Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Maharashtra.

Key Points

• Rajasthan is a state in the northwestern part of India bordering Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
  • The state also shares a border with the neighboring country of Pakistan.
  • Among the given options, Maharashtra is the state of India with which Rajasthan does not share its border.​ 

Additional Information 

• The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India:
  • Mizoram (Champhai)
  • Tripura (Udaipur)
  • West Bengal (Krishnanagar)
  • Jharkhand (Lohardaga)
  • Chhattisgarh (Sonhat)
  • Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur)
  • Rajasthan (Kalinjarh)
  • Gujarat (Jasdan)
• The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Orissa.
• Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle part of India. 
• From the extends south to north, the mainland of India extends between 8°4’N and 37°6’N latitudes.
• From the other extends west to east, India extends between 68°7’E and 97°25’E longitudes.
• Due to the great longitudinal extent and difference of about 29°, ta wide differences in local time of places located at two extreme points of the country.
• The difference between these two points would be approximately two hours.

The correct answer is North Western region.

Key Points

• In the summer season-low, air pressure area of Rajasthan is found in the North-Western region.

Additional Information 

• The low-pressure area, low area or low is a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations.
• Low-pressure systems form under areas of wind divergence that occur in the upper levels of the atmosphere.
• The formation process of a low-pressure area is known as cyclogenesis.

The correct answer is Jhunjhunu.

• The Katli River is a rainfed seasonal river of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan.
  • Katli River originated from Khadela hillsides of Shrimadhopur Tehsil - Sikar and enters near south-west of Udaipurwati tehsil running towards the north-west direction and ultimately disappears in the sandy tracks of the Churu District.
  • This river, however, divides the district almost into two parts.
  • Its length is little more than a hundred Kilometers and mostly flows through Jhunjhunu District for entire of its length.

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.

'City of Hundred Islands'

• Banswara is a city in Banswara District in south Rajasthan in India and City is known as the cherrapunji of rajasthan.
• It receives the highest rain In Rajasthan and it is the greenest City in the Rajasthan
• It is also known as 'City of Hundred Islands'
• Numerous islands on the Mahi River are named "Chachakota" where the islands are located, which flows through Banswara.
• Banswara gets its name from the ‘bans’ or bamboo trees that once grew here in abundance.
• The district was formerly a princely state ruled by the Maharavals.
• It is said that a Bhil ruler Bansia ruled over it and Banswara was named after his name.
• Bansia was defeated and killed by Jagmal Singh who became the first Maharaval of the princely state.

Hence, the Banswara district is known as the 'City of Hundred Islands'.