RPSC RAS Prelims Mock Test - 1 - RPSC RAS (Rajasthan) MCQ

Gir forest national park in Gujarat is the home of the Asiatic lions.

The correct answer is Section 18.
Key Points

• These rules were made in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 by Central Government.
• The correct explanation of section 18  of  Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rules, 1995 is as below-

Important Points

• Please note that the question is about  Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rules, 1995 not The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989.
• The above mentioned is discussed because  Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rules, 1995 has only 18 sections but The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. has 23 sections.
• If we observe options we can easily tick Section 18 even if we do not have sufficient knowledge about the Rules.
• Some other important sections of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rules, 1995 are as follows-

• The governance of urban areas by the people through the representatives elected by them signifies the term "Urban Local Government" in India.
• The jurisdiction of the Urban Local Government is limited to specific Urban areas demarcated for this purpose by the State Government.
• The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 Constitutionalized the system of Urban Local Government.
• The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 contains 18 subjects . It gives Municipalities Constitutional status and brings them under Judicial review .

There are eight types of Urban Local Bodies in India:

• Special Purpose agency
• Township
• Municipality
• Notified area committee
• Municipal Corporation
• Town area committee
• Cantonment Board
• Port trust

Sawai Jai Singh translated the Euclid text 'Elements of Geometry in Sanskrit'.

• He was the son of Vishnu Singh.
• The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb gave him the title of Sawai.
• He gave his support to the Mughal emperor Azam in the Jajau war.
• He participated in the Debari Pact.
• He built Jantar Mantar in Jaipur in 1728 AD .
• He founded the city of Jaipur in 1727 AD.
• He defeated Abhay Singh of Marwar in the Gangwana battle in 1741 AD.
• Jai Singh Karika text was written by himself.

Key Points
Jantar Mantar

Additional Information

• Ishwari Singh -
  • He was the son of Sawai Jai Singh , who became the ruler in 1743 AD.
  • According to the Debari agreement, Madho Singh was about to become the first king, so Madho Singh revolted against Ishwari Singh.
  • He fought the battle of Rajmahal against his brother Madho Singh I in 1747 AD and defeated Madho Singh, on this occasion he built Sargasuli (Isherlat) in Jaipur.
  • He also fought the battle of Bagru with Madho Singh I, Malhar Rao Holkar, Umaid Singh, and Durjan Shal in August 1747 AD and lost this battle.
  • He defeated the army of Ahmad Shah Abdali in the Manpur war in 1748 AD.
  • He committed suicide by jumping from Isherlat in 1750 AD along with his three queens.
• Mansingh I -
  • He was the son of Bhagwantdas.
  • His first coronation was happened in Patna , while his second coronation happened in Amer.
  • He was one of the Navratans of Akbar.
  • The Mughal emperor Akbar gave him the titles of Farzand and Raja .
  • He also received seven thousand Mansabdari from the Akbar.
  • He firstly went for the Ranthambhore campaign in 1569 AD with Akbar.
  • He was the chief commander of Akbar in the Haldighati battle.
• Jagat Singh II -
  • He became ruler after Sawai Pratap Singh.
  • He fought the Gingoli battle with the Jodhpur state due to the Krishna kumari marriage dispute.
  • He did a treaty with the East India Company in 1818 AD.

Key Points

• Monopolistic competition characterizes an industry in which:
  • Many firms offer products or services that are similar, but not perfect substitutes or Identical products .
  • Barriers to entry and exit in a monopolistic competitive industry are low. 
  • The decisions of any one firm do not directly affect those of its competitors.
  • Monopolistic competition is closely related to the business strategy of brand differentiation.
• In Perfect competition , firms offer homogeneous products.
• In Imperfect competition, firms offer different products and services.
• A market that has a small number of large firms is called an oligopoly .
  • A monopoly is one firm, a duopoly is two firms and an oligopoly is two or more firms.

