RBSE IMPORTANT POINTS AND QUESTIONS - 4

Chapter No. 10

Local Self Government

Important Points

1. In ancient India, along with monarchy regime, republican system was also seen, in which the king was selected by local people. The primary Buddha and Jain literature indicates this fact that small republic states of that time such as Kashi, Kaushal, Ang, Kamboj, Kuru, Lichchavi, Malla, Vaishali, Matsya, Virat, Shivi and Jangal existed.

2. In modern period through 73rd constitutional amendment act of 1992, rural local self government and through 74th constitutional amendment act of 1992, urban local self government got constitutional status and uniformity from whole country for their formation.

3. Rural local self government is also known by the name of Panchayati Raj System.

4. In 1959, contemporary prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the third staged Panchayati Raj System in Nagaur Rajasthan. Thus, Rajasthan became the first state to start three staged Panchayati Raj.

5. The elections of Panchayti Raj and urban self-government are performed regulalry in five years.

6. In Rajasthan, there are 9000 Gram Panchayats, 295 Panchayat Samitis, 33 Zila Parsihad, 146 Municipalities, 34 Municipal Councils, 7 Municiapal Corporations and 1 Cantonment Board.

7. Zila parishad is the highest unit of rural local self government or Panchayati Raj system.

Questions

1. Which constitutional amendment act gave effective and powerful position to urban local self-government?

Ans. 73rd amendment

2. Gram Sabha is constituted by :

Ans. The Gram Sabha is a meeting of all adults who live in the area covered by a Panchayat. Anyone who is 18 years old or more and who has the right to vote is a member of the Gram Sabha.

3. In which cities of Rajasthan are the municipal corporation formed ?

Ans. At present in Rajasthan, Municipal Corporation is working in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur and Bharatpur.

4. Which state of Indian institution has executed the three tier Panchayati Raj system first?

Ans. Rajasthan became the first state to introduce Democratic Decntralisation

5. By whom is the Sarpanch elected ?

Ans. All the members of Gram Sabha elect a Sarpanch

6. To which institution does Pradhan belong ?

Ans. Pradhan belongs to the Zila Parishad

Chapter No. 11

Foreign Relations

4. Non-alignment movement(NAM) is the characteristic feature of Indian foreign policy. It means to keep ourselves aloof from contemporary political groups and to pay attention towards the progress of country. To give non-alignment a new form, Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Yugoslavian president Marshal Teto, Egyptian president Nasir, and Indonesian president Sukarna played leading role.

5. India predicated the principles of Panchsheel, in which, no attack on each other, respect to territorial unity, equality, peaceful co-existence and policy of non-interference are included. It is the defining word for five Vratas of Buddh religion which was founded by Gautam Buddha. Panchsheel was founded first on 29 April 1954 in a pact between India and China, regarding Tibet. However in 1962, by attacking on India, China proved that panchsheel was only a thought. From this attack, India's foreign policy and worldly respect got a big shock.

6. India opposes differences based on colour, castes or races and considers it unfavourable against principles of equality.

7. India has always supported U.N.O to maintain international peace and brotherhood.

8. Affected by the discriminatory policy of nuclear disarmament of nuclear states and the changing scenario, India gave a new look to its nuclear programme. Abdul Kalam is considered as the founder of our nuclear programme. India performed her first nuclear test in Pokhran in 1974. After 24 years, in 1998, India performed her second test.

9. Seven countries of South Asia founded an organization 'South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation' (SAARC) in the year 1985. These seven countries are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

10. Terorism is a serious challenge for India. In Jammu Kashmir and the other parts of the world, these terrorists are doing destructive activities. In December 2001, the terrorists of Jaish-E-Mohammad and Lashkar-E-Toyba attacked on Indian Parliament.

Questions

1. In which year was the NAM conference held in Belgrade?

Ans. The NAM conference was held in 1961 at Belgrade.

2. On whose philosophy are the five principles of Panchsheel based?

Ans. Lord Buddha’s teachings

3. In which year was Panchsheel introduced under Indo-China agreement?

Ans. 1954

4. Where was the 18th SAARC conference held?

Ans. In November 2014, 18th conference of SAARC was held at Nepal

5. In which year India conducted its first nuclear test?

Ans. India conducted her first basic nuclear test in 1974

6. What is the main base pillar of India foreign policy?

Ans. The principal aim of Indian foreign policy is adjustments of its national interests along with international interests

Chapter No. 12

Physical Structure of Rajasthan

1. Rajsthan bieng the biggest state of India, lies between 23°3' to 30°12' north latitude and 69°30' East to 78° 17' east longitude.

2. Rajasthan has 10.43% of the total area of India.

3. Most of the western and North west area of Rajasthan were the remains of Tethys ocean, which was filled with the rocky soil brought by the rivers from the Himalayas. Even today, the lakes like Sambhar, Deedwana, Pachpodra, Lunkaransar, etc. are present as the remains of Tethys Ocean.

7. Rajsthan can be divided into five geographical regions - (i) Western desert area, (ii) Semi arid region, (iii) Aravalli range, (iv) Eastern Plain, and (v) South-eastern plateau

8. Aravalli is the oldest mountain range, where we have the highest mountain peak - ‘Guru Sikhar’.

Questions

1. In terms of area Rajasthan occupies................. Place in India:

Ans. First

2. The smallest district of Rajasthan is:

Ans. Jaisalmer is the biggest and Dholpur is the smallest district.

3. Between Nilgiri and the Himalaya, the highest peak is:

Ans. Guru shikhar

4. What is the total surface area of Rajasthan?

Ans. The state spreads over 3, 42,239 square km which is 10.43% of India’s total area

Chapter No. 13

Drainage Rajasthan

Important Points

1. In Rajasthan, Chambal is the only river which flows throughout the year. The Aravalli hills work as the water divide. Aravalli Range decides the drainage system of Rajasthan.

2. Chambal river originate in MP flows in Rajasthan and later join Yamuna in UP.

3. Gandhi Sagar dam, Rana Pratap Sagar dam, Jawahar Sagar dam and Kota Barrage have been built on Chambal river.

4. Banas river originates in Kumbhalgarh. It is called as 'Hope of the Forests'. It joins the river Chambal in district Sawai Madhopur. The famous Bisalpur dam has been built on it.

5. The main saline water lakes are Sambhar, Didwana, Lunkaransar and Pachpadra. Sambhar lake is the biggest saline inland water lake of India, it is situated at Phulera near Jaipur.

6. In Rajasthan, Jaisamand, Rajsamand, Pichola, Ana sagar, Pushkar, Siliserh, Udai sagar, Fateh sagar, Nakki, Kolayat, etc. are the fresh water lakes. Jaisamand is the biggest man-made lake of Rajasthan. It is near Udaipur.

7. On the confluence of the Som and Jakham rivers, there is held a tribal fair called Vaneshwar fair.