Personalities, Sports and Miscellany: Previous Year Questions
46 real questions asked on this chapter in Rajasthan recruitment exams (Assistant Professor (College Education), CET (Graduate), CET (Senior Secondary), College Lecturer, Lecturer (Technical Education), Patwari, RAS Prelims, Senior Teacher (Secondary Education), VDO). The wording is exactly as printed in the English part of each paper, and the answers are from the Commission's final answer key. 23 answers with explanations are free here; all answers are in the book. हिंदी में पढ़ें
Rajasthan GK: Solved Previous Year Questions (English PDF)1189 questions · 30 original papers · 22 chapters · every answer explained · facts at a glance · exam traps
Janki Lal Bhand (Bahrupiya, Bhilwara); Shakir Ali (miniature); Kripal Singh Shekhawat (blue pottery); Mahesh Raj Soni (Thewa, Pratapgarh); Allah Jilai Bai (Maand)
Match-the-list favourite
Armed forces
Major Shaitan Singh (13 Kumaon, Rezang La 1962, PVC); Desert Knight-21 (Jodhpur); Indra-2015 (Bikaner, Mahajan range); BSF Operation Sard Hawa (winter) and Garm Hawa (summer); Jaisalmer War Museum (2015); Swati Rathore (Nagaur)
Central University (Bandarsindri, Ajmer, 2009); Haridev Joshi journalism university, IDS, Institute of Leadership Development, RISU skill university (Jaipur); NIFT, IIHT, Fintech university (Jodhpur); Udaipur Solar Observatory (Fatehsagar); RAJUVAS Bikaner, second at Jobner; WZCC Udaipur
Jaipur Foot (Dr. P.K. Sethi + Ram Chandra Sharma, 1969; BMVSS); Bhilwara Model (2020); Covid vaccination from 16 Jan 2021
Jaipur Foot year 1969
Sport
Divyakriti Singh (dressage, Arjuna 2023); Asian Cup TT 2015 at SMS Indoor Stadium; proposed stadium at Chonp, Jaipur; Syed Mushtaq Ali 2020-21: beat Bihar in QF
Dressage, not show jumping
⚠️ Exam traps
Operation Sard Hawa is run by the BSF.
First newspaper of Rajasthan = Mazharul Saroor (Bharatpur, 1849).
Keshvanand's birthplace = Mangloona (Sikar).
Desert Knight-21 base = Jodhpur; Indra-2015 = Bikaner.
Second veterinary university = Jobner; RAJUVAS = Bikaner.
1Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 74
Which of the following Civil Society Organisations gained prominence during the Covid Pandemic for providing services, support and security to migrant labourers ?
(A) Ajeevika Bureau
(B) Patthar Majdoor Khan Union
(C) Rojgar Bureau
(D) Arth
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Answer: (A) Ajeevika Bureau
Udaipur-based "Aajeevika Bureau" works for migrant workers. During the Covid lockdown it became known for giving migrant labourers relief, information and help.
2Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 77
Who has been conferred Padma Shri Award in 2021 for literature and education from Rajasthan ?
5Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 84
Who was appointed as the Director of the West Zone Cultural Centre at Udaipur recently ?
(A) Kiran Soni Gupta
(B) D.B. Gupta
(C) Sudhanshu Singh
(D) Aditi Mehta
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Answer: (A) Kiran Soni Gupta
As per the Commission's answer key, Kiran Soni Gupta was made Director of the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur at that time (2020-21). WZCC runs Bagore ki Haveli and Shilpgram in Udaipur.
6Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 85
In the Quarter-final of 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Rajasthan entered into Semi-final after defeating which state ?
7Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 87
Rajasthan government has decided to increase the cash prize for the winners of Olympic, Asian and Common Wealth Games. Now what amount will be given to the winners of gold medal in Olympic games ?
(A) Rs 1 crore
(B) Rs 2 crore
(C) Rs 3 crore
(D) Rs 4 crore
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Answer: (C) Rs 3 crore
In 2021 Rajasthan raised the cash prize for an Olympic gold medal to Rs 3 crore (silver Rs 2 crore, bronze Rs 1 crore).
8Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 88
In which district of Rajasthan, the Third Largest Cricket Stadium in the World is proposed to be built?
9Assistant Professor (College Education) 2020 · Q 89
Which is the award given by Rajasthan State Sports Council for the best sports coaches ?
(A) Guru Vashisht Award
(B) Dronacharya Award
(C) Maharana Pratap Award
(D) Major Dhyanchand Award
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Answer: (A) Guru Vashisht Award
The Rajasthan State Sports Council gives the Guru Vashisht Award to the best coaches and the Maharana Pratap Award to the best players. The Dronacharya Award is the Government of India's coaching award.
10CET (Graduate) 2022 · 131A · Q 12
Where was Swami Keshavananda, a famous education saint born?
Who among the following, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1956, for her active participation in Bhoodan and Kup Daan programmes?
(A) Ratan Shastri
(B) Anjana Devi Choudhary
(C) Janki Devi Bajaj
(D) Narayani Devi Varma
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Answer: (C) Janki Devi Bajaj
Janaki Devi Bajaj, wife of Jamnalal Bajaj, received the Padma Vibhushan in 1956 for her work in the Bhoodan and Koopdan movements.
