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Top 100 Rajasthan GK Questions and Answers

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Q :  

Motilal Tejawat was related to?

(A) Bengu peasant movement

(B) Eki Kisan Movement

(C) Marwar Peasant Movement

(D) Sikar peasant movement

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

1. Motilal Tejawat is known as Bavji in Bhil region.

2. Motilal Tejawat was an Indian freedom fighter, tribal leader and social reformer. He is known as the "Messiah of the Tribals".

3 Tejawat was born in 1886 in Koliyari village of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. He received his primary education in the village itself. Later, he worked as a maid for a local Jagidar in Jhadol Thikan.

4. Motilal Tejawat inaugurated the 'Eki Movement' in Rajasthan which started in 1921.


Q :  

From where Motilal Tejawat launched the movement of Bheels?

(A) Sirohi

(B) Jhadol

(C) Bhula

(D) Baloria

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

1. Motilal Tejawat is known as Bavji in Bhil region.

2. Motilal Tejawat was an Indian freedom fighter, tribal leader and social reformer. He is known as the "Messiah of the Tribals".

3 Tejawat was born in 1886 in Koliyari village of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. He received his primary education in the village itself. Later, he worked as a maid for a local Jagidar in Jhadol Thikan.

4. Motilal Tejawat inaugurated the 'Eki Movement' in Rajasthan which started in 1921.


Q :  

What was the reason responsible for convening the Hurda conference?

(A) Social Reforms

(B) Muslim invasion

(C) Maratha invasion

(D) Pindari invasion

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

1. It was held in the year 1734 and was presided over by Jai Singh and other prominent rulers of different regions of Rajasthan.

2. The objective of the meeting was to unite the forces of various Rajput tribes and to observe and check the increasing invasions of foreigners on their lands.

3. During that period, the Marathas also started invading lands and were gaining prominence.

4. Rajput leaders soon realized that Mughal power was unable to resist Maratha expansion and decided to hold a conference at Hurda to discuss the terms of a united Rajputana front against the Marathas.

5. After prolonged deliberations, an agreement was signed on 17 July 1734.


Q :  

The iso-rain line separating the desert region from the rest of Rajasthan is

(A) 20 cm.

(B) 10 cm.

(C) 50 cm.

(D) 30 cm.

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The 50 cm parallel rainfall line parallel to the Aravali divides Rajasthan into two parts.


Q :  

Who was the husband of Saint Meera Baai?

(A) Bhoj Raj

(B) Ratan Singh

(C) Narpat Singh

(D) Sangram Singh

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Meera Bai was married to Bhojraj Singh, the eldest son of Maharana Sanga of Mewar in 1516 AD. Bhojraj was the crown prince of Mewar at that time.


Q :  

Through which newspaper did Vijay Singh Pathik propagate the Bijolia farmer movement all over India?

(A) Naveen Rajasthan

(B) Tarun Rajasthan

(C) Yugantar

(D) Pratap

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

1. Vijay Singh Pathik, better known as Rashtriya Pathik, was an Indian revolutionary. His real name was Bhup Singh.

2. He was among the first Indian revolutionaries who lit the torch of freedom movement against British rule.

3. Long before Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi started the Satyagraha movement, Pathik had experimented with the Satyagraha movement during the farmers' movement in Bijolia.

4. Vijaysingh Pathik had propagated the Bijolia farmers movement all over India through Pratap newspaper?


Q :  

Gandhi Sagar Dam is situated on Chambal river?

(A) Kota

(B) Chittorgarh

(C) Bundi

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Chambal river water is used for irrigation, hydropower generation and water transportation. Four major dams have been built on the Chambal River, including Gandhi Sagar Dam (Madhya Pradesh), Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, Jawahar Sagar Dam and Kota Barrage (Rajasthan). These dams provide water for irrigation and also generate hydroelectricity.


Q :  

Which of the following dams  Constructed on Chambal river are  located in Rajasthan?

(1) Kota Bairaj

(2) Gandhi Sagar Dam

(3) Jawahar Sagar Dam

(4)  Rana Pratap Sagar Dam

Select the correct answer using the picture given below :

(A) only 1,2, &4

(B) only 1 and 4

(C) 1, 2, 3, and 4

(D) only 1, 3, and 4

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Chambal river water is used for irrigation, hydropower generation and water transportation. Four major dams have been built on the Chambal River, including Gandhi Sagar Dam (Madhya Pradesh), Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, Jawahar Sagar Dam and Kota Barrage (Rajasthan). These dams provide water for irrigation and also generate hydroelectricity.


Q :  

Where is Jawahar Sagar Pickup Dam located?

(A) in Mandsaur

(B) in Chittorgarh

(C) in kota

(D) in Baran

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

1. Jawahar Sagar Dam is a dam across the Chambal River. It is located about 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Kota.

2. It is one of the dams that have been built under the Chambal Valley Project of the state of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.


Q :  

Which is not a category of forest's administrative classification in Rajasthan?

(A) Protected forests

(B) Reserved forests

(C) Classified forests

(D) Unclassified forests

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

From an administrative point of view, all are included in the category of forests in Rajasthan.

(A) Protected forests

(B) Reserved forests

(C) Unclassified forests 


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