Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Kota, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Alwar.

Key Points

• Rajasthan’s literacy rate is 66.11 % as per Census 2011.
• The male literacy rate was 79.19 % however the female literacy was 52.12 %.
• The rural literacy rate of Rajasthan was 61.44%.
• The total number of rural Literates was 26,471,786.
  • Out of which the females were 9,567,197 and males were 16,904,589.
• The literacy rate of rural males was 76.16 %.
• The literacy rate of rural females was 45.8 %.
• Cities of Rajasthan having a High Literacy rate as per Census 2011
  • 1. Kota 76.6 %
  • 2. Jaipur 75.5 %
  • 3. Jhunjhunun 74.1 %
  • 4. Sikar 71.9 %
  • 5. Alwar 70.7 %

Additional Information 

• Cities of Rajasthan having the lowest Literacy rate as per Census 2011:
  • 1. Jalor 54.9%
  • 2. Sirohi 55.3%
  • 3. Pratapgarh 56.0%
  • 4. Banswara 56.3%
  • 5. Barmer 56.5%

The correct answer is NH-15.

Key Points
National Highway – 15:

• It is the longest national highway in Rajasthan.
• It passes through three states Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. 
• This connects Rajasthan to the Kandla port of Gujarat.
• It is 759.70 km long in Rajasthan.
• In Rajasthan, it passes through Ganganagar-Bikaner-Jaisalmer –Barmer and other districts.

Additional Information

The correct answer is A - i, B - ii, C - iii, D - iv.

Key Points

•  Aridisols soil
  • These are CaCO₃-containing soils of arid regions that exhibit subsurface horizon development.
  • They are characterized by being dry most of the year and limited leaching.
  • They contain subsurface horizons in which clays, calcium carbonate, silica, salts, and/or gypsum have accumulated.
• Inceptisols soil
  • It exhibits minimal horizon development.
  • They are more developed than Entisols, but still lack the features that are characteristic of other soil orders.
  • A sizable percentage of Inceptisols are found in mountainous areas and are used for forestry, recreation, and watershed.
  • They occur in cool to very warm and humid to subhumid climates, from the arctic to the tropics.
  • They are found in Semi-arid and humid regions.
• Alfisols soil
  • They are moderately leached soils that have relatively high native fertility.
  • These soils have mainly formed under forest and have a subsurface horizon in which clays have accumulated.
  • They are primarily found in temperate humid and subhumid regions of the world.
• Vertisols
  • They are clayey soils that have deep, wide cracks for some time during the year.
  • They shrink as they dry and swell as they become moist.
  • The natural vegetation is predominantly grass, savanna, open forest, or desert shrub.
  • They are found in Humid and super-humid regions.

Soil distribution:

The correct answer is Pali.

Key Points

• Pali shares its land boundaries with 8 districts of Rajasthan:- 
  • Jodhpur
  • Barmer
  • Jalore
  • Sirohi
  • Udaipur
  • Rajsamand
  • Ajmer and Nagaur.  

Additional Information

• Pali is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan.
  • Before the formation of Rajasthan, this district was a part of Jodhpur State.
  • The district takes its name from the town of Pali which is also the headquarters of the district administration.
  • This district has its old age historical presence; In the Vedic age, Maharishi Javali stayed in this area, for meditation and interpretation of Vedas.
• As a part of the ancient Arbuda Provinces, this area was known as Ball-Desh. During the Kushana Age, King Kanishka had conquered the Rohat & Jaitaren area, part of today’s Pali district, in 120 AD.
• The Chalukyas king Harshvardhan also conquered Bhinmal and most of the parts of the present Rajasthan.
• As a part of the adjoining Mewar region where Rajputs were the ruler, still, Pali was ruled by the Brahmins, with the patronage of neighboring Rajput rulers, remained peaceful and progressive.

The correct answer is C & D.

Key Points

Agro-Climate Zone

Additional Information 

Source:- http://www.agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/content/agriculture/en/Agriculture-Department-dep/Departmental-Introduction/Agro-Climatic-Zones.html