Question Discussion & Solution

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. ​

Additional Information

The correct answer is Jai Narayan Vyas University.

• Jai Narayan Vyas University was named after the third Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Jai Narayan Vyas was the 3^rd Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
• His tenure was from April 1951 – 3 March 1952.
• He was associated with Indian National Congress.
• Jai Narayan Vyas University is located in Jodhpur.
• It was earlier known as the University of Jodhpur.
• It was established in 1962.

Additional Information

• About Rajasthan (as of Nov 2021)
  • CM: Ashok Gehlot
  • Governor: Kalraj Mishra
  • State flower: Rohira (Tecomella undulata)
  • State Animal: Chinkara
  • National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries: Ranthambore National Park, Sariska Tiger Reserve (Native wildlife & tiger sanctuary), Desert National Park, Mount Abu WS.
  • Highest Peak: Guru Sikhar (1732 mt)
  • Important river: Chambal and Luni (Inland river)
  • UNESCO site: Chittorgarh Fort, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore Fort, Amber Fort.

The correct answer is the Rajasthan Model of Public Health.

Key Points

• To bring Rajasthan to the forefront in the country in the medical field, the Rajasthan Model of Public Health (RMPH) will be implemented. 
• Universal Health Coverage with an allocation of Rs 3,500 crore in the upcoming financial year as part of measures to reinforce health infrastructure in the state as well as to ensure that healthcare is more accessible to its citizens.
• Presenting the state budget for 2021-22, Rajasthan CM announced that in this model Right to Health Bill will be brought and that the state will take measures towards Preventive Care, Primary Care, and Curative Care as envisioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The correct answer is Ganga Kumari.

Key Points

• On 14th November 2017, Ganga Kumari became the first transgender to be inducted into Rajasthan Police.
• Ganga Kumari is a resident of Raniwara in Jalore district of Rajasthan.
• She was selected in the police recruitment examination for constables in 2013.

• The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, a bowl shape lake is in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• It is not part of the Ganga river basin area and is geographically a separate land-locked river basin.
• The lake is actually an extensive saline wetland, with water depths fluctuating from as few as 60 centimetres (24 in) during the dry season to about 3 meters (10 ft) after the monsoon season.
• The circumference of the lake is 96 km, surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills.
• It is India's largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan's salt production.
• Sambhar has been designated as a Ramsar site (recognized wetland of international importance) because the wetland is a key wintering area for tens of thousands of flamingos and other birds that migrate from northern Asia.
• The specialized algae and bacteria growing in the lake provide striking watercolours and support the lake ecology that, in turn, sustains the migrating waterfowl.
• There is other wildlife in the nearby forests, where Nilgai moves freely along with deer and foxes.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan
  • Capital- Jaipur
  • CM- Ashok Gehlot (as of April 2021)
  • Governor- Kalraj Mishra (as of April 2021)