(Assistant Agriculture Officer) RPSC AAO 2024 Syllabus, Pattern PDF download

History 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.

Art & Culture 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.

Agronomy

• 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.

Plant Breeding & Plant Physiology

• 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.

Agro-Forestry

• Importance of forestry, major species of forest trees and agro-forestry systems prevailing in Rajasthan.

Agriculture economy

• 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.

Extension Education 

• 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 

• 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.

Farm Machinery

• 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.

Statistical Methods

• 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.