Key facts

  • Paper-II Social Science carries 150 multiple-choice questions for 300 marks, with negative marking of one-third for each wrong answer.
  • The syllabus spans history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, public administration, philosophy and teaching methods.
  • History preparation must cover ancient India, medieval movements and powers, the national movement, modern world revolutions and both World Wars.
  • Geography preparation should connect earth motions, latitude-longitude, earth interior, atmosphere, oceans, India and Rajasthan geography.
  • Economics questions can test both concepts such as demand, supply and national income, and Indian economy themes such as reforms, poverty and unemploy…

Key Points at a Glance

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    Paper-II Social Science carries 150 multiple-choice questions for 300 marks, with negative marking of one-third for each wrong answer.

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    The syllabus spans history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, public administration, philosophy and teaching methods.

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    History preparation must cover ancient India, medieval movements and powers, the national movement, modern world revolutions and both World Wars.

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    Geography preparation should connect earth motions, latitude-longitude, earth interior, atmosphere, oceans, India and Rajasthan geography.

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    Economics questions can test both concepts such as demand, supply and national income, and Indian economy themes such as reforms, poverty and unemployment.

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    Political Science combines theory concepts like sovereignty and legitimacy with the Indian Constitution, party system, local government and foreign policy.

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    Sociology requires clear distinctions among society, community, institution, group, status, role, caste and class.

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    Public Administration questions often use named principles: hierarchy, span of control, unity of command, delegation, coordination, line and staff.

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    Philosophy includes Indian sources such as Vedas, Upanishads, Gita, Jainism, Buddhism and Gandhi, plus Socrates, Plato, Descartes and ethical theories.

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    Social Science pedagogy covers objectives, correlation, teaching methods, materials, teacher role, NCF 2005, planning, evaluation, blueprint and CCE.

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    Rajasthan-specific coverage appears in geography and public administration, so state institutions and regional physical-economic geography should not be skipped.

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    The best revision method is one definition, one example and one contrast for every listed syllabus term.

What does Senior Teacher Paper-II Social Science cover?

Senior Teacher Paper-II Social Science is a broad subject paper that tests history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, public administration, philosophy and social science pedagogy in one integrated examination. Paper-II Social Science for Senior Teacher is therefore a wide, discipline-linked paper, not a single history or geography test. According to the RPSC Senior Teacher Social Science syllabus, Paper-II carries 300 marks. The official syllabus places Social Science under Paper-II and states that the question paper carries 300 marks, has 150 multiple-choice questions, runs for two hours and thirty minutes, and applies negative marking of one-third of the marks prescribed for a wrong answer. The same syllabus also states that the paper includes secondary and senior secondary level knowledge, graduation level knowledge, and teaching methods of the relevant subject. This means preparation must combine factual recall, conceptual clarity and classroom application. A candidate should therefore treat the subject as seven knowledge streams plus pedagogy: history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, public administration, philosophy, and social science teaching methods.

The safest way to approach the syllabus is to divide it into three layers. The first layer is content memory: dates, dynasties, movements, geographical terms, economic concepts, constitutional articles, institutions, philosophers and teaching methods. The second layer is conceptual comparison: demand versus supply, growth versus development, power versus authority, caste versus class, weather versus climate, rights versus duties, lecture method versus project method, and formative versus summative evaluation. The third layer is applied recognition: identifying which teaching aid suits a topic, which administrative control is legislative or judicial, which wind belt matches a latitude zone, or which movement belongs to which phase of the national movement.

Because the syllabus covers India, Rajasthan and the world, the exam can ask both direct and relational questions. History may connect the Indus Valley Civilisation with urban planning, the Vedic age with varna and ashram, Buddhism and Jainism with protest traditions, the Mauryas with imperial administration, the Guptas with art and science, and the national movement with mass politics. Geography may ask about earth motions, latitude-longitude, earth interior, denudation, earthquakes, atmosphere, oceans, India and Rajasthan. Economics may test national income, money supply, banks, inflation, poverty, unemployment, human development and sustainable development goals. Political Science may move from the state and sovereignty to the Indian Constitution, governments, party system, local self-government, foreign policy and global groupings.

The broad paper rewards disciplined coverage. Do not prepare history and geography deeply while leaving sociology, public administration, philosophy and pedagogy as afterthoughts. These smaller-looking areas often yield clean conceptual questions because their syllabus terms are sharply listed: hierarchy, span of control, unity of command, delegation, coordination, social audit, Right to Information, nishkam karma, Socratic method, utilitarianism, blueprint and CCE. A strong study plan gives every listed term a one-line definition, one example, and one contrast. That habit makes match-list questions easier and reduces confusion between similar terms.