14CET (Graduate) 2022 · 131D · Q 32
Who is the famous author of 'Bhartiya Prachin Lipimala'?
Who among the following established mobile reading rooms and libraries at various places in Rajasthan?
(A) Pt. Jhabar Mal Sharma
(B) Acharya Tulsi
(C) Swami Keshwanand
(D) Komal Kothari
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Answer: (C) Swami Keshwanand
Swami Keshvanand ("Shiksha Sant") opened mobile reading rooms and hundreds of schools to spread education in desert villages; the Gramotthan Vidyapeeth at Sangaria (Hanumangarh) is his work. Komal Kothari was a folklorist (Rupayan Sansthan, Borunda).
16CET (Graduate) 2024 · A15 · Q 133
Who, amongst the following famous artists, has represented Rajasthan in the Bharat Utsav in 'Bahrupia Kala'?
A mass based organisation MKSS took the initiative in demanding records of famine relief work and accounts of labourers was first raised in which state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Odisha
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
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Answer: (D) Rajasthan
The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) was founded in 1990 at Devdungri (Rajsamand) by Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey and Shankar Singh. Its "jan sunwai" (public hearing) movement laid the ground for the RTI Act (2005).
18CET (Graduate) 2024 · A17 · Q 137
Which Regiment of the Indian Army did Major Shaitan Singh belong to?
Operation Sard Hawa is a BSF operation to tighten watch on the Pakistan border along Rajasthan in winter (fog season). In summer it is "Operation Garm Hawa".
28Lecturer (Technical Education) 2020 · Q 35
In the year 2020, "The Bhilwara Model", was famous for what kind of control/management ?
"Operation Sard Hawa" was conducted by which of the following in the Indo-Pak border of Rajasthan ? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
(A) Border Security Force (BSF)
(B) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
(C) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
(D) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
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Answer: (A) Border Security Force (BSF)
The BSF runs "Operation Sard Hawa" on Rajasthan's western border in winter to stop infiltration; in summer the same drive is called "Operation Garm Hawa".
32Patwari 2025 · SPZ8 · Q 77
Who among the following co-invented the Jaipur foot, an artificial limb in 1969 ?
In which district of Rajasthan a war Museum is built up which was inaugurated recently ?
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Jaisalmer
(C) Barmer
(D) Sirohi
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Answer: (B) Jaisalmer
The Jaisalmer War Museum (on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur road) opened in August 2015. It remembers the 1965 and 1971 wars, especially the Battle of Longewala.
34RAS Prelims 2013 · Q 137
Who among following from Rajasthan was awarded Padmashri in 2015 for contribution to medicine ?
Government of Rajasthan has set-up Jeevan Dhara Bank in collaboration with Norwegian Government to provide
(A) Blood for Cancer patients
(B) Water for Desert areas
(C) Insurance to Old persons
(D) Mother's Milk to Infants
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Answer: (D) Mother's Milk to Infants
Jeevan Dhara human milk banks were set up with Norwegian help to give mother's milk to newborns. The state's first mother milk bank was "Divya Mother Milk Bank" at Udaipur.
36RAS Prelims 2016 · Q 136
Prestigious Asian cup 2015 Table Tennis championships was hosted at
Which of the following statement regarding Ruma Devi is not true?
(A) She is known in the field of Handicrafts.
(B) She was brought-up in the village Jasrapur (Khetari).
(C) She was felicitated with 'Nari Shakti Award' by the President of India in 2018.
(D) She played a major role in providing employment to Thousands of Woman.
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Answer: (B) She was brought-up in the village Jasrapur (Khetari).
Ruma Devi is from Rawatsar village in Barmer, not Jasrapur (Khetri, Jhunjhunu). She is known for giving thousands of rural women work through Barmer embroidery (handicraft) and received the Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2018.
40RAS Prelims 2021 · Q 21
Where in Rajasthan, the printing press 'Vedic Yantralaya' was established?
A bill was passed by Rajasthan Assembly in 2023 to establish second Rajasthan Veterinary and Animal Sciences University at
(A) Ganganagar
(B) Jobner
(C) Ajmer
(D) Jodhpur
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Answer: (B) Jobner
A 2023 bill provided for a second veterinary and animal sciences university at Jobner (Jaipur). The first, the Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAJUVAS), is at Bikaner.
Match the following Rajasthani personalities given in List I with their Art/Cultural contribution given in List II. List I: a. Shakir Ali b. Kripal Singh Shekhawat c. Mahesh Raj Soni d. Allah Jilai Bai List II: I. Folk Singer II. Miniature Painting III. Blue Pottery IV. Thewa Art Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a-II, b-IV, c-III, d-I
(B) a-II, b-III, c-IV, d-I
(C) a-III, b-II, c-I, d-IV
(D) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
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Answer: (B) a-II, b-III, c-IV, d-I
Shakir Ali is a miniature painter, Kripal Singh Shekhawat a blue pottery artist, Mahesh Raj Soni (Pratapgarh) a Thewa artist and Allah Jilai Bai was a Maand singer.
46VDO 2025 · K23L · Q 123
Who is known as "Banasur ka Shaheed" in Rajasthan?
