R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) Examination, 2008 (Held On 7-1-2009) General Knowledge and General Science : Solved 1. Minamata disease is caused by— (A) Mercury (B) Cadmium (C) Lead (D) Zinc 2. Government of Rajasthan has constituted one organisation to advise the government on reforms in economic matters. This organisation is named as— (A) Economic Policy and Reforms Council (B) Reform Committee on Economic Policy (C) Council for Economic Reforms (D) Economic Advisory Committee 3. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, it is the duty of the Union Government to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance ? (A) Article 355 (B) Article 356 (C) Article 352 (D) Article 360 4. Which one of the following groups of organisms has significance in diagnosing the death by drowing ? (A) Lichens (B) Protozoa (C) Cyanobacteria (D) Diatoms 5. When there is a very heavy rainfall in the Pushkar Hills, where does floods occur ? (A) Ajmer (B) Sawai Madhopur (C) Balotra (D) Sojat 6. On a specific day and time, temperature was 48°C in Churu and 24°C in Shimla. Two metallic cups identical in all respects contained water at 95°C in Churu and 71°C in Shimla. Which one of these two cups reached room temperature first ? (A) Cup in Churu (B) Cup in Shimla (C) Both cups reached room temperature at the same time (D) Data are not enough to find out result 7. Who won the Booker’s Prize, 2008 ? (A) Arvind Adiga (B) Aruna Roy (C) Rajendra Singh (D) Medha Patekar 8. The first woman ‘Four-star General’ in United States of America Military is— (A) Haldun Woody (B) Anna Maehays (C) Mike Mullen (D) Anne Dun Woody 9. Which one of the following acid is formed during the change of milk into curd ? (A) Acetic acid (B) Ascorbic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Lactic acid 10. What is the height of Guru Shikhar Peak in Rajasthan ? (A) 1722 metres (B) 1727 metres (C) 1750 metres (D) 1780 metres 11. Khariya, Raswani, Shobhala and Udisbhar are— (A) The varieties of wines (B) Actors of kuchamani khyal (C) Villages of Barmer district (D) The varieties of Kota Doriya sarees 12. ‘Archaeopteryx’ is a connecting link between which of the following classes of animal ? (A) Amphibia and Aves (B) Reptilia and Aves (C) Reptilia and Mammalia (D) Aves and Mammalia 13. Tick mark correct statement— (A) CIMMCO wagon factory restarted in Bharatpur after eight years (B) CIMMCO factory is started at Bhiwadi for manufacturing coaches (C) CIMMCO factory is manufacturing chassis of trucks and buses at Alwar (D) CIMMCO company is engaged in exports of coaches to Asian countries 14. Where is Port Pradeep located ? (A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) West Bengal (D) Orissa 15. Mangla-Bhagyam, Shakti and Aishwarya— (A) Are three schemes for upliftment of scheduled castes’ girls (B) Are oil fields discovered in Barmer-Sanchore basin (C) Are three universities established in Private sector (D) Produce natural gas from Jaisalmer basin to supply Ramgah power plant 16. Among the crafts that have been shortlisted by National Institute of Design for Geographical Indicator Status is— (A) Jaipur for blue pottery and Udaipur for clay work (B) Zari work of Ajmer and block printing of Sanganer (C) Embroidary of Barmer and wollens of Jaisalmer (D) Paintings of Kishangadh and Namdas of Tonk 17. Pearl is mainly constituted of— (A) Calcium oxalate (B) Calcium sulphate (C) Calcium carbonate (D) Calcium oxide 18. Where is the famous ‘Finger Lake Region’ located ? (A) Australia (B) Austria (C) United States of America (U.S.A.) (D) Britain 19. In which year did a major flood occur in Kawas in Barmer ? (A) 2005 (B) 2006 (C) 2007 (D) 2008 20. Which sect has the headquarters located at Shahpura (Bhilwara) ? (A) Dadu sect (B) Vallabh sect (C) Nimbark sect (D) Ramsnehi sect 21. Ashtadhyayi was written by— (A) Varahmihira (B) Kalidas (C) Panini (D) Balram 22. The