Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Gair.

Important Points

• Gair dance is a famous folk dance associated with Rajasthan.
  • It is mainly performed by the Bhil community.
  • It is performed by both men and women.
  • Gair dance is popular in the Mewar and Marwar regions of Rajasthan.
  • Performed during the festive month of Holi and Janmashtami.
• Some other important folk dances in Rajasthan are: 
  • Ghoomar.
  • Chari.
  • Ginad.
  • Jhulan Leela.
  • Kalbeliya.
  • Bhavai.
  • Kachchhi Ghodi.
• Veedhi dance is a famous folk dance associated with Andhra Pradesh.
• Rauf is a folk dance associated with Jammu and Kashmir.
• Jhora is a folk dance associated with Uttar Pradesh.

The correct answer is Basketball.

Key Points

• Rajasthan is a state in northern India.
• Its capital is Jaipur.
• The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of the total geographical area of India.
• It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh-largest by population.
• Rajasthan comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the "Great Indian Desert").

• Basketball is the official Game of Rajasthan State.

Additional Information 

• Other state symbols of Rajasthan-
  • Rohida (Tecomella undulate) is the official state Flower of Rajasthan.
  • Godawan or Great Indian Bustard is the official state bird of Rajasthan.
  • Khejri (Prosopis Cineraria) is the official tree of Rajasthan State.
  • Ghoomar is the official dance of Rajasthan State.

The correct answer is 43rd.

Key Points

• The IMD World Competitiveness Ranking assesses the extent to which a country promotes the prosperity of its people by measuring economic well-being through hard data and survey responses from executives.
• India ranked 43rd in the annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
• The 64-nation list was led by Switzerland.
• Sweden has moved up to the second position.
• Denmark has lost one place to rank third.
• The Netherlands has retained its fourth place and Singapore has slipped to fifth place.
• At eighth, Taiwan reached the top-10 for the first time since the ranking began 33 years ago (moving up from 11th last year).
• The UAE and the USA remain in the same spots as last year (9th and 10th, respectively).
• The top-performing Asian economies are, in order, Singapore (fifth), Hong Kong (seventh), Taiwan (eighth) and China (16th). 

The correct answer is Jodhpur.

• According to the Rajasthan Budget 2021, Think tank center will be opened in Jodhpur for Rs 400 crore.
  • It was announced to open the country's second and Rajasthan's first digital university in Jodhpur.
  • The first Ayurveda University of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur.

Additional Information

Gross State Domestic Product estimates are projected at both current and constant prices.

Important Points

• Sectoral Contribution of GVA at Current Prices by
  • Agriculture: 29.77%
  • Industry: 24.80%
  • Services: 45.43%
• Per Capita Income at
  • Constant (2011-12) Prices: Rs. 72,297
  • Current Prices: Rs. 1,09,386

The correct answer is Pratibha Patil.

• Pratibha Patil was the only Governor of Rajasthan to serve as the President of India.

Key Points

• Pratibha Devisingh Patil took oath as India’s first woman President on July 25, 2007.
• She is the 12th President of India.
• She is the first woman and the first Maharashtrian to hold this post.
• Patil was a member of the Indian National Congress.
• She was nominated by the ruling United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left.
• She was the first woman Governor of Rajasthan.
• Currently, Ram Nath Kovind is the President of India. ​

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