Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Keoladeo National Park.

Key Points

• In Rajasthan State Budget 2021, following points about forest and environment for the State:
  • Development of Keoladeo National Park as Wetland Birds Habitat Conservation Centre.
  • The motive to develop a conservation center is the effort to improve the habitat of migratory birds at Keoladeo National Park with the help of local villagers during the Covid-19 crisis as they have started yielding results this season.
  • Extensive habitat operations in wetland blocks including repair of wetland edges, de-silting, deepening of water bodies, removal of invasive alien species, have resulted in good nesting painted storks and other species.

Additional Information

• Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park is formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. 
  • India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that hosts thousands of birds, especially during the winter season.

The correct answer is 31 January.

Key Points

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day programme on January 31, 2022.
• The theme for 2022 is 'She The Change Maker'.
• NCW was set up as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women, recommend remedial legislative measures, etc.

Additional Information

• International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the role of education for peace and development.
• The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the day as International Day of Education on 24 Jan 2018.
• The theme for 2022 is “Changing Course, Transforming Education”.
• On January 25, India celebrates its National Voters’ Day to mark the founding day of the Election Commission (EC) of India.
• National Tourism Day is celebrated on 25 Jan every year.
• The theme for National Tourism Day 2022 is “Rural and Community Centric Tourism".
• World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September.
• 28 January is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, a veteran leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement.

The correct answer is The total duration of the presentation of art should be 15-20 minutes.

• Artists have to send the recording of their videos which should be around 15-20 minutes.

Key Points

• Chief Minister Folk Artist Promotion Scheme has been launched by the Department of Art and Culture.
  • Purpose: Promotion of rural folk artists
    • Give possible help and respect to such artists who have made their continuous contribution in keeping the folk culture and art of the state alive in the testing times of Corona.
  • Payment will be received on selected entries.
  • Ravindra Manch, Jaipur has been made the nodal agency for the scheme.
  • Aadhar card will be the basis for rural background.
  • Recording of videos to be sent for entry in the scheme can be done from any mobile camera or any good camera.
    • Recordings should be made from the home and social distancing must be followed.

Additional Information

• Artists eligible to join the scheme will be able to select any of Rajasthan's performing folk art, folk musical instruments, solo dance, solo folk singing, etc. as their entries.
  • Any kind of film songs or dance based on film songs etc. will not be acceptable.
• Under this scheme, rural folk artists will have to prepare a 15 to 20-minute video of their art-related presentation in their place and send it to the department.

The correct answer is Argentina.

• The Argentina Kabaddi Association has issued a circular citing the renaming of its National Stadium in La Plata to "Gehlot Stadium", paying tribute to the late Jarnardan Singh Gehlot, the Godfather of Kabaddi.
  • The circular was issued by Argentine Kabaddi, which was signed by Aldo Roman and Ricardo Alberto, who are the Secretary and President of the Argentina Kabaddi Association respectively.
  • The letter also read that the contribution that Mr. Jarnardan Singh Gehlot made to Argentina Kabaddi by trusting and supporting to development of Kabaddi in Argentina.

Additional Information

• Janardhan Singh Gehlot was an Indian sports administrator.
  • He was the founder president of the International Kabaddi Federation.
  • He was president of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) for 28 years.
  • In May 2013, he was made life president of AKFI.

The correct answer is -4.1%.

• The growth rate of Rajasthan's GSDP at current prices for the fiscal year 2020-21 has been -4.1%.
• Due to COVID economic fallout, Rajasthan's GSDP diminished by 4.1% in the fiscal year 2020-21.

Key Points

​The growth rate has been steadily decreasing for the last 2 fiscal years.

Mistake Points

• Note that the growth rate asked in the question is in current prices.
• Note that India's GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2020-21 was estimated to be -7.7%, lesser than Rajasthan.
  • Current Prices - It measures GSDP/ inflation/asset prices using the actual prices we notice in the economy.
    • Current prices make no adjustment for inflation.
  • Constant prices: It is adjusted for the effects of inflation with reference to a base year

Additional Information

• GSDP - Gross State domestic product is the monetary value of all finished goods and services made within a state during a specific period.
• Growth Rate - Rate at which a GSDP changes/grows from one year to another.