Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - B.

Key Points

The table below is correctly matched:

Additional Information

• Gavari Folk Dance:
  • It is the style of the drama of Bhils of the Mewar region.
  • It is played as part of a festival that continues for 40 days during the months of July-August.
  • Hero of Gavari dance is an old man who is supposed to be the incarnation of Shiva.
  • Major themes of Gavari are -
    • Devi Ambad, Badshah Ki Sawari, Banjara, Khadaliya Bhoot and fight lion & pig.
• Terah Taali Folk Dance:
  • Location: Ramdevra (Jaisalmer), Dindwana, Dungarpur.
  • It is performed by a woman from the Kamad tribe while sitting on the floor before Baba Ramdeo's image.
  • Often a sword is also used by the professional Terah Taali dancer and also a pot on her to make the dance more attractive.
  • Male artists sing local Rajasthani folk songs as background music and play different instruments like pakhawaj, dholak Jhanjhar, sarangi, harmonium, etc.
• Walar Folk Dance:
  • Location: Pindwara (Sirohi), Abu Road.
  • Performed By the Women from Garasia community on the occasion of gangaur & Teej festivals.
  • The dance is performed by men and women by making two half-circles.
  • It does not use musical instruments.

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 correct answer is Udaipur.

Key Points

• Rajasthan's then CM inaugurated the country's first skill development centre at Udaipur.
• The aim is to provide job-oriented training programmes to the state's unemployed youth.
• This has been set up under the Livelihood skill Project.
• CM said that the State will witness state's economic development and skill development of youth in the near future.
• It will also help in the development of cultural sites in the state.
• After Udaipur the state government is to open 200 such entities in 33 districts across the state, providing skill for youth.

The correct answer is Nina Singh.

• Nina Singh has become the first female DG of Rajasthan Police.

Key Points

• Nina Singh has become the first female DG (civil rights and anti-human trafficking) of Rajasthan Police.
  • She is a 1989 batch IPS officer.
  • Nina Singh is also the first female IPS officer of the Rajasthan cadre.
  • She has also held the rank of additional director general (ADG).
  • She had also received Ati Utkrisht Seva Medal by the Union ministry of home affairs for professional excellence in the year 2020.
  • She had also worked as a joint director with CBI and been part of a probe of important cases including the PNB scam and Nirav Modi.

Additional Information

• Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya was the First woman Director General of Police (DGP).
• Flight Lieutenant Swati Rathore was the first woman to lead the flypast at the Republic Day Parade.

The correct answer is Jaisalmer.

• SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Rajasthan Index 2.0:
  • The objective of this index is to measure the performance of districts on the SDGs.
  • It has been developed using 55 indicators across 13 goals.
  • For each goal, the SDG score ranges between 0 and 100.
  • NITI Aayog's Methodology was used in the computing index for the report.
  • Districts have been also classified into 4 categories: Achiever, Front runner, Performer, and Aspirant.
  • There is no district in the achiever and front runner category.  30 districts are in the performer category, whereas, 7 districts are in the aspirant district.

Key Points

Additional Information

•  The SDG India Index develops on goal-wise scores on the 16 SDGs for each State and Union Territory.
• According to the recent report, there are no states in the aspirant and achiever category.
  • Only 15 states/UTs are in the performer category and 22 states/UTs in the front runner category.
  • Kerala is the top performer among all the states.