Question Discussion & Solution

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 Alwar.

• Alluvial soil is found in the district of Alwar as alluvial soil is found mostly in the eastern part of Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Alluvial soil occupies Alwar, Bharatpur, Jaipur and Sawai Madhopur and the central part of Ganganagar district, all lying on the northeastern part of the state.
• The soil is deficient in lime, phosphoric acid and humus.
• It varies from clayey to sandy loam in texture.
• The topsoils contain 'Kankar' which lies either on sands or sandy clays.
• A wide variety of crop including wheat, rice, cotton tobacco is grown in this soil.

The correct answer is ​a, b and d.

Key Points

• Malawi cattle breeding farm has been established at Dag, Jhalawar.
  • Malwa Region is situated at the Rajasthan and M.P.
• The biological park would be established
  • Jodhpur 
  • Jaipur
  • Udaipur
  • Bikaner.
• Mother's Milk Bank has been established at Jaipur.
  • It is being opened in SMS hospital's Women Hospital, Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur.
  • It is the First Government-based Mother's Milk Bank of Rajasthan.
• e-Dharti Program is to connect Revenue Courts online to help the citizen.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan:
  • Governor - Kalraj Mishra
  • Chief Minister - Ashok Gehlot
  • Legislature- Unicameral (200 seats)
  • Parliamentary constituency
    • Lok Sabha - 25 seats
    • Rajya Sabha -10 seats

The correct answer is Parvati.

• Following rivers of Rajasthan is included in the inland drainage system.
  • Kantali
  • Kakni
  • Ghaggar
  • Hakra
  • Ruparel
  • Sahibi

Additional Information

• Parvati River
  • It rises in hilly terrain near Chhawar village in the Karauli district.
  • It runs for 123 km.
  • Falls into the Gambhir River near Kharagpur in Dhaulpur District, Rajasthan. 
• Kantali River
  • It originates from Aravalli Range
  • Empties in centre of its Inland drainage basin in Churu district.
• Kakni River
  • It originates from Kothadi Village in Jaisalmer.
  • Empties in a place called Meethi Khadi in Jaisalmer.
• Ghaggar River
  • It rises in Shivalik range in Himachal Pradesh.
  • Ends near Bhawalpur, Pakistan.

The correct answer is 1.16.

Key Points

• Rajasthan faces the greatest scarcity of water resources in the country. It has 13.88% of India’s cultivated area, 5.67% of the population and about 11% of countries livestock but it has only 1.16% of the surface water and 1.70% of the groundwater.
• Rajasthan has only 1.16 per cent of the country's total surface water resources or 21.71 billion cubic meters (BCM), however, 16.05 BCM of this is economically usable.
• The state has created the capacity to harness and store 11.29 BCM, or around 70 per cent of available water.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan:
  • Formation day - 30 March 1949
  • Districts - 33
  • Lok Sabha seats - 25
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 10
  • Literacy rate of Rajasthan - 66.11%