RPSC Deputy Jailor Exam, 2024 (13-07-2025) Solved Question Paper-II (GK & GS)

General Information

Exam Board	Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC)
Exam Name	Deputy Jailor Competitive Examination, 2024
Post Name	Deputy Jailor in Department of Jail
Exam Date	13-07-2025 (Sunday)
Exam Time	02:30 PM to 05:30 PM (Evening Shift)
First/Model Answer Key issue date	05-08-2025 (Tuesday)
Final Answer key issue date	–
Question Paper	Second
Subject	G.K. and G.S. (General Knowledge & General Science)
Exam Mode	Offline
Question paper language	Hindi & English
Question paper type	Objective
Total Question	150
Maximum Marks	200
Negative Marking	1/3 part of the mark(s) of each question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Time	03:00 Hours

Note :- This question paper has been solved as per the official answer key of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).

This question paper includes questions related to the following subjects :-

History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan
Indian History : Ancient & Medieval Period, Modern Period (from early 19th century to 1964)
Geography of India and Rajasthan
Indian Constitution, Political System & Governance
Political and Administrative System of Rajasthan
Prison Reforms, Prison Acts and Manuals
Basic Concepts of Economics
Indian Economic Development and Planning
Economy of Rajasthan
Science and Technology
Reasoning and Mental Ability
Current Affairs : (Rajasthan, National level, International Level)

1. Who among the following composed the text ‘Prakrit Prakash’?

(A) Rajshekhar
(B) Vararuchi
(C) Udhyottan Suri
(D) Vishakhadutta

Answer- (B) Vararuchi

2. Which of the following Sultans entrusted the responsibility of income assessment to Khwaja Husamuddin Junaid?

(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Firozshah Tughlaq
(D) Sikandar Lodi

Answer- (C) Firozshah Tughlaq

3. The name of which god was inscribed on the royal orders of Vijayanagara?

(A) Vitthal
(B) Murugan
(C) Ayyappa
(D) Virupaksha

Answer- (D) Virupaksha

4. Which of the following Bhakti Saints divided South India into 74 parts and appointed Acharyas to propagate his ideas there?

(A) Shankaracharya
(B) Vallabhacharya
(C) Ramanuj
(D) Ramanand

Answer- (C) Ramanuj

5. Which of the following temples is not located in the temple group of Khajuraho?

(A) Satya Dhara
(B) Kunwar Math
(C) Ganthai
(D) Dhumar Len

Answer- (D) Dhumar Len

6. ‘Hindi Association’ was the predecessor of which of the following revolutionary organisations?

(A) Abhinav Bharat
(B) Young Bengal
(C) Gadar Party
(D) Veda Samaj

Answer- (C) Gadar Party

7. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(I) In 1948, a Linguistic Provinces Commission was setup under the chairmanship of S.K. Dhar.

(II) The new state of Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated on 1 October, 1953.

(III) In 1966, Bombay Province was divided into Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Codes :

(A) Only I
(B) I and II
(C) II and III
(D) I, II and III

Answer- (B) I and II

8. Which of the following range is not a part of the lesser Himalayas?

(A) Dhauladhar
(B) Mussoorie
(C) Zaskar
(D) Pir Panjal

Answer- (C) Zaskar

9. Dalma and Porhat hills are located in

(A) Malwa plateau
(B) Shillong plateau
(C) Chotanagpur plateau
(D) Uplands of Bundelkhand

Answer- (C) Chotanagpur plateau

10. Which among the following book is not written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?

(A) Kopalkundla
(B) Anandmath
(C) Mrinalini
(D) Betal Panchavimeati

Answer- (D) Betal Panchavimeati

11. In India which of the following type of forest is found in north-eastern part of peninsular and along the foothills of Himalaya and Shiwaliks?