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.
Key Points

Hence option 4 is the correct answer.
Additional Information

• Romesh Chandra Dutt , a civil servant, a political and economic thinker and writer, a Bengali Literature personality, is renowned for both his professional and literary careers.
  • Better known as R.C. Dutt , he was born on 13th August 1848, to Isan Chandra Das and Thakamani Das, in the renowned Dutt family of Ramnagar, Kolkata.
• He passed his entrance exam in the year 1864.
  • Two years later he passed the first Arts Examination from Presidency College, Calcutta.
  • In the year 1868, he went off to London accompanied by Surendranath Banerjea and Behari Lal Gupta.
  • Next year he passed his ICS Examination.

The correct answer is None of the above.
Contour bunding:

1. This method of soil and water conservation is employed in hilly areas .
2. Earthen embankments are built across the slope of the land, following the contour as close as possible .
3. This helps in reducing the flow of water down the slope.

Some common methods of preventing soil erosion are:

1. Shelterbelts - in this, trees and shrubs are planted in the areas liable to strong wind action, to shield the fields against winds.
2. Terracing - this is also practiced in the sloppy areas.
3. Perimeter runoff control - it helps in preventing soil erosion by impeding surface flows.
4. Mixed cropping and crop rotation also help in soil conservation by preventing the nutrients from getting eroded.

The pattern followed here is:
Each letter of each word is increased by + 2.

Hence, the correct answer is "IWX".

The correct answer is Jaisalmer and Bikaner.
Key Points
Tropical Thorn Forest:

• These forests are found in Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Barmer.
• It comprises 6.25% of the forest in Rajasthan. 
• Rainfall varies from 0 to 25 cm. It is scanty in nature.
• Xerophytic vegetation is found in this forest. 
• Khejri, Rohida, and Jaal are prominent trees present in the Forest.

Additional Information

The correct answer is the Final decision on the anti-defection of an MP.

Key Points

• The final decision on the anti-defection of an MP is not the power of the President.
• In case of final decision making regarding Anti Defection of an MP, Speaker and Chairman of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha acts as the final authority.

Important Points
The legislative powers of the President include -

• Dissolving Lok Sabha.
• Summoning and the proroguing house of parliament.
• Summon joint sitting of both houses to resolve deadlocks.
• Nominates 12 members to Rajya Sabha.
• Prior permission of the president is required to put Money Bill in Parliament.
• He lays the reports of UPSC, EC, and CAG before the house of parliament.

The different colours of different stars are due to the variation of temperature.

• A star as a body, when gets heated more as a result temperature increases, the star starts releasing more energy.
• As the energy level of radiation increases, the wavelength becomes shorter.
• When the human eye perceives different wavelengths of visible light, we see different colours of stars.

Key Points

• Red indicated that the stars are aged.
• Colour has reflected from the fusion reaction it indicated the temperature.
• If the temperature is high then the star is young. The star will be blue during young stage which indicates high temperature and the nuclear fusion reaction is going on very fast.

The colour of Star is depended upon their Hotness.

1. The hottest star is blue in colour.
2. The coldest star is red in colour.

• Kandhora is an ornament worn at the wrist.
• Damana is an ornament worn at hands fingers .
• Takma is worn at the shoulder .
• Nevari is worn at the heel .

Additional Information

The "Pledge of Independence" was officially promulgated around Civil Disobedience Movement, 1930 .
Additional Information

• The 'Pledge of Independence ' Declaration of Purna Swaraj was read at Lahore Congress on January 26, 1930 .
• The "Indian Declaration of Independence" of 26 December 1929 boldly stated: " We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have the freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth" .
• The British Government in India has not only deprived the Indian people of their freedom but has based itself on the exploitation of the masses, and has ruined India economically, politically, culturally and spiritually. We believe, therefore, that India must sever the British connection and attain Purna Swaraj or complete independence."
• The Congress declared 26 January 1930 as 'Independence Day ', when the Declaration of Independence was officially promulgated.

The statement shares that the Textile industry uses water in large quantities and faces a challenge in sustaining in India.

From what has been given we cannot assume about the processes for which water is being used. Therefore, assumption I is not implicit.

But, from the given statement, we cannot assume anything about the rainfall condition in India. Therefore, assumption II is not implicit.

Hence, Neither assumption I nor II is implicit.

