Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 2002-03.

Key Points

• In 2002-03, Rajasthan faced one of the worst droughts of the century.
• This was the fifth continuous drought year in the state and all the 32 districts are affected.
• The state received only 220.4 mm rainfall up to 30th September, against the normal of 518.6 mm of the overall monsoon.
• The overall state rainfall deficit was -57.5% and the rainfall deviation ranges from -90.1% in the Bikaner district to -32.0% in the Jhalawar district.
• In 2016, Rajasthan was in the grip of a water crisis with 19 out of the 33 districts being famine-affected.
• The government sent water trains to parched Bhilwara and tankers to other areas facing an acute shortage.
• 90 per cent of water-related schemes in the state was dependent on ground water but the ground water table was going down therefore surface water is also being used.

The correct answer is ​I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b.

Additional Information

•  Haduti

  • The southern-eastern part of Rajasthan is known as the plateau of Hadoti.
  • It is an extensio
  • n of the plateau of Malwa and its expansion is in Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar, and Baran districts.

  • Here Chambal river and its major tributaries Kalisindh, Parvan, and Parvati rivers flow.

• Bhomat

  • ​The tribal area of Udaipur, the hilly area of Dungarpur, and the Eastern Sirohi area are called Bhomat.
  • Bhomat is a hilly region of Rajasthan.
  • This region is a Bhil multiplicity zone.
  • The Bhomat region was the refuge of the Mewar rulers during the Mughal period. 

  • The primary rivers are Som, Vakal, and Sabarmati.

• Vagad

  • The area of ​​Banswara, Pratapgarh, Dungarpur is called Vagad in the local language.
  • This is the flow area of ​​the Mahi River.

  • This area is uneven and there are small hills everywhere.

• Abrud

  •  It is the southern part of Aravalli.
  • It is located in the Mount Abu region in the Sirohi district.
  • Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest mountain peak in Rajasthan. 

The correct answer is Mahi.

Key Points

• Tropic of cancer in Rajasthan-
  • The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.

• Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states:
  • Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram.
• Mahi:-
  • It is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea.
  • It flows north through the district (Banswara) from its origin in the Vindhya Range of Madhya Pradesh, entering the district (Banswara) from the southeast and flowing north towards the northern end of the district, where it turns southwest to form the boundary between Banswara and Dungarpur districts before entering Gujarat and emptying into the Gulf of Cambay.

  • It is the only river in Rajasthan that passes the Tropic of Cancer twice.

Additional Information         

• Luni-
  • It is the largest river in the Thar desert in north-west India.
  • It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
• Ghaghar-
  • The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season.
• Kali Sindh-
  • The Kali Sindh is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin.

The correct answer is Nagaur.

• Nagaur is surrounded by seven districts of Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Nagaur is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan
  • Its boundary is shared by seven districts of Rajasthan i.e.  Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu and Sikar.
  • The city is famous for forts like Nagaur Fort, Khimsar Fort, Makran and Kuchaman Fort.
  • The fairs and festivals of Nagaur include Ramdeo Cattle Fair, Baldeo Cattle Fair, Veer Tejaji Fair.
  • In 1959, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the first generation panchayat at Nagaur in Rajasthan.

Additional Information

• Jodhpur shares a border with five districts namely Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Banner, Pali and Nagaur.
• Dhausa is surrounded by Jaipur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Bharatpur and Tonk.
• Bundi shares a border with Tonk, Sawai-Madhopur, Kota, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara.

The correct answer is Dhaulpur

• Due to the drainage of the Chambal river in Dhaulpur, maximum beehad land is found here because the Chambal river valley is part of the Vindhyan system which consists of massive sandstone, slate, and limestones.

Additional Information

• Jammu & Kashmir had the largest area of wastelands in the country, which was more than double of wastelands in Rajasthan, the state with the second-largest area of wastelands in the country.