ACF FRO GK Paper | Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released released the recruitment advertisement for the post of Assistant Conservator Forest (ACF) and Forest Range Officer Grade I Competitive Examination 2018. This post lists relevant details & preparation guide for Compulsory General Knowledge Paper of 100 Marks as per syllabus shared by RPSC.
ACF FRO GK Paper Syllabus-wise Books & Notes
Section A: Indian History & Culture
(A) Indian Culture & Heritage:
- Visual and Performing Arts- Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Dance forms and Music traditions- from Indus to End of British Era.
- Literary traditions of India from Vedic to close of 19th Century.
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(B) History of Freedom Movement from mid of 19th Century:
- Struggle of 1857,
- Emergence of Indian National Congress and the contribution of Moderates and Extremists,
- Various Revolutionaries of 20th Century and their activities,
- Gandhian Movements
- The role of Subhash Chandra Bose.
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Section B: History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Rajasthan
Archaeological Sites of Ancient Rajasthan:
- Bagore,
- Ganeshwar,
- Ahar,
- Kalibangan
- Bairath.
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Major Dynasties of Rajasthan and their prominent rulers:
- Imperial Pratiharas,
- Sisodias of Mewar,
- Rathores of Marwar,
- Kachchwahas of Amber.
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Freedom Struggle in Rajasthan:
- Struggle of 1857,
- Political Awakening in Rajasthan,
- Revolutionaries,
- Peasant Movements,
- Tribal Movements
- Prajamandal Movements.
Integration of Rajasthan
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Rajasthan Culture
- Saints and Sects through the ages:
- Jasnathji,
- Jambhoji,
- Dadudayal,
- Ramsnehi Sect
- Various Vaishnav Sects.
- Folk Deities of rajasthan.
- Society of Rajasthan:
- Traditions, Dress and Ornaments, Fairs & Festivals.
- Folk Culture- Dances, Dramas, Literature, Music & Musical Instruments.
- Schools of Painting,
- Temple & Fort Architecture,
- Handicrafts.
- Rajasthani language and Dialects, Literature of Rajasthani Language.
- Important historical tourist places
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Section C: Indian Geography
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World Geography:
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Section D: Geography of Rajasthan
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Section E: Indian Economy
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Section F: Economy of Rajasthan
Rajasthan Economy Syllabus:
- SDP,
- Economic Growth Rate as per GSDP,
- Sectoral Contribution
- Major Agriculture Crops,
- Horticulture,
- Major Irrigation Projects,
- Live Stock,
- Agro Food Parks,
- Forestry.
- Role of BIP, RIICO, RFC & SEZ in industrial development.
- Major Power Resources :- Thermal, Solar and Atomic, Petroleum Oil Fields.
Important Government Schemes
- Poverty and Unemployment Eradication schemes,
- Schemes of Social Justice & Women Empowerment.
Section G: General Science
Science & Technology Syllabus:
- Basics of Everyday Science.
- Human body,
- Food and Nutrition,
- Health care.
- Space Technology.
- Telecommunication – Basic concept,
- National Telecom Policy.
- States of Matter.
- Allotropes of carbon.
- pH Scale and importance of pH in daily life.
- Polymers and their uses.
- Application of Biotechnology.
- Alternative Sources of Energy with special reference to Rajasthan.
- Environmental and Ecological Changes and its Impacts
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- S&T Basics – NCERT (Class VI to X) or NCERT Gist
- S&T Current Topics: Vision IAS PDF
Section H: Current Affairs
National & International Current Affairs:
- National and International Importance.
- Persons in recent news
- Places in recent news.
- Games and Sports related Activities.
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Pattern of Question Paper
- Objective type paper
- Maximum Marks : 100
- Number of Questions : 100
- Duration of Paper : Three Hours
- All questions carry equal marks.
- There will be Negative Marking.