Rajasthan Economics GK Questions

1. All the economic activities done for livelihood in which currencies are exchanged directly or indirectly are called industries.

2. The oldest and most organized industry of Rajasthan is cotton textiles.

3. The first cotton mill in India was established in 1818 at Dhusari, Calcutta, while the first cotton mill in Rajasthan was established in 1889 at Beawar, Ajmer, The Krishna Mills.

4. Bhilwara district in Rajasthan is the main centre of the cotton textile industry, hence it is called the Manchester of Rajasthan.

1. Handicrafts have been flourishing in various areas in Rajasthan since ancient times.

2. At present, the most important center of handicrafts in Rajasthan is Jodhpur.

3. EPIP (Export Promotion Park) for handicraft products has been established at Boranada (Jodhpur).

4. Due to the enthusiasm of the people of Rajasthan, variety of costumes, folk entertainment and artistic talent, various artist castes arrived here and they remained here only.

5. Making useful and artistic items from local materials and skills is called 'handicraft'. These qualities have been prevalent traditionally in the artisan castes of rural areas of the state.

6. At present, a significant part of Rajasthan's exports come from handicrafts. This is the basis of employment for the artistic castes of the state.

7. For the marketing and promotion of handicraft items produced in Rajasthan, a showroom named Rajsthali has been started by Rajsico in March 2008 in Jaipur.

The provisional accounts place the GoI's gross fiscal deficit at 3.77 per cent of GDP for 2019-20, overshooting by 0.8 per cent of GDP over the RE (3.8 per cent of GDP) and by about 1.3 per cent of GDP over the BE (3.3 per cent of GDP).

Presently this Shikshan Vihar program is operated in Jhalawar district. In the year 2018 2019, 98 women were registered and Rs 24 lakh 85 thousand were spent.