Key Points

• Governor is the head of the state.
• Governor is elected by the President of the country.
• The major Legislative Powers of the Governor are:
  • He can prorogue the state legislature and dissolve the state legislative assemblies.
    • He can prorogue the Legislative Council of a state.
    • He can prorogue the Legislative Assembly of a state.
    • He can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a state.
  • He can address the state legislature during its  first session of every year.
  • He can nominate 1 member in the state legislative assembly from Anglo-Indian Community.
  • He can nominate  ⅙ of the total members of the legislative council from the fields of Literature, Science, Art, Cooperative Movement, and Social Service.

Additional Information

• The term of office of the Governor is 5 years.
  • Despite having 5 years tenure he can be removed by the President at any time.
• He may be transferred to other states by President and can be reappointed as well. 
• He must not belong to the state for which he has been appointed.
• To appoint the governor, the President must consult with the Chief Minister.

Key Points

• The conventional approach to measuring poverty is to specify a minimum expenditure (or income) required to purchase a basket of goods and services necessary to satisfy basic human needs. This minimum expenditure is called the poverty line .
• The basket of goods and services necessary to satisfy basic human needs is the poverty line basket or PLB .
• The proportion of the population below the poverty line is called the poverty ratio or headcount ratio (HCR). 
• The current methodology for poverty estimation includes education and health in the Poverty line basket along with food is based on the recommendations of an expert group to review the methodology for Estimation of Poverty i.e. the Tendulkar Committee established in 2005 . 
• The Tendulkar poverty line remains the official poverty line and is the basis of the current official poverty estimates in 1993-94, 2004-05, and 2011-12. 

Additional Information

• Global Multidimensional Poverty Index  is an international measure of acute multidimensional poverty.
  • It complements traditional monetary poverty measures by capturing the acute deprivations in health, education, and living standards that a person faces simultaneously.
  • It is published by the  Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative , University of Oxford.
  • According to  Global MPI 2020 , India is 62nd among 107 countries  with an  MPI score of 0.123  and  27.91% headcount ratio , based on the  NFHS 4 (2015/16) data .
  • Dimensions  :

Shortcut Trick

Net rate of CI for 2 years = 30 + 30 + 30 × 30 ÷ 100 = 69%

Net rate of SI  for 2 years = 2 × 30 = 60%

Then, difference between CI and SI = 9 units → 990

Then, 100 units → 11000

⇒ 11000 × 5/8 = (5 × 1375)

⇒ 6875

Traditional method:

Given:

The difference between S.I. and C.I. at 30% interest rate is Rs. 990

Formula used:

C.I. - S.I. = P × (R/100) 2 for 2 years

Here, P = Principal

R = Rate

Calculation:

According to the question,

we know that,

C.I. - S.I. = P × (R/100) 2

⇒ P × (30/100) 2 = Rs. 990

⇒ P × (3/10) 2 = Rs. 990

⇒ P × (9/100) = Rs. 990

⇒ P = 99000/9

⇒ P = 11000

Now, (5/8) × 11000

⇒ (5 × 1375)

⇒ 6875

∴ 5/8 ^th of the sum is Rs. 6875.

The State Commission submits its annual report to the State Government.

• It submits special or annual reports to state legislatures along with the action taken on their recommendations and reasons for nonacceptance of advice.
• Note State Human Rights is a statutory body under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
• The Governor of the state appoints the chairperson and other members on the recommendations of a committee consisting of
  1. Chief Minister as its head
  2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  3. The state home minister
  4. The leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly
  5. In case the state has a legislative council- The chairman and the leader of the opposition of legislative council would also be the members of the committee
• Also note that the chairman or any other member is removed by President only.

Additional Information

• The commission has the power of the civil court.
• It can recommend compensation to victim, prosecution of the accused. 
• Its recommendations are advisory in nature.
• The NHRC ACT, 1993 has amended recently in 2019 with changes in changes in composition, qualification of chairperson, tenure etc.

