RPSC RAS Pre Question Paper 2013 (31-10-2015) Test

The most important office after the ruler in the kingdoms of medieval Rajasthan was known as

A device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy is called

The retina is outgrowth of the

Jamanadas, Chhotelal, Baksaram and Nandalal are associated with which of the following styles of painting?

In the first general elections to State Assembly of Rajasthan, the Political Party which secured second highest number of seats after Congress was

Match the items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I (Specialization)

(a) Taxation

(b) Agriculture

(c) Monetary Policy

(d) Indian Economy, Planning and State Level Reforms

(e) Fiscal Policy

List-II (Name)

(I) M. Govinda Rao

(II) C. Rangarajan

(III) Arvind Pangariha

(IV) Ashok Gulati

(V) Parthasarthy Shome

Codes :

Amongst the following who was appointed as the first Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India created in June, 2009?

Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?

Assertion (a) : Anju Bobby George of India, who won an Silver Medal in long jump in the Third World Athletics of 2005 has been declared a Gold Medal Winner in 2014.

Reason (r) : The Russian athlete Tatyana Kotava (2^nd position) was disqualified during her Dope test.

Codes :

Who amongst the following was the first Chief Secretary of Rajasthan?

The Mudra Yojana of the Government of India is designed to

In the following letter series arrangement, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternatives :

adb_ac_dc_cddcb_dbc_cbda

adb_ac_da_cddcb_dbc_cbda

How many squares does the following figure contain?

Who among the following Maratha Chieftains was the first to offer nazr (gift) at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer?

After how many years India has won Cricket Test Series in Sri Lanka?

Ena’s age was square of a number last year and it will be cube of a number next year. How long must at least she wait before her age he again the cube of a number?

The following map is showing the location of ports of eastern coast of India as (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Identify and answer the correct sequence as given below :

A person met with an accident and there is no time to check his blood group, which of the following blood should be given to him?

Indicate the vital change in the measurement of National Income of India recently.

Consider the followings about Raja Ramanna :

(I) He had directed the team of scientists which carried out the test of nuclear device.

(II) He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1976.

(III) He was made Union Minister of State for Defence in 1990.

(IV) He had written a book entitled ‘The Structure of Music in Raga and Western System’.

Select the correct answer by using code given below :

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

List-I (Welfare Schemes of Government of India)

(a) Nai Roshni Programme

(b) DISHA

(c) Pradhanmantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

(d) Swavlamban Scheme

List-II (Its content)

(I) Women Empowerment

(II) Financial Inclusion

(III) New Pension System

(IV) IT Training

Codes :

Which Indian State has the highest percentage of children suffering from malnutrition?

A girl wants to go to the school. She starts from her home which is in the east and she gets a crossing. The road to the left ends in woods, the straight ahead is the market. In which direction is the school?

Who has been appointed chairman of India’s Oscar Jury for the 88^th Academy Awards?

Match the following :

Architectural Style –

(a) ‘Lotus bud’ fringe on the underside of the arch

(b) Emergence octagonal tomb

(c) Use of Bodegoi in the pillar

(d) Massive entrance gate with inclined walls

Associated Dynasty-

(I) Sharqi

(II) Vijay-nagar

(III) Khaljis

(IV) Tughluqs

Codes :

In the recently held HIL auction, the costliest Indian Hockey player was

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I – List-II

(a) Government of India Act – (I) 1935

(b) Cripps Proposals – (II) 1940

(c) August Offer – (III) 1945

(d) Wavell Plan – (IV) 1942

Codes :

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

List-I – List-II

(a) 11 July – (I) World Literacy Day

(b) 12 August – (II) National Sports Day

(c) 29 August – (III) International Youth Day

(d) 8 September – (IV) World Population Day

Codes :

Identify the instrument/s which is/are not aerophone.

(I) Surnai, (II) Algoja, (III) Nagfani, (IV) Kamayacha

Choose the correct option :

The meeting town of North-South and East-West corridor super-highway is :

Direct Cash Transfer Scheme of Kerosene on Pilot Basis in Rajasthan started from

Kshetrapal has been an important aspect in the culture of Rajasthan as

In which country teacher’s day is called ‘Hari Guru’?

Which crop group out of the following contains crop/crops that cannot be used for biofuel production?

Agricultural practices done by tribes in South-East hilly areas of Rajasthan is known as

Which type of agriculture is suitable for high land area of equatorial region?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I (Human Rights Documents)

(a) The National Commission for Backward Classes Act

(b) Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act)

(c) Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and full Participation) Act

(d) The National Commission for Minorities Act

List-II (Year)

(I) 1990 (1992)

(II) 1995

(III) 1986

(IV) 1993

Codes :

Read the following statements and select the correct answer.

