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[Question Paper] RAS Preliminary Exam 2012 (Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined
Competitive exam), cutoffs, previous papers
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Brief analysis of RAS-2012 paper
Overall breakup
Topicwise Breakup
Rajasthan specific Questions
History and Culture
Ancient India
Modern India
Rajasthan history
Rajasthan Culture
Raj.Language
Raj. Literature
Raj.Music, Dance, Drama
Raj. Religion
Raj.Craft
Geography
Geography: world
Geography India
Geography of Rajasthan
Raj. Agriculture related
Polity India
Polity Rajasthan
Government schemes (India)
Government schemes (Rajasthan)
Economy (Raj.Budget related)
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Environment & Biodiversity (EnB)
EnB: Rajasthan Related
International current affairs
Persons in News (PIN)
Overall breakup
History
Culture (Raj)
13
Geography
23
Science
17
enb
12
IR and PIN
14
total
100
Topicwise Breakup
history
Culture (Raj)
geography
polity
Government schemes
economy
science
enb
Ancient
Modern
Raj
Language, Litt.
Craft
World
India
Rajasthan
Agriculture Rajasthan
India
Raj
India
Raj
Raj.Budget
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Without Raj
Raj. Specific
Current Affairs
Total
Raj. Specific
International
Pin
Total
100
13
15
Total
40
Modern India
1. Who is considered as the Modern Man of India?
a. Nana Saheb
b. AO Hume
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. Swami Vivekanand
2. Who was first woman President of the Congress?
a. Kadambini Ganguli
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Annie Besant
d. Kamla Nehru
Rajasthan history
Medieval
India
Modern
India
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ajmer
Jaipur
Neemuch
Auwa
Rajasthan Culture
Raj.Language
1. Identify the incorrect pair about the dialects of Rajasthan and the area of their prevalence:
a. Tonk:Dhoondhari
b. Fall : Bagadi
c. Baran : Hadoti
d. Karauli : Mewati
2. Which of the following is not a sub-dialect of Marwari?
a. Bikaneri
b. Nagarchol
c. Jodhpur
d. Thali
Raj. Literature
1. Who is the author of Prithviraja Vijaya?
a. Chand Bardai
b. Prithviraj Chauhan
c. Jayanak
d. Nayachand Suri
2. Which category of Rajasthani literature is related to story or narrative genre?
a. Vat
b. Veil
c. Vachanika
d. Vigat
Raj. Religion
1. Where is the temple of folk deity Mallinathji located?
a. Tilwara (barmer)
b. Nagala Jahaz (bharatpur)
c. Santhu village (Jalor)
d. Panchota village (Jalor)
2. Which amongst the following is not as folk Goddess of Rajasthan?
a. Chhink Mata
b. Karani Mata
c. Auwari Mata
c. Auwari Mata
d. Hidimba Mata
Raj.Craft
1. Which is the famous centre of Blue Pottery in Rajasthan?
a. Bikaner
b. Dungarpur
c. Jaipur
d. Jaisalmer
2. Identify the incorrect pair amongst the following :
a. Beneshwar Fair : Dungarpur
b. BaciShah Fair : Beawar
c. Maru Mahotsava : Barmer
d. Gautameshwar Fair : Sirohi
3. Tarabhant Id Odhani is the popular costume of which category of women in Rajasthan?
a. Rajput women
b. Gurjar women
c. Adivasi women
d. Jat women
Geography
Geography: world
1. Which one of the following is not a correct match?
a. Finland : Helsinki
b. Bolivia : La Paz
c. Ethiopia : Lusaka
d. Ukraine : Kiev
2. Syr and Amy rivers are fall into
a. Caspian sea
b. Black sea
c. Baltic sea
d. Aral sea
3. Which mountain forms boundary between Spain and France?
a. Jura
b. Pyrenees
c. Carpathians
d. Caucasus
4. Which continent is known as Cradle of Mankind?
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. Europe
d. South America
5. Match following
List-I(Country) List-II(Largest City)
A.Canada
1.Lagos
B.Greece
2.Damascus
C.Nigeria
3.Toronto
D.Syria
4.Athens
6. Arrange the following countries in a descending order according to their area and select the correct answer using the codes
given below
1.
2.
3.
4.
Brazil
Canada
China
USA
a.
b.
c.
d.
3, 4, 1, 2
2, 3, 4, 1
2, 4, 1, 3
1, 3, 2, 4
Geography India
1. Which one of the following is the highest Aravalli peak?
a. Sajjangarh
b. Lilagarh
c. Kumbhalgarh
d. Taragarh
2. Which of the following rivers originate from MP and drops its water into the Gulf of Khambhat?
a. The Parvati
b. The Luni
c. The Mahi
d. The Javai
Geography of Rajasthan
1. In which region of the Rajasthan ravines are found?
a. Banas Basin
b. Mahi Basin
c. Luni Basin
d. Chambal Basin
2. Which mineral of the following is associated with the Jhamar Kota region in Rajasthan?
a. Lead and zinc
b. Manganese
c. Rock phosphate
d. Silver
3. In which region of Rajasthan Entisol group of soils are found?
a. Eastern
b. Western
c. South-Eastern
d. Southern
4. Which one of the following is not a cause of desertification in Rajasthan?
a. Overgrazing
b. Deforestation
c. Urbanization
d. Improper soil and water management
5. The two important Beryllium producing districts of Rajasthan are
a. Udaipur and Jaipur
b. Alwar and Jhunjhunu
c. Nagour and Pali
d. Sirohi and Dungarpur
6. Dholpur Power Project will be based on
a. lignite
b. water
c. solar
d. gas
7. match following
Tribes in Rajasthan Region/Area
A.Sahariya
1.Marwar
B.Kathodi
2.Abu road
C.Garasia
3.Baran
D.Rabaries
4.Banswara
8. Match following
Parks
Districts
A.Stone park
1.Neemrana,Alwar
3.Sitapur,Jaipur
D.Japanese Park
9. Match following
ITEM
Districts
A.Namda
1.Jaipur
B.Doria
2.Tonk
C.Ajaraka
3.Barmer
D.Marble-sculpture 4.Bikaner5.Kota
1.Jhalawar
B.Piplad
2.Kota
C.Lahasi
3.Baran
D.Sukali
4.Sirohi5.Jalore
Polity India
1. In March 2012, in which state of India, the Election Commission countermanded the Rajya Sabha elections?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Jharkhand
c. Uttarakhand
d. Madhya Pradesh
2. Who is the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee set up to look into the 2G spectrum scandal?
a. Mutt Manohar Joshi
b. PC Chacko
c. AB Bardhan
d. Sita Ram Yechury
3. In which state of the Indian Union, the government encouraged- a private militia (Selva Judum) and whose action was
3. In which state of the Indian Union, the government encouraged- a private militia (Selva Judum) and whose action was
invalidated by the Supreme Court?
a. Odisha
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. West Bengal
4. With which subject, the 97th Constitution Amendment Act of 2012 is concerned?
a. Free and compulsory education of children till the age of 14 years
b. Organization and working of cooperative societies
c. Stringent measures to deal with terrorism
d. Provision of Lok Pal to prevent corruption
5. Who got membership of the Rajya Sabha by Presidential nomination in 2012?
a. Mayawati
b. Jaya Bachchan
c. Hema Malini
d. Anu Agha
Polity Rajasthan
1. Which of the following areas were integrated at the seventh stage (November 1, 1956) of the integration of Rajasthan?
a. Matsya Sangh
b. Jaipur
c. Sirohi
d. Ajmer and Abu
c. 24%
d. 30%
3. The Rajasthan Government announced in the budget 2012 to Set-up a Hydrology and Water Management Institute. In which of
the following district, it is being established?
a. Jodhpur
b. jaisalmer
c. Bikaner
d. Kota
Science
Physics
1. In microwave oven, the microwave tube used is
a. a combination of klystron and magnetron tubes
b. klystron tube
c. magnetron tube
d. travelling wave tube
2. In fibre-optics communication, the signal travels in the form of
a. light wave
b. radio wave
c. micro wave
d. electric wave
3. Dynamo is a machine which is used for
a. conversion of high voltage to low voltage
b. conversion of low voltage to high voltage
c. conversion of electrical energy to mechanical energy
d. conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy
4. A 100 W electric bulb is used for 10 hours. What will be the cost of electricity consumed, if the consumption cost is Rs. 5 per
unit?
a. Rs.5
b. Rs.10
c. Rs.25
d. Rs.50
5. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?
a. Aluminium
b. Copper
c. Silver
d. Gold
6. The saliva helps in the digestion of
a. starch
b. proteins
c. fibres
d. fat
7. In television broadcast, the picture signals are transmitted by
a. amplitude modulation
b. frequency modulation
c. phase modulation
d. angle modulation
8. The cooling by a desert cooler is based on
a. hot air replacement
b. air dehydration
c. evaporative cooling
d. air rehydration
Chemistry
1. Dry ice is
a. frozen ice
b. frozen carbon dioxide
c. frozen water
d. frozen oxygen
2. The halogen being used as analgesic is
copper
silicon
steel
plastic
Biology
1. Linseed is a rich source of
a. vitamin C
b. omega-3 fatty acid
c. essential amino acidsd. antioxidants
2. The latest technique used to establish identity of a human being based ,on biotechnological principles is
a. biomatrix analysis
b. genome sequencing
c. DNA fingerprinting
d. karyotyping
3. The optimum sound level for human beings, is
a. 90 db
b. 60 db
c. 120 db
d. 100 db
4. A biotechnique in which ultrasonic sound is used
a. Sonography
b. ECG
c. EEG
d. X-ray
5. Daily energy required by a hard worker man is
a. 3000 kilocalorie
b. 2700 kilocalorie
c. 4000 kilocalorie
d. 6000 kilocalorie
b. Desertification
c. Floods and Famine
d. Rainfall variations
5. If all the plants and trees vanish from the Earth, the gas which will decrease is
a. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen
c. water vapour
d. oxygen
6. In which year the Wildlife Protection Act was introduced in India?
a. 1962
b. 1970
c. 1972
d. 1982
1.Udaipur
B.Talchapar
2.Bharatpur
C.Phoolwadi-Ki-Nal
3.Jaisalmer
D.Bandh-Baretha
4.Churu
2.
3.
4.
5.
b. Tunisia
c. Libya
d. Yemen
Which new state came into being in 2011?
a. East Timor
b. West Sahara
c. North Korea
d. South Sudan
Where was the seventeenth conference of SAARC held in 2011?
a. Dhaka
b. Male
c. Thimphu
d. Colombo
With which country India signed 2 + 2 treaty in 2010?
a. USA
b. Russian Federation
c. China
d. Japan
Which countrys resolution was supported by India in the United Nations Human- Rights Council that condemned suppression
of Tamil militants in Sri Lanka?
a. China
b. America
c. Russian Federation
d. Britain
6. With which country India signed a treaty in 2011 for the exploration of oil resources in South China Sea?
a. Australia
b. Vietnam
c. China
d. Japan
7. Where was held the fifteenth conference of the non-aligned nations in 2009?
a. Durban
b. Havana
c. Sharm-el-Sheikh
d. Kuala Lumpur
8. On which date in 2012 Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas celebration at Jaipur was inaugurated?
a. January 5
b. January 7
c. January 9
d. January 11
9. Which party got notable success in the Parliamentary elections under the leadership of Suu Kyi held in Myanmar in 2012?
a. Democratic Party
b. League for Democracy
c. National League
d. National League for Democracy
a.
b.
c.
d.
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deepak
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sir PLEASE give detailed analysis about ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISION(APPSC)group- I and II exams also.
Manju
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Deepak, Lets pray that Mrunal ..in his next life, take birth in Andhra. That is the only way we can get APPSC groups analysis
Mahesh Meena
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Precious information , Thanks sir ,, such analysis is not available anywhere especially for RAS.
Suresh Kumar
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Vikas Rajawat
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Sir, Please upload strategy for MPPSC mains to be held in October 2013. Is it true that aspirants with Sociology and Public Administration
only qualify in MPPSC? Is Political Science and Philosophy worth taking in MPPSC?
Udai
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thank you sir.. i was waiting for this nd sir could you pls tell us how to handle ias mains..coz some topics are related to sociology nd
philosophy which i hv no ideahow to prepare?
kumar
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PlzRAS PRE 2013
rahul rai
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respected sir,
really outstanding work. its giv a very real road to get goal. one more request kindly show us same light for the post of review officer
,uppsc. waiting. thank u sir from core of heart.
amit
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DEAR Sir
With your well wishes and gods grace i have cleared MP PSC pre exam.
Kindly guide us on preparation of MP PSC mains 2013 for english medium candidates who are in job.
I would be grateful with any help from your side.
Thanks
amit.