RPSC Prelims 2018

Which of the following statements is/are true? (1) After the Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress, the provincial Congress Committees were constituted on linguistic basis. (2) In 1948, Congress rejected the demand of formation of provinces on linguistic basis. Select the correct answer from the code below:

Sixteen coins of King Menander have been found from which of the following sites?

Which of the following rulers does not belong to the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty?

In pre-medieval kingdoms of Rajasthan, the designation "Naimittika" was used for

The revolutionary who was convicted in the Mahant Pyarelal murder case was

Who among the following negotiated the Subordinate Alliances of 1817-18 with the Princely States of Rajputana?

Which of the following princely states was NOT a part of the Rajasthan Union formed on 25th March, 1948?

Who was the editor of "Tyag Bhumi"?

Match the following: Temple — District I. Kameshwar Mahadev a. Alwar II. Shitaleshwar b. Jodhpur III. Pipala Mata c. Jhalawar IV. Nilkantha d. Pali Choose the correct code:

Which of the following temples of the Chittorgarh Fort is a Jain temple?

Which of the following painters does NOT belong to the Alwar School of Painting?

Which among the following is NOT correctly matched? Work — Author

The singing tradition with which Gavari Devi was associated is

The woman saint Daya Bai was a disciple of

The dance form related to the Garasia tribe is

Consider the following statements about Vijaydan Detha : (1) Vijayadan Detha was a famous writer of Rajasthan whose story was adapted as the play ‘Charandas Chor’. (2) Vijayadan Detha was a co-founder of Rupayan Sansthan. Choose the correct answer from the code below :

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below : List-I (Mountain Peak) List-II (Location / Country) A. Elbrus (i) New Zealand B. Kilimanjaro (ii) U.S.A. C. Mt. Cook (iii) Tanzania D. McKinley (iv) Russia Codes :

Among the mathematical indices for measuring bio-diversity, which one shows the mean species diversity in a habitat at a local scale?

Which is NOT a correct match? Industrial Region – Country

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below : List-I (Canal) List-II (Connects) A. Kiel (i) Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea B. Son (ii) Elbe estuary & Baltic Sea C. Panama (iii) Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean D. Suez (iv) Lake Superior & Lake Huron Codes :

Which of the following mountain peak is NOT situated in the Eastern Ghats?

Which is NOT a correct match? Shifting-agriculture type – State

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using code given below : List-I (Protected areas of India) List-II (Number in 2018) A. Community Reserves (i) 103 B. Conservation Reserves (ii) 46 C. National Parks (iii) 544 D. Wild-life Sanctuaries (iv) 76 Codes :

The Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) is collaborating with ISRO to develop

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using code given below : List-I (Districts) List-II (Mountains) A. Jalore (i) Barwada B. Jaipur (ii) Jharola C. Alwar (iii) Raghunathgarh D. Sikar (iv) Bhangarh Codes :

Which of the given hills is an extension of the Vindhyan ranges in Rajasthan?

Match the following and select the correct answer : List-I (Major irrigation projects) List-II (Beneficiary districts) A. Sidhmukh Project (i) Jalore and Barmer B. Narmada Project (ii) Jalore, Pali and Jodhpur C. Jawai Project (iii) Udaipur and Pratapgarh D. Jakham Project (iv) Hanumangarh and Churu Codes :

The dust storms originating in Rajasthan in May and June are caused due to – (1) origin of convectional currents at a few places (2) the Aravalli hills are parallel to south-western winds (3) origin of fast, speedy easterly winds Select the correct answer:

Which of the following statements are correct? (i) Marble Development and Conservation Rule – 2002 (ii) Rajasthan Mineral Policy – 2015 (iii) District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules – 2016 (iv) Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules (Amended up to May 2016) Codes :

Rajasthan is almost a sole producer of which of the following minerals? (i) Lead and zinc ores (ii) Copper ores (iii) Wollastonite (iv) Salenite Codes:

From which area of Rajasthan was the maximum crude oil production received in the year 2017-18 (up to Dec. 2017)?

What is the percentage of urban population in India and Rajasthan respectively as per Census 2011?

Which among the following are important mineral-based industries in Rajasthan? (i) Zinc smelting industry (ii) Cement industry (iii) Electronic industry (iv) Marble industry Codes:

As per 2011 Census, which districts of Rajasthan are having the lowest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population in their total population?

