Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Aravali hills.

Key Points

• Aravalli:
  • The Aravallis of Northwestern India is one of the oldest fold mountains of the world, now form residual mountains with an elevation of 300 m to 900 m.
  • They stretch for a distance of 800 km from Himmatnagar in Gujarat to Delhi, spanning Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, the 692 kilometers.
  • The mountains are divided into two, main ranges - the Sambhar Sirohi Range and the Sambhar Khetri Range in Rajasthan, where their extension is about 560 km.
  • The hidden limb of the Aravallis that extends from Delhi to Haridwar creates a divide between the drainage of rivers of the Ganga and the Indus.
  • The Aravallis date back to millions of years when a pre-Indian sub-continent collided with the mainland Eurasian Plate.
  • Carbon dating has shown that copper and other metals mined in the ranges date back to at least the 5th century BC.
  • In fold mountains, rocks are formed primarily of the folded crust when two convergent plates move towards each other by the process called orogenic movement.

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 Junagadh - Bundi.

• Junagadh - Bundi pairs of the district with the fort and its location is not correctly matched.

​Key Points

• Junagadh Fort
  • Junagarh Fort is a fort located in the Bikaner, Rajasthan.
  • The fort was originally called Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or "Old Fort" in the early 20^th century when the ruling family moved to Lalgarh Palace outside the fort limits.
  • It is one of the few major forts in Rajasthan which is not built on a hilltop. 

Additional Information

• Kumbhalgarh fort
  • The fort of Kumbhalgarh, in its current shape and form, was a creation of Mewar's ruler Kumbha in the 15th century. 
  • It is located in Rajasmand.
• Mehrangarh Fort
  • Mehrangarh is located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
  • It is one of the largest forts in India.
  • Built around 1459 by Rao Jodha.
• Ranthambore Fort
  • Ranthambore Fort is located in Sawai Madhopur, 
  • King Jayant, also a Chauhan Rajput, built the Ranthambore Fort during 1110 AD.

• The Jaduguda Mine is a uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand.
• It commenced operation in 1967 and was the first uranium mine in India.
• The deposits at this mine were discovered in 1951.
• Mining activities were suspended in 2014 following an inquiry into the lease renewal of the mine.
• Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) expects mining activity to resume at Jaduguda in 2017.
• The Jaduguda mine produces up to 25% of the raw materials needed to fuel India's nuclear reactors.
• It is 35 km by road and 20 km by train from the city of Jamshedpur.
• These was the first mines where Uranium was produced in India on a reasonable scale

Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Dungarpur - Banswara.

Key Points

• In Rajasthan, the Mahi river forms the boundary with Dungarpur and Banswara districts.

Additional Information 

• Mahi is one of the major interstate west-flowing rivers.
  • The total length of Mahi is 583 km.
  • It originates in the Mahi Kanta hills, from the northern slopes of Vindhyas at an altitude of 500 m near village Bhopawar, Sardarpur Tehsil in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. 
  • It enters the Banswara district of Rajasthan and makes the border between Banswara and Dungarpur. 
  • Mahi river tributaries- Som, Anans, and Panam.
  • Mahi is the only river that crosses the tropic of cancer twice.