Rajasthan Quiz Questions for Competitive Exams

1. The Drought Prone Areas Programme, was started in 1973, as a centrally sponsored program as an integrated area development programme.

2. Central and state governments share the cost in the ratio of 75:25.

1. Pali does not get drinking water from the Indira Gandhi Canal Project.

2. This canal passes through seven districts of Rajasthan which include Barmer, Bikaner, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Sriganganagar.

All are matched -

(1) Ajrakh Print                                     (IV) Barmer

(2) Printing on power loom fabrics  (III) Balotra

(3) Mothra                                             (II) Jodhpur

(4) Masuria                                           (I) Kaithun

At present, district level economic system is being adopted in the field of economic planning in Rajasthan. All districts are being targeted for reform to achieve overall development of the state.

1. Under Article 280, State Finance Commission was established in all the states of India since 1993 on the lines of the Finance Commission of the Centre, whose objective is to review the financial position of the bodies and Panchayats and make recommendations for the same. The State Finance Commission is constituted by the Governor for a term of 5 years. A chairman and a maximum of four members can be appointed in it.

  2. Chairman of the First Finance Commission of Rajasthan – Krishna Kumar Goyal

  3. Chairman of the Sixth Finance Commission of Rajasthan – Pradyuman Singh

All the statements are correct.

(I) Tikaram Paliwal is the only Chief Minister in Rajasthan who has also been the Deputy Chief Minister.

(II) Harishankar Bhabhadra has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the longest period so far.

1. The Governor is the ex-officio Chancellor of the State Universities.

2. The Governor appoints the Vice-Chancellor on the advice/consultation with the State Government.

3. The Chancellor also presides over the convocation of state universities.

4. The Chancellor appoints his nominees to various bodies such as the Senate, Syndicate, Board of Management, Selection Committee and Academic Council of State Universities.

1. Creating a centralized database of all unorganized workers, including construction workers, migrant workers, gig and platform workers, hawkers, domestic workers, agricultural workers, etc., who are to be linked to Aadhaar.

2. Integration of social security schemes for unorganized workers which are being administered by the Ministry of Labor and Employment and subsequently by other ministries also.

3. To share information for delivery of various social security and welfare schemes being administered through API medium with various stakeholders such as Ministries/Departments/Boards/Agencies/Organizations of Central and State Governments in respect of registered unorganized workers.

4. To trace the status and address/present location of migrant workers and their movement from the formal sector to the informal sector and vice versa.

5. Portability of social security and welfare benefits for migrant and construction workers.

6. To provide a comprehensive database to the Central and State Governments to deal with any other national crisis like COVID-19 in future.

Rajasthan State Environment Policy was announced in 2010. Rajasthan Environment Policy 2010 identifies major environmental challenges and outlines strategies and actions to deal with them.

1. Rajasthan's agriculture is divided into 10 parts on the basis of crop climate zone.

2. In terms of area, the largest agro-climatic zone of Rajasthan is I-C (extremely dry partially irrigated zone).

3. Rajasthan's smallest agricultural crop in terms of area is climate zone IV-B.

4. On the basis of agricultural area, the largest agricultural crop in Rajasthan is climate zone III-B.