Top 50 Rajasthan GK Questions and Answers

1. According to the Human Rights Protection Act 1993, which is an act passed by the Parliament, there is a provision to establish the National Human Rights Commission at the national level and a State Human Rights Commission at the state level.

2. The main objective of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission is to act as a monitoring body to protect human rights in the state.

3. According to the Human Rights Protection (Amendment) Act, 2006, a provision has been made for a Chairman and two members in the State Human Rights Commission.

4 At present the details of the Honorable Chairman and Honorable members of the Commission are as follows -

* Shri Gopal Krishna Vyas, Honorable Chairman

* Shri Ram Chandra Singh Jhala, Honorable Member

* Shri Mahesh Goyal, Honorable Member

5. The Chairman of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission is appointed by a retired Chief Justice of a High Court.

1. According to the Constitution of India, there is no limit on the maximum number of states a person can be the Governor of at a time.

2. The Governor is the constitutional head of the state. He works on the advice of the Council of Ministers but his constitutional position is much safer than that of the Council of Ministers.

1. According to the provisions of the 91 Constitutional Amendment Act 2003, the maximum number of Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the membership of the House, hence in Rajasthan, it can be a maximum of 30 including the Chief Minister.

2. The minimum number of Rajasthan Council of Ministers can be 11 + 1 Chief Minister.

1. Central Mahi Basin is connected to “Chhappan Plain”. Between Banswara and Pratapgarh, an area known as Chhappan Plains is formed by the Mahi River and its tributaries. It includes 56 villages. The Chhappan region is deeply and complexly incised resulting in the formation of isolated hills, not dissimilar to the Mewar plain to the north. This deeply dissected area is locally known as ‘Bagar’ and includes the hilly areas of Banswara and Dungarpur.

2. The plain formed by the Mahi River and its tributaries in the southern part of the Banswara and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan is called the Mahi Plain. A group of fifty-six villages and fifty-six rivers and streams are situated in this plain, it is called the Plain of Chhappan.

Specialty of Chhappan Ka Maidan

1. Chhappan ka Maidan is also called Madhya Mahi Maidan.

2. This plain is an area of barren valleys.

3. It is spread over some parts of Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh and Udaipur and its flow also towards the Arabian Sea.

6. This plain is divided into three parts, namely Chambal Basin, Banas Basin and Central Mahi Basin.

7. Chhappan village group is situated in the area between Pratapgarh and Banswara, hence this area is also known as Chhappan Plain.