Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Flying Squirrel.

• Sitamata Sanctuary was declared as a protected forest area in 1979.
  • It is famous for Flying Squirrel.

 
Important Points

• ​Sitamata Sanctuary:
  • It is situated in Pratapgarh.
  • The highest biodiversity is found here.
  • Most teak forests are found here.
  • There are two water sources named Luv and Kush.
  • Sita Mata temple is also situated here, where every year fair is held.

  • It is home to the highest forest medicines after the Himalayas.​

Additional Information

Some of the Sanctuary in Rajasthan are:

The correct answer Banswara District 

Key Points

District-wise distribution of the tribal population

• District-wise distribution of the tribal population shows that they have their highest concentration in Banswara district (72.3 percent), followed by 65.1 percent and 47.9 percent in Dungarpur and Udaipur districts respectively.
• Nagaur ( 0.2 percent) preceded by Bikaner (0.4 percent) has the lowest share of tribal population in the total population.

​Rajasthan as per the 2011 census

• The second major tribe, Bhil has a share of 99 percent of all ST population in Barmer district followed by Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Rajsamand (95 percent) districts.
• The Scheduled Tribes of the State have registered considerably lower sex ratio both in total as well as in the 0-6 yrs
  • As per the 2001 census, the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population of Rajasthan State is 7,097,706 constituting 8.4 percent of the total ST population of India.
• The Scheduled Tribes of the State constitute 12.6 percent of the total population (56,507,188) of the State.
• It holds 12th position among all States and UTs in respect of the percentage share of ST population to the total population.
• The ST population has registered a growth rate of 29.6 percent during 1991-2001 which is 1.2 percent higher than the growth of the total population.
• The Scheduled Tribes are overwhelmingly rural as 94.6 percent of them inhabit rural areas whereas 76.6 percent of the total population of the state live in villages.

Important Points

• Out of twelve (12) tribes scheduled for the State, Mina is the most populous tribe, having a population of 3,799,971 constituting 53.5 percent of the total ST population followed by Bhil (2,805,948).
• Mina and Bhil together constitute 93 percent whereas Garasia, Damor, Dhanka & Saharia combine to form 6.6 percent of the total ST population.
• Six tribes, Bhil Mina, Naikda, Kathodi, Patelia, Kokna, and Koli Dhor along with the generic tribes constitute the residual 0.3 percent of the total tribal population.
• Among the twelve STs, Koli Dhor is the smallest tribe with a population below 100 preceded by Kokna (405), Patelia (1,045), Kathodi (2,922) etc.  

The correct answer is  A-III, B - III, C - II, D - I.

Key Points

• List of medium-scale irrigation projects in Rajasthan:

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Pali.

• Pali district is located between 24°45′ to 26°29′ North Latitudes and 72° 47′ to 74° 18′ East Longitudes 
• It shares its boundaries with 8 districts of the state namely, Ajmer, Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Rajsamand, Sirohi and Udaipur.

Important Points

• Jawai Dam is one of the biggest dams of western Rajasthan and situated in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district.
• Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand districts of Rajasthan.

Additional Information

• Nagaur touches 7 districts namely, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Sikar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali.
• Jodhpur touches 5 districts namely, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur, Pali, Barmer.
• Rajsamand touches 5 districts namely, Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Pali.

The correct answer is Udaipur.

• Bhorat Plateau with an average elevation of 1225 m lies northwest of Udaipur between Kumbhalgarh and Gogunda.
  • Bharat Plateau is a plateau comprising the northern part of the Central Highlands, central India.
  • Extending over about 22,000 square miles (57,000 square km) and including most of north-western Madhya Pradesh state and central Rajasthan state.

Additional Information

• South Eastern Plateau Or Hadoti Plateau:
  • The south-eastern part of Rajasthan was once governed by the Heda kings and hence the plateau in this region is known as a south-eastern plateau or the plateau of Hadoti.
  • It is spread on 7% land of Rajasthan. The soil on this plateau is very fertile.
  • The other plateaus of Rajasthan are Odiya, Abu, Bhorat, Mesa, Upermaal, Lasadiya, etc.