Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Udaipur.

• Bhorat Plateau with an average elevation of 1225 m lies northwest of Udaipur between Kumbhalgarh and Gogunda.
  • Bharat Plateau is a plateau comprising the northern part of the Central Highlands, central India.
  • Extending over about 22,000 square miles (57,000 square km) and including most of north-western Madhya Pradesh state and central Rajasthan state.

Additional Information

• South Eastern Plateau Or Hadoti Plateau:
  • The south-eastern part of Rajasthan was once governed by the Heda kings and hence the plateau in this region is known as a south-eastern plateau or the plateau of Hadoti.
  • It is spread on 7% land of Rajasthan. The soil on this plateau is very fertile.
  • The other plateaus of Rajasthan are Odiya, Abu, Bhorat, Mesa, Upermaal, Lasadiya, etc. 

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points

• Desertification is a type of land degradation.
  • The land productivity is lost due to natural processes or by human activities.
  • Due to this fertile areas become increasingly arid.
• There are many ways of stopping continuous desertification in the Rajasthan.
  • Maximum Plantation under Desert.
  • Development of backward and forward linkages in Agriculture.
  • Limited Grazing.
  • Promotion of Desert Agriculture.

Additional Information

• The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
• Established in 1994.
• The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found.
• The new UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework is the most comprehensive global commitment to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) to restore the productivity of vast expanses of degraded land, improve the livelihoods of more than 1.3 billion people, and reduce the impacts of drought on vulnerable populations to build

• 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 Jhalawar.

Key Points

• The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River.
• It is a part of the greater Gangetic drainage system.
• It originates from Janapav Hills near Mhow, M.P.
• In Rajasthan, it enters Bhaisroadgarh, Chittorgarh.
• Here it flows from the following districts.
  • Chittorgarh
  • Kota
  • Bundi
  • Sawai Madhopur
  • Karauli
  • Dholpur
• It meets in the Yamuna at U.P.

Additional Information

•  The Dam's on the Chambal River are as follows:
  • Gandhi Sagar dam
  • Rana Pratap Sagar dam 
  • Jawahar Sagar Dam
  • Kota Barrage

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.