rajasthan basics 1/3

Question 1

what parts of raj were part of1 Gondwana Land2 Tethys River

Answer 1

1 Aravali and Hadoti Plateau (oldest)2 desert and eastern plains (modern)

Question 2

which parts of rajasthan are parts of:1 indian peninsular plateau2 northern great plains

Answer 2

1 aravali and hadoti2 desert and eastern plains

Question 3

what is the latitudinal extension of rajasthan? length?

Answer 3

from 23°3’ NL to 30°12’ NL. 826 kms.

Question 4

end points of latitudinal extension of rajasthan? coordinates?

Answer 4

borkunda village, banswara 23°3’kona village, sgnr 30°12’

Question 5

total number of latitudes in rajasthan?

Answer 5

7°9’

Question 6

which latitude divides rajasthan into two?

Answer 6

26½°NL

Question 7

which latitude is tropic of cancer?

Answer 7

23½° NL

Question 8

which place in rajasthan is nearest to tropic of cancer?

Answer 8

kushalgarh, banswara.

Question 9

which is the largest day of northern hemisphere? duration? aka? why is it the longest? what is it celebrated as in india? since?

Answer 9

21 june. 13 hr 27 mins. summer solstice. rays of sun fall directly on tropic of cancer. yoga day. 2015.

Question 10

provisions for being considered a city?

Answer 10

5000 pops density400 kmsq area75% pops engaged in non agri activitieshas army cantt/municipal bodies

Question 11

longitudinal extension of raj? length?

Answer 11

69°30’EL to 78°17’EL. 869 kms.

Question 12

end points of longitudinal extension of rajasthan? coordinates?

Answer 12

katra village, jaiselmer 69°30’ ELsilakat/silon, dholpur 78°17’ EL

Question 13

longitudinal extension of rajasthan?

Answer 13

8°47’

Question 14

which lines divides rajasthan equally longitudinally?

Answer 14

74°EL

Question 15

what is a time line or a date line?

Answer 15

longitudinal lines are called time line or date lines

Question 16

where did the relation of 1° equals 4 mins come from?

Answer 16

360° is 24 hours15 ° becomes 1 hour1° becomes 4 mins

Question 17

from which time line is ist calculated?

Answer 17

82½° EL

Question 18

area of rajasthan? in miles?

Answer 18

342239 sqkm132139 sqmiles

Question 19

percentage area wrt india of raj?

Answer 19

10.41%

Question 20

when did rajasthan become largest state of india area wise?

Answer 20

on 1st november 2000 after formation of chhattisgarh

Question 21

5 largest districts of rajasthan?

Answer 21

Jaiselmer 38401 sqkmbarmerbikanerjodhpurnagaur

Question 22

5 smallest dist of raj ascending?

Answer 22

dholpur 3034 sqkmdausadoongarpurpratapgarhrajsamand

Question 23

jaiselmer to dholpur size ratio?

Answer 23

12.67 (apprx 13 times larger)

Question 24

compare rajasthan’s size to the following countriesbritainsrilankaisraelgermanyjapan

Answer 24

2 times larger5 times larger17 times largeralmost equalalmost equal

Question 25

total boundary of rajasthan? international? interstate?

Answer 25

5920 km. 1070 km. 4850 km.

Question 26

name of india pak border? date of demarcation?

Answer 26

Radcliffe. 17 august 1947.

Question 27

end points of Radcliffe line in rajasthan?

Answer 27

hindumalkot sgnr to shahgarh barmer

Question 28

interstate boundary with raj most to least state?

Answer 28

MP 1600 kmHaryana 1262 kmGujrat 1022 kmUP 877 kmPunjab 89 kmtotal 4850 km

Question 29

districts making interstate boundary with punjab?

Answer 29

sgnr and hanumangarh

Question 30

districts making interstate boundary with haryana

Answer 30

jaipur, bharatpur, churu, sikar, jhunjhunu, hanumangarh, alwar

Question 31

districts making interstate boundary with UP

Answer 31

bharatpur and dhaulpur

Question 32

districts making interstate boundary with MP

Answer 32

dholpur, karauli, SM, kota, bhilwara, banswara, baran, jhalawar, pratapgarh, and chittor

Question 33

districts making interstate boundary with Gujrat

Answer 33

jalore, banswara, barmer, udaipur, sirohi, doongarpur

Question 34

which dist of raj make boundaries with 2 states? which states?

Answer 34

hanumangarh punjab and haryanabharatpur haryana and UPdholpur UP and MPbanswara MP and Gujrat

Question 35

which district makes an undivided interstate boundary? with which state?

Answer 35

kota. MP.

Question 36

which district makes an divided interstate boundary? with which state?

Answer 36

chittaur. MP

Question 37

which dist divides chittaur into two?

Answer 37

bhilwara

Question 38

which dist makes the longest interstate boundary? which the smaleest?

Answer 38

jhalawarbarmer

Question 39

name the dist of rajasthan which make no boundaries with other state or countries?

Answer 39

jodhpur, bundi, tonk, rajsamad, ajmer, nagore, pali and dausa 8 dists

Question 40

with how many dist does pali makes boundary? which dist?

Answer 40

8jodhpur, barmer, jalore, sirohi, ajmer, nagore, rajsamand and udaipur

Question 41

which dists are divided into two in raj? which dists divide them?

Answer 41

1 ajmer (rajsamad)2 chittaurgarh (bhilwara)

Question 42

Ancient historical place: present districts Wagad

Answer 42

Banswara, doongarpur, and pratapgarh

Question 43

Which tribe is in wagad? What is the language?

Answer 43

Bhil. Wagdi.

Question 44

Ancient historical place: present districts Bangar

Answer 44

West of aravali. Pali, nagore, sikar, and jhunjhunu.

Question 45

What kind of soil is present in bangar region?

Answer 45

Ancient alluvial soil

Question 46

What is thalli? Where is it in rajasthan?

Answer 46

The upland part of a desert area. Bikaner and churu are upland parts.

Question 47

What is tali? Where is tali in rajasthan?

Answer 47

The lower part of a desert. Jaiselmer is tali.

Question 48

What kind of lakes are found in the lower parts/downland parts of desert?

Answer 48

Palaya lakes

Question 49

What is a rathi region? Extension of rathi in rajasthan?

Answer 49

Less than 25 cm rainfall area. Bikaner, jaiselmer, barmer.