The proposed oil refinery at Pachpadra (Barmer) is a joint venture of

Which is NOT a correct match? District – Mascot

Which of the following election(s) of the Central Legislative Assembly was/were held under the Government of India Act, 1919? (i) 1926 (ii) 1937 (iii) 1945 Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Who has authored the work ‘Gandhian Constitution for Free India’?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Indian Constituent Assembly? (1) It was not based on Adult Franchise. (2) It resulted from direct elections. (3) It was not a multi-party body. (4) It worked through several committees. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

“The age of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India shall be determined by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law provide”, was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment?

Select the correct chronological order of the following judgements dealing with Fundamental Rights: (1) Golaknath v/s State of Punjab (2) Kesavananda Bharti v/s State of Kerala (3) Minerva Mills v/s Union of India (4) A. K. Gopalan v/s State of Madras

Which of the following were members of the Swaran Singh Committee (1976)? (i) A. R. Antulay (ii) S. S. Ray (iii) Haridev Joshi (iv) C. M. Stephen Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched in terms of the power of the President of India to make regulation for certain Union Territories under Article 240 of the Constitution?

On which of the following dates did the President of India, by proclamation, declare that a grave emergency existed because the security of India was threatened by internal disturbance?

The President of India addresses the Parliament under Article 87 of the Constitution

Under Rule 377 of Rules and Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the maximum number of matters that can be raised by Lok Sabha members in one day are

Which of the following are Financial Committees of Indian Parliament? (1) Estimates Committee (2) Public Accounts Committee (3) Committee on Public Undertakings (4) Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowance for Members of Parliament Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India can be removed from his office in like manner as

Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of

In which country was the concept of Public Interest Litigation originated?

Which of the following terminology is/are mentioned in the Preamble of the Right to Information Act, 2005? (i) Transparency of Information (ii) Revelation of Information (iii) Informed Citizenry (iv) Paramountcy of the democratic ideal Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List-I (Authors) (1) Atul Kohli (2) Granville Austin (3) Penderl Moon (4) Alan Gledhill List-II (Books) (i) Divide and Quit (ii) The Success of India's Democracy (iii) The Republic of India: Development of its Laws and Constitution (iv) Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience

Under the provisions of Article 368(2) of the Constitution of India, if a bill comes to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly after passing by Parliament of India for resolution to ratify, then – (i) Resolution can be passed by the Assembly. (ii) Resolution can be rejected by the Assembly. (iii) No amendment shall be proposed to such a resolution. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following Act/Rule of Rajasthan has a provision of a joint meeting of Gram Sabha?

Which of the following Chief Ministers have NOT held the post of the Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly? (i) Hardev Joshi (ii) Shivcharan Mathur (iii) Ashok Gehlot (iv) Vasundhara Raje Select the correct answer using the code given below:

After receiving a complaint against the following office-bearer(s), Lokayukta, Rajasthan cannot make an investigation against

Which of the following statements are correct in the context of Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission? (i) It was constituted on 18 January 1999 by notification issued by the Government of Rajasthan. (ii) The Commission became functional from March 2000. (iii) Rajasthan Human Rights Commission has one chairperson and three members in accordance with the provisions of the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006. (iv) One of its former Chairmen is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following judges of the Supreme Court of India has NOT worked in Rajasthan High Court as a judge?

Who among the following has held the posts of Pro-tem Speaker, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

Which of the following statements are correct in reference to rule of procedure for "Motion for Adjournment on a matter of Public importance" in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly? (i) Speaker's consent is necessary to make the motion. (ii) The motion shall raise a question of privilege. (iii) The motion shall be restricted to a specific matter of recent occurrence. (iv) Not more than one such motion shall be made at the same sitting. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Under the constitutional provision on a Bill, recommendation of the Governor was required, but without such recommendation it was introduced in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, passed and sent to the Governor. Now –

What has been kept under the purview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)?

Which of the following fixed the four percent inflation target in India with a tolerance level of +/–2 percent for the period 2016 to 2021?

In terms of the share in Foreign Direct Investment equity inflows in India during 2016-17, which of the following countries was on the top?

Why do companies go for business process re-engineering with the help of technology?

The most volatile part of the organised money market in India is –

Which one of the following is NOT included in the revenue account of the Union Budget?

The Eleventh Five Year Plan emphasised on –

Assertion (A): Cost-push inflation is caused by a shift in aggregate supply curve. Reason (R): Shift in aggregate supply curve takes place because of an increase in wages. Choose the correct option:

Which is the base year of Rajasthan’s General Wholesale Price Index?

Growth rate of GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) at constant prices (2011-12) for the year 2017-18 in Rajasthan was –

Which of the following items provided maximum revenue in the Revenue Receipts of Rajasthan budget in recent years?