(A) Tropical moist deciduous forest
(B) Tropical moist evergreen forest
(C) Tropical dry deciduous forest
(D) Temperate forest

Answer- (A) Tropical moist deciduous forest

12. Arabica, Robusta and Liberika varieties are related to which crop?

(A) Tobacco
(B) Tea
(C) Coffee
(D) Rubber

Answer- (C) Coffee

13. In which type of soil following characteristics are found in India?

Clayey, deep, impermeable and rich in lime, iron, magnesium and aluminium.

(A) Red soil
(B) Black soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Laterite soil

Answer- (B) Black soil

14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Local Wind/Storms)	List-II (States)
(a) Kalbaisakhi/Norwester	(I) Karnataka
(b) Mango showers	(II) West Bengal-Assam
(c) Cherry Blossom	(III) Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh
(d) Loo	(IV) Punjab to Bihar

Codes :

(A) a-II, b-III, c-I, d-IV
(B) a-III, b-II, c-I, d-IV
(C) a-III, b-II, c-IV, d-I
(D) a-IV, b-II, c-III, d-I

Answer- (A) a-II, b-III, c-I, d-IV

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Paper Industry Centre)	List-II (State)
(a) Nepanagar	(I) Maharashtra
(b) Ballarpur	(II) Odisha
(c) Titagarh	(III) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Brajrajnagar	(IV) West Bengal

Codes :

(A) a-I, b-III, c-IV, d-II
(B) a-I, b-IV, c-II, d-III
(C) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
(D) a-III, b-I, c-IV, d-II

Answer- (D) a-III, b-I, c-IV, d-II

16. In which years Ganga and Yamuna Action Plan were launched respectively?

(A) 1981-1985
(B) 1985-1993
(C) 1992-1997
(D) 1995-1999

Answer- (B) 1985-1993

17. Which region is not included in the biodiversity hotspots of India?

(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Western Ghats
(C) The Nicobar Islands
(D) The Eastern Ghats

Answer- (D) The Eastern Ghats

18. Which among the following is the highest peak of Northern Aravali range in Rajasthan?

(A) Raghunathgarh
(B) Taragarh
(C) Khau
(D) Bhairach

Answer- (A) Raghunathgarh

19. From which of the following mines Indian Iron and Steel Company gets iron ore?

(A) Kemangundi mine
(B) Noamundi mine
(C) Kiriburu mine
(D) Guna mine

Answer- (D) Guna mine

20. Which river is not a tributary of Kali Sindh river?

(A) Parwan
(B) Niwaj
(C) Ahu
(D) Sagi

Answer- (D) Sagi

21. Which among the following places of Rajasthan receive maximum mean annual rainfall?

(A) Jhalawar
(B) Banswara
(C) Kota
(D) Mt. Abu

Answer- (D) Mt. Abu

22. Which among the following types of forest is found on southern highland of state in Sawai Madhopur, Chittorgarh, Kota, Baran and Jhalawar districts?

(A) Khair forest
(B) Dry Teak forest
(C) Palash forest
(D) Sub-tropical hill forest

Answer- (A) Khair forest

23. As per 2019 livestock census, which of the following group of districts has highest number of buffaloes in Rajasthan?

(A) Alwar, Ajmer, Bhilwara
(B) Jaipur, Dausa, Karauli
(C) Bharatpur, Tonk, Nagaur
(D) Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur

Answer- (D) Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur

24. Which among the following statement is not correct with reference to “Hadoti Plateau”?

(A) This plateau spans across Kota, Baran, Bundi and Jhalawar districts.
(B) This plateau is an extension of the Malwa plateau.
(C) The average height of this plateau is 600 metres.
(D) This plateau doesn’t have surface uniformity everywhere.

Answer- (C) The average height of this plateau is 600 metres.

