AAO

RPSC AAO

RPSC AAO: Course Highlights

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Exam Pattern

*Negative Marking: For every wrong answer 1/3 of the marks for a particular question will be deducted

Syllabus of RPSC AAO

Part-A General Knowledge of Rajasthan -30 Questions

History & Culture of Rajasthan:

Historical Rajasthan: - Pre and Proto-historical sites of Rajasthan. Important

historical centers of early Christian era. Prominent rulers of major Rajput dynasties of

Rajasthan and their achievements & contributions – Guhilas- Sisodiyas, Chauhans,

Rathores and Kachchawas.

Emergence of Modern Rajasthan: Agents of Social Awakening in Rajasthan

during 19th and 20th Centuries. Political Awakening: role of newspapers and political

institutions. Prajamandal movement in various princely states in 20th Century. Integration

of Rajasthan.

Social Life in Rajasthan: Fairs and festivals; Social customs and traditions; attires

and ornaments, Personalities of Rajasthan.

Art of Rajasthan: Architectural tradition of Rajasthan- temples, forts and palaces

from ancient to modern period; various schools of paintings which developed during

medieval period; Classical Music and Classical Dance, Folk Music & Instruments; Folk

Dances & Drama.

Religious Life: Religious communities, Saints and Sects in Rajasthan. Folk deities

of Rajasthan.

Language & Literature: Dialects of Rajasthani Language, Literature of Rajasthani

language and Folk literature.

Geography of Rajasthan:

Major physiographic divisions of Rajasthan. Drainage characteristics. Weather

conditions. Vegetation, forest and soil, Natural Resources, Minerals, livestock population

of Rajasthan. Wild life and its conservation. Environmental Conservation, Droughts and

Desertification, Major Irrigation Projects. Population growth and Tribes of Rajasthan,

Handicrafts and Tourism. Development schemes in Rajasthan. Power resources with non-

conventional energy sources.

Part-B -120 Questions

Agriculture

Agro-climatology-elements and effect on plant growth, weather abnormalities and

protective measures. Elements of crop production, classification of crops, farming

systems. Tillage, soil erosion, soil and water conservation. Soil productivity and fertility.

Soil organic matter, fertilizers, their use and efficiency. Irrigation - role of water

resources, quality of water and water pollution, water requirement of crops, methods of

irrigation, drainage. Concept, scope and problems of dry land agriculture. Problem of

weeds and control measures. Seed quality and certification. Agronomy of important crops

like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fibre crops, forage crops, sugarcane, sugarbeet, potato etc.

Objectives and methods of plant breeding. Mendel's laws of inheritance, heterosis

mutations and gene concept. Seed testing, type of seeds, seed production, recommended

varieties of important crops of Rajasthan.

Plant Growth Regulators. Management of abiotic stress and plant water relationship.

Nanoparticles and their importance in Agriculture.

Soil Science

Soil formation and profile development, basic ideas of soil survey and classification, soils

of Rajasthan. Physical properties of soils, soil reaction, management of problematic soils,

fixation of phosphorus, potassium and ammonium in soils. Essential plant nutrients and

their functions, nutrient deficiency & toxicity symptoms, various tests to determine the

nutrient requirement of plants. Symbiotic and non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Organic

manures and bio-fertilizers, chemical composition of FYM, Vermicompost, night soil,

oil cakes, bone meal, fish manure and common fertilizers.

Horticulture

Olericulture - Classification of vegetables, nursery, transplantation, seed testing and

storage. Cultivation practices of cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, chillies, brinjal, carrot,

radish, onion, pea, okra, muskmelon, watermelon and sweet potato. Importance of major

seed spieces, medicinal and aromatic plants of Rajasthan. Hi-tech horticulture.

Ornamental gardening, landscaping, Lawn and its maintenance, cultivation of roses,

gladiolus, marigold. Pomology-layout of orchards, propagation methods, cultivation of

mango, citrus, banana, guava, pomegranate, papaya, ber, phalsa, aonla, datepalm.

Principles of fruits and vegetable preservation, dehydration, bottling, canning and

packaging.

Importance of forestry, major species of forest trees and agro-forestry systems prevailing

in Rajasthan

Agriculture Economics

Peculiarities of Indian agriculture, Importance of agriculture in national economy. Pattern

of land utilization, size of holding, prices of agricultural commodities, agricultural

marketing, functions & institutions, cost and price spread. Agricultural finance and credit,

credit institutions, crop insurance. Farm planning and budgeting.

Agriculture Extension

Philosophy and principles of extension education, rural social institutions, caste and

family, rural leadership, teaching - learning process, audio-visual aids, teaching methods,

programme planning and evaluation, communication process and diffusion theory.

History of extension programmes in India viz; CD, IRDP, Panchayati Raj, HYVP, ATIC,

IVLP, ATMA, NATP, NAIP, DRDA, M-NREGA, PMRY, KVK, JRY, SGSY, T&V

System, Student READY programme etc.

Animal Husbandry and Poultry Science

Importance of animal husbandry in rural economy. Care and management of newly born

calf, heifers, raising calves from 0-6 months, breeding bull and a cow before & after

parturition. Common infectious & contagious diseases of livestock their prevention &

control. Computation of balanced ration. Important Indian & exotic breeds of cow,

buffalo, sheep, goat, camel & poultry. Housing of cattle and poultry. Forage

conservation.

Common workshop tools, survey instruments, bullock drawn implements. Scope of farm

mechanization in Rajasthan. Tools & implements for land preparation and leveling.

Measurement of irrigation water, water lifting devices.

Agriculture Statistics

Data collection, summarization and presentation, measures of central tendency, measures

of dispersion, Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation. Experimental designs.

Plant Pathology & Entomology

Major diseases (fungal, bacterial, nematode & viral) and insect pests of field, vegetable,

fruit, ornamental and seed spice crops of Rajasthan and their control measures including

biological methods & integrated pest management. Beneficial insects

Agriculture Books & Sources

Books:

·         Fundamentals of Agriculture by Arun Katyayan

·         Basic Agriculture

·         Treasure of Agriculture

·         Agriculture At a Glance

Websites:

·         http://www.eagri.org/

·         http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/

·         https://ecourses.icar.gov.in/

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