RAS question
What is the full form of RAS?
Correct answer: (A) Rajasthan Administrative Service.
RAS stands for Rajasthan Administrative Service, the premier state civil service of Rajasthan.
Explanation
RAS expands to Rajasthan Administrative Service. It is Rajasthan's premier state civil service, and the Rajasthan Public Service Commission service-preference form lists "RAJASTHAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE" as the first service in the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination preference table. RAS is not a generic administrative label: it is the official name of a specific Rajasthan state service. The same RPSC table also lists other services separately, including Rajasthan Accounts Service, so those names are distinct service options rather than alternate expansions of RAS.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Rajasthan Accounts Service is a separate service listed in the RPSC preference table, so it cannot be the expansion of RAS.
- (C) Regional Admin Service is a generic phrase and is not the official Rajasthan Public Service Commission service name for RAS.
- (D) Rural Admin Service is not the official service name; the Rajasthan Public Service Commission uses Rajasthan Administrative Service.
Concept
Basic administrative-service terminology falls within the Rajasthan Political and Administrative System syllabus. RAS recurs because aspirants must recognise official service names used in RPSC recruitment and state administration questions.