Given:

6(ax + by) = 3a + 2b

6(bx - ay) = 3b - 2a

Calculation:

6(ax + by) = 3a + 2b     ----(1)

6(bx - ay) = 3b - 2a      ----(2)

By checking the option,

From option (1) put the value x = 1/2 and y = 1/3

From equation (1) taking L.H.S., put the value of x = 1/2 and y = 1/3

⇒ 6 × (a/2 + b/3)

⇒ (6a/2) + (6b/3)

⇒ 3a + 2b = R.H.S      ----(3)

Now checking the equation (2), taking L.H.S., put the value of x = 1/2 and y = 1/3

⇒ 6 × (b/2 - a/3)

⇒ 3b - 2a = R.H.S.      ----(4)

Now we can say that from equation (3) and equation (4) the value of x = 1/2 and y = 1/3 is satisfying the equation.

∴ The value of x = 1/2 and y = 1/3 is satisfying the equation 6(ax + by) = 3a + 2b and 6(bx – ay) = 3b – 2a.

Important Point
In this type of question when the number of the equation is less than the number of variables present in the equation than our first approach always to check the option for the answer of the solution. 

The correct answer is Universal Law.
Key Points
Jainism :

• The most important idea in Jainism is that the entire world is animated, even stones, rocks, and water have life.
• Rishabnatha was the first Tirthankara.
• Mahavira was the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara.
• Followers of Jainism are called "Jains".
• Jainism did not condemn the concept of the varna system.
• Jainism believes in the theory of Karma.
• Jainism recognized the existence of God.
• Jainism believes in the universal soul and also in the concept of rebirth.
• The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law. 
  • Jainism does not support belief in a creator deity.
  • According to the Jain doctrine, the universe and its constituents (soul, matter, space, time, and motion) have always existed.
  • All the constituents and actions are governed by universal natural laws.
• According to the Jain doctrine, the universe and its constituents (soul, matter, space, time, and motion) have always existed.
• According to Jainism life of severe asceticism and penance are re+quired to free oneself from the cycle of Karma and to achieve salvation.

The correct answer is Bhorat.

• Bhorat Plateau  is located in the  northwest  of Udaipur between  Kumbhalgarh and Gogunda .
• Lasadiya Plateau  is located between  Udaipur and Jaysamand lake .
• Uparmal plateau  is located in the  southeast of Rajasthan .
• Potwar Plateau is located at the North-Eastern end of the Aravali Hills .

Key Points
Potwar Plateau:

• It is also known as the Potohar plateau .
• It is located at the North-Eastern end of the Aravali Hills.
• Its major portion is located in Pakistan's northeastern region .
• This region touches the northeastern part of Aravalli too.

Aravalli:

• It is the  oldest fold mountains in the world.
• Guru Shikhar Peak on Mount Abu is the highest peak.
• It extends to states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and the Union Territory of Delhi .

The correct answer is I.P address.
Key Points

Hence, Computers on the internet are identified by I.P address.

The correct answer All of the above
Key Points

• Gene therapy is a technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. 
• Researchers are testing several approaches to gene therapy, like -
  1. Replacing a mutated gene that causes disease with a healthy gene.
  2. Inactivating, a mutated gene that is functioning not properly.
  3. Introducing a new gene into the body to help fight a disease.
• Although gene therapy is a promising treatment option for a number of diseases (including inherited disorders, some types of cancer, and certain viral infections).
• Gene therapy is currently being tested only for diseases that have no other option for cures.

Additional Information
There are two different types of gene therapy -
1. Somatic gene therapy -

• It involves the insertion of a common and healthy gene into the appropriate cells of an individual that is affected by a genetic disease,
• This technique cures the disorder permanently. The gene is carried in the person's cell by the virus.

2. Germline gene therapy -

• When the drug-gene is introduced into a germ cell or zygote , it is called germline gene therapy.
• Changes in somatic gene therapy are not modifiable, whereas germline gene therapies are modifiable.

Key Points

• Paramahansa Mandali was established in Bombay in 1840 AD.
• It was closely related to "Manav Dharma Sabha" and its member believed in the "Only one God".
• There were main founder members Durgaram Mehtaji, Dadoba Pandurang, and a group of his friends. 
• They were cooked food by the "lower caste" in their meetings.
• They were interested in "Breaking caste rules" and interested also in "woman education and widow remarriage".

Except for DHLN, in all other set of letters, a letter is the fourth successor of the previous letter as per the English alphabetical series as shown below:

In the case of DHLN,

Hence, DHLN is difference from the others.