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Rajasthan Public Service Commission - 2018 Ques: 100 Paper : GK-And-Education-Psychology Time: 2 Hours Rajasthan Public Service Commission - 2018 Ques: 100 Paper : GK-and-Education-Psychology Time: 2 Hours Ques # :1 which of the following district's boundary does not touche boundary of any other state? 1) dungarpur 2) bhilwara 3) jhunjhunu 4) bundi नन म से कस िजले क सीमा रेखा कसी अय राय के सीमा रेखा को नहं छू ती है ? 1) डूगरपं ूर 2) भीलवाड़ा 3) झूझूनु 4) बूंद Ques # :2 match list i with list ii and select the correct answer using code given below: list-i (aravalli hills) list-ii (height in metres) a. babai (i). 730 b. taragarh (ii). 780 c. sayara (iii). 873 d. roja bhakar (iv). 900 code: 1) a b c d (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) 2) a b c d (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) 3) a b c d (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) 4) a b c d (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) सचीू -i को सचीू -ii से समु ेलत किजये तथा सह उतर का चयन नीचे दए कोड से किजये : सचीू -i (अरावल क पहाड़याँ) सचीू -ii (उंचाई मीटर म) a. बाबाई (i). 730 b. तारागढ़ (ii). 780 c. सायरा (iii). 873 d. रोजा भाकर (iv). 900 कोड: 1) a b c d (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) 2) a b c d (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) 3) a b c d (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) 4) a b c d (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) Ques # :3 which of the following part of rajasthan experiences maximum variability of rainfall? 1) extreme western part 2) north eastern part 3) southern part 4) northern part नन म से राजथान के कस भाग म सवाधक वषा क परवितता पाई जाती है? 1) सदु रू पिचमी भाग 2) उतर-पूव भाग 3) दणी भाग 4) उतर भाग Ques # :4 if you travel along luni river from its source to its end, you will observe its tributaries in the following sequence- (a) sukri (b) bandi (c) jawai (d) ghuhia select the correct sequence of answer using the codes given below- 1) b, d, c, a 2) d, b, a, c 3) a, b, c, d 4) a, c, d, b यद आप लनीू नद के कनारे इसके उगम से अतं तक क याा करत े ह तो आप इसक सहायक नदय को कस म म पायग ? (a) सकड़ीू (b) बांडी (c) जवाई (d) गुहया नीचे दए गए कू ट का उपयोग करके सह म वाले उतर को चनएु - 1) b, d, c, a 2) d, b, a, c 3) a, b, c, d 4) a, c, d, b Ques # :5 among the following which category of forest has the largest area in rajasthan? 1) protected forests 2) reserved forests 3) commercial forests 4) unclassified forests ननलखत म से राजथान म कस ेणी के वन का सवाधक े है? 1) सरतु वन 2) आरत वन 3) यापारक वन 4) अवगकृ त वन Ques # :6 match list i with list ii and select the correct option using following codes: list-i (livestock) list-ii (breed) a. cattle (i). badwari b. sheep (ii). murrah c. buffaloes (iii). malvi d. goats (iv). nali code: 1) a b c d (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) 2) a b c d (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) 3) a b c d (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) 4) a b c d (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) सचीू -i को सचीू -ii से समु ेलत किजये तथा नन कू ट क सहायता से सह वकप का चयन किजये : सचीू -i (पशधनु ) सूची-ii (नल) a. गौवंश (i). बड़वार b. भेड़ (ii). मुरा c. भस (iii). मालवी d. बकर (iv). नाल कोड: 1) a b c d (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) 2) a b c d (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) 3) a b c d (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) 4) a b c d (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) Ques # :7 which one of the following match is not correct? 1) felspar (mineral) - ajmer (producing district) 2) rock phosphate (mineral) - tonk (producing district) 3) wollastonite (mineral) - sirohi (producing district) 4) tungsten (mineral) - nagaur (producing district) नन म से कौन-सा युम सह नहं है? 1) फै सपार (खनज) - अजमेर (उपादक िजला) 2) रॉक फाफे ट (खनज) - टक (उपादक िजला) 3) वोलटोनाइट (खनज) - सरोह (उपादक िजला) 4) टंगटन (खनज) - नागौर (उपादक िजला) Ques # :8 consider the following statements and select the correct answer using code given below: a. in rajasthan first cement plant was established at lakeri. b. tyre factory is located at sojat. c. at bikaner state woolen mills is located. d. kota is a major centre of textile industry in rajasthan. code: 1) a, b and c correct 2) c and d correct 3) a and c correct 4) b, c and d correct ननलखत कथन पर वचार किजये तथा सह उतर का चयन नीचे दए कोड से किजये : a. राजथान म थम सीमट लांट लाखेर म थापत कया गया| b. सोजत म टायर फै िथत है| c. बीकानेर म टेट वलनू मल िथत है| d. राजथान म कोटा सतीू व उयोग का मखु क है| कोड: 1) a, b और c सह 2) c और d सह 3) a और c सह 4) b, c और d सह Ques # :9 which is the correct descending order of the following group of districts in terms of their density of population as per 2011 census? 