RPSC RAS and RTS Pre 2012 Exam Paper and Solution Held on 14 June 2012

1.Which mineral of the following is associated with the "JHAMAR-KOTRA" Regions in Rajasthan

1) Lead and zinc
2) Manganese

3) Rock Phosphate

4) Silver

2) The production of food grains in rajasthan in the year 2010-11 was highest after independance, it was:

1) 250 Lakh tonne

2) 235 Lakh tonne

3) 210 Lakh tonne
4) 192 Lakh tonne

3) Desert Development Programme is being implemented in 16 District of rajasthan. This programme is being fonded:

1) 100% by Govt. of India
2) 100% by Rajasthan Govt.
3) In the ratio of 50:50 by both the govt.
4) 75% by Govt. of India, 25% by Rajasthan Govt.

4) Match the following:

TRIBES IN RAJASTHAN             REGION/AREA

A. Sharia                                 1. Marwar

B. Kathodi                               2. Abu Road

C. Garasia                               3. Mewar

D. Rabaries                             4. Baran

                                              5. Banswara

Ans: 3 (A-4, B-3,C-2,D=1)

5) "Tripitaka" Texts are related with which religion:

1) Vedic Religion
2) Buddhism
3) Jainism
4) Shaivism

6. Who is considered as the first Modern Man of India?

1) Nana Saheb
2) A. O. Hume
3) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4) Swami Vivekanand

7. Who was first woman President of the Congress?

1) Kadambini Ganguli
2) Sarojini Naidu
3) Annie Besant
4) Kamla Nehru

8. In which battle did Maharana Sanga defeat Ibrahim Lodi?

1) Battle of Khatoli
2) Battle of Sarangpur
3) Battle of Siwana
4) Battle of Khanua

9. Which Rajput ruler continued his struggle for independence against Mughals and did
not surrender?

1) Raja Raisingh of Bikaner
2) Rao Chandrasen of Marwar
3) Raja Bharmal of Amber
4) Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar

10. identify the incorrect pair amongst the following relating the freedom fighters of
Rajasthan with the area of their activities

1) Arjun Lal Sethi : Udaipur
2) Jai Narayan Vyas : Jodhpur
3) Kesari Singh Barhath : Mewar
4) Govind Giri : Vagad

11. Which amongst the following place was not a centre of the revolution of 1857 in
Rajasthan?

1) Ajmer
2) Jaipur
3) Neemuch
4) Auwa

12. Which of the following areas were integrated at the seventh stage (1 November 1956) of the integration of Rajasthan?

1) Matsya Sangh
2) Jaipur
3) Sirohi
4) Ajmer and Abu

13. Identify the incorrect pair about the dialects of Rajasthan and the area of their prevalence:

1) Tonk : Dhoondhari
2) Pali : Bagadi
3) Baran : Hadoti
4) Karauli : Mewati

14. Who is the author of Prithviraja Vijaya?

1) Chand Bardai
2) Prithviraj Chauhan
3) Jayanak
4) Nayanchand Suri

15. Which category of Rajasthani Literature is related to story or narrative genre?

1) Vat
2) Veli
3) Vachanika
4) Vigat

16. Identify the incorrect pair relation the folk dances of Rajasthan with their area of revalence:

1) Gindar dance : Shekhawati
2) Dhol dance : Jalor
3) Bamarasia dance : Bikaner
4) Dandia dance : Marwar

17. What is the name of the famous folk drama of Bhils?

1) Gavari
2) Swang
3) Tamasha
4) Rammat

18. Gopiji Bhatta is related with which folk drama style of Rajasthan?

1) Tamasha
2) Swang
3) Rammat
4) Nautanki

19. Where is the temple of folk deity Mallinathji located?

1) Tilwara (Barmer)
2) Nagala Jhaz (Bharatpur)
3) Santhu village (Jalor)
4) Panchota village (Jalor)

20. Which amongst the following is not as folk goddess of Rajasthan?

1) Chhink Mata
2) Karani Mata
3) Auwari Mata
4) Hidimba Mata

21. Which is the famous centre of "Blue Pottery" in Rajasthan?

1) Bikaner
2) Dungarpur
3) Jaipur
4) Jaisalmer

22. Identify the incorrect pair amongst the following:

1) Beneshwar Fair : Dungarpur
2) Badshah Fair : Beawar
3) Maru Mahotsava : Barmer
4) Gautameshwar Fair : Sirohi

23. "Tarabhant ki Odhani" is the popular costume of which category of women in Rajasthan?

