In which assembly election, the number of members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was increased from 184 to 200?
(A) fourth
(B) Fifth
(C) sixth
(D) Seven
1. The membership of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, as determined by the Delimitation Commission, was 160 in 1952 and at present is 200 after considerable recommendations of the same Commission.
2. The first Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952-57) was inaugurated on 31 March 1952.
3. It had 160 members. It was increased to 190 after the merger of the then Ajmer state with Rajasthan in 1956.
4. The number in the second (1957–62) and third (1962–67) assemblies was 176. The fourth (1967–72) and fifth (1972–77) Legislative Assemblies had 184 members.
5. Increased to 200 from the sixth Legislative Assembly (1977–80).
Who among the following was the first non-Congress President of Rajasthan Sabha?
(A) Gopal Singh
(B) Shantilal Chaplot
(C) Harishankar Bhabhada
(D) Lakshman Singh
How much did the Delimitation Commission of 1952 determine the strength of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?
(A) 200
(B) 160
(C) 188
(D) 3 MLA from each district
Rajasthan is the district with the most scheduled tribe population?
(A) Dungarpur
(B) Bharatpur
(C) Udaipur
(D) Banswara
Which district of Rajasthan has been nicknamed “The Golden city”?
(A) Jaisalmer
(B) Jaipur
(C) Bikaner
(D) Udaipur
Who among the following was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the longest time?
(A) Tikaram Paliwal
(B) Mohanlal Sukhadia
(C) Jayanarayan Vyas
(D) Haridev Joshi
Who gave the current nomenclature for the state of Rajasthan?
(A) Max Muller
(B) B.B Lal
(C) Kernal James Tod
(D) Romila Thapar
Where is the only Vibhishan temple of the state located?
(A) Kathun
(B) Kekari
(C) Jahazpur
(D) Bankaliya
‘Kalibangan’ a pre-historic site is located in which district of Rajasthan?
(A) Hanumangarh
(B) Jaisalmer
(C) Sri Ganganagar
(D) Bikaner
1. The oldest evidence of plowing the fields has been found from Kalibanga.
2. It is situated on the banks of Ghaggar (Saraswati) river in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan.
3. Kalibanga was excavated in 1960 by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar had started it.
4. Evidence of farming is found from Kalibanga, which is the oldest in the world.
5. Evidence of fire altars are found in a row on a raised platform made of raw bricks.
6. It was first discovered by Amla Nand Ghosh in 1952. B. K Thapar and B. B Lal did excavation work here in 1961-69.
Which of the following is the state bird of Rajasthan?
(A) Great Indian Bustard
(B) Emerald Dove
(C) Indian roller
(D) Black francolin
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