Statement (a) : Rivers flow from Himalaya are perennial rivers.

Reason (r) : Source of Himalayan rivers are located in glaciers.

Assertion (a) : The primary objective of India’s federal design was to weave a nation out of its many diverse parts and protect national integration.

Reason (r) : Accommodation of diversities has built a stronger, not weaker, Indian nationhood.

FM broadcasting service uses the range of frequency bands between

x, y and z can complete a piece of work in 9, 18 and 24 days respectively. They started working together, but y and z left the work 3 days and 2 days before the completion of the work respectively. What was the ratio of contribution of y to that of z in the completed piece of work?

In a certain code language ‘goolo yarn’ means ‘blue sky’; ‘silko spadi’ means ‘bicycle race’ and ‘goolo silko’ means ‘blue bicycle’. Which word may mean ‘race car’?

The following Pie-Chart indicates the monthly domestic budget of a family where

A = Food, B = Conveyance, C = Clothing, D = House rent, E = Miscellaneous expenses, F = Saving

If the monthly saving of the family is ₹ 4,500, the monthly income is

If 23 × 5 = 26 and 13 × 8 = 19, then 39 × 7 =

Choose the incorrect pair :

Water body – Location (District)

Civil Service Day is celebrated on

The Fundamental Duty to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India is mentioned at number.

Which one of following is the theme of the World Population Day 2015?

Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?

Which of the following texts has not been written by Kumbha?

Unicode encoding scheme represents a character as a group of

The Veer Bharat Society was established at Kota by

Statement : A large number of graduates of Indian universities are not eligible for employment.

Courses of Action :

(I) Universities should be given more freedom in deciding subject matters of the syllabi.

(II) World ranking foreign universities should be inspired for opening their campus in India.

Assuming the truth of the above statement decide which of the above courses of action follows according to the statement?

The ratio of an external angle and an internal angle of a regular polygon is 1 : 5 The number of sides in the polygon is

In a certain code language “567” means “black tall man”, “859” means “curly black hair”, and “167” means “fat tall man”, then in this code language “1” stands for :

The Ram Krishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekanand in the year

Which Super-critical power plant has the highest installed capacity at present in Rajasthan?

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

List-I (Provision of Constitutional Amendment)

(a) Right to form Co-operative societies under Article 19 (1) (c)

(b) Protect SC/ST reservation in filling backlog of vacancies.

(c) Formation of National Judicial Appointments Commission.

(d) Restrict the size of Council of Ministers.

List-II (Number of Constitutional Amendment)

(I) 81^st Amendment, 2000

(II) 91^st Amendment, 2004

(III) 97^th Amendment, 2012

(IV) 99^th Amendment, 2015

Codes :

If the arithmetic mean of a, b, c is \frac{M}{3} and \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=-\frac{1}{c}, then the arithmetic mean of a², b², c² is

Which District is not covered under National Bamboo Mission?

Which of the following is the greatest?

\sqrt{59}-\sqrt{51}, \sqrt{37}-\sqrt{29}, \sqrt{87}-\sqrt{79} and \sqrt{79}-\sqrt{71}

Statement : Most of the institutions in India have adopted on-line system of examination.

Assumptions :

(I) It may happen that examinees from all parts of India are expert in computer.

(II) On-line system of examination helps in recruiting more qualified persons.

Which of the following is correct?

Government of India has launched a scheme of “Housing for All” by the year

If POTATO is coded as 3, then the code of MASK will be

The Rajasthan Panchayat Act (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha on March 27, 2015. It provides for Eligibility qualifications of local leaders-

(I) Availability of a Toilet in the house

(II) Candidates for Zila Parishad- B.A. Degree

(III) Candidates for Panchayat Samitis- 10^th Class Pass

(IV) Candidates for Sarpanches – (8^th Class) and in Scheduled Areas (5^th Class) respectively

Codes :

During the reign of which of the following rulers the Delhi-Shivalik pillar inscription was inscribed?

Who said, recently, that ‘The Future of India as a democratic country is at risk’?

What is not true about the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission? Read the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

(I) The Commission became fully functional from May, 2000.

(II) The Commission comprises of one full time Chairman and two members.

(III) A former Chief Justice or a former Judge of a High Court can become Chairman of the Commission.

(IV) Justice A.S. Godara was the Chairman of the commission from July 2000 to July 2005.

Codes :

Consider the following statements :

(I) None but the best candidates can clear the exam.

(II) Some of those who clear the exam pass with good marks.

(III) Some of those who pass with good marks get awards.

Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?

Three of the following pairs of numbers have the same relationship. The odd pair is

Which amongst the following statements is/are true about V.D. Savarkar?