1) Rajpur women
2) Gurjar women
3) Adivasi women
4) Jat women

 24. Which of the following is not a sub-dialect of Marwari?

1) Bikaneri
2) Nagarchol
3) Jodhpuri
4) Thali

25. In which year Rajasthan Mission on Livelihood was started?

1) 2002
2) 2004
3) 2005
4) 2007

26. According to 2007 Livestock Census the total number of livestock in Rajasthan is:

(1) 491 Lakh
(2) 547 Lakh
(3) 579 Lakh
(4) 484 Lakh

27. Where first Solar Park in Rajasthan will be established?

1) Balotra (Barmer)
2) Badla (Jodhpur)
3) Pokaran (Jaisalmer)
4) Shergarh (Jodhpur)

28. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1) Wells and Tubewells are the main sources of irrigation in Rajasthan.
2) The construction of Gang Canal was completed in 1927.
3) The water of Indira Gandhi Canal is only used for irrigation.
4) 'Khadin' is a traditional method of water conservation in arid Rajasthan.




29. The Solar Policy was announced first time by the Government of Rajasthan in the year:
1) 2011
2) 2010
3) 2009
4) 2008

30. What is true with the present position of revenue account in the budget of

Rajasthan?

1) Revenue deficit is alarming.
2) Revenue deficit is under control.
3) Revenue deficit is less than other neighbouring states.
4) There is revenue surplus.




31. Which of the following institutions has been playing a leading role to promote generation of non-conventional energy in Rajasthan?
1) RUDA
2) The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation
3) The Rajasthan Non-conventional Energy Corporation
4) The Rajasthan Non-conventional Power Generation Corporation

32. Indicate the share of industries in GSDP of Rajasthan in 2010-11 at 2004-05 prices.

1) 13%
2) 18%
3) 24%
4) 30%

33. The main objective of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) is –

1) to provide free houses to BPL families.
2) to provide free houses to SC/ST families.
3) to provide interest free loan for construction of houses in rural areas.
4) slum free India.

34. Which of the following bear responsibility for the planning, execution and implementation of MGNREG schemes?

1) Gram Sabha

2) Gram Panchayat

3) State Government

4) DRDA

35. The Rajasthan Govt. announced in the budget 2012 to set-up a hydrology and water management institute. In which of the following district, it is being established?

1) Jodhpur
2) Jaisalmer
3) Bikaner
4) Kota

Q. 36. RIICO has developed for Agro food parks to promote

1) exports of agricultural commodities.
2) investment in agriculture.
3) agro-based industries.
4) food – storage facility.

Q 37. Which of the following river originate from M.P. and drops its water into the Gulf

of Khambhat?

1) The Parvati
2) The Luni
3) The Mahi
4) The Javai

Q 38. Hon’ble CM’a seven point programme is related to –

1) Rural development of Rajasthan
2) Empowerment of women in Rajasthan
3) Eradication of poverty in Rajasthan
4) Agricultural development of Rajasthan

Q 39. In Rajasthan, there is great potential of bio-mass energy because of –

1) Availablity of desert area
2) Availability of sun-heat
3) Availability of live stock
4) Availability of mustard Husk

Q 40. Consider the following statements:

In Rajasthan, development of Gas based power plants becomes most appropriate and preferred option for meeting the peak energy demand on following grounds –

A) The state has no coal reserves.
B) It is most renewable source of energy.
C) Hydro potential has already been exploited.
D) Gas based power plants need less water compared to coal based power plant.

