHY OF RAJASTHAN by DR. L.R. BHALLA (See Amazon)
• Maps of Rajasthan by Mumal – Rajasthan Manchitrvali (Hindi Medium but equally useful See Amazon)

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RAS Mains Books for General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper III

Unit I: Indian Political System, World Politics and Current Affairs

Indian Political System:

• Book: Laxmikant – Fifth Edition (See Amazon English || Hindi )
• New Bills & Acts: PRS Legislature (Link)

World Politics:

• International Affairs from Newspaper & selective reading on topics

Current Affairs:

• Remember the difference between NEWS and Current Affairs.NEWS is knowing that so and so happened, Current Affairs is knowing, how why, effects
• Laskyha (See Amazon) or
• General Knowledge 2017 (See Amazon)
• Mumal(hindi)/
• Year Book 2017 (Amazon)

RajRAS Current Affairs:

• Current Affairs India:RajRAS Current Affairs: Revision Module: Nov 2015 – Nov 2016 – eBookRajRAS Current Affairs: Revision Module: Dec 2016 – March 2017 – eBook
• Current Affairs Rajasthan:RajRAS Current Affairs: Part I – Till December 2016 – eBookRajRAS Current Affairs: Part II – Dec 2016 – March 2017 – eBook

Unit II:Concepts, Issues and Dynamics of Public Administration and Management

• New Horizons of Public Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya

Unit III: Administrative Ethics, Behavior and Law

• Lexicon/Subba Rao For Administrative Ethics , Integrity & Aptitude . ( See Book Amazon )
• Ethics in Governance by S.S Bissa – Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration – Download PDF

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RAS Mains Books for General Hindi and General English: Paper IV

Unit I: General Hindi

Hindi Vyakaran | हिन्दी व्याकरण (Download RBSE:PDF)

Unit II: General English

• Wren & Martin (Amazon: Book, Key)
• Essential English Grammar (Amazon)
• English Grammar eBook (Download)
• 50 Common Phrases (Download)

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