RPSC RAS Mains — Answer Writing
RAS is the clearest example of a mains that punishes padding. Papers are built from many short answers with hard word limits, and the candidate who says it in the first line scores while the one who warms up does not.
All questions are compulsory. Answer within the word limit prescribed against each question. Answers exceeding the limit will be penalised.
- 1.Explain the traditional water harvesting systems of western Rajasthan and their contemporary relevance.5100 words
- 2.Describe the folk theatre traditions of Rajasthan.350 words
- 3.What is the significance of the Aravalli range for the ecology of the state?220 words
One RAS Mains answer, from question to marked report
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Explain the traditional water harvesting systems of western Rajasthan and their contemporary relevance. (Answer in about 100 words)
Type it, dictate it, or write on paper and photograph the page — your handwriting is read.
Photographed, read, and marked in red — every criterion scored down the right margin and the omissions written in.
Rajasthan has many traditional water harvesting systems. Tanka, khadin, johad and baori are the important ones. They were used to store rainwater in the desert. These systems are still relevant today because of water scarcity? and can be revived with government support. Western Rajasthan receives very little rainfall and whatever falls comes in a few heavy spells, so people learnt long ago to catch and keep every drop. Almost every village and every large house had some arrangement of this kind and the community maintained it together. Many of these structures fell into disuse after piped water and tubewells came.
- A one-clause working description for each system, which is where the marks sit
- Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan as the state revival programme
- Recharge versus storage — the two do different jobs
Model answer for this question
Name and define in the same breath: tanka (covered underground storage of rooftop or courtyard runoff), khadin (earthen embankment on a slope that grows a crop on stored moisture), johad (check dam recharging groundwater), baori (stepwell for community storage). Relevance: decentralised recharge, negligible energy cost, community ownership — revived under Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan.
Photograph the page from your phone and the Studio reads your handwriting — the only way to practise the speed and layout the paper actually tests.
Fast enough to write, read the report and rewrite the same answer in one sitting — which is where the improvement actually comes from.
The scoring behind those pen marks: every criterion, what it was worth, what you earned, and a model answer.
Four named, all correct.
None is explained. Tanka is a covered underground tank; khadin a runoff-farming embankment. One clause each would have earned this.
Asserted rather than argued.
RAS Mains at a glance
| Conducting body | Rajasthan Public Service Commission |
|---|---|
| Mode | Handwritten in an answer booklet |
| Papers | 4 |
| Total | 800, plus 100 for the interview |
| Marking | RAS Mains — examiner criteria |
What RAS Mains sets
The papers you sit, and what each is worth.
- Marked to the RAS Mains scheme
- Model answer, every time
- Handwriting read from a photo
- AI viva on any topic
- Full timed papers
- Every attempt kept in your archive
- WriteA question, answered and marked.
- VivaQuestioned on Rajasthan's water harvesting and more.
- Full paperA timed paper, one scorecard.