whole dispute between Subhash Bose and right wing, after the Tripuri session of Congress centred round to the question of— (A) Formation of Congress working committee (B) Policy towards princely states (C) Attitude towards central government (D) Double membership of Congress Socialist Party members 23. Adamya Chetna Trust, Havells India Limited, Hindustan Zinc Limited and DSCL Kota (Shree Ram Group) are some Trust/Corporates related to— (A) Production of handicrafts and industrial goods (B) Mid-Day Meal Programme (C) Infrastructure development in Rajasthan (D) Special Economic Zone in Rajasthan 24. One Rajasthan-born industrialist contributed a sum of Rs. 22,000 in 1920s to C.V. Raman’s path breaking research which won him the Nobel Prize— (A) Purshotam Das Bajaj (B) Jamshedjee Tata (C) Magni Ram Bangur (D) Ghanshyam Das Birla 25. Who is the author ‘ANDHAYUG’ ? (A) Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar (B) Mahaveer Prasad Diwedi (C) Dharam Veer Bharti (D) Mohan Rakesh 26. United Nations General Assembly President is— (A) John Major (B) Miguel d’Escoto (C) Jacquesrene Chirac (D) Jiang Zemin 27. In which continent are the Atlas Mountains situated ? (A) Asia (B) Africa (C) Australia (D) Europe 28. Per Capita Income at current prices in Rajasthan during 2007-08 is about— (A) 20,000 Rs. (B) 22,000 Rs. (C) 24,000 Rs. (D) 18,000 Rs. 29. Nawalgadh (Sikar) in Rajasthan was in news because of— (A) Bumper crop of kharif season particularly the production of bajra (B) The government of Rajasthan has taken responsibility to provide the land to cement manufacturers (C) Ginder Utsav is started during the month of Shrawan to attract tourists (D) A private university is sanctioned by government for this area 30. Which one of the following changes occur when salt is added in the water ? (A) Boiling point is increased and freezing point is decreased (B) Boiling point is decreased and freezing point is increased (C) Both boiling point and freezing point are decreased (D) Both boiling point and freezing point are increased 31. When a person enters in a dark room from strong light area, he is not able to see clearly for some time. Later he gradually begins to see things. This is because— (A) Changes in the size of pupil (B) Changes in the diameter and focal length of lens (C) Bleaching and reformation of Rhodopsins (D) Eyes become familiar with darkness in course of time 32. Exclude which is not correct— (A) RUDA is functioning for creation of more avenues of employment in the rural nonfarm sector (B) Bureau of Investment Promotion is an agency for promotion of Small Scale Industry projects (C) RIICO is an apex organization engaged in postering growth of industrialisation in the state (D) Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation is functioning to assist Small Scale Industry and handicrafts 33. The art style which combines Indian and Greek feature is called— (A) Sikhar (B) Verra (C) Gandhar (D) Nagar 34. In which city of India, first D.N.A. Bank of Asia is established recently ? (A) Jaipur (B) Kota (C) Chennai (D) Lucknow 35. Raika’s in Rajasthan are— (A) Traditionals horse breeders (B) Traditional camel breeders (C) Used to sell goods from village to village (D) Salt-traders 36. The first session of Rajputana-Madhyabharat Sabha was held in 1918 at— (A) Delhi (B) Ajmer (C) Indore (D) Udaipur 37. Who is the author of the book named ‘The Audacity of Hope’ ? (A) Nayan Tara Sehgal (B) Salman Rushdie (C) Vikram Seth (D) Barack Obama 38. RIDCOR stands for— (A) Road Infrastructure Development Company of Rajasthan (B) Rail Information Download Corporation of Rajasthan (C) Rajasthan Indoor Decoration Corporation of Railways (D) Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation of Rajasthan 39. Inscription which throw light on the writings of Maharana Kumbha is— (A) Kumbhalgarh inscription (1460 A.D.) (B) Kirtistambha Prashasti (1460 A.D.) (C) Jagannath