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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. RPSC currently has posts for 1 Chairman and 10 Members. 2. RPSC members continue until the age of 65 years. 3. An Indian Administrative Service officer is appointed as Secretary in the RPSC office. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct according to the RPSC organisation page. Statement 2 is incorrect because the same page gives the age limit as 62 years, not 65 years.
Q21. In 1951, the Rajpramukh issued regulations to regulate the working of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission. 2. One of the 1951 instruments was the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (Conditions of Service) Regulation, 1951. 3. The other listed 1951 instrument was the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (Limitation of Functions) Regulation, 1951. 4. The RPSC profile says the 1951 regulations were issued by the Governor after the Seventh Constitutional Amendment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct: the RPSC profile attributes the 1951 regulations to the Rajpramukh and names the Conditions of Service and Limitation of Functions regulations. Statement 4 is false because the source does not place them after the Seventh Amendment or attribute them to the Governor; it says Rajpramukh.
Q3Consider the following statements about the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board: 1. The State Government established the Rajasthan Subordinate & Ministerial Services Selection Board under the proviso to Article 309. 2. Its role is essentially to recommend candidates for direct recruitment to posts carrying grade pay Rs 3600 or less. 3. It was incorporated only to conduct personal interviews, not written or professional tests. 4. Its listed address is at State Institute of Agriculture Management premises, Durgapura, Jaipur. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is false because the Board's purpose includes written tests, professional tests and personal interviews wherever required by recruitment rules.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. A verified corpus item states that recruitment for 23,820 sanitation worker posts was in dispute before the Rajasthan High Court. 2. The same corpus item links those posts to 309 urban bodies. 3. The corpus item says the recruitment had remained incomplete for 4 years. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are supported by the verified corpus fact. Statement 3 is false because the corpus says the recruitment had not been completed for 14 years, not 4 years.
Q5Consider the following statements about the later details reported in the sanitation-worker recruitment dispute: 1. Appointments were subsequently made in municipalities such as Rajakhera, Kota, Rajsamand, Tonk and Churu. 2. The process also began in Alwar Municipal Corporation. 3. The government attempted a fresh recruitment process in 2024-25, which was later withdrawn following protests. 4. The court sought a detailed reply only from the Rajasthan Public Service Commission. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 is false because the report says the court sought replies from the Urban Development Department, Director of Local Bodies and municipal commissioners, not only from RPSC.
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6Consider the following statements about the Rajasthan Public Service Commission: 1. The RPSC profile links Public Service Commissions with Articles 16, 234 and 315 to 323 of the Constitution. 2. Initially, the Rajasthan Public Service Commission had one Chairman and five Members. 3. In 1951, regulations on conditions of service and limitation of functions were issued for the Commission. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. Article 16 prevents the State from making any reservation for backward classes in public employment. 2. Under Article 16, reservation may be made for backward classes that are not adequately represented in State services. 3. Article 16 permits EWS reservation without any maximum percentage limit. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. Article 16 provides equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State. 2. Article 16 bars ineligibility or discrimination in State employment on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them. 3. Article 16 allows a State Legislature, not Parliament, to prescribe residence requirements for a class of public employment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
91. The Chairman and other members of a State Public Service Commission are appointed by the Governor of the State. 2. As nearly as may be one-half of the members of every Public Service Commission must have held office for at least 10 years under the Government of India or a State Government. 3. A member of a Public Service Commission may resign by writing to the Chief Minister in the case of a State Commission. 4. A person who has served as a member of a Public Service Commission becomes ineligible for re-appointment to that same office after the term expires. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. Article 315 provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and for each State. 2. A Joint State Public Service Commission may be provided by Parliament after two or more States agree and pass the required legislative resolutions. 3. The Union Public Service Commission may serve the needs of a State only on the Governor's request and with the President's approval. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about the sanitation-worker recruitment dispute before the Rajasthan High Court: 1. The dispute concerned 23,820 sanitation-worker posts across 309 urban local bodies. 2. A single-judge bench issued notices and sought a reply within three weeks. 3. The recruitment drive was initiated in 2014 and cancelled by an administrative order on 11 August 2012. 4. Petitioners claimed Jaipur alone had 4,981 vacant sanitation-worker posts. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about Public Service Commissions under Article 315: 1. Article 315 provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State. 2. A Joint State Public Service Commission for two or more States may be appointed by Governors alone without a law of Parliament. 3. The Union Public Service Commission may serve a State only if the Governor requests it and the President approves it. 4. References to a Union or State Public Service Commission are to be read with reference to the Commission serving the Union's or the State's needs in that particular matter. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about the Rajasthan High Court sanitation worker appointment matter reported in 2026: 1. The appointment delay related to recruitment drives dating back to 2020 and 2022. 2. Jaipur alone was reported to have 4,077 pending vacancies. 3. The petitions represented over 380 individuals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the Rajasthan High Court sanitation-worker recruitment dispute reported in 2026: 1. The dispute concerned failure to fill 23,820 sanitation worker posts across 309 urban local bodies for over 14 years. 2. The recruitment drive was initiated in 2012 and cancelled through an administrative order on 11 August 2014, but the cancellation was later withdrawn. 3. Petitioners stated that appointments were made in Rajakhera, Kota, Rajsamand, Tonk and Churu, while similar recruitments remained pending elsewhere. 4. The court asked only the Rajasthan Public Service Commission to reply within three weeks. Which of the statements given above are correct?
151. A report dated 29 April 2026 said the Rajasthan High Court expressed displeasure over failure to fill 23,820 sanitation worker posts across 309 urban local bodies. 2. The same report said the posts had remained unfilled for over 14 years. 3. It said a single-judge bench issued notices to the State Government and sought a reply within three weeks. 4. The report said the dispute concerned 23,820 school-teacher posts in 309 panchayat samitis, not sanitation-worker posts in urban local bodies. Which of the statements given above are correct?