National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on which of the following days?
(A) 10 January
(B) 25 April
(C) 24 April
(D) 26 April
1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).
2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.
3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.
4. Panchayati Raj system was introduced in Rajasthan by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
5. The Panchayati Raj system was implemented in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district on 2 October 1959.
7. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
8. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
9. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.
10. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows
- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)
- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)
- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)
According to Census 2011, the percentage of marginal workers in total workers in India and Rajasthan is as follows
(A) 12.4 percent and 11.2 percent
(B) 24.8 percent and 29.5 percent
(C) 28.6 percent and 33.8 percent
(D) 29.5 percent and 33.7 percent
The proportion of workers (both main and marginal) is only 39.8 percent (2011), with the vast majority of about 60 percent as non-workers. In terms of proportion, 68.4 percent of the workers are men and 31.6 percent are women. (As per census). Main workers constitute 77.8 percent of the total workers.
The 'Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana' launched in Rajasthan on 1 February 2019 is related to
(A) Computer training
(B) Skill Development
(C) Unemployment allowance
(D) Loan scheme for youth
In which of the following Rajasthan canal is constructed?
(A) Ravi
(B) End of Rajasthan feeder
(C) From Harike Barrage
(D) None of these
In which region of Rajasthan teak forests are found?
(A) Middle
(B) North-South
(C) North-East
(D) South
Where is Darra Wildlife Sanctuary situated?
(A) Kota
(B) Pali
(C) Ajmer
(D) Dholpur
Which species of trees are found most in the forests of Rajasthan?
(A) Teak
(B) Khejri
(C) Dhauk
(D) Khair
Apart from teak, Tendu, Dhavda, Gurjan, Gondal, Siris, Haldu, Khair, Semal, Reetha, Bahera and Tamarind trees are also found here. Teak is not able to tolerate much cold and frost, hence the spread of these trees is more in the southern areas. Teak wood is very useful for agricultural tools and construction works.
In which category are forests that are important from the point of view of preventing soil erosion and climate?
(A) Protected Forest
(B) Monsoon forest
(C) Unclassified Forest
(D) Protected Forest
An afforested plantation composed of trees planted to shelter farmland and agricultural crops from the effects of wind, potentially reduce soil erosion, or serve as a source of fuelwood or income in an arid or semiarid agricultural environment is commonly called a shelterbelt.
Under which tree is the place of the folk deity Gogaji generally planted?
(A) Acacia
(B) Banyan
(C) Khejri
(D) Peepal
The 'than' of Gogaji is under the Khejri tree, where the idol is a snake carved on a stone.
Is the Kalpavriksha of the desert?
(A) Acacia
(B) Khejri
(C) Rohida
(D) Fogg
Khejri, the state tree of Rajasthan is known as 'Kalpatharu of Thar'. Besides stabilising sand dunes and offering shelter in the desert heat, it serves the community as food, fodder, wood and medicine.
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