RPSC RAS Prelims Question Paper 1 October 2023 (Official Answer Key)

21. Which of these natural resources is considered as non-renewable resource?
(1) Fossil Fuels
(2) Timber
(3) Wind Energy
(4) Solar Energy
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22. Out of total Oxygen present in the earth’s atmosphere, the estimated production of oxygen by Amazon forest through photosynthesis is
(1) 50 percent
(2) 40 percent
(3) 20 percent
(4) 70 percent
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23. National Research Centre on camel is located at ིས
(1) Avikanagar
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Ajmer
(4) Bikaner
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24. A statement is followed by two arguments I and II. Choose which of the argument/s is/are strong:
Statement: Should all diesel engines be replaced by electric engines in trains ?
Arguments: I. Yes, diesel engine causes a lot of pollution.

II. No, India does not produce enough electricity to fulfil even the domestic needs.
(1) Both of the arguments are strong.
(2) Neither argument I nor argument II is strong.
(3) Only argument I is strong.
(4) Only argument II is strong.
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25. A statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. Consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumption/s is/are implicit in the given statement:
Statement: If it does not rain throughout this month, most of the farmers would be in trouble this year.
Assumptions: I. Timely rain is essential for farming.
II. Most of the farmers are generally dependent on rains.
(1) Both of the assumptions are implicit.
(2) Neither assumption I nor assumption II is implicit.
(3) Only assumption I is implicit.
(4) Only assumption II is implicit.
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26. Study the given statement then decide which of the suggested course of action follows logically:
Statement: The meteorological department has issued notification forecasting less rainfall during next year’s monsoon.
Course of Action:
I. The government should make arguments to provide water to the affected areas.
II. The farmers should be advised to be ready for the eventuality.
(1) Both I and II follow.
(2) Neither I nor II follows.
(3) Only I follows.
(4) Only II follows.
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27. A statement is followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions and decide which of them logically follows:
Statement : After joining, Municipal Commissioner told to people of city “A’ – “My first and foremost task is to beautify this city like Indore.”
Conclusions:
I. The people of city “A” are not aware about the present condition of the city.
II. The Commissioner has worked in Indore and has good experience of beautifying cities.
(1) Both of the conclusions follow.
(2) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(3) Only conclusion I follows.
(4) Only conclusion II follows.
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28. A family has eight members. E is the mother of F and G. A is the son-in. law of E. C is the daughter of G. D is the maternal grandfather of C. D has one son and one daughter. H is the sister-in-law of G. B is the niece of F How is F related to A?
(1) Sister
(2) Sister-in-law
(3) Brother
(4) Brother-in-law
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29. Five girls are standing in a ground at a certain distance. Rekha and Beena are 18 m apart from each other. Veena is standing somewhere in the mid of Rekha and Beena. Pinky is standing 5 m North to Rekha. Rekha is 12 m West to Veena. Yamini is standing 8 m South to Beena. What is the shortest distance between Pinky and Yamini?
(1) 31 m
(2) 33 m
(3) 13 m
(4) 23 m
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30. Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting in a row. T and U have one person in between them. V is immediate right to P. Q is immediate left to U. There is one person between. S and P. S is not the neighbour of V. V and U have two persons between them. R is immediate left to P. Which person is sitting exactly in the middle of the row?
(1) T
(2) Q
(3) V
(4) P
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31. Next term of the following sequence is:
A^3/2 B₂, C^9/2 F₁₈, E^15/2 J₅₀, G^21/2 N₉₈, ?
(1) H^27/2 R₁₈₂
(2) H^29/2 S₁₇₂
(3) I^29/2 R₁₇₂
(4) I^27/2 R₁₆₂
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32. In a certain_code language, ABONDONMENT is written as DNOBAOTNEMN and ESTABLISHED is written as BATSELDEHSI. Then in the same code language, GERMINATION will be written as?
(1) GOERGONITAN
(2) NMEGRONTIAG
(3) IMREGNNOITA
(4) IMERGNONITA
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33. Three students A, B and C of a school receive cash prize in the ratio 3 4 5 in a competition. Then the school principal gives ₹ 4,000 to each student. As a result now the cash prize of A, B and C becomes in the ratio 5: 6: 7. How much did B get in the competition?
(1) ₹ 10,000
(2) ₹ 12,000
(3) ₹ 6,000
(4) ₹ 8,000
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34. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
(1) 54%
(2) 64%
(4) 44%
(3) 34%
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35. In a group of 400 boys, each boy. plays atleast one of the games cricket, hockey and football. 185 play cricket, 165 play hockey and 160 play football. 40 boys play only cricket and football. 20 boys play only hockey and cricket. 10 boys play only hockey and football. How many boys play all the three games?
(1) 18
(2) 20
(3) 10
(4) 15
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36. Images of consonants of the capital English alphabets are observed in a mirror. What is the number of images of these which look like their original shapes?
(1) 9
(2) 11
(3) 5
(4) 7
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37. A solid cube has been formed with 64 smaller cubes. How many smaller cubes will not be visible in any condition?
(1) 6
(2) 8
(3) 2
(4) 4
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38. If the median A and mode B of following distribution satisfy the relation 7 (B-A) = 9C, then find the value of C:

Class :	0-30	30-60	60-90	90-120
Frequency :	4	5	7	4

(1) 8
(2) 9
(3) 6
(4) 7
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39. 2/3 of a principal amount is deposited in the bank at compound interest at the rate of 10% per annum and rest of the principal. amount is deposited in the post office at the simple interest rate of 15% per annum. If the difference between compound interest and simple interest for two years be ₹ 480, then total principal amount is equal to
(1) ₹ 12,000
(2) ₹ 16,000
(3) ₹ 8,000
(4) ₹ 10,000
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40. If S represents the area of a square inscribed in a circle and T represents the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the same circle, then which of the following is correct?
(1) 3√3 T=4S
(2) 3√3T=8S
(3) 8T= 3√3 S

(4) 4T= 3√3S
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