RAS question
How many government appointments were made in 2024-25 (till 12 January 2025)?
Correct answer: (C) 59,236.
In Rajasthan, 59,236 government appointments were made in 2024-25 up to 12 January 2025.
Explanation
The figure is 59,236 because Rajasthan's Economic Review records that, in 2024-25 up to 12 January 2025, appointments had been made to 59,236 posts. Recruitment for 1,72,990 posts was under process, which is a separate pipeline figure and not the number of appointments already granted. The Department of Personnel manages human resources in the State government and oversees recruitment for State services, including RAS and other civil services. In the year-wise table, 45,806 belongs to 2022-23 and 53,990 belongs to 2023-24, while 2024-25 up to January 2025 is listed as 59,236.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1,72,990 refers to posts for which recruitment was still under process, not appointments already made by 12 January 2025.
- (B) 45,806 is the appointments-granted figure for 2022-23 in the year-wise table, not the 2024-25 figure.
- (D) 53,990 is the appointments-granted figure for 2023-24, so it cannot answer the 2024-25 up-to-January question.
Concept
This tests interpretation of Rajasthan Economic Review labour and employment data, especially the difference between completed appointments and recruitment in process. RAS repeats such questions because budget and economic-review tables often supply direct, exam-ready governance indicators.