11. Which actor of Rajasthani films has been honored by the State Department of Art and Literature?
(a) Shailesh Lodha
(b) Mohit Raina
(c) Raj Jangid
(d) Murarilal
Answer: c
On behalf of the Art, Literature and Archeology Department, Rajasthan’s famous film actor Raj Jangid (Bhilwara) was given this honor by the Minister of Art and Culture at a function organized yesterday at Officers Training Campus OTS, Jaipur.
• Tandav: Best Villain Award was given to Raj Jangid in this film.
• Raj Jangid was given the Best Actor Award in the film Maa.
12. When was the Rajasthan Information Commission (RIC) constituted?
(a) April 18, 2008
(b) April 18, 2006
(c) April 18, 2007
(d) April 18, 2005
Answer: b
Rajasthan Information Commission (RIC) was constituted on April 18, 2006.
Present RIC: DEVENDRA BHUSHAN GUPTA
Joining Date: 11/12/2020
13. The base year for Rajasthan’s whole sale Price Index is?
(a) 1986-87
(b) 1999-2000
(c) 2004-05
(d) 2011-12
Answer: b
The Office of the Economics and Statistics Department, has introduced the revised series of the Index of Wholesale Prices (base 1999-2000=100) in replacing of the earlier WPI series (Base 1952-53=100) with effect from 1st January 2005, in Rajasthan.
The Wholesale Price Index is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. Some countries use WPI changes as a central measure of inflation. But now India has adopted new CPI to measure inflation. However, united States now report a producer price index instead.
थोक मूल्य सूचकांक एक मूल्य सूचकांक है जो कुछ चुनी हुई वस्तुओं के सामूहिक औसत मूल्य का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है। भारत और फिलीपिन्स आदि देश थोक मूल्य सूचकांक में परिवर्तन को महंगाई में परिवर्तन के सूचक के रूप में इस्तेमाल करते हैं। किन्तु भारत और संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका अब उत्पादक मूल्य सूचकांक का प्रयोग करने लगे हैं।
14. Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is mainly situated in which district of Rajasthan?
(a) Chittorgarh
(b) Baran
(c) Sawai Madhopur
(d) Jhalawar
Answer: a
Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary is in Kota, Bundi, and Chittorgarh.
15. On which day of the week all the tiger reserves of the state will be closed for tourists?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Friday
Answer: b
Following an order by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), tiger reserves in Rajasthan will remain closed for tourists every Wednesday from July 1. All the four tiger reserves in Rajasthan will remain closed on every Wednesday from 1st July 2023. Therefore, the state’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Sariska Tiger Reserve, Mukundra Tiger Reserve and Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve will remain closed for tourists on this day of the week.
16. Where in Rajasthan, Mehrab Khan led the revolt of 1857?
(a) Marwar
(b) Nasirabad
(c) Kota
(d) Tonk
Answer: c
The rebellion forces of Kota revolted under the leadership of two any officers: Mehrab Khan and Jadaya Kayashion in 1857.
Naseerabad was the first place in Rajasthan where the Revolt of 1857 began on 28 May. The news of revolt of Merrut reached A.G.G. George Lawerence and he sent 15th Bengal Native Infantry located in Ajmer to Nasirabad due to which the dissatisfaction among the soldiers was born.
Now in 2023 – The government describes the effort, which will be followed by disbanding the Nasirabad cantonment in Rajasthan, as removing the British colonial legacy.
17. Which University of Rajasthan has been honored with the ‘Exemplary Researcher of the Year’ award 2023-24?
(a) Manipal University, Jaipur
(b) Rajasthan University, Jaipur
(c) Apex University, Jaipur
(d) Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur
Answer: a
Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) has been awarded the Exemplary Researcher of the Year award at the India Higher Education Ranking 2023-24 Awards ceremony organized by Education World in Delhi. And it has been ranked 5th all over India and 1st in the state of Rajasthan.
18. Which one of the following plateaus is not associated with the Aravali Mountain?
(a) Bhorat
(b) Oriya
(c) Lasadiya
(d) Hadoti
Answer: d
Plateau of Lasadia: Plateau of Lasadia is situated in between Rajsamand Lake and Udaipur city.
Plateau of Oriya: Plateau of Oriya is situated under the Guru Shikhar peak in Mount Abu (Sirohi district). It is the highest plateau of Rajasthan.
Plateau of Bhorat: Plateau of Bhorat is situated in between Gogunda and Kumbhalgarh in the North-West of Udaipur.
Plateau of Hadoti: Kota-Bundi section.
19. In which sport has Firdos Kayamkhani won the gold medal in the Khelo India University Games?
(a) Badminton
(b) Boxing
(c) Shooting
(d) Swimming
Answer: d
Shahpura (Bhilwara) swimmer Firdaus Kayamkhani has won gold medal by securing first position in 400 meters individual medley at Khelo India University Games in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
20. as per census-2011, the child sex ratio (0-6 age group) in rural areas in Rajasthan Was?
(a) 874
(b) 892
(c) 933
(d) 911
Answer: b
As per Census 2011, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) of Rajasthan was 888 females per 1000 males. Sex Ratio in rural areas was, however, more (892 females per 1000 males).
