Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) exam is conducted by RPSC every year & is a prestigious job. So aspirants should take the help of RPSC RAS Previous Years Question paper for the upcoming exams. Therefore we will provide last 5 years solved old question paper of Rajasthan PSC RAS (Civil Service) prelims & mains exam in Hindi Language and English. By solving these Previous Papers, not only you will build your confidence, you will get some idea about questions asked in the exam as well. Solving the model questions answers are not the only way to get success.
RPSC RAS RTS Prelims Exam – Model Question Paper.
Unless you solve at least last 5 years / 10 years previous question paper for the Rajasthan public service commission Administrative Service or civil service exam, you may miss the opportunity to get a chance. So, in this post we will be dealing with the RPSC RAS Old Question papers for Pre and Mains exam and also will try to provide the links in PDF format along with the Syllabus & exam pattern.
RPSC RAS Previous Years Old Question Paper Download @ rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in
Before we provide you the old question papers links in PDF (downloadable) format, we should take a little knowledge about the exam syllabus.
RPSC RAS Written Exam Pattern 2023
Total No of Question | 200 |
Exam Mode | Offline |
Exam Type | MCQ |
Each Question | 1 Marks |
Negative Marking | Yes |
RPSC Exam Pattern
RAS Prelims Syllabus in Hindi-
The exam will be of 3 hours and Negative Marking is there (1/3 Per Wrong Answer).
Type of Question | Syllabus | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
Objective Type | सामान्य ज्ञान और सामान्य विज्ञान | 150 | 200 |
Download Detailed Preliminary Exam Syllabus for Rajasthan Administrative Service here.
Rajasthan State & Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus – Mains
Type of Questions | Paper Name | Syllabus | Duration | निशान |
Descriptive Type | I | सामान्य अध्ययन – Paper 1 | 3 hours for each paper | 200 Marks each paper |
II | सामान्य अध्ययन – Paper 2 | |||
III | सामान्य अध्ययन – Paper 3 | |||
IV | सामान्य हिंदी & English |
RAS Mains Syllabus in details (PDF in English) – Click here.
Click here for more elaborated RAS / RTS Selection Process & Exam pattern.
Download RAS / RTS Old Question Paper PDF Hindi / English
Previous Question Paper – Year 2016
RAS 2016 Prelims Paper
Exam Date |
Paper Name |
Download Link |
28-08-2016 |
RAS / RTS Preliminary Combined Competitive Examination 2016 |
Download RAS 2016 Prelims Answer Key / solution – Click here. (Held on 28-08-2016)
RAS / RTS 2016 Mains Question Paper
Exam Date |
Paper Name |
Download Link |
30-03-2017 |
RAS Mains 2016 – GS Paper 1 | |
30-03-2017 |
GS Paper 2 | |
30-03-2017 |
GS Paper 3 | |
30-03-2017 |
General English & Hindi – Paper 4 |
There was no optional question paper in Rajasthan State & Subordinate Services Exam 2016.
Download Previous Question Paper – Year 2013
RAS 2013 Question Paper Prelims
Exam Date | Paper Name | Download Link |
26-10-2013 | Pre Exam Paper GK & GS | Click here. |
26-10-2013 | Pre Exam for Blind Candidates | Click here. |
19-11-2013 | Preliminary Exam 2013 (GK & GS) | Click here. |
31-10-2015 | RAS / RTS Pre Exam 2013 | Click here. |
Download RPS RAS RTS Solved Question Paper / Solution of Exam held on 31st October 2015 – Click here.
RPSC 2013 Mains – Question Paper Download
Paper Name | Download Link |
Paper I | Click here. |
Paper II | Click here. |
Paper III | Click here. |
Paper IV | Click here. |
Other questions of year 2023 are not relevant to this years exam as the pattern has been changed a long time ago. Therefore candidates should concentrate on the syllabus deeply and RPSC RAS Previous Question Paper follow the recent years question paper. Standard of questions held earlier by RPSC subordinate & state service consisted of different patterns and hence lo longer recommended for you.
Check here Rajasthan Administrative Service Exam Date & Admit Card.
As you have seen that both the Final answer keys have been furnished above along with the preliminary question paper, you should grab full opportunity and download to your computer. Also you may download these question papers and print it so that you can take reference of the Solved Old Question paper of RPSC.
Impact of RPSC Old Question papers in RAS Exam 2023
Preliminary Exam is of Multiple choice questions. Furthermore, it consists of Latest Current Affairs and other relevant issues. Therefore if you think that questions are repetitive then it may not be exactly the same. However, you should read and solve these Rajasthan State Service Exam previous years papers because the questions should be of similar level.
What about Mains Question Paper ?
In the mains exam, you will across Descriptive type questions. Here you need to solve the questions with your analytical ability and logic. As Rajasthan Civil Service Exam will test your capability for being able to deserve Civil Service Officer posts, you should answer the questions with your explanation skill. So, if you know what type of questions the PSC had asked in earlier years, you should get the exact point from where and how you should take your preparation.
Important Information Regarding RPSC Civil Service State / Subordinate Exam 2023
Exam Name | RPSC RAS / RTS Exam 2023 |
Vacancy |
980 Posts |
Starting of form fill up | 12th April 2023 |
Last Date for applying | 11th May 2023 |
Application Form Correction Window |
12th – 18th May |
Web Page |
rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in |
Therefore the Previous years questions will play a vital role for the upcoming examination and you should take the preparation for the exam right now by starting with these old papers.
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