This book from Connect Civils is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title covering Rajasthan history, art and culture (राजस्थान का इतिहास, कला एवं संस्कृति) — the single heaviest section in RPSC papers. It is prepared for RAS and other RPSC examinations according to the new pattern, and this is the new edition for 2026.
The premise is stated on the cover: complete Rajasthan history covered through 500 questions and solutions. This is a question bank, not a theory guide, and the distinction is worth being clear about. A candidate learns the subject from a standard Rajasthan history text and then uses a book like this to find out what they actually retain — because in this section the difference between reading a chapter and answering on it is much wider than candidates expect. The solutions are what carry the teaching; a wrong attempt sends you back to the fact with the reasoning attached.
Being built to the new pattern matters here more than in most subjects. RPSC questions on Rajasthan history have moved decisively away from single-fact recall towards statement-based, matching and chronological formats, where knowing a ruler's name is no longer enough — the candidate must be able to place several facts in relation to each other. Coverage runs across the ancient and early history of the region, the Rajput dynasties of Mewar, Marwar, Amber, Bikaner and Hadoti, the Mughal-Rajput relationship, the freedom struggle and prajamandal movements, the integration of Rajasthan, and the art and culture material — forts and architecture, painting schools, folk deities, saints, fairs and festivals, folk music, dance, dress, ornaments and language. There is one English-medium candidate advantage worth noting: this section is dominated by Hindi-medium material, so a well-made English question bank is comparatively hard to find. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script), not in Hindi
Published by Connect Civils
New Edition 2026
For RAS and other RPSC examinations
According to the new examination pattern
500 questions covering complete Rajasthan history
Every question accompanied by a worked solution, not a bare answer key
A practice and testing book, used alongside a standard theory text
Question formats matched to the current RPSC pattern — statement-based, matching and chronological
Covers the ancient and early history of the Rajasthan region
Covers the Rajput dynasties of Mewar, Marwar, Amber, Bikaner and Hadoti
Covers Mughal-Rajput relations and major battles
Covers the freedom struggle, prajamandal movements and peasant and tribal movements
Covers the integration of Rajasthan
Covers forts, palaces, temples and architectural styles
Covers the painting schools of Rajasthan
Covers folk deities, saints and sects
Covers fairs, festivals, folk music, dance, dress, ornaments and dialects
Valuable to English-medium candidates, for whom material in this section is comparatively scarce
कनेक्ट सिविल्स द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Rajasthan History, Art & Culture Question Bank' का यह नवीन संस्करण 2026 RAS तथा अन्य RPSC परीक्षाओं के लिए, नवीन परीक्षा पैटर्न के अनुसार तैयार किया गया है। इसमें सम्पूर्ण राजस्थान इतिहास 500 प्रश्नों एवं उनके हल के माध्यम से कवर किया गया है। यह सैद्धांतिक अध्ययन पुस्तक नहीं, अपितु प्रश्न बैंक है — विषय को मानक पुस्तक से पढ़ने के पश्चात इससे अपनी वास्तविक तैयारी जाँची जाती है, और प्रत्येक प्रश्न का विस्तृत हल दिया गया है, केवल उत्तर कुंजी नहीं। नवीन पैटर्न के अनुरूप होना इस खंड में विशेष महत्त्वपूर्ण है, क्योंकि RPSC में अब सीधे तथ्य पूछने के स्थान पर कथन-आधारित, सुमेलित एवं कालानुक्रमिक प्रश्न पूछे जाते हैं। इसमें राजस्थान का प्राचीन इतिहास, मेवाड़, मारवाड़, आमेर, बीकानेर एवं हाड़ौती के राजवंश, मुग़ल-राजपूत संबंध, स्वतंत्रता संग्राम एवं प्रजामंडल आंदोलन, राजस्थान का एकीकरण तथा दुर्ग एवं स्थापत्य, चित्रशैलियाँ, लोकदेवता एवं संत, मेले-त्योहार, लोकसंगीत, नृत्य, वेशभूषा, आभूषण एवं बोलियाँ सम्मिलित हैं। अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम के अभ्यर्थियों के लिए यह विशेष उपयोगी है, क्योंकि इस खंड की अधिकांश सामग्री हिन्दी में ही उपलब्ध रहती है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
