RPSC RAS Prelims Mock Test - 10 - RPSC RAS (Rajasthan) MCQ

Key Points

• Lakes of Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh  is blessed by nature. This state comprises the Ganga-Yamuna Doab, the Ghaghra plains, the Ganga plains, and the Terai. Many natural lakes, usually the oxbows, occur on the floodplains of rivers in the Ganga system.
  • Barua Sagar Tal
    • It is a large  lake  situated in  Barua Sagar  near  Jhansi  in the  Indian  state of Uttar Pradesh.Hence, Pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
    • It is a large lake created about 260 years ago by Raja Udit Singh of  Orchha , who built the embankment.
    • According to reports in media, the dam is claimed to be built around 1694 A.D. 
    • The beautiful temple  Jarai-ka-Math  and the historic forts of Bundelkhand are nearby attractions.
  • Belasagar Lake
    • It is situated 10 km south of  Kulpahar  in the Belatal village of  Uttar Pradesh ,  India.   Hence, Pair 2 is correctly matched.
    • This lake is a source of  irrigation  in the area.
    • This lake is also known as Bela Taal locally.
  • Chittaura Jheel
    • It is also known as Ashtwarka jheel is a lake in Uttar Pradesh, India. Hence, Pair 3 is correctly matched.
    • It is situated about 8 km from Bahraich city, on Gonda road, near Jittora or Chittaura village.
    • A small river, Teri Nadi, flows from this lake. Many migratory birds are also found here during August–October.
  • Ramgarh Tal
    • It is a lake located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.   Hence, Pair 4 is incorrectly matched.
    • In 1970, at its largest size, the lake covered an area of 723 hectares with a circumference of 18 kilometres.
    • Today, it covers about 678 hectares.

Important Points

• Jahangir introduced the Duh-Aspah Sih-Aspah system .
• It is a system whereby the selected nobles could be allowed to maintain a larger quota of troopers , without raising their Zat rank .
• The system was popular as 'du-aspah' (a trooper with two horses) or 'sih-aspah' (a trooper with three horses) system.
• This was the du-aspah sih-aspah system which implied that a mansabdar holding this -rank had maintained and was paid for double the quota of troopers indicated by his sawar rank.
• Thus, a mansabdar holding a zat rank of 3000, and 3000 sawars du-aspah sih-aspah would be required to maintain 6000 troopers .

Additional Information

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• Initially, its total membership was kept at 389.
• After partition, the Constituent Assembly of India had 299 representatives.
• These included 229 members from provinces and 70 from princely states.
• There was a total of 15 women members.
• The membership plan was rough as per the suggestions of the Cabinet Mission plan. 
• The basis of divisions of seats was “population” roughly in the 1:10 Lakh ratio.

Important Points
There are the 15 female members of the Constitution assembly are:

1. Durgabhai Deshmukh
2. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
3. Hansa Mehta
4. Begam Aizaz Rasul
5. Ammu Swaminathan
6. Sucheta Kriplani
7. Dakshyani Velayudhan
8. Renuka Ray
9. Purnima Banerjee
10. Annie Mascarene
11. Kamla Chaudhary
12. Leela (Nag) Roy
13. Malati Chaudhary
14. Sarojani Naidu
15. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

• Khari River: It is the longest tributary of the Banas River.
• Banas is the tributaries of the river Chambal.
• Kothari is the tributary of river Banas.
• Menal is the tributary of the river Banas.

Additional Information

Key Points

• Rajasthan was divided into 6 British Cantonments.
• Naseerabad was the first place in Rajasthan where the Revolt of 1857 began on 28th May.

Additional Information

• Revolt of 1857 in Rajasthan:
  •  A.G.G (Agent to Governor-General) Headquarter was established in Ajmer.
  • Mr Locket was the first A.G.G of Rajasthan. In 1845 the headquarter was transferred to Abu.
  • During the revolt of 1857, George Patrik Lawrence was the A.G.G.
• Rajasthan was divided into 6 British Cantonments:
  • Naseerabad - Ajmer
  • Devali (Deoli) - Tonk
  • Erinpura (Arinpura) - Pali
  • Kota - Kota
  • Kherwara - Udaipur
  • Beawar (Byawar) - Ajmer
  • Last two cantonments did not participate in the revolt.
• Revolt of Naseerabad:
  • Naseerabad was the first place in Rajasthan where the Revolt of 1857 began on 28 May .
  • The news of the revolt of Merrut reached A.G.G. George Lawerence and he sent 15th Bengal Native Infantry located in Ajmer to Nasirabad due to which the dissatisfaction among the soldiers was born.
  • Soon news of soldiers revolt also reached the soldiers in Nasirabad, and on 28 May 1857, the soldiers of the Native Infantry revolted in Nasirabad.
  • Soldiers of 30th Native Infantry also joined in and after burning & capturing the cantonment soldiers left for Delhi
• Revolt at Neemach:
  • When the news of Naseerabad revolt reached Military officer of Neemuch Colonel Abbot, he forced soldiers to take the oath of loyalty in parade ground on June 2, 1857.
  • During the oath-taking event itself, a cavalry soldier Ali Baig blurted out in anger that the Britishers themselves did not stand by their oath of Awadh and hence Indians too are not obliged to abide by their oath.
  • As a result on June 3, 1857, soldiers of Neemuch also revolted After burning the cantonment they started for Delhi via Chittor, Hammingarh, Baneda and Shahpura and joined the revolutionaries there and fiercely attacked the British army.

