RAS GK and General Science 2008 Paper Solved

byN are s h20commen tsDelicious1 Here is the solution of Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) 2008 G.K. and General Science paper conducted today on 7th January 7, 2009. Some questions are doubtful and I am clarifying with resources I have with me and if you have any doubts or correction in any of these, you are most welcome to comment and your comments will be credited and appreciated. http://CompetitionExam.com N.B. 1. The numbers are according to 'C' series 2. Questions in violet colour are doubtful 3. Answers are in red colour Questions with Answers : 1.Function of colonization in Rajasthan : to allot land *(see comment)
2.Ashtadhyayi :Pa n i n i 3.Million plus cities in India ( Census 2001 ) :39 4.Art style with Indian and Greek feature :Gandhar 5.Jal durga :Gag ron 6.Inscription which throw light on the writings of Maharana Kumbha :

Rajprashahsti 1676 7.Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godavari :Ass aka 8.Most stable ecosystem :Marine
9.Macroeconomic developments under various programmes launched

by state government in Rajasthan :Sujas 10.First women ' Four Star General' Anne Dun Woody 11.Coral Reefs : east and west coast 12.Raika's in Rajasthan : traditional camel breeder 13.Who represented Congress in second round Table Conference : Mahatma Gandhi 14.Common among Brahma samaj, Ram Krishna Mission and Arya Samaj : none of these three had a political mission but they helped to develop a spirit of patriotism 15.Monsoon rainfall in Rajasthan increases : South west to North East NE to SW(*see comments : I agree with the reason) 16.Not a seven sisters of North East states : West Bengal 17.Rajasthan born industrialist contributed a sum of Rs 22,000 in 1920 to C V Raman's path breaking research which won him the Nobel prize : GD Birla (* see comments , thanks Harman) 18.National Water Development Agency :1980(1982) 19.Kandhmal :O rissa 20.Port Pardeep :Orissa
21.Organisation to advise the government on reforms in economic

matters : Economic Policy and reforms Council 22.Nathra ki Pal area of Rajasthan Iron ore 23.Per capita income of Rajasthan during 2007-08 : 20,000 (19,920)

24.Vamsa Bhaskar : Surajmal Misran 25.Mammoth is the ancestor ofElephant

26.Marwari forces sent to Khanwa to support Sanga against Babur 27.Flood in Kawas in Barmer :2006 28.'The Manchester of Rajasthan' :Bhilwara 29.First session of Rajputana Madhyabharat Sabha in 1919 : Delhi (in fact it was in 1918) 30.RIDCOR : Road Infrastructure Development Company of Rajasthan 31.Mahakma Baqoit to pay king's dues(*see comments, thanks Harman)
32.Metallic cups reached room temperature Cup in Churu *(See

comments) 33.Sea water converted into pure water : Reverse Osmosis 34.Booker's Prize 2008 : Arvind Adiga 35.Khariya, Raswani, Shobhala and Udisbhar are 36.Bani Thani painting : Kishangarh school 37.Shahpura (Bhilwara) HeadquarterRamsnehi 38.President of South Africa after Thabo Mbeki : Kglema Motlanthe 39.Person enters dark room from strong light area : Rhodospinchang e in the size of pupil*(see comment) 40.United Nations General Assembly President : Miguel d'escoto 41.National Institute of Design for Geographical Indicator status :Jaipu r for Blue pottery and Udaipur for clay work 42.Tick mark correct : Cimmco wagon factory restarted in Bharatpur after eight years 43.Duty of union government to protect states against external aggression and internal disturbance :355 44.Finger lake region located in :US A 45.Bio-magnification : increasing the amount of pesticides in the organisms of successive trophic level 46.Pearl is constituted of calcium carbonate 47.Mangla-Bhagyam, Shakti and Aishwarya are oil fields in barmer sanchore basin 48.Handloom mark shows the standard of handloom clothes ?? 49.Not correct : Bureau of industrial Promotion is an agency for promotion of small scale industry projects 50.Chairman of ISRO : G Madhavan Nair 51.Least population density in Rajasthan :Jaisalmer 52.Desert Development Programme :1977-78 53.Governor of West Bengal : Gopal Gandhi 54.Hot Spot of biodiversity : eastern himalyas and western ghat
55.Maitri Express train : Kolkata and Dhaka 56.Alum cleans the muddy water bycoagulati on 57.Acid formed during change of milk into curd lactic acid

58.Heavy rainfall in pushkar, where does the flood occursAjmer

Balotra(*see comments) 59.Archaeopteryx is connecting link between reptiles and aves 60.Atlas mountainAf r ica 61.Adamya chetna trust, havells india ltd, HZLtd and DSCL Kota related Mid day meal programme 62.Symbol of World Wild life fund is Red Panda 63.India signed nuclear cooperation in Sep 2008 withFr a n c e 64.Suncity of rajasthanJodhpur 65.Azolla anabaena biofertilizerrice 66.Diagnosis the death by drowning :Diatoms 67.Nawalgadh(Sikar) Ginder utsav 68.Andhayug dharma veer bharati 69.NREGA incorrect : its only for SC and ST below poverty line
70.Lasodiya movement for social reforms in Bhils of Mewar, Bagar and

nearby regions Moti lal TejawatMavji*(see comment) 71.Author of nyaya darshan :gautam 72.Churu Bikaner siganganagar :Gypsum 73.Dispute of Subhash bose : double membership of CSP members*(see comments) 74.Chandrayan I was launched from Andhra Pradesh 75.First DNA bank of India :Lucknow 76.False statement : blue waves scattered more than violet waves 77.Pheromones are founded ininsects 78.Highest forest areaBaran Udaipur Chittor 79.Electoral college for US Presidential Election : None of them 80.Match list mewat : eight blocks of alwar, border area thirteen blocks.. 81.The audacity of hope : Barack Obama
82.Height of guru sikhar peak in rajasthan1722 83.Psyllium Husk(planto ovate) 'Isabgol' :Jalo re 84.Manomohan singh RS member fromAssam 85.Matching pair : Masuria sari : Kota 86.Dhawadia were the persons : engaged in looting of caravans 87.Incorrect about inflation: for some commodities retail prices

also considered 88.World's youngest king :Bhutan 89.Khas : sawaimadhopur, bharatpur, tonk 90.Golden rice : Vitamin A 91.Minamata disease :mercu ry

92.Flame of the forest in Rajasthan :Pa l a s 93.Muslim league formed government after 1946 electionsNW

Frontier 94.Bull seal of Indus valleyMohenjo daro 95.Bharat Ratna : Pandit Bhimsen Joshi 96.Baxa Tiger Project : West Bengal ( in fact it is Buxa) 97.Dyarchy at the centre : Government of India Act, 1935 98.Jnan Pith on 06th November 2008 : Rehman Rahi