Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Bikaner.

Key Points

• Gypsiferous Soil-
  • This soil contains sufficient quantities of gypsum to interfere with plant growth.
  • This soil is not found in wet climates usually.
  • This soil is found in dry areas, where sources for calcium sulfate exist.
  • In Rajasthan, this soil is found in the Bikaner districts.

Additional Information

 Some other agriculture soils with related places-

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.

• It is situated in Bhopalsagar, Chittorgarh.
• It is a private-run sugar mill.
• It was started in 1932 and was incorporated on 05 March 1940.
• Sugarcane is grown in abundance in this region for making sugar and khand-sari.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Flood-prone eastern plain.

Key Points

• Flood-prone eastern plain:
  • Districts covered in this climatic zone are Alwar, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Karoli, S.Madhopur.
  • The average rainfall of this zone is 500-700 mm.
  • Major Kharif crops grown in this zone are Pearlmillet Clusterbean Groundnut.
  • Major Rabi crops grown in this zone are Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Gram.
  • Alluvial soil is found in this zone.

Additional Information

• Sub-humid southern plains:
  • Districts covered in this climatic zone are Bhilwara, Sirohi, Udaipur, Chittorgarh.
  • Major Kharif crops grown in this zone  Maize, Pulses, Sorghum.
  • Major Rabi crops grown in this zone are Wheat, Gram. 
• Semi-arid eastern plains:
  • Districts covered in this climatic zone are Jaipur, Ajmer, Dausa, Tonk
  • Major Kharif crops grown in this zone are Pearlmillet, Clusterbean, Sorghum.
  • Wheat, Mustard, Gram
• Hyper arid partial irrigated zone:
  • Districts covered in this climatic zone are Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Churu
  • Major Kharif crops grown in this zone are Pearlmillet, Mothbean, Clusterbean.
  • Major Rabi crops grown in this zone are Wheat, Mustard, Gram.

The correct answer is Arid.

• Sewan and Lawan grasses grow in Arid climatic region of Rajasthan.

Additional Information 

• The dominant perennial grass is the indigenous sewan (Lasiurus sindicus), popularly known as the "king of desert grasses". 
• Sewan and Lawan are a remarkable natural resource for the people of the desert.
• High water-use efficiency enables this native grass cover to maximise its production even with little water available through scanty rainfall.
• It also has high energy-use efficiency, which permits it to produce more biomass.
• Sewan is the primary grass of extremely arid parts of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Bikaner districts of western Rajasthan in the Indian Thar desert.
• It thrives well under moisture stress on sandy plains, low dunes and hummocks of this region, receiving annual rainfall below 200 mm