Rai inscription (1652 A.D.) (D) Raj Prashasti (1676 A.D.) 40. Jnan Pith award has been given to (06th November 2008)— (A) Vinit Narayan (B) Rehman Rahi (C) Kamleshwar (D) Gyan Chaturvedi 41. For which desirable character the transgenic crop ‘Golden Rice’ is produced ? (A) Vitamin ‘A’ (B) Essential Amino Acids (C) Insulin (D) Characteristic Starch 42. The world’s youngest King belongs to which country ? (A) Saudi Arab (B) Japan (C) Bhutan (D) Thailand 43. Mammoth is the ancestor of— (A) Dog (B) Horse (C) Camel (D) Elephant 44. Which district in Rajasthan grows, in largest quantity, psyllium husk (planto ovata) or ‘Isabgol’ ? (A) Jhalawar (B) Jalore (C) Sirohi (D) Bundi 45. Who launched the ‘Lasodia Movement’ for social reforms amongst the Bhils of Mewar, Bagar and nearby regions ? (A) Mavji (B) Govind Giri (C) Surmal Das (D) Moti Lal Tejawat 46. Chairman of Indian Space and Research Organization is— (A) Krishna Swamy Kasturirangan (B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (C) G. Madhavan Nair (D) K.M. Bhandari 47. Most stable Ecosystem is (A) Forest (B) Grassland (C) Desert (D) Marine 48. Which tree is called the ‘Flame of the Forest in Rajasthan’ ? (A) Khejri (B) Neem (C) Palas (D) Paras Peepul 49. Which city is known as ‘Suncity’ in Rajasthan ? (A) Jodhpur (B) Udaipur (C) Bikaner (D) Jaisalmer 50. Which was common among Brahma Samaj, Ram Krishna Mission and Arya Samaj ? (A) None of these three had a political mission, but they helped to develop a spirit of patriotism (B) All the three originated from Bengal (C) Founder of all the three were educated in England (D) Founder of all the three took active part in politics 51. Tick mark which is incorrect about NREGA— (A) This Act spells out the type of works which are permitted (B) Like in other government programmes transparency and accountability is also not possible in this programme (C) This Act specifies the individual works but only for the scheduled castes and tribes below the poverty line (D) The guarantee of •274 year employment during a year is possibly the most important feature of this Act. 52. Mahajanpad situated on the bank of river Godavari was— (A) Avanti (B) Vatsa (C) Assaka (D) Kamboja 53. Which mineral is found in Nathra-ki-Pal area of Rajasthan ? (A) Iron ore (B) Copper (C) Lead and Zinc (D) Manganese 54. One of the following sites from where the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found— (A) Harappa (B) Chanhudaro (C) Lothal (D) Mohenjodaro 55. Tick mark which is incorrect about inflation— (A) Inflation indicates the rise in the price of a basket of commodities on a point-to-point basis (B) The inflation rate in India is calculated on the basis of the wholesale price index (C) For some commodities retail prices are also considered for measurement of inflation (D) Inflation rate going down does not mean prices are declining 56. Which district has the least population density in Rajasthan ? (A) Bikaner (B) Jodhpur (C) Barmer (D) Jaisalmer 57. Bio-magnification means— (A) Fast spreading of cancer cells in the body (B) Increasing the amount of pesticides in the organisms of successive trophic level (C) To see the microscopic parts of the body by microscope (D) Sudden increase in the number of the individuals of a species in a specific area 58. Chandrayaan-I was launched from— (A) Orissa (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh 59. By which process, Alum cleans the muddy water ? (A) Absorption (B) Adsorption (C) Coagulation (D) Dialysis 60. Match List-I (Development Programme) with List-II (Coverage Area) and give the correct answer on the basis of codes given below the list— List-I (a) Mewat Area Development Programme (b) Border Area Development Programme (c) Dang Area Development Programme (d) Magra Area Development Programme List-II 1. Eight blocks of Alwar and three blocks of Bharatpur 2. Thirteen blocks of four Districts 3. 