Population density is the  number of people per unit of area,  usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile. It allows for a broad comparison of settlement intensity across geographic areas.

Key Points
The population density in India:

• The population density of India in 2011 was 382 per sq km. 
• NCT of Delhi with a population density of 11,297 is the most thickly populated UT.
• Among the states, Bihar is on the top of the list with a population density of 1,102 in 2011.
• The lowest population density among the states is found in Arunachal Pradesh, 17 persons per sq km. 
• The  of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the lowest population density, 46 person UTs per sq km. 

The following table is showing the density of the given states as follows,

Hence, the correct sequence is  Bihar > West Bengal > Kerala > Uttar Pradesh

Important Points
Hiuen Tsang:

• Visited the Chalukya kingdom during Pulakeshin II 's reign and praised him in his writings.
• Visited India in the seventh century and stayed for fifteen years.
• During Harsha’s reign, it took almost 16 years to reach India. 
• He described that India was divided into three varnas: Brahmans, Kshatriyas, and Shudras.
• Along with these three, there was additional varna known as Untouchables.
• During Harsha’s reign and Hiuen Tsang travel, he recorded that Buddhism was divided into eighteen sects with Nalanda as its famous centre where 10000 monks taught Buddhist philosophy of the Mahayana school.

Additional Information

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• The Cotton Research Center is located in the Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.
• Madhya Pradesh holds the 5th position in terms of cotton production.
• It produces  18.69 lakh bales of cotton.
• Major cotton-producing districts are Khargone and Khandwa.
• Nimad is known as White Gold Area.
• It is basically a crop of North America.

Additional Information
About Khargone:

• It is the leading producer of Cotton in the state.
• It is a part of the Indore division.
• Total area: 8030 km²
• Major rivers: Narmada, Kunda, and Veda
• It includes 10 Tehsil.
• Tourist Places
  • Bajirao Peshwa Tomb
  • Maheshwar
  • Sahatradhara
  • Shri Laxmi Temple
• Festivals
  • Nimad Utsav
  • Bhagoriya
  • Gangaur

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• Shri Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple  -
  • This temple is situated in Indragarh, Bundi.
  • This temple is situated on the bank of Chakan river.
  • The temple is said to have been built between the seventh and ninth centuries.
  • According to popular belief the Pandavas during the period, they spent incognito, built this temple.
  • This temple was built in Nagar style by Jaitra Singh.
  • Acharya Matsyendranath statue was found around this temple.

Important Points

• The main festival is that of Mahashivratri, but other festivals are equally important. Amongst them are Kartik Poornima, Basant Panchami, Guru Poornima and the Navratras .

Additional Information

• Some important temples of following districts-
  • Kota  - Vibhisan temple, Gapernath temple, Mathuradheesh temple.
  • Jaipur  - Govind Dev temple, Birla temple, Galta Ji, Jagat Shiromani temple.
  • Sirohi  - Achaleshwar Mahadev temple, Sarneshwar Mahadev temple, Vashistha temple.

• The Karauli Cattle Fair is held in the month of February every year for a week which coincides with the festival of Maha Shivratri.
• This fair is one of the oldest cattle fairs of Rajasthan where every year thousands of animals like camel, buffalo, donkeys, etc. are brought for sale/purchase.
• At the end of the fair, various competitions are held to judge the outstanding specimens .

Key Points
The highest density of population district in Rajasthan

Additional Information
The lowest density of population district in Rajasthan

Statement : Should the Indian government support orphanages?
Argument:
I. Yes. Poor economic and social conditions indicate the need for government support - The argument states that the orphanages have severe financial difficulties. This is a strong reason to support the orphanages. Thus, Argument I is strong.
II. No. Fake non-government companies flourish and misuse government funds - Misuse of funds provided for orphanages would mean that supporting the orphanages is a bad idea. Thus, Argument II is also strong.
Hence, "Both argument 1 and argument 2 are strong".

