General Awareness of Rajasthan

Administrative divisions (Sambhag) Rajasthan

QUIZ – 4 Rajasthan

1.         Who compiled the well known composition of Rajasthani floklore “Banta Ri Phulwari”?

            (A Vijyadan Detha                                                 (B) Karnidan                  

            (C) Nabhadas                                                       (D) Prathvi Raj Rathore

2.         State Game of Rajasthan is:                               

            (A) Kabadi                      (B) Kho–Kho                  (C) Basketball                   (D) Circket

3.         How many principalities ( Riyasat ) were there at the time of independence in Rajasthan?

            (A 19                              (B) 21                             (C) 20                                (D) 22

4.         How many Lok Sabha seats are there in Rajasthan?

            (A) 65                             (B) 45                             (C 25                                 (D) 35

5.         How many Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly i.e MLA) seats are there in Rajasthan?

            (A) 300                           (B) 250                           (C 200                               (D) 150

6.         The Thar Desert (Rajasthan) is present in the ...... part of the Indian subcontinent

            (A) Southwest                (B Northwestern             (C) Southeast                 (D) Northeast

7.         Thar Desert extends from ..... and surrounded by the Aravalli Ranges on the east.

            (A Indus River                                                       (B) Ghaggar River         

            (C) Sutlej River                                                     (D) None of the above

8.         In which year Oil India Limited's discovered natural gas in the Jaisalmer basin.

            (A) 1986                         (B) 1987                         (C 1988                           (D) 1989

9.         Ranthambore is situated in: (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)          

            (A) Rajasthan                                                        (B) Arunachal Pradesh  

            (C) Assam                                                             (D) Madhya Pradesh

10.       Salty Water lake is : (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)                                     

            (A) Jaisamand lake                                              (B) Rajsamand lake      

            (C Didwana lake                                                   (D) Gapsagar lake

11.       According to Census-2011 the literacy rate of Rajasthan? (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)            

            (A) 48.34%                     (B) 54.90%                     (C 67.06%                      (D) 74.04%

12.       What is “Barchans”? (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)                       

            (A Name of Sand dune (B) Name of Village      

            (C) Name of Tree                                                 (D) Name of Mountain

13.       Who used the word “Rajasthan” for the first time in 1800 for Rajasthan?

            (A  George Thomas                                              (B) Sir Stein                   

            (C) Col Tod                                                           (D) None of these

14.       "Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan" was written by:

            (A) George Thomas                                              (B) Col Todd                  

            (C) Stein                                                                (D) B. S. Thapar

15.       Rajasthan day is celebrated every year or:

            (A) 20th March               (B) 15th March               (C 30th March                (D) 28th March

16.       Who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”?

            (A) Kalhana                    (B) Jaichandra Suri        (C Chandrabardai           (D) Banabhatta

17.       In which year the famous battle of Haldighati was fought between Akbar’s army (led by Man Singh and Asaf Khan) and Maharana Pratap ?

            (A) 1576 A.D.                 (B) 1526 A.D.                 (C) 1578 A.D.                 (D) 1527 A. D.

18.       Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Rana Sanga and :-

            (A) Akbar                       (B) Jahangir                   (C) Babur                        (D) Humayun

19.       Who is known for the Sacrifice of the motherhood and loyalty to his master in the history of Rajasthan?

            (A) Hadi Rani                 (B Panna Dhay              (C) Rani Karmawati       (D) Kali bai

20.       Second battle of Tarain was fought in :

            (A) 1191                         (B 1192                          (C) 1193                         (D) 1194

21.       Keoladev Ghana National Park is located in

            (A) Madhopur                 (B) Tonk                         (C Bharatpur                   (D) Jaisalmer

22.       What is the position of Rajasthan in the production of Cement in India ?

            (A  First                          (B)  Second                   (C)  Third                        (D)  Fourth

23.       Which is the only perennial river in Rajasthan?

            (A) Banas                       (B) Mahi                         (C) Chambal                   (D) Aravari

24.       Who was the first chief Minister of the Rajasthan ?

            (A Pandit Hiralal Shastri                                        (B) Mohan Lal Sukhadia

            (C) Hira Lal Devpura                                            (D) Shiv Charan Mathur

25.       Which princely state in Rajasthan was the first to pass the anti-child marriage legislation in 1903?

            (A) Jaipur                       (B) Jodhpur                    (C Alwar                         (D) Ajmer

26.       The law abolishing Sati was passed by the then British government in India in

            (A) 1801                         (B 1829                          (C) 1858                         (D) 1877

27.       Who among the following British Governors-General passed the legislation abolishing Sati?

            (A) Warren Hastings      (B) Canning                    (C William Bentinck       (D) Dalhousie

28.       The educational site of the jains was called :

            (A) Mathh                       (B Upasara                     (C) Maktab                     (D) Gurudwara

29.       The richest literature of Rajasthan language is :

            (A) Saint Literature                                                (B) Jain Literature          

            (C Charan Literature                                             (D) Apbhansh Literature

30.       The chief language of Rajasthan is :

            (A) Prakrat                     (B Maru                          (C) Pingal                       (D) Aprabhansh

31.       What is percentage of Livestock found in Rajasthan of the total livestock in the country?

            (A) 14%                          (B 7%                             (C) 6%                                           (D) 8%

32.       The first major legislation towards wildlife conservation in India was: (NTSE 2012 STAGE 1 RAJASTHAN)

            (A) Wildlife Protection Act 1952                           (B) Wildlife Protection Act 1962

            (C Wildlife Protection Act 1972                            (D) Wildlife Protection Act 1982

33.       Satyarth Prakash was written by

            (A) Mahatma Gandhi                                            (B Dayanand Saraswathi

            (C) J C Chaterjee                                                 (D) Pandita Rama Bai

34.       The first government school in Rajasthan (1836) opened at

            (A) Jaipur                       (B) Jodhpur                    (C Ajmer                         (D) Udaipur

35.       Which of the following languages were taught in a Maktab?

            (A) Hindi and English                                            (B Urdu and Parsi

            (C) Sanskrit and Prakrit                                        (D) Prakrit and Urdu

Answer Key:

01        (A)                   02        (C)                   03        (A)                   04        (C)                   05(C)

06        (B)                   07        (A)                   08        (C)                   09        (A)                   10(C)

11        (C)                   12        (A)                   13        (A)                   14        (B)                   15(C)

16        (C)                   17        (A)                   18        (C)                   19        (B)                   20(B)

21        (C)                   22        (A)                   23        (C)                   24        (A)                   25(C)

26        (B)                   27        (C)                   28        (B)                   29        (C)                   30(B)

31        (B)                   32        (C)                   33        (B)                   34        (C)                   35(B)