25. What is known as ‘Kaolin’?

(A) Silica sand
(B) Fire clay
(C) China clay
(D) Dolomite

Answer- (C) China clay

26. Which among the following districts of Rajasthan had the same decadal population growth rate (2001-2011)?

(A) Ajmer, Bharatpur
(B) Karauli, Pali
(C) Jaipur, Jalore
(D) Tonk, Dausa

Answer- (C) Jaipur, Jalore

27. Which of the following pair/s is/are correctly matched?

(Industrial Park)	(Place)
(a) Stone Park	Bishnoda (Dholpur)
(b) Hosiery Park	Banswara
(c) Agrofood Park	Boranada (Jodhpur)
(d) Textile Park	Silora (Kishangarh)

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below :

Codes :

(A) Only b
(B) a and b
(C) a, b and c
(D) a, c and d

Answer- (D) a, c and d

28. Consider the following statements :

(I) Rajasthan has been divided into 9 Agro-climatic zones.

(II) Maize, Groundnut and Cotton are kharif crops in Rajasthan.

(III) Rajasthan ranks first in Soyabean production in the country.

Select correct answer using codes given below :

Codes :

(A) I and III
(B) II and III
(C) Only II
(D) I, II and III

Answer- (C) Only II

29. Consider the following statements regarding preventive detention :

(I) Article 20 authorises parliament to make a law providing for preventive detention, laying down the circumstances, the classes of cases, the maximum period of detention.

(II) Preventive detention cannot be authorized by law to exceed two months unless an advisory board finds sufficient cause.

Choose the correct statement/s given above :

(A) Only I is correct.
(B) Only II is correct.
(C) Both I and II are correct.
(D) Neither I nor II is correct.

Answer- (D) Neither I nor II is correct.

30. Consider the following statements regarding ‘The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019’ :

(I) It was notified on 12^th December, 2019.

(II) It came into force w.e.f. 4^th January, 2020.

(III) The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, were notified on 11^th April, 2024 to grant Indian citizenship to eligible persons under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(A) Only I
(B) Only I and II
(C) Only II and III
(D) I, II and III

Answer- (A) Only I

31. In which of the following sessions of the Constituent Assembly of India, the decision regarding ‘continued membership of India in the Commonwealth’ was ratified?

(A) Seventh
(B) Eighth
(C) Tenth
(D) Eleventh

Answer- (B) Eighth

32. The requirement that a person must be a resident of that state to be elected as a representative in the Rajya Sabha was abolished in 2003-

(A) By Constitutional Amendment
(B) By order of the President
(C) By a law made by Parliament
(D) By order of the Election Commission of India

Answer- (C) By a law made by Parliament

33. Consider the following statements regarding President’s Address :

(I) The Assembly of members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to hear the President’s Address under Article 87 (1) of the Constitution of India is deemed to be neither a joint sitting of both the Houses nor a sitting of Lok Sabha nor of Rajya Sabha.

(II) When the President addresses the Houses under Article 87 (1), he functions as limb of Parliament.

Choose the correct option :

(A) Only I is correct.
(B) Only II is correct.
(C) Both I and II are correct.
(D) Neither I nor II is correct.

Answer- (C) Both I and II are correct.

34. The Central Vigilance Commission presents a report every year to which of the following regarding the work done by the Commission?

(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Parliament
(D) Home Minister

Answer- (B) President

35. With which of the following Article of the Constitution, the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is directly concerned?

(A) Article 39
(B) Article 39 A
(C) Article 43 A
(D) Article 43 B

Answer- (B) Article 39 A

36. Among the following Governors (Acting) of Rajasthan, who has had the longest tenure?

(A) Justice Jagatnarayan
(B) Justice Vedpal Tyagi
(C) Justice K. D. Sharma
(D) Justice P. K. Banerji

Answer- (C) Justice K. D. Sharma

37. How many times did Bharatiya Janata Party form the government in Rajasthan without achieving the clear majority on its own in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

(A) Once
(B) Twice
(C) Thrice
(D) Never

Answer- (B) Twice

38. As per the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 how many minimum meetings of the Gram Sabha is required in a financial year?

(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

Answer- (B) Two

39. Assertion (A) : In the view of Rajni Kothari, it is not politics that gets caste-ridden; it is caste that gets politicized.

