Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is ​India Post Payments Bank.

Key Points

• India Post Payments Bank launches its digital payments services ‘DakPay’.
  • ​Aims to Transform Banking Experience at the last mile.
  • DakPay is not just a digital payment app but a suite of digital financial and assisted banking services provided by India Post & IPPB.
  • Launched under: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
    • Minister: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Additional Information 

The correct answer is Udaipur.

Key Points

• Udaipur is famous for its history, culture, and scenic beauty and is called the ‘Venice of the East’.
• It is also known as the city of lakes is known for being the most romantic city in Rajasthan.
• The city was the historical capital of Mewar and falls in the southern region of Rajasthan in the western part of India.
• Most of the architectural structures in Udaipur are white in colour and the city has five major lakes such as Lake Pichola etc that give the city a very peaceful and serene look.
• The sunsets in Udaipur are very beautiful with the reflections of the architectural structures in the lake water.

Additional Information

• The most famous attraction is the City Palace.
• The palace was built by Maharana Uday Singh II and comprises museums, gardens, an elephant stable, and a few small and big palaces within the premises. The palace is known for its architecture and grandeur.

• The term Chaurapanchasika is generally used for a particular style of painting.
• It emerged in the 15th and 16th centuries.
• The dynamic brushwork and the vigorous symbolism of this idiom found widespread expression, with subtle regional variations in the 16th century.

Key Points

Mewar Style:

• Mewar school of Rajasthani paintings are concentrated on its conservative style, trying to avoid the dominance of the Mughal.
• The flatness, bright colours, and several common motifs showed marked resemblance with the Chaurapanchasika style.

Thus, Mewar style of painting resembles the Chaurapanchsika style.​

Additional Information

Kishangarh Style:

• Kishangarh paintings is basically a fusion of Mughal and regional style.
• The theme of this style consisted of the depiction of the love between Krishna and Radha.
• Kishangarh Style of Painting is best known for its Bani Thani paintings.
• Bani Thani refers to the miniature painting which portrays a woman who is elegant and graceful.

Jodhpur Style:

• Jodhpur style inherited the art tradition of prior Marwar, which Pali, its sub-centre, revived in the early 17th century in its Ragamala paintings.
• It excelled in the depiction of Baramasa, Ramayana, votive images of gods and the scenes of harem life.  ​

Bikaner Painting:

• Influenced by the Mughal style.
• The theme of the court scene and religion.
• Mughal artists were given patronage by the Bikaner court.
• Some elements of Deccan style.
• Example - Painted scenes from the Ragmala, Bhagavata Purana, and Rasa Lila.

The correct answer is 2^nd October 1959.

• The 73^rd amendment of the Constitution of India empowered local governments – rural, as constitutional entities, and initiated a new chapter in the process of democratic decentralization in India.
• Rajasthan's Panchayati Raj Act was passed on 23-04-1994 pursuant to the 73^rd Amendment Act,1992.
• Panchayati Raj was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur in Rajasthan.

Key Points

• The first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 were held in September-October 1959, with the already existing Panchayats at the village level under the Rajasthan Panchayat Act, 1953, the three-tier scheme of Panchayati Raj began functioning on 2 October 1959.
• Panchayats or village assemblies existed in ancient India as self-governing institutions that had distinct and well-defined functions.

Additional Information

• British rule introduced a highly decentralized system of administering justice, which changed the situation and the system of village Panchayats suffered a setback.
• During the time of Viceroy Lord Ripon, there was an attempt to establish local bodies.
• In Rajasthan,
  • The princely states of Jodhpur, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Sirohi, Udaipur, and Karauli enacted legislation on Panchayats.
  • Bikaner state had its own Gram Panchayat Act much earlier in 1928.
  • Thus, at the time of independence, Panchayats were functioning in some of the erstwhile princely states, while in other states no such institutions existed.
  • The Act incorporated mandatory provisions of the 73rd Amendment, besides a few others such as the procedure of Gram Sabhas and reservation for OBCs in their membership and chairpersonship.
  • Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 provides functions and powers of PRIs.
  • The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 were framed and made effective from 30 December 1996 for the smooth functioning of PRIs.
  • For extending these provisions to scheduled areas, the Rajasthan Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) (PESA) Act, 1999 was enacted.

The correct answer is Ghar Ghar Aushadi Yojana.

Key Points

• To promote the diversity and quality of Rajasthan Medicinal Plants the Govt. of Rajasthan announced "Ghar Ghar Aushadi Yojana" in budget 2021.
• Under this yojana, nurseries of medical plants will be developed and plants like Tulsi, Giloy, Ashwagandha, etc. will be made available from the nursery.