357 Gram Panchayats of 21 Panchayat Samitis 4. 14 blocks covering Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pali and Rajsamand districts 5. Saharia tribal families residing in Shahbad and Kishangarh blocks Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 5 2 (B) 1 2 3 4 (C) 2 1 5 3 (D) 1 4 2 3 61. Handloom Mark shows the standard of— (A) Handloom clothes (B) Craft works (C) Hand embroidery (D) Hand block printing 62. Which country has signed an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation with India in September 2008 ? (A) Australia (B) Japan (C) Brazil (D) France 63. Who was appointed as President of South Africa after resignation of Thabo Mbeki ? (A) Nelson Mandela (B) Kglema Motlanthe (C) Taro Aso (D) Morgan Tsvangirai 64. In which year was the Desert development programme started in Rajasthan ? (A) 1960-61 (B) 1977-78 (C) 1982-83 (D) 1994-95 65. Which of the following pair is matching ? (A) Badla (Water-bottle) — Jaipur (B) Masuria Sari — Kota (C) Namda — Jodhpur (D) Marble Carving — Tonk 66. Under whose Command Marwari forces were sent to Khanwa to support Sanga against Babur ? (A) Rao Ganga (B) Maldeo (C) Biram Deo (D) Suja 67. The ‘Hot Spot’ of Biodiversity in India are— (A) Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghat (B) Western Himalayas and Sunderban (C) Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghat (D) Eastern Himalayas and Silent Valley 68. Who has been chosen for the Bharat-Ratna ? (A) Devanand (B) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (C) Kanshi Ram (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 69. What is the product found in large quantities in Churu-Bikaner-Sri Ganganagar belt, which is (i) a source of environmental pollution, (ii) used for raising soil fertility, and (iii) after value addition, is used in health and building sector ? (A) Limestone (B) Lignite (C) Fullers Earth (D) Gypsum 70. In Rajasthan each state had a Mahakma Baqoit which used to— (A) Charge the revenue arrears in good harvest years (B) Make the payments of King’s dues (C) Collect the dues from government servants (D) Collect the loans for the Kings 71. Generally where coral reefs are found ? (A) In temperate climate above 18°C (B) Between tropics of cancer and tropics of capricorn coastal areas (C) On both east and west coasts of continents and islands only (D) On colder sea coasts 72. Which one of the followings is used in the synthesis of polythene ? (A) Methane (B) Ethylene (C) Propane (D) Butane 73. A bird’s eye view of macro economic developments under various programmes launched by the state government in Rajasthan is available in— (A) Economic Review (B) Reserve Bank of India Bulletin (C) Economic and Political Weekly (D) Sujas 74. How many are there ‘Million Plus Population’ cities in India (Census 2001) ? (A) 39 (B) 29 (C) 49 (D) 59 75. National Water Development Agency was established in the year— (A) 1969 (B) 1970 (C) 1980 (D) 1990 76. Author of ‘Nyaya Darshan’ was— (A) Gautam (B) Kanad (C) Kapil (D) Badrayan 77. KANDHMAL is in which State ? (A) Orissa (B) Rajasthan (C) Maharashtra (D) Gujarat 78. Indian PM Manmohan Singh is an elected member of Rajya Sabha from which State ? (A) Punjab (B) Haryana (C) Assam (D) Gujarat 79. In which province Muslim League formed their government after 1946 elections ? (A) Bengal (B) North-West Frontier (C) Punjab (D) Bihar 80. Which city can be called ‘the Manchester’ of Rajasthan ? (A) Kota (B) Pali (C) Beawar (D) Bhilwara 81. Pheromones are found in— (A) Insects (B) Snakes (C) Birds (D) Bats 82. Which State is not a part of ‘seven sisters’ of North-Eastern States ? (A) Meghalaya (B) West Bengal (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Tripura 83. The main function of colonization in Rajasthan is to— (A) Provide residential plots (B) Acquire land by the government (C) Provide irrigation facilities (D) Allot land 84. Who is the Governor of West Bengal ? (A) Gopal Gandhi (B) Shiv Charan Mathur (C) Surjeet Singh Barnala (D) Nawal Kishore Sharma 85. Which Act introduced ‘Dyarchy’ at the centre ? (A) The Act of 1909 (B) Government of India Act, 1919 (C) Government of India Act, 1935 (D) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 86. The symbol of World Wild-life Fund is— (A) Polar Bear (B) White Bear (C) Red Panda (D) Cheeta 87. The Electoral College for the United States Presidential Election is constituted by the— (A) Members of United States Congress (B) Members of House of Representatives (C) Members of Senate (D) None of them 88. In what direction Monsoon rainfall in Rajasthan increases ? (A) Southwest-Northeast (B) Southeast-Northwest (C) Northwest-Southeast (D) South-North 89. Dhawadia were the persons— (A) Engaged in looting of caravans and kafilas (B) Who used to collect the taxes for kings (C) Who used to stock the foodgrains (D) Who used to participate in the race 90. By which process the sea water can be converted into pure water ? (A) Deliquescence (B) Efflorescence (C) Electric separation (D) Reverse osmosis 91. Place where the ‘Jal Durg’ (fort erected in water) is located— (A) Ajmer (B) Amber (C) Siwana (D) Gagron 92. In which of the following crop Azolla-Anabaena biofertilizer is used ? (A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Mustard (D) Cotton 93. To which school of painting ‘Bani Thani’ was related ? (A) Bundi school (B) Kishangarh school (C) Chawand school (D) Jaipur school 94. Which group of districts has highest forest area ? (A) Baran - Udaipur - Chittaurgarh (B) Bharatpur - Jhalawar - Kota (C) Karauli - Sirohi - Dungarpur (D) Banswara - Dholpur – Raj Samand 95. Which one of the following statements in FALSE ? (A) The special rubber tyres of air craft are made slightly conducting (B) The blue waves scattered more than violet waves of light so that the sky appears blue not violet (C) A comb run through one’s wet hair does not attract small bits of paper (D) Vehicles carrying inflammable material usually have metallic ropes touching the ground 96. Maximum production of ‘khas’ comes from which belt of Rajasthan ? (A) Sawai Madhopur – Bharatpur - Tonk (B) Gangapur - Dausa - Alwar (C) Jhalawar - Kota - Bundi (D) Dungarpur - Banswara – Udaipur 97. Who represented Congress in Second Round Table Conference ? (A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Moti Lal Nehru (C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) Mahatma Gandhi 98. The author of ‘Vamsa Bhaskar’ is— (A) Bankidas (B) Gauri Shankar Ojha (C) Kaviraj Shymaldas (D) Surajmal Misran 99. The Maitri Express train is introduced between the stations— (A) Kolkata and Dhaka (B) Amritsar and Lahore (C) Delhi and Srinagar (D) Lucknow and Kathmandu 100. Baxa Tiger Project is located in which state of India ? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Gujarat (D) West Bengal Answers : 1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (D) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (B) 28. (B) 29. (C) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (A) 39. (A) 40. (B) 41. (A) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (B) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (C) 49. (A) 50. (A) 51. (B) 52. (C) 53. (A) 54. (D) 55. (D) 56. (D) 57. (B) 58. (D) 59. (C) 60. (B) 61. (B) 62. (D) 63. (B) 64. (B) 65. (B) 66. (A) 67. (C) 68. (B) 69. (D) 70. (B) 71. (A) 72. (B) 73. (A) 74. (*) In India as per population Census-2001, the number of ‘Million Plus Population’ cities is 35. Thus, all the four alternatives given in the question are incorrect. 75. (*) National Water Development Agency was set in July 1982 as Autonomous Society. 76. (A) 77. (A) 78. (C) 79. (A) 80. (C) 81. (A) 82. (B) 83. (D) 84. (A) 85. (C) 86. (C) 87. (A) 88. (A) 89. (A) 90. (D) 91. (D) 92. (B) 93. (B) 94. (D) 95. (B) 96. (A) 97. (D) 98. (D) 99. (A) 100. (D)
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