Rajasthan GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exam

1. In the year 1960-61, seven districts have been covered under the 'Intensive Agricultural District Programme'.

2. This was the first major experiment of the Government of India in the field of agriculture.

3. It was also known as a "package program".

4. This program was started in 1960 after the shine of the community development program had faded.

5. The main objective of this scheme was to provide loans to farmers for seeds and fertilizers.

6. This program was started in collaboration with 'Ford Foundation'.

Rajasthan State Environment Policy was announced in 2010. Rajasthan Environment Policy 2010 identifies major environmental challenges and outlines strategies and actions to deal with them.

1. Out of the following, alluvial soil is mainly found in the group of Kota-Bundi districts of Rajasthan.

2. Deficiency of calcium and phosphate elements and excess of nitrogen and potash are found in this soil.

3. For this reason, alluvial soil is considered to be the most fertile soil in Rajasthan.

4. Mainly mustard, wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane etc. are produced in this soil.

1. Creating a centralized database of all unorganized workers, including construction workers, migrant workers, gig and platform workers, hawkers, domestic workers, agricultural workers, etc., who are to be linked to Aadhaar.

2. Integration of social security schemes for unorganized workers which are being administered by the Ministry of Labor and Employment and subsequently by other ministries also.

3. To share information for delivery of various social security and welfare schemes being administered through API medium with various stakeholders such as Ministries/Departments/Boards/Agencies/Organizations of Central and State Governments in respect of registered unorganized workers.

4. To trace the status and address/present location of migrant workers and their movement from the formal sector to the informal sector and vice versa.

5. Portability of social security and welfare benefits for migrant and construction workers.

6. To provide a comprehensive database to the Central and State Governments to deal with any other national crisis like COVID-19 in future.

On the lines of MNREGA, the state government will spend Rs 800 crore to provide 100 days of employment every year to families living in urban areas under the Indira Gandhi Urban Guarantee Employment Guarantee Scheme.

All are matched -

(1) Ajrakh Print                                     (IV) Barmer

(2) Printing on power loom fabrics  (III) Balotra

(3) Mothra                                             (II) Jodhpur

(4) Masuria                                           (I) Kaithun

1. In Rajasthan, it was first launched in Jaipur with the joint efforts of Rajasthan Skills and Livelihood Development Corporation (RSLDC) and Sopan Institute of Science, Technology and Management.

2. The objective of this scheme was to provide livelihood opportunities to street beggars so that Jaipur could be made a beggar-free city.

1. Pali does not get drinking water from the Indira Gandhi Canal Project.

2. This canal passes through seven districts of Rajasthan which include Barmer, Bikaner, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Sriganganagar.

Rajasthan accounts for 16.27% making it the second largest state in groundnut production in India.

The first cement factory in Rajasthan was established in Lakheri (Bundi). This factory was established in 1915 by the Associated Cement Company Limited (ACC). It is the longest-running cement factory in Asia. In 2022, ACC became part of the Adani Group.