21. Which of the following folk dance is related to Kalbeliya tribe?
(a) Agni Dance
(b) Indoni Dance
(c) Gavri Dance
(d) Valar Dance
Answer: b
Agni Dance – Jasnathi sect, especially Bikaner
Indoni Dance is a folk dance mainly performed by the Kalbelia Community in Rajasthan. It is also known by other names like ‘Sapera Dance’ or ‘Snake Charmer Dance’. It was included in UNESCO’s representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity from the year 2010. Their popular dances are Indoni, Shankaria and Panihari. Both Indoni and Panihari are popular folk songs and the dances are based on them. Indoni is a group dance performed in a circle. The Poongi and Khanjair are the instruments which keep the rhythm.
“Gavri” is a very famous folk dance drama, which is performed by ‘Bhil tribe’ in Rajasthan. Gavari festival celebrated in July and September of each year in the Mewar region of Rajasthan (Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur), India.
Valar dance of Rajasthan is a beautiful and enthusiastic tribal dance performed particularly by women’s. Valar is an important dance of a Rajasthani tribe – Garasia. Known to be a prototype of famous Ghoomar dance of Rajasthan, it also involves simple circular movements of dancers on beats.
इण्डोणी नृत्य राजस्थान के प्रसिद्ध लोक नृत्यों में से एक है। यह नृत्य विशेष रूप से कालबेलिया जाति के लोगों द्वारा किया जाता है।
• यह नृत्य गोलाकार घेरे में किया जाता है।
• इण्डोणी नृत्य कालबेलियों का युगल नृत्य है।
22. In which year the Government of Rajasthan made Rajasthan Biological Diversity Rules and established the Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board?
(a) 2008
(b) 2010
(c) 2012
(d) 2014
Answer: b
Government of Rajasthan has framed ‘Rajasthan Biological Diversity Rules, 2010 and has established the Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board for the purpose of this Act.
23. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists.
List-I List-II
River Place of origin
(A) Sabi (i) Gogunda Hills
(B) Berach (ii) Sevar Hills
(C) Kantali (iii) Diver
(D) Kothari (iv) Khandela Hills
Code:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) ii iv i iii
(b) iii iv i ii
(c) ii i iv iii
(d) iv i ii iii
Answer: c
The Sahibi or Sabi River originates from the eastern slopes of the Saiwar/sevar Protected Forest hills in Aravalli Range near Jitgarh and Manoharpur in Sikar district of Rajasthan state.
The Berach originates in the hills of Udaipur district, northeast of Udaipur. The river originates at Gogunda hills in the Udaipur District. It flows northeast through Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara districts, joining the Banas near Bigod village of Bhilwara district.
The Kantli River is a rainfed seasonal river of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan in India. It originates from Aravalli Range Khandela’s Hill Revasa (Sikar).
Kothari River rises from the Aravalli hills near Diver/Devgarh in the Rajsamand district. Kothari River flows through Udaipur and Bhilwara districts of Rajasthan.
24. Which is the largest source of salt production in Rajasthan?
(a) Pachbhadra
(b) Sambhar
(c) Pokaran
(d) Didwana
Answer: b
Sambhar Salt Lake is India’s largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan’s salt production.
Sambhar Lake was designated as a Ramsar site in March 1990 due to its biological and biotic importance and in particular because of a wintering area for tens of thousands of flamingos, pelicans, and other migratory birds from northern Asia.
शाकम्भरी देवी जो कि चौहान राजपूतों की रक्षक देवी हैं, को समर्पित एक मंदिर भी उपस्थित है। वैसे माता शाकम्भरी देवी का मुख्य मंदिर सहारनपुर मे है चौहानों ने यहां पर भी माँ शाकम्भरी देवी की स्थापना की थी.
25. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Kamalnath – Sirohi
(b) Jarga – Udaipur
(c) Raghunathgarh – Sikar
(d) Kumbhalgarh – Rajsamand
Answer – (a)
Kamalnath – Udaipur
26. In which district of Rajasthan pyrite reserves are available?
(A) Dausa
(B) Bhilwara
(C) Sikar
(D) Rajsamand
Answer: c
Saladipura, Sikar is famous for pyrites in Rajasthan. Sikar district of Rajasthan has maximum reserves of it. Saladipura is a small Village/hamlet in Khandela Tehsil in Sikar District of Rajasthan
NOTE: From the point of view of mineral reserves, Rajasthan has the second place in the country after Jharkhand.
27. Sadashiv Bhatt’s book on Culinary Science ‘Rai Vinod’ is related to which of the following state?
(a) Mewar
(b) Marwar
(c) Ajmer
(d) Bikaner
Answer: d
28. Arrange the following districts of Rajasthan in correct order from East to West:
A. Bundi
B. Ajmer
C. Udaipur
D. Nagaur
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, A, C, D
(c) A, B, D, C
(d) A, C, B, D
Answer: c
29. The first lion safari of Rajasthan has come up at which of the following parks?
[A] Nahargarh Biological Park
[B] Ranthambore National Park
[C] Keoladeo National Park
[D] Sariska National Park
Answer: a [Nahargarh Biological Park]
Notes:
The Rajasthan government has recently inaugurated the first lion safari of the state at Nahargarh Biological Park (NBP), which is located about 12 km from Jaipur on the Jaipur-Delhi highway.
30. Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high content of which of the following minerals?
[A] Aluminium
[B] Calcium
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Phosphorus
Answer: b
Soil of Western Rajasthan has a high content of Calcium. These soils have rich content of iron- oxide and devoid of calcium salts because calcium salts soluble in water and are easily washed away.