This Indian States & UTs quiz on Rajasthan GK puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
12 questions with answers and explanations
Which is the largest state of India by area?
Rajasthan covers about 342,239 square kilometres, roughly a tenth of the area of India, and has been the largest state since Madhya Pradesh was divided in 2000.
Read the full explanation →Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli range, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
Guru Shikhar, about 1,722 metres high, stands on Mount Abu in Sirohi district and is the highest point both of the Aravallis and of Rajasthan.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only perennial river of Rajasthan?
The Chambal enters Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh and flows north and then east through deep ravines, carrying water through the year, which makes it the only perennial river of the state and also its longest.
Read the full explanation →The Luni river of Rajasthan finally drains into:
The Luni rises in the Aravallis near Ajmer, flows south west across the desert districts of Marwar, grows saline as it picks up salts from the soil, and ends in the marshes of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat without reaching open sea.
Read the full explanation →Sambhar Lake, the largest inland saline lake in India, is located in:
Sambhar Lake lies west of Jaipur, spread over parts of Jaipur, Nagaur and Ajmer districts. It is the largest inland saline lake in the country, a major source of common salt, a Ramsar site, and a winter feeding ground for flamingos and other migratory birds.
Read the full explanation →Panchayati Raj was first put into effect in India on 2 October 1959 at:
Acting on the report of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, Rajasthan became the first state to introduce Panchayati Raj, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated it at Nagaur on 2 October 1959, Gandhi Jayanti.
Read the full explanation →The Harappan site of Kalibangan in Rajasthan lies on the dry bed of which river?
Kalibangan, in Hanumangarh district, stands on the dry bed of the Ghaggar, the river many identify with the Saraswati of the texts.
Read the full explanation →The Battle of Haldighati in 1576 was fought between:
The Battle of Haldighati was fought in June 1576 in the hills near Gogunda in Mewar between Maharana Pratap of Mewar and the Mughal army sent by Akbar under Man Singh of Amber.
Read the full explanation →Which folk dance of Rajasthan is inscribed on the UNESCO list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity?
Kalbelia is the dance and song tradition of the Kalbelia community of snake charmers of Rajasthan. The women dance in black swirling skirts with movements that recall a serpent, to the be en and the khanjari played by the men, and the songs are composed on the spot.
Read the full explanation →Makrana, famous for its white marble, is situated in which district of Rajasthan?
The Makrana quarries in Nagaur district have produced white marble for centuries, and it is the marble used in the Taj Mahal at Agra and in the Victoria Memorial at Kolkata.
Read the full explanation →Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, was founded in 1727 by:
Sawai Jai Singh II of the Kachhwaha house moved his seat from the hill fort of Amber to the plain and founded Jaipur in 1727.
Read the full explanation →Pokhran, where India conducted its nuclear tests, is in which district of Rajasthan?
Pokhran lies in Jaisalmer district in the Thar desert and was the site of the underground nuclear test of 1974, code named Smiling Buddha, and of the series of tests in May 1998 carried out as Operation Shakti, after which India declared itself a nuclear weapon state.
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