The post of Divisional Commissioner in Rajasthan, abolished in 1962, was restored in which year?
- A.1977
- B.1982
- C.1987
- D.1991
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 1987. The office of Divisional Commissioner was abolished in Rajasthan in 1962 on the view that it was a needless layer between the state government and the district, and it was restored in 1987, when the state was arranged in six divisions. Option A is wrong because nothing in the divisional structure changed in 1977. Option B is wrong because 1982 is the year Dhaulpur was carved out of Bharatpur as the twenty-seventh district, a district event rather than a divisional one. Option D is wrong because 1991 is the year Baran, Dausa and Rajsamand were created on 10 April, again a district event. The seventh division, Bharatpur, followed on 4 June 2005. The simplest way to hold the sequence is as three dates: 1962 for the abolition, 1987 for the restoration with six divisions, and 2005 for the seventh division at Bharatpur.
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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 →Bharatpur was created as the seventh division of Rajasthan in which year?
- A.1987
- B.1997
- C.2005
- D.2008
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Bharatpur was made the seventh division of Rajasthan on 4 June 2005, joining the six that already existed.
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.
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