Bharatpur was created as the seventh division of Rajasthan in which year?
- A.1987
- B.1997
- C.2005
- D.2008
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 2005. Bharatpur was made the seventh division of Rajasthan on 4 June 2005, joining the six that already existed. Option A is wrong because 1987 is the year the office of Divisional Commissioner was restored after its abolition in 1962, and the state then had only six divisions: Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Kota, Bikaner and Udaipur. Option B is wrong because 1997 is the year Karauli was carved out of Sawai Madhopur as the thirty-second district, a district event and not a division event. Option D is wrong because 2008 is the year Pratapgarh was formed as the thirty-third district, again a district and not a division. Candidates often confuse these district dates with the division date. Remember the chain in order: abolition in 1962, restoration with six divisions in 1987, and the seventh division at Bharatpur in 2005, after which no division was added until the short-lived three of 2023.
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Practice Questions
View allHow many divisions is Rajasthan divided into?
- A.Six
- B.Seven
- C.Ten
- D.Eight
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The districts of Rajasthan are grouped into seven divisions, with headquarters at Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Kota, Bikaner, Bharatpur and Udaipur, and each is headed by a Divisional Commissioner.
Read the full explanation →Which division of Rajasthan contains the largest number of districts?
- A.Jaipur
- B.Udaipur
- C.Jodhpur
- D.Ajmer
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Jodhpur division holds eight districts, namely Jodhpur, Barmer, Balotra, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Pali, Phalodi and Sirohi, which is more than any other division of the state.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Rajasthan was formed on 26 January 2008?
- A.Karauli
- B.Hanumangarh
- C.Rajsamand
- D.Pratapgarh
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Pratapgarh was formed on 26 January 2008 out of parts of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Banswara, and was the thirty-third district of the state; it remained the newest district until the reorganisation of 2023.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following districts of Rajasthan does NOT share a border with Pakistan?
- A.Barmer
- B.Jodhpur
- C.Bikaner
- D.Jaisalmer
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Only four districts of Rajasthan stand on the international boundary with Pakistan, and Jodhpur is not among them; it lies inland, east of the border districts, although it is a western district of the state.
Read the full explanation →Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan was carved out of which district?
- A.Churu
- B.Bikaner
- C.Sri Ganganagar
- D.Jhunjhunu
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Hanumangarh was separated from Sri Ganganagar on 12 July 1994 and became the thirty-first district of Rajasthan; both districts now sit in Bikaner division and both touch Punjab.
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