(I) He founded Abhinav Bharat – A revolutionary organization
(II) In order to inspire Indian nationalist he wrote the biography of Mazzini.
(III) He also authored “The Indian War of Independence – 1857” which provides nationalist view of the revolt of 1857.
(IV) He jumped into the sea from the sailing ship in order to escape British captivity.

Choose the correct answer :

Which one of the following diseases is not due to contamination of water?

Match List-I with List-II and identify correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I (Case)

(a) A.K. Gopalan Vs State of Madras

(b) Romesh Tapar Vs State of Madras

(c) Sankari Prasad Vs Union of India

(d) Champakam Dorairajan Vs State of Madras

List-II (Subject)

(I) Equality in admission to educational institutions.

(II) Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.

(III) Procedure for preventive detention

(IV) Restrictions on free speech

Codes :

The Goga Navami is called

Which is not the iron ore mining area?

Kiwi is

Match the following :

(a) Strait of Gibraltor

(b) Strait of Malacco

(c) Strait of Bering

(d) Strait of Hormuz

(I) Between Indonesia & Malaysia

(II) Between Gulf of Persia and Gulf of Oman

(III) Between Africa and Europe

(IV) Between Asia and North America

In the Constitution which part is concerned with the Panchayats ?

Match List-I with List-II and identify correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I (Constitutional Provision)

(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Directive Principles of State Policy

(c) Cabinet Government

(d) Union-State Relations

List-II (Source)

(I) British Constitution

(II) Canadian Constitution

(III) Irish Constitution

(IV) U.S. Bill of Rights

Codes :

The sect which believed in abiding nature of destiny :

Consider the following statements :

(I) Through 44^th Constitutional Amendment, 1978, all the Directive Principles of State Policy have been given preference over Fundamental Rights mentioned in Articles 14 and 19.

(II) Supreme Court has laid down in its verdict in Minerva Mills case, 1980 that the preference given only to Directive Principles of State Policy mentioned in Article 39 (b) and (c) over Fundamental Rights mentioned in Articles 14 and 19 is Constitutional.

For how many times President Rule was promulgated in Rajasthan?

In which district of Rajasthan a war Museum is built up which was inaugurated recently?

Match the following :

Book – Author

(a) Hammirayan – (I) Badar

(b) Veermayan – (II) Mancharam Sevag

(c) Raghunath Rupak – (III) Dursa Adha

(d) Kirtar Bavani – (IV) Bhandau Vyas

Codes :

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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

List-I (Coal/gas mines) – List-II (District)

(a) Kesardesar – (I) Jaisalmer

(b) Kapurdi – (II) Nagaur

(c) Matasukh – (III) Bikaner

(d) Tanot – (IV) Barmer

Codes :

Poverty-Ration based on the Methodology adopted by Dr. C. Rangarajan Expert-Group was incorrect for the state for 2011-12 in relation to the population of the State :

Who amongst these was not a Chairperson of Rajasthan State Human Right Commission?

“Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights” is a book written by

The Thrust Areas of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) include

(I) Water supply

(II) Sewerage facilities

(III) Public Transport facilities

(IV) Creation of parks and recreation centres especially for children.

(V) Storm water drain to reduce flooding

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Deserts have phreatophytes, i.e.. Plants that have

What is the missing number ‘x’ of the series 18, 30, 48, 72, 96, x ?

Who was appointed as the Chief Minister of the United Rajasthan which was formed on 25^th March, 1948?

The number of rhombus in the following figure formed by the set of same equilateral triangles is

The number of all integers ‘n’ for which n² + 48 is a perfect square, is

Mizoram has been granted the status of a State by which of the following Constitutional Amendments?

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

In which years was the office of Divisional Commissioner abolished and revived thereafter?

Identify the name of the player, who was awarded ‘Arjun Award’ in 2014, after the intervention of Delhi High Court.

Physiograpghic region of India covering the maximum area is :

Eutrophication of water body results from

Identify the correct pair of enzyme and its function :

Consider the following events and select their correct chronological order from the codes given below :

(I) Formation of Naujawan Bharat Sabha

(II) Formation of Swarajist Party

(III) The Dandi March

(IV) The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy

Codes :

The ‘Man and Biosphere Programme’ (MAB) by UNESCO was started in :

The President’s power to veto a Bill for amendment of the Constitution has been taken away, by substituting the word, “shall give his consent” by which amendment?

The Lorraine Region of France is famous for :

Land Acquisition Bill was passed by Lok Sabha with how many amendments?

Which of the following is not a biotic component of the ecosystem?

Which of the following match is not correct in regard to the origin of Harappan civilization?

The district not benefitting from Jawai project is

The place which is famous for its terracotta craft :

Shalini ranks seventh from the top and twenty-seventh from the bottom in her class. How many students are there in the class?

As on September 11, 2015, which district of Rajasthan stood first in achieving the annual target of Constructing toilets?