Which of the following thermal power projects has the highest installed power capacity?

Rajasthan Government has established the first Skill University in the state. Where was it established?

Which of the following is NOT the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) of Rajasthan in the tourism sector?

Which of the following is NOT considered as an oil field of Rajasthan?

Which one of the following lakes of Rajasthan is NOT covered under the National Lake Conservation Programme (NLCP)?

Government of Rajasthan's Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for students of minority communities provides financial assistance to those having which combination of parental income and percentage of marks in previous examination?

Main objective of Swavalamban Yojana in Rajasthan is

Mitigating Poverty in Western Rajasthan (MPoWR) Programme is supported by

In which of the following projects for the first time, sprinkler irrigation system has been made compulsory in Rajasthan?

Which of the following is an example of a non-cellulosic fibre?

The waves used in common TV remote control are

Which metal is generally used for coating of brass utensils to prevent copper contamination?

Waves of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range normally propagate by means of

The machine language of computer is based on

Which of the following difference between Bluetooth and wi-fi is correct?

Consider the following pairs of ISRO Centres and their locations: A. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) – Trivandrum (Kerala) B. UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) – Bengaluru (Karnataka) C. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) – Dehradun (Uttarakhand) D. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) – Hyderabad (Telangana) Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Which of the following polyherbal product has NOT been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

India's first Beyond-Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile indigenously designed & developed by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is:

How many satellites were launched successfully by PSLV-C37 in a single flight on 15 February 2017?

A particle having at least one dimension less than 10⁻⁷ metre is known as

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Column I – Column II A. Grape Sugar (i) Fructose B. Fruit Sugar (ii) Sucrose C. Milk Sugar (iii) Natural Sweetener D. Table Sugar (iv) Glucose E. Stevia (v) Lactose

In humans trisomy of chromosome number 21 is responsible for

The total amount of green-house gases produced, to directly and indirectly support human activities, is referred to as

Which among the following environmental pollutants are responsible for "acid rain"?

Which of the following plant, grown in a non-forest area, has been omitted from the definition of trees in the Indian Forest (Amendment) Act, 2017?

The basis of DNA finger-printing is

National Research Centre on seed spices is located at

Which of the following statement is incorrect in reference to compost?

Solar observatory in Rajasthan is located at

In this question, a statement is followed by two assumptions. Statement: Though he is fat yet he runs fast. Assumptions – I: Fat people have weak muscles. II: Fat people generally cannot run fast. Which of the answers is correct?

Consider the following: Statement: Should there be recruitment in Government service on the basis of past academic performance rather than through competitive examinations? Arguments: I. Yes, it will be beneficial for those candidates who are unable to bear the expenses of competitive examinations. II. No, the past academic performance cannot be made the basis of recruitment because there is no uniformity in the assessment by the Universities. Which one is/are the strong argument/s?

Statements : All branches are flowers. All flowers are leaves. Conclusions : I. All branches are leaves. II. Some leaves are branches. III. All flowers are branches. IV. All leaves are branches. Give answer:

A statement with two courses of action is given below. Assume everything in the statement to be true and decide which course of action logically follows. Statement: A large number of employees have gone on a mass casual leave in protest against the company's new recruitment policy. Courses of action: I. The company should immediately withdraw the new recruitment policy. II. All these employees should immediately be suspended from their service. Given answer:

The difference between the number of triangles and number of parallelograms in the following figure is:

If 4 + 5 – 2 = 33 and 10 + 12 – 5 = 119, then 6 + 8 – 3 =

Next term of the letter series is : YB WD UF SH ___

Pick out the odd one.

In a code language - I. "lew nas hsi ploy" means "she is bringing coffee". II. "wir sut lew ploy" means "he is bringing tea". III. "sut lin nas" means "tea and coffee". Then which word has been used for "he"?

Mr. A meets Mr. B. B is the father of a son C and a daughter D. E is the mother of A. C is married and has one son. E is the daughter-in-law of B. How is A related to B?

If x, y, z are natural numbers, then the number of different solutions of the equation x + y + z = 6 is

The product of three consecutive positive numbers is divided by each of them in turn, the sum of the three quotients will be 74. What will be the sum of the three numbers?

Two alloys are made by gold and copper in the ratio 7 : 2 and 7 : 11 respectively. Same quantity of both alloys are mixed and a third alloy is made. In this third alloy, the ratio between gold and copper is

On a construction site, men, women and children are working in the ratio 9 : 4 : 1. Their wages are in the ratio 8 : 5 : 3. If 60 women are working on this site and the total daily wages of all persons is ₹2,850, the daily wages of a child is

The population of a small city is 926,100. If it increases at the rate of 5% per annum, what was the population 2 years ago?

