Set 9 of the Rajasthan mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 10 different topics of the subject: Population, Census and Tribes of Rajasthan, Prehistoric and Ancient Sites (Kalibangan, Ahar, Bairath), Minerals and Energy Resources of Rajasthan and more. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.
20 questions with answers and explanations
The Sahariya, the only Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Rajasthan, live mainly in which district?
The Sahariya live in the Shahabad and Kishanganj tehsils of Baran district in south eastern Rajasthan, a forested tract on the edge of the Hadoti plateau.
Read the full explanation →According to the 2011 census, what was the rank of Rajasthan among Indian states by population?
Rajasthan returned 6,85,48,437 people at the 2011 census, which placed it eighth among the states, behind Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh as it then was, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Read the full explanation →Ganeshwar, the site known as the cradle of copper, lies in which district?
Ganeshwar lies on the Kantli river in Sikar district in the Shekhawati region, close to the copper bearing rocks of the Khetri belt.
Read the full explanation →Kalibangan, the Harappan site of Rajasthan, is situated on the bank of which river?
Kalibangan lies in Hanumangarh district on the left bank of the now dry bed of the Ghaggar, the river that many scholars identify with the Saraswati of the Vedic texts.
Read the full explanation →Among the Bhils of Rajasthan, the headman of a settlement called a pal is known as
A Bhil settlement of scattered houses on a hill slope is a pal, and its headman is the gameti, who settles disputes and represents the group; a cluster of such settlements under a larger chief was led by a tadvi.
Read the full explanation →The Khetri copper belt of Rajasthan lies in which district?
The Khetri Copper Complex in Jhunjhunu district, with the Madan Kudan and Kolihan mines, is the centre of copper mining in Rajasthan and is run by a central public sector company.
Read the full explanation →Rairh in Tonk district is chiefly famous for which kind of find?
Rairh produced one of the largest hoards of punch marked silver coins reported from Rajasthan, along with Malava coins and great heaps of iron slag that show smelting was carried on there over a long period.
Read the full explanation →The zinc and lead smelters of Hindustan Zinc in Rajasthan are located at:
Hindustan Zinc smelts zinc and lead at Debari near Udaipur and at Chanderiya in Chittorgarh district, and it also has works at Dariba in Rajsamand; the ore comes from the mines of Zawar, Rampura Agucha and Rajpura Dariba.
Read the full explanation →The Garasia tribe of Rajasthan is concentrated in which part of the state?
The Garasia are the third largest tribe of Rajasthan and live on the southern slopes of the Aravalli, in the Abu Road and Pindwara tracts of Sirohi and in Kotra and Jhadol in Udaipur, with some in Pali.
Read the full explanation →Which is the uppermost dam of the Chambal Valley Project?
The four structures of the project stand in a fixed order from upstream to downstream, and the order itself is the question: Gandhi Sagar in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, then Rana Pratap Sagar at Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh, then Jawahar Sagar near Borawas in Kota, and last the Kota barrage…
Read the full explanation →The Chalcolithic sites of Balathal and Gilund in Rajasthan belong to which culture?
Balathal in Udaipur district and Gilund in Rajsamand district stand in the Banas basin of southern Rajasthan and share the Black and Red Ware, the copper working and the stone and mud brick houses of the Ahar culture, named after its type site at Ahar in Udaipur.
Read the full explanation →Gully erosion, which has created the ravines locally called bihad, is a serious soil problem along which river of Rajasthan?
Where the Chambal runs through the soft alluvium of Dholpur, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur, the monsoon run-off cuts deep channels that widen year after year into the badlands called bihad, taking farmland out of use and giving the area its old reputation as a hiding place for outlaws.
Read the full explanation →Which tribe of Rajasthan is traditionally associated with making katha, or catechu, from the khair tree?
The Kathodi are a small tribe who moved into Rajasthan from Maharashtra and live in the forest tracts of Udaipur, particularly Jhadol and Kotra.
Read the full explanation →Which two wetlands of Rajasthan are included in the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance?
Keoladeo Ghana at Bharatpur was added to the Ramsar list in 1981 and Sambhar Lake, the large saline lake spread across Jaipur and Nagaur districts and a major source of salt, was added in 1990; both are also important bird habitats, Sambhar drawing flamingos in the wet season.
Read the full explanation →The circular Buddhist shrine on Bijak ki Pahadi is located at which site of Rajasthan?
On the hill called Bijak ki Pahadi at Bairath in Jaipur district, excavations begun by Daya Ram Sahni brought to light a round shrine built of brick and timber with a small stupa at its centre and a circular passage for circumambulation, counted among the earliest circular Buddhist structures known…
Read the full explanation →In which year was the camel declared the state animal of Rajasthan?
Rajasthan declared the camel its state animal in 2014, a decision meant to arrest the fall in camel numbers as tractors replaced camel carts and grazing land shrank.
Read the full explanation →At the 2011 census, which district of Rajasthan recorded the highest literacy rate?
Kota recorded the highest literacy of any district of Rajasthan in 2011, which fits its character as an industrial and coaching city with a largely urban population.
Read the full explanation →Which is the longest river flowing in Rajasthan and the only perennial river of the state?
It rises at Janapav hill near Mhow in the Vindhyan range of Madhya Pradesh, enters Rajasthan in Chittorgarh district and flows past Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli and Dholpur to join the Yamuna, and because it is fed by the heavier rainfall of the Malwa plateau it carries water through…
Read the full explanation →The Palaeolithic site of Singi Talav, which has yielded hand axes and cleavers, lies near which place in Rajasthan?
The deposits around Didwana in Nagaur district, especially at Singi Talav, have produced a long sequence of Palaeolithic tools including hand axes and cleavers, and the area is one of the key localities for the study of the Stone Age in western India.
Read the full explanation →The Deccan lava plateau of Rajasthan, part of the Hadoti region, lies mainly in which district?
The south-eastern plateau of Rajasthan has two parts: the Vindhyan scarpland of sandstone and the Deccan lava plateau, which is the Malwa plateau of basalt continuing into Rajasthan.
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