Q 41. Dholpur Power Project will be based on:

1) Lignite
2) Water
3) Solar
4) Gas

Q. 42 Linseed (ALSI) us a rich source of :



1) Vitamin C
2) Omega-3 Fatty Acid
3) Essential Amino Acids
4) Antioxidants

Q. 43 The latest technique used to establish identity of a human being based on biotechnological principals is:
1) Biometrix Analysis
2) Genome sequencing
3) DNA finger printing
4) Karyotyping

 Q. 44 In Microwave oven, the microwave tube used is:
1) A Combination of klystron and magnetron tube
2) Kelystron Tube
3) Magnetron Tube
4) Travelling Wave tube

 Q. 45 In fiber optics communication the signal travels in the form of:
1) Light wave
2) Radiowave
3) Mircrowave
4) Electric Wave

 Q. 46 The optimum sound level for human being is:
1) 90 db
2) 60 db
3) 120 db
4) 100 db

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 Q. 51 Biodiversity day is celebrated on:
1) 29 December
2) 27 June
3) 28 February
4) 30 January

52. A Bio-technique in which Ultrasonic sound is used:
1) Sonography
2) ECG
3) EEG
4) X-RAY

 53. Daily energy required by a hard worker man is
1) 3000 Kilocalories

2) 2700 Kilocalories

3) 4000 Kilocalories
4) 6000 Kilocalories

54. Arrange the following countries in the descending order according to their area and select the correct answer using code given below:

1) Brazil

2) Canada
3) China
4) USA

55. Which one of followin is not a correct match

1) Finland - Helsinki
2) Bolivia - La Paz
3) Ehiopia - Lusaka
4) Ukraine - Kiev

56. Syr and Amu Rivers are flow into:

1) Caspian Sea
2) Black sea
3) Baltic Sea
4) Aral sea

57. Which mountain form boundary between Spain and France

1) Jura
2) Pyrenees
3) Carpathians
4) Caucasus

58.  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below

1) Canada -            1) Lagos
2) Greece             2) Damascus
3) Nigeria             3) Toronto
4) Syria                4) Athens

59. Which continent is knwon as "Cradle of Mankind" ?

1) Asia
2) Africa
3) Europe
4) South africa

60. In which year the wildlife protection act was introduced in India ?

1) 1962
2) 1972
3) 1970
4) 1982

61. Which one of the following is not a Project Tiger Reserve in India ?
1) Dudhwa
2) Chilka
3) Kanha
4) Manas

62. Which one of the following is the main cause of the ecological imbalance in India:
1) Deforestation
2) Desertification
3) Floods and Famines
4) Rainfall variations

63) Which one of the following is the highest aravali peak ?
1) Sajjangarh
2) Lilagarh
3) Kumbhalgarh
4) Taragarh

64. In which region of rajasthan ravines are found ?
1) Banas Basin
2) Mahi basin
3) Luni Basin
4) Chambal Basin

65. In which region of Rajasthan Entisol Group of soils are found ?
1) Eastern
2) Western
3) South-Eastern
4) Southern

66. In which district of Rajasthan "KHAS" grass is grown ?
1) Kota, Bundi and Jhalawar
2) Dholpur, Karauli and Alwar
3) Ajmer, Banswara and Chittorgarh
4) Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur and Tonk

67. Which one of the followin is not a cause of Desertification in Rajasthan ?
1) Overgrazing
2) Deforestation
3) Urbanization
4) Improper soil and water Management

68. The two important Beryllium producing district of Rajasthan are:
1) Udaipur and Jaipur
2) Alwar and Jhunjhunu
3) Nagour and Pali
4) Sirohi and Dungarpur

69. Who is the chairman of Joint Parliament Committee set up to look into the 2G Spectrum Scandel ?
1) Murli Manohar Joshi
2) PC Chacko
3) AB Bardhan
4) Sita ram Yechury

70. In which state the Indian Union, the govt. encouraged a Private militia(Selva Judum) and whose action was invalidated by Supreme Court ?
1) Orissa (Odisha)
2) Chhattisgarh
3) MP
4) West Bengal

71. In which game Saina Nehwal earned international recognition and was awarded the Rajiv gandhi Khel Prize in 2012 ?
1) Tennis
2) Table tennis
3) Badminton
4) Swimming

72. Who was honored with Bharat Ratna in 2009 ?
1) Pandit Ravi Shankar
2) Lata Mangeskar
3) Bismillah Khan
4) Bhimsen Joshi

73. With which subject the 97th Constitution Amendment Act of 2012 is concerned ?
1) Free and compulsory education of children till the age of 14 year
2) Organization and working of co-operative societies
3) Stringent measures to deal with terrorism
4) Provision of Lok Pal to prevent corruption