Reason (R) : In his view, the operation of competitive politics has drawn caste out of its apolitical context.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer- (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

40. The Rajasthan Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007, framed under Section 15 (4) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, came into force on which date?

(A) 12 May, 2007
(B) 24 July, 2007
(C) 2 October, 2007
(D) 14 November, 2007

Answer- (B) 24 July, 2007

41. Consider the following statements regarding definition provided in the Rajasthan Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas Act, 1973 :

(I) “Minister” means a member (including Chief Minister) of the Council of Ministers, by whichever name called, for the State of Rajasthan, that to say, a Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister.

(II) “Officer” means a person appointed to a public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Rajasthan.

Choose the correct option :

(A) Only I is correct.
(B) Only II is correct.
(C) Both I and II are correct.
(D) Neither I nor II is correct.

Answer- (B) Only II is correct.

42. Who among the following makes recommendations to the President as to the measures needed to augment the Consolidated Fund of the State to supplement the resources of the municipalities in Rajasthan on the basis of the recommendations made by the Finance Commission of the State?

(A) The Finance Commission of India
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) The State Government
(D) The Governor

Answer- (A) The Finance Commission of India

43. Consider the following statements regarding the recommendations of All India Committee on Jail Reform (1980-83) :

(I) The subjects of prisons and allied institutions should be included in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

(II) Public participation in prevention of crime and treatment of offenders must be made a part of our national policy on prisons.

(III) An all India Service to be called the Indian Prisons and Correctional Service should be constituted.

Choose the correct statements from the above :

(A) Only I and II
(B) Only I and III
(C) Only II and III
(D) I, II and III

Answer- (C) Only II and III

44. Which of the following committees has recommended that prisoners sentenced to less than one year should be kept in open camps and prisoners may be allowed to stay in these camps with their families?

(A) Mulla Committee
(B) Pakwasa Committee
(C) Krishna Iyer Committee
(D) Kapur Committee

Answer- (A) Mulla Committee

45. How many members excluding chairperson are there in the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006?

(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 3

Answer- (B) 2

46. According to the Prison Act, 1894, which of the following acts are declared to be prison-offences when committed by a prisoner?

(I) Wilfully disabling himself from labour

(II) Contumaciously refusing to work

(III) Wilful damage to prison property

(IV) Feigning illness.

Choose the correct option :

(A) Only I and II are correct.
(B) Only I, III and IV are correct.
(C) Only I, II and III are correct.
(D) I, II, III and IV are correct.

Answer- (D) I, II, III and IV are correct.

47. Consider the following statements regarding the Rajasthan Prisons (Amendment) Rule, 2021 :

(I) No inmate shall be selected for cooking on the basis of his caste or religion.

(II) No tradesman shall be chosen on the basis of his caste or religion.

(III) Any member with a criminal background may be classified as a habitual offender, subject to the discretion of the government.

Choose the correct statements from the ones given above :

(A) Only I and II
(B) Only I and III
(C) Only II and III
(D) I, II and III

Answer- (A) Only I and II

48. Match List-I with List-II regarding the chapter and their content in Model Prison Manual 2016 and choose the correct option by using the codes given below :

List-I (Chapter)	List-II (Content)
(a) X	(I) Inspection of prisons
(b) XII	(II) Prisoners sentenced to death
(c) XVI	(III) Legal aid
(d) XXVIII	(IV) Repatriation of prisoners

(A) a-IV, b-II, c-III, d-I
(B) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
(C) a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III
(D) a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II

Answer- (A) a-IV, b-II, c-III, d-I

49. Which of the following projects is a national initiative in India aimed at computerizing and integrating all the activities related to prison and prisoner management in the jail?

(A) The ePrisons Project
(B) The eKara Bazaar Project
(C) The eSmart Prisons Project
(D) The eJail Project

Answer- (A) The ePrisons Project

50. When was the “The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act” enacted by the Parliament to provide for the attendance in courts of persons confined in prisons for obtaining their evidence or for answering a criminal charge?