Rajasthan GK Questions in English

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1. The pan-India expansion of flagship programme “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)” will be started from which district of Rajasthan?

[A] Baran
[B] JhunJhun
[C] Karauli
[D] Pratapgarh

[B] JhunJhun

Notes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the pan-India expansion of flagship programme–Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)–from JhunJhun district of Rajasthan on March 8 to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD-2018). The BBBP is an initiative to save and educate the girl child. The programme will be expanded from the present 161 districts to 640 all over the country. In another landmark initiative, the Prime Minister will also launch the National Nutrition Mission (NNM). He will also launch NNM- ICDS Common Application Software.

2. The Jawai dam is situated in which district of Rajasthan?

[A] Pali
[B] Chittorgarh
[C] Ajmer
[D] Kota

[A] Pali

Notes: The Jawai dam is built across the Jawai river, a tributary of Luni river, and is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan. The dam was built by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur. This is the biggest dam in the western Rajasthan. The dam has capacity of 7887.5 million cubic feet and covers an area of 102,315 acres of cultivable command area. Its height is about 61.25 feet. Sei dam and Kalibor dam are the feeder dams of the Jawai dam.

3. The first cow sanctuary of Rajasthan will come up in which district?

[A] Bikaner
[B] Jodhpur
[C] Jaipur
[D] Hanumangarh

A [Bikaner]

Notes: The first cow sanctuary in Rajasthan will be situated in Napasar, Bikaner to dedicate the entire area for cows, much on the lines of a wildlife sanctuary. It will provide shelter for 10,000 bovines spread over an area of more than 220 hectares in Bikaner district. The facilities in the sanctuary will include hospitals and Sewan grass as fodder for the animals. The state government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private trust in this regard. The cow sanctuary will be the latest in a string of initiatives announced by the BJP government in the state for the protection of bovines since it came to power in 2013. The state already has a ministry dedicated to the welfare of cows and last year it had announced a 10% surcharge on stamp duty towards cow protection.

4. The Malwa Plateau spreads in which of the following states of India?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Maharashtra

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 2, 3 & 4
[D] Only 1, 2 & 4

B [Only 1, 2 & 3]

Notes: The Malwa region occupies a plateau in western Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Rajasthan with Gujarat in the west. The region includes the Madhya Pradesh districts of Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, and parts of Guna and Sehore, and Rajasthan districts of Jhalawar and parts of Banswara and Chittorgarh. The plateau is bound in north-east by the Hadoti region, in the north-west by the Mewar region, in the west by the Vagad region and Gujarat. To the south and east is the Vindhya Range and to the north is the Bundelkhand upland. The average elevation of the plateau is 450-500 m. The western part of the Malwa Plateau is drained by the Mahi River, while the Chambal River drains the central part, and the Betwa River and the headwaters of the Dhasan and Ken rivers drain the east. The Shipra River is of historical importance because of the Simhasth mela, held every 12 years. Other notable rivers are Parbati, Gambhir and Choti Kali Sindh.

5. With reference to production of some minerals in India, almost all of __:

1. Tin concentrates is produced in Chhattisgarh

2. Perlite is produced in Gujarat

3. Gypsum is produced in Rajasthan

Which among the above is / are correct statements?

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

D [ 1, 2 & 3]

Notes: Chhattisgarh is the sole producer of tin concentrates and is one of the leading producers of coal, dolomite and iron ore. Gujarat is the sole producer of agate, chalk, and perlite in India and is leading producer of fluorite (concentrate), fireclay, silica sand, lignite, laterite, petroleum and natural gas and bauxite in the country. The main occurrences of gypsum are located in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Rajasthan alone accounts for more than 80 per cent country resource.

6. Which of the following in India have given evidence of occurrence of Uranium in India?

  1. Aravalli belt in Rajasthan
  2. Bhima basin in Karnataka
  3. Son valley in Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

D [ 1, 2 & 3]

Notes: AMD has so far established 1,97,621 tonnes in situ U3O8 (1,67,582 tonne U) reserves as on September, 2013, out of which 22,611 tonnes U3O8 (19,174 tonnes ) has been added during the F.Y 2012-13 and 2013-14 (till September 2013). Additional Uranium reserves have been recently established at Tummalapalle and Chitrial in Andhra Pradesh; Rohil in Rajasthan, Banadungri-Singridungri, Narwapahar extension and Bangurdih in Jharkhand; and Wahkut, Umthongkut and Lostoin in Meghalaya.

7. Which among the following matches is / are correct?

  1. Nakshi Kantha – Odisha
  2. I. Leather – Tamil Nadu
  3. Sujini Embroidery Work – Rajasthan
  4. Ilkal Sarees – Karnataka
  5. Aranmula Kannadi – Kerala

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] 1, 2, 3 & 4
[B] 2, 4, 5
[C] 2, 3, 4, 5
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

[B] 2, 4, 5

Notes: Nakshi Kantha – West Bengal I. Leather – Tamil Nadu Sujini Embroidery Work – Bihar Ilkal Sarees – Karnataka Aranmula Kannadi – kerala

8. Consider the following pairs of Rajput clans with regions where they ruled:

  1. Parihar Rajputs – Southern Rajasthan
  2. Paramara Rajputs – Malwa
  3. Solanki Rajputs – Kathiawar

Which of the above is/are correct?

[A] 1 & 2 Only
[B] 3 Only
[C] 2 & 3 Only
[D] 1, 2 & 3

D [1, 2 & 3 ]

Notes: 1. Parihar Rajputs – Southern Rajasthan This is correct. The Parihar Rajputs were concentrated in southern Rajasthan areas like Kota, Bundi, and Jhalawar. They established several princely states in the region. 2. Paramara Rajputs – Malwa This is correct. The Paramara dynasty ruled the Malwa region of west-central India between 9th-14th centuries. They established their capital at Dhar. 3. Solanki Rajputs – Kathiawar This is correct. The Solanki clan ruled over parts of present-day Gujarat including Kathiawar peninsula. They had their capitals at Anhilwara (Patan) and established states like Nawanagar.

Consider the following states:

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Gujarat
  3. Jammu & Kashmir
  4. Himachal Pradesh

9. Desert Development programme was started in which of the above states?

[A] 1 & 2 Only
[B] 1, 2 & 3 Only
[C] 1, 2 & 4 Only
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

D [ 1, 2, 3 & 4 ]

Notes: Desert Development Programme (DDP) was started both in hot desert areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana and the cold deserts of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in 1977-78. The programme was reviewed by a technical committee and later it was extended to 1995-96, the coverage has been extended to a few more districts in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

10. Salt is produced in which of the following states in India?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. West Bengal
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Himachal Pradesh

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

D [1, 2, 3 & 4 ]

Notes: Gujarat accounts for almost 75 percent of salt production in the country and is the largest salt producing state in the country. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh are also involved in salt production. Thoothukudi is the major salt producer in Tamil Nadu. Mandi in Himachal Pradesh is the only source of rock salt in India.
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