The following map is showing the major concentration of tribes in Rajasthan as (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Identify and answer the correct sequence as given below the map.

Which factor can be highly supportive in achieving economic growth rate of 8% or more in the near future in India?

‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for

Which State of India is located in the north of tropic of Cancer?

Match items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I (Medium Irrigation Project)

(a) Gagrin

(b) Piplad

(c) Gardada

(d) Takli

List-II (District in which situated)

(I) Kota

(II) Bundi

(III) Jhalawar

(IV) Baran

Codes :

As per State Election Commission, in Urban Local Bodies General Election 2015, State Polling Percentage was

Steps of Recombinant DNA technology are given below :

(a) Identification and isolation of the genetic material.

(b) Fragmentation of DNA.

(c) Obtaining the foreign gene product.

(d) Downstream processing.

(e) Ligation of DNA fragmentation into the vector.

(f) Isolation of desired DNA fragments.

(g) Amplification of gene of interest.

(h) Transfer of Recombinant DNA into the host cell/organism.

The correct sequence of steps is

Tejaji Fair is organised at

Match List-I (Finance Committees for 2015-16 in the 14^th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly) with List-II (Chairman thereof) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

List-I (Finance Committees for 2015-16 in the 14^th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly)

(a) Committee on Public Accounts

(b) Committee on Public Undertaking

(c) Committee on Estimates ‘A’

(d) Committee on Estimates ‘B’

List-II (Chairman thereof)

(I) Mohan Lal Gupta

(II) Madan Rathore

(III) Pradhyuman Singh

(IV) Dr. Gopal Krishna

Codes :

Which of the following is an inorganic gaseous pollutant of air?

16 Janpadas of the age of Mahajanapada have often been mentioned in the Buddhist literature. Which of the following Janpadas have been mentioned by Panini in his Ashtadhyayi?

(I) Magadh, (II) Ashmak, (III) Kamboj, (IV) Chedi, (V) Vatsa

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

“Got-Manglodh” area is related to which mineral?

Which one of the following is not correct about Ranchhor Bhai Rebari?

Who won Silver Medal in World Badminton Championship this year (2015)?

For human nutrition, tomatoes are a rice source of

Which river in the Rajasthan state has lowest drainage area?

Which of the following forests is known as the “lungs of the planet earth”?

Who among following from Rajasthan was awarded Padmashri in 2015 for contribution to medicine?

In 1920s, with the objective of political awakening who published newspaper ‘Rajasthan’ from Beawer?

Major coal types found in Rajasthan state is

The cost of the components X, Y, Z of a machine worth ₹ 24,000 in 2008 is given as Pie Chart.

In the following year. the cost of the components X, Y, Z increased by 10%, 20% and 10% respectively. The cost of the three components respectively in 2009, was :

‘Mawat’ occurs due to

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a table. A and B do not sit next to each other. E and F are opposite each other. C is sitting to the immediate right of F. If A is not between E and C, then D is not next to F. Which of the following is not an arrangement (in clockwise direction) satisfying the conditions given above?

In which crop production, Rajasthan occupies first position in the Country, for the year 2013-14?

Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has been in the news, because

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List-II (Books)

(a) Gandhian Constitution for India

(b) The Republic of India

(c) The White Umbrella

(d) The Politics of India since Independence

List-II (Authors)

(I) D. Mackenzie Brown (Brian Sewell)

(II) Sriman Narayan

(III) A. Gledhill

(IV) Paul. R. Brass

Codes :

If Q + R > P + S and P + Q > R + S, then it is definite that: (P, Q, R, S are positive whole numbers) :

Golden rice is

List if few satellites manufactured by ISRO is given below along with the date of their launch. Which two of the following Satellites failed to reach the orbit?

Satellite – Launch Date

(I) GSAT-2 – 8^th May, 2003

(II) GSAT-4 – 15^th April, 2010

(III) GSAT-5P – 25^th December, 2010

(IV) GSAT-12 – 15^th July, 2011

How many services are given guarantee under the Rajasthan guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011?

Which one of following Goddess Temples is situated in Sambhar Lake?

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Oil Refineries – Set up by

Over which of the following territories of erstwhile Rajputana did the Varik dynasty rule?

The following map is showing the location of lift canals of IGNP in Rajasthan as (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Identify and answer the correct sequence as given below the map :

C-130J Super Hercules is world’s most advanced air lifter being used by Indian Air Force. These air lifters (air craft) are made by

Which statement about aspirin is not true?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (a) and the other is labelled as Reason (r).

Assertion (a) : Sarkaria Commission recommended that Article 356 should be sparingly used.

Reason (r) : The political parties that came to form the Government at the Centre misused the Article 356.

Codes :