The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum at 10% per annum for 2 years is ₹874. Find the sum.

A sum of money at a certain rate of compound interest doubles in 3 years. In 9 years it will be k times the original principal. What is the value of k?

Which vehicle category has increased minimum in percentage from 2000-01 to 2010-11?

If the percentage increase of total number of vehicles from 2000-01 to 2010-11 is made equal to the percentage increase of total vehicles from 1990-91 to 2000-01, then the total number of vehicles in 2010-11 would be (in lakhs)

The following pie charts give the breakup of a family’s expenditure and savings in June and July 2018. By what percentage does the total expenditure on transport and food in July exceed the same in June? (approximately)

A new software has been launched by the Rajasthan government for monitoring seasonal and non-communicable diseases and the trends of ailments found in specific areas. What is the name of this software?

China’s team has won the 2018 BWF Thomas Cup (30th edition). It defeated the team of which country in the finals?

An Indian-American woman has been named Chief Finance Officer of General Motors, the largest automaker of the USA. What is her name?

Why was Sharad Kumar, former Director General of National Investigation Agency, in the news recently?

Bangladesh won the Women’s Cricket Asia Cup Trophy (T-20) held in Malaysia in June 2018. Which team was defeated in the finals?

Consider the following statements regarding the first Mega Food Park of Rajasthan established in March 2018: (1) It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal. (2) It is known as Smart Mega Food Park. (3) It is located at Roopangarh in Ajmer. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Where was the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Leader Kim Jong Un held in June 2018?

The 22nd edition of the Malabar Trilateral Naval exercise was held in June 2018. Besides India, which other two countries took part in this exercise?

The Haryana Government has launched a 7 Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow Scheme to rank its panchayats on seven social parameters. What star ranking is given to panchayats that show outstanding performance in improving sex ratio?

Which State has started a scheme called "Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana" to empower women and promote tree plantation?

Recently the Capital of one of the North-Eastern States has been declared as the 100th Smart City by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Which is that State?

On 24th June 2018, India’s team of four Para-swimmers crossed the English Channel in a record time of 12 hours and 26 minutes. One of them was from Rajasthan. Who was he?

The Government of India has set a target of achieving how much solar-power capacity by the year 2022?

Recently India’s Deepika Kumari won the gold medal in Women’s Recurve event at the Archery World Cup (Stage III). Where was this World-Cup competition held?

After the appointment of Justice Indu Malhotra, the number of women Judges in the Supreme Court of India has reached two. Who is the other woman Judge?

Yousuf Saleem of Pakistan has been in news recently. Who is he?

Consider the following statements about the Electoral Bond Scheme-2018: (i) The aim of this scheme is to bring transparency in the funding process of political parties. (ii) Only those political parties recognised by the Election Commission which secured not less than two percent of the votes polled in the last General Election to the Lok Sabha or the Legislative Assembly of a State shall be eligible to receive Electoral Bonds. (iii) Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue. (iv) The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible political party in its account shall be credited on the same day. Which of the above statements are correct?

Recently which space agency successfully launched the world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket?

Dr. Krishna Jakhad of Rajasthan has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Rajasthani Translation-2017. She received the prize for which of her translated works?

Twenty-three writers have been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar-2018. Who among the following has been selected for Rajasthani language?

Match the following Dynasties with their Capitals and choose the correct code: A. Shung B. Satavahan C. Kadamba D. Chandela Capitals: (i) Mahoba (ii) Banavasi (iii) Paithan (iv) Pataliputra

Which of the following statements about Temple Architecture are true? (i) The freestanding (mortar & stone) temples are supposed to have originated in the Gupta period. (ii) Ladhkan, one of the earliest temples, belongs to the Chalukyas of Badami. (iii) In Khajuraho temples all the compartments of the temple are connected internally and externally. (iv) Kailashnath temple at Kanchi is the earliest freestanding temple of the Dravidian style. Choose the correct answer:

Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the Shreni (Guild) system of Ancient India?

Who created the department of Diwan-i-Arz in the Delhi Sultanate?

The main seat (Peeth) of the Yarkari sect is situated at:

Choose the correct chronological order of the following events: (i) Lucknow Pact (ii) Formation of Swaraj Party (iii) Jallianwala Massacre (iv) Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak Select the answer from the codes below:

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? Institution – Founder

The revolutionary who was NOT involved in the Hardinge Bomb incident was:

Who played the role of mediator in the Gandhi–Irwin Pact?