1) dausa, bharatpur, udaipur, kota 2) bharatpur, kota, dausa, udaipur 3) kota, bharatpur, udaipur, dausa 4) bharatpur, dausa, kota, udaipur 2011 क जनगणना के अनसारु ननलखत िजल के समूह म से सह जनसंया घनव का अवरोह म कौन सा है? 1) दौसा, भरतपरु , उदयपरु , कोटा 2) भरतपरु , कोटा, दौसा, उदयपरु 3) कोटा, भरतपरु , उदयपरु , दौसा 4) भरतपरु , दौसा, कोटा, उदयपरु Ques # :10 which is not a correct match? 1) mehrangarh (fort) - jodhpur (location/tourist centre) 2) junagarh (fort) - bikaner (location/tourist centre) 3) lohagarh (fort) - jaisalmer (location/tourist centre) 4) ranthambor (fort) - sawai madhopur (location/tourist centre) कौन सा सुमेलत नहं है? 1) मेहरानगढ़ (कला) - जोधपरु (िथत/पयटक थल) 2) जनागढ़ू (कला) - बीकानेर (िथत/पयटक थल) 3) लोहागढ़ (कला) - जैसलमेर (िथत/पयटक थल) 4) रणथबोर (कला) - सवाई माधौपरु (िथत/पयटक थल) Ques # :11 the pratihar ruler who established his capital in jalore ? 1) nagbhatta i 2) vatsaraja 3) mahendrapal i 4) mihirbhoja तहार शासक िजसने जालौर म अपनी राजधानी थापत क - 1) नागभ i 2) वसराज 3) महेपाल i 4) महरभोज Ques # :12 the chauhan ruler, who was known as ' kavi bhandava ' ? 1) arnoraja 2) ajayaraja 3) vigraharaja iv 4) prithviraja ii चौहान शासक, जो ' कव बाधव ' के प म जाना जाता था - 1) अणराज 2) अजयराज 3) वहराज iv 4) पवीराजृ ii Ques # :13 which of the following pair is not correctly matched ? 1) kalibangan (ancient sites) - amlanand ghosh (excavators) 2) ahar (ancient sites) - h. d. sankalia (excavators) 3) bairath (ancient sites) - kedar nath puri (excavators) 4) bagor (ancient sites) - v.n. mishra (excavators) ननलखत म से कौन-सा एक यमु सह समु ेलत नहं है ? 1) कालबंगा (ाचीन थल) - अमलानंद घोष (उखननकता) 2) आहड़ (ाचीन थल) - एच. डी. सांकलया (उखननकता) 3) बैराठ (ाचीन थल) - के दार नाथ पुर (उखननकता) 4) बागोर (ाचीन थल) - वी. एन. मा (उखननकता) Ques # :14 which of the following temples belong to gurjar pratihar style? 1) someshwar temple (kiradu) 2) samdhvishwar temple (chittor fort) 3) choumukha jain temple (ranakpur) 4) jagat shiromani temple (amer) ननलखत म से कौन-सा एक मंदर गुजर तहार शलै का माना जाता है? 1) सोमेवर मिदर (कराडू) 2) समिववर मिदर (चतौड़ दगु ) 3) चौमुखा जनै मिदर (रणकपुर) 4) जगत शरोमण मिदर (आमेर) Ques # :15 which of the following is the main centre of jasnathi sect ? 1) dholidub 2) katariyasar 3) goth-manglod 4) mukam ननलखत म से कौन-सा जसनाथी सदाय का मुय क है ? 1) धोलदबू 2) कतरयासर 3) गोठ-मांगलोद 4) मकामु Ques # :16 which of the following pair is not correctly matched? 1) bisaldev raso (book) - narpati nalha (author) 2) khuman raso (book) - dalpat vijay (author) 3) veli-krishan-rukmani-ri (book) - prithviraja rathore (author) 4) rao jaitsi ro chhand (book) - shivdas gadan (author) ननलखत से कौन-सा यमु सह समु ेलत नहं है? 1) बीसलदेव रासो (पुतक) - नरपत नाह (लेखक) 2) खमाणु रासो (पुतक) - दलपत वजय (लेखक) 3) वेल-सण-मणी-र (पतकु ) - पवीराजृ राठौड़ (लेखक) 4) राव जैतसी रो छद (पतकु ) - शवदास गाडण (लेखक) Ques # :17 in which of the following book the account of alauddin khalji's jalore conquest is narrated ? 1) kuvalayamala 2) nagadaman 3) kanhaddev prabandh 4) hala jhala ri kundaliyan ननलखत कस थ म अलाउीन खलजी क जालौर वजय का ववरण मलता है ? 1) कु वलयमाला 2) नागदमण 3) काहड़देव बध 4) हाला झाला र कु डलयाँ Ques # :18 who among the following built the fort of siwana ? 1) vir narain 2) dhara varsha 3) satal deva 4) akhairaja नन म से कसने सवाणा के कले का नमाण करवाया था ? 1) वीरनारायण 2) धारावष 3) सातलदेव 4) अखैराज Ques # :19 where the temple of harshatmata is situated? 1) bhandarej 2) abhaneri 3) osia 4) revasa हषतमाता का मिदर कहाँ िथत है? 1) भाडारेज म 2) आभानेर म 3) ओसया म 4) रेवासा म Ques # :20 ruknuddin was associated with which school of rajasthani painting ? 1) bikaner school 2) bundi school 3) jodhpur school 4) mewar school नीनु राजथानी चकला क कस शलै से सब था? 1) बीकानेर शलै 2) बूंद शलै 3) जोधपरु शैल 4) मेवाड़ शैल Ques # :21 which of the following rajput/muslim warriors fought in the battle of khanwa on the side of maharana sanga against babur ? 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