Rajasthan Common GK Questions and Answers

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

1. Mahi Bajaj Sagar Project is a scheme like nectar for the tribals of Banswara and Dungarpur districts. This is a joint project of Rajasthan and Gujarat, in which Gujarat's share in Rajasthan is 45% and 55% respectively.

2. This dam has been built on the Mahi River at Borkheda place of Banswara.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

1. In the fifth five-year plan, 'District Industries Centres' were established in all the districts of Rajasthan.

2. The idea of planning for the reconstruction of the economy received public support throughout the world in the 1940s and 1950s.

3. The work of preparing, implementing and regulating five-year plans was done by an institution called the Planning Commission.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

1. Bijolia farmer belongs to Uppermal plateau.

2. The Bijolia movement was started by the farmers of Mewar state in 1897 AD. This movement was carried out against the imposition of excessive taxes on farmers.

3. The Bijolia Peasant Movement (1897-1941) was the first peasant movement in Rajasthan and lasted the longest.

4. Bijolia is in Bhilwara district and was the Thikana of Mewar state.

5. This movement was mainly against 84 types of taxes which included the Chanwari tax, Talwar Badhai etc.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

1. The highest peak of Central Aravalli is Taragarh.

2. Aravali is a mountain range located in Rajasthan, the western part of India. Which is also known as Adawala Mountain in Rajasthan.

3. The major districts of the Aravalli range and hilly region are spread in the south-west of Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Sirohi and Tonk.

4. Whose length is 692 kilometers (from Palanpur to Delhi in Gujarat) and average height is 600 meters.

5. The highest peak of Aravali is Gurushikhar (1722 meters).

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

1. The southeastern part of Rajasthan is a plateau, which is known as the 'South-Eastern Plateau and Hadoti Plateau'. This is an extension of the Malwa plateau.

2. The average height of this area is 500 meters and there is an extension of mountain ranges in a semi-moon shape which are known as Bundi and Mukundwara hills respectively. Chambal River and its main tributaries Kalisingh, Parvan and Parvati rivers flow here, the plains created by them are suitable for agriculture.

3. Southern-Eastern Plateau Region (Hadoti Plateau) Main features -

- 11 per cent of the state's population lives in this area.

- South Eastern Plateau region is 9.6 per cent of the total area of the state.

-It extends to Bhilwara, Photo, Bundi, Jhalawar and Baran districts.

- This plateau part is the Sankranti region between the Aravalli and Vindhyachal mountains.

- In this region there is a mixture of lava rocks and Vindhya rocks.

Correct Answer : A

Correct Answer : B

Correct Answer : A

Correct Answer : D

Correct Answer : D