74. Which artist associated with Music was honored with Rajasthan Ratan Posthumously ?
1) Khem chand Prakash
2) Mohd. Rafi
3) Jagjit Singh
4) Bhupen Hazarika


75. Who got membership of Rajya Sabha by Presidential Nomination in 2012
1) Mayawati
2) Jaya Bachhan
3) Hema Malini
4) Anu Agha

76. In March 2012, in which state of India, the election commission countermanded the Rajya Sabha Elections ?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya Pradesh

77. Against which judge the Rajya Sabha Passed the Motion of impeachment in 2011, but he resigned to save himself before it could be passed by the Lok sabha ?
1) Justice V Ramaswami
2) Justice Bhattacharya
3) Justice Soumitra Sen
4) Justice PD Dinakaran

78. Which maoist leader was finished by Security forces in 2012 ?
1) Veerappan
2) Charu Majumdar
3) Kishanji
4) Kanu Sanyal

79. In which country the Arab spring witnessed its inauguration in 2011 ?
1) Egypt
2) Tunisia
3) Libya
4) Yeman

80. Which new state came into being in 2011 ?
1) East Timor
2) West sahara
3) North Korea
4) South Sudan

81. Where the 17th Conference of the SAARC held in 2011 ?
1) Dhaka
2) Male
3) Thimpu
4) Colombo

82. With which country India signed 2+2 Treaty in 2010 ?
1) USA
2) Russian federation
3) China
4) Japan


83. Which country's resolution was supported by India in UN human right council that condemmed suppression of Tamil  Militants in Sri Lank ?
1) China
2) America
3) Russian Federation
4) Britain

 84. With which country India signed a treaty in 2011 for the exploration of Oil resources in South China Sea ?
1) Australia
2) Vietnam
3) China
4) Japan

85.Where was the 15th Conference of the Non-Aligned nations in 2009 ?
1) Durban
2) Havana
3) Sharm-el-Sheikh
4) Kuala Lampur

86. On which date in 2012 Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Celebration at Jaipur was inaugurated ?
1) 5 January
2) 7 January
3) 9 January
4) 11 January

87.  Which party got notable success in the parliamentary elections under the leadership of Suu Kyi held in Myanmar in 2012 ?
1) Democratic Party
2) League for Democracy
3) National League
4) National League for democracy

88.Which India has been elected as a Judge of the International Court of Justice in 2012 ?
1) Nagendra Singh
2) B.N. Rau
3) Dalveer Bhandari
4) Dinkar Lal Bhandari

89. If all the plants and trees vanish from the earth, the gas which will decreases is:
1) Caron dioxide
2) Nitrogen
3) Water vapour
4) Oxygen

90. Dynamo is a Machine which is used for:
1) Conversion of High Voltage to low voltage
2) Conversion of Low Voltage to high voltage
3) Conversion of Electrical energy to Mechanical energy
4) Conversion of Mechanical Energy to Electrical energy

91. DRY ICE is:
1) Frozen Ice
2) Frozen Carbon dioxide
3) Frozen water
4) Frozen oxygen

92. The Halogen being used as Analgesic is:
1) Chlorine
2) Bromine
3) Iodine
4) Fluorine

93. The IC Chip used in computer is made of:
1) Copper
2) Silicon
3) Steel
4) Plastic

94. The first metal used by Man was:
1) Gold
2) Silver
3) Copper
4) Iron

95. A 100 Watt electric bulb is used for 10 Hr. What will be the cost of Electricity consumed, if the consuption cost is Rs. 5 per unit ?
1) Rs. 5
2) Rs. 10
3) Rs. 25
4) Rs. 50


96. Which of the following is the best conductor of Electricity ?
1) Aluminium
2) Copper
3) Silver
4) Gold

97. Ozone layer is above the earth crust around ?
1) 50 KM
2) 300 KM
3) 2000 KM
4) 20 KM

98. The Saliva helps in the digestion of :
1) Starch
2) Proteins
3) Fibres
4) Fat

99. In Television Broadcast, the picture signals are transmitted by:
1) Ampliture Modulation
2) Frequency Modulation
3) Phase Modulation
4) Angle Modulation

100. The cooling by a desert Coolar is based on:
1) Hot air replacement
2) Air dehydration
3) Evaporative Cooling
4) Air Rehydration