After being treated at Pacific Medical College, the woman was transferred to MVA Hospital for further care.

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• Dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide.
• It is  used primarily as a cooling agent  but is  also used in fog machines at theatres for dramatic effects.
• Its  advantages  include  lower temperature  than that of  water ice and not leaving any residue.
• It is useful for  preserving frozen foods  where  mechanical cooling is unavailable.
• Dry ice sublimates at 194.7 K at Earth atmospheric pressure.
• The  outgassing from it can cause  hypercapnia .
• Dry ice is colourless, non-flammable, with a sour zesty odour, and can lower the pH of a solution  when  dissolved in water, forming  carbonic acid.

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'City of Hundred Islands'

• Banswara is a city in Banswara District in south Rajasthan in India and City is known as the cherrapunji of rajasthan.
• It receives the highest rain In Rajasthan and it is the greenest City in the Rajasthan
• It is also known as 'City of Hundred Islands'
• Numerous islands on the Mahi River are named "Chachakota" where the islands are located, which flows through Banswara.
• Banswara gets its name from the ‘bans’ or bamboo trees that once grew here in abundance.
• The district was formerly a princely state ruled by the Maharavals.
• It is said that a Bhil ruler Bansia ruled over it and Banswara was named after his name.
• Bansia was defeated and killed by Jagmal Singh who became the first Maharaval of the princely state.

Hence, the  Banswara district is known as the 'City of Hundred Islands'.

• Indus Valley civilization sites were mostly situated near the water resources popularly across rivers.
• IVC sites: according to image:

Banswara, a tribal area bordering Gujarat, and regions along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor are identified for significant development under the new law.

Bankli Dam is located on the Sukririver in Jalore District.
Key Points

• Sukri River
  • Sukri river flows from the western slopes of Aravalli Range in Pali District and flows through Jalore district and Barmer district of Rajasthan before merging with the Luni river.
  • Bankli Dam is located on this river in Jalore District.

Additional Information

• Luni River dam
  • The Dantiwada dam and Sipu dam are built on the Luni River.
  • The Jaswant Sagar Dam in Pichiyak near Bilaara in Jodhpur district is one of the prominent landmarks along the Luni river.
  • It was built in 1892 by Maharaja Jaswant Singh.
• Kali Singh River dam
  • Kalisindh Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Kali Sindh River.
  • It is situated near Jetpura village in Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
• Sahibi river or Sabi river
  • Masani barrage is associated with the Sahibi river or Sabi river.

The health department requested fogging to combat dengue in affected areas.

The PM Surya Ghar Yojana aims to promote rooftop solar installations, providing subsidies and ensuring ease of adoption.

Key Points

• The Forms of Foreign Capital Flowing into India include NRI deposits made in profitable foreign currency accounts.
• Further, the various Form s of foreign capital flows into India are portfolio flow of capital made by institutional foreign investors that make investments in India's debt and stock markets.
• Foreign Capital Flowing into India also include investments that are being made by the foreign investors in the commercial banks of India.

Therefore, the correct answer is NRI Accounts.
Important Points

FDI:

• A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment made by a firm or individual in one country into business interests located in another country.
• Generally, FDI takes place when an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign business assets in a foreign company.
• FDI capital can flow through the NRE account. A Non-Resident External (NRE) account is a rupee-dominated account opened by an NRI to facilitate the deposit of foreign currency earnings.

 It is true that FDI is the flow of foreign capital into a country, but the FDI is channelised through NRI Accounts only. Hence, the most appropriate answer marked here is NRI accounts and not FDI.

The text specifically states that Udaipur SP Yogesh Goel provided details about the Thai woman incident. This establishes his designation and involvement.

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Hence, the correct option matching is  (A) - (ii), (B) - (iii), (C) - (iv), (D) - (i)

The correct answer is Gland, Switzerland.

Key Points

• IUCN is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organizations.
• It was created in 1948.
• It is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.
• It is headquartered in Gland,  Switzerland.

Additional Information:

• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.

Important Points:

• International Organisations in Switzerland
  • United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) – Geneva, Switzerland
  • World Health Organization (WHO) – Geneva, Switzerland
  • World Economic Forum – Geneva, Switzerland
  • International Labor Organization – Geneva, Switzerland
  • World Trade Organization – Geneva, Switzerland
  • World Meteorological Organization – Geneva, Switzerland
  • World Intellectual Property Organization – Geneva, Switzerland
  • International Committee of the Red Cross – Geneva, Switzerland
  • The